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It seems strange a UFC 161 main event between athletes as consistent as Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson is being referred to as a must-win for each.

Top-ranked lightweight contender Anthony Pettis suffered a knee injury that has forced him out of an Aug. 3 featherweight title bout with champion Jose Aldo in Rio de Janeiro, UFC president Dana White announced Friday.

Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will put his title on the line Sept. 21 against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 in Toronto.

Connecticut's state senate voted 26-9 in favor of a bill legalizing MMA on Wednesday, a bill that had previously passed 117-26 in the state assembly. Once the bill is signed by Governor Dan Malloy -- which is considered a formality -- New York wil...

Adam Hill ranks 10 fighters most in danger of being cut by UFC president Dana White, including Spencer Fisher, Thiago Silva and Chris Leben.

Story | Conversation | May 30, 2013

LAS VEGAS -- Before UFC 160, the world "rivalry" was contained to hushed voices. For former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos to get a another shot at current titleholder Cain Velasquez, both had to beat the impediments in front of them. Gues...

Former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin has announced his retirement from the UFC.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett has re-signed with UFC, promotion president Dana White confirmed Wednesday with ESPN.com.

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC champion Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson has been promoted to the main event of UFC 161 on June 15 in Winnipeg, Canada.

From Monday through Thursday, television people convened in New York City to hype their stuff and try to convince advertisers that their programming is top grade and worthy of getting top advertising dollars. Boxing exec Oscar De La Hoya made the tre...

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

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...

Longtime UFC heavyweight Cheick Kongo has finished the last fight of his contract and has not been re-signed based on recent performances, according to a UFC official.

It never matters to Roy Nelson who UFC officials offer as an opponent. He always accepts. Nelson will fight any heavyweight, anywhere, anytime. He is a throwback: the type who loves mixing it up. He also enjoys putting on exciting fights, which w...

NEWARK, N.J. -- In a night of strange happenings, perhaps the strangest was saved for last. As most thought he would, Jon Jones (18-1) defended his light heavyweight title against Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 at Newark's Prudential Center, yet he did ...

NEW YORK -- The decision to lift heavyweight Matt Mitrione's suspension in less than three weeks has raised many eyebrows, so promotion president Dana White didn't hesitate to answer questions Thursday about the matter during UFC 159 media day at Mad...