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UFC Vegas 9 Loses Two Fighters, One Fight Hours Out From Event

Another week, another last minute change to a UFC card. This time, it's UFC Vegas 9, which has lost two fighters the afternoon of: Kevin Natividad, and Thiago Moises. Luckily, only one fight has been lost. That's because the UFC...
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UFC Vegas 9: Brian Kelleher Glad to Forgo Build Up to Fight This Weekend

Brian Kelleher was primed for a fight with Ricky Simon this Saturday night at UFC Vegas 9. It's a fight Kelleher (21-11) admits he was excited for, but with one of Simon's corners testing positive for COVID-19, it wasn't...
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UFC Vegas 9: Kevin Natividad Would Have Fought Tony Ferguson if it Meant Entry...

Welcome to the UFC, Kevin Natividad. At UFC Vegas 9, Natividad (9-1) steps up on just a couple of day's notice to take on the gritty Brian Kelleher. "Quicksand" is an LFA veteran, who had expected to fight his way...
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UFC Vegas 9 – Overeem vs. Sakai: Main Card Staff Picks

The UFC's September schedule kicks off with UFC Vegas 9 and the return of heavyweight legend Alistair Overeem. UFC Vegas 9 is headlined by Alistair Overeem taking on another up-and-comer in Augusto Sakai. Overeem is 3-1 in his last four...
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UFC to Return to Fight Island Officially for Five Weeks

The UFC will officially be going back to Fight Island in late September and will be staying there for five events including UFC 253 and UFC 254. The UFC is officially heading back to Fight Island.  Brett Okamoto of ESPN...
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UFC Vegas 9: Overeem Looks to Move Closer to Gold Against Sakai

Longtime veteran Alistair Overeem continues his march toward another title shot as he looks to take out Brazilian product Augusto Sakai at UFC Vegas 9. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1301173787946172417?s=20 Erase ten seconds last December, and Alistair Overeem is sitting on a solid four fight...
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UFC Vegas 9: Thiago Moises Trained with Luis Pena to Prepare for Jalin Turner’s...

Brazil's Thiago Moises will enter UFC Vegas 9 coming off what is almost certainly the biggest fight of his career. That came back in May, when Moises, a former RFA and LFA lightweight champion, submitted Michael "The Menace" Johnson...
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UFC Vegas 9: Jalin Turner Ready to Thrive Under Self-Imposed Pressure

Lightweight Jalin Turner looks to make it two wins in a row this weekend, when he returns to action at UFC Vegas 9. It's been roughly seven months since we last saw "The Tarantula" inside the octagon. A bit longer...
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UFC Vegas 9: Alonzo Menifield Never Got Too Down About OSP Fight Delay

For a fighter pulled from an important bout at the 11th hour, Alonzo Menifield sure is rolling with the punches. Two weeks ago, at UFC Vegas 7, Menifield was expected to face off with Ovince Saint Preux in the card's...
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UFC Vegas 9: Training with Cows, Aiming to Put on Show, There’s No One...

Brazilian show-stopper Michel Pereira returns this weekend at UFC Vegas 9, in something of a precarious position. The athlete known as "Demolidor" is best known for his flashy, creative, exhausting style.  A style that has as many critics as fans,...

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