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COVID-19 has forced Khamzat Chimaev (9-0) out of his upcoming fight with Leon Edwards (18-3) yet again. UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Thursday that the lingering physical effects of the disease have forced Chimaev to withdraw a second...

Undefeated Bellator contender AJ McKee (17-0) is already in the Bellator featherweight grand prix’s finals. He is in a very nice spot; however, he has to sit and wait. McKee does have an opponent in mind, though. On April 2,...

Ryan Hall is out of another UFC fight. First Reported by  Cole Shelton of BJPENN.com, Hall (8-1) has pulled out of his fight on March 13 with Dan Ige after suffering an injury in training. In a follow-up post on...

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....

Las Vegas, NV — It's a quick turnaround this weekend for Ricky Simon, who is less than a month removed from his last bout as he heads into UFC 258. "Always a challenge, but more fun this time, because I...

It's a fight that was booked and subsequently cancelled more than once, but now just days away from UFC 258, Kamaru Usman is set to defend the welterweight championship against former teammate Gilbert Burns. At long last. In this day...

Las Vegas, NV — No, Molly McCann is not retiring from MMA. Although "Meatball" stripped off her gloves and left them in the octagon following UFC Vegas 18, her intention was not to signal the end of her career. Instead,...

Las Vegas, NV — UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum knows that he's entering a different phase of his career. It's easy to forget that Gastelum (15-6, 1NC), who has been with the promotion since 2013, is still in the midst of...

According to Brazilian outlet Combate, a pair of flyweights are set to fight on at a UFC Fight Night in May. On May 1, Poliana Botelho (8-3) will be looking to get back in the win column after suffering a...

Las Vegas, NV — It has been over a year since we last had a glimpse of "The Future." Maycee Barber has been out since a tough loss to veteran Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 246. It's a fight that...