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Wrestling
Deiveson Figueiredo Wants Brandon Moreno Rematch In June, Says Manager
Flyweights Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno appear to have a target date for their UFC flyweight title rematch. After going through a grueling war that ended in a majority drawback at UFC 256, the two seem intent on running it…
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Wrestling
UFC Vegas 19: Rafael Alves Misses Lightweight Limit For Featherweight Fight
UFC featherweight Rafael Alves missed weight badly for his fight with Pat Sabatini at this weekend’s UFC Vegas 19 event. Alves took to the scales for the official weigh-in and it wasn’t great, as he missed the 146-pound limit for the contest…
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Wrestling
Report: Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas Title Fight Targeted For UFC 261
UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili and Rose Namajunas seem to finally have a target date for their expected title clash. According to a report from Combate’s Raphael Marinho, the promotion is targeting Weili and Namajunas to headline UFC 261 on…
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Wrestling
ESPN Issues Statement In Support Of Ariel Helwani Following Dana White’s Remarks
UFC President Dana White has verbally gone after ESPN reporter Ariel Helwani for years and continued that trend recently. After former MMA star, Gina Carano was fired by Disney and removed from her role on their Star Wars series ‘The…
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Wrestling
Report: Rizin Announces First Event Of 2021, More News | Fight Announcement Roundup
The Rizin Fighting Federation has announced their first event of 2021 and much, much more — Fightful has all the latest fight announcements in one article. Rizin 27 announced for March 21, promotion’s first event of 2021 The Rizin Fighting…
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Wrestling
Darren Till And Mike Perry Verbally Spar On Instagram Live Chat
Everyone’s favorite MMA odd couple is back, as Darren Till and Mike Perry took to Instagram Live to engage in some friendly back and forth banter. The friendly foes discussed a myriad of things but recounted their infamous sparring session…
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Wrestling
Black History Month Series: Kevin Randleman
In celebration of Black History Month, Fightful will profile Black athletes and pioneers in MMA history and highlight each of their individual stories — in this piece we look at the career and life of the late legend, former UFC…
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Wrestling
Shaquille O’Neal Wants To Invest In BKFC: “Toughest Athletes In The World”
15-time NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal sees a bright future for the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship organization and plans to invest in the promotion. The former Lakers, Magic and Heat star was in attendance for the company’s most recent offering last…
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Wrestling
Khabib Nurmagomedov Meets With Dana White Again
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will meet with UFC President Dana White for a second time to discuss his fighting future. MMA Plus’s Bruno Massami shared a tweet showing a video clip with Nurmagomedov on Match TV, speaking in Russian…
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Wrestling
Report: Anthony Smith Replaces Johnny Walker vs. Jimmy Crute, More News | Fight Announcement Roundup
A fight between light heavyweight contenders Anthony Smith and Jimmy Crute has been added to a UFC event on April 24 and much, much more — Fightful has all the latest fight announcements in one article. Anthony Smith steps in…