Dana White says the lightweight title 'has to' be unified.

Former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre is returning from a four-year hiatus to challenge current middleweight champion Michael Bisping.

Will Cyborg vs. Holm go down by the end of the year?

It took Michael Bisping 20 or 30 minutes of needling and placing hands on Georges St-Pierre, but he finally got the reaction that he wanted out of him.

Now that Tony Ferguson is the interim UFC lightweight champion, he believes he's put Conor McGregor in check.

Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is already considered the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, but he has his sights set on UFC history.

Unseen footage shows UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson screaming at Kevin Lee between rounds during their UFC 216 main event.

The UFC made a trip to Las Vegas, Nev. for

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Your move, Conor McGregor . “The Ultimate Fighter 13” winner Tony Ferguson laid claim to the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title, as he submitted Kevin Lee with a triangle choke in the third round of their UFC 216 headliner on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Lee (16-3, 9-3 UFC) conceded defeat 4:02 into Round 3, his five-fight winning streak having run its course. Ferguson (23-3, 13-1 UFC) now awaits word from McGregor, who has not appeared inside the Octagon since he defeated Eddie Alvarez for the undisputed lightweight crown in November. Lee pushed “El Cucuy” to the limit in the first round, where he delivered a takedown, climbed to mount and unleashed a torrent of punches and elbows. The barrage might have finished a lesser man. Ferguson shrugged. Lee’s pace slowed noticeably in the second, and he continued to deteriorate physically in the third. There, he executed two takedowns but lacked the energy to consolidate them with damage. Ferguson nearly tapped him with an armbar before catching the triangle and eliciting the tapout.

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Lewis’ management team told MMAWeekly.com that the heavyweight was in tremendous shape, but his back seized up on him on Saturday morning, which forced him to pull out of the fight at UFC 216. 

Bobby Green vs. Lando Vannata Round 1 Green sticks a jab with his first punch of the fight, then denies Vannata's early attempt to tie up. Vannata gets inside behind a right hand, but Green pushes him away again. Green scores with a left hook in an exchange, gets a body shot in return, and now it's Green looking for the clinch on the fence. Vannata breaks out of the clinch and nearly lands a head kick. Seconds later, a body shot stings Green, and Vannata puts the hurt on him with a right hand behind the ear. Green looks finished as Vannata pounds on him, but referee Herb Dean is in a poor position to see Green's condition. Green comes to and gets to his knees, and Vannata drills his still-downed opponent with a knee to the face. Referee Dean calls the doctor into the cage to check on Green, who says he's good to continue. Vannata is docked one point for the foul. The fight resumes with a takedown from Green, who gets snared in a guillotine as he drives Vannata to the canvas. Vannata keeps hold of the choke as the lightweights stand back up and fight to the fence. Green pulls his head free with 1:45 on the clock, changes levels and looks to take down Vannata again.

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LAS VEGAS – Just minutes before UFC 216 was slated to begin, a key matchup was pulled from tonight’s lineup, but all is not lost.

Round two and the two keep it standing through the first two minutes. Kevin Lee has slowed his pace down, and Tony yet to find his range or rhythm. Midway through and Ferguson starts landing. He hits Lee with a step-in elbow that busts the fighters face up. Lee now a bloody mess and eating Ferguson shots. Tony walks away with the round.

Darrion Caldwell fought his fight. The onetime NCAA wrestling champion became the fifth bantamweight titleholder in Bellator MMA history, as he laid claim to a unanimous decision over Eduardo Dantas in the Bellator 184 headliner on Friday at the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. All three cageside judges scored it for Caldwell (11-1, 8-1 Bellator MMA): 48-47, 48-47 and 50-45. Dantas (20-5, 10-2 Bellator MMA) enjoyed success in bursts -- he mounted the Alliance MMA rep in the third round and fished for a rear-naked choke in the fourth -- but they were few and far between. Caldwell repeatedly pinned him to the fence, killing valuable time and momentum amid building frustration. He executed a belly-to-back suplex in the first round, dropped Dantas to a knee with a standing elbow in the second and opened a cut near his left eye with some ground-and-pound in the fourth. Needing a finish, Dantas failed in his bid to turn the tide in Round 5. The loss snapped a four-fight winning streak for Dantas. In the featherweight co-main event, Roufusport ’s Emmanuel Sanchez secured his signature victory and submitted two-time champion Daniel Straus with a third-round triangle choke.

He's not taking a picture of his dog. His dog is actually watching #UFC216 on http://Fite.tv  Watch now: https://www.fite.tv/watch/ufc-216-ferguson-vs-lee/2lex3/ … pic.twitter.com/P0nPS2ynAP

Though their fight ended in a controversial draw, Bobby Green and Lando Vannata took home UFC 216 Fight of the Night honors.

Country music artist Jason Aldean performed as a special guest on Saturday Night Live on Saturday and UFC president Dana White is livid about it.

Johnson opens up round 2 with a low kick. Borg jumps in the air, lands a two piece to the body of the champ and clinches against the cage. Johnson turns the challenger around and presses Borg’s back against the cage. Borg hunts for a submission from the standing position. Borg reverses position, shoots for a double and lands it. Gets the champ down. Johnson ges back up, but Borg immediately takes him back down. Johnson stands back up, Ray jumps on his back and it looks dangerous. Johnson remains unfazed, dumps him off his back and jumps inside Borg’s guard. Once there Johnson doesn’t let Borg back up. He dominates from top until the round ends.

They’re going to be talking about Demetrious Johnson ’s submission of Ray Borg for quite some time. “Mighty Mouse” received a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for his record-breaking victory over Borg in the UFC 216 co-main event on Saturday night — and he authored a serious “Submission of the Year” candidate in the process. With time winding down in the fifth frame, Johnson executed a belly-to-back suplex, released Borg in midair and transitioned to an armbar to earn a tapout 3:15 into the period. Elsewhere, Lando Vannata and Bobby Green earned “Fight of Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their wild lightweight scrap. Vannata appeared to be on the verge of a finish in the opening stanza, but Green was able to recover after the Jackson-Wink product was deducted a point for an illegal knee. For the final two rounds, the two combatants went back-and-forth, ultimately battling to a majority draw. Finally, John Moraga pocketed the evening’s other $50,000 “Performance of the Night” award for his first-round knockout of Russian prospect Magomed Bibulatov .

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Bobby Green vs. Lando Vannata Round 1 Green sticks a jab with his first punch of the fight, then denies Vannata's early attempt to tie up. Vannata gets inside behind a right hand, but Green pushes him away again. Green scores with a left hook in an exchange, gets a body shot in return, and now it's Green looking for the clinch on the fence. Vannata breaks out of the clinch and nearly lands a head kick. Seconds later, a body shot stings Green, and Vannata puts the hurt on him with a right hand behind the ear. Green looks finished as Vannata pounds on him, but referee Herb Dean is in a poor position to see Green's condition. Green comes to and gets to his knees, and Vannata drills his still-downed opponent with a knee to the face. Referee Dean calls the doctor into the cage to check on Green, who says he's good to continue. Vannata is docked one point for the foul. The fight resumes with a takedown from Green, who gets snared in a guillotine as he drives Vannata to the canvas. Vannata keeps hold of the choke as the lightweights stand back up and fight to the fence. Green pulls his head free with 1:45 on the clock, changes levels and looks to take down Vannata again.

The superlatives in relation to Demetrious Johnson have long since been exhausted. “Mighty Mouse” retained the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title by submitting Ray Borg with a spectacular fifth-round armbar in the UFC 216 co-main event on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. Victimized in one of the great finishes in UFC history and the clear frontrunner for “Submission of the Year,” Borg yielded to the record-setting champion 3:05 into Round 5. In what may have been his most dominant performance to date, Johnson stuffed the stat sheet at the expense of his young challenger. According to preliminary FightMetric data, he outlanded Borg by an almost unfathomable 172-22 margin in total strikes, went 8-for-8 on takedowns and executed a career-high 19 guard passes. The two flyweights combined to land 54 significant strikes in the first three rounds; Johnson accounted for 49 of them. This does not even mention the rear waistlock slam to armbar transition with which he seamlessly finished Borg. With the victory, Johnson surpasses former middleweight champion Anderson Silva ’s all-time record for consecutive UFC title defenses.

Julia Budd will defend her featherweight title for the first time against Arlene Blencowe in the Bellator 189 headliner on Dec. 1. Promotion officials announced the pairing on Friday night. Bellator 189 takes place at Winstar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., and will also see Chris Honeycutt face Rafael Lovato Jr. in the middleweight co-main event. The card will air on Spike at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, with prelims streaming immediately prior on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Budd and Blencowe initially squared off at Bellator 162, where Budd captured a majority decision. The Strikeforce veteran then captured the inaugural 145-pound belt with a fourth-round technical knockout triumph against Marloes Coenen at Bellator 174 on March 3 for her eighth consecutive victory. After losing to Budd, Blencowe has won three straight fights. Most recently, the 34-year-old Australian took a split verdict over Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator 182 on April 25. “Angerfist” is 10-6 as a professional overall, including a 3-2 mark under the Bellator MMA banner.

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216 about to kick off. Brad Tavares x Thales Leites up first. I kinda like the fact that it's a Las Vegas resident vs. 'Three Little Birds' starting things off tonight.

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Sweet Jesus. What a way to break Anderson Silva's title defense record. Greatest submission in @ufc history and p4p great #UFC216 pic.twitter.com/Vnn43LSllx

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. @TonyFergusonXT becomes the interim lightweight champ at #UFC216 !! #AndNew . Shop Tony's champ gear here >> http://bit.ly/2xqDZiB  pic.twitter.com/pDVNBmI7uF

If lee hadn't gassed he would have won. Was getting takedowns with ease. Dominating on top and holding his own on the feet.

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These guys are WEARING IT!! What a round between @GroovyLando and @BobbyKGreen ! #UFC216 pic.twitter.com/2kjZPTy42v

Lando Vannata with the illegal knee right when the fight was there for the taking. Second chance for Bobby Green... http://snpy.tv/2wEL3sv 

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#DanaWhite is so two faced, he will sing one tune at these pressers,next we see is Mcgregor vs Diaz 3. How long is he going to protect him.

Demetrious Johnson now has sole possession of the UFC’s most prestigious record – most consecutive title defenses – and he did it with flare.

Ferguson (24-3 MMA, 14-1 UFC) tapped Lee (16-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) with a third-round triangle choke to become the UFC’s interim lightweight champion. The tap came at the 4:02 mark in the third. Ferguson now puts himself in line for a possible title unification fight against champ Conor McGregor.

You know what, though? This is crap. No other sport deals with this. You don’t buy tickets to see the Patriots vs. Steelers, only to show up and be told that the Steelers couldn’t make it so the Calgary Stampede will be filling in. Broadway plays don’t even pull these kinds of last-minute switcheroos with this kind of frequency. Why do we have to live this way?!

In the evening’s featured bout, an interim lightweight title fight, Tony Ferguson will take home $250,000 to show and an extra $250,000 to defeat his opponent Kevin Lee (per Adam Hill).

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Round one begins and Dariush quickly presses forward. Evan throws out a right jab. Dunham circling along the fence early here. He charges at Dariush with punches. Beneil lands a kick and the fighters clinch. They quickly break and Beneil lands a nice kick. They fighters engage and Dariush scores with a left over the top. Dunham continues to circle along the fence. Beneil catches him with a left hand. Beneil pressures Evan against the fence. He lands a big elbow. Dunham goes down. Beneil takes his back and begins working some ground and pound. Evan scrambles but cannot get back to his feet. More strikes from Dariush. Evan looks for a leg lock but it is not there. More big shots from the top by Dunham. Beneil moves to half guard. He works an elbow. Evan is working hard to stand up. Beniel catches him with a hard knee to the body. Dunham grabs a hold of a leg and tries to sweep. Beneil is all him. Dunham grabs a leg. He locks in a heel hook. Beneil quickly pulls out and begins working some short shots. Dunham scrambles back to his feet and misses with a high kick. Round one comes to an end.

HELLbows!! @BeneilDariush lands some serious elbows in the clinch and drops Dunham! #UFC216 pic.twitter.com/et8wgusoHT

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Just the 2nd women's flyweight fight in UFC history is next at #UFC216 : @MaraRomeroBorel vs. @Kalindramma Faria. http://usat.ly/2yqXAUG  pic.twitter.com/bjNbd8DH6O

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Poliana Botelho puts in that WORK on Pearl Gonzalez to earn her first win in the UFC! #UFC216 #VegasStrong http://snpy.tv/2xqbim3 

. @MightyMouseUFC made history with one of the slickest submissions ever at #UFC216 (Photo by @RealJoshDahl ) http://usat.ly/2y7P7V3  pic.twitter.com/GYF9SN1WN8

Check out highlights from Poliana Botelho’s victory over Pearl Gonzalez at UFC 216 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Check out highlights from Matt Schnell’s victory over Marco Beltrán at UFC 216 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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