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A bout between two top ten ranked lightweights headlines the UFC on ESPN 2 event on March 30 in Philadelphia. UFC officials announced on Tuesday that Edson Barboza will face Justin Gaethje in the main event at Wells Fargo Center.Barboza (20-6) is ranked No. 6 in the lightweight division. The striking

There were two teens in the water and only one lifeguard.

Veteran color commentator Joe Rogan still thinks about retiring from calling fights for the UFC but as of right now he’s definitely enjoying his job. It was around the same time that the UFC sold to Endeavor for more than $ 4 billion that Rogan talked about potentially walking away from calling fights

Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy made his Octagon debut on Saturday in the UFC Brooklyn co-main event against Allen Crowder. After putting together three knockout wins in his first three mixed martial arts fights, Hardy hoped to insert himself in the UFC heavyweight landscape.The 30-year old turned

The narrative going into the bout was that if Dillashaw, the reigning bantamweight champion, had beaten Cejudo to claim the 125-pound title, the UFC would have shuttered the flyweight division.

‘The Messenger’ delivered as promised in the first ever UFC on ESPN main event.On Saturday night in Brooklyn, Henry Cejudo defended his flyweight championship with a stunning TKO at just 32 seconds into the opening round to put away bantamweight king TJ Dillashaw.In the lead up to the fight, Cejudo

Greg Hardy made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 143 in Brooklyn on Saturday. It probably didn't end the way Dana White was hoping.

The UFC and ESPN are trying to build up the disgraced former NFL player Greg Hardy as a mixed martial arts fighter, but his debut in the UFC on Saturday night did not go well. Hardy was disqualified for illegally kneeing his opponent in the head while his opponent was on the ground. It was [more]

Henry Cejudo celebrates his TKO victory over T.J. Dillashaw in their flyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at the Barclays Center on Jan. 19, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. For the second time in six months, UFC flyweight champion Henry “The Messenger” Cejudo (14-2, 7-2 UFC

Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone earned a TKO win in his first fight back at lightweight since 2015 and now he may be headed for a showdown against the biggest superstar in the sport. On Saturday night in Brooklyn, Cerrone headlined the first UFC card aired on ESPN while facing hungry young lightweight contender