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SHERDOG NEWS AUGUST 2023
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Sergei Pavlovich Tapped as Backup Fighter for Jones-Miocic UFC 295 Headliner When it comes to main events involving Jon Jones, the UFC is leaving nothing to chance.
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Chris Weidman Says He Suffered Left Leg Fracture at UFC 292 Chris Weidman didn’t emerge unscathed from his first mixed martial arts bout in more than two years — but it’s not as bad as initially expected.
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Paulo Costa Plans New Acclimating Strategy Ahead of Trip to Abu Dhabi for UFC 294 After facing adaptation problems in Abu Dhabi for his fight against Israel Adesanya in September 2020, Paulo Costa has a different schedule for his upcoming bout against Khamzat Chimaev in the same city at...
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Mansour Barnaoui vs. Jay-Jay Wilson, Five Other Bouts Added to Bellator 299 Card A lightweight clash pitting Mansour Barnaoui against Jay-Jay Wilson is among six new additions to the Bellator 299 lineup.
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PFL Announces Investment Agreement to Aid with Global Expansion Professional Fighters League has partnered with SRJ Sports Investments for an investment agreement that will assist with the organization’s...
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K-1, Quintet Joint Event ‘ReBoot’ to Stream via DAZN on Sept. 10 A joint event launched by fight promotion K-1 and grappling organization Quintet will stream via DAZN on Sept. 10.
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UFC 292 Salaries: Strawweight Champ Weili Zhang Tops Disclosed Payroll Strawweight champion Weili Zhang was dominant at UFC 292, and she was also the event’s top earner.
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Dana White's Contender Series 2023 Week 4 Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog’s coverage of DWCS 2023, Week 4 will begin Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.
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Jon Jones Dismisses Notion That Stipe Miocic is Huge Underdog at UFC 295 Jon Jones believes the masses are underestimating Stipe Miocic heading into their heavyweight title bout at UFC 295.
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Francis Ngannou Vows to Make Tyson Fury ‘Hit the Canvas’ in October Boxing Match Francis Ngannou has been thinking about a potential fight against boxing champion Tyson Fury for quite some time now.
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Alexandre Pantoja Suggests Champion vs. Champion Bout Against Sean O’Malley Newly UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley has been called out by another recently-crowned champion in the promotion.
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Middleweights Brendan Allen, Paul Craig to Headline UFC Fight Night Event on Nov. 18 A middleweight showdown pitting Brendan Allen against Paul Craig will serve as the main event for an Ultimate Fighting Championship card on Nov. 18.
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UFC Veteran Sam Alvey Signs with Karate Combat for Sept. 16 Debut Longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Sam Alvey has a new combat sports home.
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‘Wonderboy’ Reveals He Was Offered Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 293 After Stephen Thompson declined to face an overweight Michel Pereira at UFC 291, the promotion offered him another opponent a little more than a...
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Contender Series Weigh-in Results: All Athletes Hit Contracted Marks for Week 4 All 10 fighters slated to compete on Week 4 of Dana White’s Contender Series made weight on Monday.
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Fight Nation Championship to Hold Upcoming Event in Ancient Roman Amphitheater In the ongoing feud between billionaire tech moguls, Elon Musk has floated the idea about fighting Mark Zuckerberg at the Colosseum in Rome....
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Giga Chikadze Targets Yair Rodriguez Matchup at UFC 296 for Next Octagon Appearance After more than a year-and-a-half on the sidelines, Giga Chikadze made a successful return to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 225.
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Hideo Tokoro vs. Alan Yamaniha Tops Rizin Landmark Vol. 6 Lineup A bantamweight bout pitting Hideo Tokoro against Alan Yamaniha will headline the Rizin Landmark Vol. 6 card on Oct. 1.
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Erin Blanchfield Confident She’s ‘Next in Line’ for Title Shot After Taila Santos Win Erin Blanchfield had to weather some early adversity against Taila Santos, but she expected a difficult bout entering UFC Fight Night 225.
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Max Holloway Was ‘Due’ for Finish at UFC Singapore, Wants to ‘Win the Title Back’ Max Holloway had an inkling that Chan Sung Jung might go for broke in their headlining bout at UFC Fight Night 225.
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Max Holloway Retires Chan Sung Jung in Thrilling UFC Fight Night 225 Main Event Max Holloway once again proved his legitimacy as the second-best featherweight in the world after finishing the indestructible Chan Sung Jung.
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UFC Fight Night 225 Prelims: Waldo Cortes-Acosta Destroys Lukasz Brzeski After two straight first-round finishes, there was no way heavyweight bruiser Waldo Cortes-Acosta was gonna break the steak.
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Coach of Mayra Bueno Silva Claims Fighter Cleared of Wrongdoing, Awaits Suspension According to her coach, top Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight Mayra Bueno Silva should be ready to return to competition sooner than later.
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Darren Elkins to Face T.J. Brown at UFC Fight Night Event on Oct. 14 The grizzled Ultimate Fighting Championship vet known as “The Damage” is not finished yet.
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Clay Collard Outduels Shane Burgos, Punches Ticket to First PFL Championship Clay Collard had to earn his first Professional Fighters League Championship appearance the hard way.
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Playoffs: 2023 PFL 9 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring The 2023 Professional Fighters League Playoff semifinals wrap up on Wednesday in New York City at PFL 9. The undercard airs live on ESPN+ at...
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IVC Founder to Launch New Organization Featuring $1 Million Prize Sergio Batarelli, the creator of International Vale Tudo Championship (IVC), an event that showcased MMA legends such as Wanderlei Silva and Pedro...
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Rico Verhoeven-Tariq Osaro Heavyweight Title Bout Confirmed for Glory Collision 6 Rico Verhoeven will square off against Tariq Osaro in a heavyweight championship unification bout at Glory Collision 6 on Nov. 4.
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2023 PFL Championships to Be Held in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 24 Professional Fighters League has a location and venue for its premier event.
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Dana White's Contender Series 2023 Week 3 Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog's live coverage of DWCS 2023, Week 3 will begin at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
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Coach: Charles Oliveira Gained Valuable Info from Volkanovski vs. Makhachev Charles Oliveira will have a chance to regain the lightweight crown when he meets Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 21.
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Bellator 300 Update: Sara McMann to Face Leah McCourt in San Diego on Oct. 7 A women’s featherweight showdown pitting Sara McMann against Leah McCourt has been added to the Bellator 300 lineup.
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PFL 9 Weigh-in Results: Carlos Leal Miranda Comes in Heavy for Semifinal Bout Carlos Leal Miranda will be facing an uphill climb if he is to advance to the Professional Fighters League Championships in November.
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John Lineker vs. Stephen Loman, Blake Cooper Debut Set for One on Prime Video 14 John Lineker will make a quick return to action when he faces Stephen Loman at One on Prime Video 14 on Sept. 29.
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Boxing Champ Savannah Marshall Signs Multi-Year Deal with PFL Super middleweight boxing champion Savannah Marshall has signed a multi-year contract with Professional Fighters League.
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Mayra Bueno Silva Announces Failed Drug Test in Relation to Win Over Holly Holm Mayra Bueno Silva has failed a drug test in relation to her victory over Holly Holm on July 15.
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Michel Pereira Moves to 185, Meets Marc-Andre Barriault at UFC Event on Oct. 14 Michel Pereira’s weight miss ahead of a proposed clash against Stephen Thompson at UFC 291 has prompted the Brazilian striker to change divisions.
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UPDATED Kai Kara-France Withdraws from UFC 293 in Sydney Due to Concussion The UFC 293 pay-per-view lineup has taken a significant hit.
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Clay Collard: Shane Burgos ‘Lucked Out’ Getting Into PFL Postseason Clay Collard is the featured attraction in his main event matchup with Shane Burgos at PFL 9. Just ask him.
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Contender Series Weigh-in Results: One Bout Canceled Due to Medical Issues Week 3 of Dana White’s Contender Series will feature four bouts after a flyweight clash pitting Luciano Pereira against Felipe dos Santos was...
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Mackenzie Dern vs. Jessica Andrade Announced for UFC 295 on Nov. 11 A strawweight showdown pitting Mackenzie Dern against Jessica Andrade is on tap for UFC 295.
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Aljamain Sterling Credits Sean O’Malley for Capitalizing on His Mistake at UFC 292 Aljamain Sterling is willing to give credit where credit is due following his second-round technical knockout loss to Sean O’Malley in the UFC...
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Sean O'Malley Analyzes Fight-Ending Sequence at UFC 292: 'I’m a Sniper' Sean O'Malley is highly-confident in his skills — and for good reason.
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Dana White Urges Chris Weidman to Retire Following UFC 292 Defeat It was not a triumphant return to the Octagon for Chris Weidman at UFC 292.
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UFC 292 Bonuses: Sean O'Malley Gets $50,000 Extra for Title Win The Ultimate Fighting Championship gave four fighters performance bonuses following the UFC 292 pay-per-view card.
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Sean O’Malley Unseats Aljamain Sterling, Assumes Bantamweight Throne at UFC 292 Sean O’Malley talked the talk for years, and he walked the walk when it mattered most.
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UFC 292 ‘Sterling vs. O’Malley’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC 292 coverage will begin Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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Renan Ferreira, Denis Goltsov Ticketed for PFL Heavyweight Final Renan Ferreira operating at peak performance should strike some fear into all of his peers.
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Playoffs: 2023 PFL 8 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring The 2023 Professional Fighters League Playoffs continue Friday in new York City with PFL 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The action airs live on ESPN+ and...
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Kevin Holland Meets Jack Della Maddalena at Sept. 16 Noche UFC Card On about a month’s notice, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has found a replacement co-headlining match for its Noche UFC event.
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Surging Brazilian Featherweight Lorrany Santos Signs Bellator Contract In 2022, Lorrany Santos captured titles from two organizations in Brazil, which ultimately earned her a place on the Bellator MMA roster.
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Daniel Rodriguez Announces Drug Test Failure, Withdrawal From Noche UFC Event A Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter has taken it upon himself to unveil the news of his recent positive drug test.
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KSW 85 Weigh-in Results: 2 Fighters Heavy Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki returns for its August offering that features two championship fights.
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PFL 8 Weigh-in Results: Olena Kolesnyk Misses Weight for Semifinal The weigh-ins ahead of Professional Fighters League's heavyweight and women's featherweight semifinals were far from drama-free.
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Raul Rosas Jr. Returns, Meets Terrence Mitchell at UFC Fight Night 227 Bantamweight prospect Raul Rosas Jr. will attempt to bounce back from the first loss of his professional tenure when he faces Terrence Mitchell at...
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From Rivals to Friends: Hugo Duarte, Renzo Gracie Become Business Partners in U.S. Rivals for over three decades — even considering themselves to be fierce enemies — Hugo Duarte and Renzo Gracie are now partners at a gym in...
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Larissa Pacheco Wants to Continue Building Legacy By Winning PFL Featherweight Title Larissa Pacheco proved the doubters wrong in 2022 when she upset Kayla Harrison to win the Professional Fighters League lightweight crown.
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Jordan Heiderman Embraces Dark Horse Role Ahead of PFL Semifinal Bout Jordan Heiderman might be most unknown commodity among the PFL heavyweight semifinalists.
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Dana White's Contender Series 2023 Week 2 Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog's live DWCS 2023 Week 1 coverage will begin Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.
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One Championship CEO Weighs In on Mark Zuckerberg-Elon Musk Beef The possibility of a mixed martial arts bout between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk has generated a fair amount of attention — both from the...
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Combat Sports Documentary Traces Origins of Jiu-Jitsu Those interested in the history of combat sports in Brazil have just gained a significant option for knowledge.
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Da’Mon Blackshear Makes Quick Turnaround, Meets Mario Bautista at UFC 292 One week after earning just the third twister submission in promotion history, Da'Mon Blackshear will attempt to give an encore performance at UFC...
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‘Shara Bullet’ Set for Octagon Debut vs. Bruno Silva at UFC 294 Sharabutdin Magomedov, otherwise known as “Shara Bullet” will make his first promotional foray against Bruno Silva at UFC 294....
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Renan Ferreira: Potential PFL Championship the ‘Culmination of a Dream’ Renan Ferreira stands just two victories away from a life-changing moment.
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Maurice Greene: Training with Jon Jones ‘Resparked Flame’ for Fighting Career There was a time when Maurice Greene would take virtually any fight offered in hopes of a payday.
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Contender Series Weigh-in Results: Emrah Sonmez Misses Weight By 1 Pound All but one athlete made weight on Monday ahead of Week 2 of Dana White’s Contender Series.
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Renfro Replaces Umalatov, Meets Magomedkerimov in PFL Playoffs on Aug. 23 The Professional Fighters League has lost an intriguing welterweight semifinal matchup.
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Khalil Rountree Seeks Five-Round Main Event for Next UFC Appearance In the midst of a four-bout winning streak, Khalil Rountree appears to be in peak form — but he still has greater goals to achieve.
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Cub Swanson Thought He Was ‘Down Two Rounds’ Against Hakeem Dawodu Cub Swanson looked as surprised as anyone when his unanimous decision victory over Hakeem Dawodu in the UFC on ESPN 51 co-main event was announced.
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UFC on ESPN 51 Bonuses: Da'Mon Blackshear Earns $50K for Twister Submission Da'Mon Blackshear scored himself a piece of history at UFC on ESPN 51, and he was compensated accordingly for his work.
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Logan Storley Dispatches Brennan Ward in Front of Hometown Crowd at Bellator 298 Logan Storley unleashed a hurricane of punishment on Brennan Ward in the Bellator 298 main event at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Fall, South Dakota.
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Bellator 298 ‘Storley vs. Ward’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live Bellator 298 coverage will begin Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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UFC on ESPN 51 Weigh-in Results: Luque, dos Anjos Clear; 2 Come in Heavy Vicente Luque can undoubtedly hear the whispers and would like nothing more than to quiet the doubters who believe him to be on the backside of an outstanding run in the...
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Former Belfort Striking Coach Breaks Down Top UFC Fighters, Potential Matchups Jayme Sandall, well-regarded karateka and coach of former Ultimate Fighting Championship champ Vitor Belfort, weighed in on how he sees the...
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Court Grants Class Certification in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit The antitrust case against the Ultimate Fighting Championship is moving forward in a big way.
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UFC Locks Heavyweight Derrick Lewis Down With 8-Fight Contract The Ultimate Fighting Championship may have secured the services of a fan-favorite heavyweight for the remainder of his career.
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Bellator 298 Weigh-in Results: Storley, Ward Cleared; Avsaragova Heavy A whole 34 fighters hit the scales ahead of the upcoming Bellator MMA fight card, and just one could not make their proper marks.
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Updated: Neal Withdraws from UFC 292; Magny Steps In Against Garry UFC 292 has taken another hit, as Geoff Neal has withdrawn from a proposed clash against Ian Garry on Aug. 19.
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Bellator 300 to Feature Four Title Fights, Including Return of Cris 'Cyborg' Bellator MMA is planning an extravaganza for its 300th event.
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Claressa Shields Re-Signs with PFL, Targets 2024 for Next MMA Bout Claressa Shields still plans on making on impact in mixed martial arts.
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UFC Boss on 'Wonderboy' Pay Controversy: 'There’s a Bigger Story Behind the Scenes' When proposed UFC 291 opponent Michel Pereira missed weight by three pounds, Stephen Thompson made a business decision and elected not to take...
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Dana White: Conor McGregor ‘Ready to Fight,’ Michael Chandler Still Expected Opponent While Conor McGregor recently indicated that UFC was ready to move on from Michael Chandler as a potential opponent, Dana White says that’s...
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Dana White's Contender Series 2023 Week 1 Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog's live DWCS 2023 Week 1 coverage will begin Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.
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Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland to Headline UFC 293 in Sydney on Sept. 9 Israel Adesanya’s next middleweight title defense will not come against the opponent many initially anticipated.
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Dillon Danis to Face Logan Paul in Boxing Match in Manchester on Oct. 14 Dillon Danis is scheduled to make his return to combat sports in a boxing match against social media personality Logan Paul on Oct. 14.
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Jose Johnson Replaces Brady Hiestand, Meets Da'Mon Blackshear at UFC on ESPN 51 Dana White’s Contender Series alum Jose Johnson will step in on short notice to face Da’Mon Blackshear at UFC on ESPN 51 this Saturday.
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Viviane Araujo Exits UFC 293 Card, Now Meets Jennifer Maia on Oct. 14 Viviane Araujo will have both an opponent and venue change for her next fight.
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Kevin Holland Tops Limited Disclosed Salary List from UFC 291 in Salt Lake City Only a handful of fighters elected to reveal their payouts from UFC 291 following a change in policy from the Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission.
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Contender Series Weigh-in Results: All 10 Fighters Hit Contracted Marks for Week 1 The first week for a new season of Dana White’s Contender Series is now official.
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Tatiana Suarez: ‘I Deserve to Fight for the Title’ After UFC Nashville Victory If there was any question before, there isn’t now: Tatiana Suarez is back.
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UFC on ESPN 50 Bonuses: 5 Fighters Take Home $50,000 The Ultimate Fighting Championship awarded five fighters performance bonuses following the UFC on ESPN 50 card.
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UFC on ESPN 50 Prelims: Kyler Phillips Makes Triumphant Return, Downs Raoni Barcelos Kyler Phillips still looks like a man who intends to make some significant noise in the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division.
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Diego Lima Believes Ian Garry Will KO Geoff Neal, Eventually Capture UFC Title UFC welterweight prospect Ian Garry, who is undefeated in 12 professional outings, recently spent part of his camp in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at...
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Four Advance to 2023 Professional Fighters League Championship Event The 2023 Professional Fighters League playoffs kicked off at the Boeing Center in San Antonio with semifinals at light heavyweight and...
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Chingiz Allazov, Mikey Musumeci Shine in ONE Fight Night 13 Victories Chingiz Allazov has waited nearly a decade to enact his revenge on rival Marat Grigorian. On Friday, he finally got his chance.
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Playoffs: 2023 PFL 7 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring The 2023 Professional Fighters League Playoffs begin Friday in San Antonio with PFL 7 at 6:30 p.m. ET. The action airs live on ESPN+ and then...
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Source: Asa Ten Pow vs. Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon Booked for One on Prime Video 14 Sept. 29’s One Championship card just gained an intriguing bantamweight muay thai matchup as Glory Kickboxing veteran Asa Ten Pow and Thailand knockout artist Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon will collide at...
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UFC on ESPN 50 Weigh-in Results: 1 Fighter Heavy The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to ESPN airwaves for its first event of August.
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Former KSW Title Contender Michal Andryszak to Face Ivan Vitasovic at FNC 12 The upcoming Fight Nation Championship event will feature two behemoths colliding for the heavyweight title in an actual Roman Colosseum.
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Amanda Serrano Signs with PFL to Compete in the PPV Super Fight Division The Puerto Rican boxing star is the Professional Fighters League’s latest high-profile acquisition.
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Kelvin Gastelum Out of Shavkat Rakhmonov Clash Booked for UFC Fight Night 227 Sept. 16’s UFC Fight Night 227 Las Vegas card lost one of its protagonists after Kelvin Gastelum suffered an injury in training.
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2023 World MMA Award Nominees Announced Fighters Only announced its nominees for its 2023 World MMA Awards on Tuesday, and Sherdog.com has been nominated for MMA Media Source of the Year.
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Sean Woodson Gets Third Opponent in Mairon Santos Alves at UFC on ESPN 50 Legacy Fighting Alliance alum Mairon Santos Alves will face the "Sniper" on just five days' notice at UFC on ESPN 50 in Nashville.


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