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Not many fighters get another chance in the UFC after a 0-4 start, but Daniel Lacerda is a rare case. Lacerda, a flyweight from Chute Boxe, believes his exciting style is the reason behind his fifth octagon opportunity, and he might change things up for what he hopes is a job-saving victory. Lacerda draws Edgar

Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko are ready to settle the score. The Noche UFC headliners both weighed in at 124.5 pounds at Friday’s official weigh-ins for their flyweight championship rematch, which takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In their first meeting at UFC 285, Grasso defeated Shevchenko by fourth-round submission to end

Derek Brunson is not only out of his UFC 295 fight against Roman Dolidze, he’s also out of the UFC entirely. The veteran middleweight contender and the promotion have parted ways following an 11-year, 21-fight run, UFC officials confirmed with MMA Fighting on Thursday. Brunson, 39, was expected to face Dolidze in a matchup of

Mike Perry had options as a free agent, but BKFC had no intention of letting him go. The UFC veteran, who has arguably become the face of the bare-knuckle promotion after winning his first three fights, ultimately decided to stick with BKFC. Perry recently inked a new lucrative multi-fight contract, and according to the UFC

The No Bets Barred boys are back this week with a full breakdown of UFC Noche and the women’s flyweight title rematch between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko. Co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew kick things off with a brief recap of UFC 293 and Sean Strickland’s shocking upset win over Israel Adesanya before diving

UFC President Dana White doesn’t have any clearer idea on what happened to Israel Adesanya at UFC 293. “I told you guys that night, I asked him in in the octagon, I said, ‘Are you OK?’ White said after DWCS Season 7, Week 6. “He said, ‘I’ll talk to you later.’ I bumped into him

Five fighters earned UFC contracts on Week 6 of Season 7 of DWCS, and even three fighters who lost their bouts took home their win money for gutsy efforts. UFC CEO Dana White called Tuesday’s event the “best night of the season,” and with action-packed fights and finishes, it wasn’t hard to see why. Among

Sean Strickland isn’t supposed to be here, but don’t tell him that. The gritty veteran beat the odds Saturday at UFC 293 in Sydney, winning a lopsided decision over Israel Adesanya to become the new middleweight champion. Though Strickland has suffered recent losses to Jared Cannonier and Alex Pereira, the old adage of “To be

The UFC has cancelled Khusein Askhabov’s UFC Vegas 80 fight with Daniel Pineda following a report of his arrest in Thailand on kidnap, torture, and extortion charges after allegedly kidnapping an Italian man in Phuket. The promotion released a statement on Monday, hours after the release of a report by The Phuket News that said

Dricus Du Plessis isn’t worried about Israel Adesanya for now. With Sean Strickland defeating Adesanya this past Saturday at UFC 293 to claim the middleweight title, the looming Du Plessis-Adesanya grudge matchappears to be on hold as the South African contender declared on social media that his immediate goal is to challenge the new champion.

Charles Oliveira’s chance at revenge is next up on UFC’s pay-per-view schedule. Oliveira faces off against UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in a rematch on Oct. 21 in the main event of UFC 294, which takes place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The UFC announced the event’s official main card — albeit with

Sean Strickland was in the middle of one of his rants during UFC 293 fight week when Teddy Atlas voiced a thought. “You know what I said? I said maybe, just maybe, crazy like a fox,” Atlas said on the post-show for Sunday’s pay-per-view event. Strickland upended the UFC middleweight division with a unanimous decision

New UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland not only added a sparkly new belt to his wardrobe at UFC 293, but he got a $50,000 performance bonus to add to it. Strickland shocked the world with a unanimous decision over Israel Adesanya, earning unanimous scores of 49-46, and UFC President Dana White announced he had captured

Drake loves placing massive wagers on fights, and UFC 293 will be no different. Ahead of Saturdays’ card from Australia, the 36-year-old Canadian-rapper showed off a whopping $500,000 bet placed on UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya to knockout Sean Strickland in the main event. An Adesanya knockout would result in a $920,000 payout for Drake.

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Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz previously fought for the ‘BMF’ title inside the UFC octagon, but with both athletes currently out of the UFC and in the promotional game, “Gamebred” believes there could be a lot of money to be made as partners and competitive promoters. Masvidal announced his retirement from the sport following a

At the UFC 293 official weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card will step on the scale early Friday morning. MMA Fighting will have a live stream of the official weigh-in above. In the main event, middleweight champ Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland will clash for the middleweight title. The fighters can weigh no

Israel Adesanya returns to the UFC octagon on Saturday when he defends his middleweight title against Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 293, a fight that is doing a lot of heavy lifting heading into the promotion’s return to Australia. On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel will discuss Saturday’s