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Alex Pereira and Merab Dvalishvili left T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as UFC champions following a wild UFC 320 event this past Saturday night. While Dvalishvili has his eye on a rematch with Petr Yan, Pereira has a lot of options ahead of him, including a mega-fight against Jon Jones at heavyweight. On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel puts a bow on the UFC 320 festivities, and dis...

The UFC is heading back to Brazil! This Saturday, UFC Rio goes down in the first nation of fighting, headlined by a lightweight main event matchup between former champion Charles Oliveira, and top-10 contender Mateusz Gamrot, and No Bets Barred is here to break it all down. This week, host Jed Meshew flies solo, taking a look at all things UFC Rio. Topics discussed include Oliveira's quick turnaro...

On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, UFC legend Matt Brown and Damon Martin react to UFC 320 including Alex Pereira tearing through Magomed Ankalaev in just 80 seconds, which was a worst case scenario for Ankalaev. With the win Pereira is calling for a fight against Jon Jones but Brown makes his argument that Jones needs to fight Tom Aspinall and nobody else. Plus we’ll discuss Mer...

Alex Pereira and Merab Dvalshvili left UFC 320 as world champions following Saturday's pay-per-view event, with Pereira delivering an 80 second knockout to cap off the event. With a lot of questions surrounding the fighting future of "Poatan" at 205 pounds, where does the star fighter go next? On an all-new edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee discuss what's...

Alex Pereira not only defeated Magomed Ankalaev in their rematch at UFC 320, but he made it look easy, needing only 80 seconds to get the knockout victory. Now that Pereira has exacted revenge, where does "Poatan" go after adding another highlight to his already incredible reel? Following Saturday's pay-per-view event, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Jed Meshew react to a wild night in Las Vegas, Per...

Alex Pereira looks to avoid the first two-fight losing streak of his UFC career as he aims to regain the light heavyweight title against the man who dethroned him earlier this year in Magomed Ankalaev. Will the legend of "Poatan" write another chapter, or will the champ make it 2-0 against the Brazilian star in the main event of UFC 320? Ahead of Saturday's pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, MMA Fig...

The UFC returns this Saturday for their first pay-per-view card in over a month with UFC 320, which features two world title fights, including Magomed Ankalaev facing Alex Pereira in a rematch for the light heavyweight title, while Merab Dvalishvili defends the bantamweight championship against Cory Sandhagen. What results would be most surprising this weekend in Las Vegas? On an all-new edition o...

We're back! Due to a light schedule and some technical difficulties, it's been nearly a month since the last No Bets Barred, but we are back just in time for the first pay-per-view event in a month. This Saturday, UFC 320 goes down in Las Vegas, headlined by a light heavyweight title rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira, and also featuring a bantamweight title fight between Merab Dval...

On the latest episode of The Fighter vs The Writer, Matt Brown and Damon Martin react to Wanderlei Silva suffering a brutal knockout in a post-fight brawl in Brazil and we look ahead at UFC 320 including our picks and predictions for Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2 and Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory Sandhagen plus much more. Subscribe to MMA Fighting Check out our full video catalog Like MMA Fight...

Carlos Ulberg has done just about everything he can to make his case for a title shot. “Black Jag” was already on a red hot win streak with eight straight wins, but he put an exclamation point ont hat run Saturday with a first-round knockout of the resurgent Dominick Reyes. With Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira rematching for the light heavyweight championship at UFC 320 next Saturday and top con...

Carlos Ulberg made a statement, and sent a message to Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira in the process on Saturday night in the main event of UFC Perth. Is Ulberg next in line for a title fight after next weekend's pay-per-view card in Las Vegas? Following the UFC's latest Fight Night event, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, and E. Casey Leydon react to Ulberg's brutal knockout win over Domini...

The light heavyweight title is on the line at UFC 320 next week, but the UFC Perth main event could produce a surprising No. 1 contender. Carlos Ulberg takes on Dominick Reyes on Saturday and while the two have taken vastly different paths to get to this spot, what they have in common are a string of results that have pushed them towards title contention. Will the surging Ulberg make it nine strai...

UFC CEO Dana White gave fans and media a look at the renderings for what the UFC White House event may look like when the promotion puts on the historic card in June. How does it all look, plus what is this actually supposed to be in execution? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel reacts to the renderings White shared to Fox News, and try to decipher what the event is — is it a ma...

On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, UFC legend Matt Brown and Damon Martin discuss Dana White’s hesitancy to book Jon Jones at the upcoming White House card and reacting to Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler potentially headlining that show instead. Is McGregor’s comeback worthy of such a marquee spot on a once-in-a-lifetime fight card? Plus we discuss Ronda Rousey suddenly sayin...

UFC CEO Dana White took his talents to the boxing world for Canelo vs. Crawford this past Saturday, which was capped off by Terence Crawford's masterpiece against Canelo Alvarez to capture the undisputed super middleweight title in Las Vegas. How did it all go for White, how much credit and criticism should be on him, and can White and Turki Alalshikh co-exist in the long run? On an all-new editio...

On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, Matt Brown and Damon Martin react to the fallout from Terence Crawford beating Canelo Alvarez in a historic showdown as well as UFC champion Ilia Topuria calling for a fight against Crawford in the ring. We’ll also discuss the proposed changes under the Muhammad Ali Revival Act that could potentially bring UFC style promotion to the sport of box...

Diego Lopes isn’t stepping out of the championship contender picture just yet. With a resounding win over Jean Silva in Saturday’s Noche UFC main event, Lopes kept himself in line for another shot at the featherweight title he fell short of capturing this past April. But just how much closer is he to going another five rounds with Alexander Volkanovski? On an all-new edition of On To the Next One,...

Terence Crawford was absolutely brilliant over 12 rounds of boxing against Canelo Alvarez in the main event of Canelo vs. Crawford on Saturday night in Las Vegas, while Diego Lopes delivered a brutal knockout of Jean Silva in the headline act of Noche UFC. What is your biggest takeaway from the doubleheader of combat sports action? Following Crawford's undisputed super middleweight championship vi...

Saturday features a combat sports double header, starting off with Noche UFC, headlined by Diego Lopes taking on Jean Silva, and ending with the long-awaited Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford superfight. Ahead of Saturday's pair of events, MMA Fighting's Jed Meshew and José Youngs preview both events, starting with the boxing superfight that will be broadcast live on Netflix. Jed and José discus...

It's a massive weekend ahead in the combat sports world with the boxing world taking the top billing as Canelo Alvare returns to the squared circle to face Terence Crawford in Las Vegas this Saturday. While the bout has significant stakes, and is a huge fight, does it feel as big as it should just days away from the first boxing event promoted by Dana White? On an all-new edition of Between the Li...

It's that time of the year again. This Saturday, Noche UFC goes down, celebrating Mexican Independence Day with a big UFC event, this time in San Antonio, Texas. But that's not the only big thing this weekend, aside from the Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva UFC main event, this Saturday also features the highly-anticipated boxing superfight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford, which goes down in...

Nassourdine Imavov delivered in the main event of UFC Paris, putting him in pole position to challenge newly crowned middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev. But did he do enough to cement the spot or will the upcoming Reinier de Ridder vs. Anthony Hernandez matchup provide a true No. 1 contender? On an all-new edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee discuss what...

Nassourdine Imavov checked off the most important box on Saturday with a dominant decision win over Caio Borralho in the main event of UFC Paris. With Dana White setting up a two-fight tryout, of sorts, to face Khamzat Chimaev in his first title defense, was Imavov's performance enough to make him the undeniable guy to face the new champion next? Following a fun event, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and...

While Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho are good to go for their pivotal UFC middleweight main event at UFC Paris, one of the most exciting bouts scheduled for Saturday's card is off altogether after Losene Keita badly missed weight for his matchup with Patricio Pitbull. What does the loss of that fight do for the card overall? Ahead of Saturday's Fight Night event at Accor Arena, MMA Fighting'...

While it was a rare weekend off for the UFC, it was a very busy weekend in the combat sports world, with CJI 2, DBX 3, RAF 1, and stealing the headlines, Misfits Boxing 22 — which was capped off by Darren Till brutally knocking out Luke Rockhold. What was the standout moment from this past weekend, and what are the burning questions in the aftermath? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the...