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01 Jan Video: What the Heck, Episode 58: Brandon Moreno, Calvin Kattar, Alex Morono and Dustin Jacoby

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1qHcIobudY4sc9K4TIJvDQfCJQU=/125x0:1745x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69268249/WTH_58Clean.0.jpg"> </figure> On this week’s episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck speaks with UFC flyweight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3844/brandon-moreno">Brandon Moreno</a> (6:56) to discuss his upcoming championship rematch with <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4188/deiveson-figueiredo">Deiveson Figueiredo</a> at...

01 Jan Former matchmaker Rich Chou explains his decision to leave Bellator MMA and join Wimp-2-Warrior

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<figure> <img alt="Bellator (Bellator)" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/O1OMBsc2Liv_KpO73eSPgs26hdY=/0x0:477x318/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69268654/manhoefkato.0.0.png"> </figure> For the better part of the past 20 years, Rich Chou has been one of the top matchmakers in all of combat sports. Working with promotions such as Rumble on the...

01 Jan Jack Hermansson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan moved from UFC 262 to UFC event on May 22

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/nFODjjhRQycff49gImZabQZn1Bo=/0x0:2440x1627/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69264788/022_Edmen_Shabazyan_x_Charles_Byrd.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Edman Shahbazyan | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> A change has been made to Saturday’s <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1199/ufc-262-oliveira-vs-chandler">UFC 262</a> fight card with a middleweight fight between...

01 Jan Video: UFC welterweight Gunnar Nelson engages in grappling match with ‘The Mountain’ from ‘Game of Thrones’

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/xJxJj5Zqpaz0sgiOVRAWREbjqUM=/309x0:2625x1544/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69264866/Screen_Shot_2021_05_10_at_2.15.10_PM.0.png"> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/295/gunnar-nelson">Gunnar Nelson</a> has faced all sorts of foes in the UFC but none of them have been 6-foot-9 and 340 pounds of muscle. Just recently the UFC welterweight did just that...

01 Jan Video: UFC 262 promo highlights ‘finishers’ Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/r-atERpw2PzokmpWspgoHMzIzJg=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69265415/006_Charles_Oliveira_vs_Clay_Guida.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> A new lightweight champion will be crowned at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1199/ufc-262-oliveira-vs-chandler">UFC 262,</a> and if the marketing is to be believed, fans...

01 Jan New Jersey commission overturns Renan Ferreira’s PFL 3 win over Fabricio Werdum

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/dWyOusSz8gh9edeltxoP8uDnzT4=/6x0:3006x2000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69265652/DSC_6383.5.jpg"> </figure> The New Jersey Athletic Control Board on Monday overturned <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5641/renan-ferreira">Renan Ferreira</a>’s knockout win over <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/38/fabricio-werdum">Fabricio Werdum</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/968/pfl-3-shields-vs-cooper">PFL 3</a>, changing the result to a no-decision after Werdum’s camp...

01 Jan UFC 262 Embedded, Episode 1: Tony Ferguson goes for a late night run in Houston

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/FxCRYIlA4DZea5oVtTpilHf82DE=/292x0:1888x1064/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69265799/262embedded1.0.jpg"> <figcaption>UFC, YouTube</figcaption> </figure> In the first episode of <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1199/ufc-262-oliveira-vs-chandler">UFC 262</a> Embedded, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/455/michael-chandler">Michael Chandler</a> looks back on his rapid climb to the top of...

01 Jan Manon Fiorot vs. Maryna Moroz announced for June 5 UFC event

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/RCktn8CFNcEpfFpl3YCj2N1btHo=/0x0:3793x2529/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69265986/UFC_JB_2021_01_20_0048_2021012081824310.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Victoria Leonardo and Manon Fiorot | Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5550/manon-fiorot">Manon Fiorot</a> is getting a veteran test for her second UFC fight. The top flyweight prospect...

01 Jan Dana White: Donald Cerrone will get one last chance after latest knockout loss

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Cerrone v Morono" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/cafgVpBWd9yXPlC4-V2hv1CilZ0=/0x0:4730x3153/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69266707/1317041549.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/58/donald-cerrone">Donald Cerrone</a> will get a 38th fight in the octagon, and it will...

01 Jan Diego Sanchez says he’s enrolling in Professional Athletes Brain Health Study

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<figure> <img alt="MMA: UFC-New Mexico" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/rzHNXEKPVQK4iC5ZE_vY2pm-wes=/0x0:3025x2017/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69266832/usa_today_14050163.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/121/diego-sanchez">Diego Sanchez</a> on Monday said he’s in communications with the UFC once again and has agreed in...