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The lineup of legends is set. Triller has announced a four-fight lineup for Saturday’s “Legends 2” event headlined by former UFC champion Vitor Belfort boxing heavyweight legend Evander Holyfield, who comes out of retirement as a late-notice replacement for Oscar De La Hoya. This will be Holyfield’s first in-ring appearance since May 2011. In the
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The rules for Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort have been set for the Triller Fight Club event in Hollywood, Fla. on Saturday. The professional boxing match between Belfort and Holyfield will be contested over eight two-minute rounds in the heavyweight division, which is over 200 pounds. Triller’s Ryan Kavanaugh told MMA Fighting that all professional
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Arianny Celeste is one of the most well-recognized faces in the UFC and she has taken umbrage with recent comments from former lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov. Two weeks ago at a press conference for his Eagle Fighting Championship promotion, Nurmagomedov questioned the necessity of ring girls—or “Octagon Girls” in the UFC—in combat sports, saying that
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Six days before Triller Fight Club’s next show, the promotion has released a new event poster featuring a replacement headliner between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort. Holyfield, 58, signed on to fight Belfort when original opponent Oscar De La Hoya tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to withdraw from the Sept. 11 event. The
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More than five years have passed since Miesha Tate snatched the women’s bantamweight title away from Holly Holm at UFC 196, and still her last-minute heroics remain an iconic moment in mixed martial arts history. Tate was just 90 seconds away from failing in her championship bid before forcing Holm to sleep with a Hail
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Jorge Masvidal’s second Gamebred Fighting Championship event will no longer take place next weekend. Gamebred FC 2 was scheduled to take place in Biloxi, Miss., on Sept. 11, but the impact of Hurricane Ida has forced the bare-knuckle MMA company to postpone the card, Masvidal announced via Instagram on Friday. The “BMF” champion stated that
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Tom Aspinall cemented his status as one of the heavyweight division’s most intriguing young prospects with his highlight-reel knockout of Serghei Spivak at UFC Vegas 36. The win pushed the 28-year-old Englishman’s UFC record to a perfect 4-0 with four stoppages, and likely could’ve propelled Aspinall into a fight against a top-10 contender. But Aspinall
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Derek Brunson has been here before. After building an impressive five-fight win streak between 2014 and 2016, the former Strikeforce prospect turned UFC contender had earned four straight knockouts and was arguably only one victory away from earning a title shot. Unfortunately, the confidence built from four consecutive first-round finishes had Brunson ready for a
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The UFC’s pay-per-view schedule for the rest of 2021 is filling up quickly, but there’s still one mammoth presence missing from the year-end slate: Heavyweight king Francis Ngannou. Ngannou has been out of action since knocking out Stipe Miocic just 52 seconds into the second round of their March rematch to capture the UFC heavyweight
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MMA Fighting has DWCS Season 5 results for the week 1 event Tuesday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas In the main event, light heavyweights Azamat Murzakanov and Matheus Scheffel will clash for a possible UFC contract at stake. Check out DWCS results below. Main card (ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET) Azamat Murzakanov
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