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(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)The highly anticipated UFC 245 main event grudge match between welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and challenger Colby Covington is set following Friday's weigh-in.The feud between Usman and Covington has building for years. UFC officials are ready to take advantage

Jairzinho Rozenstruik recently scored the biggest victory of his career, so he took aim at the top of the UFC heavyweight division. He hit his target. After defeating Alistair Overeem recently at UFC Fight Night in Washington, DC, Rozenstruik decided he was ready to enter the realm of title talk. In

The former interim welterweight champ has lost the respect of his peers, especially after admitting to his shtick of playing a character people love to hate.

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)Kamaru Usman talks about Colby Covington and their turbulent history before they meet in Saturday's UFC 245 main event in Las Vegas.* * *TRENDING > Nate Diaz unleashes behind-the-scenes footage with Nick Diaz Army from UFC 244 fight week* * *The UFC 245 fight

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)Watch Kamaru Usman, Max Holloway, and Amanda Nunes from their UFC 245 Athlete Panel appearance on Wednesday in Las Vegas. All three fighters answered questions ahead of this weekend's bouts.* * *TRENDING > Watch Amanda Nunes lay out Holly Holm with a head

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)Kamaru Usman disses on Colby Covington's 'act.' Max Holloway and Amanda Nunes say why they stay away from not being themselves. All three champions were on stage together at the UFC 245 Athletes Panel.Usman puts his welterweight championship on the line

With several hundred athletes on the roster, it's no surprise that there is a revolving door of fighters joining and leaving the ranks of the UFC.A couple recent releases were rather notable in former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao and former women's bantamweight and flyweight challenger

The UFC double champion doesn't think she'd be the top female fighter in MMA history if not for Nina Ansaroff, a fellow fighter and her future wife.

Amanda Nunes goes 1-on-1 with Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole to discuss a variety of topics ahead of her title defense vs. Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie.

For the second time, the UFC Octagon was in the nation's capital on Saturday with Washington D.C. playing host to UFC on ESPN 7 at Capital One Arena. Heavyweights Alstair Overeem and Jairzinho Rozenstruik headlined the 12-bout fight card in a night filled with finishes. Overeem and Rozenstruik are