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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.

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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...

Excited for MMA in New York? We've heard New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the biggest critics of the legalization of MMA, say it was inevitable. So how is UFC president Dana White feel about MMA coming to the Big Apple? "It's...

Talk about nerve-racking for Benson Henderson. Not defending your UFC lightweight championship title against Gilbert Melendez at UFC on Fox 7 in San Jose, Calif., Saturday night. Not even proposing to longtime girlfriend Maria Magana in front o...

The winner of a lightweight fight between Gray Maynard and T.J. Grant at UFC 160 in Las Vegas will produce the division's next No. 1 contender.

UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson and challenger Gilbert Melendez both made weight Friday for their title showdown in San Jose, Calif. With everything set for Saturday's UFC on FOX 7 main event, promotion president Dana White tapped each g...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Cover your ears, Johny Hendricks. UFC president Dana White told reporters on Thursday he'll talk to welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre soon. The two haven't spoken since St-Pierre recorded his eighth consecutive title defe...

In ESPN The Magazine, Chuck Mindenhall writes that Nick Newell says he's ready for the UFC. But is Dana White ready for a one-handed fighter?

There it goes, picking up steam. The Uriah Hall bandwagon, ladies and gents, is in full effect. Dana White has touted Hall, who fights Kelvin Gastelum this Saturday in Las Vegas for "The Ultimate Fighter 17" crown, as the meanest, toughest, bestes...