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Retired Fedor Emelianenko denies Ngannou talks and accuses Dana White of bad faith
Fedor Emelianenko has dismissed reports of negotiations to fight Francis Ngannou, clarifying he was speaking hypothetically. The Russian legend also accused UFC CEO Dana White of deliberately attempting to sideline him during his prime years.
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Volkanovski and Yan crowned at UFC 333 as lightweight title picture shifts
Alexander Volkanovski and Petr Yan claimed championship gold in Abu Dhabi at UFC 333, one of the standout cards of 2026. The fallout raises questions over Arman Tsarukyan's title position, a potential Volkanovski move to lightweight, and a reshuffled UFC 336 card.
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Oliveira backs Pereira to deliver 'another great knockout' against Pavlovich at UFC 335
BMF champion Charles Oliveira has predicted Alex Pereira will knock out Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335 on December 12, pointing to Pavlovich's vulnerability to kicks and Pereira's finishing power as the keys to victory.
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Tom Nolan draws inspiration from Volkanovski's title defence ahead of UFC Vegas 123 main event debut
Australian lightweight Tom Nolan headlines UFC Vegas 123 against veteran Renato Moicano on Saturday at the Meta APEX, one week after compatriot Alexander Volkanovski's second-round TKO title defence at UFC 333 fired him up ahead of his first UFC main event.
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Volkanovski targets Tsarukyan or Sterling if Gaethje retirement ends lightweight dream
After stopping Movsar Evloev at UFC 333, Alexander Volkanovski is pushing for a double-retirement fight with Justin Gaethje — but has named Arman Tsarukyan and Aljamain Sterling as his preferred alternatives if that bout falls through.
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Volkov wins three straight yet UFC still offers no answer on heavyweight title shot
Alexander Volkov crashed the UFC 333 pre-fight news conference in Abu Dhabi to demand a title shot from Dana White — and left without one. The heavyweight contender, who lost a disputed split decision to champion Ciryl Gane in 2024, has since won three consecutive fights.
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Unbeaten Smith warns Holland their feud could spill outside the UFC cage
Jacobe Smith has vowed to settle his grudge with Kevin Holland inside or outside the Octagon, claiming Holland has been sending him provocative messages after twice pulling out of their scheduled bouts through injury.
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Edwards named backup for Harrison-Nunes bantamweight title fight at UFC 334
Joselyne Edwards will serve as the backup fighter for Kayla Harrison's bantamweight title defence against Amanda Nunes at UFC 334 on 14 November at Madison Square Garden, stepping in if either champion or challenger cannot compete.
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Volkanovski targets Tsarukyan for lightweight gold if Gaethje walks away
Alexander Volkanovski says he would fight Arman Tsarukyan for the UFC lightweight title if champion Justin Gaethje decides to retire, calling the potential matchup genuinely exciting despite Tsarukyan's elite wrestling credentials.
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Volkanovski backs Sterling to leapfrog Silva in featherweight title queue with UFC Qatar win
Alexander Volkanovski says Aljamain Sterling can jump ahead of Jean Silva in the featherweight contender rankings if he beats Kevin Vallejos at UFC Qatar on November 21, with the champion adding that a Sterling loss would leave Silva as his preferred next challenger.
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Pereira singles out Prates as his favourite Brazilian to watch ahead of UFC 335 return
UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has named welterweight contender Carlos Prates as his favourite Brazilian fighter to watch, also claiming Prates is the second-highest-paid Brazilian on the UFC roster. Pereira himself returns at UFC 335 on Dec. 12 against Sergei Pavlovich in Las Vegas.
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Amanda Nunes enters UFC 334 as underdog against Kayla Harrison at MSG
Amanda Nunes will challenge women's bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison as a +161 underdog at UFC 334 on 14 November at Madison Square Garden — her first time entering a completed UFC bout as an underdog since she knocked out Cris Cyborg in 2018.
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Edwards named backup as Harrison-Nunes bantamweight title fight nears at UFC 334
Joselyne Edwards will serve as the backup fighter for the UFC women's bantamweight championship bout between Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes at UFC 334 on 12 November at Madison Square Garden, New York.
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Sick Volkanovski reveals lung fears drove second-round TKO of Evloev at UFC 333
Alexander Volkanovski has admitted he doubted his lungs could last five rounds while ill, revealing that fear of running out of gas pushed him to hunt an early finish against Movsar Evloev — which he secured by TKO at 4:54 of round two.
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Nolan relocates permanently to City Kickboxing ahead of UFC Vegas 123 main event against Moicano
Australian lightweight Tom Nolan has made a permanent move from Australia to Auckland to train at Eugene Bareman's City Kickboxing gym, describing it as the best camp of his career ahead of his UFC Vegas 123 headliner against Renato Moicano on Oct. 31.
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Adesanya signs UFC contract and vows to end four-fight losing streak
Israel Adesanya has signed a bout agreement for his next UFC fight, reportedly against Sharabutdin Magomedov on December 5, and says he has rediscovered his motivation after four consecutive losses.
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Cyborg accuses Shields of quitting MMA because it was 'too hard' and predicts first-round finish
Cris Cyborg has publicly attacked Claressa Shields on social media, claiming the two-time Olympic boxing champion abandoned MMA in 2021 because the sport was too demanding, and insisting she would stop Shields in the first round if they ever met in the cage.
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Moicano eyes free agency after fighting out final three UFC bouts
Renato 'Money' Moicano has confirmed he plans to complete the three fights remaining on his UFC contract — beginning with Saturday's headliner against Tom Nolan at UFC Vegas 123 — before exploring the open market.
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Aldo reveals he cried after McGregor KO because a rematch was snatched away, not from the loss itself
Jose Aldo has disclosed that his tears following the 13-second knockout by Conor McGregor at UFC 194 in December 2015 stemmed from learning backstage that no rematch would come — not from the defeat itself.
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Aldo reveals he cried after McGregor KO because Dana White killed the rematch that night
Jose Aldo has disclosed that his tearful locker-room breakdown after the 13-second UFC 194 knockout loss to Conor McGregor in December 2015 had nothing to do with the defeat itself — he was devastated after Dana White told him McGregor would never return to featherweight.
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