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Song Yadong stuns Umar Nurmagomedov with second-round knockout at UFC Shanghai
Song Yadong pulled off one of the biggest upsets of his career at UFC Shanghai on Saturday, stopping Umar Nurmagomedov in the second round. The victory was followed by a brief physical confrontation with Umar's brother Usman, who jumped the cage fence after the finish.
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Yadong Song stuns Umar Nurmagomedov with brutal uppercut KO to claim UFC Shanghai main event
Yadong Song delivered one of the night's biggest upsets at UFC Shanghai, knocking out unbeaten Umar Nurmagomedov with a right uppercut in the second round to earn a $100,000 performance bonus. Three other fighters — Bilal Hasan, Ce Liu and Levi Rodrigues — also collected bonuses after a card that produced 10 finishes.
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Song Yadong stuns 6-1 favourite Nurmagomedov with second-round knockout at UFC Shanghai
Song Yadong pulled off one of the year's biggest upsets at UFC Shanghai on Saturday, stopping Umar Nurmagomedov — a near 6-1 betting favourite — with a vicious second-round knockout to thrust himself into the bantamweight title picture.
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Gomes knocks out Yan Xiaonan with elbow to claim longest win streak at strawweight
Denise Gomes delivered a first-round elbow knockout of Yan Xiaonan at UFC Shanghai on Saturday, extending her winning run to five straight and positioning herself as the leading contender to champion Mackenzie Dern at strawweight.
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Liu Ce face-plants Rodrigues Jr. in first round to mark stunning UFC debut in Shanghai
Former K-1 kickboxing champion Liu Ce announced himself in the UFC with a first-round knockout of Levi Rodrigues Jr. on the main card of UFC Shanghai, dropping his opponent face-first with a thunderous right hand after a frantic, back-and-forth opening round.
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Undefeated Bilal Hasan stuns UFC Shanghai with one-punch knockout on flawless debut
Bilal Hasan extended his perfect record to 10-0 with a second-round knockout of fellow unbeaten Nilson Rojas at UFC Shanghai, just 18 days after earning his contract on the Dana White Contender Series.
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Polastri's first-round head kick flattens Xiong Jingnan at UFC Shanghai
Brazilian fighter Julia Polastri delivered the knockout of her career at UFC Shanghai on Saturday, stopping former ONE Championship flyweight queen Xiong Jingnan with a devastating right head kick in the first round.
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Perry vows 'blood sacrifice' at Dual Arena 1 after Danis withdraws with injury
Mike Perry will headline Dual Arena's inaugural MMA event in Orlando on Saturday against late replacement Brandon Jenkins after Dillon Danis withdrew citing injury. Perry, undeterred, promised a violent night for the crowd at the Kia Center.
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Dana White dismisses Aspinall exit rumours as heavyweight champ nears return from injury
UFC president Dana White has moved to quash speculation that Tom Aspinall wants to leave the promotion, confirming the heavyweight champion remains under contract and will return to action once he recovers from an eye injury.
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Hector Santiago brings kickboxing pedigree to UFC debut against Lawrence Lui in Shanghai
Hector Santiago steps into the UFC octagon for the first time on August 29 in Shanghai, facing Road to UFC tournament winner Lawrence Lui. The bantamweight knockout artist, a former kickboxing champion, hopes the occasion echoes a 2015 card he shared with his old friend Alex Pereira.
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Teixeira rules out full retirement after boxing Shogun Rua, hints at influencer bouts next
Glover Teixeira came out of MMA retirement to box Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua at Spaten Fight Night 3 in São Paulo on Aug. 29, but the former UFC light heavyweight champion says the exhibition will not be his last fight.
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Perry accuses Danis of planning Orlando withdrawal all along after last-minute injury pull-out
Dillon Danis withdrew from Saturday's Duel Arena headliner in Orlando citing an arm injury, leaving Mike Perry to take a late replacement fight against UFC veteran Brandon Jenkins at a significant pay cut.
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Teixeira carries 10-pound edge over Shogun Rua ahead of boxing debut at Spaten Fight Night 3
Former UFC light heavyweight champions Glover Teixeira and Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua both cleared the 242-pound limit for their Saturday boxing match in São Paulo, with Teixeira scaling 240 pounds to Rua's 230.
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Dillon Danis withdraws from Mike Perry fight with arm injury, drawing fresh ridicule from MMA community
Dillon Danis has pulled out of his scheduled main event bout against Mike Perry at Duel Arena in Orlando, citing an arm injury. UFC veteran Brandon Jenkins steps in as replacement, while fighters and fans react with predictable scorn.
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Oliveira targets Gaethje rematch but coach opens door to Lopes and Tsarukyan fights first
Charles Oliveira has no fight scheduled yet but aims to return before the end of 2026, with coach Diego Lima identifying Diego Lopes and Arman Tsarukyan as viable opponents while the former champion pushes for a Justin Gaethje title shot.
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Cormier urges UFC to book Aspinall immediately: 'He is the best heavyweight in the world'
Daniel Cormier has called on the UFC to fast-track Tom Aspinall's return to the octagon, dismissing the ongoing friction between the heavyweight champion and the promotion and warning that rival organisations cannot match the UFC's long-term financial power.
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Nurmagomedov and Song make weight as three fighters miss at UFC Shanghai
Umar Nurmagomedov weighed in at 135.5 pounds and Yadong Song at 136 pounds, setting the UFC Shanghai main event for 29 August. Three fighters — Andre Lima, Jingnan Xiong, and Julia Polastri — came in overweight, though all bouts will proceed.
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Danis pulls out again as Perry calls out replacement Jenkins on 48 hours' notice
Dillon Danis has withdrawn from his scheduled MMA bout against Mike Perry just 48 hours before the event, with UFC and MVP MMA veteran Brandon Jenkins stepping in to headline the Dual Arena card on Saturday.
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Volkanovski, 38, vows to silence doubters with prime-level display against unbeaten Evloev at UFC 333
Alexander Volkanovski acknowledges he is past his peak but insists his UFC 333 featherweight title defence against undefeated Movsar Evloev will leave fans convinced he has years left in the sport.
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Holland confirms he is Dana White's $11 million man — but says little of it remains
Kevin Holland reversed his initial denial and confirmed he is the Contender Series fighter Dana White cited as having earned $11 million in the UFC, though Holland was quick to note that taxes, three divorces, and four children have taken a significant toll on that figure.
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