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 Introduction That was a lot of fighting for one weekend. The UFC made its Serbian debut in Belgrade and promptly rewrote the record book, the PFL ran a title card at UBS Arena that ended with the promotion's best fighter walking out the door as a free agent, and the sport lost one of its own far too early. Then the week rolled straight into UFC 330 fight week hype, with the welterweight champion publicly pumping the brakes on the division's hottest contender.Here is everything that mattered in

 Introduction If you blinked over the weekend, you missed roughly eleven knockouts. The UFC touched down in Serbia for the first time and produced the most violent card in the promotion's modern history, a former light heavyweight champion got flattened in under three minutes, and the business side of the sport shifted underneath everybody's feet when the PFL and Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions announced they were merging into one company. Here is everything that mattered between Thursday a

 Introduction Quiet weekend? Not a chance. The Octagon rolled into Abu Dhabi on Saturday and a former champion reminded everyone he never actually went anywhere, the UFC dropped one of the biggest free-agent signings of the year live on the broadcast, a September pay-per-view in Los Angeles started filling up fast, and over in Washington D.C. the PFL crowned a welterweight champion in a main event nobody had on their card 48 hours earlier.Here is everything that mattered in MMA since Friday. Con

 Introduction What a week to be a fight fan. The fallout from Oklahoma City is still smoldering, Conor McGregor finally put a name to the injury that wrecked his comeback, and the UFC spent the last few days reshuffling half its light heavyweight division just to keep tomorrow's Abu Dhabi main event alive. Add a freshly booked welterweight title fight for Philadelphia and a stacked batch of Paris bookings, and the road into late summer is officially loaded. Here's everything you need to know fro

 Introduction Busy few days in the fight game. Dricus du Plessis reminded everyone why he was champion, the Abu Dhabi card lost a main-eventer and gained a finisher, the light heavyweight dominoes kept falling all the way to Belgrade, and UFC 330 in Philadelphia is officially locked and loaded. Here's everything you need to know from the last 72 hours of MMA. Contents Du Plessis Steamrolls Usman, Demands Strickland TrilogyRountree Out, Guskov In for Abu Dhabi Main EventUndefeated Stirling Steps

 Big weekend for the fight game. Two former champions collided in Oklahoma City, the PFL crowned an interim king in Austin, we finally got the full story on Conor McGregor's latest knee disaster, and the UFC's booking machine churned out new main events from Abu Dhabi to Belgrade. Here's everything that mattered from the last few days. Du Plessis Steamrolls Usman in Oklahoma City The Octagon returned to Oklahoma City for the first time in nine years on Saturday night, and Dricus du Plessis made

 Introduction It's been a loaded stretch on the MMA calendar. The UFC is barreling toward a trip to Azerbaijan this weekend, the heavyweight title picture has finally snapped into focus, and a murderers' row of summer pay-per-views is taking shape. Here's everything you need to catch up on from the last few days. Fiziev vs. Torres Headlines UFC Baku This Saturday The UFC lands in Azerbaijan this weekend, with UFC Fight Night 280 going down Saturday, June 27, at the National Gymnastics Arena in B

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 The Cycle in 60 Seconds It was supposed to be a coronation. Instead, it became one of the wildest nights the sport has ever seen. The UFC's first-ever card on the South Lawn of the White House delivered seven fights and seven finishes, crowned a new lightweight king, produced a fresh interim heavyweight champion, and kicked off a wave of fallout that's already reshaping multiple divisions. Here's everything you need to get caught up on from the last few days in MMA. Gaethje Shocks Topuria to Ru

 The Lead Strap in, because the fight game just shifted into overdrive. A stacked Fight Night reshuffled the welterweight picture, the most surreal card in UFC history is now locked and loaded for the South Lawn of the White House, and the fighters won't stop talking. Here's your sharp catch-up on everything that mattered over the last few days. Bonfim Shocks Belal and Storms Into the Welterweight Mix Inside the Meta APEX in Las Vegas on June 6, Gabriel Bonfim did the unthinkable, sweeping forme

 The Quick Hits It has been a loaded few days in the fight game. A short-notice Vegas card delivered a statement win and a fading contender's continued slide, the most ambitious event in UFC history inched closer with a courtroom twist, and a sitting champion says he has been locked out of it. Here is everything you need to know from the last 72 hours in MMA. Bonfim Schools Belal in the Vegas Main Event Gabriel Bonfim turned in the best performance of his career on Saturday, dominating former we