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The UFC 229 headliner between lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov and former dual-division titleholder Conor McGregor has gone down in the annals of history for several reasons.There were the 2.4 million pay-per-view buys. The most in UFC and mixed martial arts history. 20,034 fans in attendance at T-Mobile

In order to win a second world title at UFC 238, Henry Cejudo had to make subtle but important technical adjustments to come from behind against Marlon Moraes.

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has once again landed a spot amongst the top 100 highest paid athletes in 2019 according to Forbes.The list of the top 100 highest paid athletes was released on Tuesday with McGregor coming in at No. 21 after reportedly making $ 47 million last year. The

Macy Chiasson has filed a lawsuit after a crane crashed into her Dallas apartment complex on Sunday, killing one resident.

Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone had an epic first round with Tony Ferguson at UFC 238 on Saturday in Chicago, but he ended up losing the fight when he was deemed medically unfit to continue. Though Cerrone and Ferguson waged an intense battle in the first round, Ferguson took over in round two, picking

UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo defeated Marlon Moraes for the vacant bantamweight title at UFC 238 in Chicago.

The flyweight champion moved up in weight to challenge for gold at 135 pounds against Moraes, who had won 17 out of his previous 18 bouts.

Ferguson, undefeated since 2012, deserves a title shot vs. the winner of Khabib-Poirier or a huge payday vs. Conor McGregor.

Henry Cejudo won an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. A decade later, in 2018, he became a UFC champion by defeating Demetrious Johnson at UFC 227. He's the only fighter in the promotion's history to have won an Olympic gold medal and a UFC championship. On Saturday, Cejudo

UFC 238 was billed as a top heavy card, built largely around the three bouts that closed out the pay-per-view. All three of those fights delivered.  Henry Cejudo claimed a Performance of the Night bonus at UFC 238 with the effort in his bout with Marlon Moraes in the main event. Cejudo was already the