The hype around Victoria Lee appeared to be justified this past Friday.
Lee, the 16-year-old sister of ONE Championship atomweight champion Angela Lee and ONE lightweight champ Christian Lee, made her …read more
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Belal Muhammad is set to step into the main event spotlight for his biggest MMA opportunity yet.
With Khamzat Chimaev forced out due to lingering issues from COVID-19, Muhammad (18-3 MMA, …read more
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Nikolas Motta has his UFC debut set.
A former CFFC lightweight champion, Motta (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make his first UFC appearance May 8 against Bosnia’s Damir Hadzovic (13-6 MMA, …read more
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Just moments after Junior dos Santos announced he had been released by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) after 12 years, news …read more
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Newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan will look to successfully defend his title for the first time when he returns to action at UFC 259.
Yan (15-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) …read more
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Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith can relate to the recent emotional struggles of Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev (9-0 MMA) recently shocked fight fans by announcing his retirement from …read more
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After a long, long wait, Aljamain Sterling finally has his shot at UFC gold, and he’s ready to take his chance on Saturday night.
Sterling will take on reigning bantamweight champion …read more
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With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from February 2021: Here are the four nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner …read more
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Jiu-jitsu icon Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida will finally make his MMA debut in April 2021. | Eduardo Ferreira
Legendary grappler Marcus Almeida will make his long-awaited …read more
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Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to …read more
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Jon Jones apparently is amused by Israel Adesanya’s change of course when it comes to a potential highly anticipated grudge match.
Adesanya (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) had said for more than …read more
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Since Moving To Kansas City And Training Under James Krause, UFC Flyweight Tim Elliott Has Felt The Shift In His Game And Is Ready To Show It At UFC 259.
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Jake Matthews Has Quite Literally Grown Up In The UFC, And He Believes That Experience Will Give Him An Advantage Against The Undefeated Sean Brady At UFC 259
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Cub Swanson will attempt to hand Giga Chikadze his first Ultimate Fighting Championship defeat when the featherweights lock horns on May 1. …read more
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The UFC’s third pay-per-view event of the year takes place Saturday with UFC 259, which goes down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and features the most loaded lineup …read more
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Megan Anderson plans to switch the roles on Amanda Nunes and remind the champion of what it’s like to be on the defensive end. Amanda Nunes is at her best …read more
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LAS VEGAS – Askar Askarov answered media questions on Wednesday ahead of his bout at UFC 259.
Askarov (12-0-1 MMA, 2-0-1 UFC) discussed his flyweight matchup with Joseph Benavidez (28-7 MMA, …read more
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Check out the first episode of Embedded for UFC 259. UFC 259 is almost here, and as …read more
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Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem competing in 2015. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
The heavyweight division has undergone a …read more
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Get a detailed breakdown of the betting lines for UFC 259, which is set to hit UFC …read more
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UFC veteran Cub Swanson will face rising star Giga Chikadze on May 1 in what should serve as an entertaining scrap for MMA fans of all levels. As reported by …read more
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship is parting ways with longtime heavyweight standouts Alistair Overeem and Junior dos Santos. …read more
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Israel Adesanya is confident he will hear “And New” on Saturday night. In the main event of UFC 259, Adesanya is moving up to light heavyweight to face Jan Blachowicz …read more
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UFC legends Alistair Overeem and Junior dos Santos have both been released from the UFC after a combined promotional run that spans over two decades. Combate released a report Wednesday …read more
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LAS VEGAS – Drew Dober answered media questions on Wednesday ahead of his bout at UFC 259.
Dober (23-9 MMA, 10-4 UFC) discussed his lightweight matchup with Islam Makhachev (18-1 MMA, …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Alistair Overeem and Junior Dos Santos, two of the UFC’s most popular heavyweight fighters of the past decade, were recently informed they were being released, sources told ESPN. …read more
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Megan Anderson plans to switch the roles on Amanda Nunes and remind the champion of what it’s like to be on the defensive end. Amanda Nunes is at her best …read more
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Watch Jan Blachowicz vs. Dominick Reyes full fight video to see Blachowicz become a UFC champion with a win over Reyes at UFC …read more
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Dustin Poirier reflects on his haunting submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242. Dustin Poirier was just inches away …read more
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Dominick Cruz is doing everything possible to ensure he never has to cross paths with referee Keith Peterson again.
The former …read more
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With just a few more days until UFC 259 blows the doors of UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada this …read more
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After a brutal loss to Glover Teixeira last Nov., Thiago Santos has spoken out about the mental hurdles that plagued him before the fight. After his failed title bid with …read more
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Just moments after Junior dos Santos announced he had been released by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) after 12 years, news …read more
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UFC legends Alistair Overeem and Junior dos Santos have both been released from the UFC after a combined promotional run that spans over two decades. Combate released a report Wednesday …read more
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Featherweight Giga Chikadze finally has a fight after waiting several months for an opponent to accept a bout.
After struggling to …read more
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Jon Jones has responded after Israel Adesanya pushed back their proposed super-fight until December. For quite some time, Jones and Adesanya have been taking shots at one another and many …read more
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It appears UFC superstar, former-double champion Conor McGregor is in trouble after signs point to him losing a controlling interest in his whiskey company, Proper No.12. Irish Whiskey. The company …read more
Source:: MMANews
After a brutal loss to Glover Teixeira last Nov., Thiago Santos has spoken out about the mental hurdles that plagued him before the fight. After his failed title bid with …read more
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LAS VEGAS – Thiago Santos expects to deliver a performance that’s a better reflection of himself against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 259.
On the heels of his split-decision loss to Jon …read more
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Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos announced that his time with the UFC was done, shortly after both he …read more
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We are just a few days away from UFC 259, which is one of the most stacked …read more
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The UFC has released multi-title MMA champ Alistair Overeem from contract less than one month after his latest knockout loss in the octagon. …read more
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A heavyweight fight between Josh Parisian and Roque Martinez is currently in the works for the upcoming …read more
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Anthony Johnson has undergone a body transformation ahead of his Bellator debut against Yoel Romero. It …read more
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight rivals Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling will go to war this weekend …read more
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Two staples of the UFC’s heavyweight division are no longer on the roster.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos and perennial contender Alistair Overeem have parted ways with the promotion.
A …read more
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After 12 years of service, former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion of the world, Junior dos Santos, has been …read more
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Former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos has been released from the UFC.
The Brazilian, who competed in the octagon for more …read more
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Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos issued a statement confirming that he was released by the world’s leading MMA promotion. Dos Santos and his former rival Alistair Overeem were …read more
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Alistair Overeem is no longer a UFC fighter. On Wednesday, it was revealed both Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem were removed from the rankings. Now, according to Combate, the …read more
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Israel Adesanya aka the ‘Last Stylebender’
The folks over at Combat Culture on YouTube have put together an all new profile on one of the …read more
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When looking back over his 2020, featherweight Isaac Dulgarian ended up having the kind of year that most fighters only plan for but don’t fully realize.
After missing the first half …read more
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Three more sleeps separate American UFC fans from UFC 259, but UFC president Dana White is doing all he can to increase the fight-week hype levels.
Wednesday, White released the pay-per-view’s …read more
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LAS VEGAS – On a number of levels, Dominick Cruz doesn’t want to repeat what happened the last time he stepped inside the UFC cage.
In an effort to ensure his …read more
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A featherweight bout between strikers Cub Swanson and Giga Chikadze is set to take place on the UFC Fight Night card set for May 1. Swanson was originally set to …read more
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Alistair Overeem and Junior dos Santos have been removed from the UFC heavyweight ranks. With the rankings being updated every Tuesday, fans were waiting to see if any major changes …read more
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Casey Kenney was surprised to see Dominick Cruz’s name on his contract. On the prelims of UFC 259, Kenney is set to face the former bantamweight champion in a very …read more
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Cub Swanson will look to stop another surging contender when he faces Giga Chikadze.
Swanson (27-11 MMA, 12-7 UFC) meets Chikadze (12-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night on May …read more
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LAS VEGAS – Islam Makhachev intends to take over the lightweight division in the absence of Khabib Nurmagomedov, and it starts at UFC 259.
Makhachev (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) returns to …read more
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Jan Blachowicz doesn’t think we’ll be seeing Israel Adesanya visit the UFC’s 205 area code after he is sent packing this Saturday. In the UFC 259 main event, Jan Blachowicz …read more
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Ottman Azaitar made a brief appearance at UFC 259 media day on Wednesday. According to multiple reporters in attendance, Azaitar entered the room at the UFC Apex where interviews took …read more
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It appears UFC superstar, former-double champion Conor McGregor is in trouble after signs point to him losing a controlling interest in his whiskey company, Proper No.12. Irish Whiskey. The company …read more
Source:: MMANews
Aljamain Sterling, who fights at UFC 259, pictured before his fight against Cory Sandhagen at UFC 250. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
UFC …read more
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LAS VEGAS – UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is three days away from attempting to capture the light heavyweight title from Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259.
As you can imagine, most …read more
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Israel Adesanya recently stated that a possible fight between he and former Light Heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, was no longer …read more
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Had one scorecard gone his way at UFC Fight Night 165, Aleksandar Rakic could have been on the precipice of really big things in the light heavyweight division right now. …read more
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Joseph Benavidez did some soul searching after his loss to Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC Fight Night 172 headliner this past July. …read more
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LAS VEGAS – Joseph Benavidez answered media questions on Wednesday ahead of his bout at UFC 259.
Benavidez (28-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) discussed his flyweight matchup with Askar Askarov (12-0-1 MMA, …read more
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The UFC has three championships on the line Saturday.
UFC 259 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and …read more
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At UFC 259 this weekend (Sat., March 6, 2021), Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya attempts to become the fifth UFC fighter in history to hold two belts at the same when …read more
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Ben Askren tries to box Demian Maia. He’ll be boxing Jake Paul in April. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
You think …read more
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LAS VEGAS – Casey Kenney has watched Dominick Cruz for almost a decade. On Saturday, he’ll get to watch him while trying to knock the former UFC bantamweight champion’s head …read more
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Claressa Shields speaks during a press conference with Ivana Habazin at Hotel Plaza Athenee prior to their January 11th, 2020. | Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images
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That’s according to “Rocket,” man, burning out his fuse up here alone. Not long before UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya …read more
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LAS VEGAS – Aleksandar Rakic thinks a win over Thiago Santos at UFC 259 will solidify a light heavyweight title shot.
“It’s a great opportunity to show I’m ready for the title,” …read more
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Tune in for MMAWeekly.com’s UFC 259 Media Day Live Stream, featuring commentary from Jim “Gries” Grieshaber and Jeff Cain.
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TRENDING > Jon Jones slams UFC Vegas 20 heavyweights; …read more
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Head Coach Eugene Bareman Gives An Honest Look Into The Minds Of City Kickboxing Athletes Israel Adesanya, Kai Kara-France and Carlos Ulberg As The Head Into UFC 259.
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Who da fook is dat guy? Former UFC light heavyweight title contender Anthony Johnson, who blew up to 285 pounds like “Thunder” from Big …read more
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Islam Makhachev will be speaking at UFC 259 Media Day. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
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Listen to the latest UFC Unfiltered podcast featuring UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz, Joseph Benavidez, and Comedian Gary Owen
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The UFC belt, worn by Israel Adesanya at UFC 248. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Check out the midweek betting odds for Saturday’s UFC …read more
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On the third episode of UFC 259 Embedded, Megan Spencer, Jan Blachowicz, Israel Adesanya, and Petr Yan train, Amanda Nunes packs for the trip, and more.
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Bloody Elbow Presents the ‘Best of the C’Mon Now MMA Podcast’. The show is a deep dive with host, Trent Reinsmith, into …read more
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Aljamain Sterling challenges Petr Yan for the UFC Bantamweight Championship this Saturday, but Sterling had a few words for the Russian champion’s way up to the throne. Three title fights …read more
Source:: MMANews
Check out the complete betting odds for this Saturday’s UFC 259 PPV card featuring Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya in the main event. The stacked card features three title fights, …read more
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Jan Blachowicz doesn’t think we’ll be seeing Israel Adesanya visit the UFC’s 205 area code after he is sent packing this Saturday. In the UFC 259 main event, Jan Blachowicz …read more
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Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
At the UFC 259 media day, a host of fighters, who will compete at Saturday’s event, will speak to the media …read more
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For the third time, Bellator MMA will attempt to make a fight happen between Paul Daley and Sabah Homasi. …read more
Source:: Sherdog
Petr Yan is still trying to call the shots of the bantamweight title picture, whether Cory Sandhagen likes it or not. T.J. Dillashaw has made it widely known that he …read more
Source:: MMANews
Luke Rockhold thinks Israel Adesanya will be successful in his quest to become a UFC dual champion.
Middleweight champ Adesanya will move up a weight class to challenge light heavyweight champ …read more
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Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Johnson is looking seriously slimmed-down ahead of his upcoming debut with Bellator MMA. Johnson retired after a loss to Daniel Cormier in 2017, …read more
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UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan believes Aljamain Sterling will run from him at UFC 259, suggesting he will have the gameplan of a mouse. Yan vs. Sterling is one of …read more
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On Michael Bisping’s “Believe You Me” Podcast, the former champ shared disdain for UFC fighters with big names being targeted as sacrificial lambs on the big stage. Overall, Bisping believes …read more
Source:: MMANews
Six time world champion boxer Zab Judah has started a celebrity boxing promotion. | Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for HBO Latino
Zab Judah’s new …read more
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One-time title challenger Anthony Smith has never struggled with COVID-19 like Khamzat Chimaev, but he relates to the struggle of recovery. …read more
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will hold a LIVE media day this afternoon for the upcoming UFC …read more
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