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It appears Julianna Pena has managed to awaken the beast inside Amanda Nunes. For the past few months, Pena has often said she’s the toughest stylistic matchup at bantamweight for Nunes as their title fight approaches at UFC 269. She’s also questioned why the reigning two-division UFC champion was forced out of their original meeting

Chael Sonnen knows a thing or two about navigating the fight game. In his heyday, “The American Gangster” was one of the biggest stars in the sport, even despite never winning a UFC title. Instead, Sonnen’s promotional skills and business acumen for MMA made him a can’t-miss draw, as did his willingness to take on

Chris Curtis has a little revenge on his mind. The affable veteran — now 2-0 in the UFC following a TKO victory over Brendan Allen this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 44 — was paying close attention to another middleweight bout on the same card featuring his friend and training partner Maki Pitolo and Dusko

Jake Paul has dispelled a lot of rumors about himself over the years but the latest one involving his boxing career actually got under his skin. While he always understood there would be criticism aimed at him for his professional fighting career, Paul hated that he actually had to answer questions about the legitimacy of

Raquel Pennington will still get one last fight in before the end of the year. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Pennington will face Macy Chiasson at UFC Vegas 45, which takes place Dec. 18 at the APEX and will serve as the promotion’s final event of 2021.

The rest of the bantamweight division may want to start taking marketing tips from Sean O’Malley. O’Malley opens this Saturday’s UFC 269 main card in about against Raulian Paiva, a booking that shouldn’t raise too many eyebrows given O’Malley’s popularity; however, another bantamweight bout featuring Pedro Munhoz and Dominick Cruz — No. 11 and No.

Watch Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz full fight video highlights from their main event above, courtesy of multiple sources. Davis vs. Cruz took place Dec. 5 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Gervonta Davis (26-0) put his WBA lightweight belt on the line against Isaac Cruz (22-2-1), which aired live on Showtime pay-per-view.

Dusko Todorovic entered the fight after overcoming a lot of adversity earlier in the year, which happened to creep back up on him just moments before arguably the most important moment of his career. On the heels of a two-fight skid and possibly competing for his job, Todorovic went out and delivered a first-round TKO

Jose Aldo turned back the clock with a brilliant performance against Rob Font in the main event of UFC Vegas 44. Where do both fighters go from here? With UFC Vegas 44 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Shaun Al-Shatti, Alexander K. Lee, E. Casey Leydon, and Jose Youngs react to the top storylines following Saturday’s

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 44 results for the Font vs. Aldo fight card Saturday night, a live blog of the main event, and UFC Vegas 44 live Twitter updates. In the main event, Rob Font squares off against former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo in a pivotal bantamweight contest. Font has reeled off four

Sergio Pettis may not be thought of as a KO artist, but there’s never a bad time to start. The younger Pettis brother stunned the MMA world on Friday night by starching RIZIN bantamweight champion with a fourth-round spinning back fist in the main event of Bellator 272. Pettis was getting dominated in the bout

Pedro Munhoz knows a thing or two about Jose Aldo and Rob Font. The experienced bantamweight has shared the octagon against both UFC Vegas 44 headliners in the past, and discussed the Dec. 4 clash on this week’s episode of MMA Fighting’s Portuguese-language podcast Trocação Franca. Munhoz, who submitted Font in 2017 and lost a

It didn’t take UFC welterweight star Khamzat Chimaev long to respond to Nate Diaz. Chimaev fired back at Diaz on Thursday after the Stockton, Calif., native brushed off a potential fight, saying Chimaev wasn’t on his level. The 27-year-old Chechen didn’t take kindly to that opinion, writing Diaz is a “fake gangster” and “the easiest

Nate Diaz has a single fight remaining on his current UFC contract, but he said it won’t be against surging welterweight star Khamzat Chimaev. Diaz told TMZ he refused outright an offer to face Chimaev, believing the unbeaten Chechen fighter unworthy of facing him in the octagon at this point in their respective careers. “They’re

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is targeted to headline a March 26 UFC event opposite surging contender Aleksandar Rakic. Multiple people with knowledge of negotiations told MMA Fighting that while the fight has not been finalized, all sides have agreed in principle to the matchup, which was first reported by Ariel Helwani. Blachowicz

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. GMT. 1 p.m.: UFC featherweight standout Calvin Kattar updates us on his return to MMA and his upcoming headliner against Giga Chikadze on Jan. 15.

A knee injury prevented Anthony Smith from a potential rematch against Aleksandar Rakic in December and now the one-time title challenger is concerned he may end up as the odd man out at light heavyweight. As he continues to rehabilitate after surgery and a staph infection, Smith is currently targeting an early 2022 return to

Undefeated MMA newcomer Darian Weeks is stepping in on short notice to take on vet Bryan Barberena at UFC Vegas 44, UFC officials announced on Tuesday. Weeks steps in for Matt Brown, who was forced to withdraw from the event due to a positive COVID-19 test. The fight card for Saturday’s event at UFC APEX