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Intimidation can be a game-changer in MMA. Look no further than current UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou for a lesson in what a dominant aura can do for a fighter. Opponents may not "fear" him precisely, but they are...

What Walt Harris and his family has had to endure over the past year and a half is unthinkable, and quite obviously tragic. The murder of his step-daughter, Aniah Blanchard, and the ongoing effort to make her death mean...

Following back-to-back losses to Muslim Salikhov and Tim Means, Laureano Staropoli was moving up to middleweight at UFC Vegas 28. That, after missing weight in the Means fight. Welcoming him to the division, hard-hitting Georgian Roman Dolidze — who...

Just where Argentina's Santiago Ponzinibbio stood in the welterweight division was the question heading into his fight against Miguel Baeza at UFC Vegas 28. A seven-fight win streak that had put Ponzinibbio on the brink of title contention had evaporated...

Just two weeks ago, Gregory Rodrigues was celebrating his win over Josh Fremd at LFA 108, which saw him win the promotion's 185lb tournament and capture championship gold. His reign would last all of twenty-four hours, brought to a...

The featured preliminary card bout at UFC Vegas 28 on Saturday saw "The Queen of Violence" Ariane Lipski return against Montana De La Rosa. At least, that was expected to be the featured prelim. Due to a medical issue...

Middleweight action at UFC Vegas 28 was expected to kick off the main card, as Tom Breese was due to make the walk to the octagon for the second time in 2021. That, however, did not happen. England's Breese had...

If ever there was a time to shine for Tanner Boser, it was UFC Vegas 28 on Saturday. And if ever there was a must-win fight for Ilir Latifi, it was the fight against Boser. The heavyweight pair found themselves...

Francisco Trinaldo and Muslim Salikhov were looking to extend impressive win streaks at UFC Vegas 28 on Saturday. Trinaldo, with the fountain of youth apparently in his grasp, was at age 42, moving up to welterweight for the first time...

The second of three newcomers on the UFC Vegas 28 card, Kamuela Kirk had something in common with his debuting brethren. All three (Tabatha Ricci, Gregory Rodrigues, and Kirk himself) had put in time under the LFA banner. Kirk's...