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01 Jan Conor McGregor’s coach impressed by Jose Aldo’s late-career resurgence: ‘He’s looking like a champion beater’

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<figure> <img alt="Aldo McGregor" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/hnVwV7IqtDWW0T6IdjUvR1IRVZY=/0x0:1600x1067/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70318114/005_Jose_Aldo_and_Conor_McGregor.0.0.jpg"> </figure> For better or worse, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/7/jose-aldo">Jose Aldo</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1859/conor-mcgregor">Conor McGregor</a> will always be inextricably linked because of the rivalry they shared in the early days of McGregor’s UFC career. Aldo...

01 Jan Video: Israel Adesanya shows off capoeira kick in ‘UFC 271 Fight Camp’ for Robert Whittaker rematch

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/pwNONSm9QZg5FvfhQVmkPI0nKcs=/150x0:1770x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70318226/izzyfightcamp1.0.jpg"> <figcaption>FREESTYLEBENDER, YouTube</figcaption> </figure> A familiar opponent might require <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4366/israel-adesanya">Israel Adesanya</a> to break out some new tricks in their second go-around. The reigning UFC middleweight champion...

01 Jan Clay Guida had ‘flashbacks of the Diego Sanchez fight’ during epic comeback over Santos

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Guida v Santos" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Vv3J-q5bAWZCvYke28iw7JabaAY=/0x218:4073x2933/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70318435/1357229014.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/354/clay-guida">Clay Guida</a> made his professional MMA debut in 2003. He was the first...

01 Jan Umar Nurmagomedov out; Jack Shore now expected to face Timur Valiev at UFC event on March 19

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Barcelos v Valiev" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/nRXNQB3j8O_aLsGiz3spmWkY4zQ=/0x0:4690x3127/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70318560/1325638213.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5039/umar-nurmagomedov">Umar Nurmagomedov</a> has been forced out of his highly anticipated matchup against <a...

01 Jan Video: Bellator’s best submissions of 2021

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3MhA_0GNV9qnBfr7gcvEW_YgCt8=/183x0:3106x1949/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70318658/A41I6602.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Bellator MMA</figcaption> </figure> It’s been a wild year for grappling wizardry in the Bellator cage. So to celebrate the end of 2021, Bellator MMA has...

01 Jan Michael Chandler argues why Charles Oliveira is his pick for 2021 Fighter of the Year

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 269: Oliveira v Poirier" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-DAhf5WUfmGSjAUOQMpJVj7YKgI=/0x0:4650x3100/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70317355/1358524173.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Charles Oliveira | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/455/michael-chandler">Michael Chandler</a>’s opinion on <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/175/charles-oliveira">Charles Oliveira</a> when he first came...

01 Jan Matt Brown recovered from COVID-19, open to Kevin Holland fight or anyone else who lands him on hometown Columbus card

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 189 Weigh-ins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/_H1b23RtRfSETf324UjvwvXnvUc=/0x0:1600x1067/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70316041/019_Matt_Brown.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Matt Brown, photo cred: Esther Lin/Sportsfile | Esther Lin</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/105/matt-brown">Matt Brown</a> was excited to build on his Performance of the Night...

01 Jan MMA community embraces the magic of the holidays

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/RDZtIxaeRAgYQvdAqsOwNu-Nuo0=/0x46:982x701/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70316120/Screen_Shot_2021_12_25_at_8.46.36_AM.0.png"> </figure> After another successful and challenging year, MMA fighters took a breather to spend time with their families and celebrate the holidays. MMA families around the world posed in front of trees,...

01 Jan Kevin Lee vs. Diego Sanchez targeted for March 11 Eagle FC event

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 253 Sanchez v Matthews" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/rUHvDzH9Aa9LYmpUS016DE1fSA0=/0x0:4640x3093/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70316143/1276875316.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2665/kevin-lee">Kevin Lee</a>’s Eagle FC debut is expected to take place March 11 in a...

01 Jan Michael Chandler recounts having to call out top prospect Ian Garry for missing practice

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 268: Garry v Williams" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jgiJMuaYz9n_1IOIb6G8RbAuMDI=/0x0:4594x3063/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70316261/1351743743.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Ian Garry | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/455/michael-chandler">Michael Chandler</a> isn’t taking it easy on the next generation of...