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The UFC’s first two title fights of the new year are complete – and two divisions have new No. 1 fighters. At UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Jamahal Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) was mostly dominant against former champion Glover Teixeira (33-9 MMA, 16-7 UFC) to win the vacant light heavyweight title in the

Diego Sanchez doesn’t seem the least bit concerned with Austin Trout’s boxing pedigree heading into their Bare Knuckle FC debut against each other. The New Mexico natives are set to throw down Feb. 13 at BKFC: KnuckleMania 3 from Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque. If you’re at all concerned about Sanchez, 41, heading into the bout

Chael Sonnen isn’t on board with Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou – well, at least not how Fury wants it to happen. Chatter of a potential superfight between boxing heavyweight champion Fury and former UFC heavyweight champ Ngannou long has been brewing. However, with the announcement of Ngannou’s free agency, talk has picked up and

Anthony Smith hasn’t been forgiving with fighters who miss weight, and won’t start now that he’s found himself on the wrong side of the scale, himself. The former UFC light heavyweight title challenger missed weight for his backup role for the vacant title fight between Jamahal Hill and Glover Teixeira this past Saturday in the

Kelvin Gastelum is back on the UFC’s schedule, giving Chris Curtis a chance to pick up the highest profile win of his career. Gastelum (16-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) and Curtis (30-9 MMA, 4-1 UFC) will meet in a middleweight bout April 8 at UFC 287. Gastelum posted about the matchup on social media, as did

Aljamain Sterling is confident his teammate Merab Dvalishvili has the keys to victory to beat Petr Yan. Dvalishvili (15-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) faces Yan (16-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 221 headliner March 11 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. With UFC bantamweight champion Sterling holding two wins over Yan in title

RIO DE JANEIRO – Josiane Nunes beat Zarah Fairn with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Take a look inside the fight with Nunes, who won for the ninth straight time after she rallied from a rough first round. Zarah Fairn vs. Josiane

The big bantamweight bookings continue. At a UFC Fight Night event April 22, promotion-ranked contenders Song Yadong (19-7-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) and Ricky Simon (20-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) are slated to fight against one another. The event does not currently have a publicly known location or venue. Two people with knowledge of the booking confirmed

RIO DE JANEIRO – Jailton Almeida beat Shamil Abdurakhimov with a second-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Take a look inside the fight with Almeida, who stayed perfect in the UFC and won for the 12th straight time. Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Jailton Almeida Jan

Vadim Nemkov isn’t leaving Bellator anytime soon. On Monday, Bellator announced a contract extension has been reached with its reigning light heavyweight champion. No specific terms were released other than it’s a “multiyear, multifight” deal. “Vadim Nemkov was another athlete that we wanted to make sure we had on the Bellator roster for the foreseeable

RIO DE JANEIRO – Ihor Potieria beat Mauricio Rua with a first-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Take a look inside the fight with Potieria, who sent former champion and all-time legend “Shogun” into retirement with a loss. Ihor Potieria vs. Mauricio Rua Jan

A middleweight battle between two action-generating fighters has been booked for UFC 287 between Kelvin Gastelum and Chris Curtis. As reported by MMA journalist Alex Behunin, Gastelum and Curtis have agreed to meet on April 8 at UFC 287. Both fighters are currently ranked in the middleweight division. Gastelum is currently ranked at #13 with

Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into

The UFC 283 main card wasn’t short on violence as five fighters suffered fractures and received six-month medical suspensions. Headliners Jamahal Hill and Glover Teixeira, along with Lauren Murphy and Paul Craig, suffered nasal fractures, while co-headliner Deiveson Figueiredo suffered an orbital fracture. MMA Junkie on Monday obtained a list of suspensions from the Comissao

Jamahal Hill made history on Saturday when he claimed the vacant light heavyweight title with a dominant win over Glover Teixeira in the UFC 283 main event. With his unanimous decision win at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) became the first fighter signed to the UFC from Dana White’s

As the calendar recently turned to 2023, perhaps the biggest question of the new year was about Conor McGregor: Will the former UFC two-division champion return to the octagon? “I’d be willing to bet my house on it,” John Kavanagh, McGregor’s coach at SBG Ireland, said Monday on “The MMA Hour.” Short of a yes,

The string of Floyd Mayweather exhibition bouts continues. Monday, Mayweather announced his next fight. He’ll take on ex-Bellator fighter and former “Geordie Shore” reality series star Aaron Chalmers on Feb. 25 at The O2 Arena in London. “Different face, different name, same results,” Mayweather wrote in a caption alongside an announcement graphic. Chalmers, who has

For the first time in what will be nearly four years, Sage Northcutt will step into the cage for a fight. Northcutt (11-3) has been booked for a welterweight bout against Ahmed Mujtaba (10-2) at ONE Championship Fight Night 10 in May. Promotion officials announced the matchup Monday on the heels of an initial report from