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Las Vegas, NV — "Ouch. My hands hurt so bad from punching him in the face." That was Sean O'Malley's reaction after going most of three rounds with newcomer Kris Moutinho at UFC 264 on Saturday night. The PPV card...

When is a fight not just a fight? When it's a Conor McGregor fight. Anything involving McGregor seems to bring with it a multitude of storylines and subplots these days. Whether it's his life outside the cage, relevance in it,...

On a card dominated by the trilogy fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, Gilbert Burns vs. Stephen Thompson served as a very solid, very relevant co-main event. Albeit somewhat under the radar due to who was fighting just after...

There is no figure in MMA quite as polarizing as Greg Hardy. The disgraced NFL star turned mixed martial artist had a legion of "fans" rooting to see him knocked out, and perhaps an equal number invested in seeing a...

The storyline behind Irene Aldana vs. Yana Kunitskaya shifted dramatically at the UFC 264 weigh-in. During Fight Week, Aldana had seemed like a potential contender if she could shake off last year's disheartening loss to Holly Holm. Kunitskaya, despite having...

Kicking off the main card at UFC 264 was Sean O'Malley — in a fight rather different than originally advertised. O'Malley was expected to face Louis Smolka at the event, topped by the rubber match between Conor McGregor and Dustin...

"The Natural Born Killer" Carlos Condit was looking for his third straight win on Saturday at UFC 264. Having put some distance between himself and a recent skid, Condit was booked against a game opponent in Max Griffin —...

Rest assured, the trilogy fight between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor at UFC 264 was about much more than bragging rights. While the victor would take the edge in the pair's career series, there was the distinct possibility that a...

How do you spell "fan-friendly?" On paper, it might just be "Niko Price vs. Michel Pereira." That welterweight scrap at UFC 264 was one that many had circled on their calendar. On a card built around Conor McGregor and Dustin...

Las Vegas, NV — Middleweight Brad Tavares was a little taken aback when he heard the scores read following his UFC 264 fight with Omari Akhmedov. "It was a tough fight. I would have gave him the first round just...