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Brandon Royval did just enough to outlast former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in the main event last night (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) at UFC Mexico City live on ESPN+ from inside Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. The co-main event of the evening saw Brian Ortega knock off fellow UFC featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez

With UFC Mexico City a wrap after an exciting night (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) of fights on ESPN+ from inside Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico, fight fans can now check out the post-fight press conference video above for all the best reaction and official bonus winners. On a night that featured a main event

The matchup seemed cursed at times, as if business never would get settled. But at UFC Fight Night 237 on Saturday, Edgar Chairez finally got the best of Daniel Lacerda – without issue. In a flyweight prelim at Mexico City Arena, Chairez (11-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) pulled off a slick triangle choke from his back

Tecia Torres is back. Torres (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) returns from an over two-year layoff to face Tabatha Ricci (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at UFC Fight Night event on May 11, which doesn’t yet have a publicly known venue or location. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following

MEXICO CITY – Raoni Barcelos got a much-needed win Saturday when he submitted Cristian Quinonez at UFC Fight Night 237. After losing his past two fights, Barcelos (18-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) was tasked with going into enemy territory at Mexico City Arena. He thrived in that environment, going back-and-forth with Quinonez (18-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

Manuel Torres lived out a dream Saturday when he made quick work of Chris Duncan in front of his home country’s crowd. The lightweight bout kicked off the UFC Fight Night 237 main card and sent the Mexico City Arena faithful into a frenzy when Torres (14-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) submitted Duncan (11-2 MMA, 2-1

There were no TKOs on the UFC Fight Night 237 prelims, but one fan scored two knockdowns at the start of the main card. As fighters threw down inside the cage, some spectators decided to do the same in the crowd. Just before the decision was read for the Manuel Torres vs. Chris Duncan main

UFC 19-year-old sensation Raul Rosas Jr. will have to wait for his fourth appearance in the promotion after an illness pulled him from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 237 bout vs. Ricky Turcios. Just moments before Rosas and Turcios were scheduled to make the walk to the cage at Mexico City Arena for their bantamweight bout,

MEXICO CITY – UFC Fight Night 237 took place Saturday with 13 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from Mexico City Arena. You can hear from all the UFC Fight Night 237 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event

Brian Ortega put himself back in the title discussion on Saturday when he avenged his loss to Yair Rodriguez in their UFC Fight Night 237 rematch. After their first fight in July 2022 ended with Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) suffering an arm injury in the first round, Rodriguez (15-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) could not

Brian Ortega’s first attempt vs. Yair Rodriguez ended in an injury and a loss. The second attempt started with an injury and ended in victory. In a rollercoaster 15-minute stretch, Ortega (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) overcame an ankle injury and an onslaught of striking to defeat Rodriguez (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) by arm-triangle choke at

MEXICO CITY – UFC Fight Night 237 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). UFC Fight Night 237 (ESPN+) takes place at Mexico City Arena. Former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno (21-7-2 MMA, 9-4-2 UFC) and recent title challenger Brandon Royval (15-7

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is set to return to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 4 to host UFC 301 live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Jeunesse Arena, per an announcement by the promotion Saturday night. The main event is unknown at this time. The last time UFC hosted an event in Rio de

Danny Barlow made good on his Octagon debut earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 17, 2024) at UFC 298 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., putting a brutal stop to Josh Quinlan with a nasty third-round TKO (punches). Barlow started off strong by utilizing his long stature and shot selection to pepper

Zhang Mingyang turned in a memorable Octagon debut earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 17, 2024) at UFC 298 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., when the light heavyweight prospect stunned former Contender Series winner Brendson Ribeiro with a blistering first-round knockout (punches). This 205-pound matchup was a car crash waiting to

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues its 2024 pay-per-view (PPV) event season TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 17) with an absolutely loaded card from inside Honda Center in Anaheim, California. UFC 298’s main event will feature the brewing rivalry between long-time Featherweight roost-ruler, Alexander Volkanovski, putting his belt on the line against supremely confident up-and-coming contender, Ilia Topuria.

UFC 298 is still ongoing, but it’s already featured a lot of fun fights. Nobody would label Rinya Nakamura vs. Carlos Vera one of those great matches. In fact, it was awful, and that blame can be laid squarely at the feet of Vera. Admittedly, he was faced with a majorly talented prospect and took

Anthony Hernandez locked down his fifth-straight win inside of the Octagon earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 17, 2024) at UFC 298 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., stopping the red-hot Roman Kopylov with a second-round submission (rear-naked choke). Kopylov looked good in the early going. He stuffed 10 out of 11