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01 Jan Two-division Cage Warriors champion Mason Jones to debut against Mike Davis at UFC Fight Island 8

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/orIpg-nuZH-vVM9qrGIdNJhBQ7I=/52x0:1156x736/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68592933/Screen_Shot_2020_10_18_at_2.44.47_PM.0.png"> <figcaption>Mason Jones | Mason Jones/Instagram</figcaption> </figure> Cage Warriors standout Mason Jones has his first UFC opponent. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the matchup...

01 Jan MMA Fighting’s 2020 Fight of the Year: Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-3fVaDHMc2XSfyXSI0gxs5UXYJU=/0x0:2879x1919/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68588088/213_Zhang_Weili_x_Joanna_Je_drzejczyk.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Zhang Weili at UFC 248 on March 7, 2020, in Las Vegas | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <h1> 1. <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4539/zhang-weili">Zhang Weili</a>...

01 Jan Video: Aljamain Sterling shares story of difficult childhood in ‘Not Broken’ short film

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/hywdvS3RW3bFJ4wVEiRnmafzR-o=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68588498/160_Aljamain_Sterling.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> UFC bantamweight contender <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1528/aljamain-sterling">Aljamain Sterling</a> overcame enormous adversity long before he stepped into the octagon. On Monday, the UFC released...

01 Jan Gilbert Burns admits that after facing COVID-19 it was a ‘blessing’ he didn’t fight Kamaru Usman in July

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/FUvnR3kiVJPifjP7MIHh7nGAvK0=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68588751/119_Gilbert_Burns.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Gilbert Burns | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2911/gilbert-burns">Gilbert Burns</a> never wants to turn down an opponent offered to him much less pull out...

01 Jan Anthony Smith plans to cut out distractions in future training camps, welcomes Paul Craig or Jim Crute next

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Smith v Clark" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jltlCt3U6MmZisiwFi2nWk3PV6s=/0x0:4748x3165/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68589523/1288363488.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Anthony Smith | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> As he prepared to fight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3677/devin-clark">Devin Clark</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1175/ufc-vegas-15-blaydes-vs-lewis">UFC...

01 Jan Khabib Nurmagomedov expects UFC 257 headliner to crown new lightweight contender: ‘My belt will be taken by the winner of Dustin and Conor’

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<figure> <img alt="Khabib Nurmagomedov" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MGUlKmidLz8u15n_uFJRpb-Wj04=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68589898/108_Khabib_Nurmagomedov.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Khabib Nurmagomedov | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1480/khabib-nurmagomedov">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a> doesn’t expect to be holding his UFC lightweight title for much longer, according...

01 Jan Jordan Leavitt no longer embarrassed to be a pro fighter after life changing KO win at UFC Vegas 16

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Wiman v Leavitt" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2naNsiXrWMMa9nihPsrK1OnBXVs=/0x0:4897x3265/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68590281/1289648936.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> UFC lightweight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5382/jordan-leavitt">Jordan Leavitt</a> is proof that things can change in the world...

01 Jan Morning Report: Scott Coker explains change of heart and signing Yoel Romero to Bellator

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/lnqUnUrSiABmKfEwUN_XtgLnulc=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68587330/009_Scott_Coker.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Earlier this month, the UFC caught the MMA world by surprise when it released former three-time UFC middleweight title challenger...

01 Jan On to the Next One: Top-5 fights we missed in 2020

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<figure> <img alt="Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Ll9QgPuOe-Pr77omGx9cGPbepNM=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68587494/007_Khabib_Nurmagomedov_x_Tony_Ferguson.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> In the 24th and final episode of On to the Next One in 2020, MMA Fighting’s Mike...

01 Jan John Kavanagh doesn’t understand why Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier isn’t for UFC title

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/FVWMquxssT0kG4HUp8pTMjtyOls=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68587811/004_Conor_McGregor_Kavanaugh.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Conor McGregor and John Kavanagh | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> The stakes are high in the <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1179/ufc-257">UFC 257</a> main event rematch between <a...