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Now that the UFC has a date set for its first event in New York in 21 years, the Empire State’s native son Jon Jones is being speculated a prime attraction for the Nov. 12 event at Madison Square Garden.

Yet there are a few things that need to get resolved.

For starters, Jones has a fight against Ovince St. Preux for the interim light heavyweight title lined up on April 23 at UFC 197. He was originally slated to face current champion Daniel Cormier, but with Cormier hurt he needs to clear the hurdle of OSP. Читать дальше...

Two years ago, one of the hottest topics in MMA was the potential return of Gina Carano.

NEW YORK – Madison Square Garden is not an easy venue to book in the dead of fall, not with pro hockey and the New York Knickerbockers’ semi-pro basketball team and everything else, but the UFC managed to lock in Nov. 12 for its first event in the state since 1995.

It’s official!

And, as you’d expect from such shrewd calendar masters, UFC 205 will take place on the 23rd anniversary of UFC 1, which occurred on Nov. 12, 1993. It’s poetic, in a dark-to-light kind of way. UFC 1 being the old Wild West eight-man tournament... Читать дальше...

One of the more intriguing names competing in Bellator’s brand new kickboxing/MMA medley in Turin, Italy is Anastasia Yankova -- a fighter-turned-model from Russia who is capable of both. She’ll face Anjela Pink in a mixed techniques bout on April 16 at Bellator 152.

Yankova, who is 25-years old, is a Muay Thai practitioner who is segueing into the cage; so far, she’s gone 2-0 in MMA. She was introduced to the American palate in Houston back in February, as part of the Bellator 149 festivities. Читать дальше...

One of these days, Ben Askren will get a chance to defend his ONE welterweight title. It just won't be anytime soon. Askren preserved his undefeated record with a smothering victory over Nikolay Aleksakhin on Friday night at ONE Championship 41, taking a unanimous decision over the Russian contender in a non-title affair after Aleksakhin failed to make weight, just as Luis Santos failed to make weight against Askren in late 2015.

Rafael dos Anjos won't defend his UFC lightweight title at UFC 200 as he originally hoped, but he will put his strap on the line just days earlier.

At the UFC 197 conference call, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, Ovince Saint Preux, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo will answer questions from the media Friday afternoon. The call is expected to begin at 2 p.m .ET.

TAMPA -- After a two-year lay off, Khabib Nurmagomedov is ready to earn a title shot over the "bum" UFC lightweight contenders.

At the UFC on FOX 19 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday night's UFC on FOX 19 fights will step on the scale Friday evening, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.

In the main event, Glover Teixeira and Rashad Evans will have to make the light heavyweight limit of 205 pounds.

The UFC on FOX 19 weigh-in takes place at 4:30 p.m. ET, and the video is above.

Check out the UFC on FOX 19 weigh-in results below.

Main card (FOX at 8 p.m. ET)
Glover Teixeira vs. Читать дальше...

TAMPA -- Check out UFC on FOX open workout highlights for Thursday's UFC event.

MMA Fighting has ONE Championship 41 results for the Askren vs. Aleksakhin event Friday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Phillipines.

In the main event, ONE welterweight champion Ben Askren will fight Nikolay Aleksakhin in a non-title contest due to Aleksakhin missing weight.

Tim Kennedy really doesn't like Yoel Romero.

Romero has been in the news recently for failing a USADA test, being suspended for two years, and subsequently having that suspension changed to 6 months by arguing that his positive test was the result of a tainted supplement he was taking. Kennedy has been outspoken about Romero for some time now, and during an interview with MMA Underground, Romero's name was never far from the conversation.

"When people ask me ‘did you leave because... Читать дальше...

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TAMPA -- Khabib Nurmagomedov talks about why he didn't wait for Tony Ferguson, if he wants to fight in New York, if he still wrestles bears, and more.

TAMPA -- UFC light heavyweight Rashad Evans spoke to MMA Fighting on Thursday about not getting the chance to face Jon Jones again, fighting Glover Teixeira at UFC on FOX 19 and more.

TAMPA -- UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov spoke to the media on Thursday at the UFC on FOX 19 pre-fight workouts about Tony Ferguson, going from a five to three-round fight, using a dietician

TAMPA -- Tyrone Spong discusses his future in combat sports, why he has left kickboxing, his deal with WSOF, and much more.

If you enjoyed the combination of Jim Ross and Sean Wheelock at UR Fight, get ready for more.

TAMPA -- Before UFC on FOX 19, Glover Teixeira discusses fighting Rashad Evans, why he's not willing to talk trash to fight Jon Jones, Lyoto Machida's situation and more.

TAMPA, FL -- Rose Namajunas talks about her UFC on FOX 19 fight against Tecia Torres, becoming the co-main event, how close she is to a title shot, her first fight against Torres in Invicta FC, her recent dog scare, Paige VanZant competing on Dancing With the Stars, and much more.