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Usman Nurmagomedov denies elbowing Song Yadong after brother's UFC Shanghai knockout
Usman Nurmagomedov has broken his silence over a post-fight collision with Song Yadong at UFC Shanghai, insisting he had no intention of striking his brother Umar's conqueror and dismissing the controversy as overblown.
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Cormier defends Usman Nurmagomedov after UFC Shanghai cage confrontation with Song Yadong
Daniel Cormier has pushed back against claims that Usman Nurmagomedov elbowed Song Yadong following Umar Nurmagomedov's knockout loss at UFC Shanghai, arguing Usman was simply trying to reach his unconscious brother.
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Teixeira floors and dominates Shogun Rua across eight rounds to claim boxing decision
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira scored an early knockdown and controlled all eight rounds to beat Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua by decision in the Spaten Fight Night 3 main event on Saturday.
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Dislocated shoulder ends Mike Perry's night as Brandon Jenkins lands upset TKO in round one
Mike Perry suffered a dislocated shoulder early in the first round and was stopped by late-notice replacement Brandon Jenkins via TKO at 2:38, after original opponent Dillon Danis withdrew just 48 hours before the event.
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UFC veteran Lauzon scores five knockdowns in dominant bare-knuckle debut at Fenway Park
Joe Lauzon, 42, made a triumphant return to combat sports at BKFC's Fenway Park event on Saturday, flooring Stash Kuykendall five times before referee Dan Miragliotta stopped the fight 49 seconds into the second round.
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Song Yadong's second-round knockout hands Nurmagomedov first stoppage loss at UFC Shanghai
Song Yadong stunned the bantamweight division with a second-round knockout of Umar Nurmagomedov in the UFC Shanghai main event — the first time Nurmagomedov has ever been stopped as a professional. Nurmagomedov has since posted a brief statement vowing to return.
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Song Yadong stuns Umar Nurmagomedov with second-round knockout at UFC Shanghai
Song Yadong pulled off one of the biggest upsets of his career at UFC Shanghai on Saturday, stopping Umar Nurmagomedov in the second round. The victory was followed by a brief physical confrontation with Umar's brother Usman, who jumped the cage fence after the finish.
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Yadong Song stuns Umar Nurmagomedov with brutal uppercut KO to claim UFC Shanghai main event
Yadong Song delivered one of the night's biggest upsets at UFC Shanghai, knocking out unbeaten Umar Nurmagomedov with a right uppercut in the second round to earn a $100,000 performance bonus. Three other fighters — Bilal Hasan, Ce Liu and Levi Rodrigues — also collected bonuses after a card that produced 10 finishes.
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Song Yadong stuns 6-1 favourite Nurmagomedov with second-round knockout at UFC Shanghai
Song Yadong pulled off one of the year's biggest upsets at UFC Shanghai on Saturday, stopping Umar Nurmagomedov — a near 6-1 betting favourite — with a vicious second-round knockout to thrust himself into the bantamweight title picture.
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Gomes knocks out Yan Xiaonan with elbow to claim longest win streak at strawweight
Denise Gomes delivered a first-round elbow knockout of Yan Xiaonan at UFC Shanghai on Saturday, extending her winning run to five straight and positioning herself as the leading contender to champion Mackenzie Dern at strawweight.
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Liu Ce face-plants Rodrigues Jr. in first round to mark stunning UFC debut in Shanghai
Former K-1 kickboxing champion Liu Ce announced himself in the UFC with a first-round knockout of Levi Rodrigues Jr. on the main card of UFC Shanghai, dropping his opponent face-first with a thunderous right hand after a frantic, back-and-forth opening round.
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Undefeated Bilal Hasan stuns UFC Shanghai with one-punch knockout on flawless debut
Bilal Hasan extended his perfect record to 10-0 with a second-round knockout of fellow unbeaten Nilson Rojas at UFC Shanghai, just 18 days after earning his contract on the Dana White Contender Series.
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Polastri's first-round head kick flattens Xiong Jingnan at UFC Shanghai
Brazilian fighter Julia Polastri delivered the knockout of her career at UFC Shanghai on Saturday, stopping former ONE Championship flyweight queen Xiong Jingnan with a devastating right head kick in the first round.
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Perry returns to MMA against late replacement Jenkins at Duel Arena in Orlando
Mike Perry steps back into the MMA cage for the second time in 2025, facing Brandon Jenkins at Duel Arena's Kia Center in Orlando after Dillon Danis withdrew on short notice. Perry last competed in MMA in May, defeating Nate Diaz at the inaugural MVP MMA event.
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Perry vows 'blood sacrifice' at Dual Arena 1 after Danis withdraws with injury
Mike Perry will headline Dual Arena's inaugural MMA event in Orlando on Saturday against late replacement Brandon Jenkins after Dillon Danis withdrew citing injury. Perry, undeterred, promised a violent night for the crowd at the Kia Center.
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Dana White dismisses Aspinall exit rumours as heavyweight champ nears return from injury
UFC president Dana White has moved to quash speculation that Tom Aspinall wants to leave the promotion, confirming the heavyweight champion remains under contract and will return to action once he recovers from an eye injury.
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Hector Santiago brings kickboxing pedigree to UFC debut against Lawrence Lui in Shanghai
Hector Santiago steps into the UFC octagon for the first time on August 29 in Shanghai, facing Road to UFC tournament winner Lawrence Lui. The bantamweight knockout artist, a former kickboxing champion, hopes the occasion echoes a 2015 card he shared with his old friend Alex Pereira.
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Teixeira rules out full retirement after boxing Shogun Rua, hints at influencer bouts next
Glover Teixeira came out of MMA retirement to box Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua at Spaten Fight Night 3 in São Paulo on Aug. 29, but the former UFC light heavyweight champion says the exhibition will not be his last fight.
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Perry accuses Danis of planning Orlando withdrawal all along after last-minute injury pull-out
Dillon Danis withdrew from Saturday's Duel Arena headliner in Orlando citing an arm injury, leaving Mike Perry to take a late replacement fight against UFC veteran Brandon Jenkins at a significant pay cut.
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Teixeira carries 10-pound edge over Shogun Rua ahead of boxing debut at Spaten Fight Night 3
Former UFC light heavyweight champions Glover Teixeira and Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua both cleared the 242-pound limit for their Saturday boxing match in São Paulo, with Teixeira scaling 240 pounds to Rua's 230.
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