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Unbeaten at 21, Regina Tarin turned down WWE to chase UFC destiny on three days' notice
Regina Tarin (8-0) passed up a WWE career after a last-minute UFC call convinced her MMA was her path. The 21-year-old Mexican now faces J.J. Aldrich at Noche UFC 4 on September 12 in Glendale, Arizona.
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McMillen and Rahiki clash in hotel elevator days before undefeated UFC featherweight showdown
Tommy McMillen (11-0) and Marwan Rahiki (9-0) had to be separated by security after a confrontation in a fighter hotel elevator ahead of their undefeated featherweight clash at Noche UFC 4 on September 12 in Glendale, Arizona.
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UFC featherweight Kurtis Campbell fights with blurred vision after refusing to wear contacts
Liverpool featherweight Kurtis Campbell has revealed he cannot see his opponents clearly across the Octagon due to severely poor eyesight. Despite trying contact lenses as a child, he grew too nervous to wear them and has since adapted his fighting style around the limitation.
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Lapilus faces undefeated McKee for inaugural PFL bantamweight title in Lyon farewell
Taylor Lapilus and Mitch McKee will meet on December 19 in Lyon, France, to contest the inaugural PFL bantamweight championship — the final event under the PFL banner before the promotion transitions to Most Valuable Promotions in 2027.
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McMillen and Rahiki shoved apart at fighter hotel three days before Noche UFC clash
Tommy McMillen and Marwan Rahiki had to be separated by bystanders and UFC security after a heated confrontation at the fighter hotel in Glendale, Arizona, days before their undefeated featherweight showdown at Noche UFC.
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Satoshi backs RIZIN-PFL partnership as path to dream fights in the United States
Former RIZIN lightweight champion Roberto Satoshi has welcomed the Japanese promotion's co-promotional deal with PFL and MVP MMA, saying cross-promotion opens the door to long-imagined matchups on North American soil ahead of his own return at Super RIZIN 5 on September 10.
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Shaidullaev and McKee make weight for historic Rizin-PFL dual title fight in Osaka
Rizin featherweight champion Rajabali Shaidullaev and PFL's A.J. McKee both cleared the 145.5-pound limit ahead of their unprecedented double-championship main event at Super Rizin 5 in Kyocera Dome Osaka on September 10.
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Gaethje reveals how Topuria's predictable footwork handed him the lightweight title at UFC White House
Justin Gaethje dissected Ilia Topuria's footwork patterns and pre-fight emotional mistakes as the key factors behind his fourth-round corner stoppage victory to claim the undisputed UFC lightweight title.
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Jean Silva targets UFC featherweight title shot with Noche UFC win over Delgado
Jean Silva heads into Noche UFC's main event against short-notice replacement Jose Delgado convinced a victory in Glendale, Arizona will make him the mandatory challenger for the UFC featherweight title. The Brazilian also predicts Movsar Evloev will dethrone Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 333 in October.
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Jake Paul targets Michael Page after UFC parts ways with 'MVP' following Paris win
Jake Paul has publicly expressed interest in signing Michael Page to his soon-to-be-rebranded MVP MMA promotion, days after the UFC declined to re-sign the former Bellator star following his unanimous decision win over Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris.
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Shinya Aoki returns to RIZIN a decade on to close the chapter DREAM never finished
Shinya Aoki, 43, steps back into a RIZIN ring for the first time since headlining the promotion's debut card in 2015, facing Mikuru Asakura at Super RIZIN 5 in Osaka with a mission to deliver the closure that the defunct DREAM promotion never gave Japanese MMA.
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Schaub brands Silva vs. Wang Cong at UFC 332 'worst main event in MMA history'
Brendan Schaub has launched a scathing attack on the UFC 332 main event, calling the Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong flyweight title fight — created after Valentina Shevchenko vacated the belt through injury — the worst championship bout ever announced in MMA.
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Covington faces Muhammad as RAF 13 confirms stacked card with Chimaev-Burns co-main
Real American Freestyle 13 has finalised its full lineup, headlined by a cruiserweight crossover between former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington and former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad, with Khamzat Chimaev meeting Gilbert Burns in the co-main event.
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BKFC president opens door for Michael Page return after UFC release
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship president Dave Feldman has expressed strong interest in signing Michael 'Venom' Page following the UFC's decision not to re-sign him, citing the format's ability to draw out a more exciting version of the British fighter.
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Delgado vows spectacular finish as he steps up to headline Noche UFC 4 against Jean Silva
Jose Delgado says he can visualise a spectacular finish against Jean Silva with his eyes open as he prepares to headline Noche UFC 4 on 12 September at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona — his first UFC main event.
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Kalinn Williams embraces short-notice UFC 332 clash with hyped Roberto Soldic
Kalinn Williams accepted his fight with former two-division KSW champion Roberto Soldic just days before it was announced, viewing the October 3 UFC 332 bout in Salt Lake City as a chance to add a marquee name to his record.
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Grasso enters Noche UFC 4 as underdog against Fiorot with Belgaroui the card's heaviest favourite
Former UFC women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso is priced as a +205 underdog against Manon Fiorot at Noche UFC 4 on September 12 in Glendale, Arizona. Yousri Belgaroui opens as the card's most lopsided favourite at -850, while main event man Jean Silva is listed at -430 against late-notice replacement Jose Delgado.
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Unbeaten Moreno earns UFC contract on 10 days' notice then marries fiancée same night
Isaac Moreno edged a unanimous decision over Reginaldo Geraldo Jr. at Dana White's Contender Series Week 5 to stay perfect at 9-0 and land a UFC deal — then announced he was marrying fiancée Luna Garcia just hours later that evening.
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Undefeated Kozak becomes youngest Slovakian to earn UFC contract with DWCS TKO
Martin Kozak, 24, stopped Christian Echols in the second round of Dana White's Contender Series Week 5 on September 8 to go 7-0 and become the youngest Slovakian fighter ever signed by the UFC.
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White overrules UFC matchmakers to sign Moreno as DWCS Season 10 hands out four contracts
Dana White admitted he had to argue with his own matchmakers to award Isaac Moreno a UFC deal at DWCS Week 5 on September 8 in Las Vegas, where four of the five fighters on the card earned contracts — the fewest in the show's tenth season.
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