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The stakes were clear in the main event of UFC Vegas 47 on Saturday. A win for Sean Strickland, and he would arrive among those at the very top of the middleweight division, just a fight or two away...

Given his status as an honorary Diaz brother of sorts, the hoopla around Nick Maximov was understandable. Even more so, given Maximov, a middleweight, moved up two weight classes when he competed on Dana White's Contender Series in 2020. Nick...

Shavkat Rakhmonov had proved himself in 2021 to be a top-flight prospect in the UFC's welterweight division. Following back-to-back wins over Alex Oliveira and Michael Prazeres, the Khazakstani fighter brought his 14-0 record to UFC Vegas 47, where he was...

Just a few days ago, Sam Alvey was preparing to battle Phil Hawes in a do-or-die middleweight fight on the UFC Vegas 47 main card. Then, Hawes — himself a replacement for Ian Heinisch — dropped out. Mere days out...

Whether or not you viewed Bryan Battle vs. Tresean Gore as the "real" TUF 29 middleweight finale — even though both fighters themselves claimed they did not — it remained a compelling match-up on the UFC Vegas 47 card. Battle...

Julian Erosa and Steven Peterson put on an absolute war at UFC Vegas 47. Julian Erosa vs. Steven Peterson at UFC Vegas 47 had all the makings of a Fight of the Night sort of match-up. Between the two, nearly sixty...

John Castaneda scored a massive win at UFC Vegas 47, defeating Miles Johns via submission. The featured preliminary fight at UFC Vegas 47 on Saturday featured a bantamweight showdown between Miles Johns and John Castaneda. Both men were coming off wins...

Hakeem Dawodu dominated Mike Trizano at UFC Vegas 47, picking up a big unanimous decision victory. One of four Canadian fighters on the UFC Vegas 47 card, featherweight "Mean" Hakeem Dawodu was paired up with Ultimate Fighter winner Mike Trizano. Dawodu...

After a successful outing on Dana White's Contender Series, Bellator vet Chidi Njokuani made his UFC debut Saturday at UFC Vegas 47, against Canadian Marc-Andre Barriault. The middleweight pairing found Barriault looking for his third straight win inside the octagon....

Former title challenger Alexis Davis got back into the win column at UFC Vegas 47, with a win over Julija Stoliarenko. The lone fight on the female side of things at UFC Vegas 47 featured Canada's Alexis Davis up against...