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Renan Barao versus Michael McDonald

LONDON -- After a night of few finishes, but a number of exciting and entertaining bouts, UFC on Fuel TV 7 ended with a solid submission win from the interim bantamweight champ Renan Barao against Michael McDonald. Though the Brazilian didn't at f...

Both UFC 135-pound interim champion Renan Barao and contender Michael McDonald made weight for Saturday's title bout in London as each tipped the scales at 134 pounds.

Renan Barao defended his interim bantamweight title by submitting Michael McDonald in four rounds at UFC: London on Saturday.

Interim bantamweight title contender Michael McDonald offered a fascinating insight into his mindset on Wednesday, telling ESPN he has no idea what he is going to do when he enters the Octagon. More »...

LONDON -- Renan Barao might have twice as many wins as his opponent Michael McDonald (and a win streak of 19 fights), but the battle for the bantamweight title has all the makings of an epic. While McDonald mesmerized the media with his talk of menta...

A majority of fans watching live Saturday at London's Wembley Arena, or on television sets around the world, are eager to see Renan Barao, Michael McDonald, Cub Swanson and Dustin Poirier show off their talents inside the Octagon at UFC on Fuel TV 7....

Tuesday morning was sparring time at Alliance MMA in Chula Vista, Calif., prompting Dominick Cruz to tweet that he felt ready. "[Too] bad I can only watch," he lamented. With the UFC bantamweight champion a couple weeks away from being cleared ...

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Brad Pickett predicts Renan Barao will successfully defend his interim bantamweight title against Michael McDonald, although the Brit confesses he would prefer the challenger to triumph. More »...

UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao will defend his title against Michael McDonald, the promotion announced Tuesday.

Brad Pickett is too respectful to call out future opponents, but the British bantamweight admits he would love a scrap with Michael McDonald after landing the Knockout of the Night at UFC on Fuel 5 on Saturday. More »...

Michael McDonald won't be 22 years old until January. There's a chance -- if the cards fall in his favor, and his hand is healthy enough to chin-hunt, and UFC matchmakers throw him a bone -- that by the time "Mayday's" birthday rolls around, he'll be...

At the end of April, prospects Rory MacDonald and Michael McDonald did work at UFC 145 in Atlanta. MacDonald's work was a showcase fight with an outmatched Che Mills, while bantamweight McDonald's was an eye-opening win over Miguel Torres. Today,...

Training camps have become their own game of roulette, and Dominick Cruz -- who trains fiendishly year round -- is the latest casualty. Cruz tore his anterior cruciate ligament Thursday while prepping for his July 7 title fight with Urijah Faber,...