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Bo Nickal’s head coach admits team had ‘concerns’ about prospect’s quick ascent leading up to UFC Des Moines loss

American Top Team Headman Mike Brown admits that Bo Nickal's push to the middleweight was top 15 premature. UFC Middleweight Prospect Bo Nickal suffered the first setback of his MMA career at UFC des Moines last Saturday. After a largely dominant start of his UFC Middleweight Termoke, Nickal was confronted with the most difficult test […]

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Alexandre Pantoja pinpoints when Kai Asakura earned a quick ascent to title shot ahead of UFC 310

UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja says Kai Asakura's viral RIZIN highlight reel was enough to warrant a UFC title shot for his debut. Alexandre Pantoja will face a new challenge in the form of Kai Asakura in the UFC 310 main event. In his latest UFC flyweight title defense, Pantoja welcomes former RIZIN superstar Asakura