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Many an eyebrow was raised when Jean Silva opted to take a short-notice fight with Drew Dober at UFC Denver, making a two-week turnaround following a win over Charles Jourdain at UFC 303. That fight arrives Saturday, July 12, 2024...
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In March of 2020, UFC Denver middleweight Abdul Razak Alhassan was acquitted of sexual assault charges in a trial that saw two women accuse him of raping them following a night out at a Texas bar. Despite being cleared of...
Dan Hooker Gets Opponent for UFC 305 in Mateusz Gamrot
Dan Hooker's long search for an opponent for UFC 305 has finally ended. It appears #5 ranked lightweight, Mateusz Gamrot, has answered the call. The pair of fighters will scrap on August 17 on the UFC 305 main card in...
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Tracy Cortez Says UFC Denver Foe Namajunas “Hasn’t Fought Someone Like Me” at 125
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Christian Lee to Take Part in One of Three Title Fights at ONE 169...
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Drew Dober Agreed to Five Different Opponents for UFC Denver
UFC lightweight Drew Dober struggled to find an opponent for UFC Denver, but finally has a dance partner in the form of Jean Silva. Silva is making a two-week turnaround, which keeps Dober, who trains at nearby Elevation Fight Team,...
Adrian Lee Books Second Fight, Meets Nico Cornejo At ONE 168: Denver
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UFC Denver: Namajunas vs. Cortez Weigh-In Results — Headliner Chops Locks to Make Weight
UFC Denver unfolds at the Ball Arena in Denver, CO this Saturday, minus the main event originally advertised, but with a suitable facsimile. Rose Namajunas was to have taken on Maycee Barber in that main event, but with Barber out,...
Rose Namajunas: In UFC, You’re “Only Relevant If You’re Winning”
Despite a change in opponent from Maycee Barber to Tracy Cortez, and with the fight in her own backyard, Fight Week hasn't changed much for Rose Namajunas ahead of UFC Denver. "It's kind of, I think it's about the...
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