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Upcoming MMA Events Upcoming MMA Events In the ever-changing world of Mixed Martial Arts, the events come thick and fast, covid-19 never stopped that with the UFC booking an island in Dubai to keep the fights rolling. Rigorous testing and strict restrictions and bubbles were mandatory but everything kept moving! Now, with restrictions relaxed around the globe, we’re back to having major events in the US and REAL LIFE fans in the stadium! So in the immortal words of Bruce Buffer, IT’S TIME.....

David Becker/Associated Press Charles Oliveira has become the new UFC lightweight champion with a second-round knockout win over Michael Chandler in the main event of UFC 262 from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The fast and furious title fight was a story of extremes before the new champion was crowned in a wild turn of events.  Chandler started off strong, exploding into a left hook and putting on a guillotine choke in response to a takedown attempt from "Do Bronx." But grappling with O...

Will it be Charles Oliveira or Michael Chandler who leaves Houston as the UFC’s lightweight champion? Can Tony Ferguson win his do-or-die duel against Beneil Dariush?

MILLIONS.co Launches Social E-commerce Platform to Connect Athletes To Fans Share Article Bruce Buffer launches new fan engagement platform set to disrupt the multi-billion dollar sports entertainment industry by combining social commerce, branded merch, video streaming and paid fan interaction. “The professional sports industry is rapidly changing,” says Bruce Buffer, MILLIONS.co co-founder. “What athletes need now is a radical shift, to take back control of their careers and their relat...

UFC voice Bruce Buffer, Canadian entrepreneurs launch social e-commerce platform for athletes A founding team that includes four Canadian entrepreneurs and UFC Octagon announcer Bruce Buffer is set to launch a new social e-commerce platform aimed to connect athletes to their fans. Millions.co is launching a product designed to help athletes open up new revenue streams and increase their engagement with fans.The startup’s founding team includes some familiar faces from the Cana...

How Charles Oliveira beat the odds to fight for UFC title: ‘He may never walk again’ Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Share this story Francisco Antonio da Silva and Ozana Pereira de Oliveira da Silva refused to give up when one doctor said there was a chance their son would never walk again. They had faith that Charles Oliveira, a young child that loved playing soccer in the streets of Guaru...

Sure, you can send a group text revealing the birth of your baby, but wheres the gravitas in that? You can post a sweet image on Instagram, but thats just lacking in suspense. No, the only right way to introduce a newborn baby into the world is via famed UFC mixed martial arts ring announcer Bruce Buffer. No clue who he is? It doesnt even matter. If youve seen any boxing or MMA movies in the last few decades, you know the pomp and circumstance that goes into announcing the nights main event. ...

MMA Fighting Share this story They say defending a world title is more difficult than winning it. Winning one back is arguably the toughest challenge of all. Here are the fighters who lost and regained a UFC title in the past decade: Cain Velasquez, Stipe Miocic, Jon Jones, Jose Aldo, Dominick Cruz, and T.J. Dillashaw. It’s a legendary list and not a long one. Rose Namajunas is now part of that group after UFC 261. Namajunas pulled off the upset on Saturday and did so in such ...

0 of 10 Alex Menendez/Getty Images Though the UFC had already been the first significant sports entity to return with recurring shows at its Apex facility in Las Vegas and "Fight Island" in the United Arab Emirates, something was clearly missing. Thats not the case anymore. The octagonal mixed martial arts conglomerate welcomed about 15,000 ready-to-burst fans into Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday night, confirming the "WE ARE BACK!" claim that czar Dana Whit...

MMA Fighting Share this story Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Rose Namajunas is now a two-time strawweight champion and her second reign started in similar fashion as her first. Back in 2017 when she was a decided underdog to then champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Namajunas shocked the world by demolishing the Polish powerhouse with a first-round knockout. At UFC 261 on Saturday night, “Thug” Rose delivered a second jaw-dropping finish after blasting Zhang Weili with a head kick d...