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Wrestling
UFC 220’s Rob Font talks Thomas Almeida, Training at Lauzon MMA & Golf Game
Rob Font looks forward to one of the biggest fights of his life at UFC 220 against Thomas Almeida. The bantamweight contender is ranked #14 in the division right now and the fighter knew his path would cross with Almeida…
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Wrestling
Exclusive: Colby Covington On Tweeting Star Wars Spoilers: “My Haters Are Nerds And Virgins”; Reveals Wrestling Plans
Star Wars spoilers can earn you threats, blocks, hexes, voodoo — anything negative in life. #3 UFC Welterweight Colby Covington doesn't mind. Fightful.com's James Lynch spoke to him about his decision to tweet Star Wars: The Last Jedi followed by…
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Wrestling
Exclusive: UFC 219’s Cynthia Calvillo Says Her 115lb Title Bid Now Difficult With Rose Namajunas Being Champ
Cynthia Calvillo is looking to complete her first full year as a professional fighter, and with a win at UFC 219 could put her name into title contention. Calvillo, who hadn't even competed for a full year as a pro…
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Wrestling
Exclusive: Colby Covington Open To Interim Title Fight With RDA, Wants Robbie Lawler To Retire
With UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley on the bench nursing a shoulder injury, #3 170 pounder Colby Covington may have to stay active. Covington spoke to Fightful's James Lynch for a recent interview and revealed he'd been contacted about a possible Ultimate…
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Wrestling
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Santiago Talks Mads Burnell Matchup At UFC St Louis On Jan. 14
You won't see many fighters who were once 10-9 in their MMA career end up in the UFC. Most of those fighters don't reel off 11-fight winning streaks after that, either. Mike Santiago did just that. After looking poised to…
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Wrestling
Exclusive: Jessica Rose-Clark Believes Paige Vanzant Is Undersized For 125-Pounds
Jessica Rose-Clark jumped on her opportunity for a UFC debut on short notice just last month. Now she's facing one of the UFC's most-pushed stars in Paige VanZant. Rose-Clark defeated Bec Rawlings last month in Sydney, and didn't waste much…
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Wrestling
Exclusive: Matt Frevola Talks UFC Debut Jan. 14 Against Polo Reyes
Matt Frevola has never tasted defeat in his MMA career, and faces the challenge of a four-fight UFC veteran in his UFC debut. Frevola experienced the benefit of being in front of Dana White himself during 2017's Contender Series, where he picked…
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Wrestling
Exclusive: Colby Covington Says UFC Targeting He And Tyron Woodley As TUF Coaches
Colby Covington saw his name and career explode in 2017, riding the wave of a big five fight winning streak that placed him at #3 in the UFC's Welterweight division. After disposing of Demian Maia, Covington is now focused on…
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Wrestling
Exclusive: Colby Covington Says He Told Police To Go Easy On Fabricio Werdum
Controversy seems to follow #3 Welterweight Colby Covington everywhere he goes. But it's not all by design. Covington earned a huge victory over Demian Maia earlier this year in Brazil, and has seen his comments and outside-the-cage activities earn even…
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Wrestling
The MMA Industry Podcast (12/21) – Nick Baldwin (BloodyElbow)
Fightful’s James Lynch speaks with MMA Journalist Nick Baldwin of BloodyElbow.com to talk about his coverage of UFC on FOX 26 last week in Winnipeg and his career in the industry
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