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Past articles by Steven:

UFC Fight Night 144: Bleacher Report Main Card Staff Predictions

December and January were slow months for UFC fans, but things are set to pick up in a big way. The UFC is about to kick off a nine-week run that will feature a card on every weekend, a stretch that kicks off with UFC Fight Night 144... → Read More

UFC on ESPN+: Matches to Make for the Winners and Losers

The UFC on ESPN era began on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York...and it did not go well... → Read More

Stock Up, Stock Down for MMA Fighters in the GOAT Debate

There is constant talk among MMA fans about who is the "greatest of all time." In reality, there isn't any one single answer... → Read More

Daniel Cormier's 2019 3-Fight UFC Master Plan

UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier says he has one fight left in him. Precedent, though, says he's got a lot more... → Read More

UFC 234 Whittaker vs. Gastelum: The Biggest, Best Fights Set for Melbourne

UFC 232 is in the rear-view mirror and UFC 233 has been cancelled. That means the next pay-per-view to look forward to is UFC 234...but unfortunately, there isn't that much to look forward to quite yet... → Read More

"Daddy's Home, DC": Jon Jones Calls out Daniel Cormier After UFC 232 Win

Jon Jones put a beating on one of his longtime rivals, Alexander Gustafsson, at UFC 232 ...and he wants to make a trend of that... → Read More

UFC 232 Jones vs. Gustafsson 2: The Biggest and Best Fights Set for Las Vegas

Th UFC's late-December pay-per-view has long been appointment viewing for MMA fans. Amanda Nunes vs. Ronda Rousey , Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem and Chuck Liddell vs... → Read More

Fighter Knocks Out Both Opponent and Referee with 1 Combination

While it's often forgotten, refereeing in combat sports is a dangerous job. Officials are tasked with routinely jumping between two athletes trying to brutalize one another, and if ... → Read More

Liddell vs. Ortiz 3, UFC Beijing: Bleacher Report Main Card Staff Predictions

You're done with turkey until next year, and you're probably short on cash after buying a bunch of kitchen appliances on Black Friday — but hopefully you have an extra $40 to swing... → Read More

The Best Moments of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz's Careers

On Saturday night, Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz will step back into the cage one more time. The two MMA legends (age 48 and 42, respectively) are coming out of retirement to ... → Read More

UFC Fighter Scores Dominant Win After Struggling to Stand at Weigh-Ins

At the UFC Argentina weigh-ins, UFC fighter Cynthia Calvillo could barely stand up. The strawweight contender was wobbly from a bad weight cut, as she struggled to stay upright and nearly fell off the scale at one point... → Read More

UFC Fighter Cynthia Calvillo Struggles to Stand at Weigh-in 1 Day Before Fight

UFC fans who woke up for Friday's weigh-ins for the upcoming event in Argentina were treated to a scary, but terribly familiar sight... → Read More

Greatest KO in UFC History: Yair Rodriguez Beats the Buzzer with Back Elbow

The UFC Fight Night 139 main event between "The Korean Zombie" Chan-Sung Jung and Yair Rodriguez was supposed to be special, but nobody could have predicted it would be this special... → Read More

UFC Fight Night 139 Results: The Real Winners and Losers

Twenty-five years ago on Monday, the Octagon was erected for the first time and fighters like Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock redefined what fighting looks like... → Read More

UFC 231 Preview: What Are the Biggest and Best Fights Set for Toronto?

The penultimate pay-per-view of 2018, UFC 231, is fast approaching. While it's not a card designed to attract a large audience, lacking a mainstream star like Conor McGregor and taking ... → Read More

Daniel Cormier Calls Out Brock Lesnar at UFC 230: 'Bring That...WWE Title Too!'

Daniel Cormier made quick work of Derrick Lewis in UFC 230's main event Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, but the two-division champion still had something left on his plate after the fight... → Read More

KO of the Year Candidate: MMA Fighter Puts Opponent to Sleep with Wicked Hellbow

The biggest MMA event Saturday was in New York at UFC 230. The biggest knockout, though, was across the Atlantic Ocean in Cape Town, South Africa... → Read More

UFC Fighter Does Mutombo-Style Finger Wag While Fending Off a Chokehold

Jason Knight may not have won his fight Saturday, but he won the night with the fans. Facing Jordan Rinaldi at UFC 230 in New York, Knight quickly found himself struggling to deal with his foe's dogged submission game... → Read More

UFC Fight Night 138: Bleacher Report Main Card Staff Picks

It's been a while, eh? After three weeks off following the UFC 229, Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov juggernaut, the Octagon is back and ready to host a bunch of MMA action... → Read More

Is Dana White Messing Up by Trading Demetrious Johnson, the UFC's Best Fighter?

UFC fans got a surprising and somewhat strange bit of news on Wednesday morning. According to ESPN's Ariel Helwani, the UFC is close to finalizing a trade of sorts that would send ... → Read More