Violent knockouts and quick-strike submissions have been staples of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 24-event run on network television.

Showtime on Wednesday announced that it would soon be launching a four-part All Access series featuring Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor.

“The Coal Miner’s Daughter” won the WBC super welterweight championship and finished her career with a 49-7-3 record and 31 knockouts.

Moving on with her career inside the Octagon, Cris Cyborg is ready to forgive and forget about her rocky relationship with the UFC and Dana White.

Conor McGregor responded to Floyd Mayweather ordering his

Check out Thomas Almeida's flying knee KO against Brad Pickett form UFC 189. Almeida faces Jimmie Rivera at UFC on FOX 25 on Long Island.

Floyd "Money" Mayweather has revealed what he saw in UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor's eyes when the two went face-to-face. Last week, Mayweather

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion Conor "Notorious" McGregor is looking to put together the payday of his career. The UFC lightwei

In order to return to the UFC, Lesnar would have to enroll in the U.S Anti-Doping Agency’s testing pool. Jeff Novitzky, the UFC vice president of athlete health and performance, told MMAjunkie Lesnar had not enrolled in the UFC’s anti-doping program.

The “Sugar” show will be making its way to the Octagon in the very near future. Sean O'Malley brought Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White to his feet with a stirring performance against Alfred Khashakyan , as he earned his fifth career first-round finish in the co-main event of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series 2. at the UFC Training Center on Tuesday night. The end came at the 4:14 mark of the opening period courtesy of an O’Malley right hand. After absorbing some ground-and-pound from his back, O’Malley (7-0) returned to his feet to put Khashakyan (8-4) on his rear with a right to the jaw during an exchange. From there, he didn’t let up. With his hands held low, “Sugar” tagged his opponent with left and right hands, opening a cut near Kashakyan’s right eye. With Kashakyan still reeling from the initial knockdown, O’Malley slipped a punch and dropped his adversary with another clean right hand to the jaw. The 22-year-old MMA Lab product walked away as soon as the blow connected for an emphatic walk-off knockout.

Recently, Rousey’s future in the sport of MMA has been in question. It appears that the former UFC champion may be done competing in the sport for good. After suffering the first two losses of her career, Rousey has shown no interest in returning to the sport.

“It is vital that we provide our fans with a fair opportunity to purchase tickets to this unprecedented event taking place on Aug. 26 between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor,” Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe stated. “This is a fight derived from the fans and should be available to be enjoyed by fans. It was necessary for us to partner with Ticketmaster Verified Fan for an event at this magnitude to provide everyone with a safe, worry-free method to purchase tickets.”

Meanwhile, Reneau returns to action for the first time since a March majority draw with Bethe Correia at UFC Fight Night 106 in Brazil. Reneau has endured mixed results since making her way to the UFC, opening her octagon run with victories over Alexis Dufresne and Jessica Andrade before falling short against Holly Holm and Ashlee Evans-Smith. This past November, she picked up a TKO win over Milana Dudieva before the draw with Correia.

Bernardo Faria is an expert when it comes to the half-guard. The Alliance black-belt has developed a well-rounded bottom game, with sweeps and reversals, capable of beating every type of passer. In this video lesson, he teaches a half-guard sweep he named the "last chance." This move is a Hail Mary a fighter can use when there's no other resort to avoid having their guard passed. #jiujitsu #bjj #brazilianjiujitsu

Five fighters from UFC Fight Night 113 are facing potentially lengthy medical suspensions. Justin Willis (ribs), Neil Seery (ribs), Daniel Teymur (hand), Brett Johns (right shoulder) and Amanda Lemos (right thumb) are looking at 180-day layoffs following this past Sunday’s event at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow. The UFC, which was the acting athletic commission for the card, eleased a list of medical suspensions to MMAjunkie.com . All of the aforementioned fighters could return sooner pending medical clearance. UFC Fight Night 113 saw Santiago Ponzinibbio knock out Gunnar Nelson 1:22 into the opening round of their welterweight bout in the main event. Nelson has been suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact as a result of the stoppage loss. UFC Fight Night 113 Medical Suspensions: Gunnar Nelson : suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for TKO Cynthia Calvillo : suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact; left forearm X-ray was negative Joanne Calderwood : suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for hard bout Paul Felder

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Singapore-based mixed martial arts promotion One Championship has raised more than $100 million since its inception in September 2011, according to a report from the Associated Press . A “major equity investment” from venture capital firm Sequoia India and investment firm Mission Holdings likely signals even more growth from what is already Asia’s largest MMA organization. One Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong told AP that the promotion is planning on holding between 24 and 30 events in 2018 after staging 18 fight cards by the conclusion of this year. One Championship’s expansion could see events taking place in Japan, South Korea and India at some point in the future. Further growth into China is also planned. “Already we’re the largest martial arts organization in the history of Asia,” Sityodtong said. “All the pieces suggest that we have a big, big runway of growth ahead of us and that we’re just scratching the surface of our potential.” In the report, Sityodtong also discusses why One Championship is still able to surpass the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Asian market.

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The premise of Mardi Gras in Iran is hilarious to me. Great stuff

Successful trip and solid fight week. Time to head back to the Bay and get back to my family.

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A straight-up bet on the winner isn’t the only option though. There are a plethora of side bets to be had. There’s the over/under on pay-per-view buys, which currently sits at 4.99 million. There are odds on whether or not McGregor will throw a kick during the boxing match. There are various bets on who will be knocked down or how many times. There is no shortage of bets to be made if that is your thing. 

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“I think when they see Ray in that fighter meeting, with the 100 fights he’s been through, they listen and they come through and perform,” Silva said. “Justin showed the UFC, showed Bellator, showed everybody that he’s a great fighter no matter where he’s fighting.”

“You look at any other Irishman, no other Irishman got swag like that,” said Lee, No. 8 in the current USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA lightweight rankings . “He’s a culture vulture. He is what he is. But I think he doesn’t understand the culture. He’s trying his best, and it’s just something that he didn’t grow up with. He ain’t grew up over here in the States. He doesn’t understand it to the core. He kind of understands it a little bit, but he don’t really understand it.

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While watching boxing footage to prepare for Mayweather, Kavanagh came across a legal takedown. During a fight, one fighter moved in close engaging in a clinch. The fighter then caused Mayweather to fall while on the ropes.

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has been vicious with his trash talk towards UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier.

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Bennington, the longtime lead singer of the band Linkin Park, was found dead in his home on Thursday as a result of suicide.

The audience for Bellator 181 peaked when the action was the bloodiest. According to a release from Spike, last Friday’s card averaged 775,000 viewers (+3 DVR) and peaked at 912,000 for the trilogy bout between Derek Campos and Brandon Girtz in the evening’s headliner. Campos and Girtz engaged in a wild slugfest for two rounds at the Winstar Resort in Thackerville, Okla., but the contest was halted due to a massive gash on Girtz’s forehead after the second stanza. Campos was then awarded a technical knockout victory in one of the most entertaining fights of 2017 thus far. All told, the entire Bellator 181 broadcast attracted 573,000 viewers to Spike for a card that also saw rising middleweight contender John Salter submit Kendall Grove with a rear-naked choke 4:37 into the opening stanza in the co-main event.

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UFC Fight Night 113 drew 402,000 viewers to Fox Sports 1 for its Sunday afternoon card in Glasgow, according to Nielsen figures. The main card aired on FS1 from 3 p.m. ET to 6 p.m. ET and saw Santiago Ponzinibbio score a first-round knockout victory over Gunnar Nelson in the welterweight headliner. In other featured bouts, Cynthia Calvillo outpointed Joanne Calderwood in a strawweight co-feature, while Paul Felder delivered a first-round stoppage of Steven Ray at lightweight. The main card drew a 0.13 share in the 18-to-49 demographic. Those ratings represent a drop from the promotion’s last Sunday offering, which drew 496,000 to FS1 on May 28 for a UFC Fight Night 109 bill headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between former light heavyweight No. 1 contenders Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira . Meanwhile, the preliminary card, which also aired on FS1, drew an audience of 284,000 to the network. That portion of the card was highlighted by Danny Roberts ’ second-round knockout of Bobby Nash at welterweight. The UFC Fight Night 113 prelims drew a 0.

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It seems hard to believe, but Jon Jones , once the youngest light heavyweight champion in UFC history, turns 30 years old today. A lot has happened since Jones defeated Mauricio Rua to capture 205-pound gold at UFC 128 on March 19, 2011, but it can be interesting to take a look back at the polarizing superstar before he reached unprecedented heights. The 2013 documentary “The Proving Grounds,” directed by The Mash-Up King and available on iTunes , captured Jones’ rising star as an up-and-coming athlete. In a clip released in honor of Jones’ 30th birthday, watch as Jones’ father, Arthur, and his late mother, Camille, share stories about their son and coaches and teammates discuss “Bones’” considerable talents. Jones himself even weighs in on the trappings of superstardom, and his words carry even more weight today. “Being a rising athlete in the sport of mixed martial arts can definitely be hectic. It can be a lot to handle,” he said. “There’s a lot of pressure having so many options at a young age…” Jones will return to the cage in an attempt to reclaim the light heavyweight title against rival Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 on July 29.