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Fresh off a stunning second round knockout against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson on Saturday night, Anthony Pettis has any number of options for his next fight.The former lightweight champion moved up to 170 pounds for the opportunity to face the top fi…

Following UFC on ESPN+ 6 on Saturday in Nashville, the fight promotion announced the recipients of the fighter bonuses. Anthony Pettis, Randa Markos, Bryce Mitchell, and Bobby Moffett earned the $50,000 performance incentives.Fight of the Night honors …

Anthony “Showtime” Pettis definitely lived up to his nickname on Saturday night.In his first fight in the welterweight division, Pettis demolished two-time title contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson with a spectacular Superman punch knockout to cap o…

Fourth-ranked heavyweight Curtis Blaydes rebounded from a loss in his last outing with a dominating performance in the UFC on ESPN+ 6 co-main event on Saturday in Nashville. Blaydes utterly dominated tenth ranked Justin Willis.Blaydes didn’t trash talk his outspoken opponent leading up to the fight

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo was hospitalized in Brazil this week after suffering from a bacterial infection stemming from a small cut in his knee.Aldo was taken to the hospital this past Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro where he was admitted…

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)Check out the full results and fight highlights from Bellator 218, where Emmanuel Sanchez defeated Georgi Karakhanyan in their headlining rematch on Friday in Thackerville, Okla.TRENDING > Dana White: ‘Bringing…

Jose Aldo is scheduled to fight Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237 on May 11.

(Courtesy of UFC)Watch as the fighters for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 6 stepped on the scale on Friday in Nashville, Tenn., to make their bouts official. The card is topped by Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, who welcomes former lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis to the

Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson has been anxiously awaiting his opportunity to return while searching for opponents since late last year.Unfortunately the former two-time title contender didn’t get booked until the UFC Fight Night card in Nashville on Sat…

UFC on ESPN+ 6: Thompson vs. Pettis lands in Music City for a fiery welterweight showdown. Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Anthony “Showtime” Pettis are each looking to make a statement as the UFC makes its way back to Nashville, Tenn.On Friday, the 2…

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)After losing the UFC welterweight belt to Kamaru Usman, Tyron Woodley isn’t sure what’s next for him. He hasn’t been promised an immediate rematch, so his next fight is currently undecided, but he didn’t have a problem telling TMZ Sports what he

(Courtesy of UFC) Anthony Pettis has been a champion at the highest level. He knows what it takes to beat the best in the world. So when he decided to make the move from lightweight up to welterweight, it was with clear designs on getting another crack at a UFC belt. Though he’ll never fight teammates

(Courtesy of UFC)Stephen Thompson being the southern gentleman that he is didn’t really have much bad to say about his UFC on ESPN+ 6 headlining opponent Anthony Pettis, but admitted, they are fighting for the ninja belt on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.He knows what is on the line, however.With Kamaru

Former dual-division UFC champion Conor McGregor ripped into former bantamweight titleholder TJ Dillashaw on Thursday. McGregor characterized Dillashaw as a "snake" during his time as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter. He took this latest incid…

(Courtesy of UFC)All signs were pointing to Conor McGregor returning opposite Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone. But then again, all signs were initially pointing to UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier fighting Brock Lesnar and then retiring on his…