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01 Jan Khamzat Chimaev blames himself for aggravating COVID-19 symptoms, looking to ‘smash’ in August

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-GELq8i9tGj2Pz3RWGL_Ly5Izzc=/0x0:3030x2020/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69158251/12___Chimaev_v_Meerschaert_2020_09_19_CU_0320_2020092053904291.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Khamzat Chimaev | Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5368/khamzat-chimaev">Khamzat Chimaev</a> proved to be his own worst enemy during his recent bout with COVID-19. Following a 3-0 start...

01 Jan Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Augusto Sakai targeted for June 5 UFC headliner

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/fAhHdTWEaen-IdHQXLEg-c4_Axo=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69158482/137_Alistair_Overeem_x_Jairzinho_Rozenstruik.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Jairzinho Rozenstruik (left) will attempt to get back on track when he meets Augusto Sakai in June. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5156/jairzinho-rozenstruik">Jairzinho...

01 Jan UFC Vegas 24 medical suspensions: Luis Pena, Chase Sherman among trio potentially facing six-month suspensions

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/nXVCN_nVnY74Did56ccyUe-VwiM=/0x0:4684x3123/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69158932/06___Pena_v_Munoz_2021_04_17_CU_0139_2021041791910442.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Luis Pena | Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> With only 10 bouts on the docket by the time fight night rolled around, the <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1201/ufc-vegas-24-whittaker-vs-gastelum">UFC Vegas 24</a>...

01 Jan PFL newcomer Raush Manfio offered to fight for free during three-year layoff

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/by6WmvlCob8ObQ7kiTK8hI2SBb4=/0x628:4472x3609/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69159305/rmcw.0.jpeg"> <figcaption>Raush Manfio (pictured) will fight Joilton Lutterbach at PFL season opener in Atlantic City. | Photo via PFL</figcaption> </figure> Brazilian lightweight Raush Manfio fell on...

01 Jan UFC Vegas 24 produces highest Fight Night ratings on ESPN in 2021, ends Saturday as No. 2 program on cable

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Whittaker v Gastelum" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/iv08UFiTyN7Xzj8uc6tgh-YrVtk=/0x0:4100x2733/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69159662/1232372514.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1201/ufc-vegas-24-whittaker-vs-gastelum">UFC Vegas 24</a> wasn’t the most star-studded event, but the card still managed...

01 Jan Valerie Loureda vs. Hannah Guy moved to Bellator 259

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SUjQ3LUmUnyPj4g0MPHkf5YxnOs=/0x0:3850x2567/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69160029/A44I3011.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Bellator MMA</figcaption> </figure> A flyweight matchup between prospect <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4801/valerie-loureda">Valerie Loureda</a> and Hannah Guy has been moved from Bellator 258 to Bellator 259. The news...

01 Jan ‘UFC 261 countdown’ video

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<figure> <img alt="Weili Zhang" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/iJgxM9LiJiIBAzo6AdoKdZwPLM4=/0x0:1000x667/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69160199/usa_today_14158258.0.jpg"> <figcaption>USA TODAY via Imagn Content Services, LLC</figcaption> </figure> Watch “<a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1198/ufc-261-usman-vs-masvidal-2">UFC 261</a> countdown” video for an early look at this weekend’s three title fights....

01 Jan Morning Report: Dana White refutes Snoop Dogg’s claim of $2 million bet: ‘I have never made an illegal bet, ever’

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<figure> <img alt="Dana White" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/bNBultJv-BOL92JaMC33jk_sgw0=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69155020/301_Dana_White.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Dana White | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2230/dana-white">Dana White</a> has no intention of paying Snoop Dogg anything. On Saturday, YouTube sensation Jake Paul...

01 Jan Joanna Jedrzejczyk wants the winner of Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas: ‘The baddest b*tch on the planet is back’

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7fCIMFOato7sTpcoiBr_Kqkxf3I=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69155257/131_Joanna_Je_drzejczyk.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2758/joanna-jedrzejczyk">Joanna Jedrzejczyk</a> is back and ready to reclaim her throne. The former UFC women’s strawweight champion hasn’t competed since March...

01 Jan Video: What the Heck, Episode 55: Ray Flores, Lauren Murphy and Gordon Ryan

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/OPZF4zRtRfrCzns8JksGh9mfKPg=/158x0:1778x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69155571/WTH_CleanThumb__1_.0.jpg"> </figure> On this week’s episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck speaks with commentator Ray Flores (5:15), who was part of the broadcast team for this past Saturday’s Triller Fight...