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Wrapping up International Fight Week on Saturday night in Las Vegas, UFC 290 took a hit or two in the days leading up to the event (including the loss of Jack Della Maddalena, after two opponents were forced out...

Saturday night's UFC 290 turned out to be an absolute barnburner of a card, with the annual International Fight Week show featuring a record-setting number of quick finishes as well as some bloody, drawn out wars. But it was...

Facing off for the second time in their professional fighting careers (and third time overall, counting their Ultimate Fighter exhibition contest), Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja threw down in the co-main event of UFC 290 on Saturday night. The Las...

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker took on rising South African contender Dricus du Plessis at UFC 290. Dricus came into the UFC in 2020 and has reeled off five straight wins since, four of them coming by finish. This...

The lone fighter on the UFC 290 card to miss weight, Jalin Turner was paired up in a main card lightweight bout with New Zealand's Dan Hooker on Saturday. Hooker came into the bout 2-2 over his past four fights,...

Three-time NCAA Division 1 National Champion Bo Nickal has had a bright start to his young MMA career, carried by wrestling which has translated well to grappling in his new sport, allowing him to win all four of his...

Making the walk for the final time at UFC 290, former welterweight champ and recent UFC Hall of Fame inductee "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler was paired up with Niko Price for his retirement fight. A fan favorite who did his talking...

Former Dana White's Contender Series fighter Edgar Chairez fell short on the Tuesday night staple last year. After winning his next two fights, however, Chairez earned himself a spot on UFC 290, opposite undefeated Japanese flyweight Tatsuro Taira in...

Two title fights. The retirement of Robbie Lawler. And the return of middleweight uber-prospect Bo Nickal. UFC 290 had a lot to offer, and it arrived on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. Atop the card,...

The only women's fight on the UFC 290 card — something of an oversight, really — saw Yazmin Jauregui take on Denise Gomes in a preliminary card strawweight match-up. Mexico's Jauregui and Brazil's Gomes certainly reflected the international feel of...