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Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Lemos each have another headlining opportunity. The UFC announced during Saturday’s UFC 280 broadcast that the strawweight contenders’ bout between Rodriguez (16-1-2) and Lemos (12-2-1) has been moved to the main event spot of its upcoming Nov. 5 card. UFC Vegas 64, which takes place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas,

It was only a matter of time before Conor McGregor commented on the outcome of the UFC 280 main event after Islam Makhachev defeated Charles Oliveira to become the new lightweight champion. While he’s teased a return to action as a welterweight, the Irish superstar has a long-standing grudge against Makhachev’s team — primarily his

MMA Fighting has UFC 280 results for the Oliveira vs. Makhachev fight card, live blogs of all the main card fights and the prelim headliner, and live UFC 280 Twitter updates from all the action at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. In the main event, former champ Charles Oliveira and title challenger Islam

The UFC 280 start time and TV schedule for the Oliveira vs. Makhachev fight card at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi is below. The fight card is broken into two different parts and airs on two different mediums. This post will help explain which fights are airing where and at which times. The event

Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev will finally battle it out this Saturday to cap off an incredibly stacked UFC 280 lineup for the vacant UFC lightweight title. Ahead of the promotion’s return to Abu Dhabi, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Shaheen Al-Shatti, and Alexander K. Lee break down the fascinating main event between Oliveira and Makhachev,

Charles Oliveira is officially set to fight for the lightweight title again. Five months after losing his championship on the scale, Oliveira was first to step up at the UFC 280 official weigh-ins and he successfully hit the mark at 154.5 pounds. Opponent Islam Makhachev was the second fighter to weigh in and he too

Robert Whittaker will fight close to home when he faces Paulo Costa in a featured middleweight bout on the upcoming UFC 284 card scheduled in Perth, Australia, on Feb. 11. UFC officials announced the matchup on Thursday. UFC 284 takes place at the 15,000-seat RAC Arena. Fresh off a win over Marvin Vettori in September,

Fights come together fast these days, and if you blink, you can easily miss them. In Fight Roundup, we bring you the latest reported matchups to keep you up to date with what’s on the horizon. All bouts featured have been officially announced or confirmed with MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, Mike Heck, and Damon Martin

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Islam Makhachev isn’t spending much time thinking about UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski right now, but that may change in the very near future. As he prepares to face Charles Oliveira in the UFC 280 main event, Makhachev, who is currently on a 10-fight winning streak, knows if anything goes wrong in the days leading

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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: We’ll recap another busy weekend in combat sports. 1:30 p.m.: John Hathaway returns after winning his MMA return following an

The ‘UFC 280 Countdown’ video features the three most anticipated fights this Saturday night in Abu Dhabi. In the main event, MMA Fighting’s No. 1 and No. 3 ranked lightweights Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev collide with a vacant title on the line. The co-main event features a championship scrap between No. 1 and No.

Deontay Wilder’s demeanor took on a dramatically different tone when he had a chance to speak to the media Saturday night. The former WBC heavyweight champion scored a spectacular and scary knockout of Robert Helenius at Barclays Center in New York, putting Helenius flat on his back with just three seconds remaining in the opening

Deontay Wilder didn’t need long to get back in the win column. Wilder made quick work of Robert Helenius on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, knocking out the Finnish boxer in the very first round with a brutal right hand. Wilder took his time to start the bout, moving around on the

MMA Fighting has Deontay Wilder vs. Robert Helenius live round-by-round updates for one of the top boxing fights of the year which takes place Saturday night at the Barclays Center in New York City. The main event is expected to begin around 11:30 p.m. ET on FITE pay-per-view. Check out our Wilder vs. Helenius results

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 62 results for the Grasso vs. Araujo fight card, a live blog for the main event, and live UFC Vegas 62 Twitter updates. In the main event, women’s flyweight contenders Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo square off in a pivotal five-round contest. Grasso has won four of her past five