UFC

It's not often the consensus most anticipated fight of the evening is the first fight on the PPV card. So when Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler square off to kick off the PPV portion of UFC 268, it's bound...

Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....

If UFC 268 carried a theme with it, it was second chances. A second chance for Colby Covington, against arch-nemesis Kamaru Usman. A second chance for Weili Zhang, looking to reclaim her title against Rose Namajunas. Maybe a second chance for...

New York, NY — Many fighters enter the UFC with a bit of hype behind them, but not many live up to it right away. That is true for middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan, who rattled off four straight wins in...

New York, NY — "Please don't jinx me," Chris Curtis told the media ahead of his second attempt at making his UFC debut. As is well known by now, Curtis stepped up on 24 hours notice, and made weight, for...

New York, NY — When Luke Rockhold vs. Sean Strickland fell off the UFC 268 card, featherweight Shane Burgos "had a feeling they were going to bump me up to the main card." And that's just what has happened, with...

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New York, NY — Just weeks ago, Phil Hawes was lined up for a fight with Deron Winn. But when Winn was forced out, Hawes turned down a short-notice fight with Chris Curtis, who had stepped up on just...

New York, NY — Their first meeting was a grudge match, with a ton of heat and ample media coverage. The rematch between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington, which comes this weekend at UFC 268, has been a little...

New York, NY — Greek fighter Andreas Michailidis wisely returned to the middleweight division in his last fight, after a brief foray up to 205lbs in his UFC debut last year. Back at 185lbs, Michailidis (13-4) earned his first win...