5 Things You Might Not Know About Cain Velasquez Cain Velasquez (14-2) is a former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. Following a lengthy injury-induced absence, Velasquez will be seeking a convincing win when he faces powerful striker Francis Ngannou...

Parlaying and Praying: UFC on ESPN 1 ‘Ngannou vs. Velasquez’ Don’t call it a comeback, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship hosts its first main card on ESPN, with two-time heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez returning from two and a half years out of the cage to...

Valerie Loureda: More than Just the Next Karate Kid In light of her age -- she doesn’t turn 21 until July -- and her background as a traditional martial arts prodigy, it would be easy to hang some clichéd headlines and tag lines on Valerie Loureda. However, in talking with the ...

Fight Facts: UFC 234 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday found its way back to Melbourne, Australia, where every betting favorite managed to win.

The Walkmen: UFC 234 Walkout Tracks UFC 234 wound up losing its main event before it began, but at least the myriad of fighters on the rest of card were able to showcase their...

By the Numbers: Robert Whittaker Robert Whittaker has been itching to make his first title defense after Yoel Romero failed to make weight for their UFC 225 bout. Who better to share the cage with him than fellow “The Ultimate Fighter”...

What Fast Finishes Really Mean Quick stoppages can mean vastly different things for different fighters, depending on the career context of the combatants themselves and how...

Prospect Fodder? Not If Henry Corrales Can Help It The former King of the Cage champion will lock horns with the ascending Aaron Pico at Bellator 214 on Jan. 26 in Inglewood, California.

Rachael Ostovich: 'It's Not A Bad Life, Just A Bad Day' Rachael Ostovich’s fight with Paige VanZant last weekend may not have turned out like she would have hoped, but there was a certain triumph in...

Preview: UFC Fight Night 143 ‘Cejudo vs. Dillashaw’ Henry Cejudo and T.J. Dillashaw will duke it out in a champion-versus-champion superfight on Saturday in Brooklyn, New York, as the Ultimate...