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Following a loss on the Contender Series, and having dropped his LFA lightweight title, JaCobi Jones finds himself on the rebound, having earned his second straight victory at Friday's LFA 211 in Salamanca, New York. The back-to-back setbacks he suffered,...

One of the hottest flyweight prospects for the past couple of years, Phumi Nkuta improved to 10-0 on Friday at LFA 211. Now, he's almost certainly knocking on the door of the UFC. Whether it's via the Contender Series or straight...

Jon Jones has retired from mixed martial arts (presumably, at least, assuming it sticks), but he's in the news for other reasons as well. Shortly after news broke on Saturday that Jones had hung up the gloves, resulting in interim...

Maybe it was a bad sign when the entirety of the preliminary card went to decisions, but UFC Baku on Saturday certainly didn't have much finishing power. Just two fights on the 12-fight card ended inside the distance, taking the...

Jon Jones has officially retired from professional MMA according to UFC CEO Dana White. The UFC boss made the announcement during his post-fight press conference at UFC Baku on Saturday. "Jon Jones called us last night and retired," White told reporters. "Jon...

A former champion and a former challenger in the UFC light heavyweight division closed out the show at UFC Baku on Saturday, which served as the promotion's debut in Azerbaijan. Jamahal Hill, the former 205lb champ who had vacated his...

Two of the more exciting strikers in the UFC lightweight division squared off at UFC Baku on Saturday as Rafael Fiziev and Ignacio Bahamondes scrapped in co-main event. #11 Fiziev (12-4) takes the co-main event slot in his father's home...

Former PFL heavyweight Rizvan Kuniev made his promotional debut at UFC Baku against a very formidable foe in Curtis Blaydes. That's exactly the kind of opponent Kuniev, a Dagestani standout with two wins on the Contender Series, had been asking...

Myktybek Orolbai welcomed Bellator alum and RIZIN lightweight grand prix winner Tofiq Musayev to the octagon at UFC Baku on Saturday. Orolbai, though coming into the fight off a loss, had put in a Fight of the Night-winning effort against...

UFC lightweight Nazim Sadykhov returns home to Azerbaijan to fight under the UFC banner for the first time when he faces Nikolas Motta at UFC Baku on Saturday. Sadykhov (10-1-1) is one of three Azerbaijani fighters on the UFC roster...