UFC News
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Contender Series 2021: Week 4 preview, weigh-in results
The Tuesday night fight train is arriving at the station again, with some fine prospects and some odd but good matchups lined up. Jordan’s Hashem Arkhaga (6-0) is a middleweight to keep your eyes on. He’s got a thundering overhand right, patiently draws out counters and works a good pace…
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Contender Series 2021: Week 3 preview, weigh-ins results
More contestants this week will battle it out in what could be a life-altering fight for their futures, and it’s another great set of fights. First up, Brazil’s Jailton Almeida (13-2). Primarily a submission specialist, he’s shown a lot of promise with thudding leg kicks and a hulking frame. A…
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Mike Winklejohn on Holm’s title shot struggles: ‘Nobody wants to fight Holly‘
Former UFC champion Holly Holm may have an opponent lined up for later this year, but finding her a dance partner hasn’t been easy. In an interview with Submission Radio, coach Mike Winklejohn laid out some of the dilemmas in finding Holm someone to fight against. The verdict? Nobody wants…
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Jake Paul, Triller drop hefty sums on UFC flyweight Sarah Alpar’s crowdfunding efforts
After taking to social media to request financial aid to further her fighting career, UFC flyweight Sarah Alpar got a massive surprise. Her initial goal for her crowd funding was for a mere $1,000, but two new unlikely new benefactors have arrived to help make things better. Of all people,…
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Khabib confirms rumored $100 million purse for offered Mayweather bout
Former UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov may be retired, but it seems he still has the ability to be one of combat sports’ top drawing stars. Having walked away from MMA relatively young – and seemingly still in the prime of his career – power players in the sports entertainment…
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‘Dana wants nothing to do with Cyborg’ – Ex-UFC champ talks cancelled grappling match with Miesha Tate
Cristiane Justino is riding high as the Bellator featherweight champ, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t still looking for other ways to test herself in combat sports. While that has, at times, included talk of a potential move to the boxing ring, at the moment ‘Cyborg’ is looking to take…
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‘I work for MMA before I work for the UFC’ – Dan Hardy offers more details on split with promotion
Having joined the promotion all the way back in 2008 as an active fighter on the UFC roster, Dan Hardy eventually became a fixture of the company’s international events—working as a commentator after health concerns sidelined his athletic career. But after a series of events that involved an intense disagreement…
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Daniel Cormier challenges Jake Paul to MMA fight: ‘I’m going to rip his face apart’
You’ve probably seen it by now, but this past weekend had no shortage of odd moments at UFC 261. One such moment was a brief verbal spat between online personality turned boxer Jake Paul and former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. It didn’t take long, but was…
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Namajunas stands by communism comments, but not directed at Zhang ‘as a person’
Rose Namajunas raised controversy just a few days ago with her comments regarding her upcoming fight with Chinese UFC strawweight champ Zhang Weili. Among those comments was the statement “better dead than red“, a popular anti-communist slogan. In a new interview with Ariel Helwani, Namajunas doubled down on her comments…
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Coach: Conor McGregor aiming for Poirier trilogy, will actually train for MMA this time
Former UFC dual champion Conor McGregor arrived in Abu Dhabi ready to make a statement against former interim champ Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, but ended up on the wrong end of a highlight reel sequence for the ages instead. Related UFC 257: POIRIER VS MCGREGOR 2 | The 6th…
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