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UFC, YouTubeOn the second episode of UFC 266 Embedded, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski gets a sweat in, Lauren Murphy rehearses her walkout for her championship bout with Valentina Shevchenko, Shevchenko runs down her favorite movies, Brian Ortega celebrates closing out his camp…

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLCAs good as it felt for Anthony Smith to release the pent-up anger he had toward Ryan Spann and fairweather UFC followers, the veteran light heavyweight had a few second thoughts about his UFC Vegas 37 rant. …

Despite two title fights at UFC 266, the biggest story heading into Saturday night will revolve around the long-awaited return of Nick Diaz. It’s been more than six years since Diaz last competed but he’s remained one of the most talked about…

Devin Clark | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLCDevin Clark suffered one of the more gruesome injuries at UFC Vegas 37 this past Saturday and it could keep him out of action until next year. Five fighters from Saturday’s card are facing potential…

Joe Rogan won’t be at UFC 266 on Saturday night. | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty ImagesPaul Felder is in, Joe Rogan is out for Saturday’s show. MMA Fighting confirmed with officials that “The Irish Dragon” will join UFC pay-per-view commentary desk regulars…

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLCLeon Edwards believes he’s done enough to earn a title shot, and he plans to wait for one if he doesn’t get another fight before the end of the year. If the UFC again insists he earn…

Esther Lin, MMA FightingFormer Strikeforce champion and multi-time UFC title contender Gilbert Melendez joins The Fighter vs. The Writer as co-host this week to preview his teammate Nick Diaz returning to action for the first time in six years and what to…

Triller Fight Club/Amanda WestcottEvander Holyfield’s return to the ring at 58 was met with plenty of skepticism, but those concerns only grew after his performance against Vitor Belfort at the recent Triller Fight Club event in Florida. It wasn’t enough that the…

Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLCThe Dan Hooker vs. Nasrat Haqparast fight is once again in jeopardy. On Monday’s The MMA Hour, Dan Hooker detailed his difficult journey to get a last-minute visa for UFC 266 this weekend. After reaching out for…

Bellator welterweight Neiman Gracie spoke to reporters after his knockout win over Mark Lemminger at Bellator 266 and imitated MMA legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic in explaining why he chose to keep the fighting standing on Saturday at SAP Center in San…