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Kamaru Usman is expecting an upset in the UFC 307 headliner. Advertisement Alex Pereira (11-2) defends his light heavyweight title against Khalil Rountree (13-5) in the main event at UFC 307 on Saturday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. There was lot of criticism when Rountree was initially granted a title shot …

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Alex Pereira and Anthony Smith squash the beef @espnmma #UFC #MMA #UFC307 pic.twitter.com/tIYQ2sfejd — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 30, 2024 Advertisement Alex Pereira and Anthony Smith have finally squashed their beef. The feud initially started when Smith, during his commentary duties, claimed Pereira’s rapid rise to UFC success occurred without having his grappling tested. “Poatan” …

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Carla Esparza is expected to make her final walk to the Octagon when she faces Tecia Pennington at UFC 307 on Saturday night. Advertisement No matter what the future might hold, Esparza will always carry a little piece of UFC history with her. That is because “Cookie Monster” became the promotion’s inaugural strawweight champion when …

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The wait is almost over ⏳ for the #PFLSuperFights Heavyweight World Championship Advertisement @francis_ngannou @MmaProblema [ #BraceForImpact | Sat, Oct 19th | 4PM ET ] pic.twitter.com/EK850pfyzk — PFL (@PFLMMA) October 1, 2024 As the combat sports universe inches closer to the biggest Professional Fighters League event of 2024, the organization has dropped a final trailer …

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Diyar Nurkozhay (206) vs. Bartosz Szewczyk (206) Carlos Calderon (145.5) vs. Alberto Montes (145.5) David Martinez (136) vs. Xavier Franklin (135) Abdelah Er-Ramy (186) vs. Torrez Finney (186) Jacobe Smith (169.5) vs. Christien Savoie (170.5) Sherdog’s live coverage of DWCS 2024: Week 8 will begin Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. Jacobe Smith (169.5) vs. Christien …

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Jacobe Smith lived up to the blue-chip billing. The undefeated Fortis MMA prospect was one of five hopefuls to ink an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract during Week 8 of Dana White’s Contender Series, as he put away Christien Savoie with sustained ground-and-pound in the second round of their welterweight showcase on Tuesday at the UFC …

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Khalil Rountree was in a dark place in life before starting MMA. Advertisement Rountree challenges Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title in the main event at UFC 307 on Saturday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. “The War Horse” recently detailed how the sport helped him out from difficult spot in …

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Alex Pereira wants Khalil Rountree to put his money where his mouth is. Advertisement Pereira puts his light heavyweight title on the line against Rountree in the main event at UFC 307 on Saturday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rountree getting a title shot over Magomed Ankalaev came as a surprise …

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If any further proof of Alex Pereira’s power needed, it has arrived in the form of confirmation from Glover Teixeira. Advertisement The pace at which Pereira rose to Ultimate Fighting Championship stardom is arguably unprecedented. Pereira had just four MMA fights to his name when he made his UFC debut in 2021. The Brazilian went …

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Stephen Thompson promises to put on a show against Joaquin Buckley at UFC 307. Advertisement The fan-friendly strikers will meet in a welterweight clash in the featured preliminary matchup at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday night. Meanwhile, the main card action will be kicked off by a middleweight matchup between …

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