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Horiguchi vows to chase flyweight dream after Kape's third-round stoppage at UFC Vegas 119
Kyoji Horiguchi suffered a third-round TKO loss to Manel Kape in the UFC Fight Night 279 main event at the UFC Apex, ending an eight-fight unbeaten run. The 35-year-old responded on social media, insisting he has not given up on winning UFC flyweight gold.
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UFC in fresh talks with Trevor Wittman over glove design that could end eye-poke crisis
UFC executive Hunter Campbell contacted renowned coach Trevor Wittman three to four weeks ago to revive discussions about his curved glove design, which fighters and Joe Rogan have long praised as superior to any version the promotion has produced itself.
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Jake Woodley's single right hand sets LFA record with four-second knockout
Jake Woodley charged across the cage and landed one right hand to knock out David Wright in four seconds at LFA 235 in Louisville on Friday, setting the fastest knockout in LFA history and improving his record to 9-1.
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Nurmagomedov dismisses Song as 'punching bag' after UFC Abu Dhabi replacement rumour
Umar Nurmagomedov has welcomed a potential fight with Yadong Song after his scheduled UFC Abu Dhabi bout against David Martinez collapsed due to injury, calling the Chinese bantamweight a 'punching bag' following his lopsided loss to Sean O'Malley.
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Makhachev warns UFC move would halve Nurmagomedov's PFL salary
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev believes teammate Usman Nurmagomedov would take a significant pay cut — roughly half his current earnings — if he leaves the PFL for the UFC, though he still thinks the move is worth it for the quality of opposition.
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Magomedov lands only fourth twister in UFC history on stunning debut, credits Askarov
Undefeated featherweight Murtazali Magomedov submitted Melsik Baghdasaryan with a rare twister at UFC Fight Night 279 in Las Vegas, becoming only the fourth fighter in UFC history to finish a bout with the technique — one he learned from former flyweight contender Askar Askarov.
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Oliveira stops Fili on featherweight debut and targets ranked opponent at UFC Fight Night 279
Vinicius Oliveira made an immediate statement at featherweight, stopping Andre Fili in the second round at UFC Fight Night 279 in Las Vegas before calling out Josh Emmett and demanding a top-12 opponent for his next outing.
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Undefeated Stirling survives Cutelaba's guillotine to stay perfect at UFC Fight Night 279
Navajo Stirling escaped a dangerous standing guillotine from Ion Cutelaba before reversing a takedown and finishing him with ground-and-pound in the second round at UFC Fight Night 279 in Las Vegas, keeping his record unblemished at 10-0.
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Rodriguez dedicates stunning head kick finish to late coach Duke Roufus at UFC Vegas 119
Christian Rodriguez ended a 10-month absence and snapped a two-fight losing streak by dropping Hyder Amil with a head kick and finishing him with a guillotine at UFC Fight Night 279, dedicating the move to his late coach, kickboxing legend Duke Roufus.
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Unbeaten Mesquita submits Mullins then calls out No. 5 Perez to ignite Brazil-Argentina rivalry
Beatriz Mesquita stayed perfect at 8-0 by armbarring Melissa Mullins at UFC Fight Night 279 in Las Vegas, then immediately targeted ranked contender Ailin Perez, citing both a Top-5 ambition and a desire to transplant football's fiercest South American rivalry into the Octagon.
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Fili accuses Oliveira of illegal head shots as Herb Dean faces fresh controversy at UFC Fight Night 279
Andre Fili confronted referee Herb Dean after his second-round stoppage loss to Vinicius Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 279 in Las Vegas, alleging that elbows in the finishing sequence landed on the back of his head — an illegal strike under MMA rules.
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Horiguchi vows to chase flyweight title after third-round knockout loss to Kape
Kyoji Horiguchi was stopped by Manel Kape in the third round of their UFC flyweight rematch after a counter right hand turned the fight on its head. The 35-year-old Japanese veteran, who had been ahead on the scorecards, has since pledged to retrain and continue pursuing the 125-pound title.
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Gaethje insists Topuria quit and does not deserve a rematch after UFC White House upset
Fresh from his corner-stoppage TKO victory over Ilia Topuria at UFC White House, new undisputed lightweight champion Justin Gaethje says Topuria quit on the stool, claims he stopped him twice in the same night, and rules out an immediate rematch.
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Hokit fires back at 'fat cow pig' Cormier after UFC White House controversy
Josh Hokit has doubled down on his antagonistic persona, responding to Daniel Cormier's criticism of his post-fight comments at UFC White House with a personal insult directed at the Hall of Famer.
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Kape avenges 2017 Horiguchi loss with third-round stoppage to headline UFC Vegas 119 bonus sweep
Manel Kape earned a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus after stopping Kyoji Horiguchi in Round 3 at UFC Vegas 119, avenging a submission defeat from 2017. Three other fighters also pocketed $100K bonuses on a standout main card.
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Kape avenges 2017 submission loss by knocking out Horiguchi in UFC Vegas 119 main event
Manel Kape settled an eight-year score at UFC Vegas 119 on Saturday, dropping Kyoji Horiguchi with a crushing right hand in the third round to earn a knockout victory in their flyweight rematch.
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Du Plessis and Usman set to headline UFC Oklahoma City in former champions clash
Dricus Du Plessis and Kamaru Usman, both former UFC middleweight champions, will meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night 281 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.
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Stirling stays perfect with brutal second-round stoppage of Cutelaba at UFC Vegas 119
Navajo Stirling improved to 10-0 and a flawless 5-0 in the UFC by overwhelming Ion Cutelaba with a punishing barrage of punches and elbows in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 119, forcing a referee stoppage at 3:23 of round two.
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Magomedov lands rare Scottish twister on UFC debut to finish Baghdasaryan in round one
Murtazali Magomedov announced himself in the UFC featherweight division by submitting Melsik Baghdasaryan with a rare Scottish twister at 1:17 of the first round at UFC Vegas 119, moving to 11-0 in his career.
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Former champion Usman steps up to middleweight to face du Plessis at UFC Oklahoma City
Kamaru Usman will move up to middleweight to face former UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis in the main event of UFC Oklahoma City on July 18 at the Paycom Center — the promotion's first event in the city in nearly a decade.
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