“It’s something very special,” he said. “I am Maori, I do come from the native people of New Zealand, so being able to perform in front of them live is incredible. A lot of my family hasn’t seen me fight live because a lot of my fights have been overseas, so I’ve definitely not taken
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Image Credit: Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dustin Poirier is looking to fight again in May. Poirier, who’s the former interim lightweight champion, has not fought since he was submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242. In the fight, “The Diamond” had success as he had a tight guillotine choke, but the champ
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Image via @dustinpoirier on Instagram UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier says he is planning a return to the Octagon in May after having not fought since last September. We last saw Poirier at UFC 242 when he was choked out by UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. That loss snapped a six-fight unbeaten streak for Poirier,
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Dan Hooker won Performance of the night with this first round knockout of James Vick at Fight Night San Antonio last year. Next up for Hooker is a main event matchup with Paul Felder on home soil in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday, February 22. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience
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8:30 PM ET Dominant UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will look to defend her title next against Joanne Calderwood at UFC 251 on June 6, multiple sources told ESPN. Both sides have agreed to the 125-pound championship fight, per sources. The UFC has not finalized a location or venue just yet, although sources say it
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He brought it to Dana White’s Contender Series last summer, and now that he has a UFC fight under his belt, he is ready to live up to his nickname at UFC Auckland this weekend. “I love the action. I always stand because I don’t like a boring fight and I don’t like to watch
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