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UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has long wanted a superfight with former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre. While Tony Ferguson is next on the champ's playlist, it's not out of the question that St-Pierre could be injected back into the mix.“Tony Ferguson

Elias Cepeda breaks down this weekend's exciting UFC main event between knockout artists Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens.

When it comes to his unanimous decision victory over Shojin Miki at X-1 World Events 55 this past July, flyweight Tyson Nam is happy he got the win, but doesn’t feel like he had his best performance.One of the things that Nam figures could have contributed to having to go to decision against Miki is

UFC president Dana White says he expects part 3 of a Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic after they split the first two matchups.

(Courtesy of UFC)UFC officials came out of left field when it named the headliner for its 500th event ever.Initially working toward a welterweight title defense with champion Kamaru Usman taking on challenger Colby Covington, UFC president Dana White surprised everyone when he named a titillating non-title

USADA announced on Wednesday that UFC fighter David Branch, of Montville, N.J., has received a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a prohibited substance.Branch, 37, tested positive for ipamorelin as the result of a urine sample he provided out-of-competition

Rodriguez has shown he can win in entertaining fashion, which is why he'll be the headliner at UFC Mexico City on Saturday.

(Courtesy of RT Sport)Following his victory over Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov met with Russian president Vladimir Putin. The head of the Republic of Dagestan, Vladimir Vasiliev, was also present at the meeting.A resident of Dagestan and the UFC&

UFC 244, which is slated for Nov. 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, has a headlining bout, but it's not the one that almost everyone had on their radar. A fan-demanded bout between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal is taking the top slot at UFC 244, not the UFC welterweight championship bout

Tyron Woodley still seems hungry. He already has a substantial legacy, of course, but it seems that he wants to build on it and has his sights set high.