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The history of Cambodian MMA is short, but interesting. In 2012, several promotions sprung up in Phnom Penh with events broadcast live on domestic TV. Almost overnight, the country went from having practically no scene to speak of to having televised cards every single weekend. Not all the results are

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) It was nearly nine months since she won the inaugural UFC flyweight title before Nicco Montano finally had her first title defense booked, but she had very good reasons for not fighting during that span, most notably because of several health issues. Montano is

Thiago Santos has agreed to make a quick turnaround to save the UFC Fight Night 137 main event scheduled for Sept. 22 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. UFC light heavyweight contender Jimi Manuwa had been slated to square off with Glover Teixeira in the Sao Paulo headliner, but the Brazilian had to withdraw because

https://twitter.com/BrMassami/status/1031350697084649472 Melquizael Costa nearly became the subject of a sports tragedy due to poor refereeing at Demolidor Fight on Saturday in Bauru, Brazil. Costa was fighting Rafael Barbosa. In the third round, according to a report by MMAFighting's Guilherme

Despite a bout between Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa having been announced for Nov. 3 at UFC 230 in New York, it will not happen as expected. Romero has had to withdraw from the fight. Though a headlining bout has yet to be announced, UFC 230 was already shaping up to be a fight card chock-full of drawing

Even though it's not quite sold out, UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor is already, reportedly, the second largest gate in UFC history. According to MMAFighting's Dave Meltzer, who is the industry's foremost expert on UFC pay-per-view statistics and ticket sales, reported that tickets for Conor

UFC president Dana White has long wanted for his product to be shown on ESPN. Now, nearly 18 years after he and the Fertitta Brothers acquired the UFC, we can see why. The Fertittas sold the UFC a couple of years ago for $ 4.025 billion. White said in a recent interview that his company's television

UFC lightweight Desmond Green was involved in a five-car crash in Florida over the weekend that resulted in two deaths. Green apparently lost control of his Dodge Durango just before 6:15 a.m. local time on Saturday on Interstate 75 in Davie, Fla., according to Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson Alvaro

There are two things for sure in 42-year-old Wanderlei Silva's future. One, he is fighting Quinton "Rampage" Jackson on Sept. 29 at Bellator 206 in San Jose, Calif. Two, he is officially running for office in Brazil. Disheartened by the corrupt political landscape of Brazil, Silva had

Though it's been quite some time since Jon Jones set foot in the Octagon, the former UFC light heavyweight champion claims he has never left the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency testing pool for UFC athletes. "Glad you enjoyed the few seconds of training footage I shared the other day," Jones wrote