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As soon as Terrance McKinney saw his opportunity, he sprung into action. It was this past Friday, and Ricky Glenn had fallen out of his bout against Drew Dober at UFC Vegas 50 due to injury. McKinney was less than a week out from his own big win, a first-round submission over Fares Ziam on

Paige VanZant is All Elite. The UFC and BKFC veteran inked a deal to join the roster at All Elite Wrestling on Wednesday night, with AEW president Tony Khan confirming the deal via Twitter. The 27-year-old fighter has been making sporadic appearances in AEW since 2021 as part of an angle involving several of her

Davi Ramos wants out of the UFC. Sitting on the sidelines since a decision defeat to lightweight prospect Arman Tsarukyan in July 2020, Ramos told MMA Fighting he has asked his managers to request his release from the company so he can continue his career elsewhere. Ramos completed his most recent four-fight contract with the

When Jake Paul released his diss track aimed primarily at UFC president Dana White, there were a few familiar faces alongside him in the video — including Bellator featherweight champion A.J. McKee’s father, Antonio McKee. Of course, Antonio had a successful fighting career of his own before passing the torch to his son, who jokingly

The UFC has released a new promo ahead of an absolutely stacked UFC 273 event. On April 9, the UFC returns with their fourth pay-per-view offering of the year, headlined by a matchup for the featherweight championship between Alexander Volkanovski and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. The current 145-pound titleholder is riding a 20-fight

If Jorge Masvidal had a choice, Herb Dean would likely not be the referee in any more of his fights moving forward. Masvidal faced former friend and teammate Colby Covington in a main event grudge match at UFC 272 this past Saturday night where Covington dominated en route to a unanimous decision. Things got contentious

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Over the past year, Jake Paul has made waves in the combat sports community with his success in a series of boxing matches against former MMA champions. Knocking out both Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley in 2021, Paul is now 5-0 as a professional boxer and has far surpassed what many thought the Disney Channel

Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal’s grinding headliner took home “Fight of the Night” honors at UFC 272, beating out a brutal co-headliner between Rafael dos Anjos and Renato Moicano that left many observers in awe of Moicano. The UFC announced bonus winners at the post-event press conference on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas,

MMA may be unpredictable, but Marina Rodriguez is confident that a victory over Yan Xiaonan at UFC 272 will earn her a shot at the strawweight championship. Riding an impressive winning streak over Amanda Ribas, Michelle Waterson, and Mackenzie Dern ahead of her March 5 bout in Las Vegas, the Muay Thai expert said on

MMA Fighting has UFC 272 results for the Covington vs. Masvidal fight card, live blogs of the entire main card, and UFC 272 Twitter live updates. In the main event, former teammates Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal will clash in an anticipated showdown in the welterweight division. Covington and Masvidal have both won three of

The grudge match is official. Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal successfully made weight for Saturday’s UFC 272 main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with both competitors coming in at 170.5 pounds. The co-main event is also official with former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos hitting the agreed upon catchweight of 160 pounds

Following the first face-off between Covington and Masivdal, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Steven Marrocco, and Jed Meshew react to Thursday’s press conference, discuss their overall thoughts, if there was a winner, and more ahead of Saturday’s five-round bout at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Watch the video above, or an audio-only version of the

American Top Team owner Dan Lambert played a major part in creating the Colby Covington you see today, but even he couldn’t have predicted how far Covington would take his act. Lambert has become well known in the combat sports world not just for the incredible success of the athletes fighting out of his famed

Jorge Masvidal isn’t letting his emotions get the best of him ahead of UFC 272. Masvidal faces his former roommate and teammate Colby Covington in a five-round, non-title main event on Saturday in Las Vegas. The discourse between the two welterweights has grown ugly in recent years since their friendship deteriorated, with Covington lobbing personal

A bloody UFC Vegas 49 card has left several fighters the worse for wear. According to the list of medical suspensions acquired by mixedmartialarts.com, Priscila Cachoeira is one of five fighters who could be out of action until August following Saturday’s event at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Cachoeira defeated Ji Yeon Kim in a

For the first time in two years, Maryna Moroz will compete inside the UFC octagon — and she will do so against a bitter rival. Moroz faces former teammate Mariya Agapova at UFC 272. The event takes place March 5 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The rivalry between Moroz and Agapova has grown very

Manon Fiorot will still compete inside the octagon this month with a huge opportunity in front of her. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Fiorot will face former title challenger Jennifer Maia at UFC Columbus, which takes place March 26 at the Nationwide Arena. MMA Junkie first reported