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Andre Muniz won’t compete at UFC Vegas 51 after all. The UFC has attempted to find an opponent for “Sergipano” on April 16 after Uriah Hall pulled out due to undisclosed reasons but wasn’t able to secure a replacement, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told MMA Fighting. Dricus Du Plessis, who was left

Demetrious Johnson isn’t a big fan of what’s happening in the UFC’s flyweight division at the moment. The former 12-time UFC flyweight champion, who now competes for ONE Championship, recently won in a special mixed-rules bouts against Rodtang Jitmuangnon at ONE X, submitting the acclaimed Muay Thai fighter in the second round. The win was

Khamzat Chimaev is back in action for what will be his biggest fight to date at UFC 273 this Saturday night. Throughout his still very young UFC career, “Borz” has shown supreme confidence by letting the likes of champions Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya know that he intends to “smesh” one of them as soon

Joe Rogan, Jon Anik, and Paul Felder are back together again. MMA Fighting confirmed with officials that the trio will serve as the cageside commentators for Saturday’s UFC 273 card, which takes place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. This will be the first time that Rogan, Anik, and Felder have called a

Brock Lesnar left WrestleMania 38 on Sunday night without a WWE championship after falling to Roman Reigns in the main event from AT&T Stadium outside Dallas. The one-time UFC heavyweight champion was headlining the two-night event in the final match of the weekend that saw Lesnar going up against Reigns (real name Leati Joseph ”Joe”

Since Ian Garry claims he’s the future of the welterweight division, there’s no better person for him to train with than the division’s current champion. Garry, the former Cage Warrior welterweight champion, made his UFC debut this past year, securing a first-round knockout over Jordan Williams at UFC 268. The Irish prospect currently trains out

Ronda Rousey made her return to WrestleMania on Saturday night, but she left with a loss after falling to Charlotte Flair in a match highlighted by a few ugly spots. It was the fourth time Rousey appeared at the biggest WWE event of the year after she debuted back in 2015 as an active competitor

UFC London has been hailed as a landmark event for British MMA, but according to one of the brightest stars of the night, it didn’t feature the best current British MMA fighter. Arnold Allen is currently a top-ranked featherweight and at UFC London he put on the best performance of his career, stopping Dan Hooker

Kelvin Gastelum is no longer fighting at UFC 273. The veteran UFC middleweight has withdrawn from his scheduled bout against Dricus du Plessis on Friday after suffering an undisclosed injury, the UFC announced. MMA Fighting confirmed the news. Gastelum was initially slated to fight up-and-coming contender Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 273 before visa issues forced

William Knight will remain at heavyweight to face longtime light heavyweight veteran Devin Clark at the UFC’s return to Las Vegas. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Knight and Clark will compete in a heavyweight bout at UFC Vegas 51, which takes place April 16 at the APEX.

UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar’s house was destroyed in a fire on Monday in Henderson, Nev., according to a report Thursday on TMZ. The celebrity news site also posted a short video that shows a raging blaze inside a sand-colored home. Bonnar’s wife, Andrea, reportedly posted on Facebook that “we have lost everything” in

With a decade of UFC experience behind him, Al Iaquinta isn’t in any rush to see open scoring in his fights. The UFC lightweight has been on both sides of the decision coin throughout his career, but in the hot topic discussion of whether of not open scoring should be implemented sport wide, Iaquinta is

Marcus Buchecha will have a big test ahead of him when he returns to action against “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane at the upcoming ONE: Reloaded card on April 22. ONE Championship officials confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Wednesday. Recognized as one of the most decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu stylists in history, Buchecha has been

Matt Brown’s latest loss has only reinforced his belief that something has to be done about how MMA judging is handled. After ending up on the wrong end of a split decision following a thrilling scrap with Bryan Barberena this past Saturday at UFC Columbus, Brown is confident that he did enough to win. He

Gegard Mousasi already had an opponent, now he has a time and place for his next championship fight. Bellator announced Tuesday that the reigning middleweight champion — currently No. 3 in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings — will fight Johnny Eblen in the main event of Bellator 282 on June 24 at Mohegan Sun Arena in

The PFL featherweight and heavyweight rosters are set, minus a champion. Last season’s 145-pound tournament winner Movlid Khaybulaev will not be competing in the upcoming 2022 season due to an injury the league announced Tuesday along with the 10-man rosters for its featherweight and heavyweight fields. Heavyweight champion Bruno Cappelozza will be back to defend

A middleweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Nassourdine Imavov has been cancelled for UFC 273. The promotion announced that visa troubles for Imavov forced the bout to be scrapped, and a heavyweight fight between Aleksei Oleinik and Ilir Latifi has been added to the April 9 pay-per-view card. The event hosts a total of 13