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SHERDOG ARTICLES JULY 2019
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Preview: UFC on ESPN 5 ‘Covington vs. Lawler’ Colby Covington and Robbie Lawler on Saturday in New Jersey will lock horns in a pivotal showdown that could determine the next No. 1 contender in the...
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The Blueprint: Josh Emmett On the heels of back-to-back finishes of Michael Johnson and Mirsad Bektic, the Team Alpha Male rep finds himself in striking distance of a Ultimate...
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10 Questions for ACA President Aleksey Yatsenko The frontman for Absolute Championship Akhmat has plenty on his plate, from the globalization of mixed martial arts to conquering Europe and...
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The Film Room: Robbie Lawler The former welterweight champion will collide with Colby Covington in the UFC on ESPN 5 main event this Saturday in Newark, New Jersey.
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By the Numbers: Jim Miller vs. Clay Guida Jim Miller and Clay Guida are two exciting fighters who have been in the Ultimate Fighting Championship longer than most of their peers. That’s why from a fan’s standpoint, their upcoming bout is long overdue. They are...
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Scott Holtzman Eyes Submission Win Over Dong Hyun Ma Scott Holtzman expects to showcase his jiu-jitsu in his UFC Newark fight against Dong Hyun Ma.
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The Bottom Line: Colby Covington’s Rough Year The American Top Team welterweight does not have to look far for someone to blame for the predicament in which he finds himself, writes Todd Martin.
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Aalon Cruz: Losses are Just Lessons Ahead of his appearance on Dana White's Contender Series this week, Aalon Cruz spoke to Sherdog's Kevin Wilson about losses as lessons, and...
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The Film Room: Colby Covington The abrasive American Top Team export will face Robbie Lawler in the UFC on ESPN 5 headliner this Saturday in New Jersey.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Jim Miller Jim Miller (30-13 1NC) is a lightweight pugilist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In his next appearance, “A10” will take on Clay Guida at...
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By the Numbers: Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler The much-awaited title fight between Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman would have to take a backseat as the Ultimate Fighting Championship decided “Chaos” should face...
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Fight Facts: LFA 72 The Legacy Fighting Alliance on Friday returned to Phoenix with an event chock full of exciting fights and quick finishes.
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Fight Facts: PFL 5 2019 Regular Season The Professional Fighters League on Thursday completed the opening rounds of the featherweight and lightweight competitions in Atlantic City,...
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Fight Facts: Rizin FF 17 Rizin Fighting Federation on Sunday celebrated its 20th event with a show in the Saitama Super Arena on Saitama, Japan.
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Preview: DWCS Season 3, Episode 6 Dana White’s Contender Series will showcase 10 mixed martial artists with a history of exciting crowds on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
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High Fives: Three Submissions, a Rampaging Hulk and a Brutal Beatdown The Rizin Fighting Federation and Legacy Fighting Alliance promotions bolstered the MMA schedule during the weekend of July 26-28.
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Beating the Books: UFC 240 The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s stop in Edmonton, Alberta, on Saturday proved to be interesting for fans and bettors, as nine of the 11...
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Fight Facts: UFC 240 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday took a trip to Edmonton, Alberta, for the second time and did so with a card full of home-country...
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The Big Picture: Ingredients of a Rebound Cris Cyborg and Max Holloway at UFC 240 showed that what matters is not avoiding failure but squeezing it for whatever nuggets of wisdom they...
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Post-Fight Stock Report: UFC 240 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday returned to Canada with UFC 240 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. Some stocks rose and others fell.
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Weekend Boxing Results, July 29 Gervonta Davis' dominant hometown win was overshadowed by a political slap-fight, and the tragic recent death toll was clearly weighing on the...
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MMA Gradebook: Rating Every Fight From UFC 240 Kevin Wilson rates all 11 fights from UFC 240, letting you know which bouts are must-watch and which are must-skip.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of UFC 240 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday brought UFC 240 to Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. With it came some good, some bad and some ugly.
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Matches to Make After UFC 240 Max Holloway made certain there was no pot of gold at the end of Frankie Edgar’s latest rainbow.
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By the Numbers: UFC 240 While he may have had a hiccup in his venture to 155 pounds, Max Holloway remains the unquestioned king of the Ultimate Fighting...
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The Walkmen: All UFC 240 Walkout Tracks As expected, the roster of fighters opted to walk out to a plethora of different artists and bands for their walkout music.
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Pictures: UFC 240 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada played host to the second Ultimate Fighting Championship in July via UFC 240.
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Ask Ant: The Tragedy and Transcendence Edition Anthony Walker reacts to two tragic deaths in the boxing world, then recounts some of the most jaw-dropping combat sports moments he's...
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Who You Got? Sherdog Staff Pick 'Em: UFC 240 Sherdog's editors, writers and forum staff put their pride on the line as they pick the main card winners for UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar.
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How to Watch UFC 240 The Octagon returns to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for UFC 240. It will also be the second pay-per-view of the month.
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Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview A rundown of the boxing scheduled for the weekend of July 26-28. Showtime and Dazn have a monopoly on the matches that matter:
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Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap It was a tough week for boxing for a wide variety of reasons: first and foremost, the deaths of Maxim Dadashev and Hugo Santillan.
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Pre-Fight Stock Report: UFC 240 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday pitches its tent in Canada, as it invades Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. Stakes are high...
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Prime Picks: UFC 240 ‘Holloway vs. Edgar’ The Octagon returns to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Saturday night for UFC 240. Twelve fights have been scheduled for this event, with the...
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The Film Room: Frankie Edgar Former 155-pound titleholder Frankie Edgar will step inside the Octagon for the first time in more than a year when he challenges Max Holloway for the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight crown in the...
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Which Ranked Fighters Are Competing This Weekend? UFC 240 Rankings Tracker The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, this Saturday for UFC 240. A number of ranked fighters are competing at...
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By the Numbers: Alexis Davis vs. Viviane Araujo After an impressive Ultimate Fighting Championship debut in which she starched compatriot Talita Bernardo, Brazilian knockout sensation Viviane Araujo is back to take on tough veteran...
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Pictures: PFL 5 2019 Quick images from Thursday's PFL 5 card.
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By the Numbers: Gavin Tucker vs. Sung Woo Choi Sung Woo Choi fell short in his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut and will want nothing more than to bounce back in his next fight. He will have to deal with the returning...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Felicia Spencer Felicia Spencer (7-0) is a women’s featherweight combatant who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. For her next outing and sophomore UFC appearance, the unbeaten 28-year-old will square off against...
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By the Numbers: Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Krzysztof Jotko Marc-Andre Barriault’s Ultimate Fighting Championship debut didn’t go as planned, so expect him to come out guns ablaze when he meets 11-fight Octagon veteran Krzysztof Jotko in a middleweight contest at...
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Sherdog Prospect Watch: Chelsea Hackett Sherdog’s Jacob Debets spoke with former muay Thai world champion Chelsea Hackett ahead of her sophomore MMA appearance at Eternal MMA 46.
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By the Numbers: Cris Cyborg vs. Felicia Spencer Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino recently lost her Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight belt to Amanda Nunes. If she wants to get back on track, she will have to get past a tough customer in...
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The Film Room: Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino The former featherweight champion will attempt to rebound from her first loss in more than a decade when she meets Felicia Spencer in the UFC...
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Preview: UFC 240 ‘Holloway vs. Edgar’ Max Holloway will defend his featherweight crown, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday returns to Edmonton, Alberta.
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By the Numbers: Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar Max Holloway failed in his bid to become a two-division champ after losing to Dustin Poirier at UFC 236. He is, nonetheless, back to defend his featherweight belt against perennial contender Frankie Edgar in the main...
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UFC on ESPN 4 Post-Mortem: Welterweight Tumult Leon Edwards raises the stakes in his ongoing feud with Jorge Masvidal, gives himself “a seven or eight out of 10” following a decisive decision victory over...
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The Film Room: Max Holloway The reigning featherweight champion will put his title on the line against Frankie Edgar in the UFC 240 headliner on Saturday in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Minute by Minute: UFC San Antonio Sherdog senior editor Ben Duffy casts some light -- and throws some shade -- at UFC on ESPN 4: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards, minute by minute.
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Preview: DWCS Season 3, Episode 5 Ten more prospective competitors will vie for a spot on the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
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Weekend Boxing Results, July 22 Manny Pacquiao put another impressive name on his growing legacy, while we received a chilling reminder that even when every reasonable...
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Evolving from an ‘Ultimate Fighter’ to ‘Contender’ Joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster has been a dream of Billy Quarantillo’s since he was 16 years old. He will get another...
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Beating the Books: UFC on ESPN 4 Five underdogs sprang upsets, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday brought the Octagon to San Antonio, Texas.
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Post-Fight Stock Report: UFC on ESPN 4 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday touched down in San Antonio, Texas, with a pivotal welterweight main event between Rafael dos Anjos and...
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Fight Facts: UFC on ESPN 4 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday returned to San Antonio, Texas, for the first time since 2014 and did so with a card that gave...
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of UFC on ESPN 4 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday invaded the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, with UFC on ESPN 4. With it came some good, some...
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MMA Gradebook: Rating Every Fight From UFC on ESPN 4 Kevin Wilson rates all 13 fights from UFC San Antonio, letting you know which fights are must-see and which are must-skip.
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By the Numbers: UFC on ESPN 4 It only took eight consecutive wins to get there, but Leon Edwards has officially announced his presence as a serious welterweight contender.
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Matches to Make After UFC on ESPN 4 Those who populate the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division can not afford to overlook Leon Edwards any longer.
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The Walkmen: UFC on ESPN 4 Walkout Tracks The Ultimate Fighting Championship invaded the AT&T Center down in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday and, as expected, the various fighters all...
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Pictures: UFC on ESPN 4 Quick images from Saturday's UFC card in San Antonio.
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Who You Got? Sherdog Staff Pick 'Em: UFC on ESPN 4 Sherdog's editors, writers and forum staff put their pride on the line as they pick the main card winners for UFC on ESPN 4: Dos Anjos vs....
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Pre-Fight Stock Report: UFC on ESPN 4 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday touches down in San Antonio, Texas, where Rafael dos Anjos will collide with Leon Edwards in the...
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The Film Room: James Vick “The Ultimate Fighter 15” semifinalist will square off with Dan Hooker at UFC on ESPN 4 this Saturday in San Antonio, Texas.
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Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview This is a loaded weekend in boxing, but one fight looms above all the others, and will let us know a lot about what Manny Pacquiao has left in...
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Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap We mourn the death of an all-time great, and sort out some of the convoluted picture swirling around Canelo's next fight, as Sherdog's James...
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By the Numbers: Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell UFC on ESPN 4 features a mammoth encounter between two hard-hitting heavyweights in Andrei Arlovski and Ben Rothwell. This meeting is a rematch...
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By the Numbers: Raquel Pennington vs. Irene Aldana Raquel Pennington and Irene Aldana are on different paths in their respective careers. One is on a surge while the other has been unsuccessful as of late, and their July 20 fight at...
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By the Numbers: James Vick vs. Dan Hooker City Kickboxing’s Dan Hooker was recently finished for the first time inside the Octagon by Edson Barboza. Expect the Kiwi to try and bounce back, but he will have to do it against a Top 15-ranked...
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Urijah Faber Built the Bantamweight Division; Now He Should Let it Move On Urijah Faber built the bantamweight division. Jacob Debets argues it’s time he let it move on.
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Prime Picks: UFC on ESPN 4 The Octagon heads back to San Antonio this Saturday night for UFC on ESPN 4. A total of 13 fights have been scheduled for the event, with the...
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The Film Room: Dan Hooker The City Kickboxing standout will see action inside the Octagon for the first time in 2019 when he takes on James Vick in a UFC on ESPN 4...
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One Championship: Truly Different? One Championship seems to operate differently than the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but is the promotion built to succeed in the U.S.?
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of UFC Fight Night 155 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday returned to Sactown. With it came some good, some bad and some ugly.
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By the Numbers: Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Leon Edwards Leon Edwards has been on a tear since joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship, losing only to Claudio Henrique da Silva in his debut and to the current champion,...
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By the Numbers: Greg Hardy vs. Juan Adams After taking multiple shots at Greg Hardy, Paradigm Training Center’s Juan Adams will finally get his hands on the former NFL defensive end, who much like him, is a knockout artist. Who catches who as they trade blows on July 20...
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Preview: UFC on ESPN 4 ‘Dos Anjos vs. Edwards’ Rafael dos Anjos will do battle with Leon Edwards in a key welterweight confrontation on Saturday, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship brings...
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The Film Room: Leon Edwards “Rocky” will put his seven-fight winning streak on the line against Rafael dos Anjos in the UFC on ESPN 4 main event this Saturday in San...
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The Bottom Line: California Dreamin’ Urijah Faber defies so many rules of the sport that it only feels appropriate that he would defy one more with the way he won at UFC Fight Night...
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The Film Room: Rafael dos Anjos The Brazilian veteran will lock horns with Leon Edwards in the UFC on ESPN 4 main event this Saturday in San Antonio, Texas.
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Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 155 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday returned to Sacramento, California, for the first time since 2016 and did so with a polarizing card.
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The Insane Prop Bets of UFC Fight Night 155 Anytime a card features as many upsets as the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s offering on Saturday in Sacramento, California, seeing...
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By the Numbers: Alexey Oleynik vs. Walt Harris Walt Harris recently broke into the Top 15 and will have his first ranked opponent in Ukrainian-born Russian submission specialist Alexey Oleynik. The two heavyweights are scheduled to co-headline...
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Post-Fight Stock Report: UFC Fight Night 155 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday journeyed to Sacramento, California, for UFC Fight Night 155. As always, some stocks rose and...
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Beating the Books: UFC Fight Night 155 Seven underdogs on the 12-fight card emerged victorious, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday touched down in Sacramento, California.
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From the Classroom to the Cage Teacher by day and fighter by night, Ode Osbourne will chase a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series this Tuesday in Las Vegas.
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Fight Facts: LFA 71 The Legacy Fighting Alliance on Friday added one more state to the list by heading to the Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta.
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Fight Facts: Bellator 224 Bellator MMA on Friday went back to its second home -- the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma -- with a featherweight title fight...
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Preview: DWCS Season 3, Episode 4 The series returns on Tuesday with five more fights that put some of the sport’s top prospects on display while offering the possibility of an...
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MMA Gradebook: Rating Every Fight From UFC Fight Night 155 Kevin Wilson rates all 12 fights from UFC Sacramento, letting you know which fights are must-see and which are must-skip.
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Weekend Boxing Results, July 15 In a weekend of revenge matches, some would-be Counts of Monte Cristo fared better than others. Sherdog's James Kinneen has all those results,...
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Ask Ant: The Let's Not Get Ahead of Ourselves Edition Jon Jones' surprisingly close win over Thiago Santos, the idea of women fighting men and Ant's own sartorial splendor? You had piercing...
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Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night 155 Germaine de Randamie is making herself impossible to ignore.

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By the Numbers: UFC Fight Night 155 It was a short night for the stars at the top of the card at UFC Sacramento.
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Pictures: UFC Fight Night 155 Quick images from the UFC Fight Night 155 card in Sacramento.
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The Walkmen: UFC Fight Night 155 Walkout Tracks The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Sacramento, California, on Saturday with an event loaded with intriguing matchups. As expected, the various fighters’ musical tastes were as varied as their fighting styles and...
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Who You Got? Sherdog Staff Pick 'Em: UFC Fight Night 155 Sherdog's editors, writers and forum staff put their pride on the line as they pick the main card winners for UFC Fight Night 155: De Randamie vs....
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Pictures: Bellator 224 Julia Budd made a bold statement in the Bellator 224 headliner.
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Pictures: One Championship ‘Masters of Destiny’ One Championship rocked the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur with “Masters of Destiny.”
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Fight Facts: PFL 4 2019 Regular Season PFL 4 featured a huge number of first-round finishes, one of the biggest betting favorites in company history and the fastest finish in PFL...
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By the Numbers: Urijah Faber vs. Ricky Simon Last seen in the Octagon outpointing Brad Pickett, Urijah Faber comes out of retirement to face the young and talented Ricky Simon at UFC Fight...
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By the Numbers: Germaine de Randamie vs. Aspen Ladd Undefeated women’s bantamweight prospect Aspen Ladd will have the golden chance of defeating a former champion when she faces Germaine de Randamie in the...
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Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap The winner of the "other" combat sports Espy, plus a fighter winning a belt while in prison? From the mundane to the strange, Sherdog's James...
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UFC’s Rankings: Why They Do, and Don’t Matter Sherdog’s Patrick Auger explains why UFC’s rankings continue to be a critical -- and sometimes bewildering -- part of the matchmaking process.
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The Film Room: Germaine de Randamie Germaine de Randamie returns to the Octagon for just the third time in over two years to take on rising contender Aspen Ladd in the main event of...
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Which Ranked Fighters Are Competing This Weekend? UFC Fight Night 155 Rankings Tracker The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Sacramento this Saturday for UFC Fight Night 155. A number of ranked fighters are competing on the...
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Pictures: PFL 2019 4 Quick images from PFL 4.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Mirsad Bektic Mirsad Bektic (13-1) is a mixed martial arts combatant who plies his trade in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s featherweight division. For his next appearance, the 28-year-old will be pitted against Josh Emmett at...
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5 Defining Moments: Germaine de Randamie Germaine de Randamie (8-3) was the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s featherweight queen. However, she is currently competing at bantamweight with the Las Vegas-based promotion. For her next appearance, the 35-year-old will face...
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By the Numbers: Ryan Hall vs. Darren Elkins Ryan Hall has been vocal on his desire to fight only the top guys. His next opponent, Darren Elkins, may be low in the rankings at 15, but...
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The Film Room: Aspen Ladd Aspen Ladd, one of the fastest rising prospects in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, returns to the Octagon for the second time in two months to take on former champion Germaine de Randamie in the main event of...
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By the Numbers: Julia Budd vs. Olga Rubin A year after successfully defending her Bellator MMA featherweight strap against Talita Nogueira, Julia Budd is back to ward off her next challenger, who this time, comes in the form of undefeated Israeli...
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Leslie Smith, Without Regrets After nearly two years away from the cage, Leslie Smith talked with Sherdog’s Ben Duffy ahead of Bellator 224 about activism, integrity and...
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The Big Picture: UFC 239 As an Educational Experience If you could get concussed by enlightenment, then UFC 239 was like an extended, badass “Ted Talk,” writes Eric Stinton.
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The Bottom Line: The 16-Year Overnight Sensation Jorge Masvidal’s journey to stardom is as unique as it is interesting, writes Todd Martin.
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Prime Picks: UFC Fight Night 155 The Octagon returns to the new Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, this Saturday night for UFC Fight Night 155. The card features a...
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Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview With some crucial matches teed up for Friday morning -- hello, Japan! -- Sherdog's James Kinneen brings you the lowdown on the weekend in boxing...
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The Throwback: UFC 239 Introducing “The Throwback.” The Throwback is a column where all you youngsters get to finally put that Fightpass subscription to good use....
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Kristina Williams’ Love of the Beatdown Ahead of her fight with Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 224 this Friday, Kristina Williams spoke to Sherdog’s Ben Duffy about becoming more...
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By the Numbers: Rafael Carvalho vs. Chidi Njokuani Knockout artists collide at Bellator 224 as former middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho takes on the equally electrifying Chidi Njokuani.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Germaine De Randamie For her next outing, the 35-year-old native of the Netherlands will face Aspen Ladd in the UFC Fight Night 155 headliner, which takes place at...
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By the Numbers: Josh Emmett vs. Mirsad Bektic With both fighters moving up the ranks, featherweight prospects Josh Emmett and Mirsad Bektic seemed bound to collide. The time has now come, as UFC...
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 155 ‘De Randamie vs. Ladd’ It's back to the doldrums, even if UFC Fight Night 155 is a fun and surprisingly deep card.
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Ed Ruth Ready To Bounce Back At Bellator 224 After suffering his first career loss, Ed Ruth will make his return to the cage on July 12 at Bellator 224 in Thackerville, Oklahoma, and spoke...
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The Rapid Ascent of Aspen Ladd The undefeated 25-year-old will put her 8-0 record on the line against Germaine de Randamie in the UFC Fight Night 155 headliner on Saturday in...
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Julia Budd: 5 Defining Moments Julia Budd (12-2) is Bellator MMA’s reigning featherweight champion. For her next bout and third title defense, the 36-year-old Canadian will return from a year-long layoff to headline Bellator 224...
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The Insane Prop Bets of UFC 239 Prop bettors licked their lips as a number of juicy prop bets cashed big at UFC 239.
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Sadibou Sy’s Quest for PFL Glory The 32-year-old Senegal native sits atop the Professional Fighters League welterweight standings ahead of his Season 2 showdown with Glaico...
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Preview: DWCS Season 3, Episode 3 A shot at a UFC contract will be on the line for the latest round of hopefuls on Dana White's Contender Series on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
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Beating the Books: UFC 239 UFC 239 turned out to be an epic night of fights, one that featured a couple of big-time upsets unfold. Although nine favorites came through...
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Minute by Minute: UFC 239 Sherdog senior editor Ben Duffy casts some light -- and throws some shade -- at UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos, minute by minute.
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Post-Fight Stock Report: UFC 239 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday operated in its backyard with UFC 239 in Las Vegas. As always, some stocks rose and others fell.
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Fight Facts: UFC 239 The Ultimate Fighting Championship put on a show in Las Vegas with UFC 239 with a wild championship doubleheader. The event featured the fastest...
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Weekend Boxing Results, July 8 Sherdog's James Kinneen has all the top results from a quiet -- but weird -- Fourth of July weekend in boxing.
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UFC 239 Post-Mortem: The Grudge Lives On The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s latest offering showcased perhaps the most dominant man and woman in the history of the sport, yet...
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of UFC 239 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday made its way back to familiar haunts, as UFC 239 descended upon T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. With...
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MMA Gradebook: Rating Every Fight From UFC 239 Guest columnist Ben Duffy rates all 12 fights from UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos, letting you know which bouts are must-watch and which are must-skip.
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By the Numbers: UFC 239 Jon Jones remains on top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s light heavyweight division, but his latest victory came by the slightest of...
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The Walkmen: UFC 239 Walkout Tracks The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to its home base of Las Vegas for the massive UFC 239 event at T-Mobile Arena. Anchored by two...
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Matches to Make After UFC 239 Time will tell whether or not it was a trend or an anomaly, but Jon Jones looked mortal for 25 minutes.
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Pictures: UFC 239 Two title fights sat on the UFC 239 marquee.
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Who You Got? Sherdog Staff Pick 'Em: UFC 239 Sherdog's editors, writers and forum staff put their pride on the line as they pick the main card winners for UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos.
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Opinion: Another Decade of Dana UFC President Dana White recently signed a new 10-year contract with the promotion, and has seemingly re-engaged with his job with his...
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Ask Ant: The Conceive, Believe, Achieve Edition Whether it's Michael Bisping's inimitable style in the booth or Jon Jones and Khabib Nurmagomedov's status as transcendent stars, you had...
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Pictures: UFC Summer Press Conference 2019 Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White hosted Friday's UFC Summer Press Conference 2019.
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How to Watch UFC 239 It’s international fight week and the Ultimate Fighting Championship has beefed up their annual pay-per-view card....
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By the Numbers: Michael Chiesa vs. Diego Sanchez Michael Chiesa versus Diego Sanchez is one of many reasons to tune in for UFC 239 on July 6 in Las Vegas. Both are exciting fighters looking to...
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By the Numbers: Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm After becoming the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first two-division women’s champion by knocking out Cris Cyborg, Nunes is back at bantamweight to defend the title against Holly Holm. “The Preacher’s...
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Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Who is Canelo Alvarez going to fight next? That’s the million-dollar question in boxing at the moment, as the Mexican superstar has been...
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The Film Room: Jorge Masvidal Coming off of his knockout of the year candidate victory over Darren Till this past March, Jorge Masvidal returns to the Octagon to take on arguably the best wrestler in MMA history in Ben Askren at...
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Gilbert Melendez: 5 Defining Moments The former World Extreme Cagefighting and Strikeforce champion will return from a lengthy absence to face Arnold Allen at UFC 239 on July 6 in...
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The Film Room: Ben Askren Ben Askren, one of the greatest grapplers of our time, steps inside the Octagon for just the second time this Saturday when he takes on Jorge...
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Which Ranked Fighters Are Competing This Weekend? UFC 239 Rankings Tracker The Ultimate Fighting Championship serves up a stacked card this Saturday in Las Vegas for UFC 239. A number of champions and ranked fighters...
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Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview This is a terrible weekend for boxing, but seeing how much fans love to one-up each other, a 10 a.m. ET card from Kazakhstan provides an...
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Pre-Fight Stock Report: UFC 239 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday will put the cherry on top of the International Fight Week sundae with UFC 239 at T-Mobile Arena...
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Prime Picks: UFC 239 ‘Jones vs. Santos’ The Octagon heads back to Las Vegas Saturday night for one of the best cards of the year.
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The Film Room: Amanda Nunes Simultaneous two-division titleholder Amanda Nunes will return to the Octagon to defend her bantamweight crown against former champion Holly Holm in the...
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Crown ‘Jewel’ Julia Budd will defend her Bellator MMA women’s featherweight championship against Olga Rubin in the Bellator 224 headliner on July 12 in...
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The Film Room: Holly Holm Former bantamweight champion Holly Holm returns to the Octagon for the first time in nearly a year to take on two-weight champion Amanda Nunes...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Luke Rockhold Luke Rockhold (16-4) is a pugilist signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. For his next outing, the former middleweight champion will make his light heavyweight debut against Jan Blachowicz on the main card of...
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Ben Askren: 5 Defining Moments Ben Askren (19-0 1 NC) is a welterweight competitor who was signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship last year. For his sophomore appearance with the Las Vegas-based promotion, the former Olympian will face Jorge...
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By the Numbers: Gilbert Melendez vs. Arnold Allen Former Strikeforce lightweight king and former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title challenger Gilbert Melendez isn’t...
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By the Numbers: Luke Rockhold vs. Jan Blachowicz After spending his entire Ultimate Fighting Championship career at middleweight, Luke Rockhold has decided to move up to 205 where a tough Pole in...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Edmen Shahbazyan Edmen Shahbazyan (9-0) is a middleweight combatant who plies his trade with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In his next appearance, he will face off against Jack Marshman at...
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By the Numbers: Ben Askren vs. Jorge Masvidal Ben Askren and Jorge Masvidal are both itching to set a date with current Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.
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The Film Room: Thiago Santos The hard-hitting Brazilian will get his shot at Jon Jones and the undisputed light heavyweight championship in the UFC 239 main event this...
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Preview: UFC 239 ‘Jones vs. Santos’ Two title bouts headline International Fight Week, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday returns to Las Vegas with Jon Jones and Amanda...
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The Bottom Line: Giant Thrillers UFC on ESPN 3 scored one for the power-punching big men of the sport on Saturday in Minneapolis. Sherdog’s Todd Martin ponders whether or not...
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The Big Picture: Two Ways To Be Number Two Memory is seldom kind to second place -- a reality all too familiar to longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship contenders Joseph Benavidez and...
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The Film Room: Jon Jones The reigning light heavyweight champion will defend his crown against Thiago Santos in the UFC 239 headliner on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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The Insane Prop Bets of UFC on ESPN 3 The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s stop in Minneapolis on Saturday resulted in a number of highlight-reel finishes and had prop bettors...
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By the Numbers: Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos On July 6, Jon Jones will be making his second defense of the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title he reclaimed by beating Alexander Gustafsson a second time. His opponent,...
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Post-Fight Stock Report: UFC on ESPN 3 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday paid a visit to Minneapolis, and as always, some stocks rose and others fell.
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UFC on ESPN 3 Post-Mortem: ‘The Predator’ Wants Next After his 71-second rout of Junior dos Santos on Saturday in Minneapolis, Francis Ngannou has placed all of his focus on capturing the Ultimate...
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Fight Facts: UFC on ESPN 3 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday returned to Minneapolis for the first time since 2012 and did so with a barnburner of an event.
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Beating the Books: UFC on ESPN 3 Only two of the 10 underdogs sprang upsets, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday made its way back to Minnesota.
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High Fives: A Disqualification, Double Finish and More UFC on ESPN 3 may have hogged the headlines during the weekend of June 28-30, but there was plenty of mixed martial arts action to be found elsewhere.
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This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Kazushi Sakuraba Turns 50 If they built a Mount Rushmore for the sport of mixed martial arts, the Japanese icon seems a worthy candidate for inclusion.
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Weekend Boxing Results, July 1 Pearl belts, franchise belts, who knows what the heck boxing is doing these days? One thing is for certain: the sweepstakes to be the next...
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MMA Gradebook: Rating Every Fight From UFC on ESPN 3 Sherdog's Kevin Wilson rates all 12 fights from UFC on ESPN 3 in Minneapolis, letting you know which fights are must-watch and which are mist-skip.


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