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UFC 305 debutant Stewart Nicoll recently revisited his childhood growing up in the Solomon Islands, which was then embroiled in turmoil. Advertisement The Solomon Islands were in political and ethnic chaos in the late 90s, leading to a coup d’état in 2000 and subsequent years of violence involving rape, murder, torture and abductions. While Nicoll’s …

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Usman Nurmagomedov is more than grateful for the guidance of his cousin, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Advertisement Usman looks to defend his lightweight title against Alexandr Shabliy in the main event at Bellator Champions Series on Sept. 7 at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. While Khabib had taken a short hiatus from all things MMA …

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BREAKING: Dana White confirms that Sean Strickland will fight the winner of Du Plessis vs. Adesanya fight (Via @jimrome) pic.twitter.com/htxyio6dL2 — Cageside Access (@CagesideAccess) August 13, 2024 Advertisement Dana White has provided some clarity to the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title picture — at least for now. Dricus Du Plessis will put his middleweight strap …

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Tai Tuivasa hit a low point when he dropped his fourth consecutive UFC bout earlier this year. Advertisement After a first-round submission loss to Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night 239 on March 16, Tuivasa told Fox Sports Australia that he exited the UFC Apex almost immediately, walking barefoot in Las Vegas while still wearing …

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Former Strikeforce competitor Lumumba Sayers has been arrested after allegedly killing a man to avenge the death of his son, according to a report from Denver7. According to an arrest affadavit obtained by the network, Sayers was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly approached a man and shot him in the head at a child’s …

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The last time Kai Kara-France was in the Octagon, he ended up on the wrong end of a split decision against Amir Albazi. Advertisement While that June 2023 bout could have easily gone in favor of Kara-France, the 31-year-old Kiwi hasn’t dwelled on the defeat. “The difference is I haven’t [let] the weight of that …

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Joilton Lutterbach’s Ultimate Fighting Championship tenure has ended before he was able to set foot into the Octagon. Advertisement On Tuesday, Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) announced that Lutterbach tested positive for a metabolite of the anabolic steroid drostanolone in an out-of-competition sample collected on June 8. That test occurred two weeks before Lutterbach was scheduled …

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Highly-touted prospect Paul Hughes will be taking a significant step up in competition for his next fight. Advertisement A lightweight clash pitting Hughes against A.J. McKee has been targeted for Professional Fighters League’s upcoming pay-per-view event on Oct. 19. MagicM MMABets first brought word of the pairing on social media, and it was later confirmed …

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Antonio Carlos Jr. won’t be fighting on Friday night as originally expected, but the Brazilian will remain an alternate for the Professional Fighters League light heavyweight playoffs. Carlos Jr. was slated to face Karl Albrektsson at PFL 8 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, but the promotion recently announced that the 205-pound clash has …

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Dan Hooker claims that Israel Adesanya is physically different going into UFC 305. Advertisement Adesanya challenges Dricus Du Plessis for the middleweight title in the main event at UFC 305 on Saturday in Perth, Australia. Hooker, who is his City Kickboxing teammate, also competes on the same card against Mateusz Gamrot in matchup of lightweight …

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