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UFC Veteran Paige VanZant Signs Multi-Fight Deal with BKFC

Per Ariel Helwani of ESPN, former UFC flyweight Paige VanZant has signed a multi-fight deal with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships. Popular MMA star Paige VanZant has officially left the UFC and signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) in free...
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UFC: Nate Landwehr vs. Shane Young Set for September 26

Featherweight action is set to be the latest addition to the UFC's September 26 card. The event, which does not have an official designation set just yet, is anticipated to feature a bout between Nate Landwehr and Shane Young. A...
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DWCS Week 2: Cory McKenna Bet Arnold Allen on Who Would Be Younger When...

"Over the moon" is how strawweight Cory McKenna put the feeling of winning a UFC contract. Tuesday night on Dana White's Contender Series, McKenna pulled off a close win over LFA champ Vanessa Demopoulos, a fight that turned into...
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DWCS Week 2: Adrian Yanez Recalls “Weird Calmness” Ahead of UFC Contract-Winning Performance

Adrian Yanez stood out head and shoulders above the rest at week two of Dana White's Contender Series this year. That's thanks to a thunderous finish against Brady Huang. It was one of three stoppages on the night, but...
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DWCS Week 2: Impa Kasanganay Reacts to Getting “Coconut Bombz” for UFC Debut

Without a finish, Impa Kasanganay wasn't sure he'd done enough to earn a UFC contract at the Contender Series on Tuesday. "We were wondering," Kasanganay admitted. "Anthony Adams is a tough opponent, good guy. I like to get in...
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DWCS Week 2: Dustin Stoltzfus Calls Injury to Opponent Joe Fyfer “Sort of Gross”

Middleweight Dustin Stoltzfus (13-1) might have been just a wee bit nervous about whether he was getting a UFC deal after a freak injury ended his Contender Series fight on Tuesday. After slamming opponent Joe Fyfer to the mat, Fyfer's...
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UFC Vegas 6 Medical Suspensions: Four Out for Half a Year

UFC Vegas 6 had some brutal fights and plenty of stoppages, and the medical suspensions handed down by the NSAC reflect that. When all was said and done, four fighters were determined to have injuries significant enough to put...
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DWCS Week 2: TJ Laramie Not Looking to Rush Development, but Will Grab Opportunities...

Windsor, Ontario native T.J. Laramie became the first Canadian to pick up a win on Dana White's Contender Series on Tuesday night. And given he also earned a UFC contract thanks to a doctor's stoppage TKO of Daniel Swain,...
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DWCS Week 2: Dana White Reveals Kasanganay Opponent, Says There Is Room for Both...

Dana White had his Oprah Winfrey moment at week two of this year's Contender Series run. All five winners on Tuesday night earned UFC contracts, including Impa Kasanganay, who was making his second attempt to impress the UFC boss. It...
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UFC: Yoel Romero Injured, Out of Fight Against Uriah Hall

A highly anticipated middleweight fight is off the UFC on ESPN 15 card. Yoel Romero has withdrawn from the event, where he was expected to face Uriah Hall. The event takes place August 22. BJPenn.com was first to report the...