In the wake of a landmark vote by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Thursday, Vitor Belfort has withdrawn from his Ultimate Fighting Championship title fight against Chris Weidman on May 24 at the MGM Grand.
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The Nevada Athletic Commission on Thursday banned all therapeutic use exemptions for testosterone replacement therapy. While the ruling applies to all combat sports in Nevada, the controversial loophole has been a major point of contention in mixed martial arts.
It was political Ground Hog Day for Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship officials, who once again traveled to New York to lobby state lawmakers on legalizing professional mixed martial arts events in the Empire State.
The more Nick Diaz talks, the less you know what he’s trying to say. But for whatever reason, it’s impossible to tune him out.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced it had decided to match a rival organization’s offer on restricted free agent Gilbert Melendez. Now back in the UFC fold, he will challenge lightweight champion Anthony Pettis for the belt later this year.
While she didn’t go public with it, Ronda Rousey made a vow to her coaches before fighting Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170 at Mandalay Bay on Saturday night.
Ronda Rousey retained the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight title with a first-round TKO of Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170 at Mandalay Bay on Saturday night.
Ronda Rousey and Sara McMann will be the first Olympic medalists to meet in a UFC title fight when they step into the cage for Saturday night’s main event.
There was only one place Daniel Cormier could go to make himself feel better, and he knew it. As much as he didn’t want to, it was the only way he could deal with the bad news.
Patrick Cummins was nearing the end of his shift at an Orange County coffee shop when his manager pulled up to the drive-thru window and handed Cummins the phone with Dana White on the other end.
Ronda Rousey was in the midst of the toughest week of her training camp preparing for a December bout with archrival Miesha Tate when she got a phone call gauging her interest in a future fight.
One night while walking his dog back home in Wisconsin, it all hit Ben Askren. “What happened?”
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida improved to 2-0 since dropping to middleweight with a unanimous decision over Gegard Mousasi in the main event of a UFC card Saturday in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil.
Former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida could earn a title shot at middleweight in just his second bout at 185 pounds with a victory over Gegard Mousasi tonight, according to Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White.
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