Former champs Kamaru Usman, Rose Namajunas and Cody Garbrandt went 2-1 at UFC Atlanta, setting them down varying paths forward.

The UFC desk analyst team didn't hold back their opinion of Rodolfo Bellato's reaction to the fight-ending illegal upkick from Paul Craig.

The UFC is back in Atlanta on Saturday night with a compelling 13-fight card, topped by the long awaited return of former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.

UFC on ESPN 69 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC's deal with Venum.

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Max Holloway isn’t showing up to UFC 318 to be on the receiving end of Dustin Poirier’s final victory. The former featherweight titleholder, and current “BMF” champion defends against Poirier in their third meeting in the main event of the UFC’s July 19 pay-per-view in Poirier’s backyard of New Orleans.

The Brazilian won with a trio of 29-28 scores. Garbrandt came out swinging in a hurry and got inside a couple times in the first 20 seconds, only to have Barcelos briefly dump him to the canvas.