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Oliveira's controversial elbows finish Fili in featherweight debut at UFC Vegas 119
Vinicius Oliveira earned a second-round knockout over Andre Fili at UFC Vegas 119, but the finish was clouded by apparent illegal shots to the back of the head before referee Herb Dean stopped the contest at 4:56.
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Mesquita survives knockdown scare to armbar Mullins and stay unbeaten at UFC Vegas 119
Beatriz Mesquita weathered a damaging left hook and follow-up punches before luring Melissa Mullins into a first-round armbar at UFC Fight Night 279, preserving her perfect 8-0 record. Elsewhere on the prelims, Kevin Borjas upset unbeaten Andre Lima by unanimous decision despite missing weight.
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Mesquita survives knockdown scare to armbar Mullins and stay unbeaten at UFC Vegas 119
Bia Mesquita kept her perfect record intact at UFC Vegas 119 on Saturday, recovering from being rocked by Melissa Mullins to submit her with a first-round armbar from the bottom, moving to 8-0 professionally and 3-0 in the UFC.
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Chokheli demolishes Shahbazyan in 23 seconds on UFC debut to announce himself
Georgian welterweight Levan Chokheli needed just 23 seconds to finish Leon Shahbazyan in his UFC debut at UFC Vegas 119 on Saturday, ending the fight with a vicious eight-punch combination and a body shot that floored his opponent.
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Blachowicz and Guskov set for light heavyweight rematch at UFC Belgrade after December draw
Jan Blachowicz and Bogdan Guskov will meet again at UFC Fight Night 283 in Belgrade on August 1, after their first encounter at UFC 325 last December ended in a majority draw. A scheduled May rematch fell through when Blachowicz withdrew with injury.
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Santos sees opportunity in UFC bantamweight uncertainty ahead of Rosa clash
Luana Santos is unconcerned by fears the UFC could shut down the women's bantamweight division after Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes eventually meet. The Brazilian contender, who faces Karol Rosa at UFC Vegas 119 on June 20, believes the division's quiet roster only improves her own path to a title shot.
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Jean Silva declares himself ahead of Evloev in line for UFC featherweight title shot
Jean Silva insists he is the next contender for Alexander Volkanovski's UFC featherweight title, dismissing long-standing top contender Movsar Evloev as stagnant and unlikely to secure a fight with the champion before year's end.
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New champion Gaethje rules out third fight in 2026 after stunning Topuria upset
Justin Gaethje says there is a 'very, very, very small chance' he fights again in 2026, having already beaten Paddy Pimblett and dethroned Ilia Topuria to claim the undisputed UFC lightweight title this year.
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Khabib backs Germany to win 2026 World Cup but hearts with debutants Uzbekistan
Undefeated UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov predicts Germany will lift the 2026 FIFA World Cup trophy, with the Netherlands second and Spain third — but the 29-0 fighter is personally cheering for first-time qualifiers Uzbekistan.
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O'Malley says Aleksandre Topuria blanked him backstage at UFC White House
Sean O'Malley claims Ilia Topuria's elder brother refused to acknowledge him backstage at UFC White House, despite O'Malley shaking hands with the rest of Ilia's team after the event.
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PFL's unbeaten Pergande flatly contradicts Garry's filming story ahead of UFC 330 title fight
Alexei Pergande (8-0) has publicly denied Ian Garry's claim that he filmed a sparring session without consent, saying Garry's wife, Chris Curtis, and Garry's own cameraman were all present as his fiancée recorded freely — and that no one ever asked her to stop.
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Dvalishvili demands respect for fighters after close friend Topuria's title loss
UFC bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili took to social media to condemn trash-talking aimed at fighters, issuing an open challenge to critics following compatriot Ilia Topuria's fourth-round TKO defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC White House.
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Retired MMA enigma Magomedsharipov returns after six years to face Rosas Jr. in Moscow grappling bout
Zabit Magomedsharipov, who walked away from a promising UFC career in 2022 to study medicine, will compete again at ACBJJ 21 on July 5 in Moscow against rising UFC contender Raul Rosas Jr. in a no-gi grappling match at 154 pounds.
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Makhachev claims Topuria's $20m demand ended their title unification fight
Islam Makhachev says he accepted a welterweight title fight against Ilia Topuria immediately, only for negotiations to collapse after Topuria's team reportedly demanded $20 million — a figure the UFC refused to meet.
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Retired Zabit Magomedsharipov returns to face UFC's Rosas Jr. in Moscow grappling main event
Zabit Magomedsharipov, who walked away from MMA in 2020 after six straight UFC wins, will compete again on July 5 at an ACBJJ event in Moscow — facing ranked bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. in a 155-pound no-gi match.
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Rousey taunts UFC's Hunter Campbell after MVP MMA outdraws White House event on Netflix
Ronda Rousey fired a pointed message at UFC executive Hunter Campbell after MVP MMA 1 averaged 9.3 million domestic viewers in May — surpassing the UFC White House event's 7 million average — reigniting her public feud with the promotion's Chief Business Officer.
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McGregor reveals how youthful trouble and Biggie shaped his 'Notorious' nickname
Conor McGregor appeared on The Tonight Show to explain the origin of his 'Notorious' nickname ahead of his UFC 329 comeback against Max Holloway on July 11 in Las Vegas — his first fight since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in 2021.
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BJJ patriarch Pedro Valente Jr. reveals how a White House jiu-jitsu story sparked UFC's historic event
Pedro Valente Jr., the only person present at both UFC 1 in 1993 and UFC White House: Freedom 250 in 2026, has revealed how a conversation at his Miami academy about Teddy Roosevelt planted the seed for the landmark event.
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Borjas misses flyweight limit by three pounds ahead of UFC Vegas 119
Kevin Borjas weighed in at 129 pounds — three over the non-title flyweight limit — for his preliminary bout against Andre Lima at UFC Vegas 119. The fight will proceed at a catchweight, with Borjas forfeiting 20 percent of his purse.
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Kape seeks revenge against Horiguchi seven years on as UFC Vegas 119 fighters hit the scales
All 24 fighters on the UFC Vegas 119 card weighed in Friday ahead of Saturday's event at the Apex in Las Vegas. Manel Kape and Kyoji Horiguchi both came in at or under the 126-pound flyweight limit for their headline rematch, with a title shot against champion Joshua Van likely on the line for the winner.
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