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Newly crowned UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman had to undergo surgery this week, but it doesn't appear that he will be sidelined for long. Usman became the UFC welterweight champion by throttling Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 on March 2. Less than two weeks later, the UFC's first Nigerian-born

The fan alleging Conor McGregor smashed and stole his phone said the incident began peacefully.

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor was released from a Miami jail on Monday evening after posting bond. McGregor was involved in an altercation with a fan over a phone and was charged with felony robbery/strongarm and felony criminal mischief. According to the police report, McGregor was

Dominick Reyes speaks of his failure to make the NFL as if it were the breakup of a long personal relationship.

Paulo Costa's aborted bout with Yoel Romero was not because of Costa testing positive for a banned substance, as Romero had initially claimed. Romero and Costa were initially expected to meet in the UFC on ESPN 3 main event on April 27 in Florida. The bout was cancelled a short time after it became

Conor McGregor has broken his silence after being arrested on Monday on charges of robbery and criminal mischief in Miami.The entire incident unfolded around 5 a.m. on Monday morning after McGregor allegedly grabbed the phone of a fan attempting to snap a photo of him as a left a hotel where a popular

If McGregor doesn’t take some simple steps — bite your tongue and let your security personnel do their jobs — sooner or later, a small incident is going to turn into a big one.

*****WARNING: Graphic photo below***** Tim Means has always been a fighter that leaves it all in the cage when fights. And that's precisely what he did at UFC Wichita on Saturday night. Means was his usual aggressive self when he went after Niko Price in their feature fight on the main card. Means

A light heavyweight showdown between former title contenders Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Smith is expected to headline the UFC’s return to Sweden on June 1.Multiple sources close to the contest confirmed that verbal agreements are in place for the fight with contracts expected to be issued at any

Former NFL defensive end turned MMA fighter Greg Hardy is set to make his return to the Octagon in a bout next month, reports ESPN.com.