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St-Pierre, who according to a report from Ben Beaudoin of RDS is expected to announce his retirement at a Montreal news conference on Thursday, gave the UFC its first mainstream international star.

An interim middleweight champion will be crowned at UFC 236 when Kelvin Gastelum meets Israel Adesanya on April 13 with a location for the event still to be determined.UFC president Dana White confirmed the matchup via ESPN on Tuesday.The decision to crown an interim champion comes on the heels of Robert

A little more than a year in the UFC and five consecutive victories is all it took for Israel Adesanya to reach the top of the heap.

Paul Felder won a hard-fought unanimous decision at the first UFC Fight Night on ESPN on Sunday in Phoenix, but he also suffered a severe injury in the waning moments of the fight.  Felder and James Vick fought a war in their three-round lightweight co-main event, but it didn't really take its toll

Francis Ngannou spoke about his win over Cain Velasquez following Sunday's UFC on ESPN 1 event in Phoenix, Ariz. Following the 26-second finish of the former champion, Ngannou believes his next fight should be for the title.TRENDING > Paul Felder Suffered Collapsed Lunge During UFC on ESPN Bout

Former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez returned to the octagon on Sunday against Francis Ngannou but suffered an injury early in the opening round. Following the fight a disappointed Velasquez talked about the 26-second loss and the injury that ended the fight.TRENDING > Francis Ngannou Video:

Unless he gets an offer that's worth his time and talent, Nick Diaz says he'll remain retired from fighting.

On a scale of 1-10, Ngannou’s punching power is a 25.

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Jessica Penne was slated to meet Jodie Esquibel in the UFC on ESPN 1 feature bout of the Early Prelims on the ESPN+ digital subscription service, but the bout was scratched at the last minute on Sunday due to an injury. Penne's first hurdle came at the weigh-in

UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was pulled from his UFC 234 headlining title defense against Kelvin Gastelum on Saturday just a few hours before fight time because of a severe medical condition.