LAS VEGAS – Leon Edwards is open to rematching Belal Muhammad next, but won’t be surprised if he’s leapfrogged after UFC 296. Welterweight champion Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) defends his title against Colby Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 296 headliner at…

Teofimo Lopez will look to compete in front of a big audience in February. Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Wil Esco is an assistant editor of Bad Left Hook and has been covering boxing for SB Nation since 2014. According…

Cody Garbrandt says he’s healthier than he’s been in years going into UFC 296. Garbrandt (13-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) takes on Brian Kelleher (24-14 MMA, 8-7 UFC) in a bantamweight bout Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following…

Alexandre Pantoja tapping Brandon Royval Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Alexandre Pantoja has a unique approach to rear-naked chokes in MMA. Seven of Pantoja’s 10 submission wins have come via the technique — plus one neck crank — and he’s so used to…

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images With Ian Machado Garry vs. Vicente Luque cancelled, the featherweight fight between Josh Emmett and Bryce Mitchell has been bumped up to the UFC 296 main card. The switch comes after Machado Garry was forced off…

LAS VEGAS – To illustrate just how quickly Shavkat Rakhmonov has ascended the welterweight ladder, we need look no further than his betting line history. When Rakhmonov made his promotional debut at UFC 254 a little more than three years ago as a 12-0 champ…

Tony Ferguson pulled out all the stops to get ready for his fight against Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296, and that included intense training sessions with retired Navy SEAL David Goggins. As the one-time interim UFC lightweight champion looks to stop a six-fight skid, Ferguson…

LAS VEGAS – Leon Edwards is confused by Colby Covington’s love for former U.S. president Donald Trump. Trump, Covington said, will be in attendance for his title opportunity against welterweight champion Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 296 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in…

LAS VEGAS – Leon Edwards has never put Colby Covington up on the pedestal of the UFC’s most deserving challengers, and that hasn’t changed after a months-long training camp. Since he retained the title against Kamaru Usman in March, Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) has…