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RIZIN lightweight Roberto Satoshi thinks it’s time to move on and crown a new 155-pound king. The company’s lightweight belt was captured by Tofiq Musayev in December 2019, when he defeated Bellator star Patricky Freire in the RIZIN grand prix final. A global pandemic was followed by a conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the

The latest victim of UFC’s deep roster cuts, former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos never expected his departure from the MMA promotion to go down like this. One of the most popular faces of the UFC’s heaviest division for over a decade with key wins over the likes of Cain Velasquez, Fabricio Werdum and Frank

Gregor Gillespie was four months removed from his knockout loss to Kevin Lee when he traveled to upstate New York for a visit with his doctor after suffering a broken jaw in the fight. After his appointment with the physician, Gillespie hit the ski slopes and then returned to the hotel bar later that night

Frank Mir has never shied away from going out on his shield, and when it comes to his first boxing match, he’s prepared to take Antonio Tarver with him. On April 17, Mir competes in boxing for the first time when he meets Tarver on the undercard of Triller’s Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren event.

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya remains undeterred by his loss to light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259, calling the setback “a little valley” before a triumphant comeback. “In any movie, in any anime series, you have the valleys,” he told ESPN.com on Wednesday. “This is just mine. I’m taking this very well, and

Former Strikeforce champion and American Top Team coach Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal knows plenty of fighters who’ve used psilocybin mushrooms – not for recreation, but to treat a variety of ailments. He tried them himself for the first time this past year. “It’s hard to explain – it’s like a reboot,” he told MMA Fighting.

Tim Elliott is on a winning streak for the first time since his return to the UFC and had, what many believe to be, his best performance at UFC 259 against Jordan Espinosa—unless you ask the man himself. Elliott earned a one-sided unanimous decision during the preliminary card at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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

UFC President Dana White on Monday announced the return of fans with no capacity limits to live events starting with UFC 261 next month in Jacksonville, Fla. In a video, White said the UFC will return to the 15,000-seat VyStar Veteran’s Memorial Arena on April 24, less than one year after a trio of shows

This past Saturday, Leon Edwards faced Belal Muhammad in the main event of UFC Vegas 21. The bout was Edwards’ first since July of 2019 and things did not go according to plan. After a good opening stanza, in the second round Edwards poked Muhammad in the eye, ending the fight and resulting in a

Carlos Felipe inked a new four-fight deal with the UFC, and the first bout of his new contract will take place June 12 against Jake Collier. Multiple people close to the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting. Combate first reported the matchup for UFC 263. Felipe (10-1) started off his UFC career with a

A 20-month layoff was the last thing Leon Edwards wanted but he couldn’t have ever imagined his long awaited return to the UFC would end in a no decision. An accidental eye poke delivered by Edwards left Belal Muhammad unable to continue and the fight was stopped by the ringside physician along with referee Herb

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 21 results for the Edwards vs. Muhammad, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Vegas 21 Twitter updates. In the main event, Leon Edwards could have a title shot next if he gets past Belal Muhammad in a key welterweight contest. Misha Cirkunov and Ryan Spann will

Matheus Nicolau recorded three wins in four bouts in his first run inside the octagon (not including his 2-1 journey on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4), but he ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nicolau, a native of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, was 22 when he made his UFC debut in 2015,

Longtime veteran of the game Ed Herman will face light heavyweight Danilo Marques at UFC’s Fight Night card on June 26, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting following a report from Combate. The UFC has yet to officially announce the event’s location and broadcast details, as well as the headliners. Herman

At the UFC Vegas 21 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday’s fight card at UFC APEX in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday morning local time. In the main event, Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad can weigh no more than 171 pounds, the maximum allowed for non-title welterweight fights. They are scheduled to

Left out of Aljamain Sterling’s corner at UFC 259, former welterweight champion Matt Serra has decided to remove himself from the equation altogether. Serra on Tuesday said he’ll no longer be working with Sterling as an official corner person, though he’ll support the new champion on his journey forward. “My thing is, going forward, I

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has done a lot in his nine-year MMA career, but the result of his most recent fight was a first for him: He lost. Going up a weight class to challenge for the light heavyweight title, Adesanya fell short, losing by unanimous decision to champion Jan Blachowicz in the main