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Strickland treats shoulder tear at Austin clinic after Rogan's recommendation
Newly crowned UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland is receiving treatment for a minor right shoulder muscle tear at Ways2Well in Austin, Texas — the same facility Jon Jones used earlier this year for hip arthritis, both on Joe Rogan's recommendation.
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Dvalishvili dismisses Nurmagomedov rematch talk, insists Yan trilogy is next
Merab Dvalishvili has flatly ruled out a rematch with Umar Nurmagomedov, declaring his sole focus is a trilogy fight with Petr Yan after losing the UFC bantamweight title to the Russian at UFC 323 in December.
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Covington retires from UFC to pursue wrestling in RAF: 'I'm much happier now'
Colby Covington has officially notified the UFC of his retirement, but the former title contender insists he is not done competing. The move is primarily a procedural step to unlock wrestling matchups against UFC fighters — including Arman Tsarukyan and Kamaru Usman — inside Real America Freestyle.
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Tsarukyan rules out UFC White House weigh-in due to wrestling commitment on same day
Arman Tsarukyan has indicated he will not weigh in as the official backup for the UFC Freedom 250 lightweight title fight on June 14, citing a prior wrestling match against Tony Ferguson at RAF 10 on June 13 — the same day as the UFC event's weigh-ins.
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Jean Silva confronts Melquizael Costa backstage at LFA 234 in São Paulo
Jean Silva took his rivalry with Melquizael Costa public at LFA 234 in Cajamar, São Paulo, confronting the featherweight contender backstage. Costa had called Silva out in September, but a recent loss to Arnold Allen has complicated any potential matchup.
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UFC White House invitees must meet military fitness standards to attend June 14 event
Military personnel invited to the UFC's White House event on June 14 must satisfy Department of Defense waist-to-height ratio and physical fitness test requirements. The invitation screenshot circulating on social media also confirms tickets are non-transferable, even to family members.
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Vince Morales released by UFC for second time after 0-4 second stint
Bantamweight veteran Vince Morales has been cut from the UFC roster after going winless in four bouts during his second stint with the promotion. The 35-year-old acknowledged the decision on social media while hinting at news to come.
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Song Yadong submits Figueiredo at UFC Macau to earn performance bonus
Song Yadong headlined the UFC Macau bonus haul by submitting Deiveson Figueiredo with a guillotine choke in Round 2, while Kai Asakura and light heavyweights Alonzo Menifield and Mingyang Zhang also collected $100,000 performance awards.
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Yadong Song submits Figueiredo with guillotine to headline UFC Macau
Yadong Song submitted former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo with a guillotine choke at 4:42 of the second round in the UFC Fight Night main event in Macau, China, putting himself back in the bantamweight title conversation.
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Song Yadong submits Figueiredo with guillotine choke to win UFC Macau main event
Song Yadong secured only his second UFC submission victory by catching Deiveson Figueiredo in a guillotine choke at 4:42 of the second round in Saturday's bantamweight main event in Macau, China — his first fight on home soil since 2018.
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Menifield silences Macau crowd with first-round knockout of Zhang Mingyang
Alonzo Menifield scored an upset victory at UFC Macau on Saturday, stopping China's Zhang Mingyang at 4:15 of the first round at Galaxy Arena to hand the home favourite a second consecutive defeat on home soil.
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Pavlovich knocks out Teixeira in 39 seconds at UFC Macau and demands title shot
Sergei Pavlovich needed just 39 seconds to finish Tallison Teixeira at UFC Macau, earning his sixth UFC knockout win. The Russian heavyweight immediately called for a shot at the winner of Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane.
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Kyle Snyder open to wrestling Brock Lesnar or Josh Hokit at RAF events
Olympic heavyweight champion Kyle Snyder says he would welcome a RAF matchup against Brock Lesnar or UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit, calling both bouts potential promotional wins for the sport of wrestling as he prepares for his third straight RAF appearance.
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Rodrigo Vera stops Zhu Kangjie in 110 seconds on UFC Macau debut
Rodrigo Vera announced himself in the UFC with a first-round knockout of Zhu Kangjie at UFC Macau on Saturday, needing just 1:50 to floor the Road to UFC 3 featherweight tournament winner with a left hook and follow-up punches.
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Darren Till makes BKFC debut against Aaron Chalmers at Birmingham's Utilita Arena
UFC veteran Darren Till steps into the bare-knuckle ring for the first time at BKFC 90 in Birmingham, facing 2-0 BKFC record-holder and former reality TV star Aaron Chalmers in a light heavyweight contest on the co-main event.
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Perez vs Sumudaerji ends in no-contest after groin kick forces lengthy stoppage at UFC Macau
Alex Perez's flyweight bout against Sumudaerji at UFC Macau on Saturday was ruled a no-contest after an accidental groin kick left Perez retching over a bucket at 1:45 of the second round, denying Sumudaerji a potential top-15 ranking win.
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Asakura stops Smotherman in 110 seconds to claim first UFC bantamweight win
Kai Asakura rebounded from an 0-2 flyweight skid in the UFC by returning to bantamweight at UFC Macau on Saturday, finishing Cameron Smotherman with a right hand and follow-up left hook just 1:50 into the first round.
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Olympic champion Steveson makes RAF debut against MMA veteran Romanov in Arlington
Gable Steveson, the Olympic gold medalist already signed to fight in the UFC, stepped into the RAF cage for the first time at RAF 9 in Arlington, Texas, facing heavyweight MMA veteran Alexandr Romanov in the main event.
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Jose Souza breaks silence on doping ban that delayed his UFC debut by three years
Brazilian fighter Jose Souza, also known as Jose Henrique, finally makes his UFC debut against Ding Meng at Fight Night Macau after serving a lengthy doping suspension stemming from a 2023 positive test for nandrolone metabolites — a substance he says a doctor prescribed for a knee injury.
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Teixeira targets Volkov after Pavlovich at UFC Macau: 'Two Russians in a row would be funny'
Brazilian heavyweight Tallison Teixeira faces top-ranked Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Macau this weekend and says a win could push him into the top five. He is already eyeing Alexander Volkov as his next opponent before entering the title picture.
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