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Tom Aspinall willing to let Jon Jones fight slip in favor of another UFC title defense

Tom Aspinall has updated fans in the current state of affairs with the UFC and Jon Jones. Interim UFC Heavyweight title holder Tom Aspinall is willing to continue from Jon Jones as fighting discussions will not make significant progress in the coming weeks. Since Jones defended his heavyweight championship against Stipe Miocic on UFC 309, […]

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Alex Pereira spars with famous rapper to prepare for Magomed Ankalaev title defense at UFC 313

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Alex Pereira has exchanged Leer with a range of legends, and although his newest sparring partner was certainly not of the same quality as the warriors with which he exchanged bumps, he certainly has the name value. On March 8, on UFC 313, in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, 'Patan' will try

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Merab Dvalishvili launches surprising defense of rival Henry Cejudo after UFC Seattle eye poke controversy

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Henry Cejudo's UFC Seattle Eye Poke Controverse continues to drum a storm; So much so that it even brought his former rivals to the rescue. The controversial conclusion for UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs Song remains an important talk point for the near future; With criticism of both athletes, as well as the UFC gloves.

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Dana White drops major hint on Merab Dvalishvili’s next title defense

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Just over a month away from the first UFC Bantamweight defending defense by Merab Dvalishvili, “The next opponent of” The Machine “could already be set. On UFC 311 on January 18, Merab Dvalishvili made the first defense of his Bantamweight title when he dominated unbeaten phenomenon, Umar Nurmagomedov. After his dominant victory, Dvalishvili revealed a

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Belal Muhammad gets surprise opponent for first welterweight title defense at UFC 315

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Belal Muhammad will make the first defense of his UFC -Welterwet title in May on UFC 315 after a surprising announcement by Dana White. Last July at UFC 304, Belal Muhammad shocked the world when he dethroned Leon Edwards in Manchester and became the new champion of 170 pounds. Prior to that fight, Muhammad trained

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Sean Strickland offered surprising defense by UFC legend after Dricus Du Plessis blowout

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Former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland received a surprising defense of a former fan favorite after his main performance at UFC 312. Sean Strickland fell on 0-2 against UFC Middleweight Champion Dric Du Plessis after a crooked defeat at UFC 312 last weekend in Sydney. Although Strickland had a number of positive moments early at

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Dana White hints potential champ vs champ fight following Zhang Weili’s title defense at UFC 312

Without Mbappé “we’re better in attack and defense” says coach

Islam Makhachev calls for next title defense against rival who last won a fight in summer 2023

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Following his last-minute title defense against Renato Moicano at UFC 311, Islam Makhachev is already eyeing his potential next defense. The unstoppable lightweight champion was originally scheduled to defend his title against Arman Tsarukyan in a rematch six years in the making, but Tsarukyan withdrew just hours before their fight. In true champion fashion, Islam

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Islam Makhachev’s defense record tainted by unwanted stat following UFC 311 fight change

Merab Dvalishvili compares himself to Mike Tyson and Jon Jones amid ‘drama’ before UFC 311 title defense

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Ahead of his UFC 311 title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov, Merab Dvalishvili has compared himself to combat sports greats Jon Jones and Mike Tyson. After winning the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 306, Merab Dvalishvili made it relatively clear that he was not interested in defending his title against Umar Nurmagomedov. Despite this, the promotion

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Islam Makhachev’s manager provides an update on his title defense against Arman Tsarukyan… ‘We have not received anything’

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After successfully defending his lightweight title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 earlier this year, Islam Makhachev suffered an injury that will plague him for the rest of the year. Despite currently being number one on the pound-for-pound list, Islam Makhachev has only fought once this year after suffering a hand injury that kept him

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