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01 Jan Between the Links: Edwards vs. Masvidal, Pena’s release, Jon Jones’ latest, UFC Vegas 40 vs. Bellator 268

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/vdln4HNkugPqmA1gPEn69Bc5sco=/142x0:1762x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69996563/BTL_Thumb__1_.0.jpg"> </figure> Between the Links returns ahead of an MMA doubleheader this weekend, featuring two of the biggest promotions in the sport. Host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin and...

01 Jan Video: Married couple Benson and Maria Henderson react to first fight week together on same card

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/lRysKiqd4UBreZHHKAEoom26hy4=/150x0:1770x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69996839/Benson_And_Maria_Henderson.0.jpg"> </figure> PHOENIX — Married couple and Bellator fighters Benson and Maria Henderson talk about their upcoming fights at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1256/bellator-268-nemkov-vs-anglickus">Bellator 268</a>, what a couples’ rematch with Gilbert and Keri Melendez would be...

01 Jan Video: Ex-champ Brent Primus laughs at ‘complete joke’ Bellator title fight Patricky Pitbull vs. Peter Queally

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/dhgLzRKJWOBDYZ9swl9XOyJ4nN4=/126x0:1746x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69997067/brent_YT.0.jpg"> </figure> PHOENIX — Former Bellator lightweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2489/brent-primus">Brent Primus</a> talks about his upcoming <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1256/bellator-268-nemkov-vs-anglickus">Bellator 268</a> fight against Benson Henderson, expresses his outrage over the upcoming fight for the vacant lightweight...

01 Jan Tommy Fury opens as slight favorite over Jake Paul in potential boxing match

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<figure> <img alt="Jake Paul v Tyron Woodley" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/j8WgTSAiC0P_QqVBu4byRpP5DVc=/0x0:4738x3159/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69997271/1337181203.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> Jake Paul would be an underdog for the first time in his fighting career if...

01 Jan Morning Report: Ciryl Gane not worried about Francis Ngannou’s power in their title fight: ‘This is not scaring me’

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 265: Lewis v Gane" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/hzE-bOLEGnHfnmxUyHfw5iuTXKA=/0x0:6000x4000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69993168/1234558743.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> Early next year, interim heavyweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5037/ciryl-gane">Ciryl Gane</a> will look to rest...

01 Jan Tales From The Smokers: Once upon a time in Mexico with Ryan Bader, C.B. Dollaway, and Cain Velasquez

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<figure> <img alt="Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Finals: Fedor Emelianenko vs Ryan Bader" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/yN6cBnJYIFN7dj6pCbPSvqehnlo=/0x0:2568x1712/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69993423/1090057554.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by TASSTASS via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> The regional scene in combat sports can be...

01 Jan Charles Oliveira: Justin Gaethje calls me ‘quitter’ because ’he needs to talk to be in the spotlight’

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<figure> <img alt="MMA: UFC 262-Oliveira vs Chandler" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/o0iapFajaUiybWXM9N7Efz91V1Q=/0x0:4264x2843/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69993726/usa_today_16093261.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Charles Oliveira stopped Michael Chandler to win the UFC lightweight championship in May | Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption> </figure> Top-ranked UFC...

01 Jan We Got Next: Taylor Starling, Erick Gonzalez and Jay Perrin

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<figure> <img alt="BKFC presents KnuckleMania" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/VC6fSsM0rw_Mhqk5wvZjEix9OZQ=/0x0:3600x2400/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69994089/1300882370.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> On the fourth episode of We Got Next, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck speaks with BKFC’s Taylor Starling...

01 Jan Jon Jones asked to leave Jackson Wink MMA; coach asks him to ‘stop drinking’ but leaves open return

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<figure> <img alt="Mike Winkeljohn" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/tp3yAYC5AhvxaF6-9RegaqGlcFU=/0x0:1100x733/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69990280/120_Lyoto_Machida_vs_Jon_Jones.0.jpg"> </figure> For now, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/47/jon-jones">Jon Jones</a> is out at the Jackson Wink MMA gym that shaped him into a dominant octagon force. Jackson Wink co-founder <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2827/mike-winkeljohn">Mike Winkeljohn</a> on Wednesday told The...

01 Jan Francis Ngannou accuses UFC of trying to ‘discredit’ him: ‘Just do the interim without sabotaging me’

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/sxOBOmP1J2_5qg2Y3GhW_bNIYew=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69990673/091_Francis_Ngannou_x_Cain_Velasquez.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3362/francis-ngannou">Francis Ngannou</a> isn’t happy with how the UFC has portrayed him in his absence. The reigning UFC heavyweight champion —...