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Whether It Be MMA or Swimming, UFC Norfolk’s Tom Breese Wants to Master Himself

Virginia Beach, VA — In a decade of competition as a mixed martial artist, Tom Breese has competed just a dozen times. The former welterweight, now middleweight, has hit the cage just once in the past four years. That's...
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UFC Norfolk Official Weigh-In Results: Figueiredo Misses Weight

The UFC is in Virginia this weekend for UFC Norfolk, where the promotion will finally crown a new flyweight champion. It's been over a year since Henry Cejudo last defended his flyweight title. The man who dethroned "Mighty Mouse" arguably...
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Zarah Fairn Feels Women’s Featherweights Were Placed on UFC Norfolk for a Reason

Virginia Beach, VA — Zarah Fairn is part of a rare breed: a women's featherweight fighter in the UFC. Any number of fighters have flirted with the division: Holly Holm has twice competed for the title at 145lbs. Germaine de...
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Jennifer Maia vs. Viviane Araujo Booked as UFC Heads to Austin, Texas

Dates for the UFC's second quarter continue to trickle out. Kazakhstan. Saskatoon. And now, Austin, Texas. Combate was first to report that a women's flyweight fight was joining June's UFC Austin. That bout, the first revealed for the Texas card,...
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Luis Pena Didn’t Know if He Had an Opponent When He Got on Plane...

Virginia Beach, VA — There's opponent changes, and then there's the whirlwind that 'Violent Bob Ross' Luis Pena went through ahead of UFC Norfolk. Pena (7-2) was originally scheduled to face Alex Munoz on the Fight Night card this weekend....
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UFC Norfolk: Megan Anderson Wants Background Checks for Judges After Krause Incident

Virginia Beach, VA — Megan Anderson is not about to get caught up in talk of title shots and who's next. The towering Australian featherweight made that clear at the UFC Norfolk media day. What did get her fired...
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UFC: Isabela de Padua Banished Two Years by USADA

It will be a while before UFC fans see Isabela de Padua again. The Brazilian flyweight fighter made her octagon debut back in November against Ariane Lipski, coming up short in a three-round unanimous decision loss to the "Violence Queen."...
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UFC Heads To Kazakhstan For June 13 Show: Report

The UFC will be heading to Kazakhstan this summer. MMA Fighting reports the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts promotion is heading to Kazakhstan on June 13. No city or venue has been confirmed for the event. However, the leading candidate is Nur-Sultan, which...
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UFC: Zabit Magomedsharipov Opens Up On Endurance Issues

UFC featherweight contender Zabit Magomedsharipov has faced a bit of criticism for his endurance as of late, and the contender doesn't seem to disagree with those criticisms. Magomedsharipov is undefeated in his UFC run and has emerged as one of the...
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Cat Zingano Reveals Health Scare Led Breast Implant Removal, Shares Photo

Former UFC women's bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano, who signed a deal with Bellator MMA last October, recently took to her Instagram page to share her first photo since having her breast implants removed. Zingano explained that she made the...

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UFC Seatte: Lerryan Douglas Silences Crowd, Finishes Local Hero Julian Erosa

"Juicy J" was in action at UFC Seattle, as local boy Julian Erosa took on Lerryan Douglas in a featherweight fight that had fireworks...