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Leon Edwards bests Kamaru Usman again to retain UFC crown

Leon Edwards bests Kamaru Usman again to retain UFC crown

Leon Edwards was the first to admit he gave a terrible performance in his welterweight title fight versus Kamaru Usman eight months ago. He turned in a much better one versus Usman at UFC 286. Edwards (21-3)…

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WBO orders Terence Crawford title defense vs. Alexis Rocha

WBO orders Terence Crawford title defense vs. Alexis Rocha

The WBO has ordered its welterweight champion, Terence Crawford, to start negotiations for a mandatory defense versus Alexis Rocha, ranked No. 3 by the organization. In a letter sent to both sides Monday, the WBO stated that…

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Jake Paul interested in Nate Diaz fight, vows he’d ‘slap the Stockton’ out of outgoing UFC fighter

Jake Paul interested in Nate Diaz fight, vows he’d ‘slap the Stockton’ out of outgoing UFC fighter

Nate Diaz fought the final fight on his UFC contract last Saturday night, defeating Tony Ferguson. That brings a boxing match between the wildly popular MMA fighter and Jake Paul — something both have talked about — closer…

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Khamzat Chimaev-Nate Diaz welterweight bout being finalized for UFC 279 on Sept. 10

Khamzat Chimaev-Nate Diaz welterweight bout being finalized for UFC 279 on Sept. 10

The UFC is finalizing a welterweight fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz to headline UFC 279 on Sept. 10, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Tuesday. Contracts have not been signed, but both fighters have…

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Boxer Mikey Garcia retires with 40-2 record, 30 knockouts

Boxer Mikey Garcia retires with 40-2 record, 30 knockouts

Mikey Garcia, a former four-division champion, confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday that he has retired from boxing. In a sport filled with self-promoting fighters, Garcia was understated. And in typical fashion for Garcia, he simply…

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Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone agrees to fight Jim Miller at UFC 276

Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone agrees to fight Jim Miller at UFC 276

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has agreed to face Jim Miller at UFC 276 on July 2 in Las Vegas, according to UFC officials. The short-notice fight is the latest turn of events in a wild month for Cerrone (36-16),…

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Errol Spence-Yordenis Ugas welterweight unification fight scheduled for April 16 at AT&T Stadium

Errol Spence-Yordenis Ugas welterweight unification fight scheduled for April 16 at AT&T Stadium

Errol Spence and Yordenis Ugas will unify welterweight titles on April 16 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Spence revealed on social media. The fight will be Spence’s third at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, which…

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Leon Edwards blasts Jorge Masvidal for pulling out of UFC 269, turns focus to Kamaru Usman

Leon Edwards blasts Jorge Masvidal for pulling out of UFC 269, turns focus to Kamaru Usman

UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards says he wasn’t surprised by Jorge Masvidal’s recent withdrawal from their arranged fight at UFC 269 next month, and he has now turned his entire focus to a title fight versus Kamaru Usman in…

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Jorge Masvidal, Leon Edwards agree to grudge match at UFC 269

Jorge Masvidal, Leon Edwards agree to grudge match at UFC 269

One of the most infamous backstage scuffles in UFC history will be revisited in December, as UFC welterweights Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal have agreed to meet inside the Octagon. Edwards and Masvidal will square off at UFC 269…

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Robbie Lawler agrees to late weight change for rematch vs. Nick Diaz at UFC 266

Robbie Lawler agrees to late weight change for rematch vs. Nick Diaz at UFC 266

A high-profile rematch between Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler will apparently still happen at UFC 266 this weekend, following a last-minute request from Diaz’s camp to change the weight limit of the fight. Diaz (26-9) and Lawler (28-15) initially…

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Carlos Condit, former UFC interim welterweight champion, retires from MMA

Carlos Condit, former UFC interim welterweight champion, retires from MMA

Carlos Condit, one of the best MMA welterweights of the aughts and beyond, has retired from the UFC, his longtime manager, Malki Kawa of First Round Management, confirmed Thursday with ESPN. Nicknamed “The Natural Born…

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Terence Crawford, Shawn Porter strike deal for Nov. 20 welterweight title bout

Terence Crawford, Shawn Porter strike deal for Nov. 20 welterweight title bout

Terence Crawford finally has the big fight he’s been looking for. Crawford, ESPN’s No. 2 pound-for-pound boxer, and Shawn Porter have struck a deal for a welterweight title fight on Nov. 20 at Las Vegas’…

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Manny Pacquiao will fight Yordenis Ugas instead of Errol Spence Jr.

Manny Pacquiao will fight Yordenis Ugas instead of Errol Spence Jr.

Manny Pacquiao will still challenge for a welterweight title on Aug. 21 in Las Vegas — it just won’t be versus Errol Spence Jr. The Filipino senator will now face Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas after a…

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Welterweight champ Kamaru Usman to defend his belt in rematch with Colby Covington in UFC 268

Welterweight champ Kamaru Usman to defend his belt in rematch with Colby Covington in UFC 268

A rematch of one of the best title fights in UFC welterweight history is on deck. Kamaru Usman, ranked as ESPN’s top pound-for-pound MMA fighter, will defend his UFC welterweight title in a second fight…

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Manny Pacquiao, Errol Spence Jr. formally announce Aug. 21 fight

Manny Pacquiao, Errol Spence Jr. formally announce Aug. 21 fight

Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence Jr. formally pronounced Sunday that they will fight Aug. 21 in a bout pitting an eight-division world champion versus one of the sport’s most dominant current champions. Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39…

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Errol Spence defeats Danny Garcia by unanimous decision to retain belts

Errol Spence defeats Danny Garcia by unanimous decision to retain belts

Errol Spence Jr. insisted he was still the same fighter despite a severe car accident nearly 14 months ago. Any skepticism surrounding that claim disappeared on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Spence…

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