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The former light heavyweight champion is targeting the biggest fight possible.

Image: UFC on Instagram A battle of Brazilians has been added to an upcoming Fight Night card as Thiago Santos will battle Johnny Walker. According to a report from Combate, Santos and Walker have agreed to fight one another on September 25 at a location TBD. Thiago Santos (21-9) is on a three-fight losing streak and coming off a lackluster loss to Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 259. Prior to that, he returned in November following double knee surgery and was submitted in the third round by Glover Tei...

Thursday night on Tidal Talk James Ludeman, Tommy Paradise and Joe Gaither had the opportunity to speak with former Alabama National Champion and current UFC Light-Heavyweight fighter Eryk Anders. Anders is coming off of a no-contest decision in his previous fight after an illegal knee to opponent Darren Stewart. Anders is preparing to fight again at UFC 263 in June and spoke on how his training is going. "I try to eat right is the main thing." Anders said. "This fight is going to be in a diffe...

With Islam Makhachev a last-minute withdrawal from this weekend’s UFC on ESPN+ 41 main event with a staph infection, the hard-hitting Paul Felder has stepped in on short notice to take on Rafael dos Anjos. This fight will be the first time the Brazilian former lightweight champion competes at 155 pounds since his 2016 loss to Tony Ferguson. For Felder, it marks a return to action after he hinted at retirement following his controversial loss to Dan Hooker. An impressive performance this weeke...

X-Factor! Some UFC Vegas 25 main card predictions Share this story Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports This weekend (Sat., May 1, 2021), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will return to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC Vegas 25. After a brief jaunt to Jacksonville, Fla., for UFC 261 — one of the most absolutely ridiculous MMA events of all time in my humble opinion — we are heading back to a more standard night of action inside the Apex. Fortunately, that doesn’t mean it won’t be a...

Ahead of the Ben Askren vs. Jake Paul on April 17, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the bout

UFC Vegas 24 predictions: ‘Whittaker vs Gastelum’ early ‘Prelims’ undercard preview Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing more “Prelims” fights to ESPN+ this weekend (Sat., April 17, 2021) when UFC Vegas 24: “Whittaker vs. Gastelum” returns to UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAmania.com’s Patrick Stumberg kicks off the UFC Vegas 24 “Prelims” party with the first installment of a two-part undercard preview series below. Share this story Photo credit should rea...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC is now in the books. The main event may not have electrified anyone, but Marvin Vettori proved that he’s not about to get unseated from his spot in the middleweight top 5 anytime soon. Otherwise, Arnold Allen announced himself as a contender on the rise for the featherweight division. And Mackenzie Dern kept her hype train on the tracks with a dominating win over Nina Nunes. So, does Vettori have a shot at leapfrogging Whittaker for the next chance to fight Isra...

UFC Vegas 22 predictions: ‘Brunson vs Holland’ late ‘Prelims’ undercard preview Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing more “Prelims” fights to ESPN+ this weekend (Sat., March 20, 2021) when UFC Vegas 22: “Brunson vs. Holland” returns to UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAmania.com’s Patrick Stumberg continues the UFC Vegas 22 “Prelims” party with the second (and final) installment of a two-part undercard preview series below. Share this story Photo by Josh Hedg...

UFC Vegas 21 Edition | Best of the C’Mon Now MMA Podcast - 47 Bloody Elbow Presents the ‘Best of the C’Mon Now MMA Podcast’.  The show is a deep dive with host, Trent Reinsmith, into the bigger news & goings on in MMA, both inside + outside the cage; presented with a critical, unbiased eye. Podcast Recorded by Here is some detail on what’s going on here... the “regular” ‘ C’mon Now MMA Podcast’ is a daily podcast of varying lengths, which can be found here: cmon...