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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/PIhJFfjTlzsyhQ_1bZo3lxrE1x4=/0x0:1500x1000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66701181/15Anik.0.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>That last month has been tumultuous for the UFC. After weeks of trying beg, borrow, and steal to keep <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1094/ufc-249-ferguson-vs-gaethje">UFC 249</a> on amid the coronavirus pandemic, UFC President <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2230/dana-white">Dana White</a> was finally forced to...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/r3hE44KMjE5CfbGGJR-4CL2x-W4=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66701383/119_Aljamain_Sterling.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>When the UFC was determined to soldier on during a global pandemic, most fighters on the roster cheered the promotion’s decision and eagerly volunteered to compete even if it was under less than optimal conditions.</p> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/weight-class/bantamweight">Bantamweight</a>...

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<img alt="Robert Whittaker" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/J-C-gOkOv1HcO5AbpPLOKf3gw7c=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66701720/261_Robert_Whittaker_vs_Yoel_Romero.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>When <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1900/robert-whittaker">Robert Whittaker</a> returns to action, it will be on his own terms.</p> <p>The good news for fans of “The Reaper” is that his recent withdrawal from <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1095/ufc-248">UFC 248</a> was apparently not due to...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/5ajFPq7hByRcApYp60xk79f3HXo=/198x0:1722x1016/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66702131/mfsparta.0.jpg"> <small>Aleksandr Kudin lands a front kick on Ivan Golub at an M-1 Global show in Minsk, Belarus, on April 18, 2020 | @Grabaka_Hitman, Twitter</small> <p><em>Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2fOcioblcvXL7TBa3T2t7In4ds8=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66696469/014_Demian_Maia.0.0.0.0.jpg"> <small>Demian Maia was on a three-fight winning streak before losing to Gilbert Burns at UFC Brasilia. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>A month after doubling down on his retirement plans, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/93/demian-maia">Demian Maia</a> changed his tone.</p> <p>Moments after <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2911/gilbert-burns">Gilbert Burns</a>...

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<img alt="Francis Ngannou" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/FC3DijajFCMCiJN6tlhrWzIz3PQ=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66696921/437_Francis_Ngannou.0.jpg"> <small>Francis Ngannou | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3362/francis-ngannou">Francis Ngannou</a> would love to compete for the UFC heavyweight title again, but there’s no telling when that opportunity might happen.</p> <p>With three consecutive wins, including a pair of knockouts over former...

01 Jan

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/JhZYgb-nBr3HJD8Q53fRvI8ibsw=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66697664/105_Ilima_Lei_Macfarlane.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>Bellator flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and two other former students have filed a lawsuit in Honolulu, Hawaii against their former school and basketball coach, who they allege sexually abused them.</p> <p>News of the lawsuit was first reported...

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<img alt="UFC 83" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jPKQUF1ENfG421ajvP-Q4MqxyUg=/0x0:3174x2116/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66697857/102526024.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Photo by: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</small> <p>With 10 seconds remaining in his fight against <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2569/kalib-starnes">Kalib Starnes</a>, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3146/nate-quarry">Nate Quarry</a> was at his wit’s end trying to force his opponent to exchange punches.</p> <p>In what is largely remembered...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-yX72sRbFOYqOjOq6g6DF5mZNFA=/0x0:2440x1627/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66698299/001_Jeff_Novitzky.0.jpg"> <small>Anti-doping expert Jeff Novitzky is the UFC vice president of athlete health and performance. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>The coronavirus pandemic has forced everyone to adapt to a new routine over the past few weeks and months worldwide, and...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Is-rBjmawKRMCxiE0VoSO76aWmQ=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66698990/077_Luke_Rockhold_x_Jan_Blachowicz.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/620/jan-blachowicz">Jan Blachowicz</a> is fully embracing the social media traction that came with his tongue-in-cheek response to <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/47/jon-jones">Jon Jones</a> suggesting that he would be the next challenger to his throne. </p> <p>Replying to Jones, the former...