PHOENIX — After his wild UFC Phoenix win, Vicente Luque [1] discusses his victory over Bryan Barberena [2], throwing strategy out the window, why he believes he deserves a top-10 opponent, wanting to fight...

PHOENIX — After her win at UFC Phoenix, Cynthia Calvillo [1] discusses why she called out Tatiana Suarez [2], the victory over Cortney Casey [3], her mean-mugging, the crowd response and more. [1] https...

A.J. McKee faces Pat Curran at Bellator 221. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting A.J. McKee [1] is getting another chance to take on Pat Curran [2]. The two have been booked to fight at Bellator 221 [3] on May 11 at...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Even with a 26-second main event, the main card did an overnight average 1.1 rating. Even without a big college basketball lead-in, and going head-to-head with the NBA All-Star...

PHOENIX — Kron Gracie [1] speaks to the media at UFC Phoenix about his submission win over Alex Caceres [2], his experience making his UFC debut, what’s next for his career, Conor McGregor [3]’s comments...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Anthony Smith [1] has heard enough from Colby Covington [2]. The 30-year-old light heavyweight, who challenges Jon Jones [3] for the 205-pound title at UFC 235 [4], made a point to...

KSW Olympic gold medalist and Bellator veteran Satoshi Ishii [1] has signed on the dotted line with Polish promotion, KSW. KSW broke the news via press release Monday, revealing that the Japanese...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting It’s not as if anyone was questioning Paul Felder [1]’s toughness. This is, after all a man who pushed through a broken arm to go the distance in a loss to Mike Perry [2] last year...

Daniel Cormier Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Daniel Cormier [1]’s path to retirement may have taken a turn Sunday night. The soon-to-be 40-year old UFC heavyweight champion was angling to fight one more time,...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting For a few minutes on Sunday night, a few seconds of footage that comprised the UFC Phoenix main event functioned as a Rorschach test of sorts for MMA observers. Upon a single...

Nick Diaz hasn't won a fight since 2011, a decision victory over former UFC champion B.J. Penn. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Nick Diaz [1] hasn’t fought in more than four years, and it looks like his return...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Francis Ngannou [1] encourages anyone doubting his finish to check out the instant replay. The UFC heavyweight slugger knocked out Cain Velasquez [2] in the main event of UFC...

12 p.m.: Show open. After a brief introduction, I’ll examine the results from Cain Velasquez [1]’s return to the Octagon plus a look at Kron Gracie [2]’s clinical finishing on the Monday Morning Analyst....

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting On Sunday night, Francis Ngannou [1] made quick work of Cain Velasquez [2], knocking out the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion in just 26 seconds at UFC Phoenix. After the...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Cain Velasquez [1]’s highly anticipated return was at least partially spoiled by his infamous nemesis: the injury bug. After a 30-plus month layoff from competition, Velasquez’s...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting With UFC Phoenix in the books, MMA Fighting’s Shaun Al-Shatti and Jose Youngs break down the top storylines coming out of Sunday night in Arizona.

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting One of the best fights of the year earned top honors at UFC Phoenix on Sunday night. The welterweight clash between Vicente Luque [1] and Bryan Barberena [2] was ended by Luque...

Francis Ngannou defeated Cain Velasquez in 26 seconds at UFC Phoenix. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Twenty-six seconds. That’s how long it took for Francis Ngannou [1] to put a stop to Cain Velasquez [2]’s...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting In Nov. 2011, Cain Velasquez [1] lost the first ever UFC fight on the FOX network in a 64-second knockout by Junior dos Santos [2]. In Feb. 2019, Velasquez headlined the first-ever...

WOW!@Francis_Ngannou [1] gets it done in Arizona! #UFCPhoenix [2] pic.twitter.com/xGF4ziuAZA [3] — UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2019 [4] Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Watch Francis Ngannou vs. Cain Velasquez [5]...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The UFC Phoenix post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the Octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting....

Francis Ngannou and Cain Velasquez will square off in the UFC Phoenix main event Sunday night. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting MMA Fighting has UFC Phoenix results for the Ngannou vs. Velasquez fight card at the...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting If you don’t have an answer for leg kicks early, you’re probably going to be hurting late. In case you forgot that bit of MMA truism, Paul Felder [1] put on a refresher course on...

Francis Ngannou faces off with Cain Velasquez ahead of their heavyweight main event bout at UFC Phoenix on Sunday Esther Lin, MMA Fighting This is the UFC Phoenix [1] live blog for Francis Ngannou vs. Cain...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting If you’ve been paying attention over the past few years, you may have noticed that Cortney Casey [1] fights tend to follow a certain pattern: The Arizona native shows quite a bit...

James Vick faces off with Paul Felder ahead of their lightweight co-main event bout at UFC Phoenix on Sunday Esther Lin, MMA Fighting This is the UFC Phoenix [1] live blog for James Vick vs. Paul Felder [2...

THE LEGACY LIVES ON! #UFCPhoenix [1] pic.twitter.com/JZtH9vq88j [2] — UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2019 [3] Kron Gracie win his UFC debut at UFC Phoenix event. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Watch Kron Gracie vs....

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting In year 26 of the UFC, we’re right back where we started: A Gracie choking out an opponent in short order. The last is Kron Gracie [1], who made short work of Alex Caceres [2] in...

Cortney Casey faces off with Cynthia Calvillo ahead of their strawweight bout at UFC Phoenix on Sunday Esther Lin, MMA Fighting This is the UFC Phoenix [1] live blog for Cortney Casey vs. Cynthia Calvillo...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Now we know what exactly it takes to knock out Bryan Barberena [1]. The announcers at UFC Phoenix pointed out early in Barberena’s UFC Phoenix fight with Vicente Luque [2] that the...

Alex Caceres faces off with Kron Gracie ahead of their bantamweight bout at UFC Phoenix on Sunday Esther Lin, MMA Fighting This is the UFC Phoenix [1] live blog for Alex Caceres vs. Kron Gracie [2], a...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Score the latest installment of longstanding California rivalry between San Diego’s Alliance MMA vs. Sacramento’s Team Alpha Male for the latter gym. TAM’s Andre Fili [1] got the...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Aljamain Sterling [1]’s style might not exactly be crowd-pleasing, but it’s proven to be effective. The bantamweight competitor’s UFC Phoenix prelim bout against Jimmie Rivera [2...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting UFC Phoenix photos are for Sunday’s UFC event.

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Andrea Lee [1] was back to doing what she loves, and it showed. The UFC flyweight from Texas was unfortunately in the headlines over the past several months due to an alleged...

UFC Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao [1]’s long decline continued on Sunday, this time at the hands of Luke Sanders [2]. Barao showed flashes of his old self in the first round of his UFC...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Cain Velasquez [1] can’t really plan his next steps after he fights Francis Ngannou [2] in the main event of UFC Phoenix on Sunday. It’s not just that...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The return of Jessica Penne [1] and Jodie Esquibel to the Octagon will have to wait a little bit longer. Penne’s fight against Jodie Esquibel [2] at Sunday night’s UFC Phoenix has...

Bellator MMA Fans expecting a striking showdown weren’t the only ones disappointed by how the Bellator 216 [1] main event unfolded. In a stunning shift of style, Paul Daley [2] spent much of Saturday’s...

Francis Ngannou will compete in the UFC Phoenix main event Sunday night. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The UFC Phoenix start time, TV schedule for the Francis Ngannou vs. Cain Velasquez [1] fight card at the...

Rising welterweight Vicente Luque won seven of his last eight in the UFC. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting At long last, Vicente Luque [1] will enter the Octagon to battle Bryan Barberena [2] at Sunday night’s UFC...

Cain Velasquez Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Given that it’s been 30 months since Cain Velasquez [1] last competed, it’s understandable that one might be skeptical as to how the former UFC titleholder will...

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Of all the big names and potential fireworks fights at Bellator 216 [1] on Saturday night’s main card, only one drew a raucous ovation from the assembled at the Mohegan Sun. That was...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Andrea Lee [1] has had a difficult few months personally. For her, though, it also extended into her professional life. In August, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Lee’s...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Cain Velasquez [1], Daniel Cormier [2], their families, a few teammates and other UFC fighters and employees were sitting ringside at WWE Elimination Chamber last year in Las Vegas...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting It’s a new era in the UFC. For almost a decade, the world’s largest fight promotion has had a home with FOX. But on Sunday night, at UFC Phoenix, the UFC makes its main-card debut...

Bellator MMA UNCASVILLE – After their five-round fight ended in a unanimous decision for Michael Page [1] at Bellator 216 [2], Paul Daley [3] left the arena at the Mohegan Sun without a word. However, his...