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UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker underwent emergency surgery to repair a hernia, an injury that sidelined the Australian from his title defense at UFC 234 in Melbourne. Whittaker was slated to headline the event in a much anticipated bout with Kelvin Gastelum at Rod Laver Arena. The 28-year-old

The main event of Bellator 215 was ruled a no-contest when Matt Mitrione kicked Sergei Kharitonov below the best 15 seconds into the match.

The UFC Fight Night on ESPN 1 heavyweight main event is set following Saturday official weigh-in, but several other fighters were off the mark.Though Francis Ngannou and Cain Velasquez waited until late into the proceedings to step on the scale, neither man came close to the top end of the 265-pound

Israel Adesanya had the torched passed to him from a legend while putting on a show in the impromptu UFC 234 main event on Saturday night.Originally scheduled as the co-headliner, Adesanya ended up facing former middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the main event and ultimately earned a unanimous

The Silva-Adesanya showdown was set to be a showcase for Adesanya, a star on the rise who has taken MMA by storm in his year in the UFC.

Ngannou, now 32 and humbled by back-to-back losses to Miocic and Derrick Lewis, feels like a veil has been lifted from his eyes. He sees now, he says, what he didn’t see then.

Cain Velasquez hasn’t fought since July 2016 due to injuries. In the aftermath of his dominant victory over Travis Browne at UFC 200, you may have been wondering when Cain Velasquez would fight again. During that same time frame, Velasquez was wondering why simply standing for 15 minutes put him into

WWE star Jimmy Uso was arrested this week in Detroit after an alleged incident with police.

UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is on the mend but still hasn’t set a timeline for his return to action.Following a huge year for his career that included becoming a two-division UFC champion and defending belts in both divisions, Cormier is now dealing with a lingering back problem that has

One doesn’t have to meet Austin Vanderford in person to get the idea that he’s an easy-going guy who doesn’t take himself all that seriously.