There was so much focus on Patchy Mix all week that people may have forgotten that Mario Bautista has been knocking on the bantamweight elite door for a minute. Saturday at UFC 316, Bautista (16-2 MMA ...

Mario Bautista says losing to Umar Nurmagomedov snapped his streak but opened his eyes, giving him the freedom to make long-needed changes in camp. At UFC 321, Bautista was on a hot streak with eight ...

Former Bellator champion Patchy Mix makes his UFC debut against Mario Bautista at UFC 316. Bautista (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was originally scheduled to face former title challenger Marlon Vera before an ...

Bautista (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) has the opportunity to play spoiler in the debut of a big-name bantamweight with championship promise. Entering on a seven-fight winning streak, Bautista is confident that ...

Former Bellator Champion Patchy Mix made his highly-anticipated debut against top-ranked bantamweight contender Mario Bautista at UFC 316. Sitting at #10 in the bantamweight rankings heading into UFC ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Trent Reinsmith is a Baltimore-based writer who covers MMA and hockey. One of the more anticipated UFC debuts of recent times ...

Mario Bautista dominated Vinicius Oliveira at UFC Vegas, securing a second-round submission, halting Oliveira’s streak, and boosting his stock in bantamweight ranks. Mario Bautista was unhappy when ...

The streaking Mario Bautista enters the biggest fight of his life at UFC 321 this weekend. Before Tom Aspinall fights Ciryl Gane in the main event, a potential title eliminator takes place in the UFC ...

Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson recently gave advice to Mario Bautista ahead of his fight with Umar Nurmagomedov. The two bantamweights will meet at UFC 321 tomorrow at Etihad Arena ...

Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) fights for the first time since a title challenge loss against Merab Dvalishvili in January. Although he took home a Fight of the Night bonus, the real goal was the ...