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01 Jan

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<img alt="Michael Chandler" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/DhJ4TKFltgDeXcchSDzwE-2CCoU=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67441796/134_Michael_Chandler.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>Earlier this month, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/455/michael-chandler">Michael Chandler</a> officially signed with the UFC and his UFC tenure is going to start out with a bang as the former three-time Bellator lightweight champion will serve as the backup...

01 Jan

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<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Covington v Woodley" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/x0dscFqyyeosQl0c00_UbeUOcPM=/0x0:3519x2346/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67442095/1273569169.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</small> <p>In the 10th episode of On to the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alex K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday night’s <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1149/ufc-vegas-11-covington-vs-woodley">UFC Vegas 11</a>...

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<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Covington v Woodley" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/177QfNNFcCqdngmISMDrK_BbSkA=/0x0:3674x2449/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67442358/1273568508.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</small> <p>This was supposed to be the one that brought the old <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/221/tyron-woodley">Tyron Woodley</a> back.</p> <p>It sounds strange now, but it was only a little over a year and a half...

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<img alt="Stevie Ray" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SiTvyCLxm1BQOf0xGsXxzA0KC3s=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67442726/132_Stevie_Ray.0.jpg"> <small>Stevie Ray | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/weight-class/lightweight">Lightweight</a> veteran <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3253/steven-ray">Stevie Ray</a> has called an end to his 10-year fighting career.</p> <p>Ray, 30, announced on Facebook Live that he is officially retiring from competition after 32 pro bouts, including...

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<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Covington v Woodley" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ba2X_pRSd2zuZvc5Ijd9OBSryL8=/0x0:4401x2934/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67438847/1273570219.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</small> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/221/tyron-woodley">Tyron Woodley</a> isn’t making any excuses for his performance against <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2975/colby-covington">Colby Covington</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1149/ufc-vegas-11-covington-vs-woodley">UFC Vegas 11</a>, but the loss definitely stings.</p> <p>For the better part of four-plus rounds,...

01 Jan

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/NUP86a0Grkl7PJsU9WWfQvDwck4=/0x0:4092x2728/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67439278/13___Cerrone_v_Price_2020_09_19_CU_0380_2020092061922475a.0.jpg"> <small>Zuffa LLC</small> <p>On Saturday, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/58/donald-cerrone">Donald Cerrone</a> did something for the first time that he’d never done in his 53-fight career. He fought to a draw.</p> <p>It’s not an outcome he’d ever planned to have on his resume and in his...

01 Jan

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<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Chimaev v Meerschaert" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/gI0Xq5uuy2zi7pf6h1b0PyzOn_A=/0x0:4369x2913/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67439499/1228604955.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</small> <p>Being compared to arguably the most dominant lightweight in the history of the sport isn’t a bad thing. But <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5368/khamzat-chimaev">Khamzat Chimaev</a> is trying to forge his...

01 Jan

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/dNub7NkVaG0zQwT-MxnaaOG3RFY=/0x0:507x338/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67439719/Screen_Shot_2020_09_20_at_12.17.07_PM.0.png"> <p>There has been much bad blood between Israeal Adesanya and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3984/paulo-henrique-costa">Paulo Costa.</a> But for the time being, they are saving it for the octagon. </p> <p>The highly anticipated middleweight title bout between Adesanya and Costa headlines <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1135/ufc-253">UFC 253</a> on Saturday...

01 Jan

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/KnQCDdthYWOB5WGmB_qMsY5qpKY=/0x0:3422x2281/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67439958/09___Holland_v_Stewart_2020_09_19_CU_0223_2020092042614813.0.jpg"> <small>Zuffa LLC</small> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4384/kevin-holland">Kevin Holland</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5368/khamzat-chimaev">Khamzat Chimaev</a> had an interesting moment ahead of Saturday night’s <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1149/ufc-vegas-11-covington-vs-woodley">UFC Vegas 11</a> event. </p> <p>Holland, 27, won a hard-fought split decision over octagon veteran <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3867/darren-stewart">Darren Stewart</a> to kick off the main...

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<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Dern v Markos" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/mozXpO40RuZwgLztqit0a0AFzDQ=/0x0:4276x2851/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67440174/1273560056.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</small> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3624/mackenzie-dern">Mackenzie Dern</a> is ready to begin her climb up the strawweight rankings.</p> <p>After arriving in the UFC as one of the most hyped prospects in the sport, the 27-year-old grappling...