Amanda Nunes

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Amanda Nunes punches Ronda Rousey in their UFC women’s bantamweight championship at UFC 207 in Las Vegas. Nunes defeated Rousey in 48 seconds and landed 27 strikes on the former queen of MMA. Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Ronda Rousey’s downfall is a cautionary tale to UFC fighters

Ronda Rousey’s head was snapped back enough times in the opening moments of her return to the UFC for the crowd to see what was coming. Defeat and de(...)

Amanda Nunes, left, celebrates her win as Ronda Rousey stands at right, after their bantamweight championship at UFC 207 on Friday in Las Vegas. Photograph: John Locher/AP
Ronda Rousey to reflect on future after brutal defeat

Ronda Rousey has said she will “take some time to reflect and think about the future” after her UFC comeback lasted just 48 seconds in a brutal loss t(...)

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor at the open work outs before UFC 202. Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Conor McGregor fighting on all fronts – as usual

Conor McGregor returns to Las Vegas for a rematch with Nate Diaz, but though the two names topping the bill are the same, everything else in mixed mar(...)

Jose Aldo punches Frankie Edgar during the featherweight title bout at the UFC 200 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photograph: Rey Del Rio/Getty Images
Jose Aldo takes interim crown before turning sights on Conor McGregor

Jose Aldo turned his attention to a rematch with Conor McGregor after claiming the interim featherweight title with an unanimous decision over Franki(...)

Jon Jones cries as he speaks during a news conference in Las Vegas to address being pulled from his light heavyweight title fight at UFC 200 against Daniel Cormier due to a potential violation of the UFC’s anti-doping policy. Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
UFC displays the best and worst of itself in 24 hours

UFC 200 was always intended to be memorable. But not quite like this. And so it is that an event intended to be a celebration of mixed martial arts, (...)

Miesha Tate celebrates beating Holly Holm at UFC 196. Photograph: Inpho
Ronda Rousey can return to top as Miesha Tate opens up divison

Then there were three. When Miesha Tate put Holly Holm to sleep with a fifth-round choke on Saturday night, the 29-year-old former Strikeforce champi(...)