John Dodson vs. Petr Yan in the Works for UFC Fight Night in Prague

A bantamweight showdown between John Dodson and highly touted prospect Petr Yan is in the works for the upcoming UFC Fight Night card in Prague, Czech Republic on Feb. 23. Sources close to the situation confirmed the news on Thursday following an initi…

A bantamweight showdown between John Dodson and highly touted prospect Petr Yan is in the works for the upcoming UFC Fight Night card in Prague, Czech Republic on Feb. 23. Sources close to the situation confirmed the news on Thursday following an initial report from ESPN. Yan had previously confirmed that he just signed a […]

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Joseph Benavidez Inks New 4 Fight Deal with UFC, ‘Business as Usual’ at Flyweight

If the UFC is getting rid of the flyweight division that comes as news to former title contender Joseph Benavidez, who just signed a new four fight deal with the promotion. Benavidez returns to action next weekend at the first ever UFC on ESPN+ card fr…

If the UFC is getting rid of the flyweight division that comes as news to former title contender Joseph Benavidez, who just signed a new four fight deal with the promotion. Benavidez returns to action next weekend at the first ever UFC on ESPN+ card from Brooklyn where he faces Dustin Ortiz in a fight […]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov Makes Dreams Come True for 10 Special Fans

Khabib Nurmagomedov has found a lot of success during his fighting career but he always wants to find a way to give back. Just after defeating Conor McGregor at UFC 229 in October, Nurmagomedov made the pilgrimage to Africa to help dig water wells to s…

Khabib Nurmagomedov has found a lot of success during his fighting career but he always wants to find a way to give back. Just after defeating Conor McGregor at UFC 229 in October, Nurmagomedov made the pilgrimage to Africa to help dig water wells to support local people who needed clean drinking water with plans […]

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Alexander Gustafsson Calls for Corey Anderson Fight Next, Anderson Responds

Alexander Gustafsson is anxious to compete again after suffering a third round knockout loss to Jon Jones in the main event at UFC 232. The former three-time title contender has spent much of the past two years sidelined by various injuries but he’s he…

Alexander Gustafsson is anxious to compete again after suffering a third round knockout loss to Jon Jones in the main event at UFC 232. The former three-time title contender has spent much of the past two years sidelined by various injuries but he’s healthy despite being disappointed in the result of his last fight. That’s […]

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Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith in the Works as UFC 235 Main Event

Jon Jones is wasting no time getting back to work as the newly minted light heavyweight champion is expected to defend his title at UFC 235 against surging contender Anthony Smith. UFC president Dana White confirmed the news when speaking to TMZ on Sat…

Jon Jones is wasting no time getting back to work as the newly minted light heavyweight champion is expected to defend his title at UFC 235 against surging contender Anthony Smith. UFC president Dana White confirmed the news when speaking to TMZ on Saturday with additional anonymous sources close to the situation confirming that verbal […]

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Dana White: Raphael Assuncao vs. Marlon Moraes 2 is No. 1 Contender’s Bout

A few months back Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes were both stating their cases to earn a title shot at bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw. Unfortunately neither fighter got the opportunity after the UFC granted Dillashaw an opportunity to drop do…

A few months back Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes were both stating their cases to earn a title shot at bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw. Unfortunately neither fighter got the opportunity after the UFC granted Dillashaw an opportunity to drop down to 125 pounds to challenge Henry Cejudo for the flyweight title instead. The next best […]

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