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Chicago — Having joined Brazil's Fighting Nerds team, UFC 319 winner Michal Oleksiejczuk is seeing his move to South America for training camps pay off. Oleksiejczuk (21-9, 1NC) earned a TKO win over veteran Gerald Meerschaert at the United Center...

Chicago — Following a unanimous decision win over Edson Barboza at UFC 319, lightweight Drakkar Klose says he's done calling out opponents. "Every time I call out a name, I get somebody totally different," Klose (16-3-1) told media outlets including...

Dana White’s Contender Series began back in 2017. Since then, the Contender Series has produced some big-name upcoming stars like Dan Ige, Sean O’Malley, Geoff Neal, Maycee Barber, and Edmen Shahbazyan. In short, it has been a huge success for...

UFC 319 was a real treat. It was filled with matchups that nicely blended stakes and potential for action. We had Tim Elliott versus a former RIZIN champion, MVP looking to keep rising up the ranks in his new...

UFC 319 was one of the most exciting night of fights in recent memory. The card had some competitive bouts, electric finishes, and a belt change hands. In the main event, middleweight champion, Dricus Du Plessis, was smothered by...

UFC strawweight Loopy Godinez came into her fight at UFC 319 with a new mental clarity that helped her score the biggest win of her career when she defeated former champion Jessica Andrade on Saturday night. Godinez (14-5) had said...

UFC flyweight Tim Elliott is nowhere near done fighting following his upset victory over Kai Asakura at UFC 319 on Saturday night. Elliott (21-13-1) took the fight to Asakura as a fighter and not necessarily a martial artists. It's something...

A knockout of the year contender wasn't enough for UFC welterweight Carlos Prates following his highlight-reel finish of Geoff Neal at UFC 319 on Saturday night. Prates (22-7) landed a nasty spinning elbow on Neal that put the veteran welterweight...

DWCS 2025 got off to an interesting start last week, with two contracts awarded - and Baisangur Susurkaev making a four-day turnaround to beat Eric Nolan at UFC 319, making his promotional debut on just four day's notice. Do not...

Chicago — Two fights in five days. A Contender Series win that earned him a UFC contract, and his debut at UFC 319, where he submitted Eric Nolan. That's what middleweight Baisangur Susurkaev has gone through in the past...