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Watch Nate Diaz hand Conor McGregor his first Octagon loss | UFC 279 Free Fight At UFC 196 in March 2016, Nate Diaz stepped in on short notice and handed Conor McGregor his first loss inside the octagon. Diaz (20-13) takes on the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev (11-0) in the UFC 279 main event on Sept.

Jorge Masvidal fires back at ‘butt hurt’ Daniel Cormier after ‘big league’ jab Jorge Masvidal vs. Daniel Cormier is not a match-up MMA fans asked for but it’s what we got … kind of. On Wednesday morning the BMF champion took aim at the former two-division champion, Daniel Cormier, following comments that Cormier made after

DWCS Week 5: Mick Parkin stuns with submission of Eduardo Neves The UFC has reached the official halfway point in the 10-week so of Dana White Contender Series and this week’s show is headlined by a heavyweight clash between Mick Parkin and Eduardo Neves. The heavyweights were swinging hard at the opening bell knowing they

This Russian face-off was a literal nightmare scenario | Video On Tuesday Bruno Massami, an MMA journalist shared quite possibly the scariest location for a face-off yet. The bout, which takes place in Yekaterinburg, Russia featured the fighters walking onto a skywalk and facing off thousands of feet off the ground. Watch the terrifying moment

Paulo Costa earned a clear decision win over Luke Rockhold on Saturday night but he believes he should have earned a stoppage due to a body shot that doubled Rockhold and was deemed a low blow. Costa shared screenshots of the moment and blasted the officials involved. “All jokes besides. I need to point this

Jorge Masvidal makes bold prediction about UFC welterweight division Jorge Masvidal is searching for a belt to add to his BMF title and he’s got his eyes fixed on Leon Edwards at welterweight. Masvidal already had his shot at then-UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman but now that he’s been de-throned it opens up the possibility

Watch Leon Edwards’ emotionally charged UFC 278 Octagon Interview: ‘Look at me now!’ | Video Newly crowned UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards‘ journey from poverty to world champion is nothing short of inspirational. Edwards scored a walk-off knockout win over Kamaru Usman in the UFC 278 main event on Saturday to capture the 170-pound championship.

UFC 278 highlights: Leon Edwards lands last-minute upset KO on Kamaru Usman Watch the UFC 278 highlights video and recap from the welterweight championship rematch between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards. The bout took place on the UFC 278 fight card on Saturday, August 20, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo courtesy

UFC 278: Paulo Costa bests Luke Rockhold in wild, wacky, exhausting affair | Video The lead-up to Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold was nothing short of weird. Costa called Rockhold old and Rockhold mainly complained about the UFC. But overall, many expected it would be a quick bout with Costa’s hand raised at the end

UFC 278 results begin live at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on Saturday, August 20, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Click on the fight below in the UFC 278 results section for live stats or jump down to the UFC 278 written results. In-fight

UFC 278 Ceremonial Weigh-in Video: Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold The UFC 278 co-main event fighters, former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and former title challenger Paulo Costa participated in the event’s ceremonial weigh-in on Friday in Salt Lake City. UFC 278 Ceremonial Weigh-in Video: Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)

UFC 278 Official Live Weigh-in Results and Video The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC 278 fight card officially weighed in on Friday morning in Salt Lake City. UFC 278 takes place at Vivint Arena and is headlined by a welterweight title fight rematch between champion Kamaru Usman and No. 2 ranked Leon Edwards. UFC 278

UFC 278 Pre-fight Press Conference Face-offs Video Following Thursday’s UFC 278 Pre-fight Press Conference in Salt Lake City, the main card participants faced off with their opponents. UFC 278 is headlined by a welterweight title fight rematch between champion Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards. In the co-main event, former middleweight titleholder Luke Rockhold faces No.

It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings.  You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes.  I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by

UFC 278 Embedded, Episode 3: ‘I’m looking forward to going out there and shocking the world’ On the third episode of UFC 278 Embedded, champion Kamaru Usman flies in style. Leon Edwards eyeballs American groceries. Luke Rockhold recovers from a road trip. Paulo Costa is motivated by his opponent.  UFC 278 takes place at Vivint

Joanna Jedrzejczyk is really enjoying retirement | Photos Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk announced her retirement following her knockout loss to Zhang Weili at UFC 275 on June 11. Jedrzejczyk is a future UFC Hall of Fame member. She held the women’s 115-pound championship from March 2015 until November 2017. She successfully defend

DWCS Week 4: Esteban Ribovics shocks with first-round KO of Thomas Paull Blood was on the menu and the UFC delivered. The UFC played host to week 4 of the Dana White Contender Series on Tuesday before packing up the Octagon and heading to UFC 278 in Salt Lake City. The episode featured a milestone

UFC 278 Embedded, Episode 1: ‘There’s a huge gap between me and them’ On the first episode of UFC 278 Embedded, Luke Rockhold supports teammate Chito Vera’s main event in San Diego. Champ Kamaru Usman hones his skills, then watches the fights with his training partner, Justin Gaethje. Leon Edwards lands in Salt Lake for fight