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UFC 259 Prediction: Megan Anderson Will Pull Off the Upset of Upsets

Amanda Nunes enters UFC 259 with an 11-fight winning streak, which includes capturing two UFC titles and six title defenses in both the featherweight and bantamweight divisions. Her seventh title defense will test her as she faces Megan Anderson,...
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The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC 259 — Middleweights Become Light Heavyweights

Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....
Amir Aliakbari

Weekly MMA Prospect Report: ONE Heavyweights in Action

ONE Championship has never had the deepest of heavyweight divisions, but a couple of future stars are in action at Fists of Fury 2. That and more in this edition of the Weekly MMA Prospect Report. ONE Championship: Fists of...
Matheus Mendonca

Prospect Watch: Brazil’s Matheus Mendonca

Brazilian bantamweight Matheus Mendonca is the latest fighter to watch out of the South American MMA hotspot. Tale of the Tape Fighting out of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Age: 22 Weight class: Bantamweight Height: 5’6” Training out of Chute Boxe Diego Lima Record: 6-0 1 KO/TKO,...
Israel Adesanay UFCvideo

UFC 259: Three Title Fights, Three Predictions

On paper, UFC 259 is absolutely stacked. The rare three title fight card is capped off by a Light heavyweight title fight that pits current middleweight champion Israel Adesanya against the 205lb champion Jan Blachowicz. Opening up the trilogy of...
Petr Yan UFC

Holding On to Gold: Which UFC Titles Will Change Hands in March?

Between now and the end of the month, five title fights split between two PPV cards are planned for the UFC. That's a level of activity among the championship ranks rarely seen in years gone by. The fact that...
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What’s Next: UFC Vegas 20 Winners

After watching the fight card dwindle down to just 9 fights, hopes were still high for an exciting night of finishes at UFC Vegas 20. Although we didn't get that at all, we did get some meaningful results that...
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What’s Next: UFC Vegas 20 Losers

The Ciryl Gane train kept pushing down the tracks at UFC Vegas 20 with a unanimous decision victory over Jairzinho Rozenstruik. In the co-main event, Magomed Ankalaev also won a decisive victory over Nikita Krylov. Today we will talk...
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Finishing the Fight: UFC Vegas 20

Every fighter has their go-to moves, especially specialists within certain martial arts disciplines. Their own signature styles can lead to spectacular finishes. Whether it’s a scary-good rear-naked choke that fighters just can’t seem to avoid once going to the...
Jair Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane face off ahead of UFC Vegas 20

UFC Vegas 20: Who Will Fall Between Rozenstruik and Gane?

It is expected that one will fall when heavyweight strikers Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane collide this Saturday at UFC Vegas 20. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1364651810602897409?s=20 Taking on a relative newcomer is plenty of risk for a fighter who could be on the shortlist...