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Ever since he became UFC welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley has been pursuing a fight against Georges St-Pierre, but it appears that is no longer his goal. Woodley has long talked about becoming the greatest welterweight fighter of all time, but the road to get there would seemingly force him to go

Jim Miller finally got the monkey off his back, defeating Alex White at UFC 228 on Saturday night in Dallas. The victory ended a four-fight skid for the 30-bout UFC veteran. After the fight, Miller addressed a topic that he doesn't really like talking about, but one that has affected his career.

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Kamaru Usman talked about possible opponents after he showed up to UFC 228 as an alternate to the Woodley vs Till fight if they missed weight. And there is one man in particular, Colby Covington, that Usman would like to put his hands on. TRENDING > Dana White

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Following his drubbing and second-round finish of Darren Till at UFC 228 on Saturday night, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley turned his focus onto former interim titleholder Colby Covington. TRENDING > Kamaru Usman on Colby Covington: ‘I Truly Want To

(Video courtesy of BT Sport | Viewing may be limited by broadcast rights restrictions) Interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington isn't fighting at UFC 228 on Saturday night, but he will be getting the next crack at whomever walks away with the belt when Tyron Woodley puts his title on the

UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano has been transported to a local hospital in Dallas, leaving challenger Valentina Shevchenko in limbo. ESPN's Ariel Helwani first reported the news, which multiple sources confirmed, that Montano was transported to the hospital for undisclosed reasons. Montano

With one championship fight getting the green light and the other being canceled, the UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till weigh-in took a wild turn on Friday, but not the one that most had anticipated. Coming into the weigh-in, most people were keeping a close eye on Darren Till when he hit the scale for his challenge

Valentina Shevchenko has been waiting for the better part of the year to challenge Nicco Montano for the UFC flyweight championship, but she wasn't surprised that the fight fell apart on the day of weigh-ins. Shevchenko and Montano both went through the motions of UFC 228 fight week, conducting

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Khabib Nurmagomedov is on the cusp of fighting Conor McGregor in the UFC 229 main event on Oct. 6, 2018, in Las Vegas. But the brash Irishman isn't the dream fight for the Dagestani fighter. That honor belongs to a man that Nurmagomedov grew up watching his

Antonina Shevchenko's sister, Valentina, is fighting Nicco Montano for the flyweight title this weekend at UFC 228 in Dallas, but now Antonina has a bout of her own to which she can look forward. Shevchenko (6-0) will square off with Ashlee Evans-Smith (6-3) at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on