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The UFC’s busy March schedule rolls on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 221, which takes place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas with a lineup that streams entirely on ESPN+. In the main event, bantamweight contenders collide. Former UFC champion Petr Yan (16-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) will attempt to snap a two-fight

Dan Hooker believes he’s being punished for accusing UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev of cheating against his teammate, Alexander Volkanovski. Hooker publicly accused Makhachev of using intravenous (IV) therapy to rehydrate after weighing in for his title defense against featherweight champ Volkanovski at UFC 284, an illegal practice since the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency was introduced

Daniel Cormier believes that, despite Jon Jones’ accolades, there will always be an asterisk next to his name. A longtime former light heavyweight champion, Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) became a two-division title holder when he submitted Ciryl Gane in Round 1 to capture the vacant heavyweight belt at UFC 285. Jones defeated Cormier twice during

– LAS VEGAS – The UFC’s busy schedule continues Saturday with UFC Fight Night 221, which takes place at the The Theater at Virgin Hotels and streams on ESPN+. A critical bantamweight main event serves as the final act on the card, with former champion Petr Yan (16-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) slated to clash with

LAS VEGAS – Marvin Vettori won’t be a stepping stone for Roman Dolidze. Vettori (18-5-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) meets Dolidze on the UFC 286 main card on March 18 at The O2 in London. The former title challenger has lost two of his past three, but setbacks came to ex-champs Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker.

Henry Cejudo says the debate is over on who the greatest of all time is after UFC 285. Jon Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) was able to quickly submit Ciryl Gane in Round 1 after an over three-year long layoff to capture the vacant heavyweight title in this past Saturday’s headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las

UFC welterweight Ian Garry nearly had to fight another unintended opponent not long after earning a win at UFC 285 on Saturday. Garry earned a TKO win over Song Kenan at UFC 285 to remain unbeaten in his professional MMA career. After getting knocked down in the opening round, he rallied in the last two

Jon Jones is back, and once again has UFC gold around his waist. At UFC 285, Jones made his heavyweight debut against Ciryl Gane to compete for the vacant title. The fight didn’t make it out of the first round, as Jones finished Gane with a guillotine choke, coming away virtually unscathed with the heavyweight

Ricardo Ramos sees his path to victory against Austin Lingo on the ground. Featherweights Ramos (16-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Lingo (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) square off on the UFC Fight Night 221 main card March 11 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. The Brazilian fighter is coming off a brutal spinning

The UFC roster is bigger than ever – and it continues to expand. Fresh faces appear on nearly every card, whether onboarded as short-notice opening fillers, Dana White’s Contender Series signees, or the increasingly rare straight-up additions. Sometimes, it’s hard to keep track of the hustle and bustle of the mixed martial arts news beat,

A key women’s strawweight matchup is set for May 6. Brazilian contenders Virna Jandiroba and Marina Rodriguez are set to fight at a UFC 288, an event the promotion announced for the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.. MMA Melotto first reported the fight. Jandiroba (18-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has won two of her most recent

Henry Cejudo thinks UFC 285 showed that Bo Nickal may not be ready for top-ranked opposition just yet. Although Nickal (4-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) scored another first-round submission by tapping out Jamie Pickett in this past Saturday’s main card opener at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Cejudo wasn’t too confident in what he saw. Nickal had

LAS VEGAS – Marc-Andre Barriault beat Julian Marquez with a second-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 285 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Barriault, who has gone 4-2 since an 0-3 start to his UFC tenure. Barriault on the fight’s key moment “It surprised me

Nick Diaz is ready for his octagon return. Former Strikeforce and WEC champion Diaz (26-10 MMA, 7-7 UFC) was last seen in action in September 2021 when he rematched Robbie Lawler at UFC 266. The bout took place at middleweight and Diaz was stopped by Lawler in the opening minute of Round 3. Diaz, 39, was

LAS VEGAS – Michael Chandler continues to be proven wrong by UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Chandler picked against Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) when he defended his lightweight title against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284, but Makhachev wound up winning a close decision. Chandler also falsely said that Charles Oliveira would have the upper

LAS VEGAS – Jon Jones thinks Alex Pereira has Israel Adesanya figured out. Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) notched his third win over Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) when he dethroned him to become middleweight champion this past November at UFC 281. Prior to that, “Poatan” beat Adesanya twice in kickboxing, including once by knockout. Although Pereira

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LAS VEGAS – Michael Chandler believes the sky is the limit for Bo Nickal but says he needs to tone it down on the microphone. Nickal (4-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) scored another first-round finish when he submitted Jamie Pickett this past Saturday at UFC 285. Prior to finishing Pickett, the standout wrestler had made some bold