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01 Jan RIZIN adds title fight, ‘Minowaman’ and Olympic medalist Shinobu Ota to NYE card in Japan

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/8eNvP-je3-A2DezCrxuRt4w3ufA=/9x0:992x655/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68344532/22051380_1617429521648881_6996138479798047244_o.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Minowa competed in 10 NYE shows in his career, including bouts with Sakuraba, Rampage and Zuluzinho. | ROAD FC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/11/13/21563567/kai-asakura-vs-kyoji-horiguchi-2-set-for-rizin-new-years-eve-show">Kai Asakura vs. Kyoji...

01 Jan Evander Holyfield calls for trilogy bout with Mike Tyson

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<figure> <img alt="NFL: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3WGrrHEy2EHy0ZnK4ARD9QhzleY=/0x0:4493x2995/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68115007/usa_today_13649399.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Evander Holyfield | Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption> </figure> Mike Tyson’s return to boxing drew massive interest and now a...

01 Jan Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev main event scrapped from UFC card on Dec. 19

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<figure> <img alt="UFC on FOX 17 Weigh-ins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/NKB0FyqidPs-oFauLZWf4MSwAzg=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68120744/007_Leon_Edwards.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> The highly-anticipated welterweight showdown between <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3026/leon-edwards">Leon Edwards</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5368/khamzat-chimaev">Khamzat Chimaev</a> will have to wait. The...

01 Jan Jessica Andrade expects March or April showdown with Valentina Shevchenko, ‘historical moment’ with win

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/9rbXsinv8h4HNx8tEERYAKdXFzE=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68153156/096_Jessica_Andrade_x_Karolina_Kowalkiewicz.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Jessica Andrade expects to challenge Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC belt in the early-2021. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> When <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2024/rose-namajunas">Rose Namajunas</a> dethroned...

01 Jan Joseph Benavidez vs. Askar Askarov in the works for UFC 259 on March 6

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night 82" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3YaRjnS1ebQ72PdA_NAaeaifnZk=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68169415/030_Joseph_Benavidez.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Joseph Benavidez | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> A flyweight showdown between four-time UFC title contender <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/285/joseph-benavidez">Joseph Benavidez</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5064/askar-askarov">Askar...

01 Jan Trailers, release date revealed for ‘Born a Champion,’ movie starring UFC fighter Edson Barboza

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/toWb4khoLs-PAsE-o79FA1TUeO0=/0x8:1794x1204/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68196052/Captura_de_Tela_2020_12_01_a_s_16.00.47.0.png"> </figure> UFC veteran <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/56/edson-barboza">Edson Barboza</a> will be on the big screen on Jan. 22, 2021, when Born A Champion premieres. Barboza, who has competed in the UFC since 2010, plays Marco Blaine...

01 Jan Anthony Pettis vs. Alex Morono in the works for Dec. 19 Fight Night

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/I7Px4OxPmAXxmYUED63kXT26CW4=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68219372/057_Anthony_Pettis_x_Diego_Ferreira.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Former UFC lightweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/215/anthony-pettis">Anthony Pettis</a> hopes to build a winning streak at 170 pounds after snapping a skid...

01 Jan Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson vs. Geoff Neal expected to headline Dec. 19 UFC event

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/eNOZ3VDmK9XwRsrIHeP7Uuho08A=/0x0:1600x1067/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68220789/069_Stephen_Thompson_vs_Jorge_Masvidal.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> A new main event is in the works for the upcoming UFC event on Dec. 19 with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson...

01 Jan Sabina Mazo vs. Alexis Davis set for UFC event on Feb. 27

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-2CHBvhjLDOIUiivSsdju1bpmwU=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68230653/102_Sabina_Mazo.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4770/sabina-mazo">Sabina Mazo</a> will look to make it four straight wins inside the octagon and will do so up a...

01 Jan Morning Report: Daniel Cormier believes Jake Paul ‘beats up’ Dillon Danis in a boxing match, Danis responds

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 255: Figueiredo v Perez" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Ctga_P0bQ3vzBjMm7sErl3T9828=/0x0:4290x2860/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68042093/1286936889.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> Jake Paul is now a growing concern, at least tangentially, in the world of MMA....