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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...

One of a handful of debuting fighters on Saturday's UFC 261 card, China's Na Liang was booked into a tough match-up with Brazilian strawweight Ariane Carnelossi. Liang, 24 years old but with 14 pro fights already, had something not many...

The first thing you noticed at KSW 60 was that heavyweight champ Phil De Fries was beaming on his way out to the cage. Smiling ear to ear, looking loose, and extremely happy for a guy about to defend...

Saturday night, the UFC will be back at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. And so will fans. UFC 261 will feature the return of the fans to UFC events, with a packed venue for the first...

The back-and-forth between former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and promotion president Dana White continues. On Friday, Jones took to social media to refute a claim by White that the ex-champ had requested a 30 million dollar guaranteed purse...