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A veteran of 26 fights during his 11-year professional MMA career, Cormier compiled a record of 22-3, 1 NC (18-3, 1 NC UFC / Strikeforce), notching victories over former UFC heavyweight champions Stipe Miocic, Frank Mir, and Josh Barnett, as well as former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, UFC 17: REDEMPTION middleweight tournament and former Strikeforce
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UFC returns to Phoenix for a championship doubleheader in the desert as Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje square off at lightweight, and Rose Namajunas defends her strawweight title against former champion Carla Esparza in a rematch nearly eight years in the making. The two championship bouts are scheduled for five rounds, with the remaining fights
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Due to the weight miss, Oliveira will forfeit a percentage of his purse.  As of this moment, Charles Oliveira remains the UFC Lightweight Champion, but upon the start of the Main Event Headliner tomorrow night he will vacate the 155-pound title.  The fight will proceed as scheduled, but the championship will only be on the
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On season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter, Esparza defeated Angela Hill, Tecia Torres, Jessica Penne, and Rose Namajunas on her way to being the champ. Defeating such strong competition in TUF was a sign of things to come for Esparza’s UFC tenure. Order UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje on PPV  And although her road back
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“(Thinking about winning Saturday) gives me goosebumps because for me, winning the title at this point, almost eight years later, really solidifies that I am one of the best that has been out there, but not just for that one fleeting moment in time,” said Esparza. “I didn’t go out there and have one flashy
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He took some time away from the Octagon and was able to fully prepare for this fight with Figueiredo. And even though he’s taken time to improve, Figueiredo is determined to force da Silva into making the same mistakes he did against Molina. “He has an offensive game, he gets too exposed and leaves some
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Taira got his start in mixed martial arts when he tagged along with his older brother to the gym at 15 years old. The everyday grind of leveling up each area of his game is something that caught his attention immediately, and that competitive curiosity drives him in training. In terms of what he hopes
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UFC continues its run of shows at UFC APEX with a thrilling bantamweight contenders’ bout that will see No. 5 ranked Rob Font take on No. 8 Marlon Vera. The co-main event will see former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski  go for his fourth consecutive win when he meets Jake Collier. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: FONT
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