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01 Jan Morning Report: Dana White speaks on the heavyweight division after UFC 252, says Francis Ngannou is ‘next in line’

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<img alt="Dana White" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/HT9xEjXrgs91ZyJwWuavpm0T3_4=/0x0:1600x1067/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67203144/502_Dana_White.0.0.jpg"> Dana White discusses Jon Jones’ removal from UFC 200 | Esther Lin/MMAFighting.com This weekend, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/775/stipe-miocic">Stipe Miocic</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/373/daniel-cormier">Daniel Cormier</a> will do battle one last time to determine not only the heavyweight champion of the world but also...

01 Jan Daniel Cormier: Walking away after UFC 252 puts me in sphere of Michael Jordan, Peyton Manning

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<img alt="UFC 252 Miocic v Cormier 3 Press Conference" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/frsx-6UkWpAqVE1RasaOME_s9Nk=/0x0:4920x3280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67203418/1266193448.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Former two-division champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/373/daniel-cormier">Daniel Cormier</a> has no doubts his exit from MMA will be the greatest in the sport’s history if he goes out on top against...

01 Jan Chris Weidman dismisses Marvin Vettori callout: ‘You aren’t that good’

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Jqxyw1PslWmRLodMHRZ8IZMxV2A=/0x0:4587x3058/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67203777/111_Dominick_Reyes_x_Chris_Weidman.0.jpg"> Chris Weidman | Thomas Lakes, MMA Fighting Suffice to say, if it’s up to <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/352/chris-weidman">Chris Weidman</a>, he won’t be fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3761/marvin-vettori">Marvin Vettori</a> anytime soon. Weidman returned to the win column this past weekend with a decision win over <a...

01 Jan Missed Fists: Miscommunication leads to wrong winner being called in $10,000 tournament, more

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/k0ZjZKrRUuP2O48jBH_22ZI6arY=/327x0:1772x963/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67204117/missedfistswrong.0.jpg"> Demoreo Dennis has an incorrect call explained to him at XFN 367 in Tulsa, Okla., on Aug. 7, 2020 | @UFCFightPass, Twitter Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the...

01 Jan UFC 252 weigh-in video at 12 p.m. ET

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<img alt="Daniel Cormier" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/xhE7ZlwltW55s7VuQyQL_kHrhbY=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67202990/302_Daniel_Cormier.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting At the <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1128/ufc-252">UFC 252</a> weigh-ins, all 22 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas are set to step on the scale Friday morning. In the main event, UFC heavyweight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/775/stipe-miocic">Stipe Miocic</a> and <a...

01 Jan Sarah Moras vs. Vanessa Melo set for Nov. 7 UFC event

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/4tJHgBa7PHaroHzF-_RFTO2wI7M=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67200835/046_Liana_Jojua_x_Sarah_Moras.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/weight-class/bantamweight">Bantamweight</a> vets <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1788/sarah-moras">Sarah Moras</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5107/vanessa-melo">Vanessa Melo</a> aim to rebound after recent octagon setbacks when they face off at a UFC event planned for Nov. 7. Multiple people with knowledge of the matchup...

01 Jan Cynthia Calvillo vs. Lauren Murphy in the works for UFC 254

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ff9AuETBKAHCEZa2saTMbYfeQ6Y=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67201349/20171230_0249_Carla_Esparza_vs_Cynthia_Calvillo.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting A key UFC flyweight matchup is in the works for the fall. <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4022/cynthia-calvillo">Cynthia Calvillo</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2647/lauren-murphy">Lauren Murphy</a> have verbally agreed to fight on the upcoming UFC 254 card on Oct 24, multiple people with...

01 Jan Livinha Souza: I will ‘haunt’ Mackenzie Dern’s dreams if she doesn’t stop running marathons to avoid me

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/JHKEXOFthmsdzkaShogf3QWKCx8=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67201431/035_Ayaka_Hamasaki_vs_Livia_Souza.0.jpg"> Livinha Souza still wants to fight jiu-jitsu specialist Mackenzie Dern inside the octagon | Esther Lin, Invicta FC <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2750/livia-renata-souza">Livinha Souza</a> is still aiming for a fight with fellow UFC strawweight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3624/mackenzie-dern">Mackenzie Dern</a>. The former Invicta FC champion first <a...

01 Jan Dana White: Travel issues delaying Khamzat Chimaev’s return

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<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Whittaker v Till" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/PmowIc1HyHyUs3EUCWWEDUOIhkc=/0x0:3294x2196/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67201547/1258338508.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Possibly the only thing keeping <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5368/khamzat-chimaev">Khamzat Chimaev</a> from fighting every weekend is his passport. UFC President <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2230/dana-white">Dana White</a> hoped to booked Chimaev at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1128/ufc-252">UFC...

01 Jan UFC 252 video: Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier press conference staredown

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Yj8kQRnKxM0LlkqVZ04fO5wnumY=/136x0:1756x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67201913/stipe_dc_staredown.0.jpg"> LAS VEGAS – At the first live UFC press conference since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, heavyweight champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/775/stipe-miocic">Stipe Miocic</a> and former two-division champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/373/daniel-cormier">Daniel Cormier</a> faced off two days before their trilogy showdown at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1135/ufc-253">UFC 253</a>. <aside><div...