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UFC 227 breakdown, betting odds and picks

Aug. 4, 2018

By Case Keefer

Betting odds corroborate fans’ belief that the UFC 227 main event between T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt might be the most evenly matched title fight of the year. ...
Conor is back: UFC says McGregor will fight Oct. 6 in Las Vegas

Aug. 3, 2018

By Greg Beacham, Associated Press

Conor McGregor will return to mixed martial arts on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas with a bout against UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The UFC dramatically announced the matchup today to ...
Daniel Cormier capitalized on every chance at UFC 226 — including with Brock Lesnar

July 8, 2018

By Case Keefer

Brock Lesnar was coming into the octagon at the conclusion of UFC 226 Saturday night regardless. It didn’t matter if Daniel Cormier or Stipe Miocic won. It didn’t matter if the winner requested his presence or not. ...
UFC 226 blog: Daniel Cormier wins second title, calls out Brock Lesnar

July 7, 2018

By Case Keefer

For many years, it was considered virtually impossible to simultaneously hold two championship belts in two different UFC weight classes. ...
Vegas Play of the Day: Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier at UFC 226

July 7, 2018

By Case Keefer

Both Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic are extremely durable. They’re also extremely powerful. ...
UFC 226 breakdown, betting odds and picks

July 7, 2018

By Case Keefer

The sight of betting odds drifting towards the underdog on fight week usually serves as an indication that the UFC’s promotional efforts are ...
Analysis: Can heavyweights break International Fight Week curse?

July 6, 2018

By Case Keefer

A thud echoed through the Pearl at the Palms at the conclusion of the UFC 226 news conference, quieting several hundred fans as they realized Daniel Cormier had ...
Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz to end retirements for third fight

July 5, 2018

Associated Press

Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz say they are coming out of retirement for a third fight in their mixed martial arts rivalry ...
UFC champ Max Holloway out of big fight with concussion woes

July 5, 2018

By Greg Beacham, Associated Press

Featherweight champion Max Holloway has been pulled from his title fight against Brian Ortega at UFC 226 due to symptoms of an apparent concussion. The UFC confirmed the decision today, one day after Holloway's management team said he ...
Miocic and Cormier ready to square off at UFC 226

June 29, 2018

By Case Keefer

In a historic clash, both fighters are looking to make a statement.
Frustrated Golovkin struggling to book Canelo replacement

April 12, 2018

By Greg Beacham, Associated Press

Gennady Golovkin is growing frustrated with boxing's sanctioning bodies while he struggles to find a replacement opponent for Canelo Alvarez on May 5. Golovkin and his promoter and trainer appeared in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday to ...
UFC 223 breakdown, betting odds and picks

April 7, 2018

By Case Keefer

Never has a fight week experienced as much upheaval as what’s transpired in Brooklyn, N.Y. over the last several days. ...
McGregor's UFC future in doubt in wake of felony charges

April 7, 2018

By Dan Gelston, Associated Press

Fueled by revenge and running with a pack of his "hoodlums," McGregor's antics landed him in jail — and injured two fighters on today's UFC 223 card ...
Analysis: Forget Conor McGregor, Max Holloway has historic chance at UFC 223

April 6, 2018

By Case Keefer

Conor McGregor looked so emaciated before weighing in the second-to-last time he fought at 145 pounds that Urijah Faber asked him if he was going to survive and inadvertently incited a minor quarrel backstage at MGM Grand Garden Arena. ...
McGregor posts $50,000 bond, released after arraignment

April 5, 2018

By Dan Gelston, Associated Press

Cocksure and uncouth, Conor McGregor was never afraid to defy authority. He dressed in fur coats and swung chairs at news conferences, reaped the riches of his dalliance with ...
Hawaii tourism group balks at UFC's $6M price for isle title card

April 5, 2018

By Billy Hull, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (TNS)

The Ultimate Fighting Championship made the Hawaii Tourism Authority an offer it could refuse, leading to the collapse of talks that had been aimed at bringing a UFC card starring Max Holloway to Aloha Stadium this summer. After the HTA turned down the ...
UFC officially strips inactive McGregor of 155-pound title

April 4, 2018

By Dan Gelston, Associated Press

Conor McGregor's run as UFC lightweight champion is set to end. The long-expected move that McGregor would lose his 155-belt was officially announced by ...
Hearing set on Canelo Alvarez positive drug test

March 24, 2018

By Associated Press

Alvarez's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, issued a statement saying the fighter respects the process and that the case will be made that the positive tests occurred because ...
UFC 222 blog: Big things await Cris Cyborg, Brian Ortega after knockout wins

March 3, 2018

By Case Keefer

The UFC came out of Saturday night’s pay-per-view card at T-Mobile Arena with a pair of 145-pound title fights to make immediately. A superfight between women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg and women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes seems like a lock to come together. ....
UFC 222 breakdown, betting odds and picks

March 3, 2018

By Case Keefer

The odds were stacked against UFC 222 from the beginning, and now the top of betting boards across the valley reflect as much. ...
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