Former World Extreme Cagefighting champion Brian Bowles has been defeated only by current Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and one of the division’s all-time greats in Urijah Faber. At 32, Bowles has competed in just 12 professional fights, so he should have plenty left in the tank.
It would be easy for Cain Velasquez to be overconfident heading into his rematch against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the main event of UFC 160 Saturday night at the MGM Grand.
For the second straight time, Vitor Belfort knocked out a fellow middleweight contender with a head kick, this time in the main event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship card in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil, on Saturday night.
Luke Rockhold spent much of his tenure as Strikeforce middleweight champion insisting that he would fare just fine against the top 185-pounders in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Middleweight challenger Chris Weidman’s preparation for his title shot against longtime UFC champion Anderson Silva started before he even knew he would fight in a cage for a living.
Lorenzo Fertitta, Ultimate Fighting Championship chief executive and chairman, is leading a contingent of UFC staffers and fighters Tuesday on a one-day tour of three upstate New York cities to extol the economic virtues of hosting a UFC event.
Reuben Rios moved to Las Vegas in 2000 to take a chance on a booming city. That chance gave him a booming professional career.
Complete chaos at the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s light heavyweight division was less than 30 seconds away Saturday night at UFC 159 in Newark, N.J.
NEWARK, N.J. — It took the most physically gifted champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship dominating an obviously overmatched opponent to restore some order to one of the most bizarre UFC events in recent memory.
NEWARK, N.J. — For those who believe Chael Sonnen has no shot to beat UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tonight and got the opportunity only because of his ability to promote fights with his mouth, Sonnen has a simple message:
NEW YORK — Insults and humorous trash talk have been lobbed back and forth between Michael Bisping and Alan Belcher for months as they prepare for their pivotal fight Saturday in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division.
Add one more name to the growing list of celebrities and sports stars who swear by the experimental healing powers of an increasingly prominent German doctor.
Benson Henderson won a split decision over Gilbert Melendez in the main event of UFC on Fox 7 on Saturday night to retain the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tonight marks the Ultimate Fighting Championship debut for Gilbert Melendez, but the longtime Strikeforce lightweight champion will be familiar with his surroundings.
