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01 Jan Jorge Masvidal, Colby Covington immediately volunteer to face Kamaru Usman on short notice

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<img alt="Jorge Masvidal" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/eZ30aKVAReXyJkYHADPRsRdvm3k=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67016259/157_Jorge_Masvidal.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting If UFC champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2033/kamaru-usman">Kamaru Usman</a> is still looking for a fight, a pair of top-ranked welterweights just volunteered their services. Just minutes after <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2911/gilbert-burns">Gilbert Burns</a> was removed from the <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1125/ufc-251">UFC 251</a> main event...

01 Jan Video: Gilbert Burns positive for COVID-19, out of UFC 251 main event reaction

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/09UqUjl3jCt-deFCHWfnwvogTic=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67016297/003_Dan_Hooker_vs_Gilbert_Burns_copy.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Moments after it was confirmed that <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2911/gilbert-burns">Gilbert Burns</a> was forced to withdraw from his welterweight title headliner with <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2033/kamaru-usman">Kamaru Usman</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1125/ufc-251">UFC 251</a> following a positive COVID-19 test, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and...

01 Jan Gilbert Burns tests positive for COVID-19, pulled from UFC 251 main event against Kamaru Usman

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/p4buwhjP6slqzCxKe0s3oKiQSmM=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67016215/004_Dan_Hooker_vs_Gilbert_Burns.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2911/gilbert-burns">Gilbert Burns</a> has been knocked out of the <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1125/ufc-251">UFC 251</a> main event against welterweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2033/kamaru-usman">Kamaru Usman</a> after testing positive for COVID-19. According to multiple sources speaking to MMA Fighting on Friday, the Brazilian...

01 Jan The Great Divide: The best fight on Fight Island

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/seg0VcFIuHKPCkdiut5mitV8SU8=/0x0:1620x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67016682/great_divide_best_fight.0.jpg"> MMA Fighting The Great Divide is a recurring feature here at MMA Fighting in which two of our staff debate a topic in the world of MMA — whether it’s news, a fight, a crazy thing somebody did, a crazy...

01 Jan Sean O’Malley ‘ain’t getting sh*t’ from Reebok so he’s starting his own apparel line along with the ‘Suga’ strain

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/C5uveI6OS3HccSJDrVU9O3UTCYU=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67016814/114_sean_o_malley.0.jpg"> Sean O’Malley | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4140/sean-o-malley">Sean O’Malley</a> confesses that when his career is over he’d probably be just as happy teaching jiu-jitsu and living in a trailer somewhere as he would with millions in the bank. That said,...

01 Jan UFC vet Jeff Curran brought to tears after being forced to close his gym due to coronavirus pandemic

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<img alt="UFC 137: Penn v Diaz" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ox_f_FduZG71MWKcXWGUJUQAOiM=/0x0:3000x2000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67016932/130772797.jpg.0.jpg"> Scott Jorgensen and Jeff Curran | Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images When <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/993/jeff-curran">Jeff Curran</a> finished construction on his new facility in 2018, he believed this was going to be the final...

01 Jan Vinicius Moreira out of July 15 UFC bout with Modestas Bukauskas after testing positive for COVID-19

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<img alt="MMA: UFC Fight Night-Mexico City-Moreira vs Craig" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2XWgvYpDAaTX1rhTqTiqd3Otai8=/0x54:4210x2861/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67014674/usa_today_13393255.0.jpg"> Vinicius Moreira will no longer travel to Abu Dhabi to fight Modestas Bukauskas. | Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Brazilian light heavyweight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4917/vinicius-moreira">Vinicius Moreira</a> tested positive for coronavirus and was forced out of his...

01 Jan Marina Rodriguez vs. Carla Esparza off of July 15 UFC event due to positive COVID-19 test

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/9u1OL518l2ZX42WcrWgP5hEUn-U=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67015204/101_Marina_Rodriguez.0.jpg"> A member of Marina Rodriguez's team tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Sao Paulo. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting UFC's July 15 show has taken another hit courtesy of a positive COVID-19 test. <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4591/marina-rodriguez">Marina Rodriguez</a> vs. <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/818/carla-esparza">Carla Esparza</a>...

01 Jan Missed Fists: Gritty fighters get sent to Choke-out City

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/tJtrTpH5OWFPeZiURwW-XA2MAtw=/231x0:1688x971/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67015271/titanchoke.0.jpg"> Joey Yshua defeats Ryan Schwartzberg at a Titan FC event in Miami on June 26, 2020 | @UFCFightPass, Twitter Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may...

01 Jan MMA world mourns Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s death

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ZrF5FP4KL610gUTNLXvqlfcC7IU=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67014569/Khabib_Nurmagomedov_x_Dustin_Poirier_copy.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and coach of UFC lightweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1480/khabib-nurmagomedov">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a>, has <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/7/3/21312469/reports-abdulmanap-nurmagomedov-khabibs-father-dies-from-covid-19-complications">died at 57 years old</a>. See how the MMA world reacted to the passing of the famed coach below. <div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en"...