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Tom Aspinall laid out a path to the UFC heavyweight title and a potential "dream" matchup with Jon Jones following his incredible return to the octagon at UFC London by targeting the winner of the upcoming September headliner at UFC Paris between Ciryl Gane and Serghei Spivac. But is that the correct path following his successful main event victory over Marcin Tybura? On an all-new edition of On T...

Tom Aspinall couldn't have written a better story for his return to the octagon in front of a home crowd at UFC London, and to top it off, he even got the attention of the heavyweight champion of the world in Jon Jones. MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Eric "New York Ric" Jackman react to Aspinall's 73-second finish of Marcin Tybura in the main event of Saturday's card at the O2 Arena after a year awa...

The UFC is heading back across the pond for UFC London on Saturday, and the next title contender will be revealed at heavyweight when hometown hero Tom Aspinall battles the surging Marcin Tybura in the main event. While the winner will certainly move up the ladder, how close will he be to getting to a title shot, and perhaps, a huge fight with Jon Jones or Stipe Miocic? MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, S...

Both UFC President Dana White and Colby Covington have suggested that Leon Edwards' next title defense will take place at UFC 295 in November, which serves as the promotion's annual trip to Madison Square Garden. With so many unknowns in the final couple of months of 2023, would that fight be best served as the co-main event for that card, or be a headliner in December? On an all-new edition of He...

DAMN! They Were Good celebrates the careers of the most exciting and influential fighters in MMA history. On this episode, the MMA Fighting crew looks back on the legendary career of Robbie Lawler, the most exciting fighter ever to step into a cage. Lawler began his MMA career in 2001 and for the next 22 years, "Ruthless" made it his mission to provide as much entertainment as humanly possible for...

With so much going on in the UFC, and the MMA space in general, including Jamahal Hill getting injured and vacating the UFC light heavyweight title, MMA Fighting is turning the programming over to the live viewers this week. On an all-new episode of Between the Links, the panel will answer fan questions from start to finish, and debate topics such as Hill vacating and what it could mean for the di...

Wednesday's news day in the MMA world was a busy one, which included UFC President Dana White announcing the first three bouts for the promotion's return to Abu Dhabi, featuring Islam Makhachev vs. Charles Oliveira 2 for the lightweight title, and the return of Khamzat Chimaev against Paulo Costa. On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck reacts to those announced UFC 29...

Still in the thick of its summer run, the UFC returns both to television screens and the O2 Arena this Saturday for the latest UFC London event. Headlined by the return of heavyweight dynamo Tom Aspinall, UFC London features 15 total fights and so the No Bets Barred boys are back to break them all down. Co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew kick things off with a brief recap of last week before div...

Atriz, cantora e comediante, Samantha Schmütz levará Juninho Play para as telonas. A talentosa niteroiense falou ao Trocação Franca sobre o sonho de trazer o filme à realidade, os treinos de artes marciais com Ricardo Arona e Claudinha Gadelha, e a experiência de assistir a um UFC em Las Vegas. O podcast traz, ainda, entrevistas com o trio André Sergipano, Ketlen Vieira e Jafel Filho, que luta sáb...

Conner Burks and Mike Heck react to Episode 8 of The Ultimate Fighter 31 on TUF Hang, which goes live on YouTube every Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT/4 a.m. IST immediately following the conclusion of TUF 31. Watch the show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e0owDCDalI0 Follow Conner Burks: @ConnerBurks Follow Mike Heck: @NewYorkRic Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out...

Michael "Venom" Page surprised a lot of people on Monday when he announced he was a free agent on The MMA Hour after his previous deal with Bellator had run out. While Bellator has the option to match outside offers, the options for Page are likely aplenty. Will "MVP" return to Bellator, head to the UFC, or a different promotion? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck...

The Fighter vs. The Writer returns with UFC knockout king Matt Brown and Damon Martin discussing the latest in combat sports including the boxing match between Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury. After leaving the UFC in free agency, Ngannou secured exactly what he wanted with fight against Fury but does the former heavyweight champion actually stand a realistic shot at winning? Is Ngannou’s only hope...

After her impressive second-round submission win over former champion Holly Holm in the main event of UFC Vegas 77, Mayra Bueno Silva has certainly made a case to fight for the bantamweight title recently vacated by Amanda Nunes. Was the victory enough to push Bueno Silva ahead of either Julianna Pena or Raquel Pennington, or is there more work to be done? On an all-new edition of On To the Next O...

Fresh off the incredible UFC 290, the world's premiere MMA promotion returned with another APEX offering, UFC Vegas 77, and while the card as whole was somewhat forgettable, the main event gave us something to talk about as Mayra Bueno Silva staked her claim to a bantamweight title shot by submitting former champion Holly Holm in the second round. Following UFC Vegas 77, MMA Fighting's Jed Meshew,...

Alexandre Pantoja é o mais novo brasileiro a deter um cinturão do UFC, e a vitória veio na base da emoção diante de Brandon Moreno em Las Vegas, EUA. O peso-mosca volta ao Trocação Franca e fala do triunfo, a festa na cidade natal, Arraial do Cabo, o desejo de defender o título até o final do ano, quem deveria ser seu próximo desafiante, e muito mais. O melhor do MMA brasileiro no Trocação Franca,...

Following an epic UFC 290 event, the UFC returns to the APEX on Saturday for UFC Vegas 77, and with the women's bantamweight title currently vacant, the stakes are high for headliners Holly Holm and Mayra Bueno Silva. But could the stakes have been even higher by adding the title recently vacated by Amanda Nunes? MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Shaheen Al-Shatti discuss the main event between Holm an...

As if the combat sports news cycle couldn't get any crazier this week, Jamahal Hill announced on Thursday that he ruptured his Achilles tendon and will be vacating the UFC light heavyweight title. With the belt vacant once again, Jiri Prochazka getting ready to return, and Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira booked for UFC 291 later this month, how will a new champion get crowned? On an all-new editio...

While UFC 290 this past Saturday was one of the best fight cards the UFC has delivered in quite some time, the headlines were moved from that incredible event to one of the promotion's former heavyweight champions as Francis Ngannou got the fight he wanted. On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel will discuss Ngannou getting a boxing match with heavyweight champ Tyson Fury in October...

Coming off the sensational UFC 290 card, the world's premier MMA organization returns with a disappointing follow-up: UFC Vegas 77, headlined by a women's bantamweight fight between Holly Holm and Mayra Bueno Silva. Is it a good card? No. But nonetheless, the No Bets Barred boys are back to break it all done. The conversation starts with the majesty of UFC 290 where both Conner Burks and Jed Meshe...

The dust has settled on another chaotic International Fight Week, but where does UFC 290 rank among the greatest pay-per-views in IFW history? Shaun Al-Shatti, Jed Meshew, and Damon Martin reflect on the stunning rise of Dricus Du Plessis around (7:55), rank their three most likely men to end Alexander Volkanovski's featherweight reign around (15:30), fantasy draft the best (and worst) IFW cards o...

Whindersson Nunes é um dos maiores YouTubers do Brasil e está brilhando no mundo do boxe de entretenimento. O humorista falou com exclusividade ao Trocação Franca sobre seu começo nas artes marciais, a decisão de levar a nobre arte como carreira, a possibilidade de enfrentar Jake Paul em 2024, e muito mais. O podcast também recebe Junior Cigano, ex-campeão do UFC, para falar da revanche com Fabríc...

Conner Burks and Eric Jackman react to Episode 7 of The Ultimate Fighter 31 on TUF Hang, which goes live on YouTube every Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT/4 a.m. IST immediately following the conclusion of TUF 31. Watch the show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e0owDCDalI0 Follow Conner Burks: @ConnerBurks Follow Eric Jackman: @NewYorkRic Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Che...

Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury is official! On Tuesday, news broke that Ngannou and Fury will face each other on Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a boxing match. While details on the fight are still murky, the big picture is that the two will compete under boxing rules but Fury's WBC Heavyweight title will not be up for grabs. Whether the bout will be contested as an exhibition is still unknown...

The Fighter vs. The Writer returns with Matt Brown and Damon Martin discussing the fallout from UFC 290 including Alexander Volkanovski’s lopsided win over Yair Rodriguez, Alexandre Pantoja defeating Brandon Moreno and Dricus Du Plessis’ stunning upset over Robert Whittaker. Plus Brown will offer some advice to his fellow fighters about planning for the future and following Robbie Lawler's retirem...

Where does Alexander Volkanovski go following his one-sided main event victory to retain his UFC featherweight championship in the UFC 290 main event? What about the challenger Yair Rodriguez after getting stopped in the third-round by Volkanovski? On an all-new edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee attempt to answer those questions from a matchmaking perspec...