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Who does “GSP” see as the GOAT of MMA? The answer may surprise you… The term GOAT (greatest of all time) gets used a lot in the sports world. While Michael Jordan is the consensus GOAT of basketball, it’s not quite as easy to find an equivalent in MMA....
"The GOAT for me, it has a different significance..."
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Can Fight Island’s breakout star Khamzat Chimaev hang with welterweight champion Kamaru Usman? Dana White sounds off. The UFC’s four fight stretch at Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island is now over. The events produced several interesting story lines and fights, and many fighters broke out into the spotlight. None was...
"The kid is legit. He’s real and he knows it and I love it."
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It’s official: Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje will face off in a lightweight title unification bout. It was none other than UFC president Dana White who revealed the news to CNN. The fight will take place on October 24th, as of now the location has not been announced, though...
"It's going to happen, tell you right here right now. That fight is going to happen..."
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Trash talk doesn’t always succeed, something Dillon Danis learned while firing shots at undefeated Khamzat Chimaev. As the UFC have hosted events at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, there has perhaps been no bigger breakout star than the Swedish-based Chechen Khamzat Chimaev. Undefated with all wins bu finish, he...
The UFC's hottest new prospect got called out by one of the biggest antagonists in MMA
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The UFC held the promotion’s third event at Fight Island this weekend, and now the full results are in for UFC on ESPN 14. The main event saw the return of Australian former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, as he took on British star Darren Till. The Englishman got off...
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Yesterday it became official: Boxing legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr will return to face each other in an exhibition bout! It was also announced that the undercard will feature a slew of interesting bouts, including contests between boxing and MMA fighters. Now an additional bout has been...
"I wanted to show that I’m a world class athlete..."
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It’s official: Mike Tyson will comeback to boxing for an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr. The two boxing legends will collide at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, September 12th. Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports first reported the news, later picked up by several other outlets....
Two legends of boxing will collide as Mike Tyson finally makes his comeback
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On Saturday, July 25th, top Swedish bantamweight Pannie Kianzad will face former title challenger Bethe Correia at UFC Fight Island 3. It’s a high-stakes bout that can catapult the Iranian-born Swede to greatness and a top 15 ranking. Ahead of the bout, we have produced a special edition of...
Don't miss our new documentary; MMAnytt Focus: Pannie Kianzad vs Bethe Correia, ahead of t heir upcoming bout at Fight Island!
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As the UFC is once again in operation, hosting weekly events both in the United States and in Abu Dhabi, one can forget about the ongoing pandemic. However, the UFC remains the only major sports league still hosting sporting events, on account of Covid-19 putting a stop to most...
Yet another high-profile main event has been axed due to complications stemming from Covid-19
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The tragic death of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, father of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, has saddened the MMA community, but also brought it together. While people from all ends of the combat sports community have paid respects and given condolences, Khabib himself has remained silent, understnadably. Now, however, Khabib has...
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