Flyweight Joseph Benavidez gets his fourth shot at the 125-pound belt when he meets Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 30 in Abu Dhabi.
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A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 246 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
Brian Gordon of Applied Analysis said UFC attendees tend to stay longer and spend about 2 1/2 times as much as the typical Las Vegas visitor.
Four more fighters inked contracts with the UFC after putting on solid performances on Dana White’s Contender Series.
After spending three years sidelined due to an ACL injury, MMA middleweight John Heath talks about his return to fighting.
At a media day to promote UFC 228 on Friday, women’s flyweight contender Valentina Shevchenko expressed concern as to whether or not her opponent, division champion Nicco Montaño, will show up to fight her on Sept. 8 in Dallas.
In week 5 of Dana White Tuesday Night Contender series, three UFC contracts were awarded to competitors.
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker ventured from his home in Australia to Las Vegas to coach the 28th season of the UFC’s flagship reality series, The Ultimate Fighter. He’ll coach a team of heavyweight and featherweight women against his next challenger, Kelvin Gastelum.
In his third fight as a professional at Legacy Fighting Alliance 36, Corey Turner will look to make a name for himself against Charles Johnson, an undefeated prospect.
Review-Journal sports reporter Adam Hill and videographer Heidi Fang returned Tuesday for their weekly UFC and MMA update on the Covering the Cage Facebook page.
Floyd Mayweather wasn’t impressed with Conor McGregor’s sparring footage. The undefeated boxing superstar said many of the shots McGregor landed against Paulie Malignaggi were illegal.
Las Vegas-based fighter Johnny Nunez is a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter season 25, and on this season dubbed “TUF Redemption,” he’s on UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt’s team.
At Legacy Fighting Alliance 12 on May 19, Julian Marquez will battle Cameron Olson. Marquez says he almost gave up on his MMA career after his first bout with Olson was canceled last December.
Eddie Gordon won The Ultimate Fighter season 19 middleweight tournament, but was cut from the UFC following three straight losses. He’ll hunt for redemption as part of the cast of TUF 25.
UFC flyweight Joseph Benavidez reflects on how Urijah Faber got his MMA career started and why he should be credited for putting the lighter weight classes on the map.
