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Sunday MMA Quick Hits: Ex-UFC Stars Turn Up on AEW PPV, McGregor Back in...

Conor McGregor teases return to USADA pool (maybe), Josh Barnett and Demetrious Johnson turn up on AEW WrestleDream PPV, and more in your Sunday MMA Quick Hits for October 8, 2023! Let's go! Former ONE heavyweight champion Arjan Bhullar announces...
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Four Performance Bonuses Handed Out Following UFC Vegas 80

Bobby Green made Grant Dawson's first UFC main event a memorable one, for all the wrong reasons. The lightweight pair headlined Saturday's UFC Vegas 80, with the promotion once again holed up at the UFC Apex rather than out on...
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Following UFC Vegas 80, Dana White Confirms Flags Are Back in UFC

After instituting a ban on fighters carrying flags out to the octagon and displaying them post-fight at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, UFC President and CEO Dana White has reversed that decision. Speaking at the UFC...
Philipe Lins and Ion Cutelaba, UFC Vegas 80

UFC Vegas 80: Philipe Lins vs. Ion Cuțelaba Scratched During Broadcast

A promising light heavyweight fight was the victim of a last minute cancellation at UFC Vegas 80 on Saturday. Originally booked as the featured preliminary card bout of the Fight Night event, Philipe Lins vs. Ion Cutelaba was scratched at...
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Bellator 300: Slim Trabelsi Feels “Rage Inside Me” Thinking About Struggles Getting to Big...

San Diego, CA — Heavyweight prospect Slim Trabelsi finally arrives in the big leagues at Bellator 300 in San Diego, CA on Saturday. Trabelsi (5-0) had inked a deal with the UFC in 2022 to compete in that organization, but...
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Cat Zingano: Life Was “Completely Different” Ahead of UFC Title Shot, Compared to Bellator...

San Diego, CA — Cat Zingano has had her eye on Cris Cyborg for a good long time now. "I felt like it was a matter of time, one way or the other," Zingano, 41, explained during this week's Bellator...
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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Addresses Weight Miss for Bellator 300

Just five or so months ago, Hawaii's Ilima-Lei Macfarlane told Cageside Press that she feared enduring grueling weight cuts was "significantly impacting" her chances at motherhood. Ahead of Bellator 300, Macfarlane, the promotion's former women's flyweight champ, missed weight for...
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Two-Time TUF Champ Brad Katona Faces Garrett Armfield at UFC 297

The UFC's next expected Canadian date has added recent TUF 31 winner Brad Katona. Katona (13-2), a Winnipeger who made the move to Dublin to train with SBG Ireland, will face Garrett Armfield (9-3) at UFC 297 on January 20,...
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Grant Neal Plans To Compete At Both 185lbs And 205lbs, Talks Bellator 300 Matchup

This coming weekend, Grant Neal (8-1) will make his debut in a new weight class of middleweight, as he takes on Romero Cotton at Bellator 300. Neal has picked up impressive back-to-back wins in his last two outings, beating both...
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Bellator 300: Davion Franklin Says MMA Allowed Him to Fit In

San Diego, CA — Heavyweight Davion Franklin returns to the cage at Bellator 300, taking on debuting ARES FC champ Slim Trabelsi and looking for his second straight win. During this week's media day in San Diego, Franklin (6-1) touched...

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Daniel Cormier Addresses Retiring Niko Price Not Getting Post-Fight Interview at...

Niko Price retired at UFC Seattle on Saturday, though you'd be forgiven if you didn't realize it. While the UFC's broadcast team did mention the...