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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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Dillon Danis withdraws from Mike Perry fight with arm injury, drawing fresh ridicule from MMA community
Dillon Danis has pulled out of his scheduled main event bout against Mike Perry at Duel Arena in Orlando, citing an arm injury. UFC veteran Brandon Jenkins steps in as replacement, while fighters and fans react with predictable scorn.
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Oliveira targets Gaethje rematch but coach opens door to Lopes and Tsarukyan fights first
Charles Oliveira has no fight scheduled yet but aims to return before the end of 2026, with coach Diego Lima identifying Diego Lopes and Arman Tsarukyan as viable opponents while the former champion pushes for a Justin Gaethje title shot.
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Cormier urges UFC to book Aspinall immediately: 'He is the best heavyweight in the world'
Daniel Cormier has called on the UFC to fast-track Tom Aspinall's return to the octagon, dismissing the ongoing friction between the heavyweight champion and the promotion and warning that rival organisations cannot match the UFC's long-term financial power.
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Nurmagomedov and Song make weight as three fighters miss at UFC Shanghai
Umar Nurmagomedov weighed in at 135.5 pounds and Yadong Song at 136 pounds, setting the UFC Shanghai main event for 29 August. Three fighters — Andre Lima, Jingnan Xiong, and Julia Polastri — came in overweight, though all bouts will proceed.
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Danis pulls out again as Perry calls out replacement Jenkins on 48 hours' notice
Dillon Danis has withdrawn from his scheduled MMA bout against Mike Perry just 48 hours before the event, with UFC and MVP MMA veteran Brandon Jenkins stepping in to headline the Dual Arena card on Saturday.
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Volkanovski, 38, vows to silence doubters with prime-level display against unbeaten Evloev at UFC 333
Alexander Volkanovski acknowledges he is past his peak but insists his UFC 333 featherweight title defence against undefeated Movsar Evloev will leave fans convinced he has years left in the sport.
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Khamidov and Do Nascimento added to PFL Chicago card headlined by Carmouche title rematch
Bantamweight contender Sarvarjon Khamidov (17-1) will face Rafael do Nascimento (13-3) at PFL's October 16 event in Chicago, joining a card topped by Liz Carmouche's undisputed women's flyweight title defence against Jena Bishop.
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Holland confirms he is Dana White's $11 million man — but says little of it remains
Kevin Holland reversed his initial denial and confirmed he is the Contender Series fighter Dana White cited as having earned $11 million in the UFC, though Holland was quick to note that taxes, three divorces, and four children have taken a significant toll on that figure.
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Jennifer Mir apologises to Alex Apodaca after social media backlash over daughter's DWCS upset loss
Jennifer Mir has issued a public apology to Alex Apodaca after facing widespread criticism for her social media posts following Bella Mir's loss — the biggest upset in DWCS history — on Tuesday's Contender Series card.
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Nurmagomedov brands Dvalishvili a crybaby and tells rival to confront him face to face
Umar Nurmagomedov has grown frustrated with Merab Dvalishvili's media comments, dismissing them as crying and challenging the former bantamweight champion to raise any grievances directly rather than through cameras and social media.
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Even Volkanovski can't keep Ruffy down as UFC 331 co-main event looms
Mauricio Ruffy's defensive wrestling has improved so sharply at Alexander Volkanovski's Australian gym that even the former featherweight champion struggles to hold him down, head coach Joe Lopez says ahead of Ruffy's UFC 331 clash with Arman Tsarukyan on 19 September in Los Angeles.
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UFC confirms four more Meta Apex Fight Nights as Bonfim-Brady headlines November card
The UFC has locked in four additional events at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas for autumn 2026, with Raoni Barcelos vs. Raul Rosas Jr. set for Sept. 29 and Gabriel Bonfim facing Sean Brady on Nov. 7 in a welterweight headliner.
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Shields claims Cyborg rejected $2 million Saudi offer to box at 154 pounds
Claressa Shields says a proposed boxing match with Cris Cyborg collapsed after the Brazilian turned down a $2 million purse from a Saudi-backed deal. Shields also alleges a sparring session she dominated soured their previously friendly relationship.
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Alejandra Lara handed nine-month ban after cocaine metabolite test at Tuff-N-Uff 153
The Nevada Athletic Commission has suspended former Bellator flyweight title challenger Alejandra Lara for nine months and fined her after she tested positive for benzoylecgonine following her April 24 bout at Tuff-N-Uff 153.
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Accountant Alex Apodaca pulls off biggest upset in Contender Series history — then heads to work
Alex Apodaca stunned heavily favoured Bella Mir on Dana White's Contender Series on 25 August to earn a UFC contract, then revealed she had a 7:30 a.m. work call the next morning — and has no plans to quit her day job.
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Dvalishvili says Russian flag in Octagon upset him, not Makhachev's UFC 330 win
Merab Dvalishvili has clarified that his visible frustration after Islam Makhachev's UFC 330 title defence against Ian Garry was directed at Makhachev's team bringing a Russian flag into the Octagon, not at the champion himself.
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Three surgeries and a retirement scare: Rafael dos Anjos returns at UFC 332
Rafael dos Anjos endured three knee surgeries following his October 2023 loss to Geoff Neal, admitting he briefly considered retirement. The former UFC lightweight champion now faces Alexander Hernandez at UFC 332 on October 3 in Salt Lake City.
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UFC newcomer Ronald Humphrey reveals he mentally sizes up strangers for fights at the grocery store
Ronald Humphrey, fresh off a submission win over Alexis Miranda on Dana White's Contender Series that earned him a UFC contract, says he 'embodies violence in a healthy way' — including mentally assessing every non-fighter he passes in public.
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Brady warns Prates lacks the wrestling defence to trouble Makhachev at welterweight
Sean Brady has studied Carlos Prates on tape and believes Islam Makhachev will take the Brazilian down and dominate him, while arguing that unbeaten Michael Morales poses a far trickier puzzle for the UFC welterweight champion.
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