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Ilia Topuria is adding to his portfolio in his home country. Advertisement The UFC featherweight champion recently became part owner of Spanish promotion Way of Warrior FC. WOW announced its partnership with Topuria on Tuesday. “We are very excited to welcome Ilia Topuria as a WOW shareholder,” the organization announced on Instagram (via translate). “An …

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Elisandra Ferreira de Oliveira and Andressa Romero will square off for the vacant atomweight belt in the main event of Invicta FC 57 on Sept. 20. Advertisement The promotion announced the card on Tuesday. Invicta FC 57 takes place at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas and will also see Kristina Williams take on Nayara …

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Sean Strickland coach Eric Nicksick has no problem admitting that they would prefer not to fight Alex Pereira again. Advertisement Strickland got knocked out by a left hook from by Pereira at UFC 276 in 2022 after choosing to trade in the pocket with the former Glory Kickboxing champion. A lot has happened since then, …

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Pat Pytlik (169) vs. Andreas Gustafsson (170.5) Rizvan Kuniev (263.5) vs. Hugo Cunha (259.5) Cortavious Romious (136) vs. Michael Imperato (135) Torrez Finney (185.5) vs. Cameron Rowston (184.5) Billy Brand (135.5) vs. Cody Haddon (135) Billy Brand (135.5) vs. Cody Haddon (135) Round 1 Mark Smith is the referee for this bantamweight clash. Haddon opens …

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Khalil Rountree says he won’t change his style for his upcoming title fight. Advertisement Even Rountree likely did not expect his wish to be granted when he called for title shot against Alex Pereira after brutally knocking out Anthony Smith in December 2023. At the time, Pereira had just won the light heavyweight title with …

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Dan Hooker is hinting at a potential clash against Charles Oliveira next and it isn’t the first time he has done so. Advertisement Hooker previously announced a fight with Oliveira before admitting that he was just fooling around when “do Bronx” dismissed the report. “The Hangman” instead went on to fight Mateusz Gamrot at UFC …

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Tom Aspinall’s digs at Jon Jones continue to get harsher with time. Advertisement Jones has been sidelined since pulling out of his scheduled heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 in November 2023. Aspinall captured the interim title with a short-notice knockout win over Sergei Pavlovich on the same card. “Honey Badger” has …

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Advances in DNA testing might someday reveal Andreas Gustafsson to be part brown bear. The Vasteras Fight Club product was one of four hopefuls to secure an Ultimate Fighting Championship during Week 2 of Dana White’s Contender Series, as he mauled Pat Pytlik in close quarters and buried him with a volley of knee strikes …

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Dricus Du Plessis coach Morne Visser recently weighed in on potential future matchups for the middleweight champ. Advertisement Du Plessis defended his strap with a fourth-round submission win over Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 305 in Perth, Australia, on Saturday. While “Stillknocks” and Adesanya had long been beefing over their authenticity as …

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Strawweights Amanda Ribas (13-5) and Mackenzie Dern (14-5) will run it back at UFC Tampa near the end of the year. Ribas will take on Dern at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, on Dec. 14. The matchup was first reported by Ag.Fight. Dern will have the chance to avenge a unanimous decision loss against …

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