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The Nevada State Athletic Commission has reportedly ordered heavyweight Josh Barnett to undergo random drug testing, with World Anti-Doping Agency standards , heading into his December 28th fight with Travis Browne. The order is tied to the … Read More

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It looks like UFC 167 could mark the last fight Donald Cerrone takes at lightweight for the foreseeable future, as the highly regarded vet says he’s planning to move to featherweight after he fights Evan Dunham at … Read More

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Fans and observers who want to see as much MMA action as possible will likely be happy with the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s schedule for 2014, as the promotion has announced it will feature 35 events.

In addition, … Read More

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It looks like the UFC’s year end show on December 28th has 12 bouts confirmed, as according to multiple reports, Estevan Payan will battle featherweight Robbie Peralta at the Las Vegas bound event. UFC 168 will be … Read More

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Recently Robert Drysdale relayed to Full Contact Fighter that he expected to be booked for his Octagon debut soon, after withdrawing from UFC 163 due to staph infection, and now he has his next fight.

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By Kelsey Mowatt

After having to withdraw from UFC 163 in August due to a staph infection, renowned grappler Robert Drysdale has relayed to the promotion that he’s ready to make his Octagon debut.

The 32 year-old light-heavyweight informed Full … Read More

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has added two more intriguing fights to the line-up of it’s upcoming December 28th card, as Dustin Poirier will fight Diego Brandao and Uriah Hall will square off with Chris Leben. UFC 168 … Read More

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The December 28th, UFC 168 card will feature two title fights, but it will also see rising heavyweight Travis Browne take on former champ Josh Barnett. The Las Vegas bound event will be headlined by a middleweight … Read More

By Joshua Molina

The sports world is talking about a super-big fight this weekend and it has nothing to do with the UFC or Dana White.

Floyd Mayweather Jr., (44-0, 26 KOs) the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, battles … Read More

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UFC 167 will feature a heavyweight bout between two decorated and struggling heavyweights, as the promotion has announced that Alistair Overeem will face Frank Mir at the November 16th event.

Mir (16-8) is coming off a first … Read More

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Not long after Chael Sonnen and Rashad Evans agree to fight publicly, the UFC has confirmed the two will meet on November 16th as Sonnen initially proposed. The light-heavyweight bout will take place at UFC 167, which … Read More

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With Wanderlei Silva reportedly unable to fight until 2014, and Vitor Belfort set to fight Dan Henderson on November 9th, Chael Sonnen has challenged Rashad Evans to fight at UFC 167. Sonnen has been open about the … Read More

Doesn’t Expect to be Sidelined Long With Knee Injury

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Conor McGregor has become of the sport’s most talked about fighters thanks to his first two wins in the UFC, but the rising featherweight has also commanded attention … Read More

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Following their respective wins at UFC on FOX 8 in July, Dana White said he was interested in booking Robbie Lawler versus Rory MacDonald, and the bout appears to be a done deal.

According to a report … Read More

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Although Chael Sonnen is scheduled to fight “Shogun” Rua on August 17th at UFC Fight Night 26, the fighter is reportedly still not licensed to compete at the event, which will take place in Boston. According to … Read More

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The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the final attendance and gate figures for the July 6th, UFC 162 card in Las Vegas, and as expected, the event generated a significant gate.

According to the commission’s figures, … Read More

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Signs continue to point to the fact that Nick Diaz maybe returning to action soon, as after reportedly relaying to Dana White he wants to fight again, comes word that the UFC has sent Diaz an offer.… Read More

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It appears as though the Octagon debut of jiu-jitsu star Robert Drysdale may be postponed, as according to a report, the light-heavyweight has been forced to withdraw from UFC 163.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting that … Read More

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Exactly one week after Chris Weidman shocked the MMA world by knocking out Anderson Silva, and the legendary fighter said he wasn’t interested in a rematch, the UFC has announced that the two will fight again, December … Read More

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The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Saturday’s UFC 162 card in Las Vegas, and as reported previously, Anderson Silva led the way.

The former middleweight champ collected $600,000 for his main event … Read More