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UFC on ESPN 6 is slated to move forward following Thursday's weigh-in event in Boston. The top end of the fight card easily made weight, but that wasn't the case for everyone on the fight card.The UFC Boston fight card features former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman moving up to light

(Courtesy of UFC)Chris Weidman rose to the top of the middleweight mixed martial arts world with back to back victories over Anderson Silva. When he did it, Silva was considered the greatest fighter of all time. There was an aura surrounding "the Spider" like no other fighter before him.After

In a series of tweets, Conor McGregor and Frankie Edgar apparently agreed to a fight in December if Dana White can get it set up.

They’ll get a chance to settle their differences on Friday (9 p.m. ET, ESPN2) when they meet in the co-main event of UFC Boston at TD Garden.

In an effort to curb unhealthy weight-cutting practices, the California State Athletic Commission passed a new rule that threatens fight cancellation in extreme cases.

Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman moves up in weight to take on undefeated light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes.

(Video courtesy of ESPN MMA | Viewing may be limited by broadcast rights restrictions)Unlike his first sabbatical from mixed martial arts, former UFC two-division champion Georges St-Pierre made his latest retirement official. Now, however, he says, "The word retirement doesn't mean anything

Cain Velasquez's rise to the top of the mixed martial arts world was meteoric. In less than three years, he went from Octagon newbie to UFC heavyweight champion.The man he defeated to become champion? Brock Lesnar. Fast forward several years and the two are now set for a rematch, albeit under vastly

Joe Lauzon tells Yahoo Sports that he considered retirement but wanted to try to do things the right way at least one more time.

TWO legends delivered in Milan as Bellator continues to bludgeon its fight brand and roster into global prominence. It has been some year for the fight league, with developments aplenty, and the mixed martial arts brand leader, its president Scott Coker, told The Telegraph yesterday that 2019 has been