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The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: Dan Hooker will discuss his upcoming clash with Jalin Turner at UFC 290. 1:30 p.m.: Alex Volkanovski checks in to

In the second episode of UFC Embedded for UFC 290, Alexander Volkanovski goes through another training session while addressing concerns that perhaps he’s looking past Yair Rodriguez heading into Saturday night. Meanwhile, Rodriguez arrives in Las Vegas and gets a look at the house where he’ll stay ahead of the biggest fight of his career.

Dan Hooker is nowhere near calling it a career. International Fight Week is underway and for New Zealand’s “Hangman,” Hooker is set to compete for the second time at the annual summer event when he makes the walk at UFC 290. Hooker’s first International Fight Week appearance saw him defeat the up-and-coming Nasrat Haqparast via

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Tim Sylvia and Francis Ngannou have a couple of things in common. It’s been 15 years since Sylvia stepped foot inside the UFC octagon. The former heavyweight champion was a promotional staple throughout the 2000s and until Stipe Miocic came along in 2016 he had the most title defenses in divisional history. Surpassing Miocic and

Watch UFC 290 Countdown video to get a closer look at the top four fights of the UFC 290 main card, which takes place Saturday, July 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view card will be the featured event for the UFC’s annual International Fight Week. In the main event, featherweight champion Alexander

Sean Strickland needed less than two rounds to put away Abus Magomedov in the main event of UFC Vegas 76 on Saturday night at the APEX, and then called out for a title fight against current middleweight champion Israel Adesanya for September. As of this moment, is Strickland sitting atop the contender’s perch? MMA Fighting’s

Nursulton Ruziboev wasn’t necessarily the fighter with all the hype behind him heading into UFC Vegas 76, but there will be plenty of eyes on him now. Taking on highly-touted prospect Brunno Ferreira on Saturday, Ruziboev didn’t look the least bit intimidated by the spotlight as he opened the main card from the UFC Apex.

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 76 results for the Strickland vs. Magomedov fight card, a live blog of the main event, and more from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. In the main event, Sean Strickland and Abusupiyan Magomedov will clash in a middleweight contest. Strickland has won three of his past

Canelo Alvaez will now face Jermell Charlo — the twin brother of Jermall Charlo — on Sept. 30 in Las Vegas. Alvarez announced the new matchup Friday on his social media accounts. The 32-year-old multi-belt champion was expected to face Jermall Charlo, but instead pivoted to meet Jermell Charlo, the undisputed super welterweight champion. According

A new BMF champion will be crowned this summer. Once proclaimed as a “one of one” title by UFC President Dana White, the platinum strap is making a jump down from welterweight to lightweight at UFC 291 on July 29. Jorge Masvidal’s retirement provided a good enough excuse and reason for White to go back

The PFL will return to action on Aug. 4 at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio with featherweights and light heavyweights headlining the card. At the top, Bubba Jenkins looks to take another stab at getting to the finals at featherweight when he faces upstart contender Jesus Pinedo, who eliminated 2022 PFL

Shavkat Rakhmonov will clash with Kelvin Gastelum in a welterweight co-main event at the upcoming UFC card on Sept. 16 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as part of a show celebrating Mexican Independence Day. UFC president Dana White announced the new matchup, which serves as the co-headliner to the flyweight title rematch between

Ilia Topuria and Josh Emmett went to war over five rounds in the UFC Jacksonville main event this past Saturday. As a result, both fighters face an indefinite medical suspension. On Wednesday, the Florida State Athletic Commission revealed the medical suspensions from the card, which included the headliners from the “Fight of the Night” in

Michael Chandler has already won The Ultimate Fighter 31 season series, now it’s just a question of whether he can sweep Conor McGregor. Team Chandler improved to 5-0 on the show this week with Chandler’s No. 2-ranked fighter Brad Katona (12-2) earning a unanimous decision over McGregor’s No. 3 Carlos Vera (11-3). The bout was

Tatiana Suarez has no grudge against Rose Namajunas, but she wants to test herself against the best UFC fighters in the world. Suarez’s dream to challenge the two-time UFC strawweight title took a hit recently with a report of Namajunas’ move up to the flyweight division to face Manon Fiorot at UFC Paris in September.

Ilia Topuria is willing to head into enemy territory if it means a UFC title fight with featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski. In the main event of UFC Jacksonville this past Saturday, Topuria put on a dominant showing against Josh Emmett that kept his undefeated record intact and established him as one of the most dangerous

Few moments have meant as much to Randy Brown in his MMA career as being able to fight in the UFC when his father could watch him perform. That may not seem like a monumental occasion for most fighters, but Brown’s father has been incarcerated for more than 30 years. While he’s maintained a constant