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The second of three women's bouts at UFC Brasilia featured the flyweights, as Maryna Moroz squared off against Mayra Bueno Silva. Moroz had returned to flyweight last March, earning an upset over the highly touted Sabina Mazo. Expected to...

A former professional chess player, Czech flyweight David Dvorak was making his octagon debut at UFC Brasilia. Held without an audience due to the coronavirus pandemic, Dvorak was set to make one of the more memorable UFC debuts as...

The conversation around live sporting events changed dramatically in the past 48 hours, so much so that you'd be forgiven if you forgot who was actually fighting at UFC Brasilia on Saturday. The growing coronavirus pandemic (virus SARS-CoV-2 and...

UFC on ESPN+ 28 is going down this Saturday in Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil in the Ginásio Nilson Nelson venue. The UFC Brasilia card is headlined between two top lightweights in Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira. There is only one debut of...

Brendan Allen picked up a huge win at UFC on ESPN+ 27 in Norfolk, Virginia when he finished Tom Breese in the very first round via ground and pound. This was Allen’s second consecutive win in the UFC, bringing...

With no MMA event guaranteed beyond the immediate future, the battle between Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira at UFC Brasilia takes on new meaning as concerns over the coronavirus grow. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1237467762294915073?s=20 "The Motown Phenom" Kevin Lee is a testament to the...

Bellator MMA has made the decision to postpone tonight's event, Bellator 241, over concerns over athletes and personnel over concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19). https://twitter.com/ScottCoker/status/1238522073636577281?s=20 Hours before fights were set to take place, Bellator 241 has been postponed due to concerns...

Get used to those sparsely populated stands, at least for the next little while. The show must go on. The phrase that originated with circus performers in the 1800s and was later adopted by the theater crowd has been all...

UFC President Dana White made an official statement about the UFC's plans for their upcoming events in response to concerns about the coronavirus. https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1238280731228540928?s=20 UFC President Dana White broke his silence on Thursday night in regards to how the mixed martial...

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....