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Robertson admits she smokes marijuana through fight camps ahead of UFC 330 title shot
Gillian Robertson has revealed she continues using marijuana throughout her fight camps and up to weigh-in day where commissions permit, as she prepares to challenge Mackenzie Dern for the UFC women's strawweight title at UFC 330 on Aug. 15 in Philadelphia.
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McGregor's $100-bill shorts draw ridicule from fans ahead of UFC 329 comeback
Conor McGregor is set to end a five-year absence from the Octagon at UFC 329 in Las Vegas on July 11, but his green $100-bill training shorts have already stolen headlines — for the wrong reasons.
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Matt Brown rallies behind Dustin Poirier after Atlanta airport arrest
UFC veteran Matt Brown has publicly defended retired star Dustin Poirier following his misdemeanour arrest for public drunkenness at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, urging fans not to let 'one night define' the former interim champion.
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Topuria's face shows clear recovery two weeks after brutal UFC Freedom 250 title loss
A photo shared by Georgian reporter Giorgi Kokiashvili shows Ilia Topuria posing with a young fan roughly two weeks after his lightweight title defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250, with swelling and bruising around his eyes significantly reduced.
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Hernandez trains with champion Strickland six weeks before UFC Sacramento headliner
Anthony Hernandez has linked up with UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland in the gym ahead of his August bout against Gregory Rodrigues at UFC Fight Night 285 in Sacramento. The pairing comes months after Strickland stopped Hernandez's eight-fight win streak via third-round TKO in Houston.
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O'Malley calls Yan rematch 'biggest bantamweight fight ever' after UFC Freedom 250 knockout
Sean O'Malley knocked out Aiemann Zahabi at UFC Freedom 250 and immediately called for a rematch with current bantamweight champion Petr Yan, declaring the fight the biggest the division has ever seen.
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Bisping fires back at Hearn after UFC fighter pay attack over Aspinall
Michael Bisping has hit back at boxing promoter Eddie Hearn after Hearn accused the former UFC champion of lacking the backbone to speak up about Tom Aspinall's pay, calling Hearn's comments "absolute horse s**t" and offering a face-to-face debate in London.
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Cormier claims Jones rejected seven-figure wrestling offer: 'He will not do it'
Daniel Cormier says a third-party organisation offered both him and Jon Jones seven figures for a six-minute wrestling match, but Jones turned it down. Cormier also claims Jones refused a grappling match unless it was submissions-only with no points.
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Garry predicts fourth-round finish over Makhachev to claim UFC welterweight title at UFC 330
Ian Machado Garry has called his shot ahead of UFC 330, promising a fourth-round stoppage of lightweight champion Islam Makhachev on August 15 in Philadelphia — and vowing to end Makhachev's 16-fight win streak without leaving room for excuses.
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Undefeated prospect Zaynukov secures UFC debut against Rzepecki at Abu Dhabi on July 25
Magomed 'Chanco' Zaynukov will make his long-awaited UFC debut against fellow undefeated prospect Damian Rzepecki at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 25 at Etihad Arena, with both fighters carrying perfect records into the lightweight matchup.
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Cobey Fehr submits PFL debut opponent and reveals battle with opioid addiction
Cobey Fehr (4-0) submitted Daniel Bzdigian with a darce choke in under two minutes at PFL San Diego, then opened up in a post-fight interview about overcoming opioid addiction, suicidal thoughts, and arriving in Las Vegas with just $4 to his name.
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UFC champion Strickland pledges to train India's Jubli after UFC Performance Institute session
Sean Strickland, the UFC middleweight champion, has publicly committed to helping Indian fighter Anshul Jubli improve after the pair trained together at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. Jubli is winless through two UFC appearances.
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Rodriguez targets Leon Edwards after UFC Belgrade, claims 'Rocky' dodged International Fight Week bout
Daniel Rodriguez has revealed he pushed for a fight with Leon Edwards at UFC 329 during International Fight Week, only for Edwards' camp to decline. The welterweight returns at UFC Belgrade on Aug. 1 against Uros Medic and plans to call out Edwards again if he wins.
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UFC veteran Trey Waters joins PFL for welterweight debut against Trukon Carson in Charlotte
Trey Waters, who went 2-1 in the UFC, has signed with Professional Fighters League and will face unbeaten regional prospect Trukon Carson in a welterweight bout at PFL's Summer Series event in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 7.
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Schaub accuses Herb Dean of letting fighters foul freely after third straight UFC controversy
Brendan Schaub has publicly criticised referee Herb Dean following Shara Magomedov's hair-pull foul going unpunished at UFC Baku, calling it the third consecutive fight in which Dean failed to penalise illegal strikes or fouls.
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Strickland dismisses Magomedov's 'domestic champion' jabs after UFC Baku win over Pereira
Sean Strickland shrugged off Sharabutdin Magomedov's verbal shots with a blunt reminder on X: Magomedov beat his teammate, not him. The UFC middleweight champion, who reclaimed his title last month against Khamzat Chimaev, says the rant only makes him laugh.
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Hernandez trains with Strickland after being stopped by him in February upset
Anthony Hernandez, stopped by Sean Strickland in a third-round upset this past February, is now training alongside the new UFC middleweight champion as he prepares to headline UFC Sacramento against Gregory Rodrigues on Aug. 22.
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UFC middleweight champion Strickland chokes out fan in playful beach grappling session
Less than two months after claiming the UFC middleweight title, Sean Strickland was filmed taking down a fan on a beach and sinking in a rear-naked choke to force the tap — all while his next title defence remains unannounced.
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Matt Brown backs Dustin Poirier to recover after arrest and post-retirement struggles
Dustin Poirier was arrested for public drunkenness at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport after challenging a police officer to a fight, with bodycam footage capturing the incident. Fellow retired UFC veteran Matt Brown has urged Poirier to own the moment and move forward, insisting one bad night should not define his legacy.
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Undefeated Zaynukov makes long-awaited UFC debut against Rzepecki in Abu Dhabi on July 25
Magomed 'Wild Chanco' Zaynukov, the 8-0 Dagestani lightweight who earned his UFC contract on the Contender Series, will face fellow undefeated prospect Damian Rzepecki at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 25 at the Etihad Arena.
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