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01 Jan With Umar Nurmagomedov out, Nathaniel Wood welcomes newcomer John Castaneda at UFC event on July 25

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/XrnLEAKRWL2amccI_sZXPnjVJXk=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67038331/108_Nathaniel_Wood.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3738/nathaniel-wood">Nathaniel Wood</a> has a new opponent for “Fight Island.” Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Wood will now face promotional newcomer John Castaneda at the UFC’s event on...

01 Jan Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman UFC 251 media day

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/f2mgUW2kCd4xLkl0CnaV991LRuQ=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67038559/410_Jorge_Masvidal.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting YAS ISLAND, Abu Dhabi — UFC welterweight champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2033/kamaru-usman">Kamaru Usman</a> and “BMF” champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/520/jorge-masvidal">Jorge Masvidal</a> answer questions from the media in the third installment of the <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1125/ufc-251">UFC 251</a> virtual media day. The video...

01 Jan Jorge Masvidal wants to finish Kamaru Usman with ‘a little bit more than the super necessary punches’

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/arueHgkAjNcFKqpzEG4R7ZJzJ5w=/0x0:2440x1627/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67039169/101_Jorge_Masvidal.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/520/jorge-masvidal">Jorge Masvidal</a> knows his fight against <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2033/kamaru-usman">Kamaru Usman</a> is just business, but that doesn’t negate the overwhelming animosity shared between the fighters ahead of their clash at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1125/ufc-251">UFC 251</a>. From an altercation at Super...

01 Jan UFC will not offer Mike Perry a fight until re-evaluating his situation after seeking ‘professional treatment’

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/FfnwNpEn2Smr3is5FdFSqes2vHE=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67039280/077_Santiago_Ponzinibbio_vs_Mike_Perry.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3801/mike-perry">Mike Perry</a> will seek professional treatment after allegedly assaulting three people in a Texas restaurant earlier this week. On Thursday, UFC officials sent a statement to MMA Fighting regarding Perry’s status with the organization after video...

01 Jan Video: UFC 251 Embedded, Episode 4: ‘I accept being punched in the face’

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/vhevf81fpiewUxFZqyssi-sgkeE=/0x0:1144x763/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67039367/Screen_Shot_2020_07_09_at_6.00.41_PM.0.png"> In the fourth episode of <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1125/ufc-251">UFC 251</a> Embedded, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1541/max-holloway">Max Holloway</a> tries to make do without his usual pre-fight hike, champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4234/alexander-volkanovski">Alexander Volkanovski</a> trains and tries to cope with the heat, and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/7/jose-aldo">Jose Aldo</a>, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4437/petr-yan">Petr Yan</a> and...

01 Jan Kamaru Usman: Jorge Masvidal’s UFC 251 contract shows ‘he’s out for himself’

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/VYHrwZmI8kX3TR78s3lkAmxXBrw=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67039583/150_Kamaru_Usman.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting UFC welterweight champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2033/kamaru-usman">Kamaru Usman</a> acknowledges he’s probably in for a better payday fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/520/jorge-masvidal">Jorge Masvidal</a> over <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2911/gilbert-burns">Gilbert Burns</a>. As talented as the latter is, there’s no match for the former in fan...

01 Jan Morning Report: Ben Askren credits Jorge Masvidal’s popularity to ‘authenticity’, says that’s why Kamaru Usman ‘can’t get fans’

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<img alt="UFC 239: Ultimate Media Day" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/qpymSY2BNmuKfPVlddB8F1PiiMA=/7x0:3651x2429/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67035099/1153780476.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images This Saturday, at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1125/ufc-251">UFC 251</a> in Abu Dhabi, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/520/jorge-masvidal">Jorge Masvidal</a> will challenge <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2033/kamaru-usman">Kamaru Usman</a> for the UFC welterweight championship. This comes on the heels...

01 Jan Corey Nelson, only fighter to defeat Alexander Volkanovski, recalls win over UFC featherweight champ

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ejwCuhIYWE-0105mcKWkyXK33-8=/161x0:1703x1028/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67035292/coreyvvolk.0.jpg"> Corey Nelson strikes Alexander Volkanovski at an MMA show in Melbourne, Australia, on May 10, 2013 | @jonmva703, Gfycat In retrospect, Corey Nelson’s fight with future UFC champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4234/alexander-volkanovski">Alexander Volkanovski</a> is a David and Goliath story of sorts, only...

01 Jan Video: What the Heck, Episode 15: Stephen Thompson, Leon Edwards, Modestas Bukauskas and Grant Dawson

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/GJ50t7W758kr6Z-32G8ugIjXMMA=/120x0:1740x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67035681/wth_ep15_clean.0.jpg"> On this week’s episode of What the Heck, Mike Heck speaks with the last fighter to defeat <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/520/jorge-masvidal">Jorge Masvidal</a>, UFC welterweight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1559/stephen-thompson">Stephen Thompson</a> (6:43). “Wonderboy” discusses the unanimous decision win at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/902/ufc-217">UFC 217</a> in November 2017, what he...

01 Jan UFC 251 Timeline: Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/itk443ZGzdql9FJ7jJfeGk36hsI=/180x0:1800x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67036001/timeline_251_usman_masvidal_clean.0.jpg"> Before <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1125/ufc-251">UFC 251</a>, see how <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2033/kamaru-usman">Kamaru Usman</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/520/jorge-masvidal">Jorge Masvidal</a> ended up on a collision course for the UFC welterweight title in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night....