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He unleashed in a profane — and racist — Instagram post that was true McGregor style.

Depending on the rules of engagement, one kickboxing expert says he wouldn't be shocked if Tenshin Nasukawa made combat sports history vs. Floyd Mayweather in December.

It is still unknown how much Mayweather will make in his fight vs. Tenshin Nasukawa, but you can bet he wouldn’t have taken the bout had he not been guaranteed a nine-figure paycheck.

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman took a step back from realizing his dream of once again becoming champion on Saturday night.  Though he fought well for most of the fight and earned Fight of the Night honors alongside his opponent, Weidman succumbed to Jacare Souza's heavy hands midway

UFC president Dana White announced the attendance and gate figures stemming from UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis during the event's post-fight press conference on Saturday. 17,011 spectators attended the event at Madison Square Garden in New York City generating gate sales totaling $ 2,841,718.68. Those

Daniel Cormier had a message for Brock Lesnar after defeating Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 in Madison Square Garden.

Now that the first big trade in mixed martial arts history is a done deal, everyone is wondering what comes next.  ONE Championship introduced former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson to its world by holding a media conference call on Monday, although no details of his first opponent were revealed

The biggest trade ever in the modern era of mixed martial arts was finalized this week, as former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson left his longtime home in the Octagon for ONE Championship in Southeast Asia. Conversely, ONE's retired, undefeated welterweight champion

For all the traction that Floyd Mayweather and Khabib Nurmagomedov got for their social media taunts of one another, it's all falling on deaf ears when it comes to UFC president Dana White. He wants nothing to do with another one of his top fighters crossing over into the world of boxing to fight

The fighters slated to make their way to the cage at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night for UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis stepped on the scale at Friday's early weigh-in to make their bouts official. UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, of course, had no issue making