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Thiago Santos to Face David Branch, Patrick Cummins Gets Corey Anderson at UFC Atlantic...

The UFC Fight Night 128 card in Atlantic City is beginning to fill out, with David Branch facing Thiago Santos on the card. Despite headliner Eryk Anders desiring a date with former WSOF champion David Branch, it will be another...
Yushin Okami set to face Dhiego Lima at UFC on FOX 29

Yushin Okami Meets Dhiego Lima at UFC on FOX 29

Veteran Yushin Okami drops to welterweight to face Dhiego Lima for his next octagon appearance. After taking a short notice bout against Ovince St. Preux at Light Heavyweight to get back into the UFC, Yushin Okami is heading south. He's...
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Oleksiy Oliynyk vs. Junior Albini Targeted for UFC 224: Report

Oleksiy Oliynyk will look to bounce back from an odd loss to Curtis Blaydes when he heads to Brazil later this year. A pair of heavyweights looking to bounce back from recent losses are being targeted for UFC 224 in...
Cody Stamann UFC 213

UFC 222 Bantamweight Cody Stamann: A Modest Spartan

After derailing the Tom Duquesnoy hype train, UFC bantamweight Cody Stamann has his sights set on his next target: Bryan Caraway. An athlete can be blessed with all the genetic gifts in the world, but if they lack humility deep...
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Ref Mario Yamasaki Responds to Criticism Following UFC Belem

Ref Mario Yamasaki has shared his side of the story following a disastrous performance at UFC Belem. It's safe to say that the actions (or lack thereof) of referee Mario Yamasaki have become one of the major talking points following...
UFC Carls John de Tomas suspended by USADA

UFC: Carls John de Tomas Gets One Year Ban From USADA

USADA continues to sniff out UFC Anti-Doping Policy violators, with Carls John de Tomas being the latest athlete suspended. UFC bantamweight Carls John de Tomas, who has gone 0-2 in the promotion to date, will be spending the next year...
UFC Hawaii

UFC Destinations: How Does the UFC Get to Hawaii?

The UFC has been around the world, but there are still new markets to be opened. In the first of a series, Cageside Press explores the struggles and strategies of making UFC Hawaii a reality. In the early days of...
UFC Bec Rawlings

Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Bec Rawlings Added to UFC 223, UFC Atlantic City Gets Aspen...

A handful of popular female fighters including Bec Rawlings and Aspen Ladd have been booked by the UFC for later this Spring. A pair of women's MMA bouts were announced over the weekend, as the UFC focused on the action...
Eryk Anders UFC

Eryk Anders Feels He Was Too Patient Against Lyoto Machida, Aiming for David Branch...

Eryk Anders isn't interested in sitting on the sidelines long after a close loss to Lyoto Machida on Saturday. Suffice to say, things didn't turn out Saturday at UFC Belem the way Eryk Anders wanted them to. Though he had...
Dana White

Dana White, Michael Chiesa Blast Ref Mario Yamasaki Following UFC Belem

UFC President Dana White, and lightweight Michael Chiesa were among those critical of ref Mario Yamasaki following UFC Belem. There were plenty of story lines in the cage Saturday at UFC Belem. Unfortunately, one of them was the performance of...

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Did Merab Get Rushed Into A Short-Notice Title Defense?

UFC featherweight Aljamain Sterling, and teammate of bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili, is worried that his friend got rushed into a title defense against the...