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The UFC lightweight division is still far from clearing up its title picture, but a big step will take place at UFC 219 when Khabib Nurmagomedov meets Edson Barboza. The UFC lightweight division was grounded to a halt in 2017....

The second round of the RIZIN World Grand Prix 2017 bantamweight tournament did what all good tournaments do: shook things up. RIZIN's World Grand Prix 2017 2nd Round went down December 29 (early Friday morning, for those in North America)....

Cris Cyborg looks to continue her run as the most dominant force in women's MMA, but this story is one familiar to Holly Holm.  Who will prevail? The featherweight division in the UFC appears to finally be gaining traction after...

RIZIN FF is back to close out 2017 with the first of two year-end cards airing early Friday morning for those of us in the West! Once again, RIZIN will hold two New Year's Eve events spaced over two days...

'The Pitbull' has a mighty tall mountain to climb next year. A promising heavyweight battle between former UFC champion Andre Arlovski and 'Skyscraper' Stefan Struve has been booked for UFC 222. The UFC announced the news Thursday. The bout joins...

After signing a new UFC contract, 'The Asian Sensation' has his first opponent of 2018 set! Andre Soukhamthath picked up a big win over Luke Sanders at UFC Fresno earlier this month. The short notice victory kept him alive in...

Cowboy Cerrone will continue to swim the dangerous waters of the UFC welterweight division at UFC Fight Night 126 next year. It looks as if the UFC Austin main event is set. Going down in February, a bout between Donald...

Tonya Evinger, who jumped at the chance to face Cris Cyborg earlier this year, will return at UFC Austin. On Tuesday, the UFC announced that former Invicta FC bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger will return to the octagon in February. Set...

UFC 219 will proceed without bantamweight Jimmie Rivera. Jimmie Rivera went from fighting a former champ and all-time great, to a top bantamweight, to no one at UFC 219. And now, he's off the UFC's year-end card. Per a report...

A former lightweight champion is avoiding a rematch everyone knows should happen, UFC adjusted some promotional policies, and Mark Hunt is already planning his next career move. Huh? Finding the proper response to much of the news finding its way...