An MMA heavyweight's identity was used in a scam, a fighter spoke up about competing during a pandemic, and racism is being tolerated in the UFC. Huh? Finding the proper response to much of the news finding its way into...

Entering UFC 253 this past weekend, Brad Riddell was looking for a shorter night at the office. That, after a couple of extended wars in "Quake's" first two bouts in the octagon. He didn't get it. Instead, it was another...

Jake Matthews found himself fighting a legend at UFC 253 over the weekend. And had to do his best to ignore that. "I tried to not let it get to my head before the fight that I was fighting Diego...

After spending the past year on a developmental deal following his first fight on Dana White's Contender Series, new UFC light heavyweight William Knight has started 2020 in a big way. Three wins this calendar year, including a second...

Nearly two years removed from winning The Ultimate Fighter 28 at heavyweight, Juan Espino finally returned to the octagon at UFC 253. His fight Saturday night was just the eleventh of his career, which at 39 years of age is...

Excluding having missed weight for the fight, Ludovit Klein's UFC debut was everything the fighter could have wanted. Coming in on short notice at UFC 253 against Shane Young, Klein (17-2), a promising featherweight prospect from Slovakia, finished the fight...

After a loss in her last outing and a lengthy layoff, Ketlen Vieira (11-1) was "very happy" to get a win over Sijara Eubanks at UFC 253. The bantamweight bout, which went down Saturday on "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi,...

Newcomer Danilo Marques picked up a unanimous decision win in his debut at UFC 253. It was a clear-cut victory for the Brazilian, but not without some controversy, thanks to multiple fence grabs by opponent Khadis Ibragimov going unpunished. Not...

Coming out of UFC 253, Canadian featherweight "Mean" Hakeem Dawodu is now on a five-fight win streak. After starting his career in the WSOF, Dawodu (12-1-1) made the jump to the UFC in 2018, and after dropping his debut,...

Brandon Royval has gone from being the awkward new kid at school, to the big man on campus, following UFC 253. Well, not exactly. "Not at all," Royval (12-4) corrected with a laugh, speaking post-fight to Cageside Press in a...