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UFC Vegas 5: Trevin Giles Not Buying Into “Battle of Texas”

There's always a segment of MMA fans that love storylines to run parallel with fights. Because when all is said and done, there's a need to understand what the fight means, beyond dollars and cents, or even simple career...
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Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier Booked for UFC 254

After getting back in the win column just a week ago, former middleweight champ Robert Whittaker already has his next assignment. He's been paired up with Jared Cannonier, a fight that was originally supposed to take place back in...
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UFC Vegas 5: Lando Vannata Feels Bobby Green Hasn’t Grown Since First Fight

When Lando Vannata was in the moment back in 2017, in his first fight with Bobby Green, he actually thought he'd lost the fight. "It's so hard to judge when you're in there fighting. It's so hard to know what...
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UFC Vegas 5: Derek Brunson Feels He’s a Step Up in Competition for Shahbazyan

There's little question that Derek Brunson has been positioned as a litmus test for rising prospect Edmen Shahbazyan this weekend. The pair meet in the main event of UFC Vegas 5 — originally the co-feature, until COVID-19 knocked Irene Aldana...
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UFC Vegas 5: Conversation with Daniel Cormier Helped Bobby Green Find Fresh Motivation

When Bobby Green and Lando Vannata meet this weekend at UFC Vegas 5, it won't be for the first time. The lightweight pair first faced off at UFC 216 in 2017, the end result being a split draw. That, apparently,...
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UFC Vegas 5: Vicente Luque Hoping to Follow Through on 2020 Plans

Vicente Luque had a plan set in place to fight three times in 2020. This weekend's bout against Randy Brown at UFC Vegas 5 will be fight number two. If you're at all surprised that Vicente Luque is fighting Randy...
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UFC Vegas 5: Rookie No More, Kevin Holland Trying to Reach Grand Master Status

Middleweight Kevin Holland is a rookie no more in the UFC. Come this Saturday at UFC Vegas 5 it will have been roughly two years since he entered the promotion in a memorable scrap with Thiago Santos. Santos has since...
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UFC Vegas 5: Jennifer Maia Believes Win Over JoJo Puts Her Next in Line

Jennifer Maia hit the scales first Friday morning at the UFC Vegas 5 weigh-in, clocking in at 124.5lbs for her co-main event fight with Joanne Calderwood. Perhaps she was making a statement. Maia (17-6-1) had missed weight in her last...
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Three Fighters Drop Off UFC Vegas 5 Card Last Minute

Not one, not two, but three fighters (right about now, Sesame Street's The Count is laughing maniacally) have dropped off the UFC Vegas 5 card. Timur Valiev, whose highly anticipated promotional debut was expected this weekend, fell off the card...
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UFC Vegas 5: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan Official Weigh-In Results – One Fight Cancelled

The UFC returns to Las Vegas this weekend, for what is expected to be a month-long stint including five events, plus the return of Dana White's Contender Series. It all kicks off on August 1, with UFC Vegas 5,...

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Gamrot vs. Salkilld Headlines UFC Vegas 120

Australia's Quillan Salkilld has his first headlining assignment in the UFC. On Thursday, promotion officials announced that Salkilld (12-1) will face Mateusz Gamrot (26-4, 1NC)...