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GSP backs seven-fight streak man Zahabi to outclass O'Malley at UFC White House
Georges St-Pierre says Aiemann Zahabi has everything needed to beat Sean O'Malley at UFC White House on Sunday, urging his training partner's brother to trust his gym work and avoid overreaching against the former bantamweight champion.
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Topuria defends lightweight title as Pereira chases historic third belt at UFC White House
Ilia Topuria puts his UFC lightweight title on the line against interim champion Justin Gaethje, while Alex Pereira bids to become the first three-division UFC champion when he faces Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight belt.
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Sidelined Aspinall bonds with Foden over shared absence from US sporting spotlight
UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, ruled out by an eye injury, met Manchester City's Phil Foden — omitted from England's World Cup squad — as both Englishmen find themselves on the sidelines while major events unfold in the United States.
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Aaron Pico dominates Lance Palmer on wrestling return after decade away from the mat
Aaron Pico made a seamless return to competitive wrestling at RAF 10, defeating Lance Palmer 12-1 by technical fall in the second period — his first wrestling match in ten years since narrowly missing the 2016 U.S. Olympic team.
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Gaethje vows to snatch Topuria's undefeated record at UFC White House
Justin Gaethje enters Sunday's UFC White House main event as a heavy underdog but declared he will end Ilia Topuria's unbeaten run. Topuria, meanwhile, promised an 18-0 record and victory 'with fashion' at the ceremonial weigh-ins.
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Campos silences Nigerian crowd with first-round submission of Adeshina at PFL Nigeria
Ignacio Campos defeated hometown favourite Wasi Adeshina via rear-naked choke at 1:45 of Round 1 in the PFL Nigeria main event on June 13, handing Adeshina his first loss under the PFL banner.
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Anthony Taylor attacks Matty Floyd after eye-injury no-contest mars Misfits Boxing title fight
Anthony Taylor's light heavyweight title defence at Misfits Boxing's Eddie Hall vs. Tommy Fury event in Manchester ended in a controversial no-contest in the fifth round, after which Taylor charged across the ring to attack Matty Floyd, alleging his opponent had Icy Hot on his gloves.
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RAF open to Jones vs. Cormier wrestling match but warn 'all the stars' must align
Retired MMA rivals Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier could one day meet on the wrestling mat under the RAF banner, but the promotion's head of talent relations Lance Palmer says a long list of obstacles makes a firm timeline impossible.
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Zahabi dismisses O'Malley's striking threat ahead of UFC White House bantamweight clash
Aiemann Zahabi says Sean O'Malley's striking holds no fear for him, pointing to his recent win over Jose Aldo as proof he can handle the division's best. The two bantamweights meet this Sunday at UFC White House, with Zahabi chasing an eighth consecutive victory.
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Danis predicts McGregor knocks out Holloway inside three rounds at UFC 329
Dillon Danis, one of Conor McGregor's former training partners, has predicted the Irishman will knock out Max Holloway within three rounds at UFC 329 on July 11 in Las Vegas — despite McGregor entering the welterweight main event as a +300 underdog.
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Brendan Allen targets Strickland rematch, insisting he has outgrown the champion who beat him in 2020
Brendan Allen says he has evolved far beyond the fighter Sean Strickland defeated in 2020 and believes he can now beat the two-time middleweight champion in every area. Allen also claims recent opponent Edmen Shahbazyan is stylistically superior to Strickland.
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Makhachev says he accepted Topuria fight instantly before manager's pay demand killed the booking
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has doubled down on his account of the collapsed White House bout, claiming he agreed to face Ilia Topuria without hesitation before Topuria's manager Malki Kawa demanded what Makhachev called an "insane" purse.
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Garcia targets featherweight title shot with upset win over Lopes at UFC White House
Steve Garcia (19-5) opens the UFC White House card against No. 3-ranked Diego Lopes on Sunday, believing a victory over the two-time title challenger would vault the seven-fight winner into the 145-pound title picture.
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Hokit fires back at Pereira with eight-fight UFC deal after 'scared' jibe
Unbeaten heavyweight Josh Hokit has dismissed Alex Pereira's suggestion that his UFC career is on the line, revealing he recently signed an eight-fight contract and accusing the champion of being afraid of him ahead of UFC White House: Freedom 250.
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Diego Lopes weighs in twice at UFC White House as backup for Topuria-Gaethje title fight
Diego Lopes made weight twice at Friday's UFC White House weigh-ins — first at 146 pounds for his scheduled featherweight bout with Steve Garcia, then at 154 pounds as a potential alternate for the Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje lightweight championship main event.
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Pereira tips the scales at 251 lbs, outweighs Gane ahead of heavyweight debut at UFC White House
Alex Pereira weighed in at 251 pounds for his heavyweight debut at UFC White House, three pounds heavier than Ciryl Gane (248). A win on Sunday would make Pereira the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in three divisions.
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Topuria and Gaethje both hit 155 as two UFC White House title fights made official
Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje both weighed in at exactly 155 pounds on Saturday, confirming their undisputed lightweight title fight for UFC White House on Sunday. Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane also made weight for an interim heavyweight title bout.
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Topuria and Gaethje hit the scale ahead of UFC White House title unification bout
Undefeated lightweight champion Ilia Topuria and interim champion Justin Gaethje weighed in Saturday morning in Washington, D.C., ahead of their title unification fight on Sunday's UFC White House card.
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Strickland mobbed by fans and chased into police car at UFC White House press conference
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland attended the UFC White House press conference incognito, only to be swarmed by fans after security forced him to remove his hoodie, kicked one fan in the leg, and fled into a police car to escape the crowd.
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Topuria demands mic cut as Josh Hokit's relentless interruptions derail UFC White House press conference
Ilia Topuria repeatedly told Josh Hokit to 'shut up' and demanded his microphone be cut at the UFC White House press conference on Friday, after the fighter hijacked nearly every question with unsolicited interjections.
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