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The UFC is across the pond for a massive pay-per-view in London, UFC 286. The event takes place at The 02, featuring a title welterweight title rematch between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, in what will be their third overall bout against each other. Elsewhere, many other MMA events are taking place that feature familiar

Don’t call it a comeback. Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. says he has no intentions of making a permanent comeback, even though he has a bout on the books against former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at Gamebred Boxing 4. Jones, 50, will compete for the first time professionally since 2018 at Fiserv Forum in

Anthony Pettis will likely be bigger than ever when he steps inside the ring to fight boxing great Roy Jones Jr. at Gamebred Boxing 4 on April 1, but the bulking process wasn’t as extreme as fans may think. During his time in the international spotlight, Pettis has competed at lightweight and welterweight. But when

It wasn’t easy, but Danni McCormack is bringing the strawweight title home to Ireland. In the main event of Invicta FC 52, which took place at ReelWorks Denver in Denver Wednesday evening, Valesca Machado aimed to defend her strawweight throne for the first time. McCormack (7-2), however, had other plans. When it was all said

Diego Lopes is not ready to give up on his dream. The former LUX champion and jiu-jitsu coach of Alexa Grasso is still hoping to get the opportunity to fight in the world’s biggest MMA stage – the UFC. Lopes (20-5), along with Lobo Gym head coach Francisco Grasso, has helped Alexa become UFC champion,

LONDON – If anyone thought Lerone Murphy’s nickname “The Miracle” wasn’t well earned before, his presence at UFC 286 media day on Wednesday was a reminder that there’s no question about it now. Undefeated Murphy (11-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC) will make his return to the octagon to meet Gabriel Santos (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) Saturday

LONDON – Gunnar Nelson expects longtime friend and training partner Conor McGregor to shine in his octagon return against Michael Chandler. Nelson (18-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC), who returns to competition Saturday at UFC 286 when he meets Bryan Barberena (18-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC) in a welterweight bout on the main card of the event at The

The trial setting hearing for former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been pushed back. Velasquez was present in-person Wednesday for a hearing at Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., during which his lead attorney, Renee Hessling, requested the matter be continued to a later date. Judge Daniel T. Nishigaya granted

LONDON – Rafael Fiziev intends to show Justin Gaethje a “real highlight” with a spectacular performance at UFC 286. Fiziev (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) brings a six-fight winning streak in the lightweight division to Saturday’s co-main event with Gaethje (23-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC), which takes place at The O2 in London with a main card that

The UFC brings a numbered event back to England for the first time since October 2016 on Saturday with UFC 286, which takes place at The 02 in London with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+. A highly anticipated trilogy bout for the UFC welterweight title takes center

LONDON – Leon Edwards thinks beating Kamaru Usman for a second straight time could signal his end. Welterweight champion Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) defends his title against Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in a trilogy bout that headlines Saturday’s UFC 286 event at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following

The fourth numbered UFC event of the year is rapidly approaching with UFC 286 at The O2 in London. As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience. Details of who will be working as commentators and analysts for the event have been acquired by MMA Junkie through

Jay Hieron stepped in the octagon earlier this month, 10 years after his last fight for the UFC. Hieron, a former UFC welterweight contender who retired in 2014, got back in action but not in the way most MMA fans were used to seeing him. Hieron played a role in the remake of “Road House,”

Daniel Marcos’s goal is clear – become UFC champion. The Peruvian prospect has ambitious goals now that he’s successfully started his UFC career. Marcos (14-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) had to go to enemy territory for his first appearance, which came against Brazil’s Saimon Oliveira at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro. The 30-year-old made a

Chris Curtis is feeling much better about the circumstances around his next UFC fight. The UFC middleweight was happy with the name he got in Kelvin Gastelum, but initially not with where the fight was placed on the UFC 287 card, which is set to go down April 8 at the Miami-Dade Arena in Miami,

Benson Henderson brought his storied MMA career to a close at Bellator 292 when he retired from MMA following a title-fight loss to Usman Nurmagomedov. Henderson (30-12 MMA, 7-7 BMMA) was quickly bounced from the Bellator lightweight grand prix when he suffered a first-round submission loss to undefeated champion and rising star Nurmagomedov in the

Merab Dvalishvili has done all the work to climb the bantamweight rankings, but will have a tough time getting any further without a change in circumstance. After extending his winning streak to nine fights with a unanimous decision over Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night 221, Dvalishvili is stuck at the No. 2 spot at

Consistency is the key word for Conor McGregor in 2023 and the remainder of his fight career as he gears up for a return to the UFC. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC), a former two-division UFC champion, hasn’t fought since suffering a broken leg in a first-round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in their trilogy