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Eryk Anders Hopes 1-2 Combo with Harris Can Bring UFC to Alabama

Former Crimson Tide football player Eryk Anders returns to the octagon this Saturday at UFC on ESPN 8, marching into battle alongside friend and teammate Walt Harris. The pair are among the few fighters representing that state at the...
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UFC on ESPN 8: Dan Ige Expects Saturday to be “Like a Scary Movie”

Watch out for the jump scares! Dan Ige compares "eerie" empty arena fight to a scary movie. Heading into UFC on ESPN 8 in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday night, there's an argument to be made the Hawaiian Dan Ige is...
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UFC on ESPN 8: Edson Barboza Hoping to Fast-Track Title Shot, Starting with Ige

Edson Barboza had no issues making the cut to 145lbs at the UFC on ESPN 8 weigh-in Friday morning. And that's no surprise. Speaking to reporters at the event's virtual media day earlier in the week, Barboza (20-8) —...
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Welcome to the UFC: Irwin Rivera

The UFC is back from its long layoff due to SARS-CoV-2 with its third event, once again hosted in Jacksonville, Florida inside the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. The May 16 event is headlined by two of the top heavyweight fighters in...
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UFC on ESPN 8: For Claudia Gadelha, Empty Arena Show Brings Back Early Career...

Between coaching on TUF and the early part of her career, UFC strawweight Claudia Gadelha has a handle on empty venues. Claudia Gadelha returns to action in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 8 this weekend. The Jacksonville, Florida...
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UFC on ESPN 8: Song Yadong’s Visa Issues, Faber Weigh-in Explained

When Team Alpha Male chief Urijah Faber hit the scales as an alternate on Friday, it was very much a surprise. Faber, whose student Song Yadong fights at UFC on ESPN 8 in Jacksonville, FL this weekend, clocked in...
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UFC 249: Carla Esparza Emerges as a Dark Horse

By securing a win against Michelle Waterson at UFC 249, Carla Esparza is now on a three-fight win streak. But where does she go from here and what is her place in the division? At UFC 249, Carla Esparza walked...
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UFC on ESPN 8: After Shoulder Surgery, Krzysztof Jotko Finally Confident

Krzysztof Jotko had been nursing a shoulder injury for a while. Years. Speaking to media outlets including Cageside Press at the UFC on ESPN 8 virtual media day, Jotko recalled the doctor's reaction to the damage. "When my doctor opened...
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UFC on ESPN 8: Angela Hill Feels Gadelha Win Could Shoot Her to Top...

Angela Hill is one of just a handful of UFC athletes (alongside Sam Alvey and Cowboy Cerrone) to have competed inside the octagon six times in the span of twelve months. In actual point of fact, it's strawweight Hill (12-7)...
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UFC Florida: Overeem and Harris Look for Significant Victory

MMA veteran Alistair Overeem is looking to get back in the win-column, but he faces a motivated Walt Harris who enters the Octagon at UFC Florida with a new sense of purpose following a personal tragedy. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1261438013281693697?s=20 Though it is unfavorable,...

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Max Holzer Meets Khalid Taha at Oktagon 88

UFC veteran Khalid Taha will face off against rising prospect Max Holzer in a featherweight battle at Oktagon 88 this May. Promotion officials announced the...