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UFC 286 is in the books, and it was a very successful night in London for the leader in mixed martial arts. In the main event, Leon Edwards defended his welterweight title for the first time after outpointing Kamaru Usman over five rounds on home soil. Despite a point deduction in the third round, Edwards […]

The Main Event of UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 concluded with a five-round chess match of a fight between former champion Kamaru Usman and Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards. As the pair met for the third fight, the stakes were higher than ever with the previous meetings tied 1-1 and a championship belt on the […]

UFC president Dana White doesn’t make fights the night of an event, but he seems to have a clear idea on who Leon Edwards will face next. Edwards successfully earned his first title defense in a majority decision victory over Kamaru Usman in their trilogy fight in the UFC 286 headliner last night in London, […]

Leon Edwards is still on top of the welterweight division in the UFC after yet another victory over Kamaru Usman. Edwards defeated Usman by way of a majority decision Saturday night, and it’s not just London that is buzzing right now. All of Twitter is feeling the win of Leon Edwards, who now has a […]

He has done it again. Following his out of nowhere knockout win over then-champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 278, UFC Welterweight champion Leon Edwards defended his title against Usman at UFC 286 on Saturday. Despite entering the fight as the undisputed champion, Edwards was again the underdog. With his closing odds sitting at +210, his […]

Leon Edwards is still the UFC welterweight champion after scoring a decision at UFC 286 Saturday night over Kamaru Usman. While it was a heartbreaking result for Usman, he was all class when he spoke to Daniel Cormier in a post-fight interview inside the Octagon, constantly praising Edwards. “He put on a hell of a […]

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 will continue the action with another fight on the Early Prelim card, this one coming in the Flyweight (125 lb) Division. The new crop of England’s MMA talent continues to showcase as Jake Hadley will take on Canada’s Malcolm Gordon. Check out our UFC odds series for our Hadley-Gordon prediction […]

We continue our coverage of the UFC 286 Early Prelims with another installment of our odds and pick series for this Middleweight (185 lb) matchup. UFC Newcomer Christian Leroy Duncan will make his debut against the tested Serbian Dusko Todorovic.  Check out our UFC odds series for our Duncan-Todorovic prediction and pick. Christian Leroy Duncan is undefeated at […]

The Early Prelims of UFC 286 will conclude with the featured bout in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division. England’s own Lerone Murphy will be looking for another win against Brazil’s Gabriel Santos making his UFC debut. Don’t miss this bout as the Prelims follow immediately after! Check out our UFC odds series for our Murphy-Santos prediction and pick. Lerone […]

The UFC 286 Prelims are finally here and we will be continuing our odds and pick series with this electric matchup in the Flyweight (125 lb) Division. Representing Manchester, England, the surging star of No. 12-ranked Muhammed Mokaev will be welcoming the debuting Brazilian Jafel Filho to the octagon. Check out our UFC odds series for our Mokaev-Filho […]

We continue our UFC odds, pick, and prediction series with another matchup on the UFC 286 Prelims. This fight takes place in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division between two fighters making their UFC debuts. England’s Sam Patterson will square off against Israel’s Yanal Ashmoz. Don’t miss this fight as both prospects are looking to make a name for […]

The UFC 286 Prelims continue with yet another exciting fight taking place in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division. The UK’s Chris Duncan will take on surging Venezuelan Omar Morales in a dead-even matchup! Check out our UFC odds series for our Duncan-Morales prediction and pick. Chris Duncan is 9-1 as a professional fighter and will be making […]

We continue our UFC 286 odds and pick series with this next matchup on the Early Prelims between two surging contenders in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division. Jai Herbert of Wolverhampton will do battle with Slovakia’s Ludovit Klein. Both fighters are ready to break into the top-15, so don’t miss this electric bout early on the card! Check out […]

We’re back with another installment of our picks and odds series for coverage of the UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 Early Prelims. This next matchup will feature two fighters in the Women’s Flyweight (125lb) Division. UFC veteran Joanne Wood will be facing off against Brazil’s Luana Carolina. Check out our UFC odds series for our Wood-Carolina prediction […]

The stage is set for our odds and picks series as UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 will be live from the O2 Arena in London, England. The card will kick of early Saturday in the United States with this Women’s Flyweight (125 lb) bout. TUF Season 30 Winner Juliana Miller will take on Veronica Hardy in […]

The UFC 286 Prelims will finally conclude with an exciting featured bout in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division between two fighters on the brink of the rankings. The UK’s No. 15-ranked Jack Shore will take on Finland’s Makwan Amirkhani as both fighters try to regain their footing in the division. Check out our UFC odds series for our […]

The UFC 286 Main Card is finally here and it opens up with an electric matchup in the Middleweight (185 lb) Division between two ranked giants. No. 4 Marvin Vettori will represent Italy as he takes on Georgia’s No. 9 Roman Dolidze. These two men have been on a crash-course for quite some time now. Check out our UFC […]

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 will continue its Main Card action from London, England with this matchup between ranked Women’s Flyweights looking establish themselves once again in the division. UFC Veteran and women’s trailblazer No. 8 Jennifer Maia will take on the undefeated prospect No. 12 Casey O’Neill. Check out our UFC odds series for […]

We continue our odds, pick, and prediction series as the Main Card of UFC 286 keeps rolling on. This next fight comes between two interesting fighters ready to bang and advance up the rankings in the Welterweight (170 lb) Division. Iceland’s own Gunnar Nelson will be taking on the always exciting Bryan “Bam Bam” Barberena. Check out our […]

The Co-Main Event of the UFC 286 Main Card is set to be a possible ‘Fight of the Year’ contender and will have huge implications for the Lightweight (155 lb) Division as two of the most exciting fighters in the UFC square off. No. 3-ranked Justin Gaethje will do battle with the surging talent that is No. […]

The time has finally come and we are about to witness another historic fight at the height of another UFC Pay-Per-View card. UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 will conclude with a trilogy fight following an impossible comeback over one of the division’s greatest all-time fighters. The new UFC Welterweight Champion Leon “Rocky” Edwards will defend his […]

Conor McGregor may be looking to be active going forward, but his UFC comeback fight could be delayed. The former two-weight champion is expected to return to action against Michael Chandler later this year once The Ultimate Fighter finishes airing. Ideally, the month of August or September makes sense and would fit with the six-month […]

Conor McGregor is hoping for consistency once he returns inside the Octagon. The Irish superstar last competed in July 2021 when he suffered a broken leg at UFC 264 resulting in a TKO defeat to Dustin Poirier in their trilogy fight. McGregor is now gearing up for his comeback as he is set to fight […]

Is Francis Ngannou or Deontay Wilder the biggest knockout artist in combat sports? We may just find out soon. Ngannou is currently a free agent since vacating his heavyweight title and departing from the UFC earlier this year. It’s no secret that “The Predator” is looking to test himself in boxing next. And it appears […]

Alexander Volkanovski can’t do much but accept Jon Jones dethroning him as the pound-for-pound number one fighter in the UFC. Jones enjoyed a triumphant return to action for the first time in three years when he easily submitted Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 to become the new heavyweight champion. For many, it further cemented his […]

The time has come and the UFC Main Event is finally here. The headlining fight will feature two of the top Batamweight fighters in the world in a huge matchup that has title-shot implications. Former Champion and No. 2-ranked “No Mercy” Petr Yan will go to war with Georgian wrestler and No. 3-ranked Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili. Don’t […]

Another set of Heavyweights are set to clash on the UFC Fight Night Main Card as two of the promotion’s veterans step into the cage for a ranked fight. Russia’s No. 8 Alexander Volkov will meet against Moldova’s No. 14 Alexandr Romanov. Both skilled heavyweights, they’ll try to breakthrough their division with a win here. Check out our […]

Another very close matchup is set to take place on the UFC Fight Night Main Card as we continue our odds and picks series with another fight in the Bantamweight Division. No. 14 ranked Russian Said Nurmagomedov will take on the surging Jonathan Martinez from Texas in one of the better skill matchups of this card. Check out […]

The UFC Fight Night Main Card is finally here and it opens up with an exciting Light Heavyweight (205 lbs) fight between two Contender Series alum. Brazil’s undefeated prospect Vitor Petrino takes on “The Pleasure Man” Anton Turkalj making his second UFC appearance. This fight is a banger to open up the Main Card! Check out our […]

The Prelims of UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili will conclude with this featured bout in the Heavyweight (265 lb) Division. Two winners from Dana White’s Contender Series will face off as Karl Williams (240 lbs) goes up against Poland’s Lukasz Brzeski (245 lbs). Don’t miss this fight as the Main Card follows immediately after! Check out […]

The Prelims of UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili will continue with this next fight in the Bantamweight Division (135lb).  UFC veteran Raphael Assuncao will welcome UK’s Davey Grant in a pivotal matchup for both fighters. This is set to be a very close fight on an exciting preliminary card! Check out our UFC odds series for our Assuncao-Grant […]

We continue our UFC odds and picks series with another last-minute fight in the Middleweight (185 lb) Division on the UFC Fight Night Prelims. Contender Series alum Sedriques Dumas will take on Josh Fremd stepping in on about two weeks notice. This fight will be an interesting clash of styles. Check out our UFC odds series for our […]

The time has finally come for yet another UFC Fight Night card from Las Vegas, which means we’ll be staying tuned and checking in with out picks and odds series. The first fight of the night was cancelled and then rebooked, and will now feature Brazilian newcomer Carlston Harris taking on Jared Gooden stepping in […]

Our coverage of UFC Fight Night’s Main Card continues with a Catchweight (215 lb) bout rescheduled from two weeks ago. No. 6 ranked Nikita Krylov of Ukraine will go to battle with No. 8 ranked Ryan Spann representing Fortis MMA. This fight has serious implications at the top of the division. Check out our UFC […]

The UFC Fight Night Prelims continue with this intriguing matchup in the Bantamweight (135 lb) Division. MMA Lab’s very own Mario Bautista will be the biggest favorite on the card as he faces Guido Cannetti of Argentina. Cannetti looks to secure the biggest upset on the card as the oldest fighter! Check out our UFC odds series for our […]

We continue our UFC odds and pick series with another matchup on Saturday’s Fight Night card from Las Vegas. Tyson Nam will face off against Bruno Silva on the prelims in the Flyweight (125 lb) Division. Expect an exciting fight out of these two explosive fighters! Check out our UFC odds series for our Nam-Silva prediction and pick. Tyson […]

The first women’s bout on the UFC Fight Night Prelims will come between two contenders in the Flyweight (125 lb) Division. Brazil’s Ariane Lipski will take on JJ Aldrich from Denver, Colorado. Both women will look to challenge for a divisional ranking. Check out our UFC odds series for our Lipski-Aldrich prediction and pick. Ariane Lipski is 14-8 […]

The UFC Fight Night Prelims continue with a close matchup between long-time fighters in the Bantamweight (135 lb) Division. Victor “La Mangosa” Henry will take on American Top Team’s Tony Gravely. Don’t miss the action as this fight is sure to be fireworks! Check out our UFC odds series for our Henry-Gravely prediction and pick. Victor Henry is 22-6 […]

At 38 years old and playing in his 20th NBA season, Los Angeles Lakers frontman LeBron James continues to defy Father Time at a superhuman rate. Former UFC fight Chael Sonnen claims he’s getting a little help. Sonnen appeared on the Flagrant podcast with Andrew Schulz and spoke candidly about his own use of performance-enhancing […]