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The UFC returned to Brazil on Saturday, May 18, when Vitor Belfort knocked out Luke Rockhold with an incredible spinning back kick to the head in the main event at UFC on FX 8. Belfort’s victory put him in position to once again challenge for the middleweight title later in the year. Here’s a look a Belfort’s victory and the ... Read More »

Gegard Mousasi beat Ilir Latifi via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC on FUEL TV 9 on Saturday. The win is Mousasi’s first in his UFC career after moving over from Strikeforce. Mousasi pressured the overmatched Latifi as soon as the fight began. He kept moving forward while using his jab to keep Latifi at a distance, which ... Read More »

Emanuel Newton finished his unlikely run through the Bellator light heavyweight tournament with his unanimous decision victory over Mikhail Zayats on Thursday. The bout was even for the first two rounds, but Newton pulled away in final five minutes by taking Zayats down and controlling him. Newton’s victory holds a special significance. This was supposed to be Muhammed Lawal’s tournament ... Read More »

Anthony Johnson defeated former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski via unanimous decision at the World Series of Fighting 2 on Saturday, March 23. Johnson’s victory capped an interesting week in MMA. Here’s a look at what took place in the sport during the week of March 17-23. The World Series of Fighting stakes its claim to the MMA market The ... Read More »

The welterweight division took center stage on Saturday night as Georges St-Pierre defeated Nick Diaz via unanimous decision to retain his title at UFC 158. St-Pierre has now won 11 fights in a row. The champion kicked off the fight with a leg kick and then immediately scored a takedown on Diaz. That became the story of the first two ... Read More »

The UFC took the week off from hosting an event, but it was still an eventful week in mixed martial arts. It began on Monday, March 4, when Fallon Fox became the first on-record transgender fighter to compete in MMA. The 37-year-old fighter was coming off a victory in her second professional bout last Saturday when she revealed to SI.com ... Read More »

Wanderlei Silva defeated Brian Stann via technical knockout in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV.  The victory marked Silva’s return to Japan after a six-year absence, and solidified his legacy in the sport of mixed martial arts. It wasn’t an easy fight for Silva. Stann rocked him twice in the first round and very nearly finished the ... Read More »

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey submitted Liz Carmouche via armbar to defend her title on Saturday night. The fight marked the first women’s fight in the history of the UFC, and it turned out to be a classic. The two fighters went after each other as soon as the opening bell rang with Rousey pressing through some punches to ... Read More »