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Jon Jones on Twitter The online sparring between former light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones and reigning UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou continued this evening. Earlier today Jones (26-1 MMA) taunted Ngannou (16-3 MMA) by telling him to “motivate me more” in reference to a proposed super-fight. Prior to UFC 260, it was thought that the
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12:20 AM ET Yoel Romero is out of the most anticipated first-round matchup in Bellator’s big 2021 tournament — and arguably one of the promotion’s biggest fights in recent memory. The former UFC middleweight title challenger didn’t clear pre-fight medical screening and is out of the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix, promotion officials confirmed
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Image via @diegonightmaresanchez on Instagram, photograph by @rebeccahidalgophoto Diego Sanchez may have parted ways with the UFC but that is not stopping his coach Joshua Fabia from creating some final drama. The former TUF 1 winner, Sanchez (30-13 MMA), was slated to make his final Octagon appearance on May 8 against former training partner Donald
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Despite nearly a dozen different fights falling apart, UFC Vegas 25 hits UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, this Saturday (May 1, 2021) with just one Octagon newcomer in tow. On this edition of “New Blood,” the series where I keep forgetting about Octagon jitters, we check out a credentialed judoka with newfound knockout power.
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It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings.  You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. – Editorial Commentary by Peter Parsons In this week’s UFC rankings, many fighters were taken out
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1:42 AM ET Diego Sanchez, one of the longest-tenured athletes in UFC history, is officially no longer with the promotion. The UFC terminated Sanchez’s contract Tuesday, according to UFC president Dana White. Sanchez, 39, basically announced the split on Thursday, as he posted “Free at last” on his personal Instagram. Sanchez was scheduled to face
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Have we seen the last of inaugural Ultimate Fighter (TUF) champion and former title challenger Diego Sanchez inside the Octagon? “The Nightmare” has been vocally complaining about his treatment from UFC, claiming they left him at the airport and disrespected him via commentary. Today, he posted “FREE AT LAST, FREE AT
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