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01 Jan Morning Report: Daniel Cormier reacts to Dana White suggesting Khabib Nurmagomedov may fight again

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<img alt="UFC 229: Khabib v McGregor" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0wn5GIKVpnfzhBMJfimNpMt5w2Q=/0x0:4136x2757/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67730408/1051852790.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Last month at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1140/ufc-254">UFC 254</a>. lightweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1480/khabib-nurmagomedov">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a> successfully defended his title against <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1526/justin-gaethje">Justin Gaethje</a> and then announced his retirement from the sport,...

01 Jan Michelle Waterson vs. Amanda Ribas targeted for UFC 257

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Vx3-IXXGXmyIWMicfCF14bu4LTc=/0x0:4767x3178/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67730556/UFC_JB_2020_09_12_0596_20200912100231278.0.jpg"> Michelle Waterson defeated Angela Hill via decision in her most recent octagon appearance. | Zuffa LLC <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5015/amanda-ribas">Amanda Ribas</a> is getting another high-profile bout in the octagon as the strawweight talent agrees to battle <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1838/michelle-waterson">Michelle Waterson</a> at UFC 257...

01 Jan Israel Adesanya plans on reigning as UFC double champ: ‘Middleweight’s mine … 2021, light heavyweight is mine’

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<img alt="UFC 253 Adesanya v Costa" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/rzuH0O_wPOzC9jmhTgYAuOhHHVY=/0x0:2799x1866/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67730639/1276894587.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4366/israel-adesanya">Israel Adesanya</a> has designs on becoming “double champ” in 2021 as he pursues the UFC light heavyweight title. But that doesn’t mean he’s abandoning his middleweight legacy. “All I know is...

01 Jan Video: Between the Links: Anderson Silva’s last hurrah? Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya, return of TUF

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/q7aaObFsbrL_InMr0EpVNeWuBYY=/300x0:1920x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67730956/BTL23_Clean.0.jpg"> Check out episode 23 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and The Athletic’s Shaun Al-Shatti as they give their takes on <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/101/anderson-silva">Anderson Silva</a>’s potential final fight in the UFC—a fourth-round TKO...

01 Jan UFC Vegas 12 medical suspensions: Anderson Silva, Uriah Hall, Bryce Mitchell, and two more face potential six-month layoffs

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<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Hall v Silva" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/eID2tnU9nSee1c12ERSMmpaj5sU=/0x0:3014x2009/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67731172/1283263718.0.jpg"> Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Whether or not <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/101/anderson-silva">Anderson Silva</a> competed in his last fight this past Saturday, he may be on the sidelines for a lengthy period should he decide to give it...

01 Jan Khonry Gracie vs. Trevor Gudde re-booked for Bellator 252

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Vhr0ViGOUhwoWUifl9Y_XLbDd3A=/0x0:1650x1100/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67727323/A41I4162.0.jpg"> Khonry Gracie, son of UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie, won two of three fights in the Bellator cage. | Bellator MMA <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4324/khonry-gracie">Khonry Gracie</a> and Trevor Gudde will finally meet in the Bellator cage on Nov. 12, Bellator officials...

01 Jan Tim Means steps in for Robbie Lawler to fight Mike Perry at UFC 255

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/d0vCUUU762ZigYW4OXMNDQnCrmg=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67727570/044_Thiago_Alves_x_Tim_Means.0.jpg"> Tim Means (pictured) will fight Mike Perry in a welterweight bout at UFC 255 on Nov. 21 in Las Vegas | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3801/mike-perry">Mike Perry</a> has a new opponent for <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1145/ufc-255">UFC 255</a>. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources...

01 Jan Video: Pearl Gonzalez announces withdrawal from Invicta FC 43 title fight due to positive COVID-19 test

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/FoeP7UNkP8eM9SeNHcTEyB5X0Pc=/0x0:1838x1225/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67727926/84670472_2819275834831772_1333106549589016576_o.0.jpg"> Pearl Gonzalez | Dave Mandel, Invicta FC <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4035/pearl-gonzalez">Pearl Gonzalez</a> is out of her upcoming title fight. The flyweight contender announced on Monday that she has tested positive for COVID-19, and her vacant 125-pound championship bout with <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4534/erin-blanchfield">Erin Blanchfield</a> that...

01 Jan Israel Adesanya opens as heavy favorite over UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/EzK8_-5eJeauUOYcLahh8ymIiH8=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67728144/127_Israel_Adesanya_vs_Marvin_Vettori.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4366/israel-adesanya">Israel Adesanya</a> will move up to 205 pounds for his next fight to challenge reigning light heavyweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/620/jan-blachowicz">Jan Blachowicz</a>. UFC president <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2230/dana-white">Dana White</a> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/10/31/21544037/dana-white-confirms-israel-adesanya-challenge-jan-blachowicz-light-heavyweight-title-in-next-fight">announced the surprising news </a>on Saturday with Adesanya expected...

01 Jan Katlyn Chookagian vs. Cynthia Calvillo in the works for UFC 255

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2Ku98d11O4hrV1V6OMeuSVPMYwY=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67728325/130_ceremonial_Katlyn_Chookagian.0.jpg"> Katlyn Chookagian | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3009/katlyn-chookagian">Katlyn Chookagian</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4022/cynthia-calvillo">Cynthia Calvillo</a> are headed toward an important flyweight matchup. Multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting that Chookagian (14-4) and Calvillo (9-1-1) are in negotiations to...