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9:59 AM ET A heavyweight matchup between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and surging prospect Jailton Almeida will headline a UFC Fight Night on May 13, officials announced this week. The event is scheduled to take place at Spectrum Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. It will mark the UFC’s fourth trip to Charlotte and its first since January

Alexander Volkanovski and Robert Whittaker dressed up as pro-wrestling icons Stone Cold and Hulk Hogan following the UFC-WWE merger. It was just this past Monday, April 3rd, that the announcement was made that UFC’s parent company, Endeavor, bought a majority share in WWE (World Wresting Entertainment) to combine the two promotions into one publicly traded

Easy peasy? Alex Pereira took the Middleweight title off Israel Adesanya at UFC 281 back in Nov. 2022 (watch highlights), and now he hopes to defend it at UFC 287 this weekend (Sat., April 8, 2023) in an immediate rematch. And after he dispatches “The Last Stylebender” for the fourth time in Miami, Fla., “Poatan”

Chuck Liddell predicts Alex Pereira will finish Israel Adesanya inside three rounds Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell has been helping middleweight titleholder Alex Pereira prepare for his rematch with former champion Israel Adesanya. Pereira and Adesanya headline UFC 287 on April 8 at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida in a rematch. Pereira holds

7:50 PM ET MIAMI — Jorge Masvidal said he is not sure how his rival Colby Covington is set for the next UFC welterweight title shot given legal claims Covington has made in a criminal case against Masvidal. Masvidal is facing felony charges of aggravated battery and criminal mischief stemming from an alleged attack on

Raul Rosas Jr. didn’t mince words ahead of his UFC 287 bantamweight bout against Christian Rodriguez. The 18-year-old Rosas Jr. lived up to his billing with a quick first-round win against Jay Perrin in December, and now, he’s letting everyone in the know that he’s here to stay. “I don’t know who said that, but

Raul Rosas Jr. is a confident young man. UFC 282 in Dec. 2022 marked the promotional debut for the 18-year-old Rosas as he dispatched of Jay Perrin via a first-round rear-naked choke submission (watch highlights), extending his unbeaten streak to seven. Despite his record-breaking youth and inexperience, UFC had the prospect kickoff its big year-end

For UFC bantamweight Adrian Yanez, 2022’s only hiccup was that he wasn’t able to be as busy as he would have liked. After having had three fights in 2021, Yanez had only a single bout in 2022, making it his lowest activity year to date amongst nearly a decade as a pro. “My 2022 for

8:43 AM ET Alex Pereira stood with his back to the fence inside the UFC’s Octagon at Madison Square Garden. It was right before the start of the fifth and final round of a title fight in front of a sellout crowd. Pereira looked across the cage at his opponent, then-UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya,

Bob Sapp and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson teamed up for a Siamese boxing match at Fight Circus 6 and it was quite the spectacle. Jackson and Sapp took on promoter Jon Nutt and Woody in Phuket, Thailand this weekend. Things went off the rails quickly in hilarious fashion, as one would expect. Jackson and Sapp landed

UFC Charlotte has a new main event. The May 13th “Fight Night” card was originally set to be headlined by a light heavyweight tilt between Anthony Smith and Johnny Walker. That bout has now been bumped down a spot to make room for the Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Jailton Almeida heavyweight fight. No reason was given

Jorge Masvidal says a fight between he and ‘fun-sized’ Conor McGregor is a ‘promoter’s dream’ Jorge Masvidal says that he can get a title shot against champion Leon Edwards with an impressive win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 287 on Saturday, but is Masvidal eyeing something even bigger? Former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor

4:09 PM ET Marc Raimondi Mike Coppinger The combat sports landscape is about to undergo a seismic shift. Two of the biggest live event and broadcast promoters in the combat space, the UFC and WWE, will be merged into one company, an unprecedented and stunning business move. Endeavor, the UFC’s parent company, announced Monday it

Jose Aldo was not in the mood when asked about Conor McGregor’s suggestion for a boxing match with him. Aldo was in action this weekend, taking on familiar foe Jeremy Stephens in a boxing match. The bout was featured on the main card of Gamebred Boxing 4. The bout went six rounds and ended in