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UFC Brasilia: Lee and Oliveira Battle in Uncertain Times

With no MMA event guaranteed beyond the immediate future, the battle between Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira at UFC Brasilia takes on new meaning as concerns over the coronavirus grow. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1237467762294915073?s=20 "The Motown Phenom" Kevin Lee is a testament to the...
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UFC Decision to Push Forward During Coronavirus Pandemic Admirable Yet Foolhardy

Get used to those sparsely populated stands, at least for the next little while. The show must go on. The phrase that originated with circus performers in the 1800s and was later adopted by the theater crowd has been all...
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The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Brasilia — Lee, Burns and Moicano

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....
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Welcome to the UFC: David Dvorak

UFC on ESPN+ 28 is going down this Saturday in Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil in the Ginásio Nilson Nelson venue. The UFC Brasilia card is headlined between two top lightweights in Keith Lee and Charles Oliveira. Midway into the card, Bruno...
Israel Adesanya UFC 248

What’s Next: UFC 248 Matchmaker

UFC 248 proved to be exactly what the UFC was promoting and more. We witnessed what is widely looked at as the greatest women's fight in all of MMA history. That saw ex-champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk in a five-round war...
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MMA Prospect Watch: The Most Impressive Fighters from February

Another solid batch of prospects were in action in February - including a number of undefeated fighters. We'll get right to those who impressed the most in the MMA Prospect Watch for February! Flyweight, Jasmine Jasudavicius (4-0)  Jasmine Jasudavicius' opponent Gabriella Gulfin was...
Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk

UFC 248: Zhang Looks to Cement Status with Win Over Jędrzejczyk

China's Zhang Weili became the breakout star of 2019, but she has work to do before she can usher in a new era in the strawweight division.  It starts with a fight against former champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk on UFC...
Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero

UFC 248: Adesanya Looks to Continue Ascension Against Romero

Unbeaten UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is looking to continue his ascension toward superstardom, but he has a tall order in the first defense of his title against perennial contender Yoel Romero. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1234585017537396742?s=20 Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya made the jump from...
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UFC 248’s Debuting Fighters: How Will Jamall Emmers Fare?

UFC 248 is set to go down today in Las Vegas, Nevada, and could very well be one of the biggest cards of the year. A pair of title fights sit on top of the event with Israel Adesanya defending...
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The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC 248

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....