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UFC superstar Conor McGregor is “one proud and blessed Daddy.” McGregor and his partner Dee Devlin welcomed a baby boy on Saturday. Conor Jack McGregor weighs eight pounds, 14 ounces. He already has a verified Instagram account with more than 40,000 followers.

Dana White reveals McGregor vs. Mayweather date was lost to Canelo vs. GGG

It looks like Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather will need a new date

Dana White: Anderson Silva will not receive an interim title fight

Dana White shoots down Anderson Silva’s request for an interim title

UFC matchmaker: Yair Rodriguez specifically asked to fight Frankie Edgar

Yair Rodriguez was the one responsible for the fight with Frankie Edgar

Retired UFC fighter Ricardo Abreu hit with 4-year suspension for second doping violation

Ricardo Abreu hit with a 4 year suspension on Friday

Dana White: 'What is Nate Diaz worth without Conor McGregor? I don't know'

Dana White responds to Nate Diaz turning down a fight with Tony Ferguson

Here’s what UFC 213 during International Fight Week looks like so far

UFC 213 is already home to some of the promotion’s most talented fighters

Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2 in the works for UFC 213

A women’s bantamweight title fight appears headed for International Fight Week.

Thursday Tap Out: Garbrandt-Dillashaw hatred selling 'The Ultimate Fighter'

Cody “No Love” Garbrandt and T.J. Dillashaw don’t like each other. The rivalry is helping The Ultimate Fighter. Plus more in this week’s Thursday Tap Out.

Dana White not convinced Nate or Nick Diaz 'will ever fight again'

Dana White says the Diaz brothers may never compete in the UFC again

UFC women's flyweight division no longer official but still under consideration

The UFC hasn’t decided on adding a 125-pound division

Nate Diaz Talks Outrageous Shit, Shows Off His Bongs And Very Cool Dog

Deadspin hero Nate Diaz spent an hour with Ariel Helwani this afternoon on a special edition of The MMA Hour. It did not disappoint. Let’s run through the highlights.

A Second Northcutt Appears

The professional MMA world will soon be blessed with a second Northcutt.

Mighty Mouse Is Everything The UFC Used To Be

Over the weekend, we were treated to a UFC event light on pretense and heavy on action. The best fought the best, or at least the best available. Hardly anybody beefed. Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson fought a perfect fight. Refreshing as the event was, however, it felt like an island surrounded by bullshit-strewn…

Confusion Still Reigns After UFC 210 Fight Ends In Bizarre TKO

Last Saturday, Buffalo hosted its first UFC event since 1995, and Long Island’s very own middleweight contender, Chris Weidman, got to fight Gegard Mousasi in a co-main event bout. Mousasi was introduced by Bruce Buffer to a light smattering of boos, while Weidman was hailed with deafening chants of “U-S-A! U-S-A!”…

Daniel Cormier Miraculously Sheds 1.2 Pounds In Minutes To Make Weight

The main event of tomorrow’s UFC 210 card in Buffalo is a light heavyweight title fight match between Daniel Cormier and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Cormier won the first fight, but the rematch almost didn’t happen after Cormier initially missed weight this morning.

Sage Northcutt On Trash Talk: "No Sir… I Would Never Be Out There Cussing"

You may remember that UFC golden boy Sage Northcutt tried his hand at trash talking before his December fight against Mickey Gall. Highlights included, “I’m going out there to win, and that’s how it is,” and “Sometimes people ask for things, and they gotta be careful what they say.”

The UFC We Know And Love Is Back

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Georges St-Pierre Is Back Because The UFC Is Out Of Ideas

The retirement of Georges St-Pierre, the longtime UFC welterweight champion and something like a consensus pick for the greatest fighter of all time, was as close as the sport of MMA gets to a happy ending.

Nick Diaz Explains That Getting Your Ass Beat By Nick Diaz Is A Good Way To Make Money

It’s been more than two years since culture hero Nick Diaz last fought, and more than five since he last won, but he remains Nick Diaz. While there’s not much to this quick interview with TMZ, note the highly Diaz-esque logic behind his argument that middleweight champion Michael Bisping should fight Diaz at a…

UFC 209's Best Fight Derailed As Khabib Nurmagomedov Mysteriously Hospitalized

Top UFC lightweight contenders Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson have twice been scheduled to fight each other, and both fights fell apart due to last-second injuries. Back in Dec. 2015, Nurmagomedov had to scrap the fight due to a rib injury, while Ferguson was forced to pull out of an April 2016 fight with an…

Just in time for this weekend’s loaded UFC 209 card, here’s the Bloody Elbow’s Karim Zidan with a pr

Just in time for this weekend’s loaded UFC 209 card, here’s the Bloody Elbow’s Karim Zidan with a profile of Dagestani superstar Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov.

Derrick Lewis After Knocking Out Travis Browne: "I Gotta Do #2…Where's Ronda Rousey's Fine Ass At?"

Derrick Lewis made easy work of Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night, knocking him out in the second round and then launching into a weird post-fight interview in which the heavyweight addressed Browne’s domestic abuse allegations, Browne’s girlfriend Ronda Rousey, and the fact that Browne’s body kicks left Lewis needing…

Conor McGregor Is Exactly The Rich Showy Asshole You Think He Is

UFC megastar Conor McGregor is on the cover of GQ’s latest issue, and the magazine had Zach Baron profile him for the cover story. The story kicks off with McGregor rolling his eyes at the $27,000 tab he racked up at a luxury clothing store before showing off a airplane hangar’s worth of comically gaudy cars. Over the…