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Bruno Silva won’t have Henry Cejudo in his corner this Saturday for UFC Vegas 27 when he collides with Victor Rodriguez at the UFC APEX, but that doesn’t mean “Triple C” is stepping away from the game. “Bulldog” said Cejudo spent two weeks in Mexico accompanying his pregnant girlfriend Ana Karolina before she was cleared

Invicta FC has a new flyweight champion after Karina Rodriguez outpointed Daiana Torquato and atomweight champion Alesha Zappitella defended her belt despite a spirited effort from Jessica Delboni at Invicta FC 44. Rodriguez earned a unanimous decision with scores of 50-45, 49-46 and 48-47 for a superior striking attack at distance that nullified Torquato’s clinch

MMA Fighting has Invicta FC 44 results for the Rodriguez vs. Torquato fight card Friday night at the Police Athletic League in Kansas City, Kansas. In the main event, Karina Rodriguez will square off against Daiana Torquato for the vacant flyweight title. Rodriguez has won three of her past five fights, while Torquato is on

Shane Burgos and Jacare Souza are among the fighters who will need a doctor’s clearance before they’re allowed to fight again after losing at UFC 262. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation’s Combative Sports commission issued four indefinite medical suspensions following this past Saturday’s pay-per-view event at Toyota Center in Houston. All fighters received

Bellator featherweight title challenger Leslie Smith has applied lessons from studying labor movements in college to her approach to fighting. One of her main takeaways has been that organizing people requires more finesse than power – and conviction to see through the mission. When Smith looks at Georges St-Pierre’s inability to take a boxing match

Just three fights into his career, Jake Paul is already one of the most coveted assets in combat sports, and he now has a new fighting home. Paul has inked a deal for Showtime Sports to serve as the promoter for his next fight after he previously competed under the Triller Fight Club banner. Showtime

Neil Magny is all about options. Fresh off a unanimous decision win over Geoff Neal at UFC Vegas 26, the veteran welterweight is looking to take a little bit of time off to rest and heal his body. But he’s always looking at what comes next. With August as his targeted timeline to return, Magny

UFC 263 has all the makings of a summer blockbuster. The trailer for the June 12 pay-per-view has been released and it features a pair of dynamite rematches as Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Marvin Vettori, and Deiveson Figueiredo faces Brandon Moreno in an immediate rematch of their instant classic at UFC 256

On Saturday night at UFC 262, Charles Oliveira finally broke through, claiming the UFC’s vacant lightweight title with a second-round TKO of Michael Chandler. It wasn’t easy for Oliveira who had to survive a first round that saw him nearly finished by the powerful punching of the former Bellator lightweight champion but “Do Bronx” proved

Cheyanne Buys and Gloria de Paula have agreed to meet inside the UFC octagon on July 31, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting. The UFC has yet to officially announce the location of the card, but it will likely take place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The headlining attraction

A matchup between Dana White’s Contender Series contract winners will take place in July. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a welterweight bout between Philip Rowe and Orion Cosce has been added to the UFC’s fight card on July 31 which currently does not have a location or

Charles Oliveira might be the new UFC lightweight champion, but the oddsmakers think it could be a short reign if he runs into Dustin Poirier or Conor McGregor next. Poirier and McGregor are set to headline UFC 264 on July 10, a matchup that will resolve their trilogy (currently tied at one win apiece) and

Michael Chandler is down but not out following a loss in his first attempt at becoming UFC champion. Just one fight into his career with the promotion, the former Bellator mainstay was granted a shot at the vacant lightweight title after Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement last year. Chandler made the most of the opportunity

MMA Fighting has UFC 262 results for the Oliveira vs. Chandler fight card Saturday, live blogs for all the main card fights, and live UFC 262 Twitter updates. In the main event, Charles Oliveira will square off with Michael Chandler for the vacant UFC lightweight title. Tony Ferguson will try to snap his two-fight skid

Few things infuriate MMA fans more than a fight being scored incorrectly, though the term “robbery” tends to be thrown around carelessly and is often steeped in bias. With Robbery Review, we’ll take a look back at controversial fights and determine whether the judges were rightly criticized for their decision or if pundits need to

For the first time in eight years, the UFC is handing out bigger performance bonuses on fight night. UFC officials confirmed to MMA Fighting that for UFC 262, the promotion will award $75,000 bonus checks, up from a cap of $50,000 that’s been in place since 2013. Globo reporter Raphael Marinho was first to report

At the UFC 262 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Houston are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have live weigh-in video, which can be seen above. In the main event, Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira can weigh no more than 155 pounds, the maximum allowed for

Tony Ferguson knows all too well that title shots are not easy to earn in the UFC. He personally built a 12-fight winning streak in the lightweight division, and while he did hold an interim title at one time, the former Ultimate Fighter winner was never fortunate enough to compete for the undisputed championship. Of