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Krylov warns Whittaker's light heavyweight debut will end like Adesanya's failed title bid
Nikita Krylov has predicted Robert Whittaker's move to light heavyweight will mirror Israel Adesanya's unsuccessful 2021 title challenge rather than Alex Pereira's championship run, ahead of their UFC 329 clash on 11 July in Las Vegas.
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McGregor dismisses Gaethje as a 'bum' and targets triple crown ahead of UFC 329 return
Conor McGregor has shut down talk of a fight with new lightweight champion Justin Gaethje, mocking his UFC 300 loss to Max Holloway, while setting his sights on a historic third UFC title at Wednesday's UFC 329 media day.
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Pimblett dismisses Tsarukyan as top contender and tells him to stop 'tickling people' in RAF
Ahead of his UFC 329 bout against Benoit Saint Denis, Paddy Pimblett publicly discounted Arman Tsarukyan as a legitimate lightweight title contender, criticising his lack of UFC activity and his focus on freestyle wrestling in the RAF promotion.
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Whittaker ends 12-year middleweight chapter with light heavyweight debut at UFC 329
Robert Whittaker steps up to light heavyweight for the first time in over a decade when he faces Nikita Krylov at UFC 329 in Las Vegas. The former middleweight champion says a less brutal weight cut has revitalised his career and extended his desire to keep fighting.
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Yan Xiaonan faces four-fight winning streak Gomes in UFC Shanghai co-main event
Former strawweight title challenger Yan Xiaonan returns to the octagon for the first time in over a year when she faces surging contender Denise Gomes in the co-main event of UFC Shanghai on Aug. 29.
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McGregor dismisses Khabib as 'nothing' ahead of UFC 329 comeback against Holloway
Conor McGregor has reignited his feud with retired champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, claiming he fought the undefeated 29-0 star while injured, partying and mired in legal trouble. The comments came as McGregor prepares to return at UFC 329 against Max Holloway.
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McGregor faces Holloway in UFC 329 main event after five-year absence
Conor McGregor headlines UFC 329 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, returning from a five-year layoff to rematch Max Holloway. Media day features a full roster including Robert Whittaker, Paddy Pimblett, and Cory Sandhagen.
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Kavanagh rules out McGregor return to lightweight, pushes for second fight before end of 2026
John Kavanagh says Conor McGregor is done at 155 pounds and will remain at welterweight, while also expressing hope that his fighter can squeeze in another bout before the end of 2026 — well ahead of the April 2027 date McGregor has discussed with the UFC.
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Bautista shrugs off UFC's submission clip as Sandhagen rematch at UFC 329 looms
Mario Bautista was caught off guard when the UFC tagged him in a video of his armbar loss to Cory Sandhagen — his octagon debut six years ago. Now a top-10 bantamweight, Bautista insists the rematch at UFC 329 is an entirely different fight.
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Dvalishvili urges Yan to 'come back soon' as UFC trilogy stalls and home wrestling debut looms
Merab Dvalishvili says he has received no word from the UFC or Petr Yan on when their bantamweight trilogy will be booked, while preparing to face Olympic gold medallist Henry Cejudo in a freestyle wrestling match on home soil in Georgia.
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McGregor claims featherweight GOAT status ahead of five-year comeback at UFC 329
Conor McGregor has declared himself 'the greatest featherweight since Bruce Lee' as he prepares to face Max Holloway at UFC 329 in Las Vegas on Saturday — his first fight since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in 2021.
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Pederneiras sees McGregor with early edge but Holloway taking over if UFC 329 fight goes deep
Jose Aldo's longtime coach Andre Pederneiras has broken down the McGregor vs. Holloway rematch at UFC 329, predicting a pure striking contest where Conor holds the early advantage but Max Holloway's gas tank becomes decisive past round two.
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Holloway opens as favourite over returning McGregor in UFC 329 Las Vegas rematch
Max Holloway is the betting favourite (-227) against Conor McGregor (+192) at UFC 329 on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with McGregor's five-year absence from competition cited as a key factor in the odds.
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Hernandez faces Rodrigues in UFC Sacramento main event on August 22
Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues headline UFC Fight Night at Sacramento's Golden 1 Center on August 22, with Reinier de Ridder moving up to light heavyweight to face Roman Dolidze in the co-main event.
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Cortez vows to dominate Cong Wang at UFC 329 with flyweight title in her sights
Tracy Cortez says she is done playing it safe and plans to go beyond simply winning her UFC 329 prelim bout against Cong Wang — targeting a dominant performance she believes could put her two fights away from a flyweight title shot.
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Bautista vows 'completely different fight' as he seeks revenge on Sandhagen at UFC 329
Mario Bautista returns to face Cory Sandhagen at UFC 329 on July 11 in Las Vegas, seven years after suffering the first loss of his career via first-round armbar submission in their 2019 UFC debut clash.
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Sonnen warns McGregor's only realistic path past Holloway at UFC 329 is a first-round knockout
Chael Sonnen has outlined a bleak outlook for Conor McGregor ahead of his UFC 329 welterweight rematch with Max Holloway on July 11 in Las Vegas, arguing that an early knockout is the Irishman's only realistic route to victory.
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Masvidal warns McGregor's five-year layoff could cost him against Holloway at UFC 329
Jorge Masvidal says Conor McGregor's five-year absence from the UFC could prove decisive when he rematches Max Holloway at UFC 329 on July 11 in Las Vegas — but only if McGregor failed to stay disciplined during his time away.
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Pimblett dismisses St. Denis as a lesser threat than Gaethje ahead of UFC 329
Paddy Pimblett insists Benoit St. Denis lacks the chin and cardio to replicate what Justin Gaethje did to him in January, predicting a finish — by choke or knockout — at UFC 329 on July 11 in Las Vegas.
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Muhammad warns Holloway to wrestle McGregor early and survive the UFC 329 opener
Former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad says Max Holloway must initiate grappling in the opening minutes of his UFC 329 main event against Conor McGregor, warning that the returning Irishman's knockout power and unknown conditioning make the first three to four minutes the most dangerous phase of the fight.
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