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UFC 294 MAKHACHEV VS. VOLKANOVSKI 2 PREVIEW

UFC 294 MAKHACHEV VS. VOLKANOVSKI 2 PREVIEW

On Saturday, Oct. 21, the UFC returns to Fight Island as UFC 294 kicks off from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This card has seen quite a bit of shake-ups in recent weeks…

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Justin Gaethje knocks out Dustin Poirier, wins BMF title at UFC 291

Justin Gaethje knocks out Dustin Poirier, wins BMF title at UFC 291

There have been a lot of special nights over the course of Justin Gaethje’s career. UFC 291, though, has to be at the very top. In his 29th professional fight on Saturday, Gaethje claimed the BMF…

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Islam Makhachev, Charles Oliveira to fight in UFC 294 main event

Islam Makhachev, Charles Oliveira to fight in UFC 294 main event

Islam Makhachev’s next title defense is no longer a mystery. The UFC lightweight champion will defend his belt versus former champ Charles Oliveira in a rematch in the main event of UFC 294 on Oct. 21 in…

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Alycia Baumgardner to fight Elhem Mekhaled for undisputed title

Alycia Baumgardner to fight Elhem Mekhaled for undisputed title

Alycia Baumgardner’s first defense of her WBC, IBF and WBO titles will come versus Elhem Mekhaled as the co-feature on the Amanda Serrano-Erika Cruz card on Feb. 4 in New York City, a source confirmed…

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Emanuel Navarrete, Liam Wilson agree to title fight

Emanuel Navarrete, Liam Wilson agree to title fight

Emanuel Navarrete and Liam Wilson have agreed to a deal for a WBO junior lightweight title fight on Feb. 3 in Glendale, Arizona, a source told ESPN. Navarrete was set to meet Oscar Valdez in…

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UFC 280’s best fights: Oliveira-Makhachev provide clash of styles in main event

UFC 280’s best fights: Oliveira-Makhachev provide clash of styles in main event

UFC 280 might be the deepest card the promotion has put on so far this year — as it features essential fights in two of the best divisions: lightweight and bantamweight. In the main event,…

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Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos Jr. Preview

Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos Jr. Preview

On Saturday, Devin Haney and George Kambosos Jr. run it back for the undisputed lightweight championship from Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.  A two-time Australian National Championships silver medalist, Kambosos made his pro debut…

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Alexander Volkanovski to be UFC 280 lightweight fight backup

Alexander Volkanovski to be UFC 280 lightweight fight backup

UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will serve as the backup to a vacant lightweight title fight at UFC 280 on Oct. 22, Volkanovski revealed Monday. The 155-pound title fight features former champion Charles Oliveira (33-8) versus Islam Makhachev (22-1). Volkanovski…

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Kambosos’ career on the line in Haney rematch

Kambosos’ career on the line in Haney rematch

George Kambosos Jr is laying his boxing career on the line, saying his rematch with American Devin Haney in October could be his last fight if it ends in defeat. Kambosos surrendered his three lightweight…

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George Kambosos defeats Teofimo Lopez by split decision to become unified lightweight champion

George Kambosos defeats Teofimo Lopez by split decision to become unified lightweight champion

Teofimo Lopez promised a first-round knockout and pushed hard to achieve just that by unloading on George Kambosos, but in a stunner, the opening round to their fight Saturday night ended with the champion on…

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Conor McGregor willing to face fellow lightweight Michael Chandler ‘at some stage’

Conor McGregor willing to face fellow lightweight Michael Chandler ‘at some stage’

UFC lightweight Michael Chandler might have lost to Justin Gaethje last weekend in New York — but he appears to have caught Conor McGregor’s attention in doing so. Chandler (22-7) suffered a unanimous decision loss to Gaethje at UFC 268…

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Dan Hooker agrees to fight Islam Makhachev at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi

Dan Hooker agrees to fight Islam Makhachev at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi

Less than one week after an impressive triumph at UFC 266 in Las Vegas, lightweight Dan Hooker has already accepted his next task — and it’s a big one. Hooker (21-10) has agreed to face Islam Makhachev (20-1) at…

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Back on good terms with Dana White, lightweight Justin Gaethje, 32, signs UFC contract extension

Back on good terms with Dana White, lightweight Justin Gaethje, 32, signs UFC contract extension

UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje has signed a contract extension that will keep him inside the Octagon, ahead of his upcoming fight versus Michael Chandler at UFC 268 on Nov. 6. Gaethje (22-3) broke the news…

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Rafael dos Anjos vs. Islam Makhachev booked for UFC 267

Rafael dos Anjos vs. Islam Makhachev booked for UFC 267

The UFC has added a high-profile lightweight matchup between Rafael dos Anjos and Islam Makhachev to UFC 267. Both sides have agreed to the 155-pound contest, which will take place on Oct. 30. The UFC has not revealed a…

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Makhachev submits Moises, calls out dos Anjos

Makhachev submits Moises, calls out dos Anjos

Islam Makhachev’s toughest task moving forward might be finding someone willing to fight him. Makhachev completely dominated Thiago Moises in the UFC Fight Night main event Saturday in Las Vegas. Moises mounted almost no offense at all…

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Teofimo Lopez tests positive for COVID-19, bout vs. George Kambosos moved to Aug. 14

Teofimo Lopez tests positive for COVID-19, bout vs. George Kambosos moved to Aug. 14

Teofimo Lopez has tested positive for COVID-19 and is symptomatic. His Saturday fight vs. George Kambosos that was arranged to be in Miami and the whole undercard has been moved to Aug. 14, Triller announced.…

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Canada earns 3 more spots at Tokyo Olympics at last-chance regatta

Canada earns 3 more spots at Tokyo Olympics at last-chance regatta

A last-chance rowing qualifying event in Switzerland on Sunday has produced three more entries for Canada at the Tokyo Olympics. Canadians Patrick Keane and Maxwell Lattimer qualified a boat for Tokyo in lightweight men’s double sculls by…

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Khabib Nurmagomedov says Dustin Poirier ‘deserves to be a champion’

Khabib Nurmagomedov says Dustin Poirier ‘deserves to be a champion’

Khabib Nurmagomedov is still the UFC’s undefeated lightweight champion, although even he considers the belt should belong to Dustin Poirier. Speaking to Match TV, Nurmagomedov (29-0) stated he believes Poirier “deserves” to be the UFC’s 155-pound champion,…

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Dustin Poirier wants lightweight title shot next, talks other options

Dustin Poirier wants lightweight title shot next, talks other options

Just a little more than a week after his career-defining victory over Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier has not yet decided on his next move. There is one thing that is paramount in his mind over all else, though: becoming…

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Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno fight to draw in UFC flyweight thriller

Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno fight to draw in UFC flyweight thriller

Deiveson Figueiredo stepped back after the final bell and spread his arms wide. The UFC flyweight champion loosed a full-throated scream as he wrapped a hug around Brandon Moreno, who had just stretched him to…

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How will Tony Ferguson look in his return? Coaches, fighters split

How will Tony Ferguson look in his return? Coaches, fighters split

Tony Ferguson was on a 12-fight winning streak and programmed to face Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight championship. For Ferguson, the April title fight could have been a crowning achievement many years in the making. But the…

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khabib vs gaethje fight preview

khabib vs gaethje fight preview

The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with utility player Josh Harrison on Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje is arranged to take place on Saturday, October 24, 2020, in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In one of the matchups…

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