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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Denver, where it all started, this week for UFC Fight Night 139 at the Pepsi Center. The event was a mixed bag of lackluster affairs intertwined between fighters giving it their all to earn post-fight bonuses. At the end of the night, however, it was the

Ricardo Lamas took a step back toward featherweight title contention with a resounding victory over Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 140 on Saturday in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Coming into the fight on the heels of back-to-back losses to Josh Emmett and Mirsad Bektic, Lamas was in dire need of a victory

A new welterweight contender has officially emerged in Argentina's own Santiago Ponzinibbio. In front of a home audience on Saturday night in Buenos Aires, Ponzinibbio absolutely battered Neil Mangy for three plus rounds before finishing the fight with a jaw-dropping face plant knockout in the main

It was less than 10 years ago that Khalil Rountree would crawl into bed at night and not be certain he’d wake up.

Mirsad Bektic has been forced to withdraw from his bout with Renato Moicano, which was scheduled for Dec. 8 at UFC 231 in Toronto. Bektic was forced out of the bout because of an undisclosed injury. MMAWeekly.com's Damon Martin verified the news following an initial report by FloCombat. With each

A week after its 25th Anniversary event in Denver, the Ultimate Fighting Championship lands in Buenos Aires for its first event in Argentina. Headlined by a welterweight showdown, the  UFC Fight Night 140: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio fight card was made official at Friday's early weigh-ins. Though Neil

Nick Diaz will reportedly make his first UFC appearance since 2015 in March.

A week after its 25th Anniversary event in Denver, the Ultimate Fighting Championship lands in Buenos Aires for its first event in Argentina. Headlined by a welterweight showdown, the  UFC Fight Night 140: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio fight card was made official at Friday's early weigh-ins. Though Neil

Nick Diaz will reportedly make his first UFC appearance since 2015 in March.

UFC welterweight Nick Diaz is reportedly returning to the Octagon following a four-year absence. Diaz is expected to face Jorge Masvidal at UFC 235 on March 2 in Las Vegas, according to ESPN's Brett Okamoto, who cited UFC president Dana White, although additional sources indicated that contracts