It appears Dan Hooker suffered more than a scratch at UFC 290. Though Hooker (23-12 MMA, 13-8 UFC) defeated Jalin Turner (13-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) by unanimous decision on the pay-per-view main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, he did not walk away unscathed.…

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Alexandre Pantoja gutted out a hard fought split decision in a potential Fight of the Year candidate to beat Brandon Moreno and become the new flyweight champion in the UFC 290 co-main event. It was a…

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dricus Du Plessis will get the next shot at middleweight king Israel Adesanya after a stunning second-round stoppage over ex-champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 290. It was a jaw-dropping performance from the South African fighter after…

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Robbie Lawler couldn’t have written a better ending to his career than the finish he delivered in his final fight at UFC 290. Declaring that Saturday would serve as his retirement, the former welterweight champion needed…

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dan Hooker displayed heart, tenacity and a remarkable chin to survive an early onslaught and then turn the tables on Jalin Turner to win a split decision in a back-and-forth war at UFC 290. Just when…

Vitor Petrino showed off his ground game against Marcin Prachnio. Petrino (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) submitted Prachnio (16-7 MMA, 3-5 UFC) in the third round on Saturday in their light heavyweight bout at UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The undefeated Brazilian fighter…

Jesus Aguilar notched the second-fastest finish in UFC flyweight history with an overhand right that stopped Shannon Ross cold at UFC 290. Ross’ head bounced off the canvas just 17 seconds into Saturday’s prelim fight at T-Mobile Arena, putting Aguilar just behind Dustin Ortiz…

Alonzo Menifield Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Alonzo Menifield didn’t let the scorecards factor into the outcome this time. In a rematch with Jimmy Crute, Menifield expertly used his defensive grappling to set up a guillotine choke and force Crute…

One of the youngest prospects in the UFC keeps rolling. At UFC 290 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, South Africa’s Cameron Saaiman (8-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) continued his winning ways when he finished promotional debutant Terrence Mitchell (16-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) with…