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This week, five more sets of hopefuls hit the cage hoping to add their names to the collection of athletes matriculating to the biggest stage in the sport. After another night of explosive action, it was another “Everybody Gets a Contract” evening, as UFC President Dana White invited all five victors to compete in the

Path to Victory for Each Fighter Everyone would love a 10-second knockout or a quick submission, but that’s not often how these things go, especially not at the championship level. Instead, it’s usually the competitor that has crafted the better game plan and did the better job of executing things inside the Octagon that comes

In the flyweight division, ascending prospect Miranda Maverick faces off with sturdy veteran Shanna Young. Still just 25 years old, Maverick makes her sixth UFC start this weekend, looking to build on her second-round submission victory over Sabina Mazo back in March. A physical fighter with wins over Victoria Leonardo, DeAnna Bennett, and Gillian Robertson,

With good reason. The Uganda native is 2-1 in the UFC since making his debut last October, with a competitive three-rounder at 155 pounds against Mason Jones on short notice followed by a pair of finishes over Gabriel Benitez and Garrett Armfield that have him on the radar of fight fans looking for the next

Onama’s punches were coming fast, straight and accurate from the start, and midway through the round, he dropped Landwehr briefly with a right hand. Landwehr was sent down a second time moments later, and it looked like the fight was over, but he weathered the incoming storm and actually got into Onama’s guard on the

UFC returned to San Diego for the first time since 2015 with a pivotal battle between top bantamweight contenders that saw No. 5 ranked Marlon Vera take on former champion and No. 8 ranked Dominick Cruz in the main event. After a back-and-forth three rounds, the power difference was on display as Vera’s strikes received noticeable

Jim and Matt talk with Dominick Cruz, Marlon Vera, and “Cousin Sal” Iacono, and preview UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz, on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! Dominick Cruz opens the show ahead of his main event bout against Marlon “Chito” Vera on Saturday night. He offers his reaction to Vera’s smack talk during the

“Personality-wise, people don’t think I fight,” Moran said. “I’m not an a*****e. People still have this idea that fighters are big, mean and rude and whatnot, but a lot of us are real cool, down to Earth people. Just by looking at me, I look like a salesman. When I tell people I fight they’re

Clark is eager to test those skills and be the first person to leave a mark on Murzakanov’s unblemished record. “It is nice because these guys don’t know they can lose until they do lose,” Clark said of beating an undefeated opponent. “I’ve been there, too, where I’ve had my first loss. After being undefeated

PRELIMS Women’s Catchweight (120-lbs) Bout: Angela Hill (119.5) vs Loopy Godinez (119) Heavyweight Bout: Martin Buday (266) vs Lukasz Brzeski (236.5) Women’s Flyweight Bout: Cynthia Calvillo (125.5) vs Nina Nunes (125.5) Lightweight Bout: Gabriel Benitez (155) vs Charlie Ontiveros (155) Fight By Fight Preview | UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz Flyweight Bout: Ode Osbourne

“We have different styles, but I’m confident that I’ll shut him down.” With Meerschaert’s grappling-heavy style and Silva’s desire to earn his fourth UFC knockout, things will definitely be interesting when the two are finally locked in the Octagon on Saturday. In theory, Silva expects Meerschaert to try to grab a hold of him, and

“Of course, one of my main goals is to give the excitement and mostly not to disappoint my fans, my coaches, my teammates, everyone who supports me,” Murzakanov said. “And, of course, going along with that, it doesn’t hurt to be undefeated, and I’m going to try and stay undefeated.” That starts with delivering another

UFC FIGHT NIGHT: VERA vs CRUZ Updates Please note the following changes: Due to COVID-19 protocols with Aspen Ladd, her women’s bantamweight bout against Sara McMann has been rescheduled to UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Yadong on September 17. Due to injury with Alexa Grasso, her women’s flyweight bout against Viviane Araujo has been rescheduled

“Finally, everything went okay,” Brzeski said of the contest. “I won the fight and got the contract, but the stress and emotions were unimaginable.” But not everything went okay. The Polish fighter tested positive for a banned substance in his post-fight drug screening, resulting in Brzeski incurring a fine, a nine-month suspension, and his victory

Karolina Wójcik had no issue with the size advantage Sandra Lavado possessed in Tuesday’s opener, as the diminutive Polish strawweight controlled the action throughout, earning a clean sweep of the scorecards in a 15-minute grind of a fight. The 27-year-old was the more active of the two in the opening stanza, got a little more

Hill, who resides in San Diego, enters on a three-fight skid and having dropped five of her last six. Now, three of those were close, split decision losses, and all of them came against ranked competition, but after getting close to cracking the Top 5 not too long ago, “Overkill” could really use a victory

When it comes to fighting a technical brawler of Luque’s ilk, Neal feels like he can lead the dance where he wants, but if his toughness and grit is called into question, the Texas native feels like he has plenty of answers for that kind of situation. “Most of the time in my fights, I

Having nearly five months between leaving the TUF house and his shot at being the Ultimate Fighter Season 30 winner, Usman has focused a lot of his time on understanding the sport of mixed martial arts and how to adapt to the ebbs and flows of a fight. “I’ve seen so much growth in my