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On July 11, 2012, Chris Weidman defeated top middleweight contender Mark Munoz without so much as absorbing a single significant strike in six and a half minutes of fight time. It was a headlining spot, and he made the most of it. The "Strong Island"...

A UFC middleweight title fight between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman will headline the promotion's annual Independence Day Weekend event in Las Vegas.

These are the middleweight power rankings.

The UFC has targeted July for a middleweight title fight between champion Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman.

These are the featherweight power rankings.

Josh Gross rates the performances of UFC 156 fighters.

Anderson Silva has surveyed two potential foes up close, only to have things go haywire. First he traveled to Montreal for UFC 154 as a prelude to a "superfight" against Georges St-Pierre. Then, two months later, he hit Sao Paulo, Brazil, to chec...

Josh Gross rates the performances of UFC 155 fighters.

Michael Bisping is officially one win over Vitor Belfort away from a long-awaited title shot at middleweight champion Anderson Silva.

When opportunity knocks, middleweight Constantinos Philippou is quick to make the most of it. Philippou has maintained this approach throughout his brief UFC career and it has served him quite well. And if his recent history inside the Octago...

Cain Velasquez returned the favor to Junior dos Santos by dominating the Brazilian to regain the heavyweight crown at UFC 155.

These are the middleweight power rankings.

This time around, former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard promises there will be no excuses. After losing a split decision to Tim Boetsch in his UFC debut on July 21, Lombard said that he had suffered a fractured sternum while prepa...

Now that Frankie Edgar has finally been persuaded to fight in the UFC's featherweight division, we can get on with other fresher transplantations. Next up: Jose Aldo, to lightweight. Go figure. Edgar goes down to fight for Aldo's belt; Aldo go...

Middleweight contender Chris Weidman suffered a right shoulder injury during a training session that has forced him out of his Dec. 29 showdown with Tim Boetsch.

Editor's note: This story appears in the Nov. 26 issue of ESPN The Magazine. Subscribe today! After months of physical preparation, MMA combatants have to endure fight week - three to seven mentally exhausting days during which they must travel, c...