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Usman moving up to face Du Plessis on July 18
Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will move up to 185 pounds to face former middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis at UFC Fight Night on July 18.
Read moreKape topples Horiguchi for fourth straight KO
Manel Kape (24-7) picked up his fourth knockout in a row with a third-round finish of Kyoji Horiguchi (36-7) at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.
Read moreNew UFC champ Gaethje 'planning' to fight again
Justin Gaethje, who upset Ilia Topuria last week to win the UFC's lightweight title, said he is "planning" on fighting again, tempering talk of his possible retirement, at least for the time being.
Read morePaul, Rousey mock UFC White House TV figures
Jake Paul and Ronda Rousey mocked UFC and Dana White after viewing figures for the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House failed to surpass Most Valuable Promotions' MMA record.
Read moreItauma to fight Hrgovic in his hardest test yet
Moses Itauma will fight Filip Hrgovic at The O2 in London on August 29, Queensberry Promotions have confirmed.
Read moreMayweather faces suit over Tyson, Pacquiao bouts
CSI Sports Events, which is contracted to produce upcoming Floyd Mayweather fights with Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao, filed a lawsuit against Mayweather alleging he breached his contract when he agreed to fight Mike Zambidis next weekend in Greece.
Read moreUFC at White House averages 7M viewers in U.S.
The UFC's seven-bout card at the White House last weekend reached 17 million total viewers across the U.S. and Latin America and averaged 8.2 million across the U.S. and Latin America on Paramount+.
Read moreRobinson-Thibeault title fight added to MVPW-05
Unified women's middleweight champion Desley Robinson will put her WBO and IBF titles on the line against Tamm Thibeault in the co-main event of MVPW-05 on Aug. 8.
Read moreBoxing's key storylines: What's next for 'Tank' Davis? Is 'Bam' Rodriguez-Inoue next?
Andreas Hale and Nick Parkinson weigh in on Gervonta Davis' potential return, Jesse Rodriguez's next move, Mikaela Mayer-Chantelle Cameron and more.
Read moreMakhachev to headline UFC 330, defend title
The UFC announced that welterweight champ Islam Makhachev will defend his title against Ian Machado Garry in UFC 330's headline bout on Aug. 15 in Philadelphia.
Read moreManager: Fury has no contract with Zuffa Boxing
Tyson Fury's manager, Spencer Brown, shut down speculation that the heavyweight boxer has a contract with promoter Zuffa Boxing and said no date has been set, yet, for Fury's upcoming fight with Anthony Joshua.
Read moreMayweather facing charges for passing bad check
Floyd Mayweather is facing two felony charges alleging theft and "intent to defraud" by passing a bad check to purchase a $200,000 watch in Las Vegas, according to court records.
Read morePereira accuses Gane of illegal blows to head
Alex Pereira released a statement Tuesday accusing Ciryl Gane of landing illegal blows to the back of his head -- and discrediting referee Herb Dean for not preventing them at UFC Freedom 250.
Read moreMom's tip led FBI to arrests at UFC WH event
A mother concerned about her teenaged son helped thwart a planned terror attack against members of U.S. Congress attending Sunday's UFC event at the White House.
Read moreMcGregor says he's set for 2nd fight in April '27
UFC star Conor McGregor is scheduled to return to competition for the first time in five years in July -- and says he already has a second fight date in April 2027.
Read moreWhat's next for new and former champs after UFC Wh...
After a hard-fought main event at the White House, when will we see Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje in the cage again?
Read moreUFC White House fight grades: How good was Justin ...
The UFC Freedom 250 fight card consisted of all knockouts, but not all stoppages equal A grades.
Read moreUFC at the White House beats the odds and the rain...
Even with a weather delay and logistical challenges, UFC Freedom 250 had atmosphere and great fights.
Read moreUFC's Hokit disparages Michelle Obama at WH
UFC fighter Josh Hokit targeted Michelle Obama during his postfight comments at Sunday's UFC White House event, saying the former First Lady "is a man."
Read moreTopuria congratulates Gaethje, says 'no excuses'
Ilia Topuria congratulated Justin Gaethje on social media Monday, following Gaethje's victory at UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday.
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