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10:36 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC’s final fight of 2022 came down to the scorecards on Saturday, as former middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier defeated Sean Strickland via split decision. Cannonier (16-6) out-pointed Strickland (25-5) over the course of a five-round main event that took place almost exclusively on the feet. Judges Derek

Sean Strickland doesn’t agree with the scoring in his loss to Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night 216. Strickland (25-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) suffered a split decision defeat to Cannonier (16-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) in Saturday’s middleweight headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, putting back-to-back losses on his record for the first time

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The California State Athletic Commission is taking action after a historically awful pair of scorecards from veteran mixed martial arts (MMA) judge Doug Crosby. Last Friday night (Dec. 9, 2022), Crosby scored the Bellator 289 main event between Danny Sabatello and Raufeon Stots. This was likely his most absurd take of the weekend, as he

Flyweights head to San Antonio, Texas. Brazil’s Daniel Da Silva will enter enemy territory as he battles Texas’ CJ Vergara, pending bout finalization. Both parties have verbally agreed to fight at the UFC Fight Night event March 25, which takes place at AT&T Center. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie

UFC superstar Conor McGregor may be on the verge of adding another element to his success outside the Octagon. McGregor is nearing a potential UFC return after a long hiatus from competition. He hasn’t fought since suffering a nasty leg injury against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. McGregor has kept busy during his time away

Welcome to Midnight Mania! In unfortunate news, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Orlando Sanchez has been reported dead at 40 years of age by Flograppling. He passed away on December 15th. Sanchez is a well-established jiu-jitsu competitor. In 2015, he won the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) +99kg division, which is the peak of no-gi jiu-jitsu.

The California State Athletic Commission has added a new rule for officials following a recent controversy involving judge Doug Crosby. On Friday, CSAC executive officer Andy Foster issued a memorandum that places restrictions on out-of-state travel for combat sports officials. With this new rule in place, judges and referees may travel no further than Nevada

Renowned combat sports commentator Mike Goldberg has explained why he ultimately ended up under the banner of Bellator MMA rather than ONE Championship following his UFC exit. Goldberg quickly rose to prominence as one of mixed martial arts’ leading voices on the sport’s biggest stage, where he provided play-by-play commentary for a 20-year period between

Former UFC middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier is on weight and ready for his 185-pound showdown against longtime division contender Sean Strickland atop the UFC Vegas 66 fight card on ESPN+ this Sat. night (Dec. 17, 2022) at the APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Get complete UFC Vegas 66 weigh ins results and video

9:30 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the NFL and

Chris Weidman can’t believe that Paddy Pimblett seriously thinks he beat Jared Gordon at UFC 282. Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) defeated Gordon by unanimous decision in this past Saturday’s co-main event at T-Mobile Arena – a decision which turned plenty of heads and put the judges under fire. Pimblett immediately defended the decision, saying he

UFC Vegas 66 takes place live tomorrow night to close out the 2022 schedule, and MMA News is here to serve up the weigh-in results as the fights become official! In the main event, top-10 middleweights Jared Cannonier (#3) and Sean Strickland (#7) will compete against one another in an attempt to better position themselves

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Earlier tonight (Thurs. Dec. 15, 2022), UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 concluded with the main event of Gordon Ryan vs. Nick Rodriguez. Ryan was initially supposed to face the highly decorated Vinny Magalhaes, but when Magalhaes pulled out in the final seconds, Ryan’s former team mate Rodriguez stepped up to the

1:18 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing an important middleweight fight between Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze in March, sources told ESPN. Both sides have agreed to the 185-pound matchup, which will take place at UFC 286 on March 18 in London. The UFC has not yet announced a main event for that

Two UFC bantamweights have their first fight of 2023 booked. Mario Bautista will fight 42-year-old Guido Cannetti at a UFC Fight Night event, which takes place March 11 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie, but asked to remain anonymous

Deron Winn’s fight against Julian Marquez has been canceled after Winn went unconscious and fell down a flight of stairs at the UFC PI. Winn, a former collegiate wrestler, has had an up-and-down run in the UFC. He’s lost three of his five UFC appearances, including most recently against Phil Hawes back in June. Winn

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has assembled a pivotal middleweight matchup for the upcoming UFC 286 pay-per-view (PPV) event, recently made official for Sat., March 18, 2022 at The O2 Arena in London, England. Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze, according to ESPN. Vettori (18-6-1) is looking to rebound from his unanimous decision loss to Robert Whittaker