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Jon Jones dominates to retain heavyweight title via brutal TKO
The UFC’s greatest light heavyweight was better than the UFC’s greatest heavyweight — at least on the one night that mattered. Jon Jones successfully defended his heavyweight championship for the...
With interim title holder left out, Tom Aspinall chases undisputed crown
What began last November as a simple two-man contest over the undisputed heavyweight championship has splintered into a quagmire involving three champions across two weight classes.
Young wrestling star set to make long-awaited MSG debut at UFC 309
UFC 309 marks the Madison Square Garden debut for the biggest blue chipper in the sport, Bo Nickal.
Tom Aspinall: It's not Jon Jones; it's undisputed UFC heavyweight title he covets
Tom Aspinall probably won’t be fighting Saturday at Madison Square Garden. It’ll take either heavyweight champion Jon Jones or challenger Stipe Miocic to fall out of the fight on Friday...
UFC star's Garden return comes with extra motivation
The native New Yorker was a major presence during the UFC’s lobbying push to bring professional MMA back to the Empire State in 2016, but he is 0-2 competing at...
Stipe Miocic has warning for Jon Jones before long-awaited title fight at UFC 309
If he had his way, Miocic would have taken care of that bit of business last November when he and Jones were first booked for the Garden, the delay caused...
Jon Jones already knows his preferred opponent if he wins at UFC 309: 'Champion killer'
Twelve months ago, Jon Jones missed the chance to compete at The World’s Most Famous Arena when a devastating injury forced him out of his first UFC heavyweight championship defense.
Michael Chandler, 0-3 at Madison Square Garden, eyes reversal of fortune at UFC 309
Michael Chandler is a glass-half-full kind of guy. But even an optimist like this UFC lightweight contender won't dance around how he’s fared competing in the heart of Manhattan over...
UFC superstar draws focus of Conor McGregor, fellow champions ahead of UFC 308
Eight months after capturing the UFC featherweight crown, Ilia Topuria has managed to find himself linked to champions in three of the surrounding weight classes — not to mention the...
Light heavyweight champion looks to cap historic 12-month championship run at UFC 307
Over the summer, Alex Pereira stopped by the tire shop he used to work at in Brazil.
Khalil Rountree Jr. eyes title to honor late father's name in UFC 307
When Bruce Buffer belts out his name, he keeps it straight forward: Khalil Rountree Jr. That abbreviation is an ode to the man he never got to know.
Francis Ngannou's return event costs more than UFC at Sphere: PFL chairman Donn Davis
To hear PFL chairman Donn Davis tell it, Noche UFC at The Sphere this past Saturday won’t be the most-expensive MMA event of 2024.
UFC heavyweight title megafight rebooked for November – and it will happen in NYC
For the second year in a row, the UFC has booked Jon Jones to defend the UFC heavyweight title against ex-two-time champ Stipe Miocic at the Garden.
Alexa Grasso appreciates her place in history ahead of UFC 306 title trilogy fight
Grasso is on her own as the first woman from her nation to win UFC gold.
Meet the top-flight UFC 'Machine' who's full of life
Merab Dvalishvili, who will challenge Sean O'Malley for the bantamweight title at UFC 306 on Sept. 14 at The Sphere, lives to make fans smile.
Gilbert Burns eyes final UFC title run, hopes it nets Belal Muhammad rematch
At 38 years old, Gilbert Burns understands the end of his competitive fighting career draws near. These days, it’s as much of a battle to stay healthy and recover from...
Troubled teen years a distant reminder for PFL semifinalist
Every day, constantly, Brent Primus is cognizant of his journey.
Dricus du Plessis no longer writing off UFC 305 challenger Israel Adesanya's last loss
Through the process of defeating Sean Strickland in January — consequently becoming the UFC middleweight champion — Dricus du Plessis absorbed two key lessons that could serve him well in...
For ex-UFC star, better world for fighters is biggest antitrust case dream
All things considered, Gray Maynard is in a good place for a former fighter. The two-time UFC lightweight title challenger always had a Michigan State college degree in his back...
UFC's $335 million antitrust settlement denied in 'unusual step' — with no explanation
Four months after the UFC and plantiffs settled their years-long anti-trust cases for nine figures, preliminary approval was denied.