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Cortes-Acosta and Blaydes set to clash in top-10 heavyweight bout at Noche UFC 4 on Sept. 19
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (17-3) and Curtis Blaydes (19-6, 1 NC) have been booked for a top-10 heavyweight showdown at Noche UFC 4 on September 19, with the event's exact venue and its relationship to UFC 331 still to be confirmed.
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Holloway wants to beat McGregor at UFC 329 and lure him into a rematch before year's end
Max Holloway heads into Saturday's UFC 329 main event at T-Mobile Arena not just seeking revenge for a 2013 defeat, but aiming to beat Conor McGregor so convincingly that a second fight follows before the end of 2025.
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Strickland urges Bud Light to stand by Poirier after revealing alcohol-fuelled childhood shaped his harsh reaction
Sean Strickland has reversed course on Dustin Poirier's airport arrest, publicly urging Bud Light not to drop the retired fighter while explaining that his own traumatic upbringing with an alcoholic father drove his initial condemnation.
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Robert Whittaker on gaming, career reset and his move to light heavyweight
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has opened up about his passion for video games including Skyrim, Cyberpunk and The Witcher 3, while reflecting on his loss to Reinier de Ridder and his upcoming step up to light heavyweight.
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McGregor insists 'I am an innocent man' ahead of UFC 329 return against Holloway
Conor McGregor addressed the backlash surrounding his UFC comeback at a media day ahead of UFC 329, reaffirming his innocence after an Irish civil jury found him liable for sexual assault and awarded Nikita Hand £206,000 in damages.
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Dvalishvili backs McGregor over Holloway in 13-years-in-the-making UFC 329 rematch
Former bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has shared his picks for UFC 329, siding with Conor McGregor in the main event rematch against Max Holloway and choosing Benoit St. Denis over Paddy Pimblett in the co-main.
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Garry reveals Georgian wrestlers 'ragdolled' him in bid to match Makhachev's grappling at UFC 330
Ian Garry travelled to Georgia in February to train with elite wrestlers as he prepares to challenge Islam Makhachev for the welterweight title at UFC 330 on 15 August in Philadelphia.
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Unbeaten Gable Steveson backs himself to dominate any sport ahead of UFC 329 debut
Olympic gold medalist and unbeaten MMA prospect Gable Steveson has declared he could become world class in any sport he chooses, as he prepares to face Elisha Ellison at UFC 329 on July 11 in Las Vegas.
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Nicksick says Abdelaziz feud is squashed after backstage punch at UFC event
Xtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick has declared his feud with manager Ali Abdelaziz over, revealing Abdelaziz threw a punch at him following Manel Kape's win over Kyoji Horiguchi before apologising and making amends.
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O'Malley backs McGregor for 12-second KO over Holloway at UFC 329
Sean O'Malley has predicted Conor McGregor will finish Max Holloway inside 12 seconds in the UFC 329 main event on July 11, though he acknowledges Holloway's durability and the welterweight limit could complicate McGregor's knockout power.
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McGregor reveals abstinence vow as he prepares for UFC 329 return against Holloway
Conor McGregor has disclosed he has abstained from all physical touch during his camp for UFC 329, calling it a first in his career. The Irishman faces Max Holloway in the main event on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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Pimblett dismisses Tsarukyan's title shot claim ahead of UFC 329 co-main
Paddy Pimblett has publicly questioned Arman Tsarukyan's credentials for a UFC lightweight title shot, accusing the Armenian contender of inactivity and urging him to return to the Octagon before making any championship claims.
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Whittaker embraces 'risk and threat' of permanent light heavyweight move ahead of UFC 329
Robert Whittaker has committed to a permanent move up to light heavyweight and acknowledges the division's power as the ultimate equaliser, ahead of his bout with Nikita Krylov at UFC 329 on 11 July in Las Vegas.
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Ellison dismisses Jon Jones factor as massive underdog ahead of UFC 329 debut clash
Elisha Ellison, a historic underdog against Gable Steveson at UFC 329 on July 11 in Las Vegas, says Steveson's training partnership with Jon Jones is irrelevant — because Jones won't be inside the Octagon.
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McGregor dismisses Khabib's UFC legacy as built on just three named opponents
Conor McGregor has reignited his rivalry with Khabib Nurmagomedov, claiming the unbeaten Russian's 13-fight UFC career featured only three recognisable opponents and that he himself was out of shape and distracted when he lost to Khabib at UFC 229 in 2018.
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McGregor ranks Makhachev above Khabib in UFC GOAT list ahead of Philadelphia title defence
Conor McGregor has placed Islam Makhachev above Khabib Nurmagomedov and Daniel Cormier in his all-time UFC rankings, citing Makhachev's superior finish rate, two-division titles, and four lightweight title defences.
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Krylov warns Whittaker's light heavyweight debut will end like Adesanya's failed title bid
Nikita Krylov has predicted Robert Whittaker's move to light heavyweight will mirror Israel Adesanya's unsuccessful 2021 title challenge rather than Alex Pereira's championship run, ahead of their UFC 329 clash on 11 July in Las Vegas.
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McGregor dismisses Gaethje as a 'bum' and targets triple crown ahead of UFC 329 return
Conor McGregor has shut down talk of a fight with new lightweight champion Justin Gaethje, mocking his UFC 300 loss to Max Holloway, while setting his sights on a historic third UFC title at Wednesday's UFC 329 media day.
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Pimblett dismisses Tsarukyan as top contender and tells him to stop 'tickling people' in RAF
Ahead of his UFC 329 bout against Benoit Saint Denis, Paddy Pimblett publicly discounted Arman Tsarukyan as a legitimate lightweight title contender, criticising his lack of UFC activity and his focus on freestyle wrestling in the RAF promotion.
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Whittaker ends 12-year middleweight chapter with light heavyweight debut at UFC 329
Robert Whittaker steps up to light heavyweight for the first time in over a decade when he faces Nikita Krylov at UFC 329 in Las Vegas. The former middleweight champion says a less brutal weight cut has revitalised his career and extended his desire to keep fighting.
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