Month: November 2022

The bookies have no love for Polish power. No. 3-ranked light heavyweight contender Magomed Ankalaev is -240 betting favorite to capture the 205-pound title by defeating No. 2-ranked former champion Jan Blachowicz (+200) when they go to war atop the UFC 282 pay-per-view (PPV) event, recently made official for Sat., Dec. 10, 2022 at T-Mobile
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Curtis Blaydes has his sights set on gold. A perennial top contender in the UFC heavyweight division, “Razor” has yet to challenge for the weight class’ crown. After his most recent setback, falling against Derrick Lewis in February 2021, Blaydes has gotten back on a hot streak with three straight wins. Unfortunately for Blaydes, his
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(Watch On UFC Fight Pass) This is one of those “other candidates” for the best title-winning performance in UFC history I mentioned earlier. What crucial to remember here is that Nunes wasn’t quite the dominant force everyone knows now heading into this featherweight title fight — she was the reigning bantamweight champion, but her last two
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The stars of UFC 281 — two champions, challengers, and fan favorites — cut their final pounds ahead of Friday morning’s weigh-in. Then it’s one more pre-fight showdown at the ceremonials held at Radio City Music Hall. UFC 281 is on Saturday, November 12. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC
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UFC 280 fighter Beneil Dariush spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters at media day prior to his main card bout with Mateusz Gamrot on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-280 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the
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UFC women’s flyweight Erin Blanchfield envisions herself dethroning Valentina Shevchenko down the line, but there’s something she’s looking to do first. This past weekend at UFC 281, Blanchfield delivered one of the performances of the night in her preliminary card clash with popular Liverpudlian Molly McCann. The 23-year-old made good on her favorite status and
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Ren Hiramoto is gaining his first bit of momentum in mixed martial arts (MMA). The kickboxing ring housed the young striking sensation before he decided it was time to follow a new path. Hiramoto, 24, dazzled in K-1 as a Featherweight star before debuting in MMA on Dec. 31, 2020. Unfortunately for him, two losses
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1:57 PM ET Conor McGregor‘s longtime teammate and friend is suing him for millions, claiming he was instrumental in launching McGregor’s Proper No. Twelve whiskey brand. Artem Lobov, a UFC veteran, filed a lawsuit in Ireland’s High Court on Tuesday, asserting that he was a founder of the company and has not been given his
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After a memorable performance at UFC 281, Renato Moicano has his sights set on Conor McGregor — at least, he’d love the opportunity if presented to him. Moicano submitted Brad Riddell in the featured preliminary bout on Saturday’s event at Madison Square Garden in New York. Feeling disrespected heading in, Moicano delivered an incredible post-fight
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Moicano’s best has been on display against Riddell, and in wins over Damir Hadzovic, Jai Herbert and Alexander Hernandez. Even in a March loss to former world champion Rafael Dos Anjos, Moicano showed the heart and grit of a champion, something made even more notable by the fact that he took the bout on four
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On Black Friday, The Professional Fighter’s League will host its finals event where they hand out their $1 million prize to six fighters across six weight classes. Headling the card is a trilogy between two-time champion Kayla Harrison and contender, Larissa Pacheco. On Thanksgiving, while families across America were gearing up to eat their massive
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