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By all accounts, Al Iaquinta should be inching close to title contention in the UFC’s deepest and most talent-rich division. The New York native is on an 8-1 run since The Ultimate Fighter 15 and has proven to be an entertaining and destructive force at 155 pounds. But instead, even after punctuating his five-fight win streak with a 98-second mauling of Diego Sanchez at UFC Fight Night 108, Iaquinta appears to remain persona non grata within UFC circles.

Rafael dos Anjos decided to move up to welterweight after losing two in a row in the UFC, but struggling to make 155 pounds was the main reason he decided to stop cutting so much weight.

CM Punk’s next battle will be on reality television, not the Octagon.

The WWE-headliner-turned-UFC-fighter will take part in MTV’s “The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros” this spring, MTV’s official website announced Monday. CM Punk and nine other well-known pro-sports figures will go head-to-head with former winners of MTV shows “Road Rules” and “Real World” in athletic competitions.

Among the other pro athletes competing are Olympian Lolo Jones, snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis, former... Читать дальше...

Mike Perry added one to his highlight reel on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 108 when he knocked Jake Ellenberger out cold with a ferocious second-round standing elbow that left the veteran down on the mat for several minutes. The victory was easily the biggest of Perry’s young UFC career — his first triumph over a ranked opponent — and afterward he appeared unfazed with what Ellenberger had to offer, with Perry even suggesting that his 32-year-old foe consider calling it quits from the UFC.

Patricio Freire became the two-time Bellator MMA featherweight champion Friday night. But the weekend still left him with somewhat of a bad taste in his mouth.

On Saturday evening, John Dodson executed a strong game plan to win a clear decision over the former bantamweight title challenger Eddie Wineland at UFC Fight Night: Nashville. It was a strategic performance but one that stirred a great many boos from the Nashville crowd. While Dodson was unhappy with the fans, saying they should appreciate the “art” of MMA, he’s even more unhappy with the rest of the UFC roster for refusing to fight him and making it necessary to fight cautiously.

The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:

Tom Duquesnoy’s name had been drifting across the Atlantic for years by the time he made his UFC debut in Kansas City on Saturday night, and if his win over Patrick Williams told us anything it was this — he’s the real deal.

With UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov in the rear view, let's take a look at the coming months of UFC fights by each division, starting with UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2. Last updated April 23, 2017.

Miguel Torres was the first true star bantamweight fighter in the U.S., but between his fading from the top and the domination of Dominick Cruz, his place in history is largely forgotten.