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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...

Returning to action on Saturday at UFC 261 after over two years on the sidelines was Stefan Sekulic. The Serbian fighter, who had a two-year USADA ban to blame for his absence, was welcomed back by Dwight Grant. Grant was...

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...

Middleweight action on the UFC 261 preliminary card saw two fighters looking to get back in the win column. Brendan Allen had suffered the first loss of his UFC run last time out against Sean Strickland, halting some impressive...

After an extended layoff, Canada's Tristan Connelly returned at UFC 261 — down two weight classes. Having made his octagon debut at welterweight opposite Michel Pereira and pulling off the upset, he'd been forced to take time off —...

The early preliminary card at UFC 261 boasted a wealth of Asian talent, primarily fighters out of China, positioned no doubt because of the increased interest in the region with Weili Zhang on the card. At the top of...

To kick off the UFC 261 card, three straight Chinese prospects made their debut. Zhu Rong, set up against "Kazula" Vargas (Rodrigo Vargas), was arguably the most promising. Their lightweight showdown was the third fight in on the early preliminary...

China's Qileng Aori represented a rather large question mark heading into UFC 261. The "Mongolian Murderer" had a solid record, an extraordinarily cool nickname, but was a virtual unknown outside his native China. Paired up with an impressive Contender Series...

Before the smoke had even cleared at Saturday's KSW 60, which saw Phil De Fries secure the fifth defense of his heavyweight title, the promotion's next card had been announced. KSW officials announced during Saturday's broadcast that heavyweight star and...