Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images A matchup between up and coming women’s bantamweights is set for the UFC’s fall schedule. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Irina Alekseeva and Melissa Dixon will battle it…

LAS VEGAS – Azat Maksum beat Tyson Nam with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 49 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Maksum, who stayed unbeaten and won his highly anticipated…

Oleksandr Usyk says he’d still be willing to fight Tyson Fury afterhe takes care of Daniel Dubois. Photo by Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto via Getty Images The undisputed heavyweight title unification between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk isn’t coming off as we had all…

Some fighters wow fans with their special effects. You know what I’m talking about right? The mesmerizing footwork, the excellent shot selection, the nontraditional defensive attributes. Mix it all together, along with a few other traits, and you have a fighter that can capture your…

Frank Martin wasn’t pleased with his overall performance against Artem Harutyunyan on Saturday night. The undefeated lightweight contender feels he waited too much during the first nine rounds. His hesitation helped Harutyunyan make their fight very competitive, but Martin became more aggressive in the 10th…

The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – Freudis Rojas, a slick, 6-foot-2 power-puncher from Las Vegas, dominated the very game Diego Sanchez in the telecast opener, stopping Sanchez at 58 seconds of the seventh round of the welterweight bout and extending his record…

Frank Martin isn’t concerned with the criticism competitors in the lightweight division and fans have directed toward him after his tougher-than-anticipated victory over Artem Harutyunyan. Martin admits that his timing was off and that he wasn’t at his best Saturday night. After going 12 rounds…

LAS VEGAS – After a bonus-winning stoppage for his first UFC win, Francisco Prado said he’s not long for the lightweight division. Prado (12-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) took out Ottman Azaitar (13-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) with a first-round TKO in a featured bout on the…

Bassil Hafez thinks the judges dropped the ball in his promotional debut loss to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC on ESPN 49. Hafez (8-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) stepped up to fight highly touted surging welterweight prospect Della Maddalena (15-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) on just five…