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01 Jan 2020 Year in Review: The women’s flyweight division

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 247: Shevchenko v Chookagian" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0RWIaclQetf5Qld_8iI60ISqOQ4=/0x0:4903x3269/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68657946/1204961753.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Valentina Shevchenko and Katlyn Chookagian | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> 2020 was a wild year for...

01 Jan Dana White warns ‘don’t even get yourself excited thinking about Jon Jones vs. Israel Adesanya’ yet

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<figure> <img alt="Jon Jones" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/oUWbE1_Y9GbMXJIKD7zHfOVo2dk=/0x0:2440x1627/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68658364/138_Jon_Jones.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/47/jon-jones">Jon Jones</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4366/israel-adesanya">Israel Adesanya</a> may remain at odds with each other but it seems unlikely that...

01 Jan Two January bouts shifted to UFC Fight Island 8 card

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ncvOe8uJ_fu11C_SqsZIyMKkczw=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68658627/010_Tom_Breese.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Tom Breese (pictured) and opponent Omari Akhmedov will now see their middleweight bout take place on Jan. 20 | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Next...

01 Jan UFC full fight video: Conor McGregor takes out Eddie Alvarez to become ‘champ-champ’

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<figure> <img alt="Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/WnBJ9kw0v0dhKXCa_GDGJ9pCfeI=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68658882/080_Conor_McGregor_vs_Eddie_Alvarez.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Watch <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1859/conor-mcgregor">Conor McGregor</a> vs. <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/54/eddie-alvarez">Eddie Alvarez</a> full fight video to see how McGregor became...

01 Jan UFC releases hype video for Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar ahead of UFC Fight Island 7

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/5r7GfP0SNrT-_0UobLLD3-5BlOM=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68659068/109_Max_Holloway_x_Alexander_Volkanovski.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> The UFC returns to action for the first time in 2021 on Fight Island with a fascinating main event at...

01 Jan Morning Report: Daniel Cormier says UFC 257 ‘will really elevate’ Michael Chandler if he wins, calls out Conor McGregor

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/8Zk10AG8D3tzkwiamdiYN8fswfM=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68654542/005_Michael_Chandler.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Next weekend at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1179/ufc-257">UFC 257</a>, former three-time Bellator lightweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/455/michael-chandler">Michael Chandler</a> will finally make his long awaited...

01 Jan Video: What the Heck, Episode 41: Stephen Thompson, Casey Kenney, Tristan Connelly and Lerone Murphy

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/NDemyrI6nW5wHqVlbXkS_tMuwI4=/153x0:1773x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68655107/WTH_CLEAN_EP41.0.jpg"> </figure> On this week’s episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck chats with UFC welterweight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1559/stephen-thompson">Stephen Thompson</a> (4:57) to recap his unanimous decision win over <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4338/geoff-neal">Geoff Neal</a> in...

01 Jan Corey Anderson believes ‘Bellator has the upper hand’ with a better light heavyweight division than the UFC

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SyN0pk5dyNwsK3bWAgkXJiy7BrE=/0x0:3850x2567/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68649905/C07_7093.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Corey Anderson | Bellator MMA</figcaption> </figure> When <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2846/corey-anderson">Corey Anderson</a> asked for his release from the UFC before eventually signing with Bellator MMA, he had...

01 Jan Dana White ‘in a good place’ with Conor McGregor now but reveals ‘I was very upset’ last year

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<figure> <img alt="Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour - Los Angeles" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/E2aPaUdTQb78u7ixg0V5EbjvXaU=/0x0:4920x3280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68650775/813457366.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1859/conor-mcgregor">Conor McGregor</a> has...

01 Jan Diego Sanchez reveals plans for ‘one more’ fight before retirement

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/FG3ZkDzYoNHzXnLAwoxbqpGcP24=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68651598/056_Michael_Chiesa_x_Diego_Sanchez.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/121/diego-sanchez">Diego Sanchez</a> is nearly ready to call it a career. The former Ultimate Fighter season one cast member and ex-title...