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UFC 278: Aoriqileng Ready Whenever UFC Calls

Salt Lake City, UT — Bantamweight Aoriqileng notched his second straight win on the preliminary portion of UFC 278 in Salt Lake City on Saturday — though he came away just a little banged up. Through the first couple of...
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UFC 278: Amir Albazi Subs Francisco Figueiredo In Statement Flyweight Victory

Flyweight action at UFC 278 served as the featured early preliminary fight, and saw Amir Albazi up against Francisco Figueiredo. The champ's brother was coming in off a Performance of the Night-winning effort against Daniel Da Silva back in April....
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UFC 278: Aoriqileng Notches Second Straight Win with Decision Over Jay Perrin

Bantamweights Aoriqileng and Jay Perrin faced off on the early prelims of UFC 278 on Saturday in Salt Lake City. Both men's wild-man style and never give up attitude caused this early card fight to be highly anticipated by many...
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UFC 278: Victor Altamirano Survives Knockdown, Elbows Way to Victory Over Daniel Da Silva

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UFC 278: Usman on the Cusp of History in Critical Rematch for Edwards

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is on the cusp of tying the consecutive wins record in the promotion, but standing in his way is a dangerous contender eager for redemption in Leon Edwards at UFC 278. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1518223636645093378?s=20&t=EybSilC4McBPK5-bG6u8YQ For years, the gold...
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UFC 278: Tyson Pedro Expects Opponent Hunsucker to Have Kill or Be Killed Mentality

Salt Lake City, UT — After nearly four years out of action, light heavyweight Tyson Pedro got back to work this past April with a triumphant KO of Ike Villanueva. At UFC 278 in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Australia's...
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UFC 278: Marcin Tybura Doesn’t See Alexander Romanov As the Next Big Thing

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UFC 278: Aldo Looks to Continue Latest Renaissance Against Dvalishvili

UFC legend José Aldo continues to work his way back to a shot at gold, but Merab Dvalishvili is looking to cut his renaissance short at UFC 278. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1559283795143974912?s=20&t=aEYino9LpMFyfMjwfRExtg The latest chapter of José Aldo's career is simultaneously awe-inspiring and frighteningly...
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UFC 278: Paulo Costa Goes Off on USADA Following Weigh-In Day Drug Test

Paulo Costa is livid at having his weight cut interrupted early Friday morning in order for USADA to collect a drug test sample. During Friday morning's UFC 278 official weigh-in, attended by Cageside Press, Costa threw up double middle fingers...

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