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Following a successful finish to UFC 253, that saw three straight bonus-winning fights to end the show, a few things are clear: Brandon Royval is a heck of a fun fighter and a future potential star at flyweight Israel...

Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa headlined UFC 253 on pay-per-view (PPV) from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi earlier tonight. The pair competed for the UFC middleweight championship, with "Stylebender" putting his 185-pound crown up for grabs yet again. Adesanya and Costa...

The main event of UFC 253 had Israel Adesanya set to answer a number of questions. Coming off a less-than-thrilling win over Yoel Romero in which the champ was heavily criticized, it was time to prove once again that...

Two champions, including the UFC's most recent, were among the bonus winners at UFC 253. And the Fight of the Night went to a short but dazzling thriller. The PPV card kicked off the promotion's return to Fight Island in...

The illustrious UFC light heavyweight championship has previously been held by MMA greats and pioneers like Randy Couture, Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell. This past August, long time champ Jon Jones left it vacant, and so the search began....

Jan Blachowicz is the new UFC light heavyweight champion of the world after crushing Dominick Reyes in the co-main event of UFC 253 on pay-per-view (PPV) from Abu Dhabi. At the start of 2020, few would have expected a vacant...

Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation was back in action Sunday, with young star Tenshin Nasukawa (37-0 Kickboxing, 4-0 MMA) once against topping the bill. The agile and exhilarating kickboxer was getting one of the toughest tests of his undefeated career...

Brandon Royval picked up the first finish on the UFC 253 main card on pay-per-view (PPV) in Abu Dhabi, forcing Kai Kara-France to tap out via guillotine. Just months ago, Brandon Royval was a UFC newcomer who made a splash,...

Ketlen Vieira picked up a unanimous decision win over Sijara Eubanks after three hard-fought rounds on the UFC 253 pay-per-view (PPV) from Abu Dhabi. A key women's bantamweight fight was flying a little under the radar on the UFC 253...

UFC 253 marked the return of the Ultimate Fighting Championship to "Fight Island" in a big way. After a successful stint in Abu Dhabi in July, the UFC was no doubt hoping that lightning would strike twice, putting on another...