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Maycee Barber and Miranda Maverick are about to clash in a battle of flyweight prospects. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the matchup that Barber (8-2) and Maverick (9-2) will fight at a UFC event on July 24, following an initial report from ESPN that cited UFC President Dana White. Both fighters also

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou may have a loss to Derrick Lewis on his resume, but he is considered a healthy favorite in a possible rematch. Amid talk of a title rematch, BetOnline has released the opening line for the fight, and Ngannou is a -350 favorite to the +275 Lewis. On a $100 bet,

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Few things infuriate MMA fans more than a fight being scored incorrectly, though the term “robbery” tends to be thrown around carelessly and is often steeped in bias. With Robbery Review, we’ll take a look back at controversial fights and determine whether the judges were rightly criticized for their decision or if pundits need to

Randall Ray recently made headlines for a brutal calf kick finish, but that viral moment only scrapes the surface of the Australian veteran’s story. The first thing you’ll notice when you search for Randall Ray is that there is no Randall Ray listed on the usual MMA databases. Officially, Ray is actually “Randall Rayment,” but

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A new poster has emerged ahead of UFC Vegas 23 on April 10 after Kevin Holland stepped up on short notice to face Marvin Vettori in the new five-round main event. Holland is looking to bounce back after he lost a largely one-sided contest to Derek Brunson in March, which snapped a five-fight win streak

Cris Cyborg thinks there are several reasons why her second fight with Leslie Smith could look different from the first. During Friday’s Bellator 255 broadcast, it was announced that Cyborg’s next featherweight title defense will be a rematch against Smith set to headline Bellator 259 on May 21 Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Cyborg

Patricio Pitbull is still the undisputed king of the Bellator featherweight division. Facing Emmanuel Sanchez (20-5) for a second time, Pitbull (32-4) made short work of his rival in Friday’s Bellator 255 main event, latching on a guillotine choke and leaving Sanchez unconscious at the 3:35 mark of round one. With the win, Pitbull recorded

From Mike Winkeljohn’s perspective, it’s Francis Ngannou who should be afraid of Jon Jones. Jones’ longtime coach spoke to Submission Radio and broke down why he feels “Bones” has a good chance of defeating Ngannou, who won the UFC heavyweight championship this past Saturday at UFC 260 with a stunning knockout of Stipe Miocic. “I

(Warning: Post contains video and images of graphic injury) One of the most bizarre injuries in combat sports history appeared to take place at CFFC 94 on Friday. Middleweight Khetag Pliev appeared to lose a finger in the middle of his co-main event bout with Devin Goodale. The injury was noticed in between the second

Sage Northcutt might be the most positive, upbeat person in all of mixed martial arts but even he had a hard time finding the silver lining in his ONE Championship debut back in 2019. After signing with the Asian-based promotion following the conclusion of his UFC contract, Northcutt suffered a brutal knockout loss to former

Damon Jackson needs a new opponent. On Wednesday, Jackson’s scheduled featherweight opponent T.J. Laramie announced that he has been forced to withdraw from their May 1 UFC Fight Night encounter. The 23-year-old Canadian did not go into detail as to why he is out of the fight, writing, “I’ll be back as soon as I’m

Francis Ngannou will be the first one to admit that he wasn’t ready to be UFC champion when he fought Stipe Miocic in their initial meeting back in 2018. In his mind, after tearing through every opponent the UFC threw in front of him, Ngannou expected to do the same to Miocic despite the champion’s

Nate Diaz makes his long awaited return to action at UFC 262 when he faces off with Leon Edwards in a five-round, non-title co-main event in Houston on May 15. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Tuesday following an initial report from ESPN. This is expected to be the first time a

The Great Divide is a recurring feature here at MMA Fighting in which two of our staff debate a topic in the world of MMA – news, a fight, a crazy thing somebody did, a crazy thing somebody didn’t do, or some moral dilemma threatening the very foundation of the sport — and try to

Never let it be said that Ben Askren doesn’t have a flair for the dramatic. Ahead of his upcoming boxing bout with YouTube star Jake Paul on April 17, the former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight champion kicked it into high gear to promote the matchup. On the weekend, he released a cinematic training montage

RIZIN Fighting Federation will kick off a 16-man bantamweight grand prix on May 23, and the fights were set during a press conference held Friday in Japan. The eight matchups will go down at RIZIN 28 and RIZIN 29, which are scheduled for May 23 and May 30 at Tokyo Dome and Maruzen Intec Arena