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UFC Vegas 21: Manel Kape Says “Sweaty Feet” Behind Debut Loss

Manel Kape (15-5) enters his sophomore outing in the octagon this weekend at UFC Vegas 21. It's a short notice bout against Matheus Nicolau, coming on the heels of a disappointing debut loss against Alexandre Pantoja. But that loss wasn't...
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UFC Vegas 21’s Eryk Anders Only Moves One Way: Forward

Middleweight Eryk Anders returns to the octagon for the first time in ten months this Saturday when he takes on Darren Stewart. Anders, a former CFL and college football star with the Crimson Tide in Alabama, has carried a...
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Marthin Hamlet Nearly Fought For UFC Before PFL Signing

Marthin Hamlet is set to make his long-awaited PFL debut on Apr. 29 against DWCS vet Dan Spohn. The 29-year-old didn't get to compete in 2020 as the promotion postponed all their events due to the pandemic. "It was a...
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UFC Vegas 21’s Jason Witt Looking to Make $100,000 with the UFC in 2021

UFC welterweight Jason Witt is looking to make $100,000 off the UFC as one of his 2021 goals. Heading into every year, Witt sets three goals for his life. Entering into 2020, one of those goals was to reach his...
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UFC 259: Trevin Jones Driven by Goal of Buying Grandmother a House

Las Vegas, Nevada — Trevin Jones earned his first official win inside the octagon at UFC 259 when he knocked out Mario Bautista early in the second round of their bantamweight affair. The word "official" needs to be inserted into...
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UFC 259’s Kyler Phillips: No Putting on the Brakes After Yadong Win

Las Vegas, Nevada — Following his UFC 259 bout with Kyler Phillips, bantamweight Song Yadong may have been left wishing he'd taken the red pill. Known as "The Matrix," Phillips landed a nasty head kick on the Chinese fighter early...
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UFC 259’s Amanda Lemos Has Waterson, Hill In Her Sights

Las Vegas, Nevada — At UFC 259, Amanda Lemos became just the fourth female fighter in UFC history to score two knockdowns in a single fight. She did it against a former Invicta FC champion in Livia Renata Souza, en...
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UFC 259: Kai Kara-France Gives Shout Out to Mark Hunt After Walk-Off KO

Las Vegas, Nevada — "Best feeling in the world." That's how Kai Kara-France described the feeling of getting the win at UFC 259. It came in a Comeback of the Year sort of effort, Kara-France (22-9, 1NC) weathered an early...
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UFC 259: Kennedy Nzechukwu Not Putting Emphasis on Ulberg Bout Being a Setup Fight

Las Vegas, Nevada — Kennedy Nzechukwu likely didn't expect the barrage of strikes he had thrown his way in the opening round of his UFC 259 preliminary card fight. In the first round alone, unofficially, opponent Carlos Ulberg threw over...
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UFC 259: Apologetic After Weight Miss, Askar Askarov Remains Focused on Title

Las Vegas, Nevada — The worst possible hiccup occurred for Askar Askarov ahead of his UFC 259 battle with Joseph Benavidez this past weekend: he missed weight. Coming in heavy on weigh-in day is something no fighter wants. Yet these...

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