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Former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks is going for his second UFC win Saturday night at the Moda Center in Portland, but Alex Oliveira is planning on ruining his plans with a knockout.

UFC middleweight Josh Samman is in critical condition and fighting for his life after being found unresponsive early Friday morning in south Florida, according to a report by the Tallahassee Democrat.

Will Brooks wasn't a big Michael Johnson fan to begin with, he said. And then what he saw what he did after a fight with Dustin Poirier, that cemented it.

John Lineker made his bantamweight debut under the UFC banner on the same night John Dodson fought for the last time as a flyweight. Thirteen months later, they will face off in a fight that puts the winner one step closer to the 135-pound belt.

Michael Bisping knows big things could be in store if he gets past his first UFC middleweight title defense against Dan Henderson at UFC 204.

Hello prospective MMA bettors! We are almost done with this long slog of fight weekends but not quite yet. This weekend we've got another UFC card so that means we're back at it again with another gambling preview of the fights, the odds, and my own personal breakdown of where the value lies. For each fight, I'm going to break down the fight as I see and tell you if I think there is a worthwhile bet. I'll also give you what I think is the best bet available for a fight even if I don't support a bet... Читать дальше...

Was it really just a week ago we all pondered the notion UFC 205 might not have a lineup worthy of a decade's worth of buildup?

On Saturday night, former UFC flyweights John Lineker and John Dodson will battle it out to see who gets one step closer to bantamweight gold.

The UFC keeps their event train rolling, this time with a return to Portland and an important flyweight contest at the top of it. The card also features other surging prospects and contenders in both men's and women's divisions.

Brooks, 29, said he has been pulled over multiple times, not for traffic violations, but because he said cops told him he "fit the description" of someone they were looking for. He said his wife, who is white, was pulled over once while he and his brother were in the car. Brooks said the police officer asked him and his brother for their identification, but not his wife.

MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Night 96 results for the Lineker vs. Dodson fight card Oct. 1, live UFC Fight Night 96 twitter updates, and more.

In the main event, John Lineker and John Dodson will square off in a bantamweight fight. Will Brooks and Alex Oliveira battle in a lightweight contest in the co-main event.

Check out the UFC Fight Night 96 results below.

Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 11 p.m. ET)
John Lineker vs. John Dodson
Will Brooks vs. Alex Oliveira
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At UFC 191, John Lineker made his bantamweight return, after having issues making weight at flyweight, against Francisco Rivera. That fight took Fight of the Night awards, as both Rivera and Lineker engaged in one of the most wild exchanges in MMA that resulted with Lineker rocking Rivera, and then following up with a guillotine choke to end the fight.

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Hasn't been reported on any of the SB Nation sites yet, but Josh Samman has been found unresponsive and is in critical condition, as confirmed by Jeremy Botter.

Will Brooks opened up about his experiences as an African-American male in the United States and his views on the ongoing issues between his community and law enforcement Monday on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani.

Alexander Gustafsson's time as the headliner for UFC Fight Night 100 didn't last very long.

Ben Rothwell lost a golden chance to reinsert himself into the heavyweight conversation when he withdrew from his co-headlining slot opposite former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum at UFC 203, and an injured knee ended up being the culprit.

Mexico's Erick Montaño will get a quick turn around, as he is scheduled to face Max Griffin at The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 Finale. The news was announced by UFC Español on Friday.