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Las Vegas, NV — Sean Strickland was not entirely pleased with his five-round split decision win over Jack Hermansson atop the UFC Vegas 47 card on Saturday. And that has little to do with the questionable score that went the...

All eyes were on Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland on Saturday night, as they had a golden opportunity at UFC Vegas 47 to get the MMA world talking about their potential place in line to fight the winner of...

Julian Erosa vs. Steven Peterson was singled out early on ahead of UFC Vegas 47 as a possible Fight of the Night candidate. A fight that looked good on paper, with two fighters known for violent, electrifying performances. It did...

The stakes were clear in the main event of UFC Vegas 47 on Saturday. A win for Sean Strickland, and he would arrive among those at the very top of the middleweight division, just a fight or two away...

Given his status as an honorary Diaz brother of sorts, the hoopla around Nick Maximov was understandable. Even more so, given Maximov, a middleweight, moved up two weight classes when he competed on Dana White's Contender Series in 2020. Nick...

Shavkat Rakhmonov had proved himself in 2021 to be a top-flight prospect in the UFC's welterweight division. Following back-to-back wins over Alex Oliveira and Michael Prazeres, the Khazakstani fighter brought his 14-0 record to UFC Vegas 47, where he was...

Just a few days ago, Sam Alvey was preparing to battle Phil Hawes in a do-or-die middleweight fight on the UFC Vegas 47 main card. Then, Hawes — himself a replacement for Ian Heinisch — dropped out. Mere days out...

Whether or not you viewed Bryan Battle vs. Tresean Gore as the "real" TUF 29 middleweight finale — even though both fighters themselves claimed they did not — it remained a compelling match-up on the UFC Vegas 47 card. Battle...

Julian Erosa and Steven Peterson put on an absolute war at UFC Vegas 47. Julian Erosa vs. Steven Peterson at UFC Vegas 47 had all the makings of a Fight of the Night sort of match-up. Between the two, nearly sixty...

Las Vegas, NV — Alexis Davis earned a hard-fought unanimous decision against former Invicta FC bantamweight champ and TUF competitor Julija Stoliarenko at UFC Vegas 47. Extra hard-fought when you factor in the illegal upkick she ate during the fight....