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Report: Luana Carolina Suffers Partial ACL Tear, Out Until 2021

    It will be a while before fans see Luana Carolina in the Octagon. Carolina was last seen in action at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez II, suffering a first-round kneebar submission loss to Ariane Lipski. Carolina sustained…

Ben Askren Rips Sean O’Malley For Using Stretcher At UFC 252, O’Malley’s Coach Responds

Ben Askren was not happy seeing Sean O’Malley rely on a stretcher at UFC 252. O’Malley competed in the co-main event of UFC 252, suffering a first-round TKO loss to Marlon Vera. O’Malley was finished after falling to the ground…

Junior Dos Santos Issues Statement On UFC 252 Defeat

Junior Dos Santos speaks for the first time since losing to Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 252. Dos Santos suffered a second-round TKO loss to Rozenstruik on the main card. The former UFC heavyweight champion, who has now suffered three straight…

Report: Mauricio Rua vs. Paul Craig II Set For UFC 255

A light-heavyweight rematch has been added to UFC 255 as no. 14 Mauricio Rua faces no. 15 Paul Craig. Ariel Helwani of ESPN first reported the bout. Rua (27-11-1) fought Craig for the first time at UFC Fight Night Sao…

Johnny Walker Says First Career Loss Could Be Good For Sean O’Malley

Johnny Walker has some advice for Sean O’Malley. O’Malley competed in the co-main event of UFC 252, suffering a first-round TKO loss to Marlon Vera. That was the first loss O’Malley has suffered in his professional MMA career. That is…

Jon Jones Makes $100,000 Challenge To Future UFC Light-Heavyweight Champions

Future UFC light heavyweight champions could do some charitable work courtesy of Jon Jones. Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones vacated the title on Monday ahead of a planned move to heavyweight. The long-time ruler of 205 is issuing a…

Anderson Silva Says UFC Decided Not To Book Conor McGregor Fight

Anderson Silva and Conor McGregor were on a collision course, but then the UFC got in the way. Former UFC middleweight champion Silva says the promotion opted against booking a fight with the “Notorious” champ-champ, despite both men expressing interest.…

Report: Youssef Zalal Faces Seungwoo Choi At UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen

A featherweight division attraction has been added to UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen as Youssef Zalal faces Seungwoo Choi. MMA Junkie first reported the bout. Zalal (10-2-0) is undefeated thus far under the UFC banner, having earned wins over Austin…

Report: Johnny Walker vs. Ryan Spann Moved To UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley

A light-heavyweight firefight between #11 Johnny Walker and #12 Ryan Spann, originally set for UFC 253, has been moved to UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley. Luis Coutinho first reported the news, although a reason for the card change wasn’t…

UFC 252 Medical Medical Suspensions, Daniel Cormier Potentially Out Until 2021

Both Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier will need eye clearance following their eye-pokey fight at UFC 252. Here are the UFC 252 medical suspensions (via MMA Junkie): Stipe Miocic: Must have retinal specialist clearance on left eye; minimum suspension until…