Cub Swanson was legitimately surprised when his name was announced as the winner following a back-and-forth fight with Hakeem Dawodu in the UFC Vegas 78 co-main event. Following a tough first round that saw Dawodu connect with a couple of stiff shots to the body,…

Photo by Matt Davies/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A women’s bantamweight bout between Tainara Lisboa and promotional newcomer Darya Zheleznyakova has been added to the UFC’s October slate. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed that the matchup between Lisboa and Zheleznyakova…

LAS VEGAS – Khalil Rountree was looking to climb the light heavyweight ladder but drew a divisional newcomer instead. Rountree (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) welcomes Chris Daukaus (12-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) to the light heavyweight division on Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 51 main card at…

Tafon Nchukwi Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Rafael dos Anjos’ welterweight journey continues to go smoothly at the scale. The former lightweight champion came in at 171 pounds at Friday’s official weigh-ins for his UFC Vegas 78 main event clash with Vicente Luque,…

LAS VEGAS – Chris Daukaus is making a significant change to his career this week, but he doesn’t think it will impact one of his most important traits. Daukaus started his UFC run with four straight knockouts at heavyweight. But once he got put in…

LAS VEGAS – Tafon Nchukwi is in the middle of a stretch he’s not particularly used to, and he doesn’t want to get used to it, either. For the first time in his career, Nchukwi is trying to bounce back from consecutive losses. He’s early…

LAS VEGAS – Vicente Luque is back this weekend, and feeling beyond grateful to be able to fight again. The long-time UFC welterweight contender returns to action this Saturday at UFC on ESPN 51 after overcoming a brain hemorrhage that stemmed from a knockout loss…

Despite losses in two of his past three fights, Hakeem Dawodu has grand aspirations for his career. Dawodu (13-3-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC) still thinks he’s championship caliber in the featherweight division and he intends to use longtime veteran Cub Swanson (28-13 MMA, 13-9 UFC) as…

LAS VEGAS – It looks like welterweight will be the home for the remainder of Rafael dos Anjos’s MMA career, but with an exception. Dos Anjos, former UFC lightweight champion, is moving back up to 170 pounds to take on longtime contender Vicente Luque in…