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Contender Series 2022: Week 2 preview & weigh-in results
‘Contender Series’ (DWCS) has worked out great for the UFC in terms of delivering exciting performances, filling programming blocks with broadcast partner ESPN, and snatching up some excellent prospects to round out divisions. Last week, middleweight standout, Joe Pyfer, became the first (and only) fighter to get a DWCS contract…
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WTF: Handicap matches go as expected, until they don’t
Sometimes you see something so pitiful you can’t even laugh at it. It’s not entirely unfair or uneven, but clearly not something that should be happening, but you wouldn’t suffer any true karmic penalty for laughing – you just can’t. It’s just that absurd. And that’s where we start the…
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Dana White’s Contender Series 2022: Week 1 preview, weigh-in results
A lovely time of the year is upon us yet again, as Dana White’s Contender Series returns to your airwaves (shut up, we’re old) and blesses us with some fine prospect action. This year starts off great, with a pair of excellent middleweights in the main fight, and some excellent…
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Bellator 283: Lima vs Jackson preview, weigh-in results
Bellator returns to the West Coast for a banger of a card packed some feisty prospects, all in hopes of moving along their divisions and establishing the future. This week, the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA will be the stage as various standouts get some cage time throughout the…
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Invicta FC 48: Tennant vs Rubin preview, weigh-in results
Invicta ventures west to Denver as their bantamweight champion Taneisha Tennant (4-1) defends her title against former Bellator title challenger Olga Rubin (7-2). Tennant managed to earn the title via a hard-fought decision win against Lisa Verzosa last August, and returns almost a year later to defend it. Her use…
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WTF: A juicy Sumo breakdown, and some massive big boy slapping
Disappointed by the most recent UFC main event? Don’t worry, we’re here to disappoint you here, too. But at least you might get a chuckle or two out of it. Maybe. Our guy Jerry over at Fight Commentary Breakdowns brings us a true gem from the past. Here’s a boxing…
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PFL 6: Harrison vs Young preview, weigh-in results
After the setup for what could have been a very compelling matchup, Julia Budd withdrew from this week’s main event due to injury. That means that Kayla Harrison (13-0) will meet pioneer Kaitlin Young (12-12, 1 draw) instead. Young is 2-2 in her last four, having suffered losses at the…
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WTF: Man of Kung Fu brings some serious style to the ring
After the high of last week’s Bellator card and in anticipation of this week’s UFC card, we’ve got a nice little groove going. For the midweek special, we’re gonna try to keep that vibe up. So Fight Commentary Breakdowns gives us a gem this week, with a Kung Fu master…
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PFL #5: Cappelozza vs Scheffel preview, weigh-in results
PFL (Professional Fighter’s League) continues to narrow things down as Round 2 for a few divisions starts off this week. And the chase for the million led to some risky matchmaking along with some thrilling bouts. Now, the risk we’re talking about is the possibility for upsets. We’ve already established…
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Bellator 282 preview, weigh-in results: Gegard Mousasi’s title defense, bantamweight grand prix
Bellator brings back the action with a tighty-focused action card featuring some of their more thrilling talents. That means some fighters looking to break apart from the pack, and a few more clawing their way back to their former standing. But the main man at the top is perhaps the…