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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

One year ago, Jessica Andrade was stopped in the second round by current flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Florida. The former women’s strawweight champ fell short in her quest to secure gold in a second division. On Saturday night, she returns to the strawweight division to face No. 10 Amanda Lemos

Warning, the following article contains graphic language, though Nate Diaz being in the headline should have been your first clue. Nate Diaz is not a fan of the UFC’s latest NFT drop, but not for the usual reasons why people despise NFTs. The welterweight aired his grievances with the promotion on Wednesday after seeing its

Getty Images UFC 274 marks the promotion’s second consecutive pay-per-view title doubleheader featuring lightweight champion Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje and women’s strawweight queen Rose Namajunas vs. Carla Esparza. Oliveira and Gaethje are shots of adrenaline in combat sports. They have finished a combined 88% of their 26 UFC fights. Oliveira is the record holder