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Volkanovski to be UFC 280 lightweight fight backup

UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will serve as the backup to a vacant lightweight title fight at UFC 280 on Oct. 22, Volkanovski announced Monday.

Former UFC champ Cormier considers leap to WWE, eyes Lesnar

Daniel Cormier got physical as a guest WWE referee. He used a fist to the throat to pin Seth Rollins against the steel cage, and he issued a stern warning not to mess with the former MMA great. After the match held inside a Fight Pit, Cormier chilled backstage with a replica championship belt and playfully declared he might not be done with WWE.

Thompson, Holland to fight Dec. 4 in Orlando

The UFC has booked a welterweight main event between Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson and Kevin Holland on Dec. 3, officials announced on Wednesday. The 170-pound bout will headline UFC Fight Night at Amway Center in Orlando.

Report Figueiredo vs. Moreno 4 set for UFC 283 in Brazil

Mitchell-Evloev featherweight bout set for UFC Fight Night on Nov. 5

The UFC has booked a featherweight main event between two undefeated contenders in Bryce Mitchell and Movsar Evloev for its UFC Fight Night on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas, UFC officials told ESPN.

Middleweight prospect Nickal finalizing deal to fight Pickett at UFC 282

The UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between Bo Nickal (3-0) and Jamie Pickett (13-8) for UFC 282 on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas, officials told ESPN on Thursday.

UFC Fall Storylines: What's next at welterweight? Is Makhachev the next Nurmagomedov?

As UFC nears the end of its calendar year, there are still so many unanswered questions, especially among two weight classes that some of the promotion's top fighters call home.

UFC star McGregor yet to be tested by USADA in 2022

Of all the athletes on the UFC’s active roster prior to Aug. 1, 2022, Conor McGregor is the lone fighter yet to be tested this year by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which oversees the promotion’s year-round anti-doping program.

Canadian flyweight Gordon returns to Fight Island for UFC 280

Canadian flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon looks to make it three wins in a row when he faces unbeaten Muhammad (The Punisher) Mokaev at UFC 280 next month.

Bellator 'in dialogue' with Nate Diaz, Coker confirms

Bellator is in contact with the newly free agent Nate Diaz, the promotion's president, Scott Coker, confirmed to BBC Sport's Paul Battison.

Former champion Aldo retires from UFC after 'legendary run'

One of MMA's all-time greats is calling it a career. Former longtime UFC and WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, 36, has retired from the UFC, his team told ESPN on Sunday.

Canada's Robertson rallies for second-round UFC submission

Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson survived a first-round onslaught to submit Kazakhstan's Mariya (Demonslayer) Agapova on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday.

Kattar-Allen featherweight bout close for Oct. 29 UFC Fight Night

The UFC is finalizing a featherweight main event between Calvin Kattar and Arnold Allen for a UFC Fight Night on Oct. 29, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday.

Inside the 14 hours that saved UFC 279

UFC 279 was in peril one day before the event until Dana White and other officials scrambled to reconfigure the card and put on a show in Las Vegas.