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USATSI Alexander Volkov says he knew he was destined to meet Cyril Gane in the Octagon, so he wasn’t surprised when the UFC offered the fight between two of the heavyweight division’s rising contenders. The fifth-ranked Volkov and third-ranked Gane will meet Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov in

8:33 AM ET Arguably more so than in any other sport, a win isn’t always a win in mixed martial arts. Just ask UFC heavyweight Ciryl Gane. Gane (8-0), who will face Alexander Volkov (33-8) in the main event of a matinee UFC Fight Night on Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas (1 p.m. ET on

Bellator MMA An interim championship will be on the line for the first time in Bellator MMA history when Tim Johnson and Valentin Moldavsky meet on Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. With heavyweight champion Ryan Bader tied up in the Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix, Moldavsky and Johnson will meet

Best Life See Randall Cunningham’s Daughter Vashti, Who’s Headed to the Olympics Before retiring in 2002, Randall Cunningham played in the NFL for 16 seasons and was best known for his years as the quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles. His daughter Vashti Cunningham, on the other hand, is known for excelling in a totally different

It’s rare to see Jake Paul give credit to MMA fighters, but he had nothing but praise for Anderson Silva. The former UFC middleweight champion had a successful return to boxing this past Saturday when he outpointed Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to win a split decision on the main card of Tribute to the Kings

Getty Images On Tuesday, CBS Sports and Combate Global announced a new deal that makes CBS Sports Network and Paramount+ the exclusive English-language home of the mixed martial arts promotion. The deal covers the remainder of Combate Global’s 2021 season and 30 events annually in 2022 and 2023. The deal kicks off with the next

Nov 4, 2020 Editor’s note: This story was originally published ahead of Vince Murdock’s appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series. Murdock is now part of The Return of The Ultimate Fighter. KIRA MURDOCK STEPPED out of an elevator on the top floor of The Bank food hall in Sacramento, California. Wearing a flowing, white gown

Israel Adesanya served as the UFC 263 poster boy atop the card and was compensated as such. UFC 263 took place June 12 at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The main card streamed on ESPN pay-per-view after prelims on ESPN/ESPN+. MMA Junkie acquired the disclosed fighter salaries from the Arizona Department of Gaming, which

7:30 AM ET UFC president Dana White has said — repeatedly — that Derrick Lewis will be the first challenger for heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou. White even implied the fight could possibly take place at UFC 265 on Aug. 7, but with July less than two weeks away and nothing finalized, is that timeframe realistic?

Getty Images UFC has rolled right back into the action in 2021. After what can be called nothing short of a massive success in 2020 under incredibly difficult circumstances, UFC hasn’t missed a beat in the time since the pandemic started with big fight after big fight throughout the year. The first two months of

UFC veteran fighter Luis Pena was arrested on charges of robbery and assault in Florida on Friday, ESPN and MMA Fighting reported.   Pena was taken into custody by the Coral Springs (Florida) Police Department on an extradition warrant from another Florida county’s police department. Those details were not available, per MMA Fighting. He was

5:37 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Two UFC featherweights angling for a future title shot will square off Saturday night at the UFC Apex as Chan Sung Jung, also known as the Korean Zombie, meets Dan Ige in the main event of UFC Fight Night. Jung (16-6) will look to rebound from a five-round loss

The 46-year-old UFC legend shined in the ring on Saturday night in Guadalajara. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images) Anderson Silva knows how to fight, there’s no doubt about that. The UFC legend, however, hasn’t boxed in more than 15 years. That, though, didn’t seem to matter one bit on Saturday night. Silva beat Julio Cesar

‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung of South Korea punches Dan Ige in a featherweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Apex on June 19, 2021 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) There are so many similarities between the fighting styles of Chan Sung Jung and Dan Ige that it was

Getty Images After stumbling in his most recent trip to the Octagon, “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung returns to action on Saturday night in Las Vegas when he faces Dan Ige in the main event of UFC Fight Night. In a featherweight division thin on clearly established title challengers, the winner of the fight between

7:19 AM ET Dan Ige‘s son, Bam Alexander Ige, was born on April 4, 2021. Just two days before that arrival, Ige signed a contract to face Chan Sung Jung on June 19. Truth be told, that’s not how Ige would have drawn it up. The 29-year-old featherweight fought in March and wanted some time

LAS VEGAS — Early in his bout with Brian Ortega on Fight Island in October, Chan Sung Jung was hit with an elbow to the head. He wobbled through the fight like, well, a zombie for the rest of the bout. He wound up losing a unanimous decision that dropped him to 3-3 in his

Zuffa LLC An undisclosed injury to Max Holloway has forced the former featherweight champion to withdraw from his July 17 UFC Fight Night main event against Yair Rodriguez.  The heavily anticipated 145-pound fight will be moved to a later date, per ESPN’s report on Thursday. With both fighters ranked in the top three at featherweight