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Augusto Sakai isn’t in the UFC’s heavyweight title shot mix right now. But, the Brazilian fighter believes he could change all that tonight, with a decisive win over Alistair Overeem.

Sakai has been scheduled to face the … Read More

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Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa continue trade verbal shots as their title fight approaches, but according to the latter, he’s already in the champ’s head.

Costa has been booked to fight the middleweight champ at UFC 253, … Read More

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Recently UFC President Dana White claimed he didn’t know enough about Patricio “Pitbull” Freire to comment on his abilities as a fighter, and the Bellator champ-champ was quick to respond.

Following Jon Jones’s decision to vacate the … Read More

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Ryan Bader is set to defend Bellator’s light heavyweight belt against Vadim Nemkov on Friday, and “Darth” believes the bout could determine who is the best fighter in the weight class.

Bader will battle Nemkov in the … Read More

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As Edmen Shahbazyan gets set to face Derek Brunson this Saturday at UFC Vegas 5, the rising middleweight says he plans to become the youngest champ in UFC history.

Since the Armenian-American fighter joined the UFC in … Read More

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The UFC continues to work on building its late summer and fall line-up, as it’s being reported the promotion’s close to signing a fight between Glover Teixeira and Thiago Santos.

The light-heavyweight contenders are expected to battle … Read More

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The news Alexander Gustafsson is moving up to heavyweight to face Fabricio Werdum seemed to surprise many. But, recently ‘The Mauler’ explained why he’s decided to leave light heavyweight behind him for now.

Not long ago, it … Read More

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It looks like the UFC’s August 29th card will feature a compelling, light-heavyweight bout, as it’s being reported that Anthony Smith will take on Aleksandar Rakic.

The light-heavyweight contenders have reportedly agreed to fight at the upcoming … Read More

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Recently Jon Jones has claimed he’s vacating the UFC’s light-heavyweight title, and “Bones” has proposed Jan Blachowicz and Dominick Reyes should battle for the bout. But, Glover Teixeira has other ideas for how the title shot picture … Read More

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After Conor McGregor announced on Saturday that he’s decided to retire, it was long before Dana White was asked for his thoughts on the development.

Shortly after UFC 250, McGregor relayed via Twitter that he’s decided to … Read More

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Recently Jon Jones has been feuding with Dana White and the UFC over his contract, and now Jorge Masvidal is doing the same.

Masvidal was expected to challenge welterweight champ Kamaru Usman next, but the fight has … Read More

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Paulo Costa has a more immediate goal, namely, winning the UFC’s middleweight title. But, if the undefeated fighter does that, Costa wants to challenge for the promotion’s light-heavyweight belt.

Costa (13-0) is expected to face middleweight champ … Read More

As sick and sadistic as it may sound, there’s just something exciting and cathartic about watching two people beat each other black and blue.

That’s one of the main reasons why MMA, or mixed martial arts, has grown in popularity … Read More

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After taking out Corey Anderson at UFC Rio Rancho, Jan Blachowicz has made it clear he wants to fight for the light-heavyweight title next. So much so, the veteran contender says he’ll wait out until he gets … Read More

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It remains to be seen if Jan Blachowicz will fight for the UFC’s 205 title next. But the Polish contender made a compelling case for a title shot tonight at UFC Rio Rancho, by knocking out Corey … Read More

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Following Dominick Reyes’ impressive, and controversial loss to Jon Jones at UFC 247, the light-heavyweight contender’s shared out an update on his condition.

Recently Reyes, who lost via decision to the light-heavyweight champ last weekend, posted the … Read More

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Although Corey Anderson has worked his way into the title shot mix, on account of a four fight winning streak, the light-heavyweight insists he’s not looking past Jan Blachowicz to champion, Jon Jones.

Anderson is booked to … Read More

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Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC 247, which will take place Saturday in Houston, Texas.

In the main event, light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones will take on Dominick Reyes.

Main Card (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

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The UFC has added a pivotal light-heavyweight bout to its upcoming schedule, as the promotion’s announced that Anthony Smith will fight perennial contender Glover Teixeira.

The UFC has announced that Smith and Teixeira will fight in the … Read More

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Following his win over Johnny Walker at UFC 244 this past weekend, Corey Anderson is demanding a title fight with champion Jon Jones. But, more recently, Anthony Smith delivered a fiery warning to his fellow, light-heavyweight contender.… Read More