Anthony Smith is at the stage of his career where he wants each fight to have meaning. After making his MMA debut in October 2007 and competing nearly 60 times since, Smith (38-20 MMA, 13-10 UFC) has experienced almost everything a fighter can, including challenging…

LAS VEGAS – Although he’s fighting in the main event, Michel Pereira doesn’t think he’ll need the full 25 minutes to get his hand raised at UFC Fight Night 245. Pereira (31-11 MMA, 9-2 UFC), a rising middleweight contender, takes on Anthony Hernandez in the…

Cameron Smotherman Photo by Louis Grasse/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Alexander K. Lee is an editor for MMA Fighting who has been covering combat sports since 2014. Cameron Smotherman is shooting his shot. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck confirmed with sources with…

LAS VEGAS – Julia Polastri beat Cory McKenna with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 244 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Polastri, who picked up her first UFC win after…

An all-out brawl took place during Dana White’s Contender Series 76. Yadier del Valle was the fighter with his hand raised at the end of it all, as he defeatedAntonio Monteiro via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26). A strong first round earned del Valle a…

Daniel Cormier hopes Nick Diaz shows up in shape against Vicente Luque. Diaz (26-10 MMA, 7-7 UFC) returns against Luque (22-10-1 MMA, 15-6 UFC) in a welterweight bout at UFC 310 on Dec. 7 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+). Diaz…

LAS VEGAS – Cody Haddon beat Dan Argueta with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 244 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Haddon, who won his UFC debut just a couple…

Mike Valle is excited for the challenge of helping Belal Muhammad hand Shavkat Rakhmonov his first loss. Welterweight champion Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) makes his first title defense against Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the UFC 310 headliner on Dec. 7 at T-Mobile…

UFC analysts Michael Chiesa and Alan Jouban previewed Belal Muhammad vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov. Welterweight champion Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) makes his first title defense against undefeated Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the UFC 310 main event on Dec. 7 at T-Mobile Arena in…