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9:15 AM ET The UFC will end its year with a main event highlighting one of the promotion’s most interesting divisions. Sean Strickland will take on Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in a critical middleweight battle. Both men are coming off losses against elite fighters, and the winner

LAS VEGAS – Damir Ismagulov is looking to capitalize on Arman Tsarukyan’s name at UFC Fight Night 216. Ismagulov (24-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) meets Tsarukyan (18-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in Saturday’s co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. Both Ismagulov and Tsarukyan have struggled to draw top-ranked opponents but wound up getting

This weekend, the UFC will host its last event of the year with UFC Vegas 66. The last UFC card of 2022 will feature a main event between middleweights Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland. Both fighters are looking to rebound from their previous loss. Cannonier is coming off a loss against former UFC Middleweight Champion Israel

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Bobby Green has been around the block a few times. Now in his 14th year as a professional fighter, “King” has consistently fought pretty excellent competition throughout his almost decade on the UFC roster. From Dustin Poirier to Islam Makhachev, Green has been locked in the cage with some of Lightweight’s

1:02 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) on Wednesday extended the suspensions of MMA coach James Krause and fighter Darrick Minner, who were previously suspended after Minner’s UFC fight against Shayilan Nuerdanbieke was flagged for suspicious betting activity. The suspensions are pending further investigation and future disciplinary hearings. Krause and Minner’s NSAC suspensions

T.J. Dillashaw surprised the MMA world last week when his manager revealed that the former UFC bantamweight champion decided to retire after undergoing surgery on his shoulder. Dillashaw came into his UFC 280 title fight with Aljamain Sterling with an injured shoulder that only got worse during the bout and contributed greatly to his second-round

UFC lightweight Jared Gordon agrees with some elements of Dana White‘s criticism of the third round of his loss to Paddy Pimblett. Gordon lost to Pimblett via a unanimous decision (29-28 x 3) at UFC 282 last weekend. The judges’ scorecards have been criticized for days since fight night by fans and pundits who feel

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is holding a special pre-fight media day on Wednesday for the upcoming UFC Vegas 66: “Cannonier vs. Strickland” mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+, scheduled for this Sat. night (Dec. 17, 2022) inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The LIVE video stream gets underway promptly at 1:30

8:00 AM ET The UFC’s last fight card will feature two of the best lightweights in MMA in Arman Tsarukyan and Damir Ismagulov (Saturday, 7 p.m. E.T. on ESPN+), who carry a combined record of 42-4 in their careers thus far. Neither is relatively close to contending for a title in 2023. That’s how deep

Jared Gordon thinks he was robbed against Paddy Pimblett at UFC 282 and is eager to avenge his loss. Gordon (19-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) lost a unanimous decision to Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in this past Saturday’s co-main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Gordon was visibly upset and surprised when the judges’ scorecards were

Valentina Shevchenko was impressed by Zhang Weili‘s victory at UFC 281 but feels Weili’s improvements wouldn’t be enough to beat her. Shevchenko hasn’t fought since a split decision win over Taila Santos at UFC 275 to retain her flyweight belt. Since winning the vacant title at UFC 231, she’s defended it seven times, despite her

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Raul Rosas Jr. is already developing some notoriety. Back in September, the top prospect secured his spot on the UFC roster, winning a unanimous decision on “Contenders Series” just a few weeks shy of his 18th birthday. Rosas Jr. is still in high school, but that didn’t stop him from making

Dec 10, 2022 Jeff Wagenheim Raufeon Stots fought and then he sang. After the split decision was read on Friday night and Stots was declared the winner of a Bellator 289 main event that had a fiery leadup littered with trash talk, Danny Sabatello stormed out of the cage, whereupon Stots grabbed his interviewer’s microphone

UFC 282 had the potential to create some major moves in the light heavyweight division, but due to a split draw in the main event, a featherweight contender takes this week’s update spotlight. In the main event of UFC 282, former champion Jan Blachowicz took on Magomed Ankalaev for the vacant light heavyweight title. The

No.7-ranked UFC light heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill has shared his thoughts on Anthony Smith’s situation following the UFC 283 main event reveal. After Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev’s UFC 282 main event for the UFC light heavyweight title was ruled a draw, a new bout for the championship was announced almost immediately. Former champion Glover

UFC lightweight loudmouth Paddy Pimblett escaped the UFC 282 pay-per-view (PPV) event last weekend in Las Vegas by squeaking past fellow 155-pound scrapper Jared Gordon in the “Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev” co-main event. Just don’t expect a controversial outcome to dampen “The Baddy’s” spirits, who celebrated his big night by partying at XS Las Vegas with

Dec 10, 2022 Jeff Wagenheim Raul Rosas Jr., who turned 18 years old just two months ago, became the youngest fighter ever to compete in the UFC on Saturday night, and his performance was dominant in a first-round submission of veteran bantamweight Jay Perrin during the prelims of UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena in Las

For the fourth straight fight, Glover Teixeira is a betting underdog. Former champ Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) meets Jamahal Hill (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for the vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 283 on Jan. 21 in Rio de Janeiro. Being an underdog is not unfamiliar territory for Teixeira, who wasn’t favored to win