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Jairzinho Rozenstruik continues to impress away from the UFC Octagon, and many think it’s time for Dana White and co. to bring him back. The Jon Jones co-owned Dirty Boxing promotion was back in action Friday night, with its third event taking place at The Hangar at Regatta Harbour in Miami, Florida. 11 former UFC fighters were in action, including …

Tom Aspinall has some pointers for Michael Chandler. Chandler, a three-time Bellator champion and one-time UFC lightweight title challenger, is currently in a career-worst slump with just one win in his past six outings. Most recently, he lost to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314 in April, succumbing to strikes in the third round. Aspinall recently posted a workout video on …

Tom Aspinall is ready to finally get his hands on Ciryl Gane. UFC CEO Dana White announced on Tuesday that Aspinall defends his undisputed heavyweight title for the first time against Gane in the main event of UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi. On his Instagram, Aspinall reacted to the news, and then claimed that Gane had turned down multiple fight …

Several of the UFC’s biggest names have their next marching orders. UFC CEO Dana White on Tuesday announced a quartet of big-time bouts for the second half of the year, including a trio of matchups for UFC 320 on Oct. 4 in Las Vegas: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2 for the UFC light heavyweight title, Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory …

Alex Pereira continues to put on weight, and now has fans thinking that a potential heavyweight move could be in the cards — which would certainly capture the interest of UFC heavyweight titleholder Tom Aspinall. As of now, Aspinall or Pereira, the former UFC light heavyweight and middleweight champion, are currently awaiting their next fight announcements. Speaking with former heavyweight …

Alex Pereira vs. Tom Aspinall, anyone? Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira finds himself at a bit of a crossroads in his illustrious combat sports career. After four title wins in less than a year, Pereira lost his world title to Magomed Ankalaev by decision at UFC 313 in March. There’s no telling if we’ll get an immediate rematch …

UFC Nashville headliner Tallison Teixeira believes it will be either him or another Brazilian heavyweight who dethrones Tom Aspinall. Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event offers the chance for a new name to break into title contention in the heavyweight division, as newcomer Teixeira makes just his second appearance inside the Octagon since earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender …