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UFC: Five Potential Opponents for Frankie Edgar’s Bantamweight Debut

Former UFC lightweight champion, multiple time featherweight title-challenger, and fan-favorite Frankie Edgar is moving to bantamweight. Who should he face in his 135 pound debut? There's no denying Frankie Edgar's professional MMA resumé. The legendary fighter has competed at the...
Thanh Le

Weekly MMA Prospect Report: ONE Championship, RIZIN In Focus

This edition of the Weekly MMA Prospect Report puts the spotlight on Asia, as both ONE Championship and RIZIN Fighting Federation are in action, with some promising up-and-comers taking part. ONE Championship lands in Bangkok, Thailand this Friday, while RIZIN...
Timur Valiev

Five Big Show Ready MMA Prospects from July

With a lot of good prospects competing in MMA action in the month of July, we take a look at five favorites that seem ready for the big show. The height of summer had plenty of MMA action, and plenty...
Alacabek and Knight

DWCS 2019 Week 8 Breakdown and Predictions

Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) is back for its third season and we have a full breakdown of each fight plus predictions for the eighth episode. This week on Dana White's Contender Series, it's a pair of light heavyweight fights,...
Vicente Luque UFC Rochester

UFC Uruguay Aftermath: What’s Next For The Winners And Losers?

Valentina Shevchenko retained, Luque vs. Perry was a war, and Volkan Oezdemir returned to the win column. UFC Uruguay left MMA fans with a lot of digest. UFC Uruguay is all said and done. Being headlined by a title fight,...
Liz Carmouche UFC Prague

UFC Uruguay: Can Liz Carmouche Go 2-0 Against Valentina Shevchenko?

Valentina Shevchenko has looked nearly unstoppable at 125 pounds, but she faces a powerhouse in Liz Carmouche and will look to even their scorecard at UFC Uruguay. This time a year ago, the women's flyweight division was in limbo. From...
Gilbert Burns UFC Fort Lauderdale

The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Uruguay

We look at several fighters from UFC Uruguay who have changed weight classes in their career, including headliner Valentina Shevchenko. Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of...
Lindsey VanZandt MMA

Weekly MMA Prospect Report: PFL and Invicta FC Lead a Short Week

Taking the spotlight in this week's MMA prospect report is PFL and Invicta FC alone. PFL 6 | Thursday | New Jersey Heavyweight: Denis Goltsov (23-5) Goltsov has beaten a string of well-known fighters in James McSweeney, Jared Rosholt, Chase Gormley, Peter Graham,...
Ciryl Gane UFC Uruguay

UFC Uruguay Featured Fighter: Ciryl Gané

Featured Fighter is back again this week as undefeated heavyweight Ciryl Gané makes his UFC debut against Brazil’s Raphael Pessoa. Read why he is our Featured Fighter for UFC Uruguay below. The UFC returns this weekend as the promotion makes...
UFC Montevideo Ariane Carnelossi

Welcome to the UFC: Ariane Carnelossi

Ariane Carnelossi signed with the UFC for a short-notice fight that was supposed to take place this weekend. However, her opponent pulled out, but she's still earned a spot on the roster. The UFC is coming to Montevideo, Uruguay, on October 8. The...