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Valentina Shevchenko is tearing through the competition en route to super fights, but she must still dispatch Jennifer Maia at UFC 255 in order to reach them. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1222207886777929729?s=20 What is left to be said about the most interesting woman in MMA?...

Brandon Royval has been one of the feelgood stories in MMA thus far in 2020. Returning to the octagon at UFC 255 on Saturday night, Royval (12-4) will be looking for his third consecutive win in the UFC's flyweight division....

Deiveson Figueiredo is one of the breakout stars of 2020, but Alex Perez could steal his place and become one of the most unexpected UFC champions in history at UFC 255. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1329454387995971584?s=20 In terms of breakout performances, it's hard to top...

RIZIN Fighting Federation returned to action on Saturday, heading to the southern Honshu city of Osaka for RIZIN 25. Atop the card, a battle for the promotion's inaugural featherweight title. That would see Mikuru Asakura, one of the promotion's...

Ever since his fight with Impa Kasanganay back in October, it's been impossible for MMA fans to avoid Joaquin Buckley. Because, frankly, his insane knockout at UFC Fight Island 5 was everywhere. And it was worth watching, over and...

Welcome to featherweight, Kayla Harrison. Kayla Harrison's addition to the Invicta FC 43 card was rather fortuitous for the promotion. With the strawweight title fight between Emily Ducote and Montserrat Ruiz being scratched for precautionary reasons (at least one of...

When Robbie Lawler dropped off the UFC 255 card, where he was expected to face Mike Perry, a sizeable hole was opened. Stepping in, however, was Tim Means — keeping the underlying theme of the fight, which pretty much...

It's been just over a year since Shogun Rua and Paul Craig first met in the octagon. And the legendary former UFC light heavyweight champ is rather surprised by how quickly the pair's rematch at UFC 255 has come...

A very excited Cynthia Calvillo arrived at UFC 255's Fight Week knowing what could potentially be on the line with a win over Katlyn Chookagian. Calvillo debuted in the UFC women's flyweight division by defeating Jessica Eye earlier this year....

Invicta FC 43 arrived Friday looking like a very different card than was originally planned. When first announced, Invicta FC's November offering featured a title fight double-header, including Pearl Gonzalez vying for the promotion's flyweight crown. However, a positive COVID-19...