12:54 AM ET PHOENIX — Rose Namajunas lost her UFC strawweight championship Saturday. Carla Esparza didn’t exactly take it, though. In one of the most bizarre title fights in UFC history, Esparza (19-6) upset Namajunas (11-5) via split decision in the co-main event of UFC 274 inside Footprint Center. Two judges scored the fight for
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PHOENIX — Welterweight Andre Fialho speaks with reporters backstage at the Footprint Center following his ferocious first-round KO of Cameron VanCamp at UFC 274 on Saturday. The 28-year-old recapped the win, reveals he has already agreed to return at UFC 275 on June 11, wanting to have a historic year in regards to activity, and
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Halfway through UFC 274 the UFC finally announced the details of UFC 276, their big International Fight Week card in Las Vegas on July 2nd. Headlining the card is Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier for the middleweight title. And in the co-main event: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3 for the featherweight title. Missing from
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Justin Gaethje does a high-altitude run and gets his haircut. Michael Chandler readies for another big-name bout. Champ Rose Namajunas packs. Carla Esparza plans her wedding. UFC 274 is on Saturday, May 7. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the
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Ariel Helwani reacts to Tony Ferguson’s appearance at the #UFC274 media day where the former interim lightweight champion compared Dana White to a drug dealer and talked about how he’d been treated by the promotion. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour
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1:17 AM ET PHOENIX — Charles Oliveira isn’t the official champion. But he’s the champion. Oliveira, under extremely difficult circumstances, submitted Justin Gaethje via rear-naked choke just 3:22 into the first round of their lightweight battle at UFC 274 inside Footprint Center. Oliveira (33-8) was scheduled to defend his title against Gaethje (23-4) at UFC
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With Charles Oliveira beating Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 but leaving without the lightweight title, former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is now pushing for his fighter to get the next shot at the belt. Despite a blistering first-round submission victory, Oliveira is technically now the No. 1 contender at 155 pounds after he missed weight for
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