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T.J. Dillashaw’s recovery timetable is more optimistic than initially expected. Dillashaw suffered several ligament tears in his left knee in the opening round of his July 24 fight against Cory Sandhagen. The former UFC bantamweight champion ultimately won the bout via split decision, which marked his octagon return following a two-year USADA suspension, however the

Nate Diaz rarely misses a chance to dunk on longtime rival Conor McGregor, and that war of words continued with a pair of social media posts on Monday. The former “BMF” title contender and one-time lightweight title challenger took to Twitter to fire a shot at the Irish superstar, who continues to rest and recover

Ciryl Gane moved to 10-0 at UFC 265 with a dominant win over Derrick Lewis to become the new interim heavyweight champion and that performance has now made him the favorite to beat Francis Ngannou. The first odds for the heavyweight title unification bout have been released with Gane now slightly favored ahead of Ngannou

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Casey Kenney’s growing list of victories almost had the bantamweight GOAT added to it. Back in March, Kenney was matched up with two-time UFC champion Dominick Cruz at UFC 259 in a high-profile bout that headlined the ESPN preliminaries. After three rounds of action, Cruz earned a split nod, preventing Kenney from becoming just the

MMA Fighting has UFC 265 results for the Lewis vs. Gane event, live blogs for all the main card fights, and live UFC 265 Twitter updates. In the main event, hard-hitting heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane will square off with an interim UFC heavyweight title and a shot at UFC champion Francis Ngannou on

Since parting ways with the UFC, Bobby Nash has found success and a newfound perspective on the sport of mixed martial arts. “Nashty” is set to return to action this Friday at XFC 45 when he faces Quinton Parks Jr. in a welterweight matchup. The event takes place at the DeltaPlex Arena in Grand Rapids,

With his jaw-dropping knockouts and ability to stay unapologetically authentic, Derrick Lewis has quickly become one of the most beloved fighters on the UFC roster. Ahead of his interim title fight against Ciryl Gane in the UFC 265 main event, the Houston native received a raucous response from his hometown crowd after a French reporter

HOUSTON — At the UFC 265 press conference, stars from the main event, along with UFC President Dana White, are expected to attend Thursday evening. One-time heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis gets his second crack at UFC gold when he faces Ciryl Gane for the interim UFC belt. Lewis and Gane are scheduled to answer

Fedor Emelianenko has an opponent for his homecoming bout. The former PRIDE champion makes his return against recent interim title challenger Tim Johnson at the upcoming Bellator Moscow event scheduled for Oct. 23 at VTB Arena. Bellator officials confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Thursday following a report from Russian outlet TASS. Considered arguably

The UFC will not be implementing any rules for fighters that require them to receive a COVID-19 vaccination in order to compete in the promotion. That’s according to UFC president Dana White, who addressed the situation ahead of UFC 265, which actually lost the co-main event after two-division champion Amanda Nunes dropped off the card

Former UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano was let go by the promotion after missing weight for a bantamweight fight with Wu Yanan on July 31, multiple people with knowledge of the news told MMA Fighting. Montano (4-3) came in over the bantamweight limit by seven pounds this past weekend in Las Vegas. The fight was

Conor McGregor will have a long road of recovery before he reenters the octagon, if that’s what he decides with his life after suffering a leg break in his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 on July 10. UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, who was sitting cageside that night in Las Vegas, is

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will attempt to stop the hype surrounding Islam Makhachev when they meet at UFC 267 on Oct. 30 in Abu Dhabi. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Tuesday after dos Anjos initially revealed the offer for the fight on social

A featured atomweight showdown has been added to the upcoming ONE: Battleground III card as Bi Nguyen is slated to face off with Team Lakay fighter Jenelyn Olsim on Aug. 27. ONE Championship officials confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Monday. A former competitor on the reality series “Survivor,” Nguyen has turned her full-time

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A.J. McKee’s six-year journey from blue chip prospect to world champion was completed on Saturday and Scott Coker is already envisioning what’s next. At the Bellator 263 post-fight press conference, Coker was asked how the promotion plans to handle it’s homegrown star, who triumphed over Patricio Freire via first-round technical submission to claim the featherweight