Jacksonville, FL — The scene that unfolded in the octagon during Weidman vs. Hall 2 at UFC 261 was so eerily reminiscent and Weidman vs. Silva 2, it was straight out of a Hollywood production. At UFC 168 in 2013,...

Jacksonville, Florida — Rest assured, the fans played a role at UFC 261 on Saturday. That's per women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko. "It made a big difference. It's a totally different feeling. It's so much energy leading to the fight,"...

Jacksonville, FL — Key to her second title reign will be giving back, Rose Namajunas said following UFC 261. "Thug" Rose reclaimed her strawweight title Saturday, upsetting China's Weili Zhang in the co-main event in front of a packed house...

Jacksonville, FL — Kamaru Usman showed something special, and unexpected, in his main event rematch with Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261 on Saturday night. Now, he's looking for the rest of the division to show him something in return. "These guys...

Jacksonville, FL — First off, let's get this out of the way real quick. Yes, Nick Diaz was in attendance at UFC 261. And yes, it was more that just a friendly visit to take in some fights. In fact,...

Jacksonville, FL — If you hear Jeff Molina tell it, after his UFC 261 victory against Qileng Aori, James Krause deserves all the credit. Molina also suggested getting hit less would be in his own best interest. "F*ck dude, I probably...

Jacksonville, FL — Following UFC 261, Brazil's Ariane Carnelossi will go down in the record books as the first UFC fighter to win with fans returning to the arena, after a yearlong absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. The strawweight...

Three title fights. The return of fans. A title fight rematch. A middleweight rematch over a decade in the making earlier in the night. A small army of Chinese fighters making their debut. Yes, there were a lot of storylines...

Jacksonville, FL — Brazil's Cowboy, Alex Oliveira, enters UFC fight number twenty at UFC 261 this weekend. While his back is arguably against the wall against Randy Brown on Saturday, thanks to a recent skid, Oliveira said during this week's...

Jacksonville, FL — Chris Weidman believes he sees a blueprint on beating Israel Adesanya in the middleweight champ's fight with Jan Blacowicz last month. "Seeing that fight, seeing how a strong guy was able to out-grapple him and get the...