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Luke Rockhold hasn't fought in nearly a year, but next time he does, he insists it will be at light heavyweight. Rockhold is a former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion and has long been entrenched at the upper end of the 185-pound division, but he insists that his body doesn't handle

Jones will still fight Gustafsson for the light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 232 after being cleared by USADA. The fight will be moved from Las Vegas to Inglewood, California.

After Jon Jones' lengthy history of sabotaging himself, how could UFC officials decide to move an entire event from one city to another on one week's notice just to keep his main event bout intact? UFC president Dana White says it's because, "Jon Jones didn't do anything wrong

Jon Jones was so dominant in 2013 and was winning his fights so handily that when the UFC pitted him against Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC 165 that year, it struggled for a way to promote the event. Jones entered that event having won nine in a row, and had finished eight of the nine

Many fighters took to social media on Sunday night after UFC announced that UFC 232 would move from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.

The UFC has made the decision to relocate next weekend's UFC 232 from Las Vegas to Los Angeles following United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) test results regarding fighter Jon Jones. UFC president Dana White announced the change on ESPN on Sunday. A USADA test discovered an atypical finding

It's been nearly five years since Al Iaquinta handed Kevin Lee a loss in his UFC debut but he doesn't expect much to change in their rematch. On Saturday night in the final UFC on FOX card from Milwaukee, Iaquinta will face Lee in the main event with the winner undoubtedly positioning themselves

Conor McGregor should not be allowed to profit from his attack on a bus full of UFC 223 fighters. At least, he shouldn't according to a lawsuit filed by fellow UFC fighter Michael Chiesa. McGregor's bus attack occurred on April 5 following the UFC 223 Media Day when he and several others stormed

A light heavyweight battle between Jan Blachowicz and Thiago Santos will headline the UFC's first trip to the Czech Republic.  UFC on ESPN+ 3 is set for Feb. 23 in Prague, and Blachowicz vs. Santos will headline the fight card. UFC officials announced the headliner on Friday. Blachowicz (23-7) is

Former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is ready to make his long awaited return to the Octagon where he’ll face Francis Ngannou in the main event for the first major UFC card on ESPN on Feb. 17 in Phoenix. UFC president Dana White confirmed the fight to ESPN on Friday night. Velasquez will making