Sandhagen is currently the betting favorite (-175) despite being slotted two spots behind Vera in the rankings. Let's break down one of the most exciting free main events in recent memory.
Fighting is a very mental sport and Cory Sandhagen takes that aspect of the sport very seriously, understanding it's often the difference between winning and losing.
Marlon Vera has learned the value of hard work in both his MMA career and his personal life. He hopes to use those lessons he's learned to defeat Cory Sandhagen on Saturday.
Leon Edwards’ majority decision win over Kamaru Usman shook up the Yahoo Sports MMA men’s pound-for-pound poll ever so slightly.
Leon Edwards hasn't lost since 2015, but recognition for his skills took a lot longer than it should have. Now, after defeating Kamaru Usman in their rubber match on Saturday in the main event of UFC 286, he silenced all the doubters.
Edwards used his leg kicks to propel himself to a majority decision win over Usman to retain the title.
“I literally tried not to do that,” Gaethje said of the wild fight he’d just won.
The only thing that could be said Saturday about the news that Anderson Silva was elected to the UFC Hall of Fame in its pioneer wing is this: What took so long?
Mokaev dealt out his share of punishment Saturday in his third-round submission victory over Jafel Filho on the preliminary card of UFC 286 at the sold-out O2 Arena in London, England.
Usman entered the trilogy fight looking to regain the welterweight title and shake off a crushing loss, but couldn't get the job done in a close fight which Edwards won by majority decision.
"Not the way I wanted to do this but the chance to do it when I was ready was taken from me."
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Gaethje returns to competition after having surgery to repair his nose. He expects to defeat Rafael Fiziev in what he says will be an extraordinary fight.
Despite being the welterweight champion, Edwards enters the trilogy fight as a +200 underdog.
Leon Edwards goes into his welterweight title defense against ex-champion Kamaru Usman knowing he won their last fight despite problems with the altitude and giving what he said was the worst performance of his career.
Usman was on a 19-fight winning streak over a nine-year stretch when he was knocked out in the waning moments of his welterweight title bout with Leon Edwards in August.
Kamaru Usman lost his title at UFC 278 in August when he was knocked out by Leon Edwards. They'll meet in a rubber match for the welterweight title on Saturday at UFC 286, and Usman has to prove the loss is not in his head.
Dvalishvili’s nickname is “The Machine,” because he can go hard from beginning to end, but he took things to another level.
After being on the wrong end of a controversial scorecard for the second time in three fights, Yan can't afford to drop another fight in a stacked bantamweight division.
Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili don't like each other and will get a chance to settle the score on Saturday at The Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas when they meet in the main event of UFC Vegas 71.
Tim Tszyu, an undefeated Australian boxer, was supposed to fight Jermell Charlo on Jan. 28 for the undisputed super welterweight title. After Charlo broke his hand in training, Tszyu agreed to fight Tony Harrison in Australia on Saturday.
Jones' return to the rankings creates a unique situation.
Jake Gyllenhaal was on hand between fights at UFC 285 to film scenes for the upcoming remake of 'Road House'. Read more here.
The new UFC heavyweight champion is so great, so dominant and so invincible that he seems almost impervious to defeat.