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'Twas two nights before Christmas, and all through America, MMA promotions were mostly silent, but not A1 Combat."With no other MMA cards happening this...

What more can anyone say about Colby Covington's performance over the weekend during UFC 296? While "Chaos" and his supporters had hoped for a championship belt underneath the Christmas tree, Covington walked away from the T-Mobile Arena with just a lump of coal to show for his performance. The action that transpired late Saturday evening was the onetime UFC Interim Welterweight Champion's worst outing in the famed Octagon. You could watch that main event on a loop for the next 24 hours and come away with the impression that he was outclassed on just the first viewing. With Colby Covington now having dropped three out of his last five fights under the top MMA promotion's signature, he has to answer several questions over the coming weeks and months while he waits to receive a contract offer for his next fight. What does this man have to do to try and stay in Dana White's good graces while also getting back in the championship conversation at 170 lbs.?

Since beginning the year in January, the UFC has presented a total of 19 championship fights on pay-per-view. 2023 closes out for the MMA...

Saturday nights mean many things for many people. For MMA fans, Saturday nights are kept open year-round so that you can watch fights. The sport's...

With the year winding down, the schedule of events in MMA is dwindling to a precious few. In addition to CFFC holding its final...

The holiday season is in full effect. With the final shopping days before Christmas ticking down, just about everybody is in search of a...

It's been a long year of MMA but we're finally nearing the end of it. This third weekend of December is a big one...

It's been in the works for a while, in fact, it's been strongly hinted for much of the fall, but on the morning of...

Ranked fighters will take to the famous UFC Octagon at the top of the slate, starting with the UFC on ESPN+ 91 co-main event of the evening, where the focus is on the light heavyweight division. No. 8 contender Anthony Smith (37-18 MMA, 12-8 UFC) makes his 56th career appearance versus No. 11 contender Khalil Rountree Jr. (13-5, 1 NC MMA, 8-5, 1 NC UFC) in the co-headliner.

The main event of the evening will see the battle for the inaugural ONE Heavyweight Muay-Thai Championship. Incumbent ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion and 2022 ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing Grand Prix Tournament Champion Roman Kryklia (49-7, 1 NC, 28 KOs kickboxing, 5-0, 4 KOs ONE Championship) seeks to become a two-sport titlist when he meets WBC Heavyweight Muay-Thai Champion Alex Roberts (14-3 Muay-Thai, ONE Championship promotional debut.)