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LONDON – UFC 286 ceremonial weigh-ins took place Friday, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday’s event. The weigh-ins took place at The O2 in London. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+. Check out the video above to see

Belal Muhammad is baffled to see Colby Covington as the backup fighter for the UFC 286 main event. Both welterweight champion Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman successfully weighed in for their title-fight trilogy at The O2. But weighing in as a reserve was Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC), who also hit 170 pounds on the

Aljamain Sterling won’t entertain the idea of fighting Merab Dvalishvili, at least under the current pay structure. The UFC bantamweight champion has been put in a bit of an awkward situation in recent weeks, as his good friend and teammate Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) has been rising through the 135-pound ranks and is now

LONDON – Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev got face to face one last time at Friday’s UFC 286 ceremonial weigh-ins. Former interim lightweight champion Gaethje (23-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) takes on Fiziev (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in the co-main event Saturday at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main card for UFC 286. UFC 286 takes place Saturday at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+. Last event’s results: 5-1Overall picks for UFC main cards

LONDON – Lerone Murphy was unfazed by the opponent change at UFC 286. Originally scheduled to face Nathaniel Wood at Saturday’s pay-per-view event at The O2, Murphy (11-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC) ended up drawing newcomer Gabriel Santos (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) on short notice. Santos doesn’t quite hold the name value that Wood does, but

UFC 286 takes place Saturday and is headlined by a championship trilogy bout. But before the fights get underway, MMA Junkie’s Farah Hannoun caught up with former UFC welterweight title challenger and analyst Dan Hardy to preview the card. In the main event, welterweight champion Leon Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) defends his title against Kamaru

The UFC bantamweight division is heading toward some potentially dramatic waters in the aftermath of Merab Dvalishvili’s dominant win over former champion Petr Yan in the UFC Fight Night 221 main event. Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC), who is primary training partner of current 135-pound champion Aljamain Sterling, extended his winning streak to nine fights

LONDON – UFC 286 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Friday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at The O2 in London. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on

LONDON – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s UFC 286 fighter weigh-ins. The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in London and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 2 p.m. ET at The O2 in London. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a

Leon Edwards is finally fighting again on home soil, and this time he does it as UFC champion. The English fighter is set to make his first title defense this Saturday in the main event of UFC 286 at The O2 Arena in London. Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) takes on Kamaru Usman (20-2 MMA,

LONDON – Jennifer Maia is excited to see fresh blood at the top of the UFC women’s flyweight division after Alexa Grasso’s title upset of Valentina Shevchenko earlier this month. That said, former title challenger Maia (20-9-1 MMA, 5-5 UFC) doesn’t think the new champion represents the top fighter in the weight class as she enters

LONDON – Coach Frank Hickman is not worried if Rafael Fiziev’s fight with Justin Gaethje hits the mat. Fiziev (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) meets Gaethje (23-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 286 co-headliner at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+. Both men didn’t

LONDON – Now that Sam Patterson’s UFC career is about to begin, he’s looking to a recent champion for some inspiration. Patterson (10-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who won his way into the promotion through Dana White’s Contender Series this past fall, takes on fellow UFC newcomer Yanal Ashmoz (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) on the UFC

Jon Jones isn’t sure he’ll be fighting Stipe Miocic anytime soon, but a response from the former champion could put his uncertainty to rest. The UFC heavyweight champion, and arguably the greatest fighter to compete in MMA, is starting to doubt that his highly-anticipated title defense against Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) will go down

Check out these photos from the fights at Invicta FC 52, which took place at ReelWorks Denver in Denver, and featured a strawweight title fight between Danni McCormack and Valesca Machado. (Photos courtesy of Dave Mandel, Invicta FC) Kendra McIntyre def. Diana Sanchez Invicta FC 52 Kendra McIntyre def. Diana Sanchez Invicta FC 52 Kendra

Lightweight notables are set to collide at UFC 288 in Newark, N.J.. After both fighters called for matchups against Paddy Pimblett, Drew Dober and Matt Frevola will instead fight each other. The event takes place May 6 at Prudential Center and is the promotion’s first trip to New Jersey since 2019. Two people with knowledge

LONDON – Jake Hadley has a solid flyweight test in front of him Saturday, but his first test might be one of will power. Hadley (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on Malcolm Gordon (14-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) on the UFC 286 prelims at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims