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UFC Vegas 67: Punahele Soriano Believes He Nearly Died After Contracting Cellulitis

Las Vegas, NV — Hawaiian middleweight Punahele Soriano knows he has to "fight another monster again" at UFC Vegas 67. That monster comes in the form of Russia's Roman Kopylov, who Soriano (9-2) will face in a main card match-up...
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UFC Vegas 67: Umar Nurmagomedov Addresses Khabib Apparently Leaving MMA

Las Vegas, NV — Eleventh-ranked bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov (15-0) was in good spirits during Wednesday's UFC Vegas 67 media day. "I'm feeling good. Just want to take one more shot, one more win. I hope I will finish him," Umar...
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UFC Vegas 67: Raquel Pennington Sees Ketlen Vieira As “Stepping Stone” Back to Title

Las Vegas, NV — Raquel Pennington enters UFC Vegas 67 as a mother-to-be, as wife (and fellow UFC fighter) Tecia Torres is currently pregnant with the couple's first child. That's a whole different level of motivation, she explained during Wednesday's...
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UFC Vegas 67: Sean Strickland Says Judges “Don’t Know F*ck About Fighting”

Las Vegas, NV — Sean Strickland and Ariel Helwani are apparently on the same page about one thing: people who wear sunglasses indoors are assholes. Helwani infamously dropped that line while speaking to Dillon Danis last month. Strickland had his...
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Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson Headlines Bellator 292 As Lightweight Grand Prix Commences

Usman Nurmagomedov (16-0) will attempt to make the first defense of his lightweight title at Bellator 292 this March. And that fight will come against former UFC champion Benson Henderson (30-11). Shortly after Bellator CEO Scott Coker announced the launch...
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UFC Pres. Dana White Addresses New Year’s Eve Incident: “Don’t Anybody Defend Me”

Las Vegas, NV — Ahead of UFC Vegas 67, embattled UFC President Dana White addressed the media, broaching the subject of a New Year's Eve domestic violence incident rather than waiting for the press to bring it up. In doing...
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Scott Coker Announces Bellator Lightweight Grand Prix Line-Up, Kicks Off in San Jose This...

While Bellator makes its 2023 debut on February 4, care of a card headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Ryan Bader 2, its lightweight grand prix will kick off the following month. On a Wednesday appearance on The MMA Hour, Bellator...
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UFC Vegas 67’s Ige vs Jackson: A Match Made… on Instagram?

When Dan Ige and Damon Jackson were booked for the first card of the year, most people probably appreciated the fun stylistic matchmaking. Not only is it fun stylistically, but it is a much needed fight for the division...
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Quemuel Ottoni, Only Man to Beat Alex Pereira in MMA, “Over It” As PFL...

Ahead of his PFL debut on this year's Challenger Series later this month, Quemuel Ottoni, the only man to beat Alex Pereira in MMA, is "kind of over it." Yes, he's the first and only man to defeat Periera, the...
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Daniel Rodriguez Says He’s Fighting Gunnar Nelson at UFC 286

The UFC is headed to London on March 18, and Daniel Rodriguez says he's taking part. Shortly after announcing he had fight news coming, "D-Rod" announced on his Instagram Story that he will be fighting Gunnar Nelson on March 18,...