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Dana White denies rift with Tom Aspinall after heavyweight title vacancy and Hearn link-up
UFC president Dana White has pushed back against claims of a personal falling-out with Tom Aspinall, insisting there is no animosity between them after the Briton vacated the heavyweight title due to an ongoing eye injury.
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Van silences 'accident win' doubters with dominant UFC 331 flyweight title defence over Pantoja
Joshua Van retained the UFC flyweight championship with a unanimous decision over Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331 in Los Angeles, with judges scoring 50-45, 49-47 and 49-46 in his favour. The rematch laid to rest lingering doubts from their first meeting, which ended via injury stoppage.
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Dana White admits he dislikes everything Hokit says ahead of UFC 334 heavyweight title shot
UFC CEO Dana White made no attempt to hide his disdain for Josh Hokit at the UFC 331 post-fight press conference, saying he dislikes "everything" the unbeaten heavyweight says — even as Hokit prepares to challenge Ciryl Gane for the title at Madison Square Garden on 14 November.
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Dana White doubles Sean Sharaf's bonus after 12-second UFC 331 knockout stuns Steveson
Sean Sharaf knocked out Gable Steveson in just 12 seconds at UFC 331 in Los Angeles on September 19, earning a $50,000 special bonus — which Dana White then matched out of his own pocket.
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Jon Jones watches in stunned silence as protege Gable Steveson is knocked out in 12 seconds at UFC 331
Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson was knocked out in just 12 seconds by Sean Sharaf at UFC 331 in Los Angeles, leaving mentor Jon Jones visibly shaken cageside. The upset marked the first loss of Steveson's brief MMA career.
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Freire knocks out Choi in Round 1 at UFC 331 and calls out Jean Silva
Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire delivered the statement performance he promised, stopping Doo Ho Choi with a first-round right hand at UFC 331 on September 19 in Los Angeles — then immediately called out featherweight finisher Jean Silva.
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0-2 Sharaf stuns unbeaten Steveson with 12-second KO at UFC 331 as Jones watches on
Sean Sharaf, winless in two UFC appearances, knocked out heavy favourite Gable Steveson in just 12 seconds at UFC 331 in Los Angeles, handing Jones's protégé the first loss of his professional MMA career.
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Joshua Van silences doubters with dominant five-round decision over Pantoja at UFC 331
Joshua Van defended his flyweight title with a commanding unanimous decision over Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331, capping a five-round war with a decisive fifth-round knockdown to end nine months of questions about his legitimacy as champion.
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Van outboxes Pantoja over five rounds to seal second flyweight title defence at UFC 311
Joshua Van retained the UFC flyweight championship with a unanimous decision over Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 311, with judges scoring the 25-minute war 49-46, 49-46 and 50-45 in the 24-year-old champion's favour.
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Tsarukyan's brutal elbow KO at UFC 331 puts him in line for Gaethje's lightweight title
Arman Tsarukyan delivered a vicious first-round elbow knockout over Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331 on Saturday, extending his winning streak to six and all but securing a shot at Justin Gaethje's UFC lightweight title.
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Tsarukyan destroys Ruffy with double elbow in round one to demand UFC lightweight title shot
Arman Tsarukyan delivered a first-round knockout of Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331 in Los Angeles, finishing the Brazilian with two devastating elbows at 4:56 to stake his claim for a shot at the lightweight title.
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Pitbull demolishes Choi in first round at UFC 331 and calls out Jean Silva
Patricio Pitbull delivered his first UFC knockout by stopping Doo Ho Choi at 3:28 of round one at UFC 331, flooring the Korean featherweight with a straight right hand before immediately calling out Jean Silva.
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Menifield survives gruesome thumb injury to stun unbeaten Baraniewski at UFC 331
Alonzo Menifield overcame a badly injured thumb — sustained in the first round — to earn a split decision upset over undefeated Polish prospect Iwo Baraniewski in a light heavyweight bout at UFC 331 in Los Angeles on 19 September.
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Dana White said Gane wouldn't be undisputed champion — the UFC then made him one
Dana White publicly stated Ciryl Gane would not be elevated to undisputed heavyweight champion after Tom Aspinall vacated the title, but the UFC contradicted its own president during the UFC 331 broadcast by officially recognising Gane as champion.
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Dana White confirms Ciryl Gane must still fight for vacant UFC heavyweight title
Despite Tom Aspinall vacating the UFC heavyweight title due to an eye injury, CEO Dana White has confirmed interim champion Ciryl Gane will not be promoted to undisputed status and must compete for the belt.
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Steveson knocked out in 12 seconds and leaves cage before result at UFC 331
Sean Sharaf stopped Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson via knockout just 12 seconds into their heavyweight bout at UFC 331, then watched the heavily hyped prospect walk out of the cage before the official result was announced — drawing widespread criticism from fellow professionals.
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Underdog Vera ends four-fight skid with record-breaking stoppage of Jourdain at UFC 331
Marlon Vera snapped a four-fight losing streak at UFC 331 on 19 September, stopping Charles Jourdain at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to set the UFC bantamweight knockdown record with three knockdowns in the fight.
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Sean Sharaf floors Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson with one punch in 12 seconds at UFC 331
Sean Sharaf delivered one of the most shocking knockouts in UFC history on Saturday, dropping Gable Steveson — a 2020 Olympic gold medalist and Jon Jones protégé — with a single left hook just 12 seconds into the first round at UFC 331.
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Menifield wins split decision at UFC 331 with a broken thumb sustained in round one
Alonzo Menifield gutted out a split-decision victory over Iwo Baraniewski at UFC 331, fighting through a mangled, broken thumb from the first round. Scores read 29-28, 29-28, 28-29 in Menifield's favour, handing Baraniewski the first loss of his professional career.
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Olympic gold medallist Steveson looks to stay unbeaten against Sharaf at UFC 331
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Gable Steveson (4-0) faces Sean Sharaf (4-2) on the main card of UFC 331 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with the Olympic wrestling champion aiming to build on his first-round UFC debut knockout.
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