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Some of those kids are now fighting in the UFC or closing in on it, and they’re lucky that they don’t have to take the road so many of the vets had to take. For fighters like Jackson, that road to the top can be dusty and dirty – literally. “I had an amateur fight
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In the UFC Fight Night main event, Magomed Ankalaev extended his winning streak to eight with a five-round unanimous decision over former light heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos. Scores were 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 for the No.6-ranked Ankalaev, now 17-1. The No.5-ranked Santos falls to 22-10. There was little action in the first 90 seconds, and
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Both fighters have said they are going to bring the fight, and that type of mentality is something that Pereira respects. And with the fighters combining for 24 finishes in their 27 victories, fans should expect fireworks when the two collide in the UFC APEX on March 12. View Pereira’s Athlete Profile Here “Bruno said
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As far as introductions go, Moutinho’s UFC debut against “Sugar Sean” was both good and bad. The bad is that it was a short notice call on a high-profile pay-per-view card against a high-profile opponent in O’Malley that ended up in a third-round TKO loss. But the good is that Moutinho was in there slugging
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Find out what frozen pizza Matt deemed “underrated” on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, Jim and Matt are joined by Marlon Moraes ahead of his co-main event bout against Song Yadong this Saturday at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev at the UFC Apex. Moraes tells Matt how relieved he is to not be
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In the main event of UFC 255, UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo successfully defended his title against Alex Perez. Perez would be submitted by the champion in just under two minutes of the first round. In the last fight of the prelims for UFC 255, top-ranked flyweight Brandon Moreno would also make quick work of
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At UFC 232, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes took the challenge of becoming a two-division champion. Nunes was confident and fearless with her move up to the 145-pound division to take on Cyborg. She knew she was capable of beating Cyborg, an opponent that many challengers had shied away from in the past. Check
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In his first fight back, Santos had some positive moments, but succumbed to the veteran savvy and “old man strength” of Glover Teixeira before dropping an uneventful decision to Aleksandar Rakic four months later. Last time out, he got back into the win column, an important step in getting back to the being the “Marreta”
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After losing the UFC women’s strawweight title, Rose Namajunas started her journey back to the top. Winning the championship at 25 years old, Namajunas was honest and open about the self-pressure and overwhelming attention that came with being a UFC champion. It was a lot for Namajunas to deal with at the time. Check Out
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After being warned for an early eye poke before round two began, Covington took some more kicks as Masvidal started the round strong, even landing elbows to the side of the head as Covington looked for the takedown. A low knee by Covington brought a momentary halt to the bout and restarted the action away
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“First, I was stuck in Ukraine and it was hard to train, but when I made it back to America and I was training at American Top Team, I started to up my level, technically and everything.” Withstanding the uncertain circumstances regarding her training, and injuries which delayed her return to the Octagon even further,
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Those are the types of fights that we’ve historically seen from Holland and Oliveira, who have a combined eight performance and fight of the night bonuses. But when the two finally get locked into the Octagon, Holland might take the fight a different direction. Order UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal “I’m going to do a
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“Nicolae is a tough guy,” Nzechukwu said. “I don’t think he’s well-rounded, but he’s tough and he throws bombs. My path to victory is just an overwhelming pace and trying to gas him out and take him out. He presents threats, throwing hard punches and marching forward. His will to win is there.” His ability
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