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Forbes The UFC returned to Atlanta this past weekend with a card stacked from top to bottom, but when it came to the money, Rose Namajunas walked away as the top earner. The former strawweight champion took home a cool $500,000 for her dominant win over…

Bloody Elbow Khalil Rountree Jr felt the impact of his long journey the moment he touched down in Azerbaijan. As the UFC prepares to make its debut in Baku this Saturday, Rountree Jr steps into the spotlight once again this time against former champion Jamahal Hill…

Yardbarker Max Holloway isn’t coming to New Orleans to play supporting role in Dustin Poirier’s send-off. He’s coming to end it. The former featherweight champion and current BMF titleholder is set to clash with Poirier in their long-awaited trilogy fight at UFC 318 on July…

Bloody Elbow Anthony Smith has seen enough fights to know what a real knockout looks like, and according to him, that’s not what happened to Rodolfo Bellato at UFC Atlanta. The controversy started in the final moments of the featured prelim when Bellato took an…

NewsBreak The Octagon returned to Georgia for UFC Atlanta, and four fighters walked away with performance bonuses. The card was headlined by a welterweight clash between former champion Kamaru Usman and surging contender Joaquin Buckley. It turned out to be a dominant showing for Usman.…

Sportskeeda Joaquin Buckley stepped into the spotlight at UFC Atlanta, headlining against former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in what many believed could be a breakthrough moment. Riding a six-fight win streak since returning to welterweight, Buckley was on the verge of title contention. But…

Bloody Elbow Former UFC star Ben Askren continues to battle through a frightening health crisis. Earlier this week, Askren’s wife, Amy, revealed that he had been hospitalized with pneumonia and was, at one point, non-responsive. The update sparked serious concern, and as expected, rumors started…

Sherdog Kris Moutinho revealed he almost ended his life after his UFC debut went sideways in 2021. Moutinho, 32, signed with the UFC on short notice that year, stepping in for Louis Smolka against rising star Sean O’Malley. He lost the fight decisively, absorbing heavy…

Thad Jean and Jason Jackson went to war Thursday night in the main event of PFL 5 in Nashville, Tennessee. When the dust settled, Jean emerged with a hard-fought split decision win over the former Bellator welterweight champion. It was a gritty, back-and-forth affair.…

MMA junkie Kamaru Usman has never shied away from heated rivalries in the UFC. His battles with Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal were as personal as they were professional. But when it comes to Belal Muhammad, there’s no real fire there and Usman makes that clear.…