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The UFC octagon was in Atlanta, Ga. on Saturday for UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 at State Farm Arena. The 13-bout fight card featured two interim title bouts and both instantly became Fight of the Year candidates. 14,297 spectators were in attendance generating $ 1,908,721 in gate revenue. It was the

A lifetime of hard work paid off for Dustin Poirier on Saturday night as he defeated Max Holloway to become the interim UFC lightweight champion.His reward will be an eventual showdown with undefeated Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title unification bout expected for later this year.“Yes, that’s the

Though all signs were pointing to Daniel Cormer returning to the Octagon to put his UFC heavyweight title on the line in a blockbuster bout with former WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar in August, UFC president Dana White on Friday insisted it's not even on the radar."Seriously, that fight

The UFC returned to Atlanta this week with two interim title fights on tap at the top of the fight card.  UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 is slated to feature featherweight champion Max Holloway making his move to the 155-pound weight class, where he faces top contender Dustin Poirier for the interim

This is one of those cards where both title fights have the ability to go either way.

A Daniel Cormier-Brock Lesnar fight has been talked about for months. According to UFC president Dana White, it might not even be happening.

Martin Nguyen made his name by knocking out Marat Gafurov and Eduard Folayang in spectacular style. The Australian enhanced his reputation even further at ONE: Roots of Honor after finishing Narantungalag Jadambaa with a flying knee in the second round, retaining his ONE featherweight championship.Nguyen

Justin Gaethje cemented his spot as the most exciting fighter in mixed martial arts with another jaw-dropping performance on Saturday night.After engaging in a fire fight with Edson Barboza early, Gaethje landed a hellacious right hand midway through the opening round that put the Brazilian to sleep

Former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw was suspended for two years by USADA on Tuesday.Longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan is a fan of Dillashaw's fighting, but admitted on a recent podcast that there is no other way to characterize Dillashaw's positive drug test result for EPO, "This

It had been just under eight years since the last time the Ultimate Fighting Championship held an event in Philadelphia, but UFC on ESPN 2 marked the return by producing a gate of more the one million dollars. Edson Barboza and Justin Gaethje headlined the Philly fight card that drew an attendance of