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Since the global pandemic began, the UFC has led the way in terms of the return of sports. The promotion has held 16 events since the outbreak of Covid-19 and for the most part the UFC has handled any cases of fighters getting infected quite smoothly. Now, ahead of...
Another main event fighter has now been afflicted with Covid
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In a shocking move, UFC president Dana White has reached out to the government of Iran – In hopes of stopping the execution of national wrestler Navid Afkari. Iran has been in a rough spot for some time, with the country’s economy struggling, in part due to sanctions placed...
"He’s one of us, he could be one of my fighters"
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With Jon Jones vacating his light heavyweight title in favour of endeavours at heavyweight, KO artist Francis Ngannou is warning the former champ, advising him to wait his turn. Jones vacated his title last month, after having reigned atop the light heavyweight title for several years. Before that he...
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Since UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has vacated the title the division has undoubtedly become somewhat more interesting. Brazilians Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira were scheduled to meet next week in an exiting bout, but the bout has been rescheduled as the latter tested positive for Covid-19. Brazilian outlet...
Sadly, Covid-19 has struck again, affecting yet another main event
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Dana White is open for working on a bout between former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and ex heavyweight title holder Brock Lesnar. Jones has vacated his title recently in order to pursue a career at heavyweight. In the process he has called out the likes of heavyweight champion...
"if they both want to fight each other then I’m sure it’s a fight that the fans would want to see"
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While not yet finalised, the UFC is working on another welterweight title fight. The division’s champ Kamaru Usman is set to defend his title against his team mate Gilbert Burns at UFC 256 on December 12th. The bout is not yet official, and Burns was supposedly unaware of the...
The welterweight title bout finally re-booked as team mates face off for the welterweight championship
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After a somewhat anticlimactic ending to their first bout, Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz may very well be heading into a rematch. A report from TMZ today indicated that the UFC are working on a second bout between the two fan favourites, something ESPN later confirmed with UFC president...
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People all over the world are still in shock over the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman, and UFC commentator Joe Rogan is one of those who was emotionally touched by Black Panther actor’s passing. Boseman lost the battle with cancer and passed away just three days ago, without the...
"When you see a person who was inspirational for so many …"
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While definitely one of the most dangerous men on the planet when it comes to hand to hand combat, Francis Ngannou has a heart that is equally impressive. For the past few weeks Ngannou has been advertising a charity boxing fight against a Cameroonian comedian known as “Hoga”. This...
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Despite losing in his debut at heavyweight, three time UFC title challenger Alexander Gustafsson has no plans to move down in weight. The Swedish star returned to the UFC last month after a brief retirement. He decided to move up from light heavyweight to heavyweight and was pitted against...
"I feel strong at heavyweight, I hit really hard..."