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01 Jan Anthony Smith plans to cut out distractions in future training camps, welcomes Paul Craig or Jim Crute next

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Smith v Clark" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jltlCt3U6MmZisiwFi2nWk3PV6s=/0x0:4748x3165/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68589523/1288363488.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Anthony Smith | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> As he prepared to fight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3677/devin-clark">Devin Clark</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1175/ufc-vegas-15-blaydes-vs-lewis">UFC...

01 Jan Khabib Nurmagomedov expects UFC 257 headliner to crown new lightweight contender: ‘My belt will be taken by the winner of Dustin and Conor’

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<figure> <img alt="Khabib Nurmagomedov" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MGUlKmidLz8u15n_uFJRpb-Wj04=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68589898/108_Khabib_Nurmagomedov.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Khabib Nurmagomedov | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1480/khabib-nurmagomedov">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a> doesn’t expect to be holding his UFC lightweight title for much longer, according...

01 Jan Jordan Leavitt no longer embarrassed to be a pro fighter after life changing KO win at UFC Vegas 16

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Wiman v Leavitt" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2naNsiXrWMMa9nihPsrK1OnBXVs=/0x0:4897x3265/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68590281/1289648936.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> UFC lightweight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5382/jordan-leavitt">Jordan Leavitt</a> is proof that things can change in the world...

01 Jan Morning Report: Scott Coker explains change of heart and signing Yoel Romero to Bellator

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/lnqUnUrSiABmKfEwUN_XtgLnulc=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68587330/009_Scott_Coker.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Earlier this month, the UFC caught the MMA world by surprise when it released former three-time UFC middleweight title challenger...

01 Jan On to the Next One: Top-5 fights we missed in 2020

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<figure> <img alt="Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Ll9QgPuOe-Pr77omGx9cGPbepNM=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68587494/007_Khabib_Nurmagomedov_x_Tony_Ferguson.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> In the 24th and final episode of On to the Next One in 2020, MMA Fighting’s Mike...

01 Jan John Kavanagh doesn’t understand why Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier isn’t for UFC title

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/FVWMquxssT0kG4HUp8pTMjtyOls=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68587811/004_Conor_McGregor_Kavanaugh.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Conor McGregor and John Kavanagh | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> The stakes are high in the <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1179/ufc-257">UFC 257</a> main event rematch between <a...

01 Jan MMA Fighting’s 2020 Breakout Fighter of the Year: Khamzat Chimaev

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ViFQnsTBOyw-lq5zY51jiyKbUCE=/0x0:3030x2020/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68584736/12___Chimaev_v_Meerschaert_2020_09_19_CU_0320_2020092053904291.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <h1>1. KHAMZAT CHIMAEV</h1> <figure class="e-image"> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Chimaev v Meerschaert" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/U-j4A-uuaVmm3Xb3vYpzZO2E_Fg=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21896540/1273564228.jpg.jpg"> ...

01 Jan Cub Swanson explains how avoiding ‘dark place’ attributed to knockout win at UFC 256

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 256: Swanson v Pineda" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/RclWGqgb1CLcsxziSL6kd9UCm-w=/1x0:4594x3062/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68585080/1290946523.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> After 14 months on the sidelines, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/236/cub-swanson">Cub Swanson</a> returned to the octagon and did...

01 Jan Calvin Kattar warns Max Holloway ahead of UFC Fight Island 7: ‘To overlook me would be a mistake’

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ESrdqP0YBVWVh-PZfZulR4nQePo=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68585379/095_Calvin_Kattar_vs_Shane_Burgos.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4139/calvin-kattar">Calvin Kattar</a> made the most of his opportunities in 2020 and will kick off his 2021 campaign with...

01 Jan Video: Top Bellator submissions of 2020

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ui9oBF6O8W_WRMGI_zWAOFCr9Xk=/63x0:1230x778/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68585722/Screen_Shot_2020_12_25_at_2.14.01_PM.0.png"> </figure> There were plenty of impressive submission victories in the Bellator cage in 2020, and the ViacomCBS-owned promotion has put together a compilation video with the best tapouts of the year. Among...