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There was a simple reason Abdul Razak Alhassan, and Jacob Malkoun were paired up at UFC Vegas 24. And it all came down to their hands. Just 4-1 to enter the night, Malkoun also had experience as a boxer. Alhassan,...

Tracy Cortez returned to the flyweight division Saturday at UFC Vegas 24. Or at least tried to. Taking on Justine Kish, Cortez had just barely missed weight for the bout, after taking her first two UFC fights at 135lbs...

Would the wait make their showdown that much better? Luis Pena (or Violent Bob Ross, if you prefer, and we certainly do) finally got to face off with Alex Munoz at UFC Vegas 24 on Saturday. The pair had first...

Two heavyweights with plenty of finishing ability squared off on the UFC Vegas 24 preliminary card on Saturday. Juan Espino may have slipped some fans' minds due to inactivity. Still, the TUF 28 heavyweight winner was looking to make it...

The two strawweights competing on the UFC Vegas 24 card on Saturday night could not have been more of a contrast. In terms of their careers, Jessica Penne and Lupita Godinez were miles apart, on very different trajectories. Penne, for...

Being on the wrong end of a quick, highlight-reel knockout is never fun for a fighter. Nor is sitting and waiting for your chance to wipe the slate clean and get back in the win column. For Gerald Meerschaert,...

Promotional newcomer and short-notice replacement fighter Dakota Bush was in action early on the UFC Vegas 24 card. A promising lightweight prospect, he was matched up with former LFA champ Austin Hubbard at the event. Bush — who with...

Former CES bantamweight champ Tony Gravely was in action on the UFC Vegas 24 prelims Saturday, throwing down with Anthony Birchak. For Birchak, it had been a roller coaster of a ride just getting to the fight. Originally booked...

Fireworks were in the forecast for the UFC Vegas 24 co-main event. In fact, after an early skirmish between Jeremy Stephens and Drakkar Klose at Friday's face-off, they were almost a certainty. At least until the fight fell off...

A pair of UFC featherweights will look to get back into the win column in July. Billy Quarantillo announced on his social media that he will fight Herbert Burns on July 17 at a yet-to-be-announced UFC event. Burns also confirmed...