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01 Jan Anthony Smith reflects on ‘really tough year’ and silencing the ‘whispers’ about his future with much-needed win

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Smith v Clark" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/p7phktWsQo1qI-il2-o0mRzyMJo=/7x0:4812x3203/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68042365/1288363277.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1091/anthony-smith">Anthony Smith</a> heard all the questions about his future heading into <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1175/ufc-vegas-15-blaydes-vs-lewis">UFC...

01 Jan Warlley Alves vs. Christian Aguilera booked for Jan. 16 UFC show

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 198 Weigh-ins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/x7qx-OfULssrY3XlZ49Sx_tzpEo=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68042464/029_Warlley_Alves.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Warlley Alves will return to the octagon 14 months after his most recent UFC fight. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> A welterweight...

01 Jan Between the Links: Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. fallout, Anthony Smith’s big win, Anderson Silva’s next move

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/nnS924CWVgNqLQ1E--HvjN8nQCk=/300x0:1920x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68042662/BTL_EP27_CLEAN.0.jpg"> </figure> Check out episode 27 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and The Athletic’s Shaun Al-Shatti as they give their takes on Saturday...

01 Jan Deiveson Figueiredo happy with $50,000 ‘alimony,’ says Dana White apologized for UFC 255 bonus snub

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0QqwD5UeXsWelO-_y3d3nk58enI=/0x6:4606x3077/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68000370/UFC_FNFI3_025.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Deiveson Figueiredo met with UFC president Dana White days after his win in Las Vegas. | Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4188/deiveson-figueiredo">Deiveson Figueiredo</a>...

01 Jan Dana White confirms plans to meet with Khabib Nurmagomedov in Abu Dhabi

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 254: Press Conference" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/niVMpSPAIYJMP4SA9eUEjEGtARw=/122x0:4375x2835/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68003750/1281461022.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> Whether or not <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1480/khabib-nurmagomedov">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a> has another fight left in him remains a mystery, but...

01 Jan Joaquin Buckley doubles down on James Krause callout for UFC 257, wants to fight ‘the whole Glory MMA camp’

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 255: Buckley v Wright" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kB1AWPH2MsY2NWa_nNb-X3Iinvc=/0x0:5450x3633/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68023625/1286952507.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> While 2020 has been a rough year on most, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3749/joaquin-buckley">Joaquin Buckley</a> has certainly made...

01 Jan Veteran referee Marc Goddard reacts to ‘shameful’ 529-pound man vs. 139-pound woman fight

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7RZ3eZEHDIJxs5Zj-zrLLzAc7kA=/169x0:952x522/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68040106/Screen_Shot_2020_11_28_at_6.04.31_PM.0.png"> </figure> Veteran referee Marc Goddard blasted those responsible for a recent fight in Russia featuring a 529-pound man fighting a 139-pound woman. Goddard, a respected official who’s overseen dozens of high-profile fights...

01 Jan ‘UF-Sea’ t-shirts net $11k for veteran’s charity event

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/8W3dkbl4d2pDrx3zdfDN2WO5Auw=/236x0:1514x852/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68040419/Screen_Shot_2020_07_07_at_12.25.24_AM.0.png"> </figure> It started as a joke, but UF-Sea wound up doing something good for the world. T-shirt sales from the “Fight Island” parody conceived by comedian John Oliver – and trademarked by UFC...

01 Jan UFC Vegas 15’s Miguel Baeza on next opponent, training with Colby Covington

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Baeza v Sato" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/VsCe3wHmneeRKEeJsc9JTCBGLAY=/0x0:4782x3188/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68040722/1288360819.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> What <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5134/miguel-baeza">Miguel Baeza</a> and his coaches want might be two different things following...

01 Jan Boxing champ Claressa Shields signs with PFL for non-tourney lightweight fights

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/x4DC6EZtJAav4U2webx5lCNVtKE=/43x0:1663x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68040909/Guest_Shields.00_11_44_14.Still002.0.jpg"> </figure> Olympic gold medalist and world champion boxer Claressa Shields is the latest addition to the PFL roster. The PFL has signed Shields to a multi-fight contract that will see the decorated...