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Manon Fiorot has denied the title run of Erin Blanchfield at UFC Atlantic City. The Frenchwoman outclassed Blanchfield across the 25-minute fight, scoring a 50-45 on each judge’s scorecard. Blanchfield had no solution to the range and refused to adjust throughout the fight, repeatedly running into Fiorot’s counterstrikes for the …

Chris Weidman has made a successful comeback at UFC Atlantic City — though the victory has a massive asterisk. Weidman’s bout with Bruno Silva ended early in the third round via TKO, but the fight was littered with eye pokes. Fight replays showed Weidman scored a bizarre double eye-poke on …

Of the 15 ranked UFC welterweight fighters, one name flies under the radar the most. #12 ‘The Silent Assassin’ Vicente Luque is a criminally underrated finisher, and he’s looking to make a statement at UFC Atlantic City on March 30 where he fights Joaquin Buckley. What’s Good About Luque? Luque …

Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva has finally ended his slew of losses with a draw against Juan Espino at La Despedida on March 23. Silva studded his resume with impressive wins over MMA legends such as Fedor Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem, before embarking on one of the most brutal losing streaks in …

UFC Vegas 89 might not have been the most entertaining fight card, but it contained one of the most unique results in recent memory. Undefeated Brazilian prospects Andre Lima and Igor Severino went to war in the second fight of the night and looked to secure a ‘fight of the …

In his UFC debut, DWCS alum Igor Severino was disqualified for biting his opponent, Andre Lima. Severino and Lima, both undefeated, put on a show in the second fight of the night, and Severino seemed to be on the way to winning the second round before Lima exclaimed to referee …

In MMA, the third man in the cage is typically responsible for the safety of both fighters, though In this instance, the referee was part of the action.

Eric ‘Butterbean’ Esch has been defying expectations ever since he graced the sport of boxing in 1994. The American tank found immense fanfare through his spectacular boxing knockouts, where he, a portly man of 5’11.5″, flatlined adonis after adonis. Soon enough, the name Butterbean was unanimously adored and his superstardom …

Merab Dvalishvili has defeated his third former UFC champion in a row at UFC 298. “The Machine” endured a tough first round with Henry Cejudo, only to completely dismantle the former double-champ in the second and third rounds. Dvalishvili used his inhuman cardio as his best weapon, showcasing spectacular grit …

MMA is merciless, and it showed at UFC 298 in Anaheim. Junior Tafa, standing in for his injured brother Justin Tafa, wasn’t granted the underdog story that many were hoping for. Despite being the younger Tafa brother, “The Juggernaut” was a top-five competitor in GLORY kickboxing before his UFC career, …