MMA Fighting plays matchmaker after UFC 333

Alex Pereira leaving heavyweight with UFC 335 loss to Sergei Pavlovich — ‘I’m not going to keep trying’ Former UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, who also held gold at 185 pounds, is hoping his skills will compensate for being “lighter ...

ESPN MMA contributors break down all the action from UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi.

After winning the first UFC Tournament (s) (UFC1, UFC2, UFC4), he proved that with the knowledge of his father's fighting style (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) a "David" could beat a "Goliath". Royce is the only fighter in history to defeat four opponents in the same night;

It is wild to think about today, but there was a time when the UFC lightweight championship simply didn’t exist. From March 2002 to October 2006, the 155-pound title was put on hold for more than four years due to a mix of contract disputes ...

It's a question that, unfortunately, rarely gets answered in MMA. For every athlete who retires from the sport on their own terms, there are at least two athletes being retired by the sport. It is rare for a fighter to go out on a win, and infinitely rare for a fighter to go out on top.

The UFC heavyweight championship has changed hands more than a dozen times since Mark Coleman became the division's first titleholder in 1997, per ESPN's historical records. Coleman won a tournament at UFC 10 to claim the inaugural belt, launching a ...

UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland is apparently dissatisfied with his UFC contract and is considering leaving the promotion to box Jake Paul.

India, Oct. 25 -- UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi delivered a memorable night of action, with Alexander Volkanovski and Petr Yan reinforcing their status among the sport's elite. Volkanovski successfully defended his featherweight title against previously unbeaten Movsar Evloev,