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Saturday’s highly anticipated fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier is proceeding, as both men made weight this morning for UFC 264.

Both of the decorated lightweights came in at 156 pounds for the bout, which will… Read More

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Not only are Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier going to fight for a third time on Jul 10th as expected, but the bout will also take place with fans in attendance.

Following reports that the lightweights had… Read More

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Former TUF Brazil winner, Antonio Carlos Junior, has reportedly been released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

The 30-year-old Brazilian middleweight is coming off a decision loss to Brad Tavares at UFC 257 last month, which was his… Read More

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Here are the results from UFC 257, which saw Dustin Poirier avenge his 2014 loss to Conor McGregor.

Poirier stunned McGregor in the second round with counter punches, and then finished the star with a follow up… Read More

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The weigh-ins for UFC 257 have finished, and the rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier is all set.

McGregor came in at 155 pounds for the contest and Poirier was 156.

In the co-main event, Michael… Read More

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Thiago Santos has no plans to move back down to middleweight in the near future. But, the light heavyweight contender is certain he’d provide more of a test for middleweight champ Israel Adesanya did than Paul Costa.… Read More

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As Edmen Shahbazyan gets set to face Derek Brunson this Saturday at UFC Vegas 5, the rising middleweight says he plans to become the youngest champ in UFC history.

Since the Armenian-American fighter joined the UFC in 2018, Shahbazyan (11-0)… Read More

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After winning his first four, UFC bouts, Edmen Shahbazyan believes a win at UFC 248 could move him into the title shot mix.

Following his first round, knockout win over Brad Tavares in November, Shahbazyan has been… Read More

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After taking out Brad Tavares at UFC 244, Edmen Shahbazyan has the attention of middleweight champ, Israel Adesanya.

Shahbazyan finished the veteran in the first round with a head kick, and in doing so, the 22 year-old… Read More

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Here are the results from UFC 244, which saw Jorge Masvidal win the ‘BMF’ title, by defeating Nate Diaz.

After round three, the doctor ruled that Diaz could not continue due to a large cut he had… Read More

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Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC 244, which will take place tomorrow at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

In the main event, Nate Diaz will take on Jorge Masvidal (results via UFC.com).

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Derek Brunson and Israel Adesanya traded verbal shots at a press conference last week to promote the UFC’s upcoming schedule, and the latter believes it’s because he’s already in the head of the middleweight.

Adesanya will battle… Read More

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Israel Adesanya has been booked to face another top middleweight contender, as the UFC’s announced that the rising star will battle Derek Brunson.

The bout will be part of UFC 230, which will take place on November… Read More

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Israel Adesanya scored the biggest win of his MMA career to date last night at the TUF 27 Finale, but “The Last Stylebender” understands there’s still parts of his game he needs to improve.

Adesanya faced middleweight… Read More

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Dustin Poirier emerged from UFC on FOX 29 with a pivotal win and the card’s largest payout.

The lightweight contender took on Justin Gaethje in the main event, and proceeded to stop the former WSOF champ in… Read More

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Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje lived up to the hype that surrounded their bout tonight at UFC on FOX 29, as the lightweights went to war for over 15 minutes, before Poirier won the bout.

Gaethje came… Read More

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The fighters have hit the scales in advance of tomorrow’s UFC on FOX 29 card, and headliners Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje have made weight.

The lightweights both tipped the scales at 156 for the main event,… Read More

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The fighter purses have been released for Saturday’s UFC 216 card, and new interim lightweight champ Tony Ferguson led the way.

According to the payout figures that were disclosed to the Nevada Commission by the UFC, Ferguson… Read More

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Here are the results from tonight’s UFC 216 card, which saw Tony Ferguson win the interim lightweight title, and Demetrious Johnson set a new record for title defenses.

Ferguson tapped out Kevin Lee with a third round,… Read More

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Kevin Lee needed just over an extra hour to make the 155 pound limit for his interim title fight tomorrow with Tony Ferguson, but card’s headliner is official.

Lee initially came in at 156 pounds for the… Read More