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DWCS: Jean Matsumoto Hoping to Fight In Orlando for UFC Debut, See Disney

Las Vegas, NV — The performance put on by Sao Paulo, Brazil's Jean Matsumoto at Tuesday's Contender Series outing was enough to get UFC President and CEO Dana White out of his seat and into the cage. As the DWCS...
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DWCS: Julia Polastri Knew She Had to Show “All My Potential” to Land UFC...

Las Vegas, NV — The second time turned out to be the charm for Julia Polastri, who won her way into the UFC on Tuesday care of her second appearance on Dana White's Contender Series. Polastri (12-3) earned a submission...
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DWCS Winner Jhonata Diniz’s Message for UFC Heavyweights: “Bad Dreams” Are Coming

Las Vegas, NV — Heavyweight Jhonata Diniz, having made the move from kickboxing to MMA just a couple of years ago, is a UFC fighter following week six of this year's Contender Series. Diniz (6-0) put away returning DWCS alum...
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Dana White: WWE-UFC Merger Under TKO Banner Means “We’re So Much More Powerful Today...

Las Vegas, NV — A beaming Dana White addressed the media following week six of Dana White's Contender Series Season 7, proclaiming that "every fight tonight was awesome." "I don't even know what to say, other than it was an...
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WATCH: UFC-WWE Merger Official, Dana White And Vince McMahon Part Of Ringing Bell At...

The merger between the UFC and WWE is now official as both companies have come together to form TKO Group Holdings (TKO on New York Stock Exchange). Endeavor CEO Ari Emmanuel rang the bell to open trading at the NYSE...
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Danni McCormack vs. Karolina Wojcik Headlines Invicta FC 54 in Boston

Invicta FC is headed to Boston next month, and it's bringing a strawweight title fight with it. On Tuesday, promotion officials announced via press release that strawweight champ Danni McCormack (7-2) will defend her title against Karolina Wojcik (11-3) in...
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Khusein Askhabov Yanked From UFC Fight After Arrest in Thailand

UFC featherweight Khusein Askhabov has been yanked from his planned October bout with Daniel Pineda after being arrested in Thailand. The Russian fighter, who previously trained with Tiger Muay Thai in Thailand, has been hit with some serious charges based...
Diana Belbita, UFC

Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Diana Belbita Booked for UFC Vegas 80

Women's strawweight action is set for next month's UFC Vegas 80. The Fight Night card will see former 115lb title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz (15-7), on a bit of a career resurgence of late, taking on Canadian-based Romanian Diana Belbita (15-7)....
Eduardo Neves, Dana White's Contender Series

All Fighters Make Weight for Dana White’s Contender Series Season 7, Week 6

There were no follies or foibles at the scale on Monday ahead of Dana White's Contender Series Season 7, Week 6. All fighters booked for the card weighed in without issue, in orderly fashion after the weigh-in window kicked off...
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Sunday MMA Quick Hits: Radtke Drops Wrong Kind of F-Bomb, Apologizes, Rampage Rides Again

Rampage Jackson is set to fight later this year, against a name from his TUF 10 coaching stint, while Charles Radtke put his foot firmly in his mouth at UFC 293. UFC 5's cover art has been revealed, McGregor...

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Welterweight Jack Della Maddalena will enter the UFC octagon this Saturday in the main event of UFC Perth, his first fight back after losing...