Alexandre Pantoja denied Kai Asakura’s opportunity to make history by becoming the first UFC champion from Japan. In the main event of UFC 310 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) proved to be the superior fighter by choking out former…

Alexander K. Lee is an editor for MMA Fighting who has been covering combat sports since 2014. Ian Machado Garry gave Shavkat Rakhmonov the toughest test of his career—a test that he’s not entirely sure his past sparring partner passed. Saturday’s UFC 310…

Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Damon Martin is a veteran journalist and insider covering combat sports since 2003. Shavkat Rakhmonov never went to decision or saw a fifth round in his career but both happened on Saturday night as he survived a…

LAS VEGAS – It appeared Alexander Volkov was going to even the score – until he didn’t. While many in the arena and online voiced their confidence Volkov did enough to win at least two of the rounds, two of the three judges for the…

Vicente Luque showed he should not be written off at this stage of his career when he destroyed Themba Gorimbo at UFC 310. Luque (22-10-1 MMA, 15-6 UFC) moved into second place on the all-time welterweight finishes list when he rocked Gorimbo (14-4 MMA, 4-1…

Dominick Reyes picked up his second stoppage of the year by stopping an emotional Anthony Smith at UFC 310. The light heavyweight contest served as the featured prelim of the event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Reyes (14-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) capped off a…

Last year, Bryce Mitchell was on the receiving end of a devastating knockout. In his first fight since, this time, he was the one delivering the highlight moment. In a featherweight contest against Kron Gracie at UFC 310, Mitchell (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) landed a…

Damon Martin is a veteran journalist and insider covering combat sports since 2003. Movsar Evloev had his hands full with Aljamain Sterling but the Russian eventually won the grappling heavy battle to remain undefeated with a unanimous decision win at UFC 310. While…

Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Damon Martin is a veteran journalist and insider covering combat sports since 2003. Doo Ho Choi showed he’s still evolving as the always exciting featherweight battered Nate Landwehr on the feet and then punished him with punches…