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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is holding a special LIVE pre-fight media day for the upcoming UFC San Antonio mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place this Sat. night (March 25, 2023) inside AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The live stream begins promptly at 11:20 a.m. ET in the embedded video above. Here’s the

Leon Edwards is still the UFC welterweight champion after UFC 286. Defeating former champion Kamaru Usman in back-to-back bouts, Edwards recorded the first defense of the welterweight title in front of a home crowd in London. The No. 1 spot at welterweight was already held by Edwards, but he made moves elsewhere. Entering the week

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Truly, MMA is the sport of recency bias and pointless pound-for-pound/greatest of all time discussions. Each and every time a new champion is crowned, the accomplishments of the old guard are quickly tossed aside, and the discussion quickly heats up: is this new champion the best yet? Of course he is!

12:36 PM ET An up-and-coming UFC bantamweight fighter is going to be on the shelf for a bit. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) temporarily suspended Kyler Phillips for a positive out-of-competition drug test for the banned substance ostarine Tuesday. The suspension is pending a disciplinary hearing, which could come as soon as next month.

Henry Cejudo thinks Colby Covington is a bad stylistic matchup for UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards. Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC), who weighed in as a backup for Edwards’ title defense against Kamaru Usman at UFC 286, was named the No. 1 contender by UFC president Dana White. But Edwards said Covington doesn’t deserve the

After a long and undefeated run at 170 pounds, Kamaru Usman has now dropped two straight — both to reigning UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards — costing “The Nigerian Nightmare” three places on the promotion’s pound-for-pound list. Also at the UFC 286 pay-per-view (PPV) event last weekend in London, former middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori

Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into

Just two weeks removed from Merab Dvalishvili’s masterclass performance against Petr Yan, two more Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight hopefuls duke it out inside AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, this weekend (Sat., March 25, 2023) when Marlon Vera takes on fellow all-action finisher, Cory Sandhagen. UFC San Antonio will also see the ageless Holly

2:28 PM ET ONE Championship fighter Iuri Lapicus died Monday in Italy due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash last week, the promotion confirmed with ESPN. He was 27. “The ONE Championship team is heartbroken over the tragic passing of Iuri Lapicus,” the promotion wrote in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers go out

LONDON – Yanal Ashmoz beat Sam Patterson with a first-round knockout Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 286 at The O2 in London. Take a look inside the fight with Ashmoz, who upset 3-1 favorite Patterson in what was each of their UFC debuts. Yanal Ashmoz vs. Sam Patterson Mar 18, 2023; London, UNITED

Marvin Vettori is here to stay. The No. 4-ranked middleweight contender kept himself in the title conversation by turning away top prospect Roman Dolidze on the UFC 286 pay-per-view (PPV) main card last weekend in London, England. The victory helped Vettori rebound from a recent loss to former champion Robert Whittaker and now “The Italian

9:07 AM ET An old adage in combat sports says that someone is not truly the champion until they defend the title. Well, if that is indeed the case, Leon Edwards cemented himself as the top man at welterweight on Saturday at UFC 286 in London, beating Kamaru Usman for a second straight time with

(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Kamaru Usman after UFC 286 title loss?) Leon Edwards validated his welterweight title reign in the UFC 286 main event when he defeated Kamaru Usman to close out their trilogy. Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) earned a majority decision win over Usman (20-3 MMA, 15-2 UFC) in

Leon Edwards had a victorious homecoming at UFC 286 when he defeated longtime welterweight kingpin Kamaru Usman to retain the 170 pound belt. With that win he became the first British champion to defend his title, and a bona fide star in the U.K. With those credentials, he expects the UFC to put a little

6:03 PM ET One of the greatest MMA fighters to ever live will finally be immortalized among his legendary peers. Anderson Silva, the former longtime UFC middleweight champion, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer, the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC 286 broadcast. Silva will go into the Hall as

LONDON – Gunnar Nelson knew where he’d succeed in his return to the octagon. Nelson (19-5-1 MMA, 10-5 UFC) took on a battle-tested Bryan Barberena (18-10 MMA, 9-8 UFC) on the main card of UFC 286 at The O2 in London. It was his first fight in a year, and though his absence was long,

Michael Bisping was on one at UFC 286 last night (Sat., March 18, 2023) inside The O2 in London, England, feeling every bit of energy emanating from his raucous and rowdy hometown crowd. Britain’s first-ever UFC champion was ringside to call the “Edwards vs. Usman 3”-led show, taking the place of Joe Rogan as the

8:07 PM ET LONDON — Leon Edwards was the first to admit he gave a terrible performance in his welterweight title fight against Kamaru Usman eight months ago. He turned in a much better one against Usman at UFC 286. Edwards (21-3) recorded his first defense of the UFC’s 170-pound championship on Saturday in front