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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones kicks Anthony Smith during their bout that Jones won by unanimous decision at UFC 235 in Las Vegas on March 6. Jones will next defend his belt against Thiago Santos on July 6 in Las Vegas.

Josh Emmett had a lot to be happy about in his personal life during 2018 but he can’t say the same when it came to his fight career.The Team Alpha MMA fighter only competed once last year and he suffered a brutal knockout courtesy of Jeremy Stephens that left him with a shattered orbital and cheek bone

Conor McGregor claims he is retiring from the sport for the second time in three years. Late Monday night, the former two-division UFC champion made a surprise announcement via Twitter that said he had decided to call it a career. “Hey guys quick announcement, I’ve decided to retire from the sport formally

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor is under investigation in his native Ireland on an accusation of sexual assault, four sources told the New York Times on Tuesday. A woman claimed she was sexually assaulted in December by McGregor, who was arrested in January before being released, pending further

Conor McGregor – just a few hours after publicly stating that he was negotiating for an expected UFC return in July – took to Twitter to unexpectedly announce his retirement.  As you can imagine, the surprise announcement caught everyone off guard, but also raised a number of eyebrows. This isn'

The UFC president issued a statement to Yahoo Sports rationalizing the superstar fighter's retirement announcement, if it's indeed for real this time.

Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey is no stranger to breaking barriers and now she will add another accolade to her resume as she becomes the first woman to headline WrestleMania. On Monday, the WWE made it official that Rousey’s title match will headline the company’s biggest show of the year on April

Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson has been anxiously awaiting his opportunity to return while searching for opponents since late last year.Unfortunately the former two-time title contender didn’t get booked until the UFC Fight Night card in Nashville on Saturday night where he will face former lightweight

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo was hospitalized in Brazil this week after suffering from a bacterial infection stemming from a small cut in his knee.Aldo was taken to the hospital this past Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro where he was admitted to receive treatment, which reportedly didn’t work

Following UFC on ESPN+ 6 on Saturday in Nashville, the fight promotion announced the recipients of the fighter bonuses. Anthony Pettis, Randa Markos, Bryce Mitchell, and Bobby Moffett earned the $ 50,000 performance incentives.Fight of the Night honors went to Mitchell and Moffett for their featherweight