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UFC 291 is in the books — and the rankings crew is getting called out! Mike Heck and Jed Meshew join co-hosts Shaun Al-Shatti and Alexander K. Lee this week to debate the state of the light heavyweight division following Alex Pereira’s successful debut over Jan Blachowicz and respond to the fiery criticism of former

Sean O’Malley is getting the champion treatment ahead of UFC 292. In a trailer released for the upcoming Aug. 19 pay-per-view event in Boston, it’s O’Malley who leads the show as the clip chronicles his rise from Contender Series standout to No. 1 bantamweight contender. At UFC 292, he challenges Aljamain Sterling for the undisputed

Jorge Masvidal fulfilled his duties handing Justin Gaethje the “BMF’ title after his win at UFC 291 but he was definitely heartbroken after watching his friend and teammate Dustin Poirier fall by knockout in the main event. It was a stunning conclusion to a rematch that had been billed as a guaranteed Fight of the

To say Kamaru Usman was happy to see his friend and teammate Justin Gaethje score a knockout win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 291 might be the biggest understatement of the year. The former welterweight champion was sitting cage side for the event and he erupted in a joyous celebration after Gaethje connected flush with

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Patricky Pitbull advanced to the Bellator lightweight grand prix semifinal after stopping current RIZIN champion Roberto Satoshi in the main event of Bellator vs. RIZIN 2 this Saturday in Saitama, Japan. Satoshi replaced A.J. McKee on less than a week’s notice in the grand prix and attempted to take the fellow Brazilian down, but the

MMA Fighting has Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday night. The main event is expected to begin around 11 p.m. ET on PPV.com pay-per-view. Check out our Spence vs. Crawford results page

MMA Fighting has Spence vs. Crawford results live for the Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford fight card at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday night. When the main event begins around 11 p.m. ET on PPV.com, check out our Spence vs. Crawford live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main

At the Spence vs. Crawford weigh-ins Friday, Errol Spence and Terence Crawford will step on the scale. Spence and Crawford have to hit 147 pounds, the welterweight limit for their main event showdown on Showtime. Watch the official weigh-ins above from Las Vegas. The Errol Spence and Terence Crawford official weigh-ins are expected to begin

Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje believe there’s more on the line than a belt this Saturday. The lightweight fan-favorites headline UFC 291 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, meeting in a rematch of their epic UFC Glendale scrap in April 2018 that Poirier won via fourth-round knockout. At Thursday’s pre-fight press conference, Poirier and

Two big fights are headed to the UFC APEX this September. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the additions that a lightweight bout between Rafael Fiziev (12-2) and Mateusz Gamrot (22-2, 1 NC) and a featherweight bout between Bryce Mitchell (15-1) and Dan Ige (17-6) are expected to take place at a Sept.

With July coming to a close, the UFC returns for its second pay-per-view of the month with this one headlined by a fight for the vacant BMF title fight between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, and so the No Bets Barred boys are back to break down all the fights. Co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed

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An injury to former featherweight champion A.J. McKee has shaken up the Bellator lightweight grand prix starting at Bellator x RIZIN 2. Officials confirmed at a Tuesday press conference that McKee will be replaced by RIZIN lightweight champ Roberto de Souza in a 161-pound catchweight bout against Patricky Pitbull. The bout will now headline the

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Molly McCann is moving down to strawweight. This past Saturday, McCann had a tough day at the office, losing in under two minutes to Julija Stoliarenko in the co-main event of UFC London. The loss was McCann’s second consecutive setback, and both were dominant fashion. Given that, “Meatball” has set her sights on the 115-pound

Brazilian actress, singer, and comedian Samantha Schmütz is working on an MMA-themed movie for Juninho Play, a character played by Schmütz for a half-decade in theaters and on the popular comedy show Zorra Total on Globo TV. Schmütz already turned Juninho Play into an animated web series in 2015, and is now in negotiations to