Brandon Royval is willing to fight Henry Cejudo if he drops back down to flyweight. Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) re-entered the title picture when he handed Tatsuro Taira (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) his first-career loss less than two weeks ago in the UFC Fight…

Kai Kara-France doesn’t think Kai Asakura deserves a UFC title shot. Former RIZIN champion Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) challenges flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) in the UFC 310 co-main event on Dec. 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view,…

LAS VEGAS – Cameron Smotherman was in Saudi Arabia to corner a teammate when he got a call that changed his life. Just a few days ahead of UFC Fight Night 245, Smotherman (12-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) received a call from his manager asking him…

Daniel Pineda Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Guilherme Cruz is a Brazilian journalist covering combat sports since 2008. Daniel Pineda came up short against Darren Elkins at UFC Vegas 99, but hung up his gloves in style Saturday night. A veteran…

Keith Thurman believes Bakhram Murtazaliev has done enough to merit a chance with the big names at junior middleweight. Florida’s Thurman, 35, who held the WBC welterweight title in 2017, said Murtazaliev’s devastating third-round stoppage win over Tim Tszyu on Saturday night places him among…

LAS VEGAS – Rob Font had his back against the wall entering UFC Fight Night 245, but the recent changes he’s made in his MMA career helped him get out of that situation. Font (21-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC), 37, was coming off two consecutive losses…

The most decision-heavy UFC card of the year went down Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with UFC Fight Night 245 seeing nine of 11 bouts go to the scorecards. One fighter who didn’t need the help of the judges was headliner Anthony…

Technique, power, finesse. All three were on display as Rob Font defeated Kyler Phillips in the UFC Fight Night 245 co-main event Saturday at the UFC Apex. There could only be one winner, and that was Font (21-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC), who defeated Phillips (12-3…

Anthony Hernandez defeated Michel Pereira Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Guilherme Cruz is a Brazilian journalist covering combat sports since 2008. Anthony Hernandez became the first man to finish Michel Pereira in the UFC with a dominant fifth-round TKO finish in…