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With Marc-Andre Barriault forced to withdraw from this weekend's UFC Vegas 81, it was Andre Petroski stepping in on short-notice against the always entertaining Michel Pereira. Petroski had been a smashing success since entering the UFC, while Pereira had had...

Hot bantamweight prospects Christian Rodriguez and Cameron Saaiman faced off at UFC Vegas 81, and for now only Rodriguez will be able to continue his rapid ascent up the ranks as he earned the decision in a close, well-rounded,...

Ahead of Saturday's UFC Vegas 81, Darren Elkins was recognized for 50 clean tests under the UFC's Anti-Doping program — for the moment still administered by USADA, at least until 2024. A major milestone ahead of a big featherweight...

Tainara Lisboa got to welcome Ravena Oliveira to the octagon on Saturday at UFC Vegas 81, in an all-Brazilian women's bantamweight match-up. One of two on the card, in fact. In a division low on numbers, reinforcements were a welcome...

With a fight against Chris Duncan falling through, Terrance McKinney was instead paired up with newcomer Brandon Marotte at UFC Vegas 81 on Saturday. McKinney got back to his winning, and first-round finishing, ways in his last fight when finished...

Melissa Dixon made her promotional debut at UFC Vegas 81 on Saturday, taking on Irina Alekseeva in a women's bantamweight fight. With the weight class always in need of new blood, Dixon had a chance to be a fresh face,...

Fifteenth-ranked UFC bantamweight contender Chris Gutierrez faced off against Alatengheili at UFC Vegas 81 on Saturday. Gutierrez came into the bout looking to rebound from a loss to Pedro Munhoz, Chris' first loss since 2018. Alatengheili came in on a...

Strawweight Ashley Yoder ended a two-year layoff at UFC Vegas 81 on Saturday, taking on ex-Invicta champ and Bellator title challenger Emily Ducote. A pair of shoulder surgeries had kept Yoder out of action; in her return, she was looking...

There are those over the past week who have claimed that lightweight Bobby Green didn't deserve to headline UFC Vegas 80 (not to mention his opponent on Saturday, Grant Dawson). Beg to differ. Coming off a win over Tony Ferguson and...

Joe Pyfer was Joe Pyfer once again when he took on knockout artist Abdul Razak Alhassan in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 80 and submitted him in the second round. This was the biggest fight of Pyfer's young MMA...