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01 Jan UFC Vegas 45 medical suspensions: 6 fighters face 6-month suspensions

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Assuncao v Simon" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/vrcBOzbzwRcCcQqdnvrP6ymZoq8=/0x0:4160x2773/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70302359/1359754658.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> The UFC’s final event of 2021 produced 16 medical suspensions of fighters, including a...

01 Jan Fighter vs. Writer: Michael Chandler gives his picks for Fighter of the Year and Fight of the Year for 2021

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 268: Gaethje v Chandler" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7ic6sHp4-czZK0nNbGOeDwCKgBY=/0x0:4210x2807/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70302553/1352763412.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <div></div> Former UFC title challenger <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/455/michael-chandler">Michael Chandler</a> joins The Fighter vs. The Writer episode 17...

01 Jan Junior dos Santos expected to face Kubrat Pulev at next Triad Combat event in early 2022

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/seXfVkdrNhU5F69Uyd79RwktWYk=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70302873/017_Junior_Dos_Santos.0.0.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/22/junior-dos-santos">Junior dos Santos</a> has his next fight booked but he’ll be competing inside a triangular ring rather than a...

01 Jan Tyron Woodley pays fan $5,000 for best meme depicting his vicious knockout loss to Jake Paul

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/H411fNuhT0M1k3cTxxP7gX-IIRU=/0x0:2100x1400/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70303116/Showtime___Paul_v_Woodley_II___PPV___Tampa___Fight_Night___WESTCOTT_111.0.jpeg"> <figcaption>Amanda Wescott/SHOWTIME</figcaption> </figure> Even in defeat, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/221/tyron-woodley">Tyron Woodley</a> has a good sense of humor. The former UFC champion is just days removed from a stunning...

01 Jan Copa Combate champ Frans Mlambo looks forward to title shot – and $100k tourney check

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/xZjfThL4_RZYdwskP0YKCm8gyFY=/0x0:1500x1000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70303816/Frans_Mlambo_vs_Kevin_Cordero_1750.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Copa Combate champ Frans Mlambo, second from left</figcaption> </figure> “Everything hurts at the moment,” Copa Combate 2021 champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5008/frans-mlambo">Frans Mlambo</a> said days after his...

01 Jan Jake Paul offers $5 million, PPV cut to Jorge Masvidal: ‘You work for the UFC, you’re a b*tch’

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<figure> <img alt="Jake Paul v Ben Askren - News Conference" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LErWacr1a-sKMUx-wFQLnpoTzKk=/0x4:1974x1320/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70303882/1309350148.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> Jake Paul has a counter to <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/520/jorge-masvidal">Jorge Masvidal</a>’s refusal to box. “Masvidal...

01 Jan RIZIN announces full card for NYE show, including Rena Kubota vs. Si Woo Park

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/y4AmrbZiuaBY5Bb2MqOXb3k9ZOo=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70304256/126_Rena_Kubota.0.jpg"> <figcaption>RENA | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> RIZIN’s lineup is set for the promotion’s annual year-end celebration. The Japanese promotion announced the updated card for RIZIN...

01 Jan Morning Report: Beer-spilling fighter who flinched at Nate Diaz wants redemption: ‘I’ll fight his ass for free’

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<figure> <img alt="Nate Diaz" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MI3S8ABKQ0DUAVO6AXX10IVEOXQ=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70300944/307_Nate_Diaz.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Nate Diaz | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Add Carrese Archer to the list of people trying to get a fight with <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/365/nate-diaz">Nate...

01 Jan Michael Chandler apologizes for being ‘a little bit too harsh’ when criticizing Dustin Poirier for quitting at UFC 269

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 268: Gaethje v Chandler" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/BGj-AzJUJFsXtnmZLZUb08oepl4=/0x0:4907x3271/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70301125/1352763357.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/455/michael-chandler">Michael Chandler</a> isn’t above admitting when he’s possibly crossed a line. During <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1263/ufc-269">UFC 269</a>,...

01 Jan Dana White impressed by Nick Diaz in his return to action but doesn’t want to see him fight again

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<figure> <img alt="MMA: SEP 25 UFC 266" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/WfbyfT0j2CkxFyyVN8kI9FhkAe8=/0x0:3000x2000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70301344/1235527621.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> Despite more than six years out of action, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/108/nick-diaz">Nick Diaz</a> still...