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Getty Images Amanda Lemos is determined to play spoiler to Marina Rodriguez’s UFC title aspirations. Rodriguez vs. Lemos headlines UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday. Rodriguez (16-1) has the UFC women’s strawweight championship firmly in her sights. Rodriguez, deemed by many as a viable title challenger, has looked

The UFC’s strawweight division doesn’t get as much attention as some of its other weight classes, but it has delivered more than its share of memorable moments. The top, of course, is the 2020 bout between Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. That was not just the greatest women’s fight

Getty Images Bellator MMA has some of its very best fighters on the lineup to close out 2022. A hopefully definitive conclusion to the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, the next steps in the Bantamweight World Grand Prix and an exciting cross-over spectacle with Rizin are all scheduled for the promotion’s final three events this year.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jake Paul’s inexplicable boxing résumé now includes a win over one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time. Paul, the YouTube-star-turned-prizefighter, beat former longtime UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva by unanimous decision (77-74, 78-73, 78-73) Saturday night at Desert Diamond Arena. The bout was very competitive, but Paul pulled away late

Getty Images Mixed martial arts stars turned out in force to watch the spectacle of Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva. The Showtime Boxing pay-per-view on Saturday night featured former UFC champions on the broadcast and in the crowd. Former UFC middleweight champion Silva is a mainstay in the discussion of MMA’s greatest of all time.

Arnold Allen (left) punches Calvin Kattar in a featherweight fight during UFC Fight Night at UFC Apex on October 29, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Arnold Allen did what he had to do, but because of circumstances outside his control, he may not reap the rewards of his efforts. Allen

Oct 26, 2022 Arnold Allen and Calvin Kattar meet in a matchup of top-10 featherweights headlining UFC Fight Night on Saturday, Oct. 29, in Las Vegas. The fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m. Allen (18-1) has won 11 fights in a

Arnold Allen made his UFC debut on June 20, 2015, in Berlin, Germany, when he submitted Alan Omer with a guillotine choke in the third round. Fabricio Werdum was a week into his reign as UFC heavyweight champion. A little less than a month prior, Daniel Cormier became the promotion’s light heavyweight champion. Allen joined

USATSI The second half of 2022 is heating up in a big way for UFC. At UFC 280, Islam Makhachev made a big statement, winning the lightweight title with a second-round submission of Charles Oliveira and setting the stage to a big end to the UFC’s calendar year. Perhaps the biggest upset of the year

9:17 AM ET After the wild ride that was UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi last weekend, there are still plenty of unanswered questions. What fight should the UFC look to make for new lightweight champ Islam Makhachev, and if the matchup is Alexander Volkanovski, how would that affect the pound-for-pound rankings? Will Sean O’Malley challenge

After Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, it meant much more than proving simply he’s the best lightweight in the world. On Oct. 24, 2020, and in the days and weeks afterward, Nurmagomedov was praised as not only the best pound-for-pound fighter in the

UFC broadcaster Daniel Cormier said Saturday that Islam Makhachev had spent a tidy $1 million on his training camp to prepare for his lightweight title fight at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in the main event of UFC 280. It turned out to be fantastically well-spent money. Makhachev dominated Oliveira from start

The UFC 280 showdown for the vacant lightweight title Saturday between ex-champion Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev ended with Makhachev being crowned the new lightweight king at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In the co-main event, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling took out former champion T.J. Dillashaw with ground and pound punches in

Getty Images The time for talking is over. The Octagon door is ready to be closed with some of the best fighters on the planet ready to battle it out at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night.  It doesn’t get much bigger than the vacant lightweight title bout anchoring the event when Charles

That Sean O’Malley was chosen to fight Petr Yan on the main card of UFC 280 Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates came as somewhat of a surprise to many. O’Malley was ranked 12th at bantamweight and Yan first, and the UFC rarely has put matches together involving fighters separated by

Oct 18, 2022 Kamaru Usman is willing to travel into potentially hostile territory in an effort to get back the UFC welterweight title. Usman has asked the UFC for a trilogy fight with champion Leon Edwards in London, Usman’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz of Dominance MMA, told ESPN on Tuesday. Edwards is a Jamaican-born fighter who

UFC president Dana White was speaking to a reporter in early 2020, extolling the virtues of the-then upcoming UFC 248 card, which was set for March 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. White ripped off a list of stars and big names on the show — middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, challenger Yoel Romero, Zhang

Getty Images With an absolutely loaded main card, featuring a pair of title fights, Saturday’s UFC 280 pay-per-view event from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi offers a little something for every type of mixed martial arts fan.  Former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira looks to regain the 155-pound title he dropped on the scales in May