Anthony Castrejon’s big smile and boyish looks earned him the nickname Pretty Boy. On Tuesday, friends and family were grieving his death and trying to make sense of the sudden, shocking loss.
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After arriving more than 30 minutes late for Thursday’s news conference, Conor McGregor immediately began to antagonize Dustin Poirier, his opponent Saturday at UFC 264.
The former champion did no sparring and prepared for his UFC 251 ‘Fight Island’ title rematch against champ Alex Volkanovski exclusively through video conferencing.
A breakdown of the main card of UFC 249 on Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
The Nevada Athletic Commission originally cleared Conor McGregor for his actions in Saturday night’s UFC 229 brawl at T-Mobile Arena, but a complaint is now expected against the star fighter after new angles of the melee emerged.
The lightweight extended his winning streak to 11 on Saturday night and is in line to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov for the title.
The Las Vegas-based MMA organization announced a multiyear media rights deal with the new subscription service on Tuesday that includes a catalog of UFC content.
Hosts Adam Hill and Heidi Fang go over Khabib Nurmagomedov’s performance as he becomes the new lightweight champion.
With just one UFC bout on record, Emil Meek says he’s preparing harder than ever for his next opponent. The Norwegian fighter who’s nicknamed “Valhalla” will collide with Kamaru Usman at UFC Fight Night 124 in St. Louis, Missouri, on Jan 14.
Tony Ferguson became the interim lightweight champion at UFC 216 and possibly earned a lucrative title unification bout against Conor McGregor in the process.
In the fifth week of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, Michael Rodriguez and Alex Perez scored finishes in their fights that earned them UFC contracts.
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.
Valentina Shevchenko received a call before noon Saturday informing her a scheduled UFC 213 main event rematch against champion Amanda Nunes at T-Mobile Arena would be canceled because Nunes was in the hospital with an illness.
The Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang recap Friday night’s TUF 25 Finale, where Justin Gaethje took center stage and Jesse Taylor was able to redeem himself with a win over Dhiego Lima.
Breakout featherweight contender has aspirations far beyond the UFC title.
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