Official Result: Eric McConico defeats Cody Brundage by split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28) Eric McConico and Cody Brundage kicked off Saturday’s action with a gruelling clash between traditional middleweights elevated a weight class as a result of the fight coming together on short notice. McConico clipped Brundage in the opening seconds of the contest, hurting the Factory X representative, but …
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Dricus du Plessis fully expects to get past Khamzat Chimaev, and he plans to return to a familiar topic of conversation in the aftermath. Du Plessis and Chimaev will headline UFC 319 on August 16, as the United Center in Chicago stages Octagon action. The South African’s middleweight gold will be on the line in a matchup many have pointed …
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The man on the losing end of Khamzat Chimaev’s quickest-ever fight is expecting to hear ‘and still’ in the UFC 319 main event. Chimaev is currently completing his final preparations and training for his first taste of championship action on MMA’s biggest stage, as he gears up to challenge for the middleweight title on August 16. Headlining UFC 319, Chimaev …
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DOLIDZE vs HERNANDEZ takes place Saturday, August 9 in Las Vegas and will be available on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ (English and Spanish). The prelims will air at 6pm ET/3pm PT, followed by the main card airing at 9pm ET/6pm PT. Main event scheduled for five rounds. All other bouts scheduled for three rounds. UFC Fight …
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Kamaru Usman is not a big fan of Paddy Pimblett potentially getting the next title shot against UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria. Pimblett and Topuria faced off in the cage after “El Matador” won the vacant 155 pound title via a first round knockout of Charles Oliveira back in June. The two have been feuding for years now, and while …
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Joe Rogan missed Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight at UFC 318 but now they’ll be working together as part of the same broadcast team for UFC 319 in Chicago. Rogan is joined by regular play-by-play man Jon Anik and UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier calling the fights. UFC officials confirmed the broadcast plans to MMA Fighting on Thursday. Charli Arnolt …
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Charles Oliveira has a tough test for his latest homecoming. The UFC announced Thursday that the former lightweight champion is set to fight Rafael Fiziev (13-4) in the main event of UFC Rio, which takes place at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 11. The matchup was first reported by Laerte Viana. Oliveira (35-11, 1 NC) competes in …
Read More »Dricus du Plessis’ first walk into Chicago’s iconic United Center was a memorable one. The UFC middleweight champion is set to defend his belt against one of the sport’s most fearsome fighters — undefeated Chechen mauler Khamzat Chimaev — atop the UFC 319 pay-per-view card at the home of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls on Aug. 16. Advertisement Though du Plessis …
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UFC 320 is nearly complete. The UFC’s pay-per-view event, which takes place at the T-Mobile Arena on Oct. 4, will be headlined by a light heavyweight title rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira. But before that goes down, a pair of women’s fights will set the stage, including a matchup of ranked women’s bantamweights. On Tuesday, the UFC announced …
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After getting dominated and finished by UFC bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili in their rematch at UFC 316, Sean O’Malley volunteered his services for a super short turnaround. O’Malley has lost back-to-back fights to Dvalishvili, but recently said in an interview that after he was told a slated co-main event for UFC 318 fell off, he wanted to face another top-ranked …
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