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This past weekend, the last UFC pay-per-view of the year took place when Charles Oliveira successfully defended his lightweight title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 269. And with 269 now in the rear-view, all eyes turn to the next PPV event, UFC 270, which is headlined by a heavyweight title unification bout between undisputed champion

It wasn’t a fight anyone was expecting, but here we go again. Showtime Sports has released Part 1 of its “All Access” video for the upcoming boxing rematch between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley, which goes down this Saturday. Woodley is stepping in as a short-notice replacement for Tommy Fury, who withdrew due to a

This past weekend, Dustin Poirier came up short in his second shot at undisputed UFC gold, submitting to Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 269 and it should come as no surprise that one man is celebrating Poirier’s loss more than other: Colby Covington. Covington and Poirier previously trained together at American Top

Julianna Pena disagrees with the idea that Amanda Nunes looked for and found a way out at UFC 269. Among the many explanations that circulated in the wake of Pena’s shocking upset of Nunes this past Saturday was that the former two-division champ simply quit. Three-time UFC challenger and commentator Chael Sonnen explicitly used that

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT. 1 p.m. ET: I look back at one of the top UFC events of the year this past weekend. 1:15 – Stephen Thompson will

LAS VEGAS — Flyweight Gillian Robertson speaks with reporters following her first-round submission win over Priscila Cachoeira at Saturday night’s UFC 269 event at the T-Mobile Arena and talks breaking the UFC women’s submission record, her opponent’s attempts to gouge her eye, when she wants to return, and more.

Justin Gaethje has no problem giving credit where credit is due. After branding lightweight champion Charles Oliveira a “quitter” after he seemingly fell apart in the face of adversity on numerous occasions in his career, the No. 1 ranked contender in the division saw a different animal on Saturday night as “Do Bronx” dismantled Dustin

Bruno Silva is quickly becoming one of the most dangerous fighters in the UFC’s middleweight division. “Blindado” scored his third straight knockout in as many UFC appearances with a first-round TKO of Jordan Wright on the preliminary portion of UFC 269 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Watch Silva’s brutally fast finish above. Wright came

A question that has persisted for much of the year will be answered on Saturday: Who is the true king of the lightweight division? Supporters of both Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier have clear arguments as to why their man is the one to beat. Oliveira enters the UFC 269 main event with a UFC

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Since entering the UFC from the Contender Series in 2017, Sean O’Malley has become one of the most talked about names in MMA. But, as with all ascending stars, O’Malley has many detractors among MMA fans and the biggest criticism of “Suga” by far is his willingness to take on unranked opposition. Earlier this year,

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22 months ago, Jon Jones stepped in the octagon for the final time at light heavyweight, eking out a decision win over Dominick Reyes at UFC at UFC 247. Following his win, Jones weighed his options before ultimately choosing to vacate the light heavyweight title with designs on finally moving up to heavyweight. Now, nearly

Darren Owen is crisscrossing the country to pitch owners on his vision for a new MMA industry as the league-based WFL readies for a Feb. 5, 2023 debut. Owen, a former WSOF executive, is betting fans will get behind team MMA — despite historical evidence that the opposite is true. “I believe you’re going to

Earlier this week, Tommy Fury was forced to withdraw from his scheduled boxing match against Jake Paul due to broken ribs and a chest infection. As a result, Tyron Woodley is stepping in to replace the injured Fury, and though on paper Woodley only has two weeks to prepare, the former UFC welterweight champion wants

Jake Paul has dispelled a lot of rumors about himself over the years but the latest one involving his boxing career actually got under his skin. While he always understood there would be criticism aimed at him for his professional fighting career, Paul hated that he actually had to answer questions about the legitimacy of

Earlier this year, after he lost a split decision in his boxing match against Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley was given a choice: he could get the “I love Jake Paul” tattoo he had agree to in a pre-fight bet with Paul, and in so doing he could earn a rematch with Paul, or he could

A former NBA player will be making his mixed martial arts debut this weekend. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Royce White will face Daiqkwon Buckley on Friday at LFA 120, which takes place at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minn. and will stream on