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Mariusz Pudzianowski KSW

KSW 59: Bombardier Off Card, Nikola Milanovic Steps Up

KSW 59 has undergone a major change just hours, if not minutes, before its start time. On Saturday, KSW officials confirmed that Senegal's "Bombardier" (Serigne Ousmane Dia) had suffered an acute appendicitis attack, and was forced out of the event....
Gregor Gillespie and Brad Riddell, UFC Vegas 22 face-off

Gregor Gillespie vs. Brad Riddell Off UFC Vegas 22

UFC Vegas 22 has lost its co-main event. Early Saturday afternoon, UFC officials announced that the lightweight co-headliner between Gregor Gillespie and Brad Riddell had been removed from the card. "Due to COVID-19 protocols, the lightweight bout between Gregor Gillespie...
Ayaka Hamasaki RIZIN

RIZIN 27 Weigh-In Results: One Fighter Heavy

Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation returns to action this Sunday with RIZIN 27, and on Saturday, all fighters weighed in for the promotion's first event of 2021. In the main event, current super atomweight champion Ayaka Hamaski, a former Invicta FC...
Marion Reneau UFC Vegas 22 VMDvideo

UFC Vegas 22: Marion Reneau Learned Not to Dwell on Losses as Heptathelete

Marion Reneau was supposed to face Macy Chiasson last month, until a surprise COVID-19 diagnosis. "My heart literally just dropped. I was completely devastated, because I'd felt fine," she recalled during Thursday's UFC Vegas 22 virtual media day. Reneau immediately...
Adrian Yanez UFC Vegas 22 VMDvideo

UFC Vegas 22: Adrian Yanez Bet On Himself — And It Paid Off

Until recently, Adrian Yanez was a part-time fighter. Imagine that. Yanez (12-3) broke into the UFC last year with a lightning fast knockout of Brady Huang on Dana White's Contender Series. Just over two months later, Yanez flattened Victor Rodriguez...

Jack Hermansson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan Set For UFC 262

A pair of ranked middleweights will look to get back on track at UFC 262. Manouk Akopyan of the LA Times was the first to report the news that No. 6 ranked middleweight Jack Hermansson will fight No. 12 Edmen...
UFC returns to Houston for UFC 262

First Florida, Then Texas: UFC 262 Set for Houston, Oliveira vs. Chandler Headlines

With Texas previously announcing that it was open for business, the UFC has done as promised and set a return date in the state. Promotion officials announced on Friday that UFC 262 would take place at the Toyota Center in...
Tai Tuivasa UFC Vegas 22 VMDvideo

UFC Vegas 22: Tai Tuivasa Held Camp in Dubai Expecting Return to Fight Island

When Tai Tuivasa offered to share a drink with Harry Hunsucker for stepping up on short notice this weekend and saving his fight, he had no idea his opponent had sworn off alcohol. Hunsucker, in fact, had decided to...
Macy Chiasson UFC Vegas 22 VMDvideo

UFC Vegas 22: Macy Chiasson on Heart Surgery, Keeping Reneau Fight

For Macy Chiasson, 2020 was a rough year. The same can be said for most of planet Earth, given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But Chiasson mixed in heart surgery with contracting COVID-19. Not a fun mix. Chiasson, The Ultimate Fighter...
Brad Riddell UFC Vegas 22 VMDvideo

UFC Vegas 22: Brad Riddell Will Be Looking “For a Bit of PTSD” in...

It's been a busy month for City Kickboxing, and Brad Riddell is the latest member from the New Zealand-based team to have a big fight in the UFC. Lightweight Riddell (9-1) finds himself in the co-main event of UFC Vegas...

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UFC: A Prospect From Every Country That The Promotion Should Sign

It's that time of year again: the UFC has wrapped up for the season, and it's time to look to the future and what's...