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MMA Fighting Share this story MMA Fighting The Great Divide is a recurring feature here at MMA Fighting in which two of our staff debate a topic in the world of MMA – news, a fight, a crazy thing somebody did, a crazy thing somebody didn’t do, or some moral dilemma threatening the very foundation of the sport — and try to figure out a resolution. We’d love for you to join in the discussion in the comments below. Heading into UFC 259, we anticipated that the event’s thr...

Hot Tweets: UFC 259 fallout, Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad, and who will be the next champ-champ Share this story Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC This past weekend, three titles were fought for at UFC 259 with only one of them changing hands, and it doing so in the most unlikely of fashions. Beyond that, there is yet another UFC event this weekend so the hits keep right on coming. So let’s talk about some of the fallout from UFC 259, where we go from there, and what happens tonight at UFC ...

Merab Dvalishvili vs Cody Stamann booked a third time for May 1 event Share this story Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC A Bantamweight fight between Merab Dvalishvili and Cody Stamann has been rebooked to go down at an upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Night event set for May 1, 2021, per a report from MMA Junkie. Related The duo was initially set to throw down in Dec. 2019 at UFC Vegas 16 before Stamann was forced out of the fight for undisclosed reasons. They were then re-...

Midnight Mania! Sam Stout starts GoFundMe for permanently disabled former foe Spencer Fisher Share this story Welcome to Midnight Mania! This is one of those heart-warming situations that’s actually rather sickening upon deeper thought. Sam Stout and Spencer Fisher produced one of the best trilogies in UFC Lightweight history. Though no belt traded hands, the two action fighters put forth tremendous efforts in 2006, 2007, and finally 2012. The last bout served as Fisher’s retirement fight,...

UFC 259 Highlights: Aljamain Sterling Wins Bantamweight Title After Petr Yan Gets DQ’d The two fighters met in a bantamweight title bout on Saturday night (March 6, 2021) at the UFC 259event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. The first round saw Sterling come out aggressive and even caught him with a flying knee strike. This apparently woke up Yan, who scored a few takedowns and even knocked him down with a right hand. Sterling appeared to be rushing his movement as he was tr...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Albuquerque MMA fighter Jordan Espinosa works out with coach Ray Yee during a recent practice session at Luttrell-Yee MMA. Espinosa is scheduled to face Tim Elliott Saturday on a UFC card in Las Vegas, Nevada. JEREMY SANTOS/BORDER STATE MEDIA Jordan Espinosa has been here before, preparing for a figh...

UFC 259: Adesanya v Blachowicz - fight breakdowns, predictions Newshub 6/03/2021 © Image - Instagram/@kaikarafrance; Video - Newshub. Kiwis Kai Kara-France, Israel Adesanya, coach Eugene Bareman, and Carlos Ulberg prepare for battle in Las Vegas. OPINION: UFC 259 has the potential to be one of the biggest mixed martial arts events of the year, with three world title fights atop the billing and an undercard stacked with intriguing match-ups. With a trio of Kiwis in action, including headlin...

UFC 259: Adesanya v Blachowicz - fight breakdowns, predictions Newshub 6/03/2021 © Image - Instagram/@kaikarafrance; Video - Newshub. Kiwis Kai Kara-France, Israel Adesanya, coach Eugene Bareman, and Carlos Ulberg prepare for battle in Las Vegas. OPINION: UFC 259 has the potential to be one of the biggest mixed martial arts events of the year, with three world title fights atop the billing and an undercard stacked with intriguing match-ups. With a trio of Kiwis in action, including headlin...

UFC 259 Wrestling breakdown: What we can learn from Petr Yan vs. Magomed Magomedov Mar 4, 2021, 4:00pm EST If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Share this story The upcoming UFC bantamweight title bout between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling is one of the best possible matchups available in MMA today. Both men are riding impressive winning streaks, each is the best in the division at their respective strength, and the...

UFC 259 card: Petr Yan vs Aljamain Sterling full fight preview Share this story Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight rivals Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling will go to war this weekend (Sat., March 6, 2021) at UFC 259 inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. It took Yan just seven UFC fights to capture the undisputed title, which makes for a meteoric rise. However, there is a somewhat fair argument that his biggest wins come over the contenders of yesteryear. Fortunately, he has an oppo...