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With 17 finishes among her 18 wins, flyweight Karine Silva had proven herself a real threat at 125lbs, and was getting a step up against Viviane Araujo at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Silva came in ranked #11,...

James Llontop was the lone fighter to miss weight for UFC 309, perhaps forgivable as he took the 165lb catchweight fight with Mauricio Ruffy on short notice. Ruffy, who had a full camp, had maintained a 100% finish rate across...

The featured preliminary card fight at UFC 309 saw bantamweight Jonathan Martinez giving Marcus McGhee a chance to break into the rankings. Martinez, ranked #13, was looking to bounce back from a loss against the legendary Jose Aldo that had...

Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic finally got down to business on Saturday at UFC 309 in New York. With Jones hurt ahead of last year's UFC 295, the heavyweight division had been put on hold. Tom Aspinall stepped up, claimed...

Jim Miller stepped into the octagon for the 45th time at UFC 309 on Saturday, an absolutely mind-boggling number that again proved why "A-10" is the UFC's Iron Man. Opposite Miller on Saturday was fellow veteran Damon Jackson, on his...

The lone newcomer on Saturday's UFC 309 card in New York City was featherweight Roberto Romero, stepping up on short notice to face David Onama. Onama had been booked to face Lucas Almeida initially; luckily for him, Mexico's Romero was...

While the UFC had a massive card in New York City on Saturday, on Sunday (or late Saturday depending on your locale), Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation was in action with RIZIN Landmark 10. Former featherweight champ Vugar Karamov headlined the...

Heavyweight Jhonata Diniz saw a high-profile showdown with Derrick Lewis at UFC Edmonton earlier this month fall through on weigh-in day due to a Lewiss illness - luckily, he was able to join UFC 309 in a short-notice pairing...

Mickey Gall, now a proud father, represented New Jersey against New York's Ramiz Brahimaj in welterweight action at UFC 309. Having lost three straight, and at 1-4 in his last five, Gall was badly in need of a win at...

Rising welterweight prospects Oban Elliott and Bassil Hafez were the second fight in at UFC 309, each hoping to build on recent successes. Hafez had made his debut against Jack Della Maddalena, losing a split decision again one of the...