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The Light Heavyweight Debate: Who Is Next for Jon Jones?

We're a week removed from Jon Jones's controversial win over Dominick Reyes, and there is much debate about who's next for the dominant champion, so let's look at the contenders. Jon Jones is currently the pound-for-pound greatest fighter on the...
Lisa Spangler vs Shanna Young

UFC Rio Rancho’s Debuting Fighters: How Will Brok Weaver, Daniel Rodriguez, and Shanna Young...

The UFC hits Rio Rancho, New Mexico this week for a Fight Night card headlined by light heavyweight contenders Corey Anderson and Jan Błachowicz. Throughout the UFC Rio Rancho card, you’ll find a handful of prospects making their first walk to the...
Michel Pereira, UFC

The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Rio Rancho

The octagon stops by Rio Rancho this weekend for a Fight Night event, and how Michel Pereira looks at the scales will be one of the big questions Friday morning. Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed...
UFC Rio Rancho

UFC Rio Rancho: Anderson and Blachowicz Collide with Title Implications

Top light heavyweight contenders Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz are looking to force champion Jon Jones to put their attention on them before looking ahead to super fights when they collide at UFC Rio Rancho. https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1227670160632352769?s=20 For the second time in...
Mateusz Legierski

Weekly MMA Prospect Report: A Handful of Prospects from Around the Globe

There's not a ton of MMA action this week, with the focus being on the UFC's trip to Rio Rancho in the wake of UFC 247. There's a chance the next UFC light heavyweight contender could be selected there,...
Nathaniel Wood UFC

Fighter Spotlight: Nathaniel Wood and Valeriu Mircea

This week, we feature two up-and-coming fighters both inside and outside of the UFC. One is an unranked fighter competing on this week’s UFC Rio Rancho card, Nathaniel Wood. The focus here is on a fighter who has never...
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Welcome to the UFC: Daniel Rodriguez

UFC Rio Rancho goes down on February 15 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico at the Santa Ana Star Center. The event will be headlined by a possible #1 contender bout in the light heavyweight division between Corey Anderson and Jan Błachowicz....
Shanna Young

Welcome to the UFC: Shanna Young

UFC on ESPN+ 25 goes down on February 15 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The UFC Rio Rancho card will be headlined by a possible #1 contender bout in the light heavyweight division between Corey Anderson and Jan Błachowicz. Held in the Santa...
Aviv Gozali

Top 25 Pro MMA Prospects with Five Fights or Less

Every UFC fighter, Bellator fighter, UFC champion, Bellator champion, hall of famer, and legend of the sport starts their career the same. This time out, we put the focus on young up-and-coming prospects who are still early in their...
Dominick Reyes UFC

Tumultuous Weekend in MMA Puts Judging Back in the Spotlight

Inscribed on the wall of the old TUF gym, "never leave it in the hands of the judges" became something of a mantra for fighters and MMA fans in years gone by. Yet while the quote became cliche, the...