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It seemed like the majority of the mixed martial arts community was rooting for Joseph Benavidez to finally win UFC gold at UFC Norfolk. However, the MMA gods had other plans. Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo headlined the UFC Norfolk event, where...

Happy 30th, Jordan Griffin. Griffin, the Contender Series alum who had gone 0-2 to start his UFC career, turned 30 on Friday. The same day as the UFC Norfolk weigh-in. Come Saturday, however, he had a stellar technical submission...

Norfolk, VA — Magomed Ankalaev was the beneficiary of one the worst calls in recent memory at UFC Norfolk. His main card light heavyweight scrap with Ion Cutelaba was explosive early, with the fighters getting into something of a...

Deiveson Figueiredo knocked out Joseph Benavidez at UFC Norfolk, but won't be leaving with the flyweight title. Within the span of just a few hours, the main event of UFC Norfolk changed drastically. At least, the stakes did, for one...

Felicia Spencer made sure no one forgot about her after Megan Anderson's knockout at UFC Norfolk, stopping Zarah Fairn in the first round. UFC Norfolk's co-main event was the second straight co-headlining slot for Canada's Felicia Spencer. That placement said...

Magomed Ankalaev fired away with Ion Cutelaba for as long as the fight lasted before it was abruptly stopped at UFC Norfolk. Ion Cutelaba and Magomed Ankalaev were a pair of unranked light heavyweights looking to make a statement at...

Megan Anderson gets her second straight first-round stoppage with knockout of Norma Dumont at UFC Norfolk. The first of two women's featherweight fights at UFC Norfolk featured former Invicta FC 145lb champ Megan Anderson looking for her second straight win....

Grant Dawson may have missed weight, but he took care of business at UFC Norfolk. Dawson submitted his short-notice opponent, Darrick Minner, in the second round of the contest. Karma had already served up Grant Dawson an L heading into...

Norfolk, VA — Coming into your UFC debut on short notice almost always leaves you as the underdog. No one, however, bothered to tell 'The Alpha Ginger' Spike Carlyle that. He got going early, hurting opponent Aalon Cruz with...

What is the Matrix? The answer is out there — and Kyler Phillips was looking to show it Saturday night. Kyler "Matrix" Phillips was making his UFC debut, just weeks out from a highlight reel head kick under the...