The UFC has returned the light heavyweight belt to Daniel Cormier after his loss to Jon Jones was vacated by the California State Athletic Commission because of a positive drug test.
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With Thiago Alves out of Saturday night’s fight, Mike Perry has a new opponent for UFC Fight Night 116 in Pittsburgh.
UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will defend the belt against Ray Borg in the new main event of UFC 216 on Oct. 7 at T-Mobile Arena.
The California State Athletic Commission has changed Jon Jones’ win over Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 to a no-contest after testing on the “B” sample confirmed the presence of Turinabol in his system.
The Maloof brothers — Joe, Gavin and Phil — made what is believed to be the biggest bet on the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight thus far, Gavin Maloof confirmed to the Review-Journal on Sunday.
Longtime MMA personalities Mike Goldberg and Mauro Ranallo have signed multi-fight agreements to broadcast Bellator events.
Las Vegas-based Kevin Lee is getting some time in the spotlight with the UFC. He’s set to main event UFC Fight Night 112 in Oklahoma City on June 25.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk again turned back a contender in dominant fashion by winning a unanimous decision over Jessica Andrade in the co-main event of UFC 211 on Saturday in Dallas.
Stipe Miocic tied the record for consecutive UFC heavyweight title defenses by knocking out Junior dos Santos in the main event of UFC 211 on Saturday night in Dallas.
The middleweights are headed in different directions, but each hopes their path goes through Rio for June’s UFC 212 card
Both fighters are seeking a rematch after controversy overshadows the UFC’s inaugural women’s featherweight title fight.
When Yair Rodriguez steps into the cage Sunday night, he will be fully aware of everything his opponent has accomplished in a Hall of Fame career. Rodriguez, however, isn’t fighting BJ Penn’s resume.
The state’s athletic commission voted unanimously Friday to begin what it called an open regulation project aimed at examining the drug’s place on the list of prohibited substances during a meeting at the Grant Sawyer Building.
The UFC has created a new weight class and booked a title fight for UFC 208 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Holly Holm will fight Germaine de Randamie for the inaugural women’s featherweight title at the Feb. 11 event.
NEW YORK — Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman had been waiting his whole career for Saturday night.
