It would be nice to say that suddenly, the bad trip was over. But that’s not reality. What is reality is that after some hard days, weeks and months, things are a lot different for Smith as he approaches Saturday’s co-main event against Johnny Walker. And yes, they’re better. “I’m going to be really honest
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 12, 2023, 07:26 PM ET Leon might not be the only Edwards family member with a championship in the future. Fabian Edwards, brother of UFC titleholder Leon Edwards, beat multiple-time former MMA champion Gegard Mousasi via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) on Friday in the main event of Bellator 296
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At UFC 288, Henry Cejudo fell short in his attempt to reclaim the bantamweight title, losing a split decision to Aljamain Sterling. In the aftermath, Cejudo contemplated returning to retirement, before ultimately seeming to settle on chasing a fight with current top bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili. There is another option available to the former champ-champ
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In the main event, Brazilian jiujitsu black belt and ADCC world champion Felipe Pena will go head-to-head with IBJJF no gi world champion Craig Jones in a submission-only match. The main card will feature additional individual matches between notable MMA athletes and stars of the BJJ world, including the co-main event between former UFC light
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2023, 07:07 PM ET Former UFC champion Deiveson Figueiredo is now officially out of his scheduled flyweight contender bout against Manel Kape at UFC 290 on July 8 in Las Vegas, UFC president Dana White said Saturday at a news conference after UFC Charlotte. Figueiredo had told MMA Fighting
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Sean O’Malley was looking forward to the possibility of fighting Henry Cejudo, even though he thinks the matchup would be easy work. That matchup likely won’t be happening anytime soon as Cejudo fell just short on the scorecards in his recent comeback fight at UFC 288 against bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. Cejudo was returning from
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Fabian Edwards doesn’t view Bellator Paris opponent Gegard Mousasi as being a legend. Bellator Paris takes place today, Friday May 12th, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France. The main event will feature former two-time Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (49-8 MMA) taking on top contender Fabian Edwards (11-2 MMA) in a five round battle.
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UFC Charlotte Bonuses: Matt Brown still has the thunder The post-fight performance bonuses are in from UFC Charlotte, which took place on Saturday, featuring heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida. The fights took place in front of a record-setting sold-out crowd. UFC Charlotte sets Fight Night attendance record UFC Charlotte: Jairzinho vs. Almeida drew a
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Jailton Almeida made it looks incredibly easy in his first UFC main event as he submitted Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the first round at UFC Charlotte. How close is the surging Almeida to a UFC heavyweight championship opportunity? MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee, and Jed Meshew react to Almeida’s sensational performance in the main
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