David Branch choked out Jesse Taylor 1:41 into the first round of the main event of the World Series of Fighting card at the Hard Rock Hotel on Saturday night to become the organization’s first middleweight champion.
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No action was taken by the Nevada Athletic Commission against Ultimate Fighting Championship star Wanderlei Silva after an informational hearing Tuesday afternoon.
What looked to be one of the most heavily anticipated meetings of the Nevada Athletic Commission in quite some time has lost some of its luster.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski sat down at his first Ultimate Fighting Championship postfight press conference in more than six years on Saturday night and apologized.
There was little drama over the 25 minutes of the main event of UFC 174 at Rogers Arena on Saturday night.
Those that follow mixed martial arts have been learning more and more about Dagestan, a tiny republic of Russia with a population of less than 3 million. In addition to being a battleground for insurgency and political unrest, the republic has become a hotbed of fighting talent.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 174 Saurday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia:
Former NCAA All-America wrestler Tyron Woodley thought for sure he was one win from an Ultimate Fighting Championship title shot when his fight against Rory MacDonald was announced.
UFC’s Sonnen can talk, but he was still caught using banned substances
A day after saying he would appeal the results of a positive drug test to the Nevada Athletic Commission, UFC veteran Chael Sonnen announced his retirement from the sport. Sonnen, 37, finishes his career 28-14-1, including 7-7 in the UFC.
The result of an out-of-competition drug test has wiped out a heavily anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship bout between Chael Sonnen and Vitor Belfort.
There is a common expression in the sport of mixed martial arts that is uttered each and every time there is a controversial decision. “Don’t leave it in the hands of the judges.”
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champ Benson Henderson earned his second straight victory since losing the belt with a fourth-round submission over Rustam Khabilov in the main event of a card in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday night.
“It’s tough for me to sit there and know I won the fight in my head. I had it in my hands and watched it slip away,” Dodson said. “I watched it disappear those times when I hurt him and didn’t jump on him and finish it.”
What started off as a bit of a throwaway line to reporters in the days leading up to the biggest fight of his career will soon become a reality for newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw.
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