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Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson has passed away at 38-years-old. Multiple reports and fighters on social media were the ones to break the news.   RIP Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. One of the most prolific KO artists our sport...

Sean O'Malley took a needle to the junk because, reasons, while the Dan Hardy vs. Diego Sanchez boxing bout did not take place on Saturday as expected. Plus, some killer KSW finishes, and Dana White's Power Slap is officially...

We've said it before and we'll say it again: where Nate Diaz goes, chaos follows. That proved true at UFC 281 in New York City on Saturday night. Or more accurately Sunday morning. Outside the famed Madison Square Garden, Diaz,...

Twenty-nine years on from the founding of the UFC, and over 20 years since Dana White took over the reigns, the UFC continues to work on pushing international expansion. Following UFC 281 in New York City on Saturday, UFC President...

It was singled out as a bonus-worthy, Fight of the Year-potential contest ahead of UFC 281, and Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler lived up to expectations. That includes snagging Fight of the Night honors at Saturday's Pay-Per-View card in Madison...

February 2023's UFC 284 just landed a second title fight. On Saturday, as UFC 281 was underway, promotion officials announced that Josh Emmett (18-2) will face Yair Rodriguez (14-3, 1NC) at the Pay-Per-View event in Perth, Australia. On the line,...

Rarely has mesmerizing, style-bending champion Israel Adesanya been doubted since ascending to the top of the UFC's middleweight mountain. And that, perhaps, was the key difference in the build-up to UFC 281 on Saturday, where Adesanya put his 185lb title...

Strawweight champion Carla Esparza attempted to successfully defend her belt for the first time in her two title reigns at UFC 281 against the former champion Zhang Weili. Carla also seemed to want to right the wrongs of her title...

Nearly every UFC Pay-Per-View card these days winds up with a fight fans refer to as the "people's main event," and UFC 281 was no different in that respect. It certainly begs the question, why not hold back these hotly...

The man, the myth, the legend: Frankie Edgar announced earlier this year that his last fight would take place on the UFC 281 card at Madison Square Garden. Edgar's retirement comes after a storied career where he captured gold at...