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Magomedov calls Strickland's sparring impression 'a pale imitation' ahead of UFC Baku
Sharabutdin 'Shara Bullet' Magomedov has dismissed Sean Strickland's attempt to mimic his flashy style in sparring as a pale imitation, while also admitting he was surprised Strickland ever became UFC champion. Magomedov faces Michel Pereira at UFC Baku on June 27.
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Garry vows to end Makhachev's record-tying 16-fight streak at UFC 330 in Philadelphia
Ian Machado Garry will challenge UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev in the UFC 330 main event on August 15 in Philadelphia. Garry, 10-1 in the octagon after wins over Belal Muhammad and Carlos Prates, says he will end Makhachev's historic 16-fight winning streak.
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Matt Brown calls for UFC to cut Chandler after sixth loss leaves career in ruins
Former UFC welterweight Matt Brown has called on Dana White to release or retire Michael Chandler following his lopsided first-round knockout defeat to Mauricio Ruffy at UFC White House, leaving Chandler with a 2-6 record in the promotion.
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Volkanovski open to third double-champ bid against new lightweight king Gaethje
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski says he would accept a lightweight title fight against newly crowned champion Justin Gaethje, but insists he won't call for the shot — and believes Arman Tsarukyan should be next in line.
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Magomedov calls Pereira a 'hypocrite' and 'Instagram farmer' ahead of UFC Baku middleweight clash
Sharabutdin 'Shara Bullet' Magomedov has accused Michel Pereira of chasing social media clout, branding him a hypocrite for carrying the Israeli flag after a 2023 fight and then filming a dog rescue in Brazil for online attention.
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Makhachev's 'send 2-3 years Dagestan' quip echoes from PSG's locker room to Anthony Joshua
Islam Makhachev's offhand advice to Daniel Cormier has taken on a life of its own across professional sports. The UFC welterweight champion says Novak Djokovic told him the phrase is used inside PSG's dressing room, while Anthony Joshua asked permission to put it on a T-shirt.
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Dana White calls UFC White House card 'biggest thing we've ever done' as global numbers loom
Dana White says 17 million viewers tuned into the UFC White House event, with 7 million average viewers in the United States alone. He insists the full global figures, due next week, will make the numbers look even more significant.
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Tsarukyan tells Gaethje 'f*ck you' after new champion rejects truck gift
Arman Tsarukyan offered Justin Gaethje a truck after a friend won $5.7 million betting on the new UFC lightweight champion. Gaethje publicly refused on the Joe Rogan Experience, and Tsarukyan fired back with a blunt warning ahead of their expected title fight.
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Kape sets flyweight KO record and calls out champion Van after UFC Vegas 119 win
Manel Kape stopped Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC Vegas 119 to claim a record sixth flyweight knockout in the UFC, avenging a 2017 RIZIN loss. The win extends his streak to four consecutive knockouts and puts him firmly in contention for Joshua Van's flyweight title.
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Dana White backs Pereira's illegal-strikes complaint but stops short of faulting Herb Dean
UFC president Dana White acknowledged that Alex Pereira was genuinely struck to the back of the head during his second-round TKO loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC White House on June 14, calling the Brazilian 'not a whiner' while deferring any appeal to the athletic commission.
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McGregor and Holloway trade sharp words in first face-off ahead of UFC 329 return
Conor McGregor and Max Holloway met face-to-face ahead of their UFC 329 rematch on July 11, with McGregor promising to leave the fight 'unscathed' and Holloway coolly vowing to land 'a bunch of gloves on that pretty face' before calling for an immediate rubber match.
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Gaethje rules out Topuria rematch and questions if champion can ever recover his aura
Justin Gaethje has dismissed an immediate rematch with Ilia Topuria following their UFC White House main event, saying Topuria must first beat someone like Paddy Pimblett. Gaethje also believes he has permanently stripped Topuria of the psychological edge that defined his unbeaten run.
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Horiguchi vows to chase flyweight dream after Kape's third-round stoppage at UFC Vegas 119
Kyoji Horiguchi suffered a third-round TKO loss to Manel Kape in the UFC Fight Night 279 main event at the UFC Apex, ending an eight-fight unbeaten run. The 35-year-old responded on social media, insisting he has not given up on winning UFC flyweight gold.
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UFC in fresh talks with Trevor Wittman over glove design that could end eye-poke crisis
UFC executive Hunter Campbell contacted renowned coach Trevor Wittman three to four weeks ago to revive discussions about his curved glove design, which fighters and Joe Rogan have long praised as superior to any version the promotion has produced itself.
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Jake Woodley's single right hand sets LFA record with four-second knockout
Jake Woodley charged across the cage and landed one right hand to knock out David Wright in four seconds at LFA 235 in Louisville on Friday, setting the fastest knockout in LFA history and improving his record to 9-1.
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Nurmagomedov dismisses Song as 'punching bag' after UFC Abu Dhabi replacement rumour
Umar Nurmagomedov has welcomed a potential fight with Yadong Song after his scheduled UFC Abu Dhabi bout against David Martinez collapsed due to injury, calling the Chinese bantamweight a 'punching bag' following his lopsided loss to Sean O'Malley.
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Makhachev warns UFC move would halve Nurmagomedov's PFL salary
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev believes teammate Usman Nurmagomedov would take a significant pay cut — roughly half his current earnings — if he leaves the PFL for the UFC, though he still thinks the move is worth it for the quality of opposition.
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Magomedov lands only fourth twister in UFC history on stunning debut, credits Askarov
Undefeated featherweight Murtazali Magomedov submitted Melsik Baghdasaryan with a rare twister at UFC Fight Night 279 in Las Vegas, becoming only the fourth fighter in UFC history to finish a bout with the technique — one he learned from former flyweight contender Askar Askarov.
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Oliveira stops Fili on featherweight debut and targets ranked opponent at UFC Fight Night 279
Vinicius Oliveira made an immediate statement at featherweight, stopping Andre Fili in the second round at UFC Fight Night 279 in Las Vegas before calling out Josh Emmett and demanding a top-12 opponent for his next outing.
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Undefeated Stirling survives Cutelaba's guillotine to stay perfect at UFC Fight Night 279
Navajo Stirling escaped a dangerous standing guillotine from Ion Cutelaba before reversing a takedown and finishing him with ground-and-pound in the second round at UFC Fight Night 279 in Las Vegas, keeping his record unblemished at 10-0.
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