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Johnny Eduardo scored one of the best knockouts of the year in 2014, and wants to steal the show against Aljamain Sterling.

Thiago Santos expects Elias Theodorou to crumble at UFC Fight Night 80.

Jose Aldo came from the humble areas of Manaus to conquer the world as the best featherweight in mixed martial arts, and his story is about to hit the theaters.

Maybe all of that talk of Conor McGregor losing his mind wasn't a joke after all.

Throughout her UFC journey, Paige VanZant has talked about taking things slow. And it makes sense. At just 21 years old, VanZant is both young in the game and one of the few strawweights with the potential to become a legitimate crossover star. The road from prospect to contender can be a fragile one, and considering the unabashed brutality of the division's queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk, there's no doubt that the patient route should be the most lucrative route for a fighter like VanZant.

LAS VEGAS -- Eleven months ago, well before Dennis Siver became a bizarre pit stop on the road to the MacMansion, Conor McGregor hijacked UFC 182's pay-per-view for five minutes to espouse in thorough detail what he was not only going to do to his Russian-German counterpart, but also to the rest of the featherweight division by the time the new year reached its end. It was brash. It was ostentatious. It was everything McGregor encapsulated in his pre-Mendes form.

The first of three UFC cards kicks off Thursday, this time with a Fight Pass card headlined by a hugely important women's strawweight bout. The card also features the return of Sage Northcutt and notable names like Aljamain Sterling, Jim Miller and more.

This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat, day two.

Yesterday we went into detail about how Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor match up, as well as a little bit between Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold, but we left so much untouched.

Today, for example, is Rose Namajunas vs. Paige VanZant and Sage Northcutt vs. Cody Pfister. There's a ton on the line here for all the fighters mentioned. That doesn't even include Aljamain Sterling, who is apparently on the last fight of his contract. Читать дальше...

Before he stepped foot into the cage to face Brandon Vera for the inaugural ONE Championship heavyweight title, Chi Lewis-Parry made headlines – for all the wrong reasons.

At the TUF 22 Finale weigh-ins, all 20 fighters taking part in Friday night's TUF 22 Finale fights will step on the scale Thursday evening, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.

In the main event, Frankie Edgar and Chad Mendes will have to make the featherweight limit of 145 pounds.

The TUF 22 Finale weigh-in takes place at 5 p.m. ET, and the video is above.

The TUF 22 Finale weigh-in results are below.

Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
Frankie Edgar vs. Читать дальше...

More bad news for Miesha Tate.

After flying out to meet with UFC officials Monday to discuss her next bout, Holly Holm's manager Lenny Fresquez stated an interest in having the women's bantamweight champion make her first title defense to Miesha Tate.

Fresquez was concerned about Ronda Rousey's availability, doubtful she'd even be ready for a targeted bout at UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas.

Fresquez also made it clear Holm wanted to get back into the Octagon as soon as February rather than wait for Rousey. Читать дальше...

MMA Fighting has the UFC Fight Night 80 results for the Namjunas vs. Paige VanZant fight card at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nev.

In the main event, Rose Namajunas and Paige VanZant will square off in a strawweight contest. Jim Miller and Michael Chiesa will face each other in the co-main event.

Check out the UFC Fight Night 80 results below.

Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 10 p.m. ET)
Rose Namajunas vs. Paige VanZant
Jim Miller vs. Michael Chiesa
Sage Northcutt vs. Читать дальше...

In the fourth episode of UFC 194 Embedded, Chris Weidman practices pick-up lines, Jose Aldo's coach Andre Pederneiras tries -- and fails -- to cook, Conor McGregor signs posters and Luke Rockhold gets some sage advice about Weidman from Demian Maia.

A pair of fighters who got second chances will meet in Las Vegas on Thursday night to determine the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 22.

LAS VEGAS -- The first two days in Las Vegas were action packed with UFC Fight Night 80, open workouts, UFC 194 press conference and more. Let's take a look back at everything that happened. MMA Fighting's Chuck Mindenhall, Ariel Helwani and Shaun Al-Shatti take a closer look at the events.

LAS VEGAS -- UFC middleweight turned welterweight Demian Maia spoke to MMA Fighting on Wednesday about facing Gunnar Nelson at UFC 194, why he believes he has better jiu-jitsu, his frustration with how fans view his opponents after he beats them and more.

LAS VEGAS -- Frankie Saenz discusses the fact that his sons are big fans of his UFC 194 opponent Urijah Faber, how he thinks he'll do in the fight and whether or not T.J. Dillashaw can beat Dominick Cruz.

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LAS VEGAS -- Tony Ferguson discusses losing out on the fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov, why he wants to fight Conor McGregor if he comes up to lightweight and why he prefers not training at a big camp ahead of his bout with Edson Barboza at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale on Friday.

LAS VEGAS -- UFC welterweight Gunnar Nelson spoke on Wednesday at the UFC 194 media day about living in Conor McGregor's mansion, respecting Demian Maia's jiu-jitsu and why he hopes his fight with the Brazilian will go to the ground.

LAS VEGAS -- Chael Sonnen talks about the buildup to Aldo-Mcgregor, why he fears Aldo might not make it to Saturday night, Weidman vs. Rockhold, and more.

LAS VEGAS -- Urijah Faber discusses moving around in weight, his UFC 194 opponent Frankie Saenz, his relationship with Conor McGregor on TUF, if he would rather fight T.J. Dillashaw or Dominick Cruz next, and more.

LAS VEGAS -- Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger discusses pulling over her car to cry after getting the call that she was tabbed for the UFC, the advice she has gotten from teammate Benson Henderson and how she thinks she fares against Tecia Torres at UFC 194.

LAS VEGAS -- Ronaldo Souza spoke to MMA Fighting on Tuesday about facing Yoel Romero at UFC 194, why he should be next to get a middleweight title shot and more.

LAS VEGAS -- UFC featherweight Jeremy Stephens spoke to MMA Fighting Wednesday about his UFC 194 fight with Max Holloway, who he thinks will win in the main event between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor and more.