LAS VEGAS – Cub Swanson is grateful to be a UFC fighter. Swanson (29-13 MMA, 14-9 UFC) faces Andre Fili (23-11 MMA, 11-10 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC 303 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) prelims at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A 42-fight veteran, Swanson is one of…

Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka are ready to square off again. At Friday morning’s official weigh-ins for UFC 303, Pereira weighed in at 204.5 pounds for his light heavyweight title defense in Saturday’s main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Opponent Jiri Prochazka also…

Just before the UFC 303 pre-fight press conference concluded, Ian Machado Garry threw out an inflammatory accusation that he promised would get Michael Page banned from the sport. While that seems rather unlikely, it didn’t stop Garry from launching into a tirade aimed at the…

Israel Adesanya broke down the title-fight rematch between UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka, and he’s expecting nothing to be held back. Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) rematches Prochazka (30-4-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 303 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) headliner at…

LAS VEGAS – Macy Chiasson is impressed with what her UFC 303 opponent Mayra Bueno Silva brings to the cage early in her fights, but believes there is something lacking in her complete game. Chiasson (9-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), winner of Season 28 of “The…

LAS VEGAS – Joe Pyfer was always on Marc-Andre Barriault’s radar before UFC 303. Barriault (16-7 MMA, 5-6 UFC) takes on Pyfer (12-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 303 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) featured prelim at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. With Pyfer’s career trajectory…

LAS VEGAS – Gillian Robertson is comfortable wherever the fight goes against Michelle Waterson-Gomez. Robertson (13-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC) faces Waterson-Gomez (18-12 MMA, 6-8 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 303 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) featured prelim at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In her most recent outing,…

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LAS VEGAS – Failing to capture the UFC women’s bantamweight title did not shake Mayra Bueno Silva’s confidence. Silva (10-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) will look to rebound when she takes on Macy Chiasson (10-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC 303 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main…