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Max Holloway has accomplished a lot already in his UFC career but he’s far from finished when it comes to history making moments.At UFC 236, the 27-year-old Hawaiian will move up to 155 pounds where he faces Dustin Poirier in the main event with the interim lightweight title on the line.If he’s victorious

Dustin Poirier has dreamed of this moment since the first day he started fighting.From his earliest days competing in mixed martial arts, Poirier has always wanted to become a UFC champion and he is now just days away from that opportunity when he faces Max Holloway in the main event at UFC 236 from

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw accepted a two-year suspension from USADA on Tuesday. Two of his main coaches have issued messages condemning Dillashaw's use of a banned substance, but also expressed their continued support. "He is not the first nor will he be the last, but yes

Former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will have to wait until 2021 to resume his career after he was suspended for two years by USADA on Tuesday.USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) announced the news while revealing that Dillashaw tested positive for EPO, which is typically used in blood doping

T.J. Dillashaw has been suspended by the USADA for testing positive for the banned substance EPO.

Kelvin Gastelum might have a higher ranking and far more wins against top 10 opponents but he’s still going to walk into his co-main event fight against Israel Adesanya as the underdog at UFC 236 on Saturday night.Now the odds may not matter to the fighters involved in the interim middleweight title

Weeks after Conor McGregor was arrested for allegedly snagging a fan's phone and smashing it, a lawsuit filed stemming from the incident has been dropped.Though TMZ Sports headlines indicated that McGregor had settled the lawsuit, it's not yet known if that is certain. Court records show that

Fresh off of a win in Philadelphia on March 30, Jack Hermansson is making a quick turnaround to face Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza later this month in Florida.The UFC announced the change in line-up on Monday.Jacare was initially slated to fight Yoel Romero on April 27 at UFC on ESPN 3 with the winner

Conor McGregor may have one less legal problem on his hands.

Heavyweight competitor Ruslan Magomedov has received a lifetime ban from USADA after multiple violations of the UFC’s anti-doping policy.On Monday, USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) revealed that Magomedov had recently received his second and third violations of the anti-doping policy resulting