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Azat Maksum and Tyson Nam UFC Vegas 77

Welcome to the UFC: Azat Maksum

The UFC is back in the Apex this Saturday with a full 13-fight card at UFC Vegas 77. The show is filled with a bunch of fighters looking to get their first UFC win, plus Holly Holm vs. Mayra...
Bassil Hafez, UFC

Welcome to the UFC: Bassil Hafez

UFC Vegas 77 goes down at the Apex with a full 13-fight card. The event is filled with fighters looking to get their first UFC win, and headlined by Holly Holm vs. Mayra Bueno Silva. Jack Della Maddalena was...
Edgar Chairez, UFC

Welcome to the UFC: Edgar Chairez

Dana White's Contender Series alum Edgar Chairez, who was defeated on the show, now gets another shot at the UFC, joining the promotion for this weekend's UFC 290. The International Fight Week card is headlined by Alexander Volkanovski vs....
Val Woodburn, UFC 290

Welcome to the UFC: Val Woodburn

Stepping in to save a fight on the UFC 290 main card this weekend, Val Woodburn has the difficult assignment of going up against unbeaten middleweight prospect Bo Nickal. One of the most decorated NCAA wrestlers in years, Nickal...
Nursulton Ruziboev, UFC Vegas 76

Welcome to the UFC: Nursulton Ruziboev

While middleweights are the focus of UFC Vegas 76, care of the main event between Sean Strickland and Abus Magomedov, another 185lb match-up is also features on the main card. That fight sees Nursulton Ruziboev make his promotional debut...
Ivana Petrović and Luana Carolina, UFC Vegas 76

Welcome to the UFC: Ivana Petrović

The UFC is home once again at the UFC Apex this weekend, for a Fight Night event topped by middleweights Sean Strickland and Abus Magomedov. Aside from that rather surprising main event, a number of fights will be making...
Shamil Gaziev, heavyweight prospect

The State of MMA’s Heavyweight Prospects Worldwide

Heavyweight is unquestionably the thinnest division in mixed martial arts. A lack of athletic, large bodies makes it naturally more shallow than many other weight classes, despite the UFC generally claiming their heavyweight champ to be the "Baddest Man...
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Welcome to UFC: Josh Van

The UFC hits Jacksonville, Florida this Saturday for UFC on ABC 5, with an mid-day card (or early morning if you're on the west coast). Among a handful of newcomers on the docket, Josh Van has stepped up to...
Stephen Erceg / Steve Erceg UFC 289

Welcome to the UFC: Steve Erceg

There aren't many fresh faces on the UFC 289 card, but Australia's Steve Erceg made the trip across the world to make his promotional debut. "AstroBoy" is paired up with David Dvorak in a flyweight prelim at the event...
George Hardwick and Harry Hardwick, Cage Warriors top MMA prospects

MMA Prospect Roundtable 2023: Which Up-and-Comers Are UFC-Ready?

Back in 2019, we took a look at some of the top up-and-coming prospects in MMA, with a roundtable format featuring a number of guest authors giving their take on where the future of MMA might lie. Among the...

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