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Khamzat Chimaev flew to Ireland to confront Conor McGregor years before UFC fame

Years before Khamzat Chimaev became famous in the UFC, he tried to make a name for himself by confronting Conor McGregor in Ireland. In August, Khamzat Chimaev will finally fight for the UFC Middleweight Title when he compiles Dricus Du Plessis on UFC 319. In anticipation of their clash in Chicago, Du Plessis and Chimaev […]

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Gilbert Burns admits money and fame impacted UFC career after iconic Khamzat Chimaev fight

Gilbert Burns is in a reflective mood prior to his return to the Octagon at UFC Vegas 106. The former Welterweight Challenger title is on a three-fighting skid and desperately has to beat Michael Morales rising 17-0 on the UFC Apex on Saturday evening. Prior to his last outing, Gilbert Burns looked back on the

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Forest star Ola Aina opens up on his team-mate’s horror injury and YouTube fame

The truly disturbing thing for everyone in Nottingham Forest is that, since their friend and club size Taiwo Awoniyi lies in the hospital, they know that this should not have happened at all. If an assistant referee had set up her flag as a clear offside Anthony Elanga walked to a ball in Forest's 2-2

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Vitor Belfort tears up as UFC destroyer gets legendary Hall of Fame induction

This summer, former UFC champion Vorror Belfort adds 'UFC Hall of Famer' to his CV. The Brazilian 'phenomenon' is considered one of the most dangerous hunters in MMA with 18 knockouts on his record, 15 of those in the first round. Vitor Belfort easily fought everyone from the middleweight division to the heavyweight division such

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PFL champion cut 30lb in five days to face Israel Adesanya in UFC debut that launched Hall of Fame career

Four years before Rob Wilkinson PFL Gold won, he was confronted with a debuting Israel Adesanya in what his last UFC fight would be. The big difference between those two outings was the weight class; After losing his UFC contract, Wilkinson Breed to slightly heavyweight and has become great success. After the Coronavirus population has

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‘Feels kinda wrong’ … Ex-UFC champ unsure if Anthony Smith is hall of fame worthy

Anthony Smith has had a great career in the UFC. After almost 60 MMA fights, the former UFC title -Uitdager Anthony Smith will call it a career at UFC Kansas City this Saturday when he meets the Chinese knock -out artist Mingyang Zhang. Smith may not have the best record in the Octagon on 13-11,

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‘You’d be surprised’… Michael Bisping tells Hall of Fame boxer how their street fight would play out

Michael Bisping stopped Carl Froch with Carl Froch in the most beautiful way. The former UFC Middleweight title holder recently sat down for an hour -long conversation with former Super Middle Wight Boxing world champion Carl Froch, who has become a big fan of MMA since he retired after the elimination of George Groves in

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‘I wasn’t stripping’… Carlos Ulberg clears up wild rumor about his life before UFC fame

One of the best contenders of the UFC at 205 pounds did not have the usual path to the octagon that most hunters go through. Carlos Ulberg has not awarded his wish to fight against Khalil Rountree after he had called for a fight with the former title Challenger after his last victory over Volkan

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Robbie Lawler breathes life into comeback hopes one week after UFC Hall of Fame announcement

A surprising mention has been added to the test history of the UFC after a recent update of the statistics on March 14. At UFC 313 it was announced that an emotional Robbie Lawler would enter the Hall of Fame of the promotion later this year in the modern wing. The former Weltergege enforcement champion

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Robbie Lawler peaked when he obliterated rival’s nose in legendary Hall of Fame UFC war

The location of Robbie Lawler in the MMA History Books was secured in July 2015. At night, Conor McGregor Chad Mendes played to win his first UFC title, 'Ruthless' stole the show by breaking Rory Macdonald's nose and having him stop in the fifth round of their brutal welterweight Title fight. The Co-Main event of

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Robbie Lawler gets emotional as second UFC Hall of Fame induction is confirmed with career-retrospective at UFC 313

Robbie Lawler fought from the tears when his second Hall of Fame induction was announced on UFC 313. Tonight's map is full of epic fights, with Bobby Green who suffers from one of the worst knockouts in MMA history against Maurício Ruffy. Although that was memorable, it will be difficult to surpass the special moment

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