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Two champions, including the UFC's most recent, were among the bonus winners at UFC 253. And the Fight of the Night went to a short but dazzling thriller. The PPV card kicked off the promotion's return to Fight Island in...

The illustrious UFC light heavyweight championship has previously been held by MMA greats and pioneers like Randy Couture, Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell. This past August, long time champ Jon Jones left it vacant, and so the search began....

Jan Blachowicz is the new UFC light heavyweight champion of the world after crushing Dominick Reyes in the co-main event of UFC 253 on pay-per-view (PPV) from Abu Dhabi. At the start of 2020, few would have expected a vacant...

Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation was back in action Sunday, with young star Tenshin Nasukawa (37-0 Kickboxing, 4-0 MMA) once against topping the bill. The agile and exhilarating kickboxer was getting one of the toughest tests of his undefeated career...

Brandon Royval picked up the first finish on the UFC 253 main card on pay-per-view (PPV) in Abu Dhabi, forcing Kai Kara-France to tap out via guillotine. Just months ago, Brandon Royval was a UFC newcomer who made a splash,...

Ketlen Vieira picked up a unanimous decision win over Sijara Eubanks after three hard-fought rounds on the UFC 253 pay-per-view (PPV) from Abu Dhabi. A key women's bantamweight fight was flying a little under the radar on the UFC 253...

UFC 253 marked the return of the Ultimate Fighting Championship to "Fight Island" in a big way. After a successful stint in Abu Dhabi in July, the UFC was no doubt hoping that lightning would strike twice, putting on another...

Hakeem Dawodu picked up a big split decision win over Zubaira Tukhugov to open up the UFC 253 pay-per-view (PPV). Kicking off the UFC 253 main card on Saturday was Canada's Hakeem Dawodu, going up against Russian Zubaira Tukhugov. The featherweight...

Brad Riddell topped Alex da Silva in an excellent matchup on the UFC 253 preliminary card on ESPN. After two straight wars inside the octagon, City Kickboxing's Brad Riddell was back at UFC 253. In the featured preliminary bout just...

Jake Mathews picked up a dominant unanimous decision win over Diego Sanchez at UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi. The original ultimate fighter returned at UFC 253. Diego Sanchez took on Jake Matthews at welterweight on the preliminary card of the...