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UFC 219 Results: Slugfest Between Marvin Vettori and Omari Akhmedov Ends in Draw

Marvin Vettori looked for a finish, but Omari Akhmedov did enough early to see their middleweight bout end in a draw. The UFC 219 prelim action continued in Las Vegas on Saturday with a middleweight scrap between Italy's Marvin Vettori...
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UFC 219 Results: Matheus Nicolau Earns Dominant Decision Over Louis Smolka

Matheus Nicolau couldn't find the finish, but was dominant against Luis Smolka at UFC 219. Opening up the televised main card portion of UFC 219 in Las Vegas on Saturday was a flyweight battle. Louis Smolka, who after a four...
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UFC 219 Results: Tim Elliott Wraps Up Mark de La Rosa With Anaconda Choke

The final UFC event of 2017 is here, with UFC 219 going down in Las Vegas on Saturday! It was a topsy-turvy year in UFC land, with the promotion's big International Fight Week event falling flat. MayMac also saw Seattle...
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UFC 219 – Cyborg vs. Holm: Main Card Staff Picks

UFC 219 wraps up 2017 in MMA and our half-year of picks at Cageside Press. UFC 219 is headlined by a featherweight title fight between champion Cris Cyborg and former bantamweight titleholder Holly Holm. Perhaps the next lightweight top contender...
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MMA 2017 Year in Review: Submission of the Year

There were some fantastic submissions in 2017, but for our staff, one was mightier than the rest. From historic moments such as George St. Pierre choking out Michael Bisping, to crafty submissions like Brian Ortega riding Cub Swanson like a...
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UFC 219: Esparza and Calvillo Collide in Meeting of Strawweight Powers

The division's inaugural champion and newest upstart collide in a bout with serious strawweight title implications at UFC 219. When Joanna Jędrzejczyk was on the verge of making history to begin the year, it appeared the strawweight division was on track...
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MMA 2017 Year in Review: Knockout of the Year

A vicious uppercut, flying knees, a slam — the candidates for Knockout of the Year 2017 had something for everyone. In a year that saw some big finishes in big fights, picking a Knockout of the Year was no easy...
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Jessica Aguilar vs. Livia Renata Souza at UFC Austin Set

Former Invicta FC champion Livia Renata Souza has her UFC debut set! Livia Renata Souza, who once ruled the 115lb weight class in Invicta FC, has been booked for a straweight clash with Jessica Aguilar. Brazil's Combate first reported the...
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Tecia Torres vs. Jessica Andrade at UFC Orlando Official

It's not the opponent many expected, but Tecia Torres has a fight set for UFC on FOX 28. After originally being linked to a bout with Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Tecia Torres has a bout with Jessica Andrade set at UFC Orlando...
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MMA 2017 Year in Review: Fight of the Year

Which slobber-knocker did Cageside Press give the nod to for Fight of the Year? 2017 has come and gone, and with it, plenty of action in the MMA world. There were lots of good fights, and heaps of great ones...