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The grudge match between former roommates and teammates Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington is finally a reality. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans told MMA Fighting the welterweight stars are set to headline UFC 272 on March 5 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with verbal agreements in place from the fighters. UFC

RIZIN veteran Tofiq Musayev will look to shake up the lightweight division after inking a deal to join the roster at Bellator MMA. Promotion officials confirmed the signing to MMA Fighting on Monday following an initial report from Ariel Helwani. With an 18-4 record, Musayev brings an impressive resume with him to Bellator where he

Miesha Tate is taking her talents to the flyweight division. The former bantamweight champion is expected to drop down to 125 pounds and face off with Lauren Murphy at UFC 273, which is currently targeted for April 9. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Monday with verbal agreements in place from both

From the moment he signed with the UFC, Brock Lesnar had a target on his back. It wasn’t Lesnar’s collegiate wrestling credentials or NFL aspirations, but his larger-than-life WWE career that cast him as an unwanted invader and public enemy No. 1 in the eyes of many hardcore MMA fans. Lesnar earned his keep in

Jake Paul appears to be moving on from Tommy Fury. Appearing recently on the “Boxing with Chris Mannix” podcast, Paul shot down the idea of rescheduling his previously booked fight with Fury and suggested the 22-year-old Englishman hasn’t earned the right to get the big payday the bout would provide. Paul also took aim at

Rafael Carvalho is hungry to resume his MMA career. A former Bellator middleweight champion with wins over the likes of Melvin Manhoef, Joe Schilling and Alessio Sakara, Carvalho was let go by Bellator after going 0-2 as a light heavyweight. He was called back months later for a short-notice clash with Lorenz Larkin at 185

Charles Oliveira could be the next UFC champion pursuing double gold. Fresh off a thrilling third-round submission over Dustin Poirier in his first defense of the lightweight belt at UFC 269, “do Bronx” told MMA Fighting’s Portuguese-language podcast Trocação Franca he agrees with his coach Diego Lima that chasing more titles is definitely doable. Lima

Sean O’Malley wonders if prospective opponent Cody Garbrandt needs to get his head checked. On his TimboSugarShow podcast, O’Malley — who recently entered MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings tied for the No. 14 spot at bantamweight — shot down a recent callout made by Garbrandt in which the former UFC champion said, “I really want to

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz The surging Rafael Fiziev appears to be getting his wish – to face a former UFC champion that just so happens to have the same first name. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that agreements are in place for a matchup between Fiziev

Ariane Lipski and JJ Aldrich will collide in a flyweight contest at the UFC Fight Night card planned for March 12 in Las Vegas, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting. The event is headlined by light heavyweights Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev at the UFC APEX. Lipski (14-7) is a former

Starting with UFC 270, the standalone pay-per-view prices for UFC events on ESPN+ are again going up, with the streaming platform increasing the cost to $74.99 from its current price of $69.99. Also getting a bump is the ESPN+ PPV Package, which includes one UFC pay-per-view event and a year subscription to the streaming platform.

Anthony “Showtime” Pettis isn’t done chasing the $1 million prize in the PFL. The former UFC champion will return to the promotion for the upcoming 2022 season, which will kick off later this year. Pettis teased his return on Twitter with additional sources confirming to MMA Fighting that he will be part of the lightweight

The UFC’s March schedule continues to come together. A lightweight matchup between Drew Dober and Ricky Glenn is the latest addition to the fight card, which was first announced by Glenn’s management team Iridium Sports. The event will take place March 12 at a location and venue yet to be announced. Dober subsequently confirmed the

A long-awaited showdown between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz will have to wait longer – if it’s actually going to happen. The UFC had recently reached out to both fighters with interest in potentially booking the fight on an upcoming card in early 2022 but despite preliminary talks, multiple people with knowledge of negotiations told

There are a lot of ways to describe UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland, but the one word that seems to encompass him best is unconventional. Never one to bite his tongue in interviews or over social media, Strickland has often detailed the wars he seeks out in the gym not to mention a few fiery

Dana White and Snoop Dogg became immediate fans of Sean O’Malley before he officially became a fighter on the UFC roster. On the inaugural season of Dana White’s Contender Series, O’Malley competed in July 2017 — the program’s second card — against Alfred Khashakyan in the old TUF gym in Las Vegas. “The Sugar Show”

A previously reported matchup between Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill now has a date and location set, as multiple people with knowledge of the booking tell MMA Fighting that the bout is a done deal for the Feb. 19 Fight Night show in Las Vegas. The UFC has yet to officially announce the main event

“Street Jesus” and baptisms may not have been on the menu back when Jorge Masvidal made his UFC debut in 2013, but he still lived up to every ounce of his famed “Gamebred” moniker. Masvidal was only 28 years old when he joined the UFC as part of the promotion’s acquisition of Strikeforce. Though he’d