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Dominick Cruz believes criticism toward Sean Strickland’s performance at UFC 312 is unfair. Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) was heavily chastised for how he fought against middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) in this past Saturday’s headliner at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. After losing their first fight at UFC 297 by

Israel Adesanya recently reconciled with two of his biggest UFC rivals. After beating Robert Whittaker twice in title fights, former UFC middleweight champion Adesanya trained with him last month at City Kickboxing in New Zealand. The pair even filmed multiple breakdown videos together. Adesanya was then seen sitting next to former kickboxing and UFC rival

UAE Warriors returns with a big card in February. In the main event, lightweight champion Amru Magomedov defends his title against ex-UFC fighter Alex Da Silva at UAE Warriors 58 on Feb. 22 in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. The event streams on UFC Fight Pass. Magomedov (8-0) and da Silva (24-5) were rebooked after their

Kamaru Usman believes UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis still has some work to do before moving up a division. Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) retained his middleweight title by defeating Sean Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) a second time in Saturday’s UFC 312 headliner at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Du Plessis called out light

One way or another, KSI apparently was dead set on facing an MMA fighter in his next boxing match. Misfits Boxing last week announced that KSI – the YouTuber, rapper and PRIME co-founder – will take on former Bellator fighter and jiu-jitsu ace Dillon Danis in a 185-pound fight that will headline a March 29

The spotlight around the middleweight division continues Saturday with UFC Fight Night 251 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (ESPN+). One week after Dricus Du Plessis retained gold, former title challenger Jared Cannonier (17-8 MMA, 10-8 UFC) returns for another main event when he takes on the surging Gregory Rodrigues (16-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC)

Sean Strickland’s performance in the UFC 312 title rematch against Dricus Du Plessis left everyone wanting more, including his head coach Eric Nicksick. The middleweight title rematch headlined this past weekend’s pay-per-view event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Du Plessis retained his crown by winning a clear unanimous decision over a bloodied Strickland

Former UFC title challenger Brandon Royval had to put his health first when deciding not to compete again. Last week, Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) announced that he had to pull out of his UFC Fight Night 253 flyweight headliner against Manel Kape (20-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) on March 1 at the UFC Apex in

UFC 312 took place this past Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, producing a few updates across multiple divisions. In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis successfully defended the middleweight title in a championship rematch against Sean Strickland. Entering the week at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, Strickland falls a spot, allowing room

Paddy Pimblett dismisses UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria’s star power. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is open to defending his belt in a rematch against Alexander Volkanovski next but would rather move up a division to challenge lightweight champ Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC). After dethroning Volkanovski to become featherweight champion at UFC 298,

Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz felt his career was “on borrowed time” as he dealt with a recurring shoulder issue. The injury bug has haunted Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC), affecting multiple areas of his body, leading to many starts and stops over his professional MMA career that began in 2005. Even though he

Jared Gordon will face a promotional newcomer with a familiar surname Saturday at UFC Fight Night 251. With Kaue Fernandes out due to visa issues, in steps Uzbekistan’s Mashrabjon Ruziboev on days notice to save the lightweight fight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Tuesday. Ruziboev (20-4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is

Bill Algeo is hanging up the gloves. On Tuesday, Algeo (18-9 MMA, 5-5 UFC) announced his retirement from competition on Instagram, during which he thanked the UFC and his supporters, both close and distant, throughout his 13-year professional career. “Decided to hang em up for realz this time,” Algeo wrote. “This game has been good

Luke Rockhold went off on Sean Strickland for not delivering at UFC 312. Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) lost a dominant decision to middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) in this past Saturday’s headliner at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Prior to the fight, Strickland challenged Du Plessis to a stand-up only fight

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Jonathan Micallef beat Kevin Jousset with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Take a look inside the fight with Micallef, a 25-year-old Aussie who won his UFC debut. Jonathan Micallef def. Kevin Jousset Result: Jonathan Micallef def. Kevin Jousset via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28,

Rong Zhu beat Kody Steele with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Take a look inside the fight with Zhu, who pulled off the event’s biggest upset and won Fight of the Night. Rong Zhu def. Kody Steele Result: Rong Zhu def. Kody Steele