LAS VEGAS – Ion Cutelaba sees his UFC Fight Night 229 matchup with Philipe Lins as an important step for the stability of his career. After a career-long three-fight losing skid, Cutelaba (17-8-1 MMA, 6-7-1 UFC) got a crucial win in April when he stopped…

Tony Ferguson views Paddy Pimblett as the end to his UFC slump. Ferguson, 39, faces Pimblett on Dec. 16 in a featured bout at UFC 296, which takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It’s a true crossroads fight for both men. Once…

LAS VEGAS – If Michael Chandler wants to step into the cage before his long-awaited matchup against Conor McGregor, Drew Dober has his hand raised. Dober (26-12 MMA, 12-8 UFC) returns to action on the main card of UFC Fight Night 229 to face Ricky…

It was “weird” for Tim Tszyu to watch the submissive version of Jermell Charlo that fought Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night. Charlo’s junior middleweight rival respects the irritable, tenacious Charlo that became boxing’s first undisputed 154-pound champion of the four-belt era. The newly crowned WBO…

Joe Smith Jr. has told his promoter, Joe DeGuardia, that he wanted to try fighting in the cruiserweight division for quite some time. That doesn’t mean, however, that Smith and his team will allow Gilberto Ramirez any “wiggle room” if the former WBO super middleweight…

LAS VEGAS – Joe Pyfer is not high on his opponent Abdul Razak Alhassan’s ceiling. This Saturday, the two UFC middleweights collide in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 229, which takes place at the UFC Apex and streams on ESPN+. Ahead of the…

LAS VEGAS – Grant Dawson doesn’t mind fighting an unranked opponent, even though some believe it’s time he does. Dawson (20-1-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC) returns to action this Saturday with his first octagon headliner at UFC Fight Night 229 against Bobby Green (30-14-1 MMA, 11-9-1…

LAS VEGAS – UFC lightweight veteran Bobby Green always shows up to put on a show, but believes his main event opponent will make that a tough task to accomplish. While grasping the microphone with both hands at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 229 media day,…

The upcoming showdown versus Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez is a perfect storm for Joe Smith Jr. A move up to cruiserweight was all but inevitable for the former WBO light heavyweight titlist, who stuck around at 175 to at least exhaust every attainable option. With a…