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Mike Brown would never return to title contention. He did continue to fight for the WEC until the promotion merged with the UFC ten years ago before fighting for the UFC for three years and then retiring to coach full-time. As one of MMA’s most recognizable coaches, Brown seems to be happier as “the man

Charles Oliveira is one of the most exciting – and best – fighters in MMA today. His dominant Saturday win over Tony Ferguson proved it. And while he may not have gotten his just due from some leading up to the bout after missing weight several times as a featherweight, that last miss was in

Fight of the Night Deiveson Figueiredo vs Brandon Moreno After much of the Fight of the Year conversation felt wrapped up in March after Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk went to war in March, Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno threw their hat in the ring with a 5-round war in the final pay-per-view event of

By the time he steps into the cage on Saturday to face Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, it will have been 371 days since Geoff Neal’s last appearance and given everything that has transpired in the leap year plus five days since he pushed his UFC record to 5-0, reminding you of his exploits and highlighting his

The final UFC Pay-Per-View of the year, UFC 256, promises to be an historic one, as flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo looks to set the record for fastest consecutive UFC title defenses when he faces No. 1 ranked contender Brandon Moreno. Also on the card, former interim lightweight champion and No. 3 ranked contender Tony Ferguson

UFC 256: FIGUEIREDO vs. MORENO will take place Saturday, December 12 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas and will stream live on Pay-Per-View, exclusively on ESPN+ in the U.S. at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT in both English and Spanish. Preliminary fights will air nationally in English on ESPN2 and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes, as well as being simulcast in

It does, and while Ferguson has always marched to the beat of his own drummer since emerging victorious on season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter in 2011, he could always be relied on to deliver excitement and a supreme effort on fight night. And if there was to be a setback like this one, Ferguson

“Fighters in general are like 1 percenters, and I feel that for myself to be so disciplined for so long is unique. One of the hardest things has been ‘What’s my motivation?’ Now having a family and things like that, I’m just a different person than I was 17 years ago,” said Swanson. “I think

Brandon Moreno Key Stats: 3.01 strikes landed per minute (8th), 63.6% significant strike defense (3rd), 12:56 average fight time (2nd longest) What It Means: “The Assassin Baby” showed great improvements in his striking since returning to the UFC and shows such confidence when exchanging, particularly when he strings together his punches. He keeps his frame

“You know what, everybody is talking about this fight,” he said. “And he looked impressive in his last fight, so I have a lot of pressure because I’m trying to change my life and trying to change the sport in my country. That’s a lot of pressure, but at the same time, everybody is saying

I was still in college, in my junior year, living out in Denver, Colorado,” said the 34-year-old. “I was a super fan, but not necessarily training or anything like that. It was like a different lifetime for me when I was 21.” In those ensuing 13 years, Barrett went through all sorts of twists and

“I’m really excited,” Gane said about the matchup. “For real, I can’t wait to be in the cage against this guy and I want to prove I belong, that’s for sure.” Of all the things that stand out about the streaking French upstart, his desire to prove himself and allow his work inside the Octagon

No. 12 ranked UFC women’s strawweight Angela Hill is being removed from her bout against No. 9 ranked Tecia Torres. Replacing Hill will be UFC newcomer Sam Hughes, who has finished four of her five victories, including a recent first-round stoppage in October.Dwight Grant is being removed from his welterweight bout with Li Jing Liang.

KEVIN HOLLAND VS. JACARE SOUZA Illness necessitated the shuffling of matchups at middleweight over the last couple of weeks, resulting in Kevin Holland and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza facing off here. Already one of the standouts since the restart, Holland enters the Octagon in search of his fifth victory of 2020 after posting wins over Anthony

Jamahal Hill surprised a lot of people with his win over Ovince Saint Preux last weekend. And it’s not that people didn’t think he had the talent to get the victory over one of the most seasoned veterans in the light heavyweight division; it’s the way he did it and the poise he showed in

50% of the net proceeds – $12,345 – will help purchase equipment for the organization’s new pediatric physiotherapy fitness center, to help patients recover and stay active during treatment. UFC also donated an additional $5,000 to help purchase equipment.  “We were super excited to partner with UFC on this raffle and it was really important for this campaign to happen during

Ciryl Gane One of the top rookie performers of 2019, Gane finally makes his first appearance of 2020 in an appetizing matchup against former champion Junior Dos Santos that carries the potential to launch him into both the thick of the title chase and UFC stardom. The 30-year-old is undefeated in his six-fight career, with

Due to positive COVID-19 tests, the featherweight bout featuring Nate Landwehr vs. Movsar Evloev and the women’s flyweight bout featuring Montana De La Rosa vs. Taila Santos have been canceled. In addition, due to a non-COVID related medical issue with Cody Durden, his flyweight bout against Jimmy Flick has also been canceled. As a result