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<img alt="UFC Fight Night Ortega v The Korean Zombie: Weigh-Ins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/dKcDEAVGkp3GtVi23fX0WzAUpUw=/0x0:3710x2473/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67642550/1280516086.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Brian Ortega | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC</small> <p>Neither <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2838/brian-ortega">Brian Ortega</a> nor “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung were on championship weight, but both are ready to compete for a No....

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/BLJjutMajLQdq2wVIRUYMTZdlOk=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67639022/038_Gavin_Tucker_x_Seungwoo_Choi.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3996/gavin-tucker">Gavin Tucker</a> is never looking for easy fights, and that’s not what he would expect out of <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5246/billy-quarantillo">Billy Quarantillo,</a> either.</p> <p>Earlier this year, the featherweight prospects were matched up in what was expected to be...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/9OVWRfx4i-3SQB6u6xEUBmmKSm4=/0x1:1080x721/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67639345/Mateus_Mendonca___Marcos_Santos.0.jpeg"> <small>Brazilian prospect Mateus Mendonca won eight MMA fights in 2018 | Marcos Santos, Future MMA</small> <p>Brazilian grapplers often say “only jiu-jitsu saves” when the martial art helps an MMA fighter emerge victorious in a difficult situation during a fight.</p> <p>In Mateus...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/K0TcUaPzNfuvGYLxXN6b875qpOM=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67639579/110_Katlyn_Chookagian.0.jpg"> <small>Katlyn Chookagian | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3009/katlyn-chookagian">Katlyn Chookagian</a> is excited to start a family with her husband, but that doesn’t mean her fight career is coming to an end any time soon.</p> <p>Rumors recently swirled that the one-time flyweight...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/AM_hlYhNeEkclDvXl3AqlKVFNmc=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67639915/011_AJ_McKee.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>After the coronavirus pandemic scrapped their Bellator featherweight grand prix quarterfinal, Daniel Weichel vs. Emmanuel Sanchez has been rebooked. </p> <p>Bellator on Thursday announced <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/817/daniel-weichel">Weichel</a> vs. <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3036/emmanuel-sanchez">Sanchez</a> will co-headline Bellator 252, which is headlined by...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/mMEqq9k6O04ERXBgQkW_COpqXXM=/68x0:452x256/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67639982/Screen_Shot_2020_10_15_at_5.34.12_PM.0.png"> <p>It was already clear Albert Gonzales was tough. But at Bellator 249, he reminded the world just how tough when he fought through an elbow visibly dislocated by an armbar. </p> <p>At the end of the second round of “BigAl” Gonzales’...

01 Jan

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SR6u0vx64s2bl8kw-84osjqnegE=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67640379/203_Nicco_Montan_o.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>Former champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4161/nicco-montano">Nicco Montano</a> is expected to make her return to action against <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5324/karol-rosa">Karol Rosa</a> at an upcoming UFC event on Feb. 6.</p> <p>Multiple sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting following an initial report...

01 Jan

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-yXXunBAtRxTCvT4vVnFqmI8xzE=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67640146/206_Patricky_Pitbull_x_Luis_Gustavo.0.jpg"> <small>ESTHER LIN</small> <p>Bellator 249 lost its co-headliner <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/556/patricky-freire">Patricky Freire</a> vs. <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3526/jaleel-willis">Jaleel Willis</a> shortly before the opening bell when Freire came down with labyrinthitis, an infection triggered by a cold or flu. It’s unclear what exactly caused Patricky Freire’s...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/6NfeGfdWdtm0IIL79Vu07CfGFwI=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67640476/115_ceremonial_Lauren_Murphy.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2647/lauren-murphy">Lauren Murphy</a> has a new opponent for UFC 254. </p> <p>Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4022/cynthia-calvillo">Cynthia Calvillo</a> has been forced to withdraw from her 125-pound matchup with...

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<img alt="UFC 209 Open Workout Photos" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Zhv0Z7tZu7GyXsgBzW6h3pKt8c8=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67635427/014_Khabib_Nurmagomedov.0.0.jpg"> <small>Khabib Nurmagomedov and coach Javier Mendez | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>In July, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, father of UFC lightweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1480/khabib-nurmagomedov">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a>, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/7/3/21312469/reports-abdulmanap-nurmagomedov-khabibs-father-dies-from-covid-19-complications">died due to complications from COVID-19</a>. It was a tragic loss for...