UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier hopes his main event victory on the UFC Fight Night 120 card on Saturday night in Norfolk, Virginia, proves he can come through under pressure.
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Michael Bisping and Jose Aldo have agreed to fill in as late replacements on two UFC main events that were altered in the past week.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC Fight Night 120 on Saturday at Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
Conor McGregor is facing criticism after he was involved in a brief altercation with an official following a Bellator MMA fight Friday in Dublin.
Since making her debut in the UFC this year, Cynthia Calvillo is 3-0 in the strawweight division.
Anderson Silva has been pulled from a UFC Fight Night 122 bout against Kelvin Gastelum and provisionally suspended after an out-of-competition test was flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
UFC president Dana White told the audience at a speaking engagement in California Tuesday night he planned to go into the boxing business and is hoping to come up with a plan this week for a main event at UFC 219, which could include star Conor McGregor.
Frankie Edgar will be unable to challenge Max Holloway for the featherweight title at UFC 218. Also, Dominick Cruz has been forced from his bantamweight contender bout against Jimmie Rivera.
Roxanne Modafferi will face Emily Whitmire in The Ultimate Fighter season 26 quarterfinals.
Review-Journal reporter Adam Hill and videographer Heidi Fang recap UFC 217 and talk about Ronda Rousey’s appearance on Conan.
Former UFC women’s strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk immediately dismisses a question comparing her loss at UFC 217 to Ronda Rousey’s first loss in the organization in November 2015.
Rose Namajunas captured the women’s strawweight title at UFC 217 in New York on Saturday by discovering love is a better driving force than hate.
UFC star Georges St. Pierre returned after a four-year hiatus to claim the middleweight title in the main event of UFC 217 in New York, an event that saw three title belts change hands.
The UFC announced its schedule of events for the first quarter of 2018, including a pay-per-view card in Las Vegas on March 3
Former Los Angeles Laker and retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant spoke at a Body Armor event with several UFC athletes during UFC 217 fight week in New York City.
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