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NAC fines Jones, Cormier for brawl in MGM Grand lobby

Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight stars Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier each took a slightly different approach in answering to the Nevada Athletic Commission for their roles in a brawl in the lobby of the MGM Grand last month during a Tuesday morning meeting at the Grant Sawyer Building.

McGregor fueled by rapid success

Two years ago, Conor McGregor was collecting a welfare check in his native Ireland. Now he’s one of the UFC’s hottest stars.

UFC releases Thiago Silva, suspends Anthony Johnson

While so much attention has been focused on the NFL’s handling of domestic violence cases, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has released two fighters.

Arlovski erases bad memory with KO

After a boring return to the UFC, former heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski bounced back with a first-round knockout of Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in Brazil on Saturday.

Andrei Arlovski knocks out Antonio Silva in UFC event in Brazil

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski knocked out Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the first round of the main event of UFC Fight Night 51 on Saturday in Brasilia, Brazil. Arlovski won his second straight fight in his UFC return and avenged a 2010 loss by knocking Silva down with a right hook and finishing the fight with a series of hammer fists.

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UFC’s Nick Diaz faces DUI charge

Ultimate Fighting Championship star Nick Diaz was arrested Sept. 6 on suspicion of DUI in his hometown of Lodi, Calif., according to several reports.

UFC (legally) beats down accused pirate

Ultimate Fighting Championship recently sent a message to anyone thinking about pirating its fight show content: We will hunt you down.

Thiago Silva back in UFC

After assault charges are dropped in Florida, Thiago Silva is back under contract, UFC president Dana White announced. Expect the light heavyweight back in the Octagon next year.

Mousasi finally gets a chance to fight Souza

Gegard Mousasi fights Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza on Friday’s Ultimate Fighting Championship card at Foxwoods Resort in Ledyard, Conn. The two were scheduled to fight last month in L.A. but UFC 176 was canceled.

Energy drink maker Xyience sold to Texas company

Las Vegas-based Xyience, a top ten energy drink manufacturer, has been sold to Big Red Inc., of Austin, Texas. Big Red is a top ten soda company known for its Big Red Vanilla Float, Big Blue and its signature Big Red.

Modafferi with plenty to prove after defeats

Roxanne Modafferi hopes to show what she has learned since she was released from the UFC following a loss in November when she fights Tara LaRosa on the Invicta Fighting Championships card on Saturday in Kansas City, Mo.

Dillashaw puts on show, KO’s fill-in Soto to retain belt at UFC 177

As in his upset win over Renan Barao in May, TJ Dillashaw peppered Joe Soto with shots before finally capitalizing on an opening and knocking him out in the fifth and final round to retain the belt in the main event of UFC 177.

Barao out; Dillashaw will face Soto in UFC 177

Renan Barao was forced out of a rematch with T.J. Dillashaw on Saturday. Instead, Dillashaw will defend his bantamweight belt against former Bellator champion Joe Soto in UFC 177.

Strip club owner harbors no illusions of MMA stardom

Adam Gentile, owner of the Palomino Club, is making his final amateur fight Saturday. “This is competition, this is fun, this is a hobby,” he says. “I enjoy it. I don’t have delusions.”

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