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'A catapulted, catalytic opportunity to grow again': The UFC's return to Australia is not before time
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, one question plagued Australian MMA fans: When will the UFC return Down Under? Now UFC 284 has arrived, the mood is buoyant.
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FEDOR'S LAST STAND
Fedor mauled in 1st-round TKO loss in final fight
Fedor Emelianenko's legendary career came to an ugly end Saturday night, when he was brutally finished by Bellator heavyweight champ Ryan Bader in the first round.
Spivac earns biggest career win over Lewis
Serghei Spivac kicked off UFC's February schedule with his biggest career victory over Derrick Lewis on Saturday.
'THE NOTORIOUS' IS BACK'
Breaking down McGregor vs. Chandler on TUF and in the Octagon
McGregor and Chandler will serve as coaches in the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter." Afterward, they'll step into the Octagon. We break it all down.
Michael Chandler: I don't fear Conor McGregor
FIGHT PROJECTIONS
UFC title fight projections: Do the analytics favor the champs or challengers?
Reed Kuhn and Ian Parker analyze some of the potential title fights for 2023. Could we see more than one title change hands this spring?
TOP OF THE TOP
DC & RC list their top MMA fighters of 2023
MMA Rank 10-1: Which fighters will have the best 2023?
Alexander Volkanovski or Islam Makhachev for No. 1? ESPN ranks the top 10 fighters in 2023.
Top Headlines
- McGregor books UFC return, to be TUF coach
- Fedor mauled in 1st-round TKO loss in final fight
- UFC moves Vera-Sandhagen fight to March 25
- Loughnane-Moraes to kick off 2023 PFL season
- Sources: Holloway to return vs. Allen on April 15
- Car hits McGregor's bike, 'could've been dead'
- Ladies first: Iowa's Mir lands UFC's first NIL deal
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MMA divisional rankings: Moreno is back on top and Hill makes a big move up
After Brandon Moreno completes the UFC's first tetralogy as flyweight champion and Jamahal Hill wins the vacant light heavyweight belt, both makes moves in ESPN top 10.
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MMA pound-for-pound rankings: Andrade powers her way toward the top
After regaining UFC men's flyweight title, Moreno reappears in the ESPN men's top 10.
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Current and all-time UFC champions
All the UFC champions in each weight division, male and female.
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MMA's Top 25 Under 25: Who are the future stars of the sport?
Who are the future stars of MMA? Our annual Top 25 Under 25 list is here.
