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01 Jan 2021 Fight of the Year: Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/07QcHxq-1r04V7TBkB5xI8IhHWc=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70322986/UDAPTED_SITE_Fight_Of_The_YEar___Gaethje_x_Chandler_copy.0.jpg"> </figure> A “Fight of the Year” between Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler? Color me surprised. With more performance bonuses between them than <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1859/conor-mcgregor">Conor McGregor</a> has wins in the UFC lightweight division,...

01 Jan On To the Next One: Conor McGregor’s return opponent, Dustin Poirier at 170, other listener questions

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 264: Burns v Thompson" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/BgmUqQHI7rKtAXjd9Qx6xQHyTEM=/0x0:4828x3219/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70320342/1328082576.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> How would <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/233/dustin-poirier">Dustin Poirier</a> fare in the UFC’s...

01 Jan Francis Ngannou accuses former gym of ‘manipulation’ after releasing Ciryl Gane sparring footage

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2OLRFUUvBLSjyAhg2Fg9Guc048A=/0x0:1070x713/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70320501/ngannouganespar.0.jpg"> <figcaption>@btsportufc, Twitter</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3362/francis-ngannou">Francis Ngannou</a> is amused by the speculation surrounding his previous training sessions with upcoming <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1269/ufc-270">UFC 270</a> opponent <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5037/ciryl-gane">Ciryl Gane</a>. The...

01 Jan Alex Pereira responds ‘uninteresting’ Krzysztof Jotko: ‘Why fight someone who only puts on boring fights?’

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<figure> <img alt="MMA: UFC 268-Pereira vs Michailidis" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/iERdBMICp20h62HT3PLDzd3irJQ=/0x0:4788x3192/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70320755/usa_today_17111033.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Alex Pereira (right) knocked out Andreas Michailidis (left) with a flying knee in his UFC debut | Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption> </figure> ...

01 Jan Jessica Andrade ‘would love’ to welcome Miesha Tate to UFC flyweight division

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/KqaZlrVGm1MJUWOBM75S3Ojeh8A=/0x0:4993x3329/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70321070/jessica_andrade.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Jessica Andrade is coming off a first-round knockout win over Cynthia Calvillo at flyweight. | Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/667/miesha-tate">Miesha Tate</a> is <a...

01 Jan ONE Championship introducing interim heavyweight title while at odds with current champ Arjan Bhullar

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/PmdbVST2_k_7KFhqlEnrJx6gmPg=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70321169/DC_2942.0.jpeg"> <figcaption>ONE Championship</figcaption> </figure> ONE Championship has been unable to book heavyweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4094/arjan-bhullar">Arjan Bhullar</a> for a fight, so the promotion is introducing an interim...

01 Jan After getting married, welcoming first child, Brianna Van Buren eyes UFC return in April or May

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Torres v Van Buren" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1Gp84cuddxbdbu8K9bOrByOJ9iQ=/8x0:4928x3280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70321442/1251039022.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Brianna Van Buren | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3170/brianna-van-buren">Brianna Van Buren</a> has been noticeably absent from...

01 Jan Full fight video: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira battles Bob Sapp in Pride FC classic

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/s9T2XNFees9g6ERtapSIpGwy6QQ=/127x0:2171x1363/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70321774/Screen_Shot_2021_12_23_at_5.46.34_PM.0.png"> </figure> It’s the 20-year anniversary of one of the wildest fights of the Pride FC era. <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/31/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira">Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira</a> was already well on his way to becoming a living legend when he...

01 Jan 2021 Fighter of the Year: Kamaru Usman

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/nNM0PHJO2f_yP5XEm4Okt2Bjn6o=/150x0:1770x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70319904/SITE_Fighter_Of_The_YEar___kamaru_usman.0.jpg"> </figure> When <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2033/kamaru-usman">Kamaru Usman</a> exited the picture after his only fight of 2020, it was almost as if some higher power had hit the rewind button on his career. Much...

01 Jan Katie Taylor says Conor McGregor isn’t ‘celebrated as much as he should be’ in Ireland: ‘The Ali of the UFC’

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 264: Poirier v McGregor 3" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Nsv7HSE0CPIBNyRIuGdGcucGe6A=/0x0:4546x3031/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70317558/1233921466.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo By Thomas King/Sportsfile via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> One of Ireland’s biggest combat sports stars believes <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1859/conor-mcgregor">Conor McGregor</a> doesn’t...