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Lopes eyes lightweight move after two title-shot losses to Volkanovski block his featherweight path
Diego Lopes says he is seriously considering a permanent move to lightweight after two defeats to champion Alexander Volkanovski have left the two-time featherweight title challenger with few options at 145 pounds.
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Gaethje reveals he never lost faith despite three title-fight setbacks before UFC Freedom 250 triumph
Justin Gaethje claimed his first undisputed UFC lightweight title at UFC Freedom 250 in Washington, D.C., stunning Ilia Topuria after nearly being stopped in the second round. Speaking on the 'What Hones You' podcast, Gaethje opened up on the long road that included submission losses to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira.
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UFC 330 fight card expands with Turner, Magny and Neal added to Philadelphia card
The UFC has confirmed four new bouts for UFC 330 on August 15 in Philadelphia, headlined by Islam Makhachev's welterweight title defence against Ian Garry and Mackenzie Dern's strawweight title bout with Gillian Robertson.
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Walker vows to hold Hokit's heel hook until his foot breaks in future UFC clash
Brazilian heavyweight Valter Walker has threatened to deliberately break Josh Hokit's foot by refusing to release a heel hook submission, citing Hokit's trash talk about Brazil as motivation for the personal grudge.
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Jon Jones urges Topuria to stay honest after Gaethje stoppage ends unbeaten run
Jon Jones has offered Ilia Topuria a path back to the top following his first professional loss, telling Red Corner MMA that self-honesty — not excuses — is the key to winning a rematch. Topuria's corner stopped his UFC Freedom 250 title unification bout against Justin Gaethje after the fourth round.
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Undefeated UFC light heavyweight Yakhyaev dismisses MrBeast lookalike comparisons after viral fan debate
Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev, the unbeaten Turkish UFC light heavyweight with nine finishes in ten wins, says he had never heard of MrBeast before fans drew comparisons following his knockout of Raffael Cerqueira at UFC Qatar in November.
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Jones clarifies GOAT necklace post was aimed at haters, not Pereira
Jon Jones has addressed the backlash over a viral video of himself wearing a GOAT necklace after Alex Pereira's loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250, insisting the post was directed at critics who claimed Pereira would surpass him as the greatest of all time.
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Gaethje's coach Wittman backs Aleksandre Topuria's corner stoppage of Ilia at UFC 250
Trevor Wittman, Justin Gaethje's head coach, has defended Aleksandre Topuria's decision to stop his brother Ilia before the fifth round of their undisputed lightweight title fight at UFC Freedom 250, saying the corner made the right call when Ilia indicated he could not continue.
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UFC 330 card grows: Dern defends strawweight title as Blanchfield and Turner added to Philadelphia bill
UFC 330 on August 15 in Philadelphia is taking shape around Islam Makhachev's welterweight title defence against Ian Machado Garry, with Mackenzie Dern's strawweight title bout against Gillian Robertson confirmed as co-main event alongside a string of new additions.
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Gaethje stuns Topuria to claim first undisputed UFC title after years of near-misses
Justin Gaethje ended years of heartbreak by upsetting Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC White House, claiming his first undisputed lightweight title. The two-time interim champion had previously fallen short against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Charles Oliveira, and Max Holloway.
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Diego Lopes eyes lightweight move after being squeezed out of featherweight title picture
Two-time featherweight title challenger Diego Lopes says he is 'in a bit of a tough spot' at 145 pounds while Alexander Volkanovski remains champion, and has told the UFC he wants his next fight at lightweight.
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Kape dismisses Strickland social media feud as gym rivals prepare to share mats again
Manel Kape has played down his heated social media clash with Sean Strickland, calling the UFC middleweight champion an attention-seeker after Strickland insulted Kape's manager and accused him of cheating, just days after Kape's knockout win at UFC Vegas 119.
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Cormier reveals WWE money ended his dream superfight with Brock Lesnar
Daniel Cormier has explained why his highly anticipated UFC heavyweight superfight with Brock Lesnar never materialised after the two men's infamous post-fight confrontation in 2018. Cormier says Lesnar made the right call accepting a more lucrative WWE deal instead.
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Unbeaten Hokit demands UFC cut Aspinall and calls out Gane for September title shot
Undefeated heavyweight Josh Hokit has called on the UFC to release injured champion Tom Aspinall, declared Ciryl Gane the undisputed king, and publicly targeted a September showdown with the Frenchman — with a promised title shot for Alex Pereira to follow.
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Strickland calls out training partner Eblen for future UFC middleweight title fight
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has publicly predicted that PFL contender Johnny Eblen will win the interim PFL title on July 18, sign with the UFC, and eventually face him for the belt.
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Kayla Harrison tapped out Sean Strickland 'like 20 times' in American Top Team session
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has admitted that women's bantamweight titleholder Kayla Harrison submitted him repeatedly during a grappling session at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida, crediting her Olympic-level judo.
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Robertson admits she smokes marijuana through fight camps ahead of UFC 330 title shot
Gillian Robertson has revealed she continues using marijuana throughout her fight camps and up to weigh-in day where commissions permit, as she prepares to challenge Mackenzie Dern for the UFC women's strawweight title at UFC 330 on Aug. 15 in Philadelphia.
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McGregor's $100-bill shorts draw ridicule from fans ahead of UFC 329 comeback
Conor McGregor is set to end a five-year absence from the Octagon at UFC 329 in Las Vegas on July 11, but his green $100-bill training shorts have already stolen headlines — for the wrong reasons.
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Matt Brown rallies behind Dustin Poirier after Atlanta airport arrest
UFC veteran Matt Brown has publicly defended retired star Dustin Poirier following his misdemeanour arrest for public drunkenness at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, urging fans not to let 'one night define' the former interim champion.
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Topuria's face shows clear recovery two weeks after brutal UFC Freedom 250 title loss
A photo shared by Georgian reporter Giorgi Kokiashvili shows Ilia Topuria posing with a young fan roughly two weeks after his lightweight title defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250, with swelling and bruising around his eyes significantly reduced.
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