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UFC 255: Garbrandt Out; Figueiredo to Defend Against Alex Perez

Cody Garbrandt is out of his fight with Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 255.  The flyweight champion will now take on Alex Perez in the headliner on November 21. Per Marcelo Barone and Raphael Marinho of Combate, Cody Garbrandt is out...
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UFC Fight Island 4: Holm vs. Aldana Weigh-In Results

The UFC returned to Fight Island in Abu Dhabi with a splash one week ago. UFC 253 saw Israel Adesanya retain his middleweight title, while Poland's Jan Blachowicz claimed light heavyweight gold. A week later, however, it was the...
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UFC 254: Khabib Nurmagomedov Not Ready to Retire, Believes Fight IQ “Much Better” Than...

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov went through what can only be described as a utterly devastating tragedy over the summer, losing father Abdulmanap to complications stemming from COVID-19. Losing a parent is never easy. But the loss of the highly...
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Welcome to the UFC: Nassourdine Imavov

In a successful trip back to Fight Island last week for UFC 253, we saw a lot of bright spots. Israel Adesanya retaining his title, Jan Blachowicz winning the vacant light heavyweight title, plus a lot of fighters putting...
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The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Fight Island 4

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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UFC 254: Justin Gaethje Says Confidence Biggest Factor Against Khabib, Trashes Covington

The question Justin Gaethje hopes to answer on October 24, in the UFC 254 main event, is that same question that over two dozen fighters before him have failed at: how to overcome the puzzle that is Khabib Nurmagomedov. Whatever...
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UFC Fight Island 4: Yorgan De Castro Happy to Move Past Pressure of Hardy...

There's a stark contrast between Yorgan De Castro's last trip to the octagon, and his upcoming fight with Carlos Felipe at UFC Fight Island 4. And it's all about the man opposite him. His last fight came against problematic ex-NFL...
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UFC Fight Island 4’s Irene Aldana: Beating Holm Will Make Title Shot Expectation Clear

When Irene Aldana returns to action at UFC Fight Island 4 this weekend, she'll be coming off a different kind of victory. Originally scheduled to face Holly Holm at the start of August, Aldana(12-5) found herself battling COVID-19, which...
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Carlos Condit Admits “UFC’s Probably Going To Get Sick of Me Not Showing Up”...

"The Natural Born Killer" returns to the octagon on Saturday for the first time in nearly two years. At UFC Fight Island 4, Carlos Condit takes on fellow veteran and TUF winner Court McGee. For Condit, it's a chance...
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UFC Fight Island 4’s Holly Holm: “I’m ranked at the top for a reason”

Former women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm still feels she has something to prove inside the octagon. Or, more accurately, at 38, she wants people to believe in her. It's been over four years since Holm (13-5) last held gold in...

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