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01 Jan Six-time NCAA wrestling champion, Elite XC veteran Carlton Haselrig dies at 54

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/BpWb-DRwzcwD1bYQ7pOVheAUFIc=/0x0:1776x1184/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67093742/Screen_Shot_2020_07_22_at_2.00.33_PM.0.png"> Six-time NCAA wrestling champion and former MMA fighter Carlton Haselrig is dead at the age of 54. The news was first reported by the <a href="https://triblive.com/sports/former-steeler-ncaa-wrestling-champion-carlton-haselrig-dies-at-54/">Johnstown Tribune-Democrat</a> with the Cambria County coroner confirming Haselrig died of natural causes. A full autopsy will...

01 Jan Irene Aldana: COVID-19 positive scratched fight with Holly Holm at Aug. 1 UFC event

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<img alt="UFC 245: Usman v Covington" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/VUL6yT3yC7WjOhe2Q6_EbOPL8IE=/0x0:5406x3604/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67094188/1193999084.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/weight-class/bantamweight">UFC </a>bantamweight standout <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2753/irene-aldana">Irene Aldana</a> announced on Wednesday that she tested positive for COVID-19, forcing her to withdraw from a scheduled headliner opposite ex-champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2173/holly-holm">Holly...

01 Jan Video: Joel Alvarez happy being underdog to help friends make money

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/BzGBKSBSGuBH6rm1GmH5kgm_BZ0=/131x0:1751x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67094278/POST__Alvarez_scrum.00_02_50_13.Still001.0.jpg"> ABU DHABI — UFC lightweight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4813/joel-alvarez">Joel Alvarez</a> spoke with the media backstage on Yas Island following his impressive first-round submission win over <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1379/joseph-duffy">Joseph Duffy</a> at UFC Fight Island 2. “El Fenomeno” discusses the impact of his biggest win, why...

01 Jan Video: Grant Dawson says he’s ‘heavier than a welterweight right now,’ wants to be ‘company man’

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/_6rR9peCE1_UqS5-bE2ZaGsPOnc=/191x0:1811x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67094541/POST_Dawson_scrum.00_04_57_22.Still001.0.jpg"> ABU DHABI — UFC featherweight contender <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4180/grant-dawson">Grant Dawson</a> spoke with the media backstage on Yas Island following his unanimous decision win over <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4396/nad-narimani">Nad Narimani</a> at UFC Fight Island 2. “KGD” explains why he wasn’t overly thrilled with his performance,...

01 Jan Khabib Nurmagomedov pays tribute to father with Quran passage

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/zN9NVLXeAQ5MFvaktswVU-hRAeI=/0x0:567x378/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67094757/Screen_Shot_2020_07_22_at_3.49.31_PM.0.png"> UFC lightweight champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1480/khabib-nurmagomedov">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a> on Wednesday paid tribute to his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, with a passage from the Quran three weeks after the MMA coach’s death from complications due to COVID-19. In a post on his official Instagram page,...

01 Jan Aaron Pico draws inspiration from watching Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kamaru Usman ahead of Bellator 242

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<img alt="Aaron Pico" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/UksCMlMFEPlo-OVItYArUS8pEu8=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67094962/001_Aaron_Pico.0.jpg"> Esther Lin/MMAFIGHTING.COM Despite three early career losses, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4100/aaron-pico">Aaron Pico</a> has found himself more drawn to MMA than ever before. Pico looks to build on a highlight-reel knockout win at January’s <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1099/bellator-238-budd-vs-cyborg">Bellator 238</a> event when he takes on...

01 Jan Morning Report: Dustin Poirier says he has ‘four or five years’ left in MMA, only interested in fights that will ‘leave a legacy’

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/4my5myo6AnYRBipOy6I6Z4-5iJM=/0x0:2879x1919/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67090752/124_Dustin_Poirier.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Last month, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/233/dustin-poirier">Dustin Poirier</a> reasserted himself right at the top of the pile of lightweight contenders with a five-round unanimous decision win over <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2917/daniel-hooker">Dan Hooker</a>. The fight was the kind of back-and-forth war that...

01 Jan Darren Till only interested in title fight against Israel Adesanya with a win at UFC on ESPN 14

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/qGaHplhqLMqKx4GrgmXyxA0NviA=/0x0:2440x1627/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67090947/138_Darren_Till.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting If <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3278/darren-till">Darren Till</a> beats <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1900/robert-whittaker">Robert Whittaker</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1131/july-25-ufc-event">UFC on ESPN 14</a>, he doesn’t see his road ahead leading anywhere but to a showdown with reigning middleweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4366/israel-adesanya">Israel Adesanya</a>. <aside><div data-anthem-component="actionbox" data-anthem-component-data='{"title":"Watch UFC...

01 Jan Combate Americas postpones return to action indefinitely following COVID-19 surge in Florida

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/seSUHxsWF-1jSBUMYwsYvZ8NDss=/0x0:1500x1000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67091222/Dt4D79PUwAAPa2r.jpg_large.0.jpeg"> Combate Americas Combate Americas has decided to postpone their upcoming return to action due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in Florida. The promotion made the announcement this week after originally scheduling a series of cards that would be held...

01 Jan Former UFC fighter Boston Salmon suffered gruesome injury as a result of illegal knee in LFA

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/EJdxbG5BO0V32ivuXQMCGK0hGwU=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67091587/111_Boston_Salmon.0.jpg"> Boston Salmon | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Warning: Post contains graphic photo of eye injury. Former UFC fighter <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4182/boston-salmon">Boston Salmon</a> suffered several injuries as a result of an illegal knee strike in his most recent fight for the Legacy Fighting...