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Jim Brown, the first African-American UFC commentator, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, civil rights advocate, and actor died at 87. According to The Associated Press, Brown died in his Los Angeles home Thursday evening with his wife by his side. Brown is known as one of the greatest football players in history with numerous

The biggest hurdle in the way of Conor McGregor’s return to the UFC is close to being removed. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC), a former two-division UFC champion, is expected to officially rejoin the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) drug testing program “immediately,” according to a statement MMA Junkie acquired from the company. After suffering a

A pair of UFC lightweight veterans are now set to clash in June. At a UFC Fight Night event on June 3 in Las Vegas, Jim Miller will face a new opponent in Jared Gordon. The event will take place at the UFC Apex, and is headlined by a flyweight bout between Amir Albazi and

Aspen Ladd is behind the 8 ball, and she knows it, which is why her mindset heading into her next fight is slightly different. Ladd (10-4) takes on Karolina Sobek (4-1) in her second women’s featherweight bout of the season at 2023 PFL 5 on June 16 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta. Both fighters

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is just days removed from his last title defense, and already has his next fight lined up. The only issue now is making sure his body is able to go along with those plans. On Tuesday, UFC president Dana White announced a number of high-profile matchups that will take place

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Augusto Sakai thought he was going to stay a UFC fighter. Despite picking up a win in the final fight of his UFC contract and serving as the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 220 in February, the Brazilian heavyweight did not receive a new deal from the UFC. The news

The UFC is back in its “Sin City” home base with a slightly delayed women’s strawweight bout at the top of the card. UFC Fight Night 224 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. (Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

LAS VEGAS – The UFC Fight Night 224 fight card now is official following Friday’s weigh-in session. Saturday’s event, which takes place at UFC Apex, is headlined by a strawweight clash between Mackenzie Dern (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Angela Hill (15-12 MMA, 10-12 UFC). The entire card airs on ESPN+ beginning at 4 p.m.

LAS VEGAS – The final UFC main event of May is official after Mackenzie Dern and Angela Hill made weight for UFC Fight Night 224. Dern (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Hill (15-12 MMA, 10-12 UFC) will both seek their first headlining victory Saturday when they meet in a key strawweight clash at the UFC Apex.

Jon Jones went two weeks without tweeting but then Francis Ngannou’s groundbreaking new contract with the PFL was announced Tuesday, and he got all mad about it. Ever since then, it’s been bad take after bad take from the UFC heavyweight champion, who went from being glad that Ngannou “knows his worth” to … THIS:

Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya hopes Dricus Du Plessis emerges as the No. 1 contender at UFC 290. Du Plessis (19-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) meets Robert Whittaker (24-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) on July 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) said he was ready to defend his title against Du Plessis

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has directly inserted himself into a back-and-forth between Tyson Fury and Joe Rogan. On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the UFC commentator and comedian was discussing what would happen if Fury and Jones were locked in a room, and had to fight their way out. “Let me

Tanner Boser is sticking with light heavyweight. After suffering a loss in his first fight at 205-pounds, Boser is returning again in hopes to get his first official win in the division. The Canadian fighter will take on Aleksa Camur at a UFC Fight Night event on Aug. 5. The location for the card has

LAS VEGAS – UFC lightweight Diego Ferriera has been out of action for a lot longer than he anticipated, but is now just days away from a chance to get his career back on track. At Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 224 at the UFC Apex, Ferreira (17-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) makes his long-awaited return to

Check out these photos from the BKFC 43 weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs ahead of the event at Liberty First Arena in Omaha, Neb. (Photos courtesy of BKFC) TJ Benson BKFC 43 weigh-ins TJ Benson BKFC 43 weigh-ins Corey Roberts BKFC 43 weigh-ins Corey Roberts BKFC 43 weigh-ins Esteban Rodriguez BKFC 43 weigh-ins Esteban Rodriguez BKFC

LAS VEGAS – Viacheslav Borshchev is not ignorant to the realities of his situation ahead of UFC Fight Night 224, but he’s not letting it damper his spirits. Borshchev (6-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) is in a positive mood ahead of Saturday’s lightweight showdown with Hayisaer Maheshate (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), which takes place at the UFC

LAS VEGAS – Anthony Hernandez returns to the cage this Saturday in a pivotal career moment. Hernandez (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) takes on Edmen Shahbazyan in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 224,which goes down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. The 29-year-old enters the fight against Shahbazyan (12-3

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main event for UFC Fight Night 224. UFC Fight Night 224 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. Mackenzie Dern (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) Staple info: Height: 5’4″ Age: 30 Weight: