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Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....

A fight between top UFC light heavyweights Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira is expected to headline an event on November 7 in Las Vegas. ESPN reports that the light heavyweight match-up between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira has been rescheduled...

After a dominant win over John Dodson, surging bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili has been paired up with Cody Stamann. The key 135lb bout is expected to go down on December 5, at an event yet to be officially announced by...

The UFC's October 17 card, which clocks in as UFC Fight Island 6, has a co-main event. On Thursday, UFC officials announced via social media that Volkan Oezdemir vs. Nikita Krylov would serve as the penultimate fight of the...

Despite his release having been confirmed earlier this year, heavyweight Tai Tuivasa is set to return to the octagon. At UFC 254, the Australian fighter will take on the towering Stefan Struve. https://twitter.com/UFC_AUSNZ/status/1309077619120332800 UFC officials announced the news via social media...

UFC welterweights Robbie Lawler and Mike Perry are scheduled to collide in what promises to be a banger this November. ESPN's Ariel Helwani was first to report on Thursday that Lawler (28-15, 1NC) and Perry (14-6) would face off at...

Being such a big fan of the sport himself, Israel Adesanya recognizes how the fans of mixed martial arts think. He realizes the quality that fans appreciate above all else is being fearless, and taking the most dangerous fight...

After picking up a huge win in his UFC debut against Tim Elliott, Brandon Royval (11-4) returns for his sophomore outing at UFC 253 on "Fight Island" this weekend. And he's still just a little bit on cloud nine. "Unbelievable....

Zubaira Tukhugov rose to infamy in the UFC not because of his in-cage abilities, but because of his antics at UFC 229. The Russian fighter, a member of lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov's entourage, was caught on camera assaulting Conor...

If you’re not familiar with Cage Warriors’ 135lbs champion Jack Cartwright, it may be time to change that. Cartwright enters his title defense Friday against Gerardo Fanny with an 8-0 record including seven finishes. Although he relied on submissions...