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After picking up her second straight win, over Angela Hill back in May, former strawweight title challenger Claudia Gadelha has her next bout set. As first reported by Combate, Gadelha (18-4) will face China's Yan Xiaonan (12-1) at a yet-to-be-announced...

UFC Bantamweight is ready to return after his UFC Boston hometown victory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C89Hv7wIerk Randy Costa is a name MMA fans around Massachusetts have known for a while. Training under the legendary Joe Lauzon, Costa (5-1) not only has the head-kick knockouts...

Just when it seemed like the fight had fallen through, Jorge Masvidal is back in the UFC 251 main event. Back in his title fight with Kamaru Usman. Back on Fight Island. Well, shortly anyway. It's a fight that came...

UFC debuts on Fight Island on July 11, 2020 with UFC 251. Of course "Fight Island" is actually Yas Island, residing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The card is a major event headlined by three title fights. Hopefully. First,...

Flyweight action is the latest addition to season four of the Contender Series, and it will feature Fury FC flyweight champ Jacob Silva against Jeffrey Molina. Dana White’s Contender Series is back for its fourth season starting next month. The show...

Another bout is set for the upcoming fourth season of Dana White's Contender Series, and this one features Adrian Yanez and Brady Huang. Dana White’s Contender Series is back for season four and set to run from August to September —...

Jorge Masvidal is set to take on Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title at UFC 251 next Saturday on Fight Island. Just 48 hours after it seemed that the UFC's highly anticipated first Fight Island event had lost its headliner,...

There's a lot of talent looking to make it big in MMA — but who should the UFC call on before the year is done? In this feature, we take six journalists including our own Shawn Bitter, plus four hardcore...

Japanese standout Kanako Murata, who has been one of the bigger success stories for RIZIN FF, has signed with the UFC. The Invicta FC strawweight champion announced the news on social media Sunday. https://twitter.com/m_r_t_k_n_k/status/1279659540581978113 "I've signed a contract with the UFC!," Murata...

The July 15 Fight Island date has been hit hard by COVID-19 positives, with a trio of fights in jeopardy as a result. At least one appears to have been saved, however. First reported by MMA Junkie, former UFC fighter...