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A big featherweight matchup has been added to the UFC’s June slate.

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The second episode of UFC 271 Embedded features UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya showcasing his team, former champ Robert Whittaker sneaking in some pre-fight gaming, Tai Tuivasa having an impromptu late-night spar with bantamweight Sergey Morozov, and more.

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Julianna Peña knows she needs to be more careful now that she’s a champion under the microscope.

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Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman joins the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer to help breakdown the key storylines at UFC 271 as well as give an update on his recovery and plans to return to action in 2022.

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The word “pioneer” gets thrown around often in mixed martial arts, but there are few more deserving of the label than Roxanne Modafferi.

Douglas Lima (on top), a former Bellator champion, faces Jason Jackson in London. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

Douglas Lima will attempt to put an end to the longest losing skid of his MMA career when he meets Jason Jackson in the co-main event of Bellator London on May 13, the company announced Tuesday following a report from Mirror.

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Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington will finally get to settle their blood feud in the main event of UFC 272 on March 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both men look to rebound off tough defeats in rematches against UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.

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Tai Tuivasa didn’t plan to return to the octagon so soon. After picking up his fourth straight knockout win, the main item on his agenda was drinking.

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UFC President Dana White is putting Instagram’s community guidelines to the test with his latest picture of a gruesome injury.

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Jumping from the UFC to the PFL was a bigger adjustment than Anthony Pettis realized, but with one full year under his belt, the former UFC and WEC lightweight champion believes he is now better prepared to add another belt to his collection.

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When Amanda Nunes returns to action later this year for a rematch against Julianna Pena, she will walk to the octagon without a lot of familiar faces in her corner.

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“Who is this guy?”

That was the question Alexander Gustafsson and his training partners were asking after getting their first look at Khamzat Chimaev.

“He’s a welterweight, but hits like a heavyweight, strong as a heavyweight, fast like a lightweight,” Gustafsson said Monday on The MMA Hour.

The three-time UFC title challenger can’t remember exactly when the Chechen fighter walked into the Allstars Training Center he now owns with his longtime partners. Читать дальше...

Brazilian strawweight Luana Pinheiro (right) is 3-0 inside the octagon. | Chris Unger, Zuffa LLC

Jessica Penne vs. Luana Pinheiro will finally go down at the UFC Fight Night card planned for April 30 at a yet-to-be-announced location, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting. Canal do Marinho first reported the news.