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In just his second UFC fight, Edgar Chairez was able to partake in a historical moment for his country of Mexico. The UFC flyweight competed at Noche UFC on Sept. 16, the UFC’s inaugural event celebrating Mexican Independence Day. Unfortunately for Chairez (10-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC), a mistake by the referee led to a no

Alexandre Pantoja and Sean O’Malley can’t really agree on what happened during their sparring session years ago. The two UFC champions recently had an online exchange where Pantoja, champion at 125 pounds, called for a fight with O’Malley, champion at 135 pounds, reminding him of a sparring session they had in 2017. O’Malley replied, claiming

Check out these photos from the BKFC 51 weigh-ins in Salem, Va., ahead of the event which features a strawweight title fight between champion Britain Hart and challenger Melania Shah. (Phots courtesy of BKFC) Daniel Gary BKFC 51 weigh-ins Kasim Ruffin BKFC 51 weigh-ins Daniel Gary vs. Kasim Ruffin BKFC 51 weigh-ins Daniel Gary vs.

Logan Paul knows he’ll only fight one man next month, but he’s been preparing for two. The YouTube star is scheduled to fight Bellator fighter Dillon Danis on Oct. 14 at AO Arena in Manchester, England in the co-main event of Misfits Boxing’s The PRIME Card. The bout is scheduled for six, three-minute rounds, and

There will be no shortage of critical fights for the UFC in the final couple months of the calendar year. The promotion this past week announced a trio of new title bouts, one of which will join the heavyweight championship bout at UFC 295. The others are set for UFC 296, which will be the

Daniel Cormier thinks Tony Ferguson could show flashes of his prime form vs. Paddy Pimblett. Ferguson (25-9 MMA, 15-7 UFC) will look to snap a six-fight losing skid when he takes on Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at UFC 296 on Dec. 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. During his six-fight losing streak, Ferguson

Canelo Alvarez acknowledged the obvious at Wednesday’s final news conference before he defends his 168-pound championship against Jermell Charlo on pay-per-view Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “I have to prove that I’m still on top,” he said, echoing the thoughts of everyone who has followed his career. Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) has struggled

Stephen Thompson insists he likes the Shavkat Rakhmonov matchup. Thompson (17-6-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) takes on Rakhmonov (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at UFC 296 on Dec. 16 in Las Vegas. The fight announcement comes a couple of months after Thompson opted not to fight an overweight Michel Pereira at UFC 291. “Wonderboy” was angling for a

This week, the UFC is idle after last Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 228. After 17 consecutive weeks, the promotion takes a week off before returning to Las Vegas on Oct. 7 for UFC Fight Night 229, which features a lightweight matchup between Grant Dawson and Bobby Green. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking

Check out these photos of Dillon Danis training with former UFC middleweight champion and upcoming light heavyweight title challenger Alex Pereira at Cruz MMA in New Jersey. Danis boxes Logan Paul on Oct. 14 at AO Arena in Manchester, England. (Photos courtesy of Dillon Danis) Dillon Danis, Alex Pereira at Cruz MMA, New Jersey 1

Leg breaks, shoulders popping out, gruesome cuts and many other unfortunate injuries are part of what comes with competing in MMA. It’s a sad, but very real and unavoidable consequence of professional fighting. Although there have been some scary scenes in recent years, perhaps none is more frightening than Vicente Luque’s near-career-ending injury, which went

Edgar Chairez came as close as one can get to getting a win inside the octagon without actually getting one. For a few seconds, the UFC flyweight was victorious in his own eyes, as well as to many fans and the referee. At Noche UFC on Sept. 16, Chairez (10-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) caught his

The legal proceedings of former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez have largely stalled over the past year. However, light has been shed as to when his trial for attempted murder and other charges will begin. Wednesday at Santa Clara County (Calif.) Hall of Justice during a pre-trial hearing, Judge Daniel T. Nishagaya briefly heard from

Jamahal Hill thinks Jiri Prochazka will have to use all his tools to beat Alex Pereira. Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and Pereira (8-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will battle for the promotion’s vacant light heavyweight title in the UFC 295 co-headliner Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The belt was relinquished in

To many’s surprise, Alexander Volkanovski gave Islam Makhachev by far his toughest fight in recent memory. Although successful in defending his UFC lightweight title, Makhachev had to go to great lengths to keep his belt, and even then, many people still think Volkanovski did enough to get the victory. Back at UFC 284 in February,

LAS VEGAS – Francis Ngannou gives Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic an equal chance to win in their fight. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) defends his heavyweight title against Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in the UFC 295 headliner Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Having fought Miocic twice – losing their

Manel Kape says he needs to settle his differences with Kai Kara-France. Kape (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) was booked to face Kara-France earlier this month at UFC 293 in Sydney, but Kara-France was forced out due to concussion symptoms. Kape faced newcomer Felipe Dos Santos instead, winning the bout by unanimous decision. Kape hinted that

If you wanted to know where Kill Cliff teammates Ian Garry and Vicente Luque stand after getting booked against each other, well, now we know. In a collaboration post on Instagram on Wednesday morning, Garry (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) shared an exchange of audio messages with Luque (22-9-1 MMA, 15-5 UFC) discussing their booking for