All 10 athletes slated to compete on Week 6 of Dana White’s Contender Series made weight on Monday. The Contender Series takes place on Tuesday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and features a bantamweight clash between Aaron Tau (135.5) and Elijah Smith (136). The card airs on ESPN+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 …
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An unforgettable day for Georgia, Georgian sport and Georgian people ❤ 7-8AM, thousands of people in the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, paralyzed capital city, and #AndNew UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili! Advertisement What a time to be alive as a Georgian! Setanta… pic.twitter.com/yiL6SLBewR — Giorgi Kokiashvili (@iHeartGeorgius1) September 15, 2024 Merab Dvalishvili’s championship triumph drew …
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Ilia Topuria’s recent comments have led Max Holloway to doubt his fight IQ. Holloway will challenge Topuria for the featherweight title in the main event at UFC 308 on Oct. 26 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. While “Blessed” was seemingly removed from the featherweight title picture until recently, when a historic BMF title win …
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Esteban Ribovics and Daniel Zellhuber brought the Sphere to life with their memorable clash at UFC 306 on Saturday night. As a result, the lightweights received “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece. Ribovics and Zellhuber traded willingly throughout the contest, culminating in a wild final frame that saw both men hurt at different …
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Bo Nickal will take a step up in competition when he locks horns with Paul Craig at UFC 309. The promotion announced the middleweight booking during the UFC 306 broadcast on Saturday night. UFC 309 takes place on Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden in New York and is headlined by a heavyweight title clash …
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Sean O’Malley has been marketed as a star since his arrival in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Advertisement While he has largely delivered on that promise, he couldn’t live up to the hype in the UFC 306 main event on Saturday night. The “Suga” show was derailed at the Sphere in Las Vegas, as he had …
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While the UFC 306 headliner was largely a clear-cut victory for Merab Dvalishvili, the bout also included a couple of unusual moments. Advertisement The first occurred early in Round 1, when referee Herb Dean halted the bout to warn both Dvalishvili and Tim Welch for their interactions during the fight. According to Dvalishvili, Sean O’Malley’s …
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Valentina Shevchenko felt she was robbed at the inaugural Noche UFC event, so she wasn’t about to leave anything to chance on Saturday night. Advertisement Shevchenko dominated Alexa Grasso through takedowns and positional control to earn a unanimous decision victory in their trilogy fight in the UFC 306 co-headliner at Sphere in Las Vegas. Shevchenko, …
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If you’re going to @spherevegas to watch @RiyadhSeason #NocheUFC, look out for the 5 Easter eggs for a chance to win $25,000!!!!! pic.twitter.com/INL15ZsaoO — danawhite (@danawhite) September 13, 2024 Dana White recently dropped a clue about the UFC 306 Easter egg hunt worth $25,000. Advertisement UFC 306, which goes down at the Sphere in Las …
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Merab Dvalishvili says he wouldn’t move up to 145 lbs to fight Ilia Topuria, and says Ilia “destroys” him in sparring He also says he could potentially move down to flyweight, but doubts he’ll ever challenge for a feathweight belt Advertisement @pound4poundshow #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/ANNpuytg0p — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 13, 2024 Merab Dvalishvili has …
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