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It’s virtually unforgivable to miss weight in a world championship fight. Charles Oliveira missed weight on Friday by a half-pound. That normally would earn him a well-deserved roasting from UFC president Dana White, particularly since he’s a multi-time offender. Oliveira, though, earned himself a bit of a reprieve from the tongue lashing by what he

Charles Oliveira entered the Octagon on Saturday as the lightweight champion. He left it without a belt, but also with the recognition that he is clearly the best 155-pounder on the planet. In a wild, spectacular fight, Oliveira submitted Justin Gaethje with a rear naked choke at 3:22 of the first round in the main

Justin Gaethje will have to overcome Charles Oliveira as well as the curse of musician Drake Saturday at UFC 274 as he bids for the lightweight championship. Oliveira was stripped of the title on Friday after missing weight by a half-pound. Gaethje will earn the title with a win, but if Oliveira wins, the title

Charles Oliveira wants two things to be clear. One, he still considers himself champion – and two, he was as surprised as everyone else when he missed weight Friday at the UFC 274 official weigh-ins. Oliveira, who came in one-half-pound over the championship lightweight limit ahead of his main event scheduled for Saturday against Justin

Getty Images Lightweight champion Charles Oliveira makes the second defense of his title Saturday in the main event of UFC 274 when he faces top-ranked challenger Justin Gaethje. Their championship fight headlines the pay-per-view portion of the main UFC 274 fight card (10 p.m. ET) from the Footprint Center in Phoenix. Oliveira is currently on

8:00 AM ET The art of the submission is rooted in a fighter’s ability to seize an opening. An opportunity. A mistake. An action leading to a reaction. Close-quarters combat turns into an ongoing battle for positioning and leverage. It all plays on a constant loop until there’s an escape. Or an ending. The very

Charles Oliveira is a little better technique-wise today than he was when he made his UFC debut in 2010, but not by a significant margin. He’s in better shape now than 12 years ago, but certainly not by a dramatic margin. The 2010 version of Oliveira had everything needed to win a UFC title, but

Getty Images Marlon Vera put a terrible beating on Rob Font over the course of five rounds at UFC Fight Night on Saturday. Vera and Font took part in a significant bantamweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas that presents the winner with an opportunity to take on the division’s elite. Font got

3:59 PM ET UFC bantamweight contender Rob Font has missed weight for his main event bout against Marlon Vera this weekend in Las Vegas. Font (19-5) was at 138½ pounds Friday during the official weigh-in at the UFC’s Apex facility — 2½ pounds over the limit. The UFC Fight Night headliner will still take place

LAS VEGAS — Marlon Vera wasn’t making a lot of money in his native Ecuador, but then he didn’t need a lot. The cost of living was low and he was doing well enough that he could have survived with his family quite comfortably. Being comfortable, though, doesn’t always mesh well with greatness. And while

LAS VEGAS — The featherweight fight between Rob Font and Marlon “Chito” Vera on Saturday at UFC Vegas 53 is kind of like a political race on Election Day when the polls show both candidates in a dead heat. It’s too close to call. In situations like that, it’s tempting to go with the underdog,

UFC star Jorge Masvidal allegedly gave rival Colby Covington a brain injury when he allegedly attacked him outside of a Miami Beach steakhouse last month, according to ESPN’s Marc Raimondi. Masvidal officially pleaded not guilty to a pair of felony charges stemming from the incident on Thursday. He was charged with aggravated battery and criminal

Getty Images Jon Jones is determined to make his UFC comeback in July and he does not want to wait around much longer. Jones has planned a move to heavyweight for more than two years and it appears the clock is ticking toward his imminent return. A matchup between Jones, the longest-reigning UFC light heavyweight

3:55 PM ET TJ Dillashaw intends to reclaim the UFC’s bantamweight championship in 2022 — and he does not think it will be tough to do so. In Jacksonville, Dillashaw (17-4) watched Aljamain Sterling defend the 135-pound title against Petr Yan at UFC 273 earlier this month. Speaking to ESPN on Monday, the former bantamweight

Jessica Andrade has made history. The former strawweight champion notched the first standing arm-triangle choke submission win in UFC history, submitting top contender Amanda Lemos in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 205 in Las Vegas. The official stoppage came at the 3:13 mark of Round 1. Andrade made quick work of Lemos

Bellator MMA If there’s any problem with being one of the most dominant fighters in the world, it may be the difficulty in the quest for new mountains to conquer. That’s the case for Cris Cyborg, who will defend her women’s featherweight championship in a rematch with Arlene Blencowe in the main event of Bellator

7:41 AM ET Cris Cyborg couldn’t help but smile as she heard her many accomplishments in MMA listed back to her. The Brazilian knockout artist has been a UFC champion, a Strikeforce champion and an Invicta FC champion. In 2020, she won the Bellator women’s featherweight title, making her the first fighter in mixed martial

LAS VEGAS — Clay Guida stretched out on the couch in his hotel room Thursday, killing time until he had to begin his weight cut for his bout on Saturday at Apex against Claudio Puelles. He looked out the window and could see the Mandalay Bay Events Center where, on the October night in 2006