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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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UFC: Just Say No — to an Immediate Heavyweight Title Fight for Jon Jones

The allure of Jon Jones moving to heavyweight has been in place so long, it's almost hard to remember when exactly it started. Sometime during the dominant but troubled champion's first run atop of the 205lb weight class, no...
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UFC Vegas 9: Alistair Overeem on Lesnar Returning, Jones Moving Up, and Derrick Lewis

Entering into UFC Vegas 9, Alistair Overeem (46-18, 1NC) knows he's on the final run of his career. One last sprint to the title for an athlete who has won gold wherever he has competed over the years —...
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UFC Vegas 9: Ovince Saint Preux Believes Jon Jones Will Do Well at Heavyweight,...

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UFC Vegas 9: Don’t Count Augusto Sakai Among Fans of Heavyweight Legend Alistair Overeem

Maybe it should come as no surprise, given they're fighting this weekend. But don't count August Sakai among fans of longtime heavyweight legend Alistair Overeem. The pair meet atop the UFC Vegas 9 card on Saturday, which marks Sakai's first...
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UFC Vegas 8: Smith vs. Rakic Post-Fight Press Conference

UFC Vegas 8 kicked off with four straight submission finishes. Meaning once again, a card hit hard by the coronavirus and other injuries managed to punch up in weight. A big comeback from Mallory Martin, and equally impressive finishes...
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UFC Vegas 8: Just Being in the UFC Not Enough for Impa Kasanganay

Impa Kasanganay's willingness to fight on short notice likely landed him a UFC deal. Back on Dana White's Contender Series earlier this month, Kasanganay (7-0) defeated Anthony Adams by unanimous decision. Dana White being who he is, had questions it...
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UFC Vegas 8: With So Much Negative in the World, Maki Pitolo Looking to...

At UFC Vegas 8 on Saturday night, Hawaii's Maki Pitolo will be fighting for the second time this month. Not to mention for the third time during the pandemic. That's quite the pace, but it's the byproduct of both pandemic...
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UFC Vegas 8’s Magomed Ankalaev Has Changed His Thinking on First Meeting with Cutelaba

Magomed Ankalaev's opponent this weekend at UFC Vegas 8 is also the last man he faced in the octagon: Ion Cutelaba. The pair's first meeting at UFC Norfolk ended in controversy when Cutelaba, apparently staggered after a head kick, suffered...

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