UFC contribution of $1 million to Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health will help to fund study of CTE.
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Flyweights Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno fought to a thrilling majority draw at UFC 256 on Saturday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The former two-division champ will fight for the first time in more than a year when he takes on Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 257 on Jan. 23.
Valentina Shevchenko retained the women’s flyweight title, and Antonina won by knockout Saturday as they became the first sisters to ever compete on the same UFC card.
Welterweight Mike Perry, who has been accused of domestic violence by his ex-wife, weighed in at 175.5 pounds, 4 over the allowable limit for his fight against Tim Means.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro has three best bets — all underdogs — for UFC 255 on Saturday night at the Apex facility, and one of them is Tim Means (+105) over Mike Perry.
At some point this week, I will cross the 100-test threshold. One would think this would become old hat, but that wait for results never seems to get any less agonizing.
The Golden Knights owner has been active in making campaign donations to conservative candidates and causes.
Unbeaten lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts after stopping Justin Gaethje with a triangle choke early in the second round at UFC 254 on Saturday night.
Bettors need to remember to set their alarms for Saturday’s UFC 254. The card begins at 8 a.m. Pacific time, with the main card starting at 11 a.m.
UFC star Conor McGregor plans to return with a Jan. 23 rematch against Dustin Poirier, the former two-division champion said Wednesday on Twitter.
Dana White’s lawyers had filed court papers seeking to toss out the suit, calling it a “smear” effort and new attempt to extort money from White through the civil court system.
UFC star Conor McGregor tweeted Friday that he was going to step back into the boxing ring and fight former great Manny Pacquiao.
The UFC returns to “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi on Saturday for UFC 253. In the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is a -165 favorite over Paulo Costa.
Colby Covington was awarded a technical knockout victory over Tyron Woodley, who suffered a rib injury, in the main event of UFC Fight Night 178 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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