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Kickboxer Folds Opponent Like an Accordion with a 3rd-Round Head-Kick KO
DSF Kickboxing Challenge 14 at the Torwar in Warsaw, Poland, provided one of the weekend's first great knockouts. Piotr Romankevich put in a day's work against Dawid Zoltaszek...
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UFC on Fox 29: Main Card Staff Predictions
And we're back! After last week's utterly baffling fight week and the countless hours of nonsense it provided for the MMA world, the sport's top promotion is back in the blocks and ready to go with UFC on Fox: Justin Gaethje vs...
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CM Punk to Fight Mike Jackson at UFC 225
UFC has officially announced CM Punk will make his return to the Octagon on June 9 against Mike Jackson at UFC 225. Per the organization's press release , Punk vs. Jackson will be a welterweight bout at Chicago's United Center...
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Israel Adesanya Has the Flash of Conor McGregor, but Does He Have the Skill?
You may have heard something about Conor McGregor 's little brush with the law recently. When that hand truck crashed through that bus window, and the Irishman subsequently ...
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Whether or Not Nick Diaz Returns to MMA, He'll Forever Embody What MMA Should Be
After months of confusion and drug-testing chaos , as well as his now customary endless layoff after a bout, Nick Diaz will soon be free to step into the hallowed UFC Octagon ...
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Holly Holm Reportedly to Fight Megan Anderson at UFC 225
Fighting fans in Chicago just got one more reason to be excited for June 9. According to Phil Thompson of the Chicago Tribune , Holly Holm has been added to the UFC 225 card...
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Michael Bisping on Conor McGregor: 'Just Lose the F--king Chip on the Shoulder'
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping implored Conor McGregor to "lose the f--king chip on [his] shoulder" following the MMA star's arrest in Brooklyn last week. "Just lose the chip, that would be my advice...
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UFC Fight Night Poirier vs. Gaethje Odds: Betting Trends, Preview, Card Analysis
Following a wild week of promotion for UFC 223 in Brooklyn, the organization heads west to Arizona for UFC on FOX 29 on Saturday with a fun card of fights planned...
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Ray Borg Talks Conor McGregor Bus Attack Injuries, Backlash from Trolls and More
UFC flyweight Ray Borg opened up on The MMA Hour (h/t MMA Fighting's Shaun Al-Shatti ) about the eye injury he suffered during Conor McGregor 's bus attack last Thursday prior to last Saturday's UFC 223...
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Nick Diaz Hints at Return to UFC Ahead of Reinstatement
F ormer Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz hinted at a return to the UFC in an Instagram post on Wednesday...
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Paige VanZant Discusses Being Raped and Bullied, Suicidal Thoughts in New Book
UFC women's flyweight fighter Paige VanZant wrote about being raped and bullied during her high school years in her new book releasing Tuesday, Rise: Surviving the Fight of My Life , according to Marc Raimondi of MMAFighting...
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Nick Diaz, USADA Reportedly Agreed to 1-Year Suspension Ending in April 2018
UFC fighter Nick Diaz and USADA reportedly have agreed to a one-year suspension that will end on April 19, meaning Diaz "will be free and clear to resume his career, if he wishes to do so," according to Brett Okamoto of ESPN...
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UFC 224 Preview: What Are the Biggest and Best Fights Set for Rio de Janeiro?
UFC 223 on Saturday was a special pay-per-view—and not in a good way. From fight cancellations to bus attacks, the build to card was draining...
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Report: Conor McGregor Was 'Causing Trouble' in Hotel Room After Jail Release
Conor McGregor apparently didn't calm down after his release from jail. According to Igor Kossov and Linda Massarella of the New York Post , the UFC star reportedly continued his mayhem at the Loews Regency Hotel Saturday night...
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UFC 223 Results: Matches to Make for the Winners and Losers
UFC 223 had one of the most hectic weeks of any MMA event, but the show went on with two title fights anyway. Khabib Nurmagomedov took the UFC lightweight belt by beating Al Iaquinta soundly...
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Conor McGregor Officially Stripped of UFC Title Following UFC 223
Conor McGregor's rough week got even rougher Saturday night. Just days after spending part of Thursday in jail following an incident at the UFC 223 media day, the Irish striker was stripped of his UFC lightweight title...
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UFC 223 Results: Khabib Nurmagomedov Beats Al Iaquinta on Overhauled Card
After a tumultuous week, Khabib Nurmagomedov finally achieved his goal of becoming the undisputed UFC lightweight champion via a unanimous decision victory over Al Iaquinta in the main event of UFC 223...
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Khabib Nurmagomedov Beats Al Iaquinta at UFC 223 for Lightweight Title
One of the wildest weeks in UFC history ended with a sight that wasn't shocking: Khabib Nurmagomedov capturing the UFC lightweight championship with a unanimous-decision win ...
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UFC 223 Results: The Real Winners and Losers
The story of UFC 223 is the story of what happened before the curtain rose. Even by MMA standards, it was a tumultuous week in Brooklyn, New York. Were it possible to quantify such things, it probably set a new high score for unpredictability...
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Khabib Nurmagomedov Becomes UFC Champ, Not with a Bang but with a Whimper
After the most unpredictable week in UFC history, it felt good to regain some sense of normalcy. Khabib Nurmagomedov beat Al Iaquinta in the main event of UFC 223 on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York...
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'Thug Rose' Namajunas Comes into Full Bloom in Tremendous UFC 223 Performance
The first time Rose Namajunas beat Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the UFC strawweight title, it took barely three minutes. The second time, Thug Rose used the full five rounds to make her point, though the end result was no less impressive...
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Floyd Mayweather: Conor McGregor Has to Have Class After Bus Attack
Floyd Mayweather Jr. took time Saturday night to offer some advice to Conor McGregor in the wake of his arrest for attacking a bus in the bowels of Barclays Center on Thursday...
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Floyd Mayweather Said He'll Only Return to Fighting If It's in UFC
After improving to 50-0 with a victory over Conor McGregor last year, Floyd Mayweather Jr. decided to retire—from boxing. But the 41-year-old may not be done fighting...
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Deliberately or Not, Conor McGregor Created the Biggest Grudge Match in MMA
There's a screenshot from one of the many recordings of Conor McGregor 's Thursday afternoon rampage in the bowels of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York...
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Conor McGregor Manager: 'Notorious' Looks Forward to Returning to Fighting ASAP
As Conor McGregor 's future with the UFC has come into question surrounding his UFC 223 media day attack, his manager, Audie A. Attar, has made it known that the Irish star wants to get back to fighting as soon as possible...