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UFC: Bantamweight Marlon Vera Enjoying Easier Weight Cut, but Admits Featherweights Seem Huge

Visa issues with opponent Song Yadong or not, Marlon Vera is fighting Saturday night. China's Yadong hit a snag in his visa process, although the belief is he has it sorted. Still, just to be safe, Team Alpha Male coach...
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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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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 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 on ESPN 8: Walt Harris Questioned Whether Return to Fighting Was Doing Right...

"A win over Overeem definitely puts me in the conversation." That's how Walt Harris sees his pending battle atop the UFC on ESPN 8 card. Harris (13-7, 1NC) is coming back from unthinkable tragedy. The abduction and murder of...
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Giga Chikadze Gets Titan FC Champ Irwin Rivera After Mike Davis Pulls Out of...

This Saturday's UFC on ESPN 8 card in Jacksonville has had a late shake-up. Thursday, it was revealed that Mike Davis was out of his fight with Giga Chikadze once again. In his place steps Titan FC bantamweight champion...

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