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01 Jan UFC on ESPN 13 bonuses: Headliners come up short on $50k checks

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<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Alhassan v Lazzez" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/CWfCci0t47p8Gf3SwXe0c29uwpw=/0x0:4114x2743/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67065090/1227474007.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Preliminary-card fighters reigned on the list of post-fight bonuses handed out at UFC on ESPN 13. Unlike many UFC events where the top draws rewarded with a...

01 Jan Video: UFC on ESPN 13 post-fight show

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<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Kattar v Ige" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/57uXJi3TyqVVohbU4idCdR1AJTQ=/0x0:4442x2961/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67065100/1227496798.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines following Wednesday night’s UFC on ESPN 13 event in Abu Dhabi, including...

01 Jan Morning Report: Kamaru Usman wants to fight Georges St-Pierre: ‘If he still has some fire burning in that oven, let’s test it out’

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<img alt="Kamaru Usman" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/IINYJon3D6DZWiNLf1fF54a4AUU=/0x0:5184x3456/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67065672/6080_Kamaru_Usman_vs_Hayder_Hassan.0.0.jpg"> Kamaru Usman | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting This past Saturday, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2033/kamaru-usman">Kamaru Usman</a> successfully defended his welterweight title with a five-round unanimous decision win over <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/520/jorge-masvidal">Jorge Masvidal</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1125/ufc-251">UFC 251</a>. It was Usman’s second successful title defense...

01 Jan Calvin Kattar sends message to featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski after win at UFC on ESPN 13

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<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Kattar v Ige" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/BwsB99Rik9WQq7d6yh0T2PEUTig=/19x0:4057x2692/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67065964/1256427119.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4139/calvin-kattar">Calvin Kattar</a> isn’t going to try to talk himself into a title fight. But if UFC featherweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4234/alexander-volkanovski">Alexander Volkanovski</a> really wants to face the...

01 Jan Video: What the Heck, Episode 16: Gilbert Burns, Rob Font, Devonte Smith and John Castaneda

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/a_oT537IkvGJj_tbbKnP5dNqTQw=/98x0:1718x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67066167/wth_ep16_clean.0.jpg"> On this week’s episode of What the Heck, Mike Heck speaks with No. 1 ranked UFC welterweight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2911/gilbert-burns">Gilbert Burns</a> (5:50) to discuss the <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1125/ufc-251">UFC 251</a> main event between <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>, losing his opportunity to...

01 Jan Video: UFC Fight Island: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez virtual media day live now

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<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Benavidez v Figueiredo" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7g-V9cPlyeZZ3C8WHts2u1z_PMs=/0x0:4904x3269/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67065447/1204234607.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images MMA Fighting has a live stream of the <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1126/july-18-ufc-event">UFC Abu Dhabi: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez</a> virtual media day, and you can check out the video above. Headlining the...

01 Jan Gilbert Burns expected Kamaru Usman to win ‘boring’ decision at UFC 251, scoffs at Leon Edwards asking for next title shot

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<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Woodley v Burns" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/s6wWXXosqovJ-RAgHuXq4viMecY=/0x0:4464x2976/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67066553/1236754789.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC While, reportedly, around <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/7/13/21323268/report-ufc-251-sells-approximately-1-3-million-buys-biggest-card-since-khabib-vs-conor">1.3 million people watched UFC 251</a> on Saturday night, few had more interest in the main event than <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2911/gilbert-burns">Gilbert Burns</a>. In the end, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2033/kamaru-usman">Kamaru Usman</a>...

01 Jan Petr Yan believes Aljamain Sterling deserves next title shot, eyes October return

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<img alt="UFC 251: Yan v Aldo" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/uxZICmdrnM7KxXkSuWp2twA-SOg=/0x0:4318x2879/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67062830/1255671237.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4437/petr-yan">Petr Yan</a> is a UFC world champion and, as expected, is already being asked about his first title defense. Following his bantamweight title win at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1125/ufc-251">UFC 251</a> on Saturday night,...

01 Jan Michel Pereira vs. Zelim Imadaev in the works for UFC card on Sept. 5

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MU7cM-2x06lhEjMMtZKP3I9a7GI=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67063034/082_Michel_Pereira_x_Tristan_Connelly.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting A welterweight showcase between <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4964/michel-pereira">Michel Pereira</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4888/zelim-imadaev">Zelim Imadaev</a> is currently in the works for the upcoming UFC Fight Night card on Sept. 5. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Wednesday following...

01 Jan Ricardo Ramos visits UFC’s ‘Mortal Kombat’ island to beat another undefeated foe

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/cFSbaO3mH4rn_-RZV7-wphC_k3E=/0x0:2400x1600/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67063255/006_Aiemann_Zahabi_vs_Ricardo_Ramos.0.jpg"> Ricardo Ramos, 4-0 against undefeated opponents, meets Lerone Murphy in Abu Dhabi. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Giving a fighter his first loss is not something new for <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3981/ricardo-lucas-ramos">Ricardo Ramos</a>. The “fun” part of his next UFC bout is...