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Matt Brown dismisses Rousey and Paul's ratings victory lap over UFC White House card
UFC veteran Matt Brown has pushed back on Ronda Rousey and Jake Paul celebrating MVP MMA's 9.3 million average viewers — edging the UFC's White House card — arguing the Netflix event is already forgotten while the UFC moves on to Conor McGregor's return.
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Pimblett blames eye gouges and low blows for Gaethje loss after rival claims undisputed title
Paddy Pimblett has claimed that fouls including eye gouges and low blows influenced his unanimous-decision defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC 324 in January, speaking out after Gaethje stopped Ilia Topuria to become undisputed lightweight champion.
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UFC and Meta launch data-driven rankings system to replace media voting
The UFC has officially unveiled a new rankings system built in partnership with Meta, replacing the old media-vote model with machine learning and statistical metrics updated every Monday after each event.
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Bo Nickal returns to the mats at RAF 12 to face 2026 NCAA champion Max McEnelly
UFC middleweight Bo Nickal will wrestle 2026 NCAA champion Max McEnelly at RAF 12 in Cleveland on August 22, marking his return to competitive wrestling after a knockout win over Kyle Daukaus at the UFC White House card.
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Orolbai's three-fight streak meets Wells' hometown crowd at UFC 330 in Philadelphia
Welterweight prospect Myktybek Orolbai, riding three straight stoppage-fuelled wins, will face Philadelphia native Jeremiah Wells at UFC 330 on August 15, a card headlined by Islam Makhachev's welterweight title defence against Ian Machado Garry.
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Retired UFC star Dustin Poirier arrested for public drunkenness in Georgia
Dustin Poirier was arrested in Georgia on Sunday evening and booked for public drunkenness, according to a report by TMZ. The 37-year-old retired fighter was released later that night and made an initial court appearance on Monday morning.
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Prates resumes training and targets UFC welterweight title shot after back-to-back knockouts
Carlos Prates has returned to the gym six weeks after his TKO win over Jack Della Maddalena, posting a pointed message on Instagram declaring his next chapter will be 'UFC Champion'. The Brazilian contender is angling for a shot at the Makhachev-Garry winner from UFC 330.
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Garry vows to outgrapple Makhachev at UFC 330: 'I'll bounce him on his skull'
Ian Garry has declared he will beat Islam Makhachev at his own game when the pair meet for the welterweight title at UFC 330 in Philadelphia on August 15, insisting his size, speed and takedown defence will expose the Dagestani champion in ways no opponent has before.
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Magomedov calls Strickland's sparring impression 'a pale imitation' ahead of UFC Baku
Sharabutdin 'Shara Bullet' Magomedov has dismissed Sean Strickland's attempt to mimic his flashy style in sparring as a pale imitation, while also admitting he was surprised Strickland ever became UFC champion. Magomedov faces Michel Pereira at UFC Baku on June 27.
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Garry vows to end Makhachev's record-tying 16-fight streak at UFC 330 in Philadelphia
Ian Machado Garry will challenge UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev in the UFC 330 main event on August 15 in Philadelphia. Garry, 10-1 in the octagon after wins over Belal Muhammad and Carlos Prates, says he will end Makhachev's historic 16-fight winning streak.
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Matt Brown calls for UFC to cut Chandler after sixth loss leaves career in ruins
Former UFC welterweight Matt Brown has called on Dana White to release or retire Michael Chandler following his lopsided first-round knockout defeat to Mauricio Ruffy at UFC White House, leaving Chandler with a 2-6 record in the promotion.
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Volkanovski open to third double-champ bid against new lightweight king Gaethje
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski says he would accept a lightweight title fight against newly crowned champion Justin Gaethje, but insists he won't call for the shot — and believes Arman Tsarukyan should be next in line.
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Magomedov calls Pereira a 'hypocrite' and 'Instagram farmer' ahead of UFC Baku middleweight clash
Sharabutdin 'Shara Bullet' Magomedov has accused Michel Pereira of chasing social media clout, branding him a hypocrite for carrying the Israeli flag after a 2023 fight and then filming a dog rescue in Brazil for online attention.
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Makhachev's 'send 2-3 years Dagestan' quip echoes from PSG's locker room to Anthony Joshua
Islam Makhachev's offhand advice to Daniel Cormier has taken on a life of its own across professional sports. The UFC welterweight champion says Novak Djokovic told him the phrase is used inside PSG's dressing room, while Anthony Joshua asked permission to put it on a T-shirt.
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Dana White calls UFC White House card 'biggest thing we've ever done' as global numbers loom
Dana White says 17 million viewers tuned into the UFC White House event, with 7 million average viewers in the United States alone. He insists the full global figures, due next week, will make the numbers look even more significant.
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Tsarukyan tells Gaethje 'f*ck you' after new champion rejects truck gift
Arman Tsarukyan offered Justin Gaethje a truck after a friend won $5.7 million betting on the new UFC lightweight champion. Gaethje publicly refused on the Joe Rogan Experience, and Tsarukyan fired back with a blunt warning ahead of their expected title fight.
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Kape sets flyweight KO record and calls out champion Van after UFC Vegas 119 win
Manel Kape stopped Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC Vegas 119 to claim a record sixth flyweight knockout in the UFC, avenging a 2017 RIZIN loss. The win extends his streak to four consecutive knockouts and puts him firmly in contention for Joshua Van's flyweight title.
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Dana White backs Pereira's illegal-strikes complaint but stops short of faulting Herb Dean
UFC president Dana White acknowledged that Alex Pereira was genuinely struck to the back of the head during his second-round TKO loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC White House on June 14, calling the Brazilian 'not a whiner' while deferring any appeal to the athletic commission.
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McGregor and Holloway trade sharp words in first face-off ahead of UFC 329 return
Conor McGregor and Max Holloway met face-to-face ahead of their UFC 329 rematch on July 11, with McGregor promising to leave the fight 'unscathed' and Holloway coolly vowing to land 'a bunch of gloves on that pretty face' before calling for an immediate rubber match.
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Gaethje rules out Topuria rematch and questions if champion can ever recover his aura
Justin Gaethje has dismissed an immediate rematch with Ilia Topuria following their UFC White House main event, saying Topuria must first beat someone like Paddy Pimblett. Gaethje also believes he has permanently stripped Topuria of the psychological edge that defined his unbeaten run.
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