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It's a second opportunity for Cain Velasquez -- a do-over, so to speak. For the second time as a pro, Velasquez seeks the first successful defense of his UFC heavyweight title. Velasquez lost the title to Junior dos Santos in November 2011, but r...

Former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will fight Mark Hunt at UFC 160 on May 25 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced on Saturday.

Three minutes into their heavyweight title rematch and it was clear that the initial meeting was an anomaly. Cain Velasquez pressured Junior dos Santos with takedowns and hard punches. His assault was relentless -- so much so that dos Santos look...

Nevada Athletic Commission's Keith Kizer will not stand in the way of UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem reapplying for a license and fighting early next year in Las Vegas, if his application is approved.

It's unlikely that heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will defend his title Sept. 22 in Toronto against former beltholder Cain Velasquez, UFC president Dana White said Saturday night during a postfight interview on Fuel TV.

Fast-rising welterweight contender Rory MacDonald issued a challenge to former champion B.J. Penn on Monday. And Penn quickly accepted.

It appears that UFC president Dana White won't have to look far to find the next opponent for heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos.

Junior dos Santos defended his UFC heavyweight title for the first time by stopping Frank Mir in two lopsided rounds.

Heavyweight Roy Nelson will fight Dave Herman at UFC 146, as would-be opponent Gabriel Gonzaga has withdrawn from the fight with an undisclosed injury.

Roy Nelson became the latest heavyweight to land a new opponent for UFC 146, the promotion announced Monday on its website.

Top-rated heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem issued an apology Monday, three days after officially being removed from UFC 146 after testing positive for testosterone levels higher than those permitted by Nevada athletic regulators.

Former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will face Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva at UFC 146, promotion president Dana White said Sunday on Twitter.

Top-ranked UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem failed a prefight drug test, Nevada Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer said Wednesday.

Fighters are programmed to focus solely on the task at hand. Looking beyond one's current opponent is a cardinal sin in mixed martial arts, especially when that opponent once held the UFC heavyweight championship. Brock Lesnar is big, strong, aggr...

Efrain Escudero returns to the Octagon on Dec. 30 to face Jacob Volkmann in a UFC 141 lightweight preliminary bout. UFC officials confirmed the fight with ESPN.com on Tuesday. Escudero replaces T.J. Grant, who suffered an injury that forced him...

We have a new UFC heavyweight champion -- again. Junior dos Santos obliterated Cain Velasquez in less than a round to wrest away the title.