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8:33 PM ET The UFC has added a heavyweight matchup between Alexander Volkov and Walt Harris to its UFC 254 pay-per-view lineup in October, sources confirmed to ESPN. UFC 254 is scheduled to take place on Oct. 24 at a location to be determined. UFC president Dana White revealed this week it will feature a
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6:11 PM ET Bellator MMA two-weight champion Ryan Bader will defend his light heavyweight title for the first time in nearly three years at Bellator 244 on Aug. 21. Bader (27-5) told ESPN on Wednesday that he has signed a contract to face Vadim Nemkov in a 205-pound title fight at Bellator 244 at Mohegan
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5:27 PM ET UFC newcomer Khamzat Chimaev has already set the world on fire, recording two wins in 11 days this month at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. It was the quickest successful turnaround in UFC history — and both the company and the fighter are looking to keep that momentum going. 1 Related UFC
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9:52 PM ET If Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to retire with a professional record of 30-0 — a feat his late father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, mentioned in 2019 — UFC president Dana White says he would allow the lightweight champion to choose his final opponent. Nurmagomedov (28-0) has not said much publicly since his father died earlier
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5:22 PM ET After a controversial stoppage at Saturday night’s UFC event in Abu Dhabi, the referee and commentator involved in a postfight confrontation are defending themselves. After referee Herb Dean left the Octagon following a prelim bout between Francisco Trinaldo and Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till, he appeared to get
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1:50 PM ET Light heavyweight prospects Ryan Spann and Johnny Walker have agreed to meet in September, per multiple sources. The UFC 253 pay-per-view event is slated for Sept. 19, at a location to be determined. Expectations are the event will either be held at the UFC’s Apex facility in Las Vegas or Yas Island,
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Jul 25, 2020 Fight Island? How about Chimaev Island? Khamzat Chimaev, the hottest new prospect in the UFC, absolutely ran through Rhys McKee via TKO at 3 minutes, 9 seconds of the first round on the UFC Fight Night main card Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The UFC has dubbed Yas Island, where
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12:54 AM ET The UFC’s stay on Fight Island is over, at least for now, but Saturday’s main event between Robert Whittaker and Darren Till was a fitting ending to a memorable and entertaining stretch of fights. Action throughout the 15-fight finale card will have far-reaching consequences across several divisions, most notably in Whittaker’s victory
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11:35 PM ET The former champ is back on a winning track. Robert Whittaker edged out Darren Till via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Till dropped Whittaker in the first round, but Whittaker rallied beginning in a huge second to get the
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1:08 AM ET The younger brother of a former UFC champion has begun carving out his own name in Bellator MMA. In Bellator’s return for the first time in five months, Sergio Pettis defeated Ricky Bandejas via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) in the bantamweight main event of Bellator 242 on Friday night. Bellator, the
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12:18 AM ET Lance Palmer, a two-time PFL tournament champion and $1 million prizewinner, is officially requesting a release from the promotion. Palmer, 33, told ESPN on Friday he has asked PFL executives to release him from his exclusive contract, which he signed in December. The two-time featherweight tournament winner said the strained relationship reached
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