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Topuria defends lightweight title as Pereira chases historic third belt at UFC White House
Ilia Topuria puts his UFC lightweight title on the line against interim champion Justin Gaethje, while Alex Pereira bids to become the first three-division UFC champion when he faces Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight belt.
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Sidelined Aspinall bonds with Foden over shared absence from US sporting spotlight
UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, ruled out by an eye injury, met Manchester City's Phil Foden — omitted from England's World Cup squad — as both Englishmen find themselves on the sidelines while major events unfold in the United States.
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Chimaev pins Danis in seconds before brawl erupts at RAF 10 main event
Khamzat Chimaev defeated Dillon Danis by quick pinfall in the RAF 10 main event on Saturday, then kicked Danis on the ground moments after the final call, igniting a chaotic brawl involving both teams and security.
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Tsarukyan dismantles Ferguson 10-0 at RAF 10 to set up Covington showdown
Arman Tsarukyan delivered a dominant technical fall victory over Tony Ferguson at RAF 10, winning 10-0 with two powerful body-lock slams. He then called out Colby Covington, who he faces in the RAF 12 main event on July 18 in Milwaukee.
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Aaron Pico dominates Lance Palmer on wrestling return after decade away from the mat
Aaron Pico made a seamless return to competitive wrestling at RAF 10, defeating Lance Palmer 12-1 by technical fall in the second period — his first wrestling match in ten years since narrowly missing the 2016 U.S. Olympic team.
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Tsarukyan submits Ferguson in RAF 10 co-main as 'El Cucuy' returns to MMA
Arman Tsarukyan defeated Tony Ferguson in the co-main event of RAF 10 at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. The bout marked Ferguson's return to MMA competition after a two-fight stint in Misfits Boxing.
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Gaethje vows to snatch Topuria's undefeated record at UFC White House
Justin Gaethje enters Sunday's UFC White House main event as a heavy underdog but declared he will end Ilia Topuria's unbeaten run. Topuria, meanwhile, promised an 18-0 record and victory 'with fashion' at the ceremonial weigh-ins.
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Tommy Fury outpoints Eddie Hall by over 100 pounds to claim majority decision in Manchester
Tommy Fury used movement and body work to defeat strongman Eddie Hall by majority decision in a six-round heavyweight exhibition at the Fury vs. Hall event in Manchester on Saturday, despite Hall outweighing him by more than 100 pounds.
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Campos silences Nigerian crowd with first-round submission of Adeshina at PFL Nigeria
Ignacio Campos defeated hometown favourite Wasi Adeshina via rear-naked choke at 1:45 of Round 1 in the PFL Nigeria main event on June 13, handing Adeshina his first loss under the PFL banner.
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Anthony Taylor attacks Matty Floyd after eye-injury no-contest mars Misfits Boxing title fight
Anthony Taylor's light heavyweight title defence at Misfits Boxing's Eddie Hall vs. Tommy Fury event in Manchester ended in a controversial no-contest in the fifth round, after which Taylor charged across the ring to attack Matty Floyd, alleging his opponent had Icy Hot on his gloves.
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RAF open to Jones vs. Cormier wrestling match but warn 'all the stars' must align
Retired MMA rivals Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier could one day meet on the wrestling mat under the RAF banner, but the promotion's head of talent relations Lance Palmer says a long list of obstacles makes a firm timeline impossible.
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Zahabi dismisses O'Malley's striking threat ahead of UFC White House bantamweight clash
Aiemann Zahabi says Sean O'Malley's striking holds no fear for him, pointing to his recent win over Jose Aldo as proof he can handle the division's best. The two bantamweights meet this Sunday at UFC White House, with Zahabi chasing an eighth consecutive victory.
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Danis predicts McGregor knocks out Holloway inside three rounds at UFC 329
Dillon Danis, one of Conor McGregor's former training partners, has predicted the Irishman will knock out Max Holloway within three rounds at UFC 329 on July 11 in Las Vegas — despite McGregor entering the welterweight main event as a +300 underdog.
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Brendan Allen targets Strickland rematch, insisting he has outgrown the champion who beat him in 2020
Brendan Allen says he has evolved far beyond the fighter Sean Strickland defeated in 2020 and believes he can now beat the two-time middleweight champion in every area. Allen also claims recent opponent Edmen Shahbazyan is stylistically superior to Strickland.
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Makhachev says he accepted Topuria fight instantly before manager's pay demand killed the booking
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has doubled down on his account of the collapsed White House bout, claiming he agreed to face Ilia Topuria without hesitation before Topuria's manager Malki Kawa demanded what Makhachev called an "insane" purse.
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Garcia targets featherweight title shot with upset win over Lopes at UFC White House
Steve Garcia (19-5) opens the UFC White House card against No. 3-ranked Diego Lopes on Sunday, believing a victory over the two-time title challenger would vault the seven-fight winner into the 145-pound title picture.
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Two-belt champion Elisandra Ferreira targets PFL strawweight title on Nigeria debut
Elisandra Ferreira, holder of the Invicta FC and Karate Combat titles, makes her PFL debut this Saturday in Lagos against undefeated Nigerian prospect Juliet Ukah, with her sights set on adding a third championship belt to her collection.
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Hokit fires back at Pereira with eight-fight UFC deal after 'scared' jibe
Unbeaten heavyweight Josh Hokit has dismissed Alex Pereira's suggestion that his UFC career is on the line, revealing he recently signed an eight-fight contract and accusing the champion of being afraid of him ahead of UFC White House: Freedom 250.
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Diego Lopes weighs in twice at UFC White House as backup for Topuria-Gaethje title fight
Diego Lopes made weight twice at Friday's UFC White House weigh-ins — first at 146 pounds for his scheduled featherweight bout with Steve Garcia, then at 154 pounds as a potential alternate for the Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje lightweight championship main event.
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Pereira tips the scales at 251 lbs, outweighs Gane ahead of heavyweight debut at UFC White House
Alex Pereira weighed in at 251 pounds for his heavyweight debut at UFC White House, three pounds heavier than Ciryl Gane (248). A win on Sunday would make Pereira the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in three divisions.
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