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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...

FX 8 Report Card

Luke Rockhold walked into a cage Saturday night in Jaragua Do Sul, Brazil, believing he suffered from an unfair disadvantage against Vitor Belfort. Whether or not it's true that Belfort's testosterone levels had been altered to his benefit, Rockh...

Vitor Belfort's knockout win over Luke Rockhold on Saturday in Jaragua Do Sul, Brazil, was almost a perfect story. The "old dinosaur," as Belfort calls himself, tamed the "young lion" with a spinning wheel kick in the first round that was really m...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Luke Rockhold rolled his eyes. This was the talented 28-year-old middleweight, six weeks ago, being sheepish. Apparently he wasn't crazy about the world learning that his trainer, Javier Mendez, is under medical treatment for t...

UFC on FX 8: Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold...

The first time I saw Anderson Silva in action live was the week he fought Forrest Griffin at UFC 101 in August 2009. I had seen him on tape previously, but it's different in person. You see the fluidity of his motion firsthand and hear the crack o...

Belfort stops Rockhold with spinning kick

Jon Jones bloodied Chael Sonnen with a series of strikes to the face in the first round to win by TKO and defend his light heavyweight championship on Saturday night at UFC 159.

It has been a bit more than eight months since the cancellation of UFC 151, which at the breakneck pace of the MMA news cycle makes it feel as though it happened sometime during the Bronze Age. Heads have cooled considerably since that bizarre and...

Is fighting Chael Sonnen a waste of Jon Jones' (and fight fans') time?...

A middleweight bout between Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold has been booked to a UFC on FX event on May 18 in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil.

A month ago, prior to knocking out Michael Bisping in Brazil, Vitor Belfort was asked a direct question by ESPN.com's Brett Okamoto: Had the 34-year-old Brazilian ever applied for or considered using testosterone replacement therapy? Belfort ramb...

LAS VEGAS -- The UFC is set to introduce a rankings system for the first time in its 20-year history. The inaugural rankings will debut after Saturday's UFC 156 pay-per-view event. Limited to UFC-promoted fighters only, the rankings will encompass...

According to UFC president Dana White, the company is working on a bout between Vitor Belfort and Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. More »...