The answer to the question, “How many people have fought for a UFC title in their promotional debut?” is not as straightforward as it may seem.
Former RIZIN FF champion Kai Asakura has created intrigue into the topic as he readies for a chance to…
LAS VEGAS – Dominick Reyes knows his UFC 310 opponent Anthony Smith has been going through some personal struggles, but his sympathy stops when the cage door closes.
Reyes (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) meets Smith (37-20 MMA, 13-10 UFC) on the prelims of the final…
LAS VEGAS – Heading into UFC 310, it’s not lost on Themba Gorimbo how fortunate he is.
Gorimbo is replacing Nick Diaz on late notice to fight Vicente Luque on the prelims of Saturday’s event at T-Mobile Arena (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+). It’s one of those…
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Aljamain Sterling may not have a lot of Dana White privilege but the former bantamweight champion believes he may still curry more favor with his boss than the opponent he’s…
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Shavkat Rakhmonov believes Ian Machado Garry’s three step plan to fight Khamzat Chimaev at middleweight won’t get to step two.
Rakhmonov and Garry will battle…
LAS VEGAS – Vicente Luque is done with pursuing a possible fight with Nick Diaz.
Luque (22-10-1 MMA, 15-6 UFC) was initially scheduled to fight Diaz at UFC on ABC 7 August in Abu Dhabi, but the bout was scrapped after Diaz pulled out due…
LAS VEGAS – Randy Brown, for a proverbial minute, thought he had a dance date with Carlos Prates. It was, he surmised, a chance to see what all the hype was about.
The way Brown told it Wednesday at a media day for UFC 310,…
LAS VEGAS – Ian Machado Garry is not in a sane state of mind, at least that’s what his opponent Shavkat Rakhmonov thinks.
Rakhmonov (15-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) takes on Machado Garry (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in a No. 1 contender fight at welterweight in…
LAS VEGAS – Despite landing on the prelims, Aljamain Sterling feels he has a very consequential fight at UFC 310.
The former UFC bantamweight champion takes on undefeated featherweight contender Movsar Evloev in what many have labeled an under-the-radar fight in the final UFC pay-per-view…