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UFC middleweight Oskar Piechota will be out of action until 2022 after accepting a 22-month suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency after failing a drug test.

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At UFC Vegas 25 on Saturday, T.J. Brown saw his hand raised for the first time as a UFC fighter, but it hasn’t all been good vibes since then.

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At the Bellator 258 virtual media day, the top fighters at Friday’s event will speak to the media on Wednesday afternoon, and you can check out a full video of the interviews above.

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This is The A-Side Live Chat.

For this episode, Kristen King joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon to react to some of the biggest news in MMA.

Some POSSIBLE topics include fallout from UFC Vegas 25​, Jiri Prochazka’s KO of Dominick Reyes, Giga Chikadze’s TKO of Cub Swanson, Diego Sanchez’s recent interview, and more.

The three will also look ahead to UFC Vegas 26​, Bellator 258​, headlined by a bantamweight title fight between Juan Archuleta vs. Читать дальше...

Kamaru Usman | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

Kamaru Usman had a not so subtle warning for Jake Paul as the war of words between them continues to heat up.

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The UFC Performance Institute on Tuesday released a 484-page athlete study that includes a first-ever concussion protocol for fighters.

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Former UFC welterweight and The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner Diego Sanchez fears his promoter of 16 years could have him killed for speaking out against its business practices.

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A top-five matchup in the women’s bantamweight division is heading to the UFC’s July PPV event.

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Until 2019, fighters who popped for pot in Florida could expect a suspension with the state’s boxing commission’s zero-tolerance policy on the plant.

Renan Ferreira won six of eight professional MMA bouts ahead of his PFL debut against Fabricio Werdum. | Marcos dos Santos

MMA fighters usually study their opponents’ game at length once a fight is booked. By a stroke of luck, Renan Ferreira will be making his PFL debut against someone whose game he has dissected a while ago.