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UFC 162 is a mixed martial arts event scheduled to be held July 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main event is a middleweight title bout between champion Anderson Silva and top contender Chris Weidman....

Like many Brazilians kids, UFC hardman Anderson Silva grew up dreaming of emulating his heroes by one day pulling on the famous yellow shirt and playing for the national team. Sadly, there came the inevitable day when little Anderson realised he d...

Former light heavyweight and middleweight title challenger Chael Sonnen will face Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua on Aug. 17 at TD Garden in Boston. Sonnen announced the bout Tuesday night on Fuel TV.

Chael Sonnen, who has fought for the middleweight and light heavyweight titles, is offering to replace Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and fight Mauricio Rua in a 205-pound bout June 15 at UFC 161 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Luke Rockhold rolled his eyes. This was the talented 28-year-old middleweight, six weeks ago, being sheepish. Apparently he wasn't crazy about the world learning that his trainer, Javier Mendez, is under medical treatment for t...

Adam Hill offers his 10 bold predictions for mixed martial arts. No. 1 on the list: A new middleweight champ will soon be crowned.

Story | Conversation | May 16, 2013

LAS VEGAS -- There is no doubt about it: Chris Weidman believes he'll beat Anderson Silva on July 6. I had the opportunity to eat lunch with Weidman on the Las Vegas Strip this week. We sat directly down the street from the MGM Grand, where he and...

So let's get this straight. Anderson Silva no-shows UFC media obligations in Los Angeles on Tuesday and gets fined $50,000 by the UFC. After returning to Brazil, the middleweight champion tells the press he was unaware of being on the hook for a m...

The first time I saw Anderson Silva in action live was the week he fought Forrest Griffin at UFC 101 in August 2009. I had seen him on tape previously, but it's different in person. You see the fluidity of his motion firsthand and hear the crack o...

Adam Hill offers up his top 10 MMA fights that must happen, ranking a potential Jon Jones versus Anderson Silva superfight at No. 1. Other top hypothetical bouts include Nick Diaz versus his brother Nate and Ronda Rousey against Cristiane Santos.

Story | Conversation | May 03, 2013

Which is the better superfight: Jones/Silva or Jones/Velasquez?...

At some point during Jon Jones' fifth UFC title defense (which nearly cost him a big toe) Saturday, a reader posted a great question to the ESPN.com live chat. "Is it weird," he wrote, "that I rank Anderson Silva pound-for-pound above Jon Jones, ...

At the age of 31, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has accomplished so much that rumors of a two-fight retirement plan shouldn't come as a shock. St-Pierre (24-2) holds the record for total UFC wins (along with Matt Hughes) at 18 and is...

Assuming the story is true, the most heinous villain in MMA history may have been born via innocuous text message during the summer of 2009. That's when a previously unremarkable middleweight named Chael Sonnen contacted Joe Silva, offering to mov...

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