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Max Holloway believes two things coming out of his most recent performance at UFC Fight Island 7: Nobody would’ve beaten him on that night, and Calvin Kattar is as tough as they come. In January, Holloway earned a unanimous decision over Kattar in the first UFC main event ever to be broadcast on ABC. The

Former strawweight champion Carla Esparza is expected to face Yan Xioanan in a potential No. 1 contender’s bout at the upcoming UFC event on May 22. Multiple sources confirmed to MMA Fighting that verbal agreements are in place for the matchup following an initial report from MMA DNA. A winner of four fights in a

Six years passed between Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera’s first and second fights. But the result of the rematch at UFC Vegas 20 was set almost from the outset by a single technique. The calf kick, ever-present in today’s octagon, was Munhoz’s key to dismantling Rivera over three rounds. First one that I threw, I

With UFC Vegas 20 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon are joined by UFC, Strikeforce, PFL and Invicta veteran Sarah Kaufman to break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event at the APEX, including Ciryl Gane’s unanimous decision win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the heavyweight main

Pedro Munhoz enters the first rematch of his MMA career Saturday night, when he looks to avenge a 2015 split-decision upset to Jimmie Rivera in his early UFC days. That, in fact, could end up being the first step of a tour of rematches. Munhoz lost his last two in the UFC, decisions to 135-pound

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 20 results for the Rozenstruik vs. Gane fight card Friday, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Vegas 20 Twitter updates. In the main event, Jairzinho Rozenstruik will try to hand Ciryl Gane his first career loss in a key heavyweight contest. Rozenstruik bounced back from the

Dustin Poirier isn’t giving up on a future fight with Nate Diaz. The two were once scheduled to meet at UFC 230 on Nov. 3, 2018, a lightweight bout that was expected to serve as the co-main event of a major pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden. Poirier eventually withdrew from the bout due to

A bantamweight showdown between John Lineker and Stephen Loman is set for ONE Championship’s upcoming event in Singapore on April 28, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting. The card will take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium and air on TNT in the United States. Lineker (33-9) has fought twice under

At the UFC Vegas 20 virtual media day, a host of fighters, who will compete at Saturday’s event, will speak to the media Thursday afternoon. In the main event, Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane face off in a matchup of top-15 heavyweights. Watch Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Cyril Gane – LIVE HERE – at UFC Vegas

UFC heavyweight Walt Harris and his wife Angela suffered an unspeakable tragedy when their daughter Aniah Blanchard was kidnapped and murdered in 2019. Now they are hoping to prevent other families from suffering the same fate with a new non-profit organization started in their daughter’s name. Aniah’s Heart Foundation will seek to provide resources to

UFC heavyweights Maurice Greene and Marcos Rogerio de Lima will collide inside the octagon on May 8, multiple people with knowledge of the booking informed MMA Fighting following a report from MMA Junkie. Greene (9-5) has only won once over his last four bouts, a third-round submission over Gian Villante sandwiched between stoppage defeats to

Curtis Blaydes is keeping his head up after a brutal knockout loss to Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Vegas 19. The UFC heavyweight was optimistic in a statement released Tuesday on his Instagram story, writing “sometimes you’re the hammer and sometimes you’re the nail.” “This game has a razor thin margin for

Stephen Thompson sees an opening towards a third crack at the UFC welterweight title and he’s aiming to sprint towards that bright light. “Wonderboy,” who is currently ranked No. 5 in the division, is shooting his shot to be the next opponent for current champion Kamaru Usman, who recently defended his title with a third-round

Coming off a one-sided decision victory over former UFC champion Tony Ferguson in December, Charles Oliveira attempted to dominate a wild animal over the weekend in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This time, however, he only lasted a few seconds on top. Oliveira, who currently has an eight-fight winning streak in the UFC, released videos and photos

The UFC’s bantamweight division has become one of the deepest in all of MMA and former champion T.J. Dillashaw is ready to take a run at the new crop of contenders. Should he get booked directly into a title shot, he’ll sign on for that opportunity too. Dillashaw, 35, has been out of action since

Raoni Barcelos will compete on the UFC’s final event of the month after all. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Barcelos is now expected to meet promotional newcomer Marcelo Rojo at UFC Vegas 20. Rojo replaces Raphael Assuncao who was forced to withdraw from the bout. Per sources,

A strawweight rematch has been added to next weekend’s event in Las Vegas. On Saturday’s UFC Vegas 19 broadcast it was announced that Angela Hill will meet Ashley Yoder at UFC Vegas 20. The event takes place at the APEX and will stream on ESPN+. The two first met at the TUF 25 Finale in

There was stiff competition for performance bonuses at UFC Vegas 19, but Derrick Lewis’ jaw-rattling knockout of Curtis Blaydes was a shoo-in for a $50,000 performance bonus on Saturday night at UFC APEX. Lewis was one of four “Performance of the Night” bonuses handed out by the promotion for his second-round stoppage of Blaydes. Lewis