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Quillan Salkilld will headline his first event in his home country. On Tuesday, the UFC announced that Salkilld faces fellow top-10-ranked lightweight Benoit Saint Denis in the main event of UFC Sydney, which takes place at the Afterpay Arena in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 6. No other bouts have been announced for the event thus […]
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Professional Fighters League has officially unveiled the finalized 15-fight lineup for its upcoming event in United Arab Emirates, scheduled for Nov. 14 at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai. The card will be topped by a heavyweight championship bout between PFL titleholder Vadim Nemkov and fellow Russian knockout artist Sergei Bilostenniy. The
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Anthony Pettis is out of his scheduled RAF debut against Donald Cerrone and is instead hunting bigger game. On Tuesday, Real American Freestyle announced that Pettis will challenge Arman Tsarukyan for his RAF middleweight crossover title in the main event of RAF 15, which takes place on Nov. 28 at NOW Arena in Chicago. RAF […]
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Tina Black wants to waste no time on the sidelines after winning season 34 of The Ultimate Fighter in September, and she’s open to being fast tracked to the top of the UFC’s strawweight division. Black, a.k.a. Valesca Machado, beat Natalia Alves and Delphine Benouaich as part of Daniel Cormier’s team on the TV show […]
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Petr Yan successfully defended his bantamweight title with a masterful performance to beat Merab Dvalishvili for the second time to clos out their trilogy at UFC 333. Afterwards, Yan was praised not only for his win but there were plnnty of calls that this title defense put him at the top of the list when […]
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Nothing says “Christmas Spirit” like Jake Paul fighting Darren Till. Jake Paul has not boxed since last December, when he was brutally stopped by Anthony Joshua, shattering his jaw in multiple places. Since then, Paul has been out of the ring while he recovers, but recently, “The Problem Child” teased his return to the sport, […]
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Israel Adesanya doesn’t understand Alex Pereira’s line of thinking ahead of his old rival’s sophomore bout in the heavyweight division. The former two-division champion is set to face one-time heavyweight title challenger Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335, which takes place Dec. 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ahead of the matchup, Pereira t
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Islam Makhachev opted not to fight Carlos Prates at UFC 336, and as a result, the promotion is introducing an interim title as the Brazilian now battles Michael Morales instead in January. While Makhachev ultimately turned down a fight, he just defended his belt in August with a unanimous decision win over Ian Machado Garry, […]
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"He’s a chicken running away." The post ‘I’m the Hunter’: Khamzat Chimaev again targets Sean Strickland rematch first appeared on MMA - TheMacLife .
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"I am healthy and motivated and will be back soon." The post ‘This Machine Never Breaks’: Merab Dvalishvili Issues Statement Following Petr Yan Defeat first appeared on MMA - TheMacLife .
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Paddy Pimblett has a harsh review for Movsar Evloev’s disappointing UFC 333 performance. Evloev challenged Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title in this past Saturday’s main event in Abu Dhabi, but failed to make it out of the second round as Volkanovski put him away with a flurry of strikes with just six seconds remaining […]
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Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is pregnant with her third child. "Cupcake" in her third trimester, 29-weeks into the pregnancy. The
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UFC CEO Dana White seemed open to featherweight champion Alexander Volklanovski moving up.
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UFC 333 set several records at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
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Dominick Reyes laid out his problem with Daniel Cormier's UFC 333 commentary.
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Merab Dvalishvili promises quick return in first statement following UFC 333 loss.
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UFC 333 rocked and two of the game’s greatest champions, Alexander Volkanovski and Petr Yan, won in dramatic fashion. So how do these living legends follow up on these memorable performances? On an all-new edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee and special guest host Jed Meshew discuss where Volkanovski […]
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One-time UFC fighter Khusein Askhabov saw his recent first-round TKO victory against Reinaldo Ekson overturned to a disqualification after the Danish MMA Federation (DMMAF) reviewed the lightweight bout, which served as the co-main event for Airtox Dominance FC 8. The card took place Oct. 17 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Ekson was attacked
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Arman Tsarukyan is weighing his options and he has two UFC legends in his sights. Behind the first door is an obvious matchup with lightweight champion Justin Gaethje. “The Highlight” finally claimed an undisputed title this past June at UFC White House with an all-time great performance against the undefeated Ilia Topuria, but has been [
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Dominick Reyes is digging deeper into why he was unhappy with Daniel Cormier’s commentary at UFC 333. The two went back and forth on social media following Saturday’s event in Abu Dhabi, with Reyes accusing Cormier of bias in calling his eventual knockout win over Azamat Murzakanov, and calling Cormier “a low IQ hater.” Cormier […]
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Alex Pereira’s heavyweight future depends entirely on his performance at UFC 335 on Dec. 12, when he faces off with Sergei Pavlovich. The former two division UFC champion said in an interview with Connect Cast that he will cut back down to 205 pounds if he loses the co-main event bout with Pavlovich, which goes […]
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UFC lightweight King Green was involved in a car accident Sunday night while streaming on his social media. The 40-year-old MMA veteran was driving his custom Range Rover when he apparently ran a red light. A silver Jeep Compass turned left and crashed right into his vehicle. “We just got in a car accident,” Green […]
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Alexander Volkanovski continues to defy Father Time. On Saturday, Volkanovski added another magnificent title defense to his legendary résumé, stopping the previously undefeated Movsar Evloev in the main event of UFC 333. If there was any doubt beforehand, Volkanovski has now certainly solidified himself as one of the greatest fighters of
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Grappling champion Kade Ruotolo will face his biggest MMA test to date on Dec. 18, when he returns to the ONE Championship ring in Bangkok, Thailand, to face former titleholder Ok Rae Yoon, MMA Fighting has learned. According to the promotion, ONE Fight Night 50 will air in U.S. primetime. Ruotolo holds the ONE submission […]
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Petr Yan vs. Sean O’Malley looks to be a done deal, but O’Malley isn’t sure that would be the case if Yan had his say. Saturday’s UFC 333 co-main event featured the conclusion Yan’s trilogy with Merab Dvalishvili, with Yan winning a second consecutive five-round decision over his longtime rival to take their series 2-1. […]
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Islam Makhachev has spoken up about why he’s not fighting Carlos Prates in January. For the last few weeks, the MMA world has been flooded with rumors that Makhachev would defend his welterweight title against Prates at UFC 336 in January; however, on Saturday, the UFC announced that those rumors are untrue. Instead, Prates will […]
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The UFC is headed back to Dallas. On Saturday, during UFC 333, the world’s leading MMA promotion announced that it will return to the heart of Texas for UFC Dallas on Jan. 16, a Fight Night card at the American Airlines Center. No fights have been announced for the event yet. This will be the […]
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The Global Fight League is once again ready to take on the world of MMA. On Thursday, the GFL dropped an official announcement for its debut event, set to take place at Club Atletico Lanus in Buenos Aires on Dec. 18. Following the league’s team format, the event is set to feature the Buenos Aires […]
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Arman Tsarukyan has long chased UFC gold, but he’s also dreaming of an RAF matchup with UFC legend Georges St-Pierre. The newly crowned RAF middleweight crossover champion spoke to the media after a lopsided drubbing of Dillon Danis at Friday’s event in Las Vegas, and discussed his future plans now that he has a title […]
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Alexander Volkanovski put on a masterclass at UFC 333. On Saturday in Abu Dhabi, Volkanovski added to his legendary résumé with one of the best performances of his career, finishing the previously undefeated Movsar Evloev in the main event. For many, the win cemented Volkanovski as the featherweight GOAT and moved him up the ladder […]
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Shakur Stevenson’s time with Zuffa Boxing ended almost as quickly as it began with the undefeated fighter being granted his release before ever competing for the promotion. But what exactly happened? UFC CEO Dana White addressed that subject at the UFC 333 post-fight press conference after Zuffa Boxing let Stevenson walk without incident.
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Dominick Reyes wasn’t pleased with Daniel Cormier’s call of his big UFC 333 win. “The Dominator” made it two straight wins Saturday in Abu Dhabi, needing less than three minutes to crack Azamat Murzakanov with a head kick and put him down for good with a signature left hand. It was a strong performance for […]
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Carlos Prates put Islam Makhachev on blast after the UFC announced his fight with Michael Morales for the interim belt on Jan. 30. “The Nightmare” was in talks with the promotion to book a UFC 336 clash with the welterweight champion in Toronto, Canada, but will now face Morales after the Russian informed the UFC […]
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Take a look at the official scorecard for the UFC 333 co-main event trilogy bout.
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Watch the highlights from the UFC 333 main event featherweight title fight.
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Check out the highlights from the UFC 333 co-main event trilogy bout.
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UFC 333 delivered a high-level event featuring a slew of fights with massive implications, none bigger than the two title fights that saw Alexander Volkanovski finish Movsar Evloev and Petr Yan defeat Merab Dvalishvili in a thrilling trilogy fight to retain their titles. Where do they now sit in the divisional GOAT conversation? Following
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Carlos Prates is battling Michael Morales for an interim welterweight title at UFC 336, but why exactly is a new championship being introduced with Islam Makhachev still holding onto his belt? Original plans for UFC 336 had Makhachev defending his title in the main event against Prates but suddenly the reigning welterweight champion becam
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Alexander Volkanovski had his hand raised in a championship fight yet again at UFC 333, and at this point, there’s not a lot left for his fellow fighters to say. Following his second-round knockout win over Movsar Evloev in Saturday’s main event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, praise poured in for “The Great,” who […]
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Alexander Volkanovski is still the greatest after his latest title defense as he ended Movsar Evloev’s undefeated run with a second-round stoppage in the UFC 333 main event. As usual, Volkanovski showed off tremendous takedown defense and immaculate striking as he picked Evloev apart on the feet. Finally in the second round, Volkanovski p
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