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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight Jeff Molina was slapped with a temporary suspension from combat sports just last month, giving Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) a little extra time to get its ducks in a row. “El Jefe” has not competed since decisioning Zhalgas Zhumagulov last June. At today’s (Tues., Jan. 17) assembly in Las

Above all else, Francis Ngannou says he’s at peace. Tuesday, Ngannou spoke for the first time on his UFC departure, which he said contractually occurred in December but just came to light Saturday. “Overall, I’m good,” Ngannou said on “The MMA Hour.” “I have no stress. I feel very good about it. I’m very happy.

Eddie Alvarez blasted Dana White over his comments about Francis Ngannou’s departure from the UFC. Heavyweight champion Ngannou parted ways with the UFC after failing to come to terms on a new deal. White said Ngannou now is in a position to fight lesser competition for potentially more money, and left because he doesn’t want

LAS VEGAS – Javid Basharat beat Mateus Mendonca with a unanimous decision Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 217 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Basharat, who stayed unbeaten and handed Mendonca the first loss of his career. Basharat on the fight’s key moment LAS VEGAS,

Claudio Silva has decided to hang up his gloves. Silva (14-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC), 40, posted on Instagram this week to announce he has retired from MMA. The Brazilian welterweight last competed in July 2022, when he dropped a unanimous decision to Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night 208 in London. “Hello everyone family, fans,

With the UFC’s 2023 calendar underway, the promotion continues to chip away at its April schedule. The most recent addition is a strawweight tilt between veteran Michelle Waterson-Gomez and rising Brazilian Luana Pinheiro for UFC 287, an event scheduled for April 8 at a yet-to-be-announced location and venue. Two people with knowledge of the booking

LAS VEGAS – Daniel Argueta beat Nick Aguirre with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 217 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Argueta, who bounced back from his first loss for the first win of his UFC career. Argueta on the fight’s key moment LAS

Francis Ngannou appears to have a plethora of options after parting ways with UFC. The now former heavyweight champion Ngannou (17-3) failed to reach terms on a new contract with the promotion, leading to this past Saturday’s announcement he’d been stripped of the title and is free to do business anywhere he chooses. As a

LAS VEGAS – Allan Nascimento beat Carlos Hernandez with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 217 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Nascimento, who won for the second straight time for his first winning streak since 2016. Nascimento on the fight’s key moment LAS VEGAS,

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

With the fight week for UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill now officially upon us, the MMA News prediction crew is here to share their expert picks! The final pay-per-view of 2022 was designed to provide the world with a new UFC light heavyweight champion. However, the vacant title bout between former champion Jan Blachowicz and his

LAS VEGAS – Charles Johnson beat Jimmy Flick with a first-round TKO Saturday to open up the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 217 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Johnson, who picked up his second straight win after a loss to Muhammad Mokaev in his UFC debut in July 2022.

A flyweight matchup between Muhammad Mokaev and Jafel Filho is the latest addition to March’s UFC 286 lineup. Mokaev (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), an undefeated 22-year-old prospect with hopes of becoming the youngest champ in UFC history, will look to continue his assent up the division when he takes on Filho (14-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

LAS VEGAS – Raquel Pennington thinks she’s done more than enough for another UFC title shot. Since losing to Holly Holm at UFC 246, Pennington (15-9 MMA, 12-5 UFC) has won five straight – including a split decision over Ketlen Vieira this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 217. After knocking off the No. 2 ranked

Daniel Cormier thinks Jon Jones might’ve drawn a tougher heavyweight debut matchup in Ciryl Gane. With heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou electing not to re-sign with the UFC, Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) will now face Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) for the vacant title in the UFC 285 headliner on March 4. Although Ngannou possesses scary

Paddy Pimblett will undergo surgery in March. Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who’s coming off a controversial decision win over Jared Gordon this past December at UFC 282, says he hurt his right ankle on the first kick he threw in the fight. With the promotion returning to London on March 18 for UFC 286,

A welterweight matchup between Gunnar Nelson and Daniel Rodriguez is the latest addition to UFC 286. Nelson (18-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) faces Rodriguez (17-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) on March 18 at The O2 in London, the promotion announced Monday on social media. Nelson returned from a two-and-a-half year layoff last March when he defeated Takashi Sato

Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Nolan King, Farah Hannoun and Brian “Goze” Garcia will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate: Jon Jones