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Vettori admits 'I looked like sh*t' as he targets end of four-fight UFC skid at UFC 332
Marvin Vettori faces Ismail Naurdiev at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City on Saturday, desperate to snap a career-worst four-fight losing streak. The former middleweight title challenger has been brutally self-critical after reviewing his recent performances.
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Sterling challenges Foster to fix MMA refereeing before banning oblique kicks
Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has pushed back against California Athletic Commission Director Andy Foster's proposal to ban oblique kicks, arguing that poor referee accountability is a far more pressing problem in MMA.
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Unbeaten Rodriguez targets Joshua Van after UFC 332 flyweight clash with Coria
Imanol Rodriguez faces Alden Coria on the UFC 332 prelims in Salt Lake City on October 3, but the unbeaten flyweight already has bigger plans — calling out Coria's teammate and ranked flyweight Joshua Van if he wins.
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Unbeaten finisher Damian Pinas silences doubters ahead of UFC 332 middleweight clash
Damian Pinas, who has finished all 10 of his professional wins, says back-to-back UFC knockouts have earned him new respect heading into his October 3 bout against Andrey Pulyaev at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City.
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UFC 332 title challenger Cong Wang reveals Team Alpha Male sparring partners treat her 'like boys'
Cong Wang, who faces Natalia Silva for the vacant UFC women's flyweight title at UFC 332 on October 3, says her Team Alpha Male training partners quickly abandoned any restraint after experiencing her striking ability firsthand.
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Ribovics sleeps in altitude chamber and arrives 10 days early to prepare for King Green at UFC 332
Argentine lightweight Esteban Ribovics has gone to unusual lengths ahead of his UFC 332 bout with King Green on October 3 in Salt Lake City, sleeping in a hypoxic chamber for weeks and arriving early to train in the mountains.
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Van and Kape trade crude personal jabs as UFC flyweight title fight looms
UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van and contender Manel Kape have escalated their rivalry on social media, exchanging pointed personal insults after Van's second successful title defence at UFC 331 on 19 September.
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McKee targets PFL welterweight rankings with Dubai clash against Rodriguez on Nov. 14
Rhys McKee faces Ernesto Rodriguez at PFL Dubai on November 14 in a welterweight bout the Northern Irish fighter believes could earn him a place in the promotion's rankings. Rodriguez enters looking to rebound from a title-fight TKO loss to Thad Jean in July.
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Figueiredo takes full UFC 332 camp to Thailand to revive career against Talbott
Former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo has based his entire preparation for his October 3 bantamweight bout with Payton Talbott at Phuket Fight Club in Thailand, sharpening his muay thai and grappling after losing four of his last five fights.
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Federal agents quizzed Hernandez over fight-fixing suspicions after UFC 324 cancellation
Alexander Hernandez reveals he was interrogated by federal agents for nearly an hour after his UFC 324 bout against Michael Johnson was scrapped following suspicious betting-line movement that shifted the odds away from the heavy favourite.
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Talbott targets Figueiredo at UFC 332 after nine-month hiatus he used to rebuild his game
Bantamweight prospect Payton Talbott says a nine-month break from competition allowed him to rediscover his roots and evolve his fighting style ahead of his UFC 332 clash with former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo at Delta Center in Salt Lake City on 4 October.
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Gautier embraces battle scars ahead of Kopylov clash at UFC 332: 'I chose to be a fighter'
Ateba Abega Gautier has issued a blunt warning to fighters worried about their looks ahead of his UFC 332 middleweight bout against Roman Kopylov on 3 October at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The 11-1 Cameroonian, who has finished four of his five UFC opponents, calls his facial scars 'gold'.
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Figueiredo targets flyweight return to knock out champion Van after UFC 332
Deiveson Figueiredo has called for a flyweight title shot against Joshua Van, declaring he would knock out the champion. The two-time 125lb titleholder faces Payton Talbott at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City this Saturday before any return to flyweight could materialise.
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Hearn mocks absent Dana White as 'greatest PR disaster in boxing' after Fury-Joshua presser
Eddie Hearn publicly ridiculed Dana White after the UFC CEO failed to appear at Wednesday's Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua press conference in London, calling White's handling of the situation 'one of the greatest PR disasters in boxing' and insisting he was never contractually permitted to co-promote the December 11 card.
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Anthony Romero steps in on three days' notice to face Marcus McGhee at UFC 332
The UFC 332 card in Salt Lake City has been reshuffled after Bernardo Sopaj withdrew through injury. Newcomer Anthony Romero (7-2, 1 NC) will now face Marcus McGhee (11-2) at featherweight, with the bout shifted up from its original bantamweight billing.
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Natalia Silva, Figueiredo and nine more face media ahead of UFC 332 in Salt Lake City
Eleven fighters including main-event headliner Natalia Silva and former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo took questions from the media at UFC 332 media day in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.
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Dana White confirms Barcelos is 'up and walking' after UFC Vegas 121 collapse scare
UFC president Dana White has confirmed that Raoni Barcelos is recovering well after collapsing unconscious in the fifth round of his main event fight against Raul Rosas Jr at UFC Vegas 121 on Saturday, with the Brazilian subsequently released from hospital.
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McGee vows business as usual as 41-year-old prepares for farewell fight at UFC 332
Court McGee is set to retire after facing Eric Nolan at UFC 332, but the 41-year-old veteran says retirement is the last thing on his mind — he still has weight to make and a fight to win first.
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Barcelos discharged from hospital three days after going unconscious at UFC Vegas 121
Raoni Barcelos left hospital on Tuesday night, three days after collapsing in the fifth round of his UFC Vegas 121 main event loss to Raul Rosas Jr. The cause of the incident remains unconfirmed, though his coach has ruled out stroke and heart attack.
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Debutant Hernandez vows to retire Chris Curtis after veteran's callout 48 hours post-UFC win
Luis Hernandez, 9-0 and fresh off a 57-second bonus-winning stoppage at UFC Vegas 121, has fired back at Chris Curtis after the veteran called him out, promising to "send him to an old person's home" if they ever meet in the octagon.
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