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Sage Northcutt | ONE Championship Sage Northcutt will not be making his return this month. MMA Fighting confirmed with ONE Championship officials that Northcutt has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming 170-pound bout with Shinya Aoki (46-9, 1 NC) at the April 28 ONE on TNT event due to...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC On the 39th episode of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 23 event at the APEX. Future matchups were discussed for Marvin Vettori, who earned his fifth straight win with...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor were essentially cordial to each other leading up to their rematch at UFC 257 but it feels like the trilogy scheduled for July has gotten a little more personal. The latest back and forth between the lightweight contenders...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Last month, Alexander Volkanovski was supposed to defend his featherweight title against Brian Ortega at UFC 260. Unfortunately, a week before the event, Volkanovski contracted COVID and the bout was postponed. Even more unfortunately, Volkanovski ended up having a...

After getting one back against the first man to knock him out in his career, Ryan Bader is keeping an open mind when it comes to getting back his light heavyweight title. Bader advanced to the second round of the Bellator light heavyweight grand prix with a unanimous decision win over Lyoto...

Ryan Bader is moving on in Bellator’s light heavyweight grand prix, and that means the heavyweight division could be moving forward – at least temporarily – without him. Scott Coker: Bellator ‘Most Likely’ Putting Together Interim Heavyweight Title...

Sodiq Yusuff and Arnold Allen | Zuffa LLC Arnold Allen has yet to be beaten inside the octagon and he wants to put this unbeaten streak against even stronger competition next time. The 27-year-old Englishman outpointed Sodiq Yusuff in the UFC Vegas 23 featherweight co-main event on...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Mike Perry was left wondering where things went wrong following his unanimous decision loss on Saturday. In the welterweight main card opener of UFC Vegas 23, Perry lost a one-sided unanimous decision to Daniel Rodriguez. Perry has now lost two straight, and...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Rose Namajunas doesn’t see a reason to make things personal for her upcoming title fight against UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili, but she’s definitely motivated by the politics of it all. As she prepares to battle Zhang for the 115-pound title at UFC 261 on...

Bellator featherweight Cat Zingano spoke about her big win at Bellator 256 and her thoughts about facing the winner of Cris Cyborg vs. Leslie Smith 2, which takes place at Bellator 259 on May 21. {feed:enclosure_href } More...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Hello again, friends! Though the UFC is in an uncharacteristic lull right now (I know an event happened yesterday but if an event takes place in the afternoon during Masters weekend, did it really take place at all?), the rest of the MMA world is picking things up...

Aljamain Sterling will have neck surgery this week to repair on issue that has plagued him for approximately 10 years. Aljamain Sterling to Undergo Neck Surgery, Expects to Defend Title Later This Year Aljamain Sterling will have...

Instagram: @criscyborg What makes professional fighters so relatable? At first glance, probably nothing. But take away the gloves, gis and bulging hematomas, and they’re actually not so different than the rest of us. These posts prove that even the toughest fighters are only human after...

For a period of time, it looked as though Mike Perry would have a long-term place in the UFC based on his reputation as an action fighter alone. Mike Perry Laments Recent UFC Slump: ‘I Used to Be Great’ For a period of time, it...

Arnold Allen might be the most underrated talent in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s featherweight division. Despite Eight-Bout Winning Streak, Arnold Allen Acknowledges ‘Pressure’ to Earn Finish Arnold Allen might be the most...

Marvin Vettori wasn’t in much danger against Kevin Holland in the UFC on ABC 2 headliner on Saturday, but it wasn’t the type of performance that turns heads, either. Marvin Vettori Pleads Case for UFC Title Shot, Rematch with Israel Adesanya...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will undergo neck surgery that will sideline him for several months but he’s firing back at rumors that had him sitting out for the remainder of the year. Ahead of his most recent fight against Petr Yan in March, Sterling...

In just a few weeks, Jimmy Flick was supposed to square off against Francisco Figueiredo at UFC on ESPN 24. UFC Flyweight Jimmy Flick Makes Surprising Retirement Announcement In just a few weeks, Jimmy Flick was supposed to square...

With Ryan Bader advancing to the second round of the Bellator light heavyweight grand prix, Scott Coker is ready to get the heavyweight division moving. Coker spoke with reporters backstage at Mohegan Sun Arena following Friday night’s Bellator 256 event, which was capped off by Bader’s...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Sean O’Malley is hoping to take his next step of his career against a fighter many consider to be the greatest bantamweight in UFC history. In one of the more casual callouts you’ll ever see, O’Malley posted a video to his YouTube channel where he pulled into...