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Roxanne Modafferi: 'We're not women MMA fighters. We're MMA fighters'
Roxanne Modafferi will fight for the 38th time on Saturday in Russia. In her own words, she details her long career, the impact of Ronda Rousey's debut and what could lie ahead after MMA.
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What's next after UFC 236?
Edgar on Holloway's next title defense: 'Everybody knows it should go to me'
Frankie Edgar risked his title shot against Max Holloway by taking a last-minute fight against Brian Ortega a year ago, but he says he has waited long enough and should be next in line to fight Holloway.
Ariel and chael on UFC 236
Ariel and the Bad Guy: Recapping UFC 236
Updated Rankings
Dustin Poirier earns entry to ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings
After becoming UFC interim lightweight champion with his April 13 victory over featherweight champ Max Holloway, Dustin Poirier joins the ESPN pound-for-pound men's MMA top 10. Holloway falls a few spots, and suspended TJ Dillashaw drops out.
Moraes is new No. 1 bantamweight in division-by-division rankings
Marlon Moraes took over the top spot at 135 pounds going into his June 8 UFC title with Henry Cejudo.
PFL coming to ESPN
Debuts May 9
PFL middleweight champ Louis Taylor ready for welterweights in 2019
Louis Taylor took home $1 million last year after winning the PFL's middleweight title. He plans on doing the same this season at welterweight.
Kayla Harrison still hopes to fight Cyborg
Kayla Harrison sees one big difference between herself and fellow Olympic judoka-turned-MMA fighter Ronda Rousey: 'She never wanted to fight Cyborg. ... I can't wait to fight Cyborg."
PFL reveals additional participants for '19 season
The Professional Fighters League on Thursday revealed more than two dozen additional participants for its 2019 season.
A night out with Al Iaquinta, Chris Weidman and Aljamain Sterling for UFC 236
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Helwani Show highlights
Robert Whittaker: 'Israel should be very worried' about fight
Robert Whittaker isn't scared of facing Israel Adesanya. Here are his comments, plus the best moments, from the latest episode of Ariel Helwani's MMA Show.
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Title shots ahead?
What's next for UFC 236 headliners?
Dustin Poirier and Israel Adesanya look to be headed for title unification bouts, but the future for Max Holloway and Kelvin Gastelum doesn't appear to be as clear.
Top Headlines
- Adesanya calls Jones bully, envisions showdown
- Poirier tops Holloway for interim lightweight title
- Adesanya bests Gastelum for title in UFC classic
- Ex-UFC fighter Leslie Smith signs with Bellator
- Franklin added to UFC Hall of Fame's 2019 class
- Dillashaw takes full responsibility for suspension
- White: Cormier-Lesnar 'isn't even in the works'
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UFC on ESPN+: See what's next
ESPN+ is now streaming exclusive live UFC events, weigh-ins and more, Ariel and the Bad Guy, Dana White's Contender Series and other exclusive MMA content.
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Ranking all MMA divisions
Check out MMA writer Brett Okamoto's rankings within each division.
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Current and all-time UFC champions
All the UFC champions in each weight division, male and female.
