Newark - UFC welterweight Bassil Hafez earned his first UFC victory when he beat Mickey Gall at UFC 302 on Saturday night in a tough 15-minute bout. "My goal was to get a knockout. I'm not happy (that) I didn't...

Newark - UFC welterweight Niko Price isn't stopping anytime soon following his win over Alex Morono at UFC 302 on Saturday night. "I don't plan on retiring until God takes my legs from me. Or my arms so I'll be...

Newark, NJ — Randy Brown happened to be back stage at the Prudential Center in New Jersey following his UFC 302 fight when a wince-inducing scene played out. Brown (19-5), coming out of his win with Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos,...

Newark - UFC middleweight Kevin Holland wasn't trying to injure Michal Oleksiejczuk, but he almost had no choice at UFC 302 on Saturday night. "Yeah Herb Dean's fault," Holland joked with reporters including Cageside Press at his post-fight scrum. "I asked...

Newark, NJ — After finishing Dustin Poirier by submission in the fifth round of Saturday's UFC 302 main event, Islam Makhachev believes he salvaged a card that didn't quite live up to expectations. Makhachev (26-1), who earned both Fight of...

Newark - Former UFC middleweight Sean Strickland believes he's earned a title shot following his victory over Paulo Costa at UFC 302 on Saturday night. "I'm going to wait. I f*cking paid my f*cking dues man," Strickland told reporters including...

Newark, NJ — Coming out of UFC 302, UFC President and CEO Dana White was impressed enough with Islam Makhachev and the card's main event to award double bonuses to his lightweight champ. "Incredible fight. Both guys dug deep. Absolute...

When it came to Performance of the Night bonuses, the pickings at UFC 302 on Saturday were slim. That's not to say the card didn't have its share of exciting moments. But out of the gate, the first five fights...

Legacy. That's what Saturday's UFC 302 main event boiled down to: legacy. For Islam Makhachev, another big win, and perhaps a chance to move on to welterweight, should the stars align. For Dustin Poirier, one last chance at the...

The co-main event of Saturday's UFC 302 in Newark was scheduled for five rounds or less between ex-middleweight champ Sean Strickland, and former title challenger Paulo Costa. As it turned out, it all five rounds were needed. Which certainly favored...