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DALLAS – Just 48 hours after his UFC 288 win, Kennedy Nzechukwu already was back in the gym. Nzechukwu (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) rallied to submit Devin Clark by standing guillotine choke in the second round on this past Saturday’s UFC 288 prelims at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Two days later, Nzechukwu was back training at

International Fight Week continues to take shape. A lightweight bout is a targeted addition to UFC 290, which takes place July 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, as Kamuela Kirk and Esteban Ribovics are expected to compete. Verbal agreements are in place with paperwork expected to be issued in the coming days. Two people

ONE Championship made its long-awaited U.S. debut Friday in Broomfield, Colo. with ONE Fight Night 10. Atop the card was former UFC flyweight champion and consensus all-time great Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1) as he earned a unanimous decision nod in a rubber match and defended his title against Adriano Moraes (20-5). Fight fans, however, exited the

Robbie Lawler will say farewell to MMA competition at UFC 290, according to UFC president Dana White. Former UFC welterweight champion Lawler (29-16 MMA, 14-10 UFC) will step into the cage for the final time on July 8 when he takes on Niko Price (15-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “I

Gegard Mousasi might have two fights left in him before calling it a career. Mousasi (49-8-2 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) enters his 60th professional fight when he meets Fabian Edwards (11-2 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) in a middleweight bout in Friday’s Bellator 296 headliner at Accor Arena in Paris. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims

SUNRISE, Fla. – Kayla Harrison hasn’t fully given up hope of an eventual superfight against Cris Cyborg, but if it happens, it likely won’t be under the PFL’s banner. Women’s featherweight champion Cyborg (26-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) re-signed with Bellator this past week in what the promotion called an “historic” deal. Terms were not disclosed. Cyborg most

This week, the UFC heads to Charlotte, N.C., for a local matinee event headlined by Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Jailton Almeida. UFC on ABC 4 also features a co-headliner between middleweights Anthony Hernandez and Edmen Shahbazyan. Elsewhere, many other MMA and boxing events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed

Things got grabby between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler when they faced off during taping for Season 31 of “The Ultimate Fighter.” McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) are fresh off filming “TUF 31,” which debuts May 30 on ESPN and ESPN+. Episodes will air Tuesdays with a season finale

DALLAS – Nate Diaz doesn’t think he’ll hang up the gloves without getting his hands on Conor McGregor one more time. With a pair of blockbuster fights that have the two MMA stars tied at one win apiece, Diaz (21-13) is confident a rubber match against McGregor (22-6) is bound to happen. The prospective fight

NEWARK, N.J. – UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes thinks she should have been fighting Irene Aldana all along. It was announced last week that Aldana (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) replaced injured Julianna Pena against Nunes (22-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) in the UFC 289 headliner on June 10 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia,

Jake Paul and Nate Diaz came face-to-face for the first time Tuesday during a pre-fight news conference at American Airlines Center in Dallas ahead of their Aug. 5 boxing match. Check out the best photos from the event (courtesy of Most Valuable Promotions, Real Fight Inc., DAZN). Photo via Noah Red & Alexis Contreras Photo

UFC 288 took place Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. where multiple fighters made a significant impact. In the main event, Henry Cejudo returned to action for the first time in three years when he lost a close split decision to bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. With the performance, Cejudo is eligible for ranking and

NEWARK, N.J. – Irene Aldana is honored that her first UFC bantamweight title opportunity is coming against Amanda Nunes. Aldana (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) will step in for injured Julianna Peña against Nunes (22-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) in the UFC 289 headliner on June 10 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Nunes, who’s

The UFC returns to Charlotte, N.C., for the first time in more than five years Saturday with UFC on ABC 4, which takes place at Spectrum Center with a main card that airs on ABC following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. A matchup of ranked heavyweights is featured in the main event. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (13-4

DALLAS – Jake Paul and Nate Diaz have spent the better part of two years talking trash about each other in interviews and through social media, with everyone wondering if they’d ever settle the score, which took another step closer to happening Tuesday when both men were in each other’s presence for the first time.

UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski thinks a fight with bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling would be a hard sell after UFC 288. Sterling edged out Henry Cejudo by split decision in this past Saturday’s headliner at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Prior to the fight, both Sterling and Cejudo mapped out a plan to fight Sean O’Malley

A new preview of UFC star Conor McGregor’s Netflix documentary has been released. McGregor is featured in a new series documenting the recovery from his gruesome broken leg, which he suffered in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. The documentary premieres on Netflix next week, May 17. McGregor previously released a trailer

Rising UFC star Khamzat Chimaev is suggesting that the holdup for his return is not on his end. Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) hasn’t competed since a quick submission of Kevin Holland in a 180-pound catchweight bout this past September at UFC 279. In a recent interview with TSN, UFC president Dana White said the reason Chimaev