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Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson was indefinitely suspended by the California State Athletic Commission on Tuesday after reporting a knee injury. The news means Johnson — who was originally suspended for the mandatory minimum of seven days — will need to be cleared by a doctor before

Glover Teixeira has been knocked out of his UFC Fight Night 137 headlining bout opposite Jimi Manuwa less than two weeks after the original announcement. Teixeira suffered a shoulder injury that forced him out of the fight. Sources close to the bout confirmed the injury to MMAWeekly.com's Damon

After more than a decade on the roster, Gleison Tibau is parting ways with the UFC. The 35-year-old Brazilian has called the Octagon home for nearly twelve years and 28 bouts, but after having lost his last four fights, Tibau told AGFights that UFC officials opted not to renew his contract. "I was

Sean O'Malley on Monday announced that he is slated to return to the Octagon UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas. He will square off with Jose Quinonez in a bantamweight bout. O'Malley (10-0), just two fights into his UFC tenure but already a fan favorite, announced the news

Demetrious Johnson has some good news about his UFC 227 injury, but he also has some bad news. Following his loss of the UFC flyweight title to Henry Cejudo via a split decision in Los Angeles, Johnson said that he thought he might have broken his foot and suffered a torn right LCL. He was wrong about

https://twitter.com/extratv/status/1029053812470820864 TJ Dillashaw spent just over four minutes in the Octagon to defend his UFC bantamweight belt against Cody Garbrandt in the UFC 227 main event recently in Los Angeles, but he spends a lot more time than that taking everything in on fight night. As

Former Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy continued his foray into mixed martial arts with another knockout victory on Tuesday night. Hardy knocked out Tebaris Gordon with a flurry of punches after just 17 seconds as part of the "Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series

Former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson on Sunday declared that he has been cleared for a return to competition. Sitting below a his belt in a picture on Instagram, Ferguson said he has been cleared to return to the cage. "'Cleared.' Made that recovery my b–ch. Four months

Getting the deal for Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor done just two months prior to UFC 229 doesn't leave the UFC much time to promote the fight, but company president Dana White still believes it will do record numbers. And why wouldn't he? McGregor has proven time and again – love him

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Dana White addresses whether or not he has any concerns or if the UFC is taking any precautions to prevent any pre-fight violence between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov ahead of their UFC 229 showdown. TRENDING >  Tune in to MMAWeekly.com on Oct. 6 for