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SAN FRANCISCO -- Gilbert Melendez's long, winding ride to the UFC concludes Saturday, not so far from where it began. The 31-year-old Californian, a Strikeforce lightweight champion and longtime resident of top-10 lists, enters the Octagon for the...

On Tuesday morning, Joyce Tremblay, a spokesperson for the Quebec Boxing Commission, emailed a statement to the media that sought to explain how the regulator conducts weigh-ins for title fights. A response was necessary after video surfaced late...

Josh Gross rates the performances of UFC 158 fighters.

Georges St-Pierre is the most dominant 170-pound mixed martial artist the sport has produced. His supreme class was on display Saturday in Montreal during yet another shutout of an experienced fighter inside the Octagon. And so it has reached the ...

Georges St-Pierre swears he isn't angered by Nick Diaz, yet his body language and promoter tell a different tale. "Georges is being weird right now," UFC president Dana White said Thursday. "Georges isn't close to being Georges. "There's no dou...

Descending into the rabbit hole that is Nick Diaz. Last week's all-time terrific conference call featuring Diaz and UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre ahead of Saturday's title fight in Montreal was revealing in many ways. It opened a ...

Saturday night in Oklahoma City marks the final chapter for Strikeforce mixed martial arts, ending a turbulent and groundbreaking period in the sport. Moving from regional promotion to one of global significance, Strikeforce offered a compelling m...

The poster for UFC 158 -- have you seen it? Looming, scowling, lording over UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, the effect makes Nick Diaz appear as subtle as the shark from "Jaws," mouth agape, torpedoing toward a clueless swimmer. T...

From Jake Shields to Gilbert Melendez to Nick Diaz, Cesar Gracie has groomed popular mixed martial arts champions, though never a UFC king. That will change Saturday if Nate Diaz topples lightweight champion Benson Henderson at UFC on Fox 5 in S...

Josh Gross rates the performances of Invicta FC fighters.

If you've followed Nick Diaz's career at all, maybe even just caught a glimpse of the recent UFC Primetime, you know this if you know anything about the man: He does what he wants. That is, until he can't anymore. That's where to begin and end ...

Josh Gross rates the performances of UFC 143 fighters.

Georges St. Pierre has been forced from a Feb. 4 title defense in Las Vegas against Nick Diaz after injuring his right knee.

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Josh Gross rates the performances of UFC 137 fighters.

Maybe Jason Parillo has it nailed. Said B.J. Penn's lead trainer: "I guess the universe worked it out where the 'main event fight' is supposed to be the main event fight." The universe, then, is ruthless and has no qualms about mangling Georges...