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Former UFC strawweight Cynthia Calvillo has announced her retirement from mixed martial arts. Calvillo (10-6-1), who competed for the UFC from 2017 to 2023, was last in action a year ago, winning the HEX women's flyweight championship in regional action....

Dana White’s Contender Series began back in 2017. Since then, the Contender Series has produced some big-name upcoming stars like Dan Ige, Sean O’Malley, Geoff Neal, Maycee Barber, and Edmen Shahbazyan. In short, it has been a huge success for finding...

Dana White’s Contender Series began back in 2017. Since then, the Contender Series has produced some big-name upcoming stars like Dan Ige, Sean O’Malley, Geoff Neal, Maycee Barber, and Edmen Shahbazyan. In short, it has been a huge success for finding...

LFA flyweight Chey Bowers returns to action on Friday at LFA 217 in Prior Lake, Minnesota against Maritza Sanchez on the main card. Bowers (6-2) is the former interim LFA flyweight champion. A title she lost in January at LFA...

This year’s annual Paris September trip for the MMA leader was headlined by a pair of head-to-head matches between the Fighting Nerds and Nicolas Ott’s French protégés. Nassourdine Imavov was facing Caio Borralho in a possible middleweight title eliminator...

The fourth UFC event in Paris, France took place nearly three years to date of the promotions very first event in the 'City of Love'. In the main event of 2025's UFC Paris card, a pair of top ten...

We've arrived at the midway point of DWCS 2025, and we've already seen one Contender Series winner debut. Last week, Mandel Nallo, Cezary Oleksiejczuk, Tommy McMillen, and Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani picked up UFC contracts, bringing the season total to 16...

Steven Asplund Interview (2:01) Kicking off this Noche UFC edition of TTP is our interview with Dana White's Contender Series heavyweight, Steven Asplund. Asplund discusses getting the short notice call to fight on Contender Series and how he couldn't jump...

Top 10 strawweights have been booked to face off on the final UFC card of the promotion's ESPN era. Iasmine Lucindo (18-6) is set to take on Gillian Robertson (16-8) at UFC Vegas 112, a Fight Night event at the...

With nary a dull fight on the card, the UFC brass had plenty of options for post-fight bonuses at UFC Paris. In the end, forgoing a Fight of the Night, the promotion opted to award four Performance of the Night...