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World Extreme Cagefighting veteran Hiromitsu Miura died recently following a battle with acute leukemia. Advertisement In a statement on social media, Miura’s family revealed that he “passed away suddenly” on Oct. 26 after fighting the disease since mid-September. Miura was 43 years old. “The funeral was attended only by his immediate family,” the statement read. …

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A women’s bantamweight tilt between Macy Chiasson and Ketlen Vieira has been rebooked for an Ultimate Fighting Championship card on Feb. 22. Chiasson and Vieira were initially slated to meet at UFC Fight Night 234 on Jan. 13 before a knee injury forced Vieira to withdraw from the bout. Ag.Fight was first to report the …

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Mixed Martial Arts fighter Conor McGregor is due to appear before the High Court for a personal injury case against him https://t.co/D8XpT8kq8X — Irish Daily Mirror (@IrishMirror) November 5, 2024 The alleged victim and the emergency room doctor who treated her testified against Conor McGregor during the beginning of a civil lawsuit related to an …

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Considered to be one of the biggest stars in mixed martial arts today — despite not speaking English — Alex Pereira put his popularity to the test during an autograph session at Shopping Eldorado in Sao Paulo, Brazil, this past Saturday. Advertisement Up arriving at the mall, “Poatan” was gretting by a crowd that had …

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It’s humbling having some of the world’s best athletes supporting me throughout this camp. “Be comfortable being uncomfortable”. pic.twitter.com/q0vqcfiNIF — BONY (@JonnyBones) October 8, 2024 Jon Jones’ longtime coach Brandon Gibson believes wrestling superstar Gable Steveson could be a future mixed martial arts champion. Advertisement Jones (27-1) will defend his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic …

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A fan told Daniel Cormier that he’s “the son of Jon Jones”, and DC replies “F*** you” He also explains why he’ll never be cool with Jon Jones: Advertisement “People need to stop longing for the perfect happy ending.” @SevereMMA #UFC #MMApic.twitter.com/TKkwVFBBTW — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 3, 2024 Daniel Cormier thinks it’s fine that …

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Joe Lopez can’t wait to see Alexander Volkanovski back in action. Advertisement Volkanovski suffered a brutal knockout loss in a short-notice failed double-champ bid against lightweight champ Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 in October 2023. “The Great” put his featherweight title on the line soon after against Ilia Topuria at UFC 298 this past February, …

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A featherweight showdown pittng Doo Ho Choi against Nate Landwehr has been added to the UFC 310 lineup. Advertisement MMA Mania was first to report the booking. UFC 310 takes place on Dec. 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and features a flyweight championship bout between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura. Choi earned …

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While it might appear that Michael Chandler wasted valuable years of his MMA career waiting on a Conor McGregor fight that has yet to materialize, the former Bellator MMA champion has a different perspective on that time away. Advertisement “Having that much time off, I needed it. I really needed it,” Chandler told the New …

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Jasmine Jasudavicius, Dustin Stoltzfus, Charles Jourdain and Youssef Zalal each garnered $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonuses for their work at UFC Edmonton. Advertisement Jasudavicius secured her third straight Octagon triumph, as she submitted Ariane Lipski with a brabo choke at the 2:28 mark of Round 3 in a featured women’s flyweight bout. Also on …

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