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The UFC's yet-to-be officially announced August 19, 2023 event has added a former champion. Cody Garbrandt (13-5) will face Mario Bautista (12-2) in a bantamweight match-up at the event, which does not currently have a location, venue, or broadcast plan...

The UFC stays at home in the Apex this weekend, with bantamweights Song Yadong and Ricky Simon facing off in the main event. UFC Vegas 72 also features a full five debuting fighters, none of whom made their way...

It’s a perfect spring afternoon in Las Vegas, and Josh Quinlan has just finished teaching his morning Muay Thai class at Milestone Martial Arts, which I participated in. This is the second time Josh “Bushido” Quinlan has given me...

A women's featherweight fight has been added to the UFC's July 15 card. 145lb staple Norma Dumont (9-2) is expected to face Chelsea Chandler (5-1) at the Fight Night event, with news of the booking coming less than a week...

It's become common practice in the UFC for debuting fighters to get a fight ahead of the weight class they are typically in, particularly if it's on short notice. While the former is true for debuting Jamey-Lyn Horth, the...

It's not the main event originally planned, but there's certainly a fun five-round scrap atop UFC Vegas 72 this Saturday. In the wake of Arman Tsarukyan vs. Renato Moicano falling through due to a knee injury sustained by the latter,...

Tunisian heavyweight Slim Trabelsi is once again singed by a major promotion, with the heavyweight inking a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA. And once again, it appears there could be a wrench in the works. Trabelsi's signing was confirmed by Cageside...

The UFC will need to find a new main event for its June 3, 2023 Fight Night card. That's due to middleweight Jack Hermansson being forced out of his fight with Brendan Allen, the result of an undisclosed injury. MMA Mania...

Nate Diaz has come and gone from police custody after a warrant was issued for his arrest in New Orleans. News of the warrant, related to an altercation with a Logan Paul lookalike following Misfits Boxing 6 last weekend, broke...

Bellator MMA veteran and kickboxing standout Joe Schilling has successfully defended himself against a lawsuit brought about by a man he KO'd at a Florida eatery. Per an April 19, 2023 court filing, Schilling's legal team appears to have convinced...