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Topuria hospitalised with suspected broken orbital after Gaethje stops him to claim UFC lightweight title
Ilia Topuria was rushed to hospital in Washington D.C. after suffering severe eye damage and a body-shot stoppage at the hands of Justin Gaethje at UFC White House, ending his unbeaten record and handing Gaethje the undisputed lightweight championship.
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Gaethje stuns Topuria to claim lightweight title and $825,000 in bonuses at UFC White House
Justin Gaethje pulled off one of MMA's great upsets at UFC White House, stopping Ilia Topuria in the fourth round to win the lightweight title and earning $825,000 in post-fight bonuses — the largest payout of the night.
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Gaethje earns $825K in bonuses after stunning Topuria to claim undisputed UFC lightweight title
Justin Gaethje knocked out the undefeated Ilia Topuria in the fourth round at UFC White House to become undisputed lightweight champion, earning a record $825,000 in combined Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night bonuses.
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Gaethje snatches undisputed lightweight title as Topuria's corner stops UFC White House main event
Justin Gaethje finally claimed undisputed UFC lightweight gold at UFC White House on Sunday, battering the previously undefeated Ilia Topuria until the Spaniard's corner stopped the fight at the end of round four in a stunning upset.
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Gaethje stuns undefeated Topuria to snatch undisputed lightweight title at UFC White House
Justin Gaethje pulled off one of the greatest upsets in MMA history on Sunday, stopping previously undefeated Ilia Topuria via corner retirement in the third round to claim the undisputed UFC lightweight championship at UFC White House.
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Ciryl Gane knocks out Alex Pereira in round two to reclaim interim UFC heavyweight title
Ciryl Gane stopped Alex Pereira at 1:27 of round two at UFC White House, reclaiming the interim heavyweight title with a dominant performance capped by a precise jab and a finishing flurry of punches and elbows.
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Gane knocks out Pereira to snatch interim heavyweight title and force Aspinall rematch
Ciryl Gane stopped Alex Pereira in Round 2 at UFC White House on Sunday, claiming a second interim UFC title and setting up a rematch with undisputed heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall at UFC Paris on September 5.
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O'Malley walks off after second-round knockout of Zahabi at UFC White House
Sean O'Malley delivered a clinical two-round performance at UFC White House on Sunday, stopping Aiemann Zahabi at 4:02 of the second round with a straight right hand and immediately calling out bantamweight champion Petr Yan.
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Unbeaten Hokit demolishes Derrick Lewis in two rounds to call out Pereira
Josh Hokit improved to 10-0 with a commanding second-round knockout of Derrick Lewis at UFC White House on Sunday, finishing the fight at 4:09 with a flurry of punches before immediately calling out light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.
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Ruffy demolishes Chandler with spinning heel kick and uppercut to demand lightweight title shot
Mauricio Ruffy stopped Michael Chandler at 4:29 of the first round at UFC White House on Sunday, finishing the former Bellator champion with a spinning heel kick and a brutal uppercut to extend his winning streak and stake a claim for a lightweight title shot.
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Eric Trump denies DMs to Daniel Cormier asking about rigged UFC fights
Daniel Cormier posted — then deleted — screenshots purportedly showing Eric Trump asking the UFC commentator whether fights on the UFC Freedom 250 card were rigged. Eric Trump has flatly denied ever contacting Cormier, calling the images AI-generated fakes.
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Nickal drops Daukaus with straight left then finishes with elbows to move to 9-1
Bo Nickal delivered another first-round knockout at the UFC White House card, flooring Kyle Daukaus with a straight left and right hook before ending the fight with ground elbows at 4:34 of round one.
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Diego Lopes survives brutal first round to knock out Steve Garcia at UFC White House
Diego Lopes absorbed a dominant first round from Steve Garcia before turning the fight around with a thunderous left hook combination that put Garcia down and out at 2:42 of the second round at the UFC White House card.
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UFC Champion Strickland Escorted Out After Sneaking Into Washington Fan Fest
Sean Strickland gatecrashed the UFC's fan fest at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., climbing into a WWE ring before security removed him from the premises. The middleweight champion later hinted on Instagram that he may face a disorderly conduct charge.
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Cormier denies viral claim that Eric Trump asked him if UFC White House fights were rigged
Daniel Cormier has pushed back against a viral social media story alleging that Eric Trump messaged him to ask whether UFC White House fights were fixed, with screenshots of the supposed exchange — and a since-deleted Cormier tweet — spreading rapidly on Sunday evening.
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Strickland sneaks into UFC White House Fan Fest, escorted out and faces disorderly conduct charge
Sean Strickland gatecrashed the UFC Fan Fest at the Ellipse near the White House on Sunday, managing to jump into a WWE ring before security removed him. The middleweight champion now faces a possible Class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge in Washington D.C.
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Pereira sparring partner warns Gane: 'He hurts you wherever he lands'
Tallison Teixeira, a 6'7" heavyweight who served as one of Alex Pereira's chief sparring partners ahead of UFC White House, says "Poatan" carries fight-ending power to every part of the body and will knock out Ciryl Gane on June 14.
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Marcelino calls his time at Marseille "more than traumatic" after just four training sessions
Two years after his abrupt departure from Olympique de Marseille, Spanish coach Marcelino breaks his silence in an interview with Marca, describing an experience he considers "practically a non-experience," marked by chaos and total instability.
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Zahabi on anime, fatherhood and facing O'Malley at UFC White House
UFC bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi sits down to talk life outside the cage ahead of his high-stakes bout with former champion Sean O'Malley this Sunday. The 14-2 Canadian, riding a six-fight win streak, opens up about his love of Dragon Ball Z and Naruto and watching anime with his daughters.
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O'Malley reveals UFC rejected his Petr Yan request before booking Zahabi at White House card
Sean O'Malley has pushed back on the notion that the UFC grants him whatever he wants, disclosing that requests to fight both Petr Yan and Aiemann Zahabi were previously denied before the promotion reversed course on the latter for the upcoming White House card.
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