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1:56 PM ET The Professional Fighters League will crown a new heavyweight champion later this year. Bruno Cappelozza, the PFL’s 2021 heavyweight title winner, is out of the promotion’s 2022 playoffs because of an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Cappelozza will be replaced by Matheus Scheffel in the semifinals against Denis Goltsov on
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Congratulations are in order! UFC Strawweight contender, Tecia Torres, has married longtime partner and former Bantamweight title challenger, Raquel Pennington. The two have been dating and in one another’s corner for years, which admittedly led to some awkward moments when the couple clashed with fellow women’s MMA power couple, Amanda and
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Derrick Lewis has big plans for his post-fighting life, but the UFC’s all-time leader in knockout wins isn’t planning on leaving the promotion behind. Ahead of his main card fight with Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 277, “The Black Beast” appeared at the event’s media day and entertained reporters with his typical sense of humor. Lewis
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This weekend (Sat., July 30, 2022) at UFC 277, the Bantamweight and interim Flyweight titles will be on the line. Headlining the event will be new 135-pound queenpin, Julianna Pena, who attempts to earn a second straight upset victory against the current Featherweight champion, Amanda Nunes. In the pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event, another rematch will
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Recent footage of fights held in the sand has gone viral, shining a light on another combat sports organization that strays from the norm. With the advent of organizations like Pillow Fighting Championship and Car-Jitsu, the idea of an MMA promotion with fights held in the sand doesn’t sound so strange. Founded in 2011, STRELKA
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10:45 AM ET The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) has passed a pair of MMA rule changes, including one that could make a major impact in fights. On Wednesday at its annual conference, the ABC approved a rule that would give fighters on the receiving end of an eye poke five minutes
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight queen, Amanda Nunes, seeks to regain her Bantamweight belt opposite upstart rival, Julianna Pena, this Saturday (July 30, 2022) at UFC 277 inside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Safe to say UFC 269 was an absolute disaster for Nunes. The then-reigning pound-for-pound queen was seen as unstoppable, but she
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DALLAS – Anthony Smith has respect for UFC 277 opponent Magomed Ankalaev,, but at the same time he doesn’t really understand the level of hype surrounding him. Smith (36-16 MMA, 11-6 UFC) is nearly a 4-to-1 underdog on average (per BestFightOdds) and while he thinks Ankalaev (17-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) is good, he doesn’t understand
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