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Heading into UFC on ESPN 12 this weekend, where he faces Dan "The Hangman" Hooker, Dustin Poirier is already a winner. On Friday, the UFC announced that Poirier is the inaugural recipient of the promotion's Forrest Griffin Community Award. The...

There's a reason Luis Pena and Khama Worthy are sitting in the featured prelim spot at UFC on ESPN 12. It's a fight that holds a lot of promise, between two young and superbly talented lightweights. Pena, affectionately known as...

Vanessa Demopoulos, also known as Lil Monster, is one athlete very happy to see gyms in California back up and running. The fighter out of Ohio, who is also a published author and exotic dancer, is in the main...

The UFC on ESPN 12 official weigh-in went down Friday in Las Vegas. And despite a couple of short notice fighters joining the card, everyone made weight. That means the main event of Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker is...

If you grew up around the time of the 94-95 baseball strike, than you're used to athletes and owners squabbling over money. It was a work stoppage that drove fans away from sport, and as any Canadian baseball fan...

Another short-notice change has hit the UFC on ESPN 12 card. On Thursday, UFC officials announced that promotional newcomer Ramiz Brahimaj had been forced off the card, following a positive COVID-19 test from one of his cornermen. “Due to a positive...

The UFC has one last event in Las Vegas prior to making the trip to Fight Island. This weekend, it's UFC on ESPN 12, a card headlined by a fan-friendly pairing between ex-interim lightweight champ Dustin Poirier, and the...

Mickey Gall returns this weekend for his first fight since a scrap in his own backyard last August at UFC Newark. That fight, against Salim Touahri, saw Gall (6-2) improve to 5-2 in the UFC. This time out, his opponent...

You'll be hard pressed to find a more fan-friendly main event than the fight topping UFC on ESPN 12 this Saturday. Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker is a fight that fans have looked forward to ever since it was...

There is only one 'Platinum' Mike Perry. Though to be fair, two might cause the MMA world to explode. After all, Perry (13-6) is one of the sport's characters, a throwback to another time perhaps. He's uncensored, raw, and generally...