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Opinion: Don’t Expect a Happy Ending for Shavkat Rakhmonov The unbeaten former top contender faces an uncertain road back to the Ultimate Fighting Championship and one wrought with difficulty, writes...

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Dayne Fox

Feb 05, 2026

Preview: UFC 325 ‘Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2’ Alexander Volkanovski will defend his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight crown in a rematch with Diego Lopes on Saturday in...

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Tom Feely

Jan 29, 2026

Top 5: Justin Gaethje Knockouts “The Highlight” will toe the line against Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight championship in the UFC 324 headliner on Saturday in...

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Brian Knapp

Jan 21, 2026

Krzysztof Jotko Conquers Middleweight Tourney Atop Oktagon 82 Krzysztof Jotko would not be denied.

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Jay Pettry

Jan 17, 2026

Steven Spice: The Inspiration Behind the Heartwarming ‘Supercar Saints’ Documentary The Canadian teenager’s battle with a brain disorder drew the attention of filmmaker James Hergott, along with World Wrestling Entertainment superstar John Cena and former two-division Ultimate Fighting...

Mike Pendleton

Nov 26, 2025

Preview: UFC Qatar ‘Tsarukyan vs. Hooker’ A lightweight clash with heavy title implications and the return of a flyweight superstar bookend the main card of UFC Fight Night 265 on...

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Ben Duffy

Nov 20, 2025

UFC Vegas 110 ‘Garcia vs. Onama’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Vegas 110 coverage will begin Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC Fight Night 263.

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Jay Pettry

Nov 01, 2025

Opinion: An Alarming Trend with UFC Champions A surge of vacated titles could soon bring their legitimacy into question in multiple Ultimate Fighting Championship weight classes, writes Dayne Fox.

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Dayne Fox

Sep 04, 2025

MMA Roots: When Ebenezer Fontes Braga Stole the Show Organizers decided to bring in fighters from all over Brazil for a resolve-testing tournament at Freestyle de Belem 2 on Aug. 30, 1996.

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Marcelo Alonso

Aug 31, 2025