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Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesUFC Vegas 15’s main card is currently down to five bouts after the loss of a flyweight fight between Amir Albazi and Zhalgas Zhumagulov. Tass reporter Igor Lazorin first reported the bout’s cancellation on…

Studies surrounding the long term effects of high impact contact sports have been happening for years but for some athletes, they are turning to an alternative form of medicine in order to help themselves. On Tuesday night, HBO’s Real Sports devoted a…

Rigel Salazar/Taura MMAAt least four fighters have yet to receive full or partial payment from Taura MMA for bouts that took place on its previous two events. Marcelo Golm, Paulo Sergio Santos and Deivison Ribeiro, who competed at Taura MMA 11…

Esther Lin, MMA FightingThe UFC has released the poster for its first December event of 2020. An intriguing middleweight contest between Jack Hermansson and Kevin Holland headlines UFC Vegas 16, set to take place Dec. 5 at the UFC APEX and stream…

Esther Lin, MMA FightingUFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo will once again find himself as a sizable betting favorite as he seeks to defend his title for the second time inside 30 days while facing Brandon Moreno in December. Heading into his recent…

Mike Perry and Tim Means | Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesEven with his opponent missing weight and making a show of it, Tim Means stayed focused. “The Dirty Bird” made the most of a short-notice opportunity this past Saturday, stepping in as…

While the respect levels have risen immensely ahead of their UFC 257 main event bout, the mood was quite tense prior to Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier’s first meeting more than six years ago. McGregor and Poirier met in a featherweight…

Dean Barry | UAE WarriorsIrish MMA prospect and multiple-time kickboxing champion Dean Barry has joined the UFC roster. Barry’s management team SuckerPunch Entertainment announced the signing Tuesday via Instagram. View this post on…

Mike Tyson will return to the ring Saturday night. | Photo by Omar Vega/HUBLOT via Getty ImagesOne of the most highly anticipated sporting events during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend features a pair of boxing legends in an exhibition bout. At 54, Mike…

Check out episode 26 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jose Youngs and Jed Meshew as they discuss Deiveson Figueiredo’s quick submission win over Alex Perez at UFC 255 and his star potential, Valentina Shevchenko’s…