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Din Thomas confirms Brady corner just days after retiring from UFC cornering
Din Thomas announced his retirement from cornering live on television after Gillian Robertson's strawweight title loss at UFC 330, only to confirm days later he will corner Sean Brady against Gabriel Bonfim on November 7 — drawing ridicule from Dustin Poirier, Chris Weidman, and Jorge Masvidal.
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Pimblett draws sharp line between Tsarukyan and Topuria: 'No respect at all' versus old beef
Paddy Pimblett has called out both Arman Tsarukyan and Ilia Topuria as preferred next opponents, but with very different energy — dismissing Tsarukyan as a rich kid with no earned respect while framing his Topuria rivalry as a long-running personal feud.
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Jon Jones eyes UFC return after Ngannou callout and stem cell treatment reignite desire to fight
Jon Jones is pursuing additional stem cell therapy to recover hip mobility lost over years of competition. The former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion says Francis Ngannou's callout and the wide-open heavyweight division have rekindled his desire to return to the octagon.
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Ruffy names Tsarukyan toughest lightweight challenger ahead of UFC 331 co-main
Mauricio Ruffy has acknowledged Arman Tsarukyan as probably the toughest challenger in the UFC lightweight division ahead of their five-round co-main event on 19 September at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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Pantoja insists arm injury — not Van — cost him the flyweight title ahead of UFC 331 rematch
Alexandre Pantoja disputes the narrative surrounding his December flyweight title loss to Joshua Van, arguing an early arm injury shaped the outcome. The Brazilian gets his rematch at UFC 331 on 19 September in Los Angeles.
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Volkanovski open to retirement if UFC 333 title defence against Evloev goes 'terribly wrong'
Alexander Volkanovski says he has no immediate plans to retire, but admits a poor showing against undefeated Movsar Evloev at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on October 24 could force his hand on a career decision.
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Hernandez and Rodrigues headline UFC Sacramento as all 26 fighters make weight
All 26 fighters on the UFC Sacramento card cleared the scales in Sacramento, California on Friday. Middleweight contenders Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues both came in under the 186-pound limit ahead of Saturday's main event.
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Prates vows to knock out Morales 'really fast' after targeting Makhachev welterweight belt
Carlos Prates has dismissed Michael Morales as a threat and insists he wants the UFC welterweight title fight against Islam Makhachev first, promising to stop the unbeaten Morales in round one if the matchup is made afterwards.
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De Ridder moves to light heavyweight after six brutal cuts left him fighting on empty
Reinier de Ridder has abandoned middleweight and will debut at light heavyweight against Roman Dolidze at UFC Sacramento on Saturday, blaming an extreme weight-cutting schedule — six cuts in just over a year — for back-to-back losses to Brendan Allen and Caio Borralho.
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Vieira calls UFC release 'unbelievable' after decade as elite bantamweight, signs with PFL to face Cyborg
Ketlen Vieira has described her UFC release as 'unbelievable' after spending a decade among the division's elite, winning 10 of 15 fights and defeating the likes of Holly Holm and Miesha Tate. She has since signed with PFL to face featherweight champion Cris Cyborg on August 22.
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Pimblett vows to 'terrorize' Topuria and Tsarukyan while sparing Holloway and Oliveira
Paddy Pimblett has drawn a sharp line between rivals he respects and those he doesn't, promising to 'absolutely rinse their lives' if matched with Ilia Topuria or Arman Tsarukyan, while saying he would hold his tongue against Max Holloway or Charles Oliveira.
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Released despite a 5-1 UFC record, Daniel Marcos signs with PFL and faces Magomedov in Tampa debut
Daniel Marcos was cut by the UFC in May despite going 5-1 inside the promotion, with the 18-1 bantamweight admitting he still has no idea why no new contract was offered. He signed a multi-fight PFL deal within a day of his release and makes his league debut Saturday against Magomed Magomedov in Tampa.
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BKFC president eyes Darren Till showdown for Mike Perry after Dillon Danis fight
BKFC president David Feldman says he is confident he can book Mike Perry against Darren Till in early 2027, but must first wait to see how Perry's August 29 MMA fight against Dillon Danis plays out.
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Chimaev breaks silence after Fazil alleges he was slapped by Chechens before DWCS knockout loss
Khamzat Chimaev has responded on social media after Namo Fazil claimed he was confronted and slapped by 15 Chechen men during his weight cut ahead of his brutal third-round KO defeat to Kaik Brito on Dana White's Contender Series.
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Barboza retires after UFC 330 loss, ending 16-year career on his own terms
Edson Barboza confirmed his retirement following a defeat to Esteban Ribovics at UFC 330 in Philadelphia on Saturday, closing a 16-year UFC career that spanned 33 fights. The Brazilian featherweight admitted he had been wrestling with the decision for months before finally making peace with it.
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Hernandez trains with Strickland after stoppage loss to reignite passion ahead of UFC Sacramento main event
Six months after being stopped by Sean Strickland at UFC Houston, Anthony Hernandez spent the summer training with him at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. The experience re-energised the middleweight contender ahead of his main event clash with Gregory Rodrigues at UFC Sacramento.
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Namo Fazil claims 15 Chechens stormed his hotel room during weight cut before Contender Series loss
Namo Fazil says he was attacked by a group of Chechen fighters at his hotel the day before his Contender Series bout, which he lost by third-round knockout to Kaik Brito. UFC CEO Dana White had already hinted at an incident at the fighter hotel without elaborating.
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Dolidze backs his power to settle grappling duel with de Ridder at UFC Sacramento
Roman Dolidze says he is 'much more powerful' than Reinier de Ridder ahead of their light heavyweight clash at UFC Sacramento, with both fighters moving up from middleweight after struggling at 185 pounds.
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De Ridder escapes gruelling middleweight cuts for UFC light heavyweight debut against Dolidze
Reinier de Ridder has committed to the 205-pound division ahead of his UFC light heavyweight debut against Roman Dolidze at UFC Sacramento, saying six weight cuts in just over a year "took all the fun out of fighting."
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Dyer targets knockout as Reed's low-guard style draws pre-fight warning at UFC Sacramento
Shanelle Dyer has identified a specific vulnerability in Elise Reed's taekwondo-based striking ahead of their UFC Sacramento strawweight bout on Aug. 22, warning that Reed's low-guard style leaves her open to being stopped.
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