Bassil Hafez performed way beyond expectations in his short-notice promotional debut against Jack Della Maddalena at UFC on ESPN 49, but ultimately didn’t have enough in the tank to secure the upset. After Hafez (8-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had a strong start to the welterweight…

Mayra Bueno Silva has suddenly emerged as a new contender in the women’s bantamweight division. On Saturday, Bueno Silva pulled off a stunning submission to finish former champion Holly Holm in the second round in the UFC Vegas 77 main event. The finish came after…

“The Ghost” survived a scare Saturday night. Frank Martin had much more trouble with Artem Harutyunyan than Michel Rivera gave him in Martin’s previous fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Harutyunyan’s herky-jerky style and persistent pressure enabled the unknown underdog from Germany to test…

It doesn’t get much better than your first UFC victory being an impressive stoppage, and that’s exactly what 21-year-old Francisco Prado created. On the main card of UFC on ESPN 49 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Prado (12-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) took care…

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Norma Dumont could have potentially scored a first-round finish at UFC Vegas 77, but she’ll instead go home with a decision after Chelsea Chandler literally ran away from her after getting rocked with a punch early…

Istela Nunes at UFC Vegas 77 Istela Nunes had about as bad of a Saturday night as you can imagine. On Saturday night, Nunes faced undefeated prospect Viktoriya Dudakova on the preliminary portion of UFC Vegas 77 in what had the makings of a…

Junyong Park keeps on building momentum in the middleweight division after taking out Albert Duraev at UFC on ESPN 49. Park (17-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC) extended his winning streak to four consecutive fights when he put Duraev (16-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) away with a rear-naked…

Nazim Sadykhov had his game stifled by Terrance McKinney for the first round at UFC on ESPN 49. In the second, however, he turned the tables. After giving up a takedown to McKinney (13-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC) in the opening frame of the lightweight main…

Elvis Rodriguez produced the most noteworthy win of his career Saturday night. The Dominican southpaw stopped Ukrainian veteran Viktor Postol early in the seventh round of their Showtime co-feature at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Rodriguez (15-1-1, 13 KOs) dropped Postol with a right hook…