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Bryce Mitchell was nearly the first man in the UFC to have pulled off two twister submissions. Nearly. At UFC 249, Mitchell (13-0) put on a dominant showing against Charles Rosa. Mitchell's ground game was relentless. This, after Rosa had...

A near-finish in the opening round. A close call towards the end of the fight. But ultimately, in the first major MMA fight in well over a month, Ryan Spann got the job done. At UFC 249 on Saturday, in...

Justin Gaethje has made a habit of cashing extra checks at his UFC fights. "The Highlight," through his first six fights in the promotion, had won seven post-fight bonuses. Following UFC 249, and his seventh appearance, he now holds...

All-time great and two-weight class UFC champion Georges St. Pierre is finally going to the Hall of Fame. Promotion officials announced during UFC 249 that Canada's GSP, who held gold at welterweight, and later middleweight, will be inducted into their...

There was no way the UFC 249 main event battle between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje could disappoint. And it didn't. Not by a long shot. Justin Gaethje put on a masterful performance, absolutely dominating Tony Ferguson, battering "El Cucuy"...

Justin Gaethje had the performance of a lifetime at UFC 249, blasting Tony Ferguson with heavy shots for five rounds until the fight was stopped. It's hard to fathom how we got to this point. UFC 249, a month late,...

After nearly four years away, former WEC and UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz returned to the cage at UFC 249. Quite frankly, we held our breath until they closed the door behind him. Facing the improbable task of dethroning...

Henry Cejudo added another giant name to his resume, defending his bantamweight title with a stoppage win over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. The co-main event of UFC 249 was easily a headliner in itself. Henry Cejudo, the cringe-worthy "Triple...

In a battle of heavyweight contenders at UFC 249, Francis Ngannou only needed 20 seconds to knockout Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Two years ago, Jairzinho Rozenstruik was a little-known entity in the MMA world. An import from kickboxing, who had made a...

Calvin Kattar looked great in his bout with Jeremy Stephens at UFC 249, landing a brutal elbow to earn the second stoppage of the night. Third time's the charm nearly wasn't the case for Calvin Kattar. His fight with Jeremy...