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Kendall Grove has almost done it all in combat sports, but his next endeavor is a new one even for him.

Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where Jed Meshew and Alexander K. Lee shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day.

One of the most important events of Austin Vanderford’s life is just around the corner, but he’s putting as much emphasis on his career as possible until that day comes.

Back in June 2010, Chris Leben scored a TKO victory over Aaron Simpson at the TUF 11 Finale. Two weeks later, after Wanderlei Silva broke his ribs in training and had to withdraw from his fight with Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116, Leben returned to Las Vegas like a street fighting Camelot to take his place. This time Leben won via a come-from-behind triangle choke in front of a million PPV customers, and there was this feeling — with two wins in two weeks — that he could just go on all summer long, kicking people’s asses and taking names. Читать дальше...

Mauricio Rua’s title aspirations might have came to a definitive end on Sunday, when the Brazilian legend suffered a brutal knockout by the hands of Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC Hamburg in Germany.

Jon Jones, Conor McGregor and Anderson Silva are three of the greatest stars to ever set a foot inside the Octagon, and one thing they have in common is dealing with issues outside the Octagon.

The Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Hour returns with a review of the weekend's combat sports action, thoughts on life after USADA run-ins and so much more. The following is a rundown of Monday's show and guests:

Conor McGregor may be known for his opulent lifestyle, but UFC President Dana White is really the one living lavish.

The Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Hour returns with a review of the weekend's combat sports action, thoughts on life after USADA run-ins and so much more. The following is a rundown of Monday's show and guests:

WARNING: The following post contains graphic imagery.

It’s one thing for a fighter to get a cut lip.

It’s another to get a cut that resembles another set of lips.

That’s what happened to Stefan Struve on Sunday in Hamburg, Germany, during his heavyweight fight with Marcin Tybura. “Skyscraper” had a rough time dealing with Tybura’s wrestling, eventually losing a unanimous decision, and at some point in the bout a cut opened up below his mouth large enough for him to stick his tongue through. Читать дальше...

Daniel Cormier had some words for Alexander Gustafsson after the events of Sunday.

Just moments after Anthony Smith scored the biggest win of his career by knocking out Mauricio Rua at UFC Hamburg on Sunday afternoon, the newly minted light heavyweight contender offered to step and replace the injured Volkan Oezdemir next month against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 227.

Slow down on talks of Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Smith.

After losing opponent Volkan Oezdemir this week to injury, Gustafsson has officially withdrawn from his August 4 date at UFC 227 as a result of a “minor injury.” Gustafsson’s manager Nima Safapour confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Sunday following an initial report by MMA Junkie.

Safapour issued the following statement to MMA Fighting regarding Gustafsson’s status:

“Alex Gustafsson is out of UFC 227 with a minor injury. Читать дальше...

Anthony Smith picked up a big win on Sunday and a big bonus check too.

Watch Anthony Smith vs. Shogun Rua full fight video highlights from UFC Hamburg’s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.

Anthony Smith finally gave the judges a break.

On a card that tied the UFC record for most decisions, Smith capped off Sunday’s Fight Night in Hamburg, Germany by knocking out the legendary Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in just under 90 seconds. It was the only fight on the main card that didn’t go to the scorecards, but there were other highlights including Corey Anderson’s upset of one-time light heavyweight title contender Glover Teixeira in the co-headlining bout and competitive scraps between Abu Azaitar and Vitor Miranda... Читать дальше...

The UFC Hamburg post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the Octagon, and we have the live video above at MMAFighting.com.

The UFC light heavyweight division has a new contender.

Stepping up on short notice, competing on the same night a record was tied for the most decisions on a UFC card with 10, ex-middleweight Anthony Smith elevated himself above the trend and made a thunderous statement Sunday in the main event of UFC Hamburg, demolishing MMA legend Mauricio Rua with a hellacious barrage of punches just 89 seconds into the opening round at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.

Smith (26-10) staggered Rua (25-11) early with a right hand... Читать дальше...

This is the UFC Hamburg live blog for Mauricio Rua vs. Anthony Smith, a light heavyweight bout at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.