Author: Tristen Critchfield

A welterweight bout between Jake Ellenberger and Stephen Thompson that was originally scheduled for UFC 189 will now headline “The Ultimate Fighter 21” finale.

While his Bellator MMA debut is more than a year away, if not longer, 2016 Olympic hopeful Ed Ruth is already tentatively planning to train at Jackson-Wink MMA.

Josh Barnett and Roy Nelson will square off in a heavyweight headliner when the UFC heads to Japan for a Fight Night event in September.

The lineup for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s June 6 trip to New Orleans is complete with the addition of a lightweight clash pitting Christos Giagos against Chris Wade.

Ericka Almeida will make her initial Octagon foray against Juliana de Lima Carneiro at UFC Fight Night “Condit vs. Alves” on May 30.

Ed Ruth is a three-time NCAA national champion wrestler at Penn State University, an Olympic hopeful with dreams of medaling in Rio de Janeiro next year.

For a little while, it looked as though Mike Richman’s decision to stay active — rather than wait for a title shot — was going to come back to haunt him.

As each round passed and Stipe Miocic continued to unload on Mark Hunt in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night headliner, the MMA community seemed to reach a general consensus.

Four fighters earned “Performance of the Night” awards at UFC Fight Night “Hunt vs. Miocic” on Sunday, as Robert Whittaker, James Vick, Daniel Hooker and Alex Chambers each pocketed $50,000 for stellar Octagon efforts at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

Sam Alvey knows how to make the most of his time — both inside the Octagon and during post-fight interviews.