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2:14 PM ET The Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation has medically suspended Adam Piccolotti for six months after the Bellator fighter posted an Instagram video of himself vomiting during his weight cut last week, director Mike Mazzulli said Wednesday. Piccolotti wrote on social media that he had thrown up “20-plus times” during the weight
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Bellator MMA lightweight Adam Piccolotti recently gave his Instagram followers a closer look at his weight-cutting process ahead of the Bellator 274 event, where “The Bomb” defeated Georgi Karakhanyan by way of unanimous decision. Turns out fans weren’t the only ones paying attention. Piccolotti, along with cornermen Raul Castillo, Mauricio Calvo and Matthew Aragoni, were
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Image via @Khabib_nurmagomedov on Instagram Khabib Nurmagomedov has given his thoughts on the ongoing contract dispute between Francis Ngannou and the UFC. It was well-known Ngannou entered his UFC 270 title defense against Ciryl Gane on the last fight of his deal. He said he would never fight on his current contract again as he
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Bodycam footage of Jon Jones’ Las Vegas arrest released showing him head butting police car The Las Vegas Review Journal obtained police officer bodycam footage of former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones‘ arrest in Las Vegas on Sept. 24. Jones was originally charged with misdemeanor domestic violence and injuring or tampering with a vehicle,
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Image via @khamzat_chimaev on Instagram (photographer not listed) Khamzat Chimaev has some lofty goals and championship gold is involved. Chimaev has been taking the MMA world by storm with his fast rise. “Borz” has a perfect pro record of 10-0 and he is 4-0 under the UFC banner. He has decimated his opposition and has
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In like a lion and out like a lamb. Diego Sanchez may have been little more than a punchline in the latter stage of his UFC career, but there was a time when the welterweight “Nightmare” was one of the most dangerous 170-pound fighters on the planet. That’s why Sanchez took a smaller payday to
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7:38 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Gegard Mousasi and Austin Vanderford step inside the cage for the main event of Bellator 275 on Friday in Dublin, Ireland, the Bellator middleweight championship matchup will represent far different career mileposts for each fighter. For Vanderford, the title challenge is unquestionably the biggest fight of his life. He
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