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0-2 Sharaf stuns unbeaten Steveson with 12-second KO at UFC 331 as Jones watches on
Sean Sharaf, winless in two UFC appearances, knocked out heavy favourite Gable Steveson in just 12 seconds at UFC 331 in Los Angeles, handing Jones's protégé the first loss of his professional MMA career.
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Joshua Van silences doubters with dominant five-round decision over Pantoja at UFC 331
Joshua Van defended his flyweight title with a commanding unanimous decision over Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331, capping a five-round war with a decisive fifth-round knockdown to end nine months of questions about his legitimacy as champion.
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Van outboxes Pantoja over five rounds to seal second flyweight title defence at UFC 311
Joshua Van retained the UFC flyweight championship with a unanimous decision over Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 311, with judges scoring the 25-minute war 49-46, 49-46 and 50-45 in the 24-year-old champion's favour.
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Tsarukyan's brutal elbow KO at UFC 331 puts him in line for Gaethje's lightweight title
Arman Tsarukyan delivered a vicious first-round elbow knockout over Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331 on Saturday, extending his winning streak to six and all but securing a shot at Justin Gaethje's UFC lightweight title.
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Tsarukyan destroys Ruffy with double elbow in round one to demand UFC lightweight title shot
Arman Tsarukyan delivered a first-round knockout of Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331 in Los Angeles, finishing the Brazilian with two devastating elbows at 4:56 to stake his claim for a shot at the lightweight title.
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Pitbull demolishes Choi in first round at UFC 331 and calls out Jean Silva
Patricio Pitbull delivered his first UFC knockout by stopping Doo Ho Choi at 3:28 of round one at UFC 331, flooring the Korean featherweight with a straight right hand before immediately calling out Jean Silva.
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Menifield survives gruesome thumb injury to stun unbeaten Baraniewski at UFC 331
Alonzo Menifield overcame a badly injured thumb — sustained in the first round — to earn a split decision upset over undefeated Polish prospect Iwo Baraniewski in a light heavyweight bout at UFC 331 in Los Angeles on 19 September.
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Dana White said Gane wouldn't be undisputed champion — the UFC then made him one
Dana White publicly stated Ciryl Gane would not be elevated to undisputed heavyweight champion after Tom Aspinall vacated the title, but the UFC contradicted its own president during the UFC 331 broadcast by officially recognising Gane as champion.
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Dana White confirms Ciryl Gane must still fight for vacant UFC heavyweight title
Despite Tom Aspinall vacating the UFC heavyweight title due to an eye injury, CEO Dana White has confirmed interim champion Ciryl Gane will not be promoted to undisputed status and must compete for the belt.
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Steveson knocked out in 12 seconds and leaves cage before result at UFC 331
Sean Sharaf stopped Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson via knockout just 12 seconds into their heavyweight bout at UFC 331, then watched the heavily hyped prospect walk out of the cage before the official result was announced — drawing widespread criticism from fellow professionals.
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Underdog Vera ends four-fight skid with record-breaking stoppage of Jourdain at UFC 331
Marlon Vera snapped a four-fight losing streak at UFC 331 on 19 September, stopping Charles Jourdain at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to set the UFC bantamweight knockdown record with three knockdowns in the fight.
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Sean Sharaf floors Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson with one punch in 12 seconds at UFC 331
Sean Sharaf delivered one of the most shocking knockouts in UFC history on Saturday, dropping Gable Steveson — a 2020 Olympic gold medalist and Jon Jones protégé — with a single left hook just 12 seconds into the first round at UFC 331.
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Menifield wins split decision at UFC 331 with a broken thumb sustained in round one
Alonzo Menifield gutted out a split-decision victory over Iwo Baraniewski at UFC 331, fighting through a mangled, broken thumb from the first round. Scores read 29-28, 29-28, 28-29 in Menifield's favour, handing Baraniewski the first loss of his professional career.
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Olympic gold medallist Steveson looks to stay unbeaten against Sharaf at UFC 331
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Gable Steveson (4-0) faces Sean Sharaf (4-2) on the main card of UFC 331 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with the Olympic wrestling champion aiming to build on his first-round UFC debut knockout.
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Gane targets undisputed gold against unbeaten Hokit as Nunes returns at UFC 334
Ciryl Gane will put his interim heavyweight title on the line against undefeated Josh Hokit in the UFC 334 main event on 14 November at Madison Square Garden, with Amanda Nunes returning to challenge bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison in the co-main.
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Vera ends four-fight skid with third-round stoppage of Jourdain at UFC 331
Marlon Vera snapped a career-worst four-fight losing streak at UFC 331 in Los Angeles, forcing Charles Jourdain to quit in Round 3 for his first victory since August 2023.
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Despaigne edges split decision as Tuivasa ties Ferguson's grim UFC losing record
Robelis Despaigne claimed his first-ever decision win at UFC 331, outlasting Tai Tuivasa in a wild heavyweight brawl. The loss was Tuivasa's eighth consecutive defeat, matching Tony Ferguson's record for the most consecutive losses in UFC history.
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O'Neill's knee gave out mid-fight, yet she still submitted Moura at UFC 331
Casey O'Neill revealed her left knee buckled moments after throwing an early kick against Eduarda Moura at UFC 331, yet she recovered to sink a first-round armbar and extend her finishing streak to two straight.
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Despaigne grinds out split decision to extend Tuivasa's eight-fight UFC skid
Robelis Despaigne returned to the UFC at Saturday's UFC 331 preliminary card and edged Tai Tuivasa by split decision, with scores of 29-28 twice in his favour. The result leaves Tuivasa on a damaging eight-fight losing streak inside the octagon.
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Brito's coach called Chikadze's slip before it happened, sealing UFC 331 TKO
Joanderson Brito stopped Giga Chikadze in the first round at UFC 331 after his coach spotted Chikadze spill water on his feet pre-fight and warned the Brazilian that the kick-heavy Georgian would slip on the brand-new canvas.
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