Roan "Jucao" Carneiro steps in to face Mark Munoz at UFC 184 on Feb. 28

Just hours after it was announced that veteran fighter Mark Munoz would return to the Octagon against Caio Magalhaes at UFC 184, Magalhaes had to withdraw due to an infection in his mouth.

Looks like Munoz will remain on the card. On Wednesday night UFC Tonight’s Ariel Helwani confirmed that Roan ‘Jucao’ Carneiro will step in to fight “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” on Feb. 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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Roan "Jucao" Carneiro steps in to face Mark Munoz at UFC 184 on Feb. 28

Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey are latest UFC fighters to partner with Reebok

When the UFC’s landmark, six-year deal with Reebok was announced two weeks ago, it was understood that top-tier stars would benefit.

Tuesday, Reebok announced that UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey had signed on to represent the brand.

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Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey are latest UFC fighters to partner with Reebok

Jessica Penne vs. Randa Markos complete fight video highlights

See Jessica Penne vs. Randa Markos total fight video highlights from TUF 20 Finale’s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.TUF 20 Finale: Esparza vs. Namajunas took place December 12, 2014 at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jessica Penne (12-2) locked horns with Randa Markos (4-2) in the nighttime’s first fight in the key card, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above. For more to the TUF 20 Finale, take a look at the TUF 20 Finale results.

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Jessica Penne vs. Randa Markos complete fight video highlights

TUF Ending 20 Bonuses: Penne vs. Markos earns Fight of Night honours

The initial fight in the TUF 20 Ending fight card was established to be the most suitable one. Jessica Penne conquered Randa Markos via split decision and won Fight of the Night honours. Both combatants brought in $50,000.Yancy Medeiros earned Performance of the Nighttime honours for his entry triumph over Joe Proctor. Carla Esparza additionally earned Performance of the Nighttime honours for her entry triumph over Rose Namajunas in the primary occasion. On this season of The Ultimate Fighter, Rose Namajunas brought in an additional $50,000. She was part of the fight of the season with Joanne Calderwood and earned Performance of the Season honours for her triumph.

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TUF Ending 20 Bonuses: Penne vs. Markos earns Fight of Night honours

Randa Markos" harrowing journey from Baghdad to the UFC

LAS VEGAS — Randa Markos has viewed war. She is seen homicide. She’s become the victim of maltreatment.

Markos has experienced the worst of life and made it out the other end undamaged. She might have just began training in MMA when she was 23 years old, but she is been a combatant as far back as she could recall.

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Randa Markos" harrowing journey from Baghdad to the UFC

TUF 20 Ending Results: Esparza vs. Namajunas

MMA Fighting gets the TUF 20 Finale results for the Esparza vs. Namajunas fight card Dec. 12 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev.In the main event, Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas will compete for the first UFC girls’s strawweight title. Take a look at the TUF 20 Finale results underneath. Chief card (FOX Sports 1 at 9 p.m. ET)Carla Esparza vs. Rose NamajunasJeremy Stephens vs. Charles OliveiraK.J. Noons vs. Daron CruickshankJoe Proctor vs. Yancy MedeirosJessica Penne vs. Randa MarkosUndercard (FOX Sports 1 at 7 p.m. ET)Felice Herrig vs. Lisa EllisBec Rawlings vs. Heather ClarkJoanne Calderwood vs. Seo Hee HamTecia Torres vs. Angela MaganaUndercard (UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET)Aisling Daly vs. Alex ChambersEmily Kagan vs. Angela Hill

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TUF 20 Ending Results: Esparza vs. Namajunas

Caio Magalhaes out of UFC 184 fight with Mark Munoz

Mark Munoz will not be confronting Caio Magalhaes at UFC 184 after all.

Minutes following the official statement in the promotion, Magalhaes told MMAFighting.com he will not confront “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” in Los Angeles on Feb. 28.

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Caio Magalhaes out of UFC 184 fight with Mark Munoz

Mark Munoz returns against Caio Magalhaes at UFC 184

Mark Munoz is going to be making his return to the Octagon in February.

The long time UFC veteran, that has endured back to back stoppage losses in the UFC, is scheduled to return in action on Feb. 28 against Nova Uniao middleweight Caio Magalhaes at UFC 184 in Los Angeles. The UFC declared the matchup Thursday.

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Mark Munoz returns against Caio Magalhaes at UFC 184

Randa Markos happy TUF 20 "longshot" paid away

LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting’s Cynthia Vance caught up with Randa Markos through the TUF 20 media day Wednesday. Markos talks about her road to the UFC, why she believes she is a competition, how she balances her full time occupation and training, and much more.

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Randa Markos happy TUF 20 "longshot" paid away

TUF 20 Ending weigh in video

in the TUF 20 Ending weigh-ins, all 22 fighters taking part in Friday night’s TUF 20 Finale fights will step to the scale Thursday day, and we’ll possess the live video here at MMAFighting.com. In the primary occasion, Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas must create the strawweight limitation of 115 pounds. The TUF 20 Ending weigh-in takes place at 7 p.m. ET at the Pearl in the Palms, and the video is above. The TUF 20 Ending weigh in results are below.

Chief card (FOX Sports 1 at 9 p.m. ET)Carla Esparza vs. Rose NamajunasJeremy Stephens vs. Charles OliveiraK.J. Noons vs. Daron CruickshankJoe Proctor vs. Yancy MedeirosJessica Penne vs. Randa MarkosUndercard (FOX Sports 1 at 7 p.m. ET)Felice Herrig vs. Lisa EllisBec Rawlings vs. Heather Jo ClarkJoanne Calderwood vs. Seo Hee HamTecia Torres vs. Angela MaganaUndercard (UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET)Aisling Daly vs. Alex ChambersEmily Kagan vs. Angela Hill

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TUF 20 Ending weigh in video

TUF 20 Finale staredowns

LAS VEGAS — At TUF 20 Ending media day, Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza, along with Jessica Penne and Randa Markos, squared off before the media.

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TUF 20 Finale staredowns

Rose Namajunas, Carla Esparza advance to first UFC girls"s strawweight title fight

The UFC’s first women’s strawweight title fight is placed.

Rose Namajunas will meet Carla Esparza in the key occurrence of The Ultimate Fighter 20 Ending on Friday in Las Vegas with the 115-pound belt in the line. Namajunas defeat Randa Markos by first-round entry and Esparza knocked off Jessica Penne via unanimous decision in the semifinals on Wednesday night’s final episode of The greatest Fighter 20.

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Rose Namajunas, Carla Esparza advance to first UFC girls"s strawweight title fight

The MMA Hour - 259 - Tom Wright

Tom Wright, managing director for UFC operations in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, discusses the most recent news pertaining to all those marketplaces.

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The MMA Hour - 259 - Tom Wright

UFC 181 results: Travis Browne earth-and-pounds a triumph over Brendan Schaub

LAS VEGAS – Travis Browne directed the old school fashion of combatants like Mark Coleman on Saturday night.

Browne used some schoolyard-bully earthandpound to finish off Brendan Schaub at UFC 181. Referee Mario Yamasaki called off the heavyweight fight in the Mandalay Bay Events Center at 4:50 of the first round.

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UFC 181 results: Travis Browne earth-and-pounds a triumph over Brendan Schaub

Experts respond to UFC-Reebok sponsorship, new uniform plan

The future of sponsorships in mixed martial arts radically changed on Tuesday, as the UFC and Reebok declared a landmark six-year deal that will efficiently replace in-cage fighter patrons having a uniform supplied by Reebok. Whether this shift will finally be a positive or negative net increase on combatants’ wallets remains to be seen — details of the recent tiered payout system are, only at that point, foggy — but there is no underselling the value UFC’s conclusion here.

Check out reactions to the statement from professional combatants both in and out from the UFC below, which we’ll be upgrading occasionally through the entire day.

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Experts respond to UFC-Reebok sponsorship, new uniform plan

Fabricio Werdum: Mark Hunt said "stop, cease, cease" after the flying knee

Grappling expert Fabricio Werdum knocked out K1 champ Mark Hunt to win the UFC interim heavyweight title in Mexico at UFC 180 on Nov. 15, and the flying knee that stopped the fight was one of “Vai Cavalo’s” secret weapons for Hunt.

“Everything was planned and trained,” Werdum told MMAFighting.com. “Master Rafael Cordeiro instructed me go that one day. I asked him ‘master, can I do this in the fight?’ And he explained ‘you must do it in the fight.’

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Fabricio Werdum: Mark Hunt said "stop, cease, cease" after the flying knee

Matt Brown vs. Tarec Saffiedine headlines UFC Fight Night on Feb. 14

Top-ranked welterweights Matt Brown and Tarec Saffiedine are set to tangle on Feb. 14 in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Broomfield, Colorado. UFC President Dana White announced the match-up at Monday’s ‘The Time is Now’ press conference.

Brown (19-12), ranked No. 5 on the UFC’s media-generated welterweights rankings, looks to rebound after watching his remarkable seven-fight win streak meet its end with a unanimous decision loss against Robbie Lawler.

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Matt Brown vs. Tarec Saffiedine headlines UFC Fight Night on Feb. 14

UFC 180 & Bellator 131 in Tweets: Pros react to Fabricio Werdum"s interim heavyweight title win

Hard to believe we’d see Mark Hunt, Tito Ortiz and Stephan Bonnar fighting in main events but it proved to be a pretty great night for MMA. While you remote control catches its breath, see how the pros reacted to Saturday night’s UFC 180 and Bellator 131 events.

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UFC 180 & Bellator 131 in Tweets: Pros react to Fabricio Werdum"s interim heavyweight title win

UFC 180 results: Fabricio Werdum stops Mark Hunt in the second to become interim UFC heavyweight champion

In the main event of UFC 180 to determine in the interim UFC heavyweight champion in Mexico City, Mexico, it was the Spanish-speaking Brazilian Fabricio Werdum who would walk away with the gold. He stopped Mark Hunt in the second round via TKO.

The two fighters opened cautiously, but a wide right hand cracked Werdum and dropped him. Wanting nothing to do with his ground game, Hunt let him up. Werdum reached for the low single, but could get nothing. A punch hurts Werdum and Hunt uses an underhook to throw Werdum to the mat, but now Werdum has him locked him in his guard.

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UFC 180 results: Fabricio Werdum stops Mark Hunt in the second to become interim UFC heavyweight champion

UFC 180 live blog: Fabricio Werdum vs. Mark Hunt

This is the UFC 180 live blog for Fabricio Werdum vs. Mark Hunt, a heavyweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City on Saturday night

Werdum, who has won four of his past five fights, will face Hunt, who is 3-1-1 in his past five fights, in the main event.

Check out the UFC 180 live blog below.

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UFC 180 live blog: Fabricio Werdum vs. Mark Hunt