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Gilbert Burns is fed up. The No. 5-ranked welterweight contender wants the FBI to get involved in MMA judging after the wacky scorecards turned in following the UFC San Antonio main event last weekend in Texas. Judge Joel Ojeda scored the final three rounds for Marlon Vera, a stark contrast to the scores turned in

Paddy Pimblett calls for Jared Gordon rematch from hospital bed | Video Lightweight Paddy Pimblett underwent successful surgery for an injury he suffered in his UFC 282 bout against Jared Gordon, and called for a rematch with “Flash.” Pimblett sustained an ankle injury in his controversial unanimous decision win over Gordon in December and recently

6:44 PM ET UFC flyweight fighter Alex Perez said it was a seizure that forced him out of his 125-pound contender bout against Manel Kape at UFC San Antonio this past Saturday. On Sunday, Perez wrote on social media that he suffered a seizure while doing his prefight warmup, which is why he withdrew from

Dana White is commenting on the split decision ruling in Saturday’s UFC San Antonio main event. UFC San Antonio saw Cory Sandhagen (16-4 MMA) defeat Marlon Vera (20-8 MMA) via split decision in the bantamweight main event. Several fans believed that Sandhagen should have been awarded a unanimous decision victory over Vera. Sandhagen, 30, now

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight kingpin Luke Rockhold expressed an interest in branching out after walking away from UFC, but I don’t know if this is exactly what he envisioned! While backstage at last weekend’s (Sat. March 25, 2023) UFC San Antonio event, Rockhold ran into NBA legend Tim Duncan,

Holly Holm Speaks Out, ‘Let’s Protect The Children’ When former bantamweight champion Holly Holm returned to the Octogaon and defeated Yana Santos, she took the time on the mic to call for America to “protect the children.” So of course when she arrived at the post-fight presser, she was asked to elaborate on those thoughts.

1:12 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Mixed martial arts has had a small number of standout fighters who have won championships in two weight classes. Bellator MMA soon might have the first three-division champ in a major fight promotion. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, who reigns at featherweight and vacated the lightweight title in 2021, will go for

Alex Pereira’s coach is not ruling out an eventual move to heavyweight. For now, Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira is focused on his upcoming fight with Israel Adesanya. It will be Pereira (7-1 MMA) vs Adesanya (23-2 MMA) battling it out at the main event at UFC 287 which takes place on Saturday, April 8th at

If you want to get to 135-pound champion Aljamain Sterling, you’ll first have to go through No. 1-ranked bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili, who is content to play gatekeeper so long as his friend and teammate remains atop the division throne. That’s why “The Machine” welcomes a potential title eliminator against the red-hot Cory Sandhagen, who

Patricio Pitbull looks to make MMA history, fighting for bantamweight title in June Patricio Pitbull already has (or has held) the Bellator lightweight and featherweight titles and now he’s looking for his third title at bantamweight. According to Bellator, Pitbull will take on Sergio Pettis on June 16 in Chicago during the co-main event of

7:30 PM ET Saddle up. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, one of the most active and popular fighters of the past several decades, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer, the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC San Antonio broadcast. Cerrone, 39, will join a prestigious class that includes former longtime UFC champions

Holly Holm knows father time is ticking, but “The Preacher’s Daughter” still believes she can compete at a high level. Holm shared the Octagon with Yana Santos in the co-main event of UFC San Antonio on March 25. The bantamweight clash went the distance and it was never close. Santos was outmatched in the grappling

Dana White is still trying to justify his decision to slot Colby Covington in as the next title challenger for welterweight champion Leon Edwards. Covington surprised everyone when he showed up at the UFC 286 weigh-ins to play back-up in case any issues arose with the Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman main event. His services

UFC San Antonio Post-Fight Press Conference Video The big winners fielded questions from the media following Saturday’s UFC San Antonio during the event’s post-fight press conference. In the fight card’s main event, Cory Sandhangen ended Marlon Vera’s four-fight winning streak via split decision shaking up the bantamweight rankings. [embedded content]

10:55 PM ET It’s not easy to stand out in the UFC’s absolutely stacked 135-pound bantamweight division, but Cory Sandhagen is finding a way to do just that. Sandhagen (16-4) was brilliant over the course of a five-round split decision over Marlon “Chito” Vera (22-8-1) on Saturday, in the main event of UFC Fight Night

Maycee Barber has extended her winning streak to four and she has expressed her desire to have a rematch with Alexa Grasso. Barber was featured on the main card of UFC San Antonio. She went toe-to-toe with Andrea Lee inside AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. This one went the distance and Barber was awarded

UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira returns to action on April 8th at UFC 287 where he’ll fight Israel Adesanya for the second time in MMA and fourth across all combat sports. “Poatan” holds two kickboxing wins over “The Last Stylebender” and took Adesanya’s title off him via TKO at UFC 281. Now the immediate rematch

UFC announced that former WEC and UFC lightweight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s ‘Modern Wing’ as a member of the Class of 2023. The 2023 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Toyo Tires®, will take place on Thursday, July 6, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event will