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

After gambling and losing to super middleweight champ Andre Ward at 168 pounds, Chad Dawson will put his light heavyweight belt on the line against monster puncher Adonis Stevenson on Saturday.

UFC has removed former light heavyweight champion Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua from its June 15 event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, promotion officials announced Monday night.

Former heavyweight champion Josh Barnett will return to the Octagon for the first time in 11 years on Aug. 31, when he meets Frank Mir at UFC 164 in Milwaukee, promotion officials announced Wednesday night.

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.

UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will defend his title Saturday at UFC 160 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas against Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, whom he defeated in their first meeting last May at UFC 146. In the co-main-event, former heavyweight ...

No matter how long Daniel Cormier competes or how much he improves as a fighter, there are two mixed martial artists he is unlikely to ever face in the cage -- UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and Bellator light heavyweight contender Muhammed ...

Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin announced his retirement Tuesday night.

Former super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute suffered a left hand injury in training, forcing him to withdraw on Tuesday from his Canadian super fight with former light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal.

The names may change, but the result is always the same: A Wladimir Klitschko win. And that dominance could continue against heavy underdog Francesco Pianeta on Saturday.

The reality show is wrapped. The spring break title defense against Chael Sonnen is in the books. It's time, is it not, for Jon Jones to get back to business? The 25-year-old UFC light heavyweight champion spun his wheels over the last seven mo...

Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is an overwhelming favorite to retain his belt Saturday night at UFC 159 over Chael Sonnen at the Prudential Center. But Jones has a long way to go before being as popular as his challenger.

T.R. Foley ranks the top 10 challengers -- including light heavyweights, middleweights and heavyweights -- who could unseat current light heavyweight champ and MMA golden boy Jon Jones. Daniel Cormier and Alexander Gustafsson rank as the toughest tests.

Story | Conversation | April 25, 2013

John Candido of FightMetric breaks down the bouts of UFC 159, indicating where the value picks lie, including the feature fight of Jon Jones versus Chael Sonnen as well as Roy Nelson versus Cheick Kongo.

Story | Conversation | April 24, 2013