Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Michel Rivera will have to wait a while before embarking on the comeback trail. Jake Donovan revealed last month that “La Zarza Ali” tested positive for two banned diuretics around last December’s loss to Frank Martin, and though Rivera…

For years on end, both David Benavidez and Caleb Plant have fulminated in the public eye. But while it appeared as though their careers would continue to head in opposite directions, the two placed their differences aside and immured themselves in a negotiating room. After…

LAS VEGAS – Shavkat Rakhmonov feels his chance to fight for UFC gold is near. The rising UFC welterweight contender believes a win in his return to the octagon could put him very close to earning a UFC title shot. Rakhmonov (16-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC)…

LAS VEGAS – Valentina Shevchenko has been through title fight after title fight in the UFC, an accolade exemplified by her cool, calm, and collected fight week demeanor. “It’s as usual – emotions, nerves, everything is in their own place,” Shevchenko told MMA Junkie and…

LAS VEGAS – Ciryl Gane has prepared for the best version of Jon Jones anyone has ever seen when they clash for the vacant heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 285. Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) will welcome former longtime light heavyweight titleholder Jones (26-1…

LAS VEGAS – Geoff Neal feels underappreciated ahead of his return to the octagon. The UFC welterweight contender believes he’s been heavily overlooked, as he prepares to take on unbeaten and rising contender Shavkat Rakhmonov at Saturday’s UFC 285 at T-Mobile Arena. To many, Rakhmonov…

Daniel Cormier questions Jon Jones’ power in his transition to heavyweight. Former 205-pound champ Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) makes his heavyweight debut when he faces Ciryl Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) for the vacant belt in Saturday’s UFC 285 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in…

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC It’s been a long time since a prospect joined the UFC roster with as much hype swirling around them as Bo Nickal. The three-time NCAA champion wrestler from Penn State has an athletic pedigree that already sets him apart…

Gervonta Davis joked during his post-fight press conference January 8 that Ryan Garcia agreed to virtually everything proposed in their contracts for a pay-per-view showdown that was finalized last week for April 22. Garcia’s eagerness to prove himself versus Davis is evident in the details…