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Rafael Fiziev dealt with quite the adventure in the 24 hours before his latest UFC Vegas 58 win over Rafael dos Anjos. Tasked with the first UFC main event of his career, Fiziev ultimately delivered one of the finest performances of his octagon run, knocking out the former UFC champion with a fifth-round salvo that

Tom Aspinall’s immediate future remains unknown after his brutal fighting-ending injury at UFC London. But he is taking the setback in stride and vows to “come back stronger” after his injury TKO loss to Curtis Blaydes. Aspinall released a pair of statements after Saturday’s event thanking the UFC, doctors and fans for their support as

Drake is the newest member of the Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann fan club. Ahead of Saturday’s UFC London event, the promotion shared a screenshot of the music superstar’s massive wager that required both Pimblett and McCann to win their respective bouts against Jordan Leavitt and Hannah Goldy. Drake put over $2 million on a

Molly McCann knows everyone is still talking about her unbelievable spinning elbow knockout, and that’s likely to be the case at least until the year is through. But she also knows she can’t bring that knockout into the octagon with her this Saturday when she fights Hannah Goldy at UFC London. Ahead of the event,

The apparent grudge match between Dalton Rosta and Romero Cotton was settled by Rosta’s fists in the third round of their Bellator 283 prelim. Rosta repeatedly stung Cotton in striking exchanges before a superman punch in the third wobbled Cotton. Rosta then snuck in a left hook that put out Cotton 38 seconds into the

Curtis Blaydes is very realistic when it comes to his spot in the heavyweight rankings and what it will take to eventually earn a shot at UFC gold. Despite consistently competing against top-10 ranked competition, the 31-year-old contender is rarely mentioned in the title conversation, even with a 6-1 record in his past seven fights

UFC President Dana White was among several MMA industry professionals to back Cain Velasquez after the former heavyweight champ was charged with attempted murder. White’s full letter to the judge in Velasquez’s ongoing murder case, dated March 4, was revealed as an exhibit in a writ of habeas corpus filed this week by the ex-champ’s

Sean O’Malley is stepping into the biggest challenge of his MMA career. With a matchup between the 27-year-old up-and-comer and former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan — currently No. 2 in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings — being targeted for UFC 280, O’Malley knows his time to push into title contention has officially arrived. And he’s

Watch the ONE Championship press conference announcing the promotion’s new partnership with Prime Video featuring several ONE stars. The press conference takes place Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. ET and features ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong and Amazon Prime executives as they discuss their new broadcast partnership. Several ONE stars will also be in attendance including Demetrious

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: A look at the big news of the week so far including the Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev booking at

Nate Diaz is a heavy underdog against Khamzat Chimaev in one opening betting line for their targeted UFC 279 booking. Diaz is a +775 underdog, meaning a bet of $100 would return a profit of $775. The one-time lightweight title challenger has an implied winning probability of 11.43 percent. Meanwhile, Chimaev is a massive favorite

Sean Strickland isn’t sold on his most recent successor, Alex Pereira, dethroning UFC middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya. UFC 276 played host to somewhat of an unofficial middleweight tournament as the title was defended while two contenders battled over a potential crack at the main event victor. Adesanya’s unanimous decision win over Jared Cannonier saw him

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Michael Bisping is intrigued by a possible rematch between Israel Adesanya and Jan Blachowicz down at 185 pounds. Last week, after hearing that light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka wanted to run it back with Glover Teixeira for his first title defense, Blachowicz teased a possible drop to middleweight to face Adesanya instead. Blachowicz is a

Herbert Burns vows to return strong after suffering an ugly loss at UFC Long Island. The Brazilian featherweight looked to be headed to a win early against Bill Algeo at Saturday’s show in Elmont, N.Y., but his performance level notably dropped off after he failed to submit Algeo with a triangle choke in Round 1.

Watch Ryan Garcia vs. Javier Fortuna full fight video highlights from their showdown, courtesy of multiple outlets. Garcia vs. Fortuna took place July 16 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. Ryan Garcia (23-0) and Javier Fortuna (37-4-1, 2 no-contests) collided in the main event. The fight aired live on DAZN. Catch more video

Ramazan Gasanov pulled off one of the year’s most unusual submissions at Eagle FC 48. The Russian grappler shined on the event’s preliminary card, snagging an Ezekiel choke from bottom position that put opponent Nasimjon Sharipov to sleep in the second round. Watch the incredible submission finish above. Gasanov initially took Sharipov down with what

MMA Fighting has UFC Long Island results for the Ortega vs. Rodriguez fight card, a live blog of the main event as well as the featured Tate vs. Murphy bout, and live UFC Long Island Twitter updates. In the main event, Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez will collide in a key featherweight battle. Two-time title