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Rafael dos Anjos’ welterweight experiment appears to be a success.

The former UFC lightweight champion made a thunderous statement on Saturday, submitting 170-pound contender Neil Magny with a first-round arm-triangle choke in a one-sided performance to vault himself into instant title contention in the UFC’s welterweight division. Dos Anjos is now 2-0 in the weight class, having also decisioned ex-Strikeforce champion Tarec Saffiedine this past summer, and with the 170-pound class currently lacking a clear No. Читать дальше...

EDMONTON, Alberta — It seems like just yesterday, the UFC women’s bantamweight title was one of mixed martial arts’ marquee belts.

The main event of UFC 215 was just starting to heat up when the buzzer sounded.

EDMONTON, Alberta — Following her win over Ashlee Evans-Smith at UFC 215, Sarah Moras discussed why her performance made her emotional, the importance of her walkout song, her long road back to the UFC, what's next, and much more.

Some thoughts on the fight, the decision, and fans’ reactions to every close fight going to the judges:

The bottom line is she didn’t adjust soon enough. She expected bullrush Nunes, she got well-paced Nunes. She needed to force Nunes to tire. Valentina needed to push the pace and force Nunes to react and expend energy. Instead she just waited and waited expected Nunes to blitz and get tired, but Nunes was content walking Valentina down, striking point for point, and saving energy. Читать дальше...

Conservative game plan plays role in UFC 215 defeat.

Just a few minutes after Bruce Buffer looked over the math, double-checked the addition and read the scorecards to the UFC 215 main event, Valentina Shevchenko unloaded in frustration. Seemingly on the brink of capturing the UFC women’s bantamweight championship, the dream was ripped away in a split decision that went against her, and for the champion Amanda Nunes.

“I really don’t understand why the victory goes to the other side,” she said in the Octagon. Читать дальше...

The sting of his first MMA loss still lingers in Henry Cejudo’s mind, but he’s confident that he’ll erase that feeling one day by toppling the man who gave it to him.

Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko exchanged plenty of words — and even some physicality — in the months and weeks leading into UFC 215.

EDMONTON, Alberta — At UFC 215, Donald Cerrone discussed his incredible outfit for Edmonton, the upcoming release of his theatrical debut, his fight against Darren Till, the withdrawal of his teammate Ray Borg from UFC 215, and much more.

Valentina Shevchenko was baffled at how Amanda Nunes was awarded a split decision victory after their 25-minute clash in the main event of UFC 215 in Edmonton on Saturday night.

EDMONTON, Alberta -- With UFC 215 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani and Dave Doyle break down the top storylines.

Check out UFC 215 photos from Saturday’s UFC event in Edmonton.

This post was inspired by the heart shown of Gilbert Melendez tonight at UFC 215. At least he is the most recent inspiration. The fact is we constantly hear the gospel that "the referees main job is to protect the fighter." Yet we see example, after example, after example of fights where a fighter becomes virtually immobilized, often times unable to stand let alone fight, and referees stand back and watch the poor guy/girl absorb continual punishment. This really bothers me.

On a night with no shortage of finishes, it was a pair of title contenders that picked up Performance of the Night bonuses.

The Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2 scorecard revealed how the judges scored the UFC 215 main event Saturday night in Edmonton.

No matter what the official scorecards read, the main event of UFC 215 was always going to be shrouded in controversy.

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Sometimes, the fight doesn’t play out like it reads on paper.

The UFC 215 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.com.

EDMONTON, Alberta — Is Rafael dos Anjos on track to win a second UFC weight-class title?

This is the UFC 215 live blog for Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2, a bantamweight bout at Saturday night's UFC event at the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.

This is the UFC 215 live blog for Neil Magny vs. Rafael dos Anjos, a welterweight bout at Saturday night's UFC event at the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.

EDMONTON, Alberta -- It took a couple fights to get there, but Henry Cejudo, the can’t-miss prospect and potential future champion, is back.

Ray Borg’s withdrawal from his title fight with Demetrious Johnson at UFC 215 due to a viral infection has angered a lot of the MMA fan base, but the flyweight contender fired back at his critics on Twitter on Saturday night as the card was underway.

This is the UFC 215 live blog for Henry Cejudo vs. Wilson Reis, a flyweight bout at Saturday night's UFC event at the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Australian prospect Tyson Pedro maybe had things go a little bit too easy in his career’s early going. He won each of his first six fights via first-round finish.