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01 Jan Video: Francis Ngannou’s hometown goes crazy at 5:15 a.m. with UFC 260 knockout of Stipe Miocic

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SNo1G2XPToQpAKo0PAKI-eq-2mg=/0x0:1052x701/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69039293/Screen_Shot_2021_03_28_at_10.27.39_AM.0.png"> </figure> Batie, Cameroon, erupted when its hometown hero <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3362/francis-ngannou">Francis Ngannou</a> knocked out <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/775/stipe-miocic">Stipe Miocic</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1186/ufc-260">UFC 260</a> to become the new UFC heavyweight champion of the world. Ngannou, 34,...

01 Jan Video: Miranda Maverick calls out Antonina Shevchenko, rules out move to bantamweight

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0pxhYHVsDjFZtT6zSooMC44ZEIQ=/158x0:1778x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69039507/Maverick.0.jpg"> </figure> LAS VEGAS — <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/weight-class/flyweight">Flyweight</a> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3865/miranda-maverick">Miranda Maverick</a> spoke with reporters backstage at the UFC APEX following her unanimous decision win over <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4162/gillian-robertson">Gillian Robertson</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1186/ufc-260">UFC 260</a> on Saturday...

01 Jan Video: Israel Adesanya goes wild over Francis Ngannou’s UFC heavyweight championship victory

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/5p9IA5o2iINAJGcuwRmQIxHXXDA=/41x0:1154x742/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69039657/Captura_de_Tela_2021_03_28__s_09.30.47.0.png"> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3362/francis-ngannou">Francis Ngannou</a> made history Saturday night, becoming the first African fighter to capture UFC heavyweight gold <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/3/28/22354745/francis-ngannou-wins-heavyweight-title-devastating-knockout-over-stipe-miocic-in-ufc-260-main-event">with a devastating finish</a> over <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/775/stipe-miocic">Stipe Miocic</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1186/ufc-260">UFC 260</a>. With Ngannou...

01 Jan Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 3 could take place July 10; Poirier likes Dana White’s pitch

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 257: Poirier v McGregor" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/i8PrgYpnuGB8MdxkuOLQy9KHZS4=/0x0:4737x3158/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69039746/1298058874.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/233/dustin-poirier">Dustin Poirier</a> gave the thumbs up to a July 10 date UFC President <a...

01 Jan Video: Alonzo Menifield admits he’s been studying ‘OSP choke’ since 2007

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/4l0MVBCWAiT4d3eb-sS6cyzdd_Y=/65x0:1685x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69039814/Menifield.0.jpg"> </figure> LAS VEGAS — Light heavyweight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3432/alonzo-menifield">Alonzo Menifield</a> spoke with reporters backstage at the UFC APEX following his first-round submission win over <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5590/fabio-cherant">Fabio Cherant</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1186/ufc-260">UFC 260</a>. “Atomic” discussed...

01 Jan Jon Jones: Dana White’s UFC 260 remarks ‘huge slap in the face,’ Derrick Lewis can have next title shot

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/dd-qItsYw918VsKD7cAUiuH7ihk=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69040083/140_ceremonial_Jon_Jones.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Jon Jones | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Former light heavyweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/47/jon-jones">Jon Jones</a> continued to speak out against UFC President <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2230/dana-white">Dana White</a>’s...

01 Jan UFC 260 bonuses: Francis Ngannou gets extra $50K for championship triumph

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ArA1jc4AjF34VNBncch3J5-slt8=/70x0:5092x3348/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69037853/UFC_JB_2021_03_27_0542_20210327111412151.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou | Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3362/francis-ngannou">Francis Ngannou</a>’s UFC title win is just a little bit sweeter. “The Predator” received one of...

01 Jan Jon Jones blasts Dana White after UFC 260: ‘Let’s just sh*t on Jon Jones and make him seem afraid’

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Sk0GBUxmjeOU1PFCrz6F90uijDY=/0x0:2440x1627/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69037940/138_Jon_Jones.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/47/jon-jones">Jon Jones</a> was all over Twitter in the wake of <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3362/francis-ngannou">Francis Ngannou</a>’s vicious knockout of champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/775/stipe-miocic">Stipe...

01 Jan Video: UFC 260 post-fight show

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 260: Miocic v Ngannou 2" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/JauCAMFRkAmkZMUvTWqrMg5UGmg=/0x0:3749x2499/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69037980/1309514423.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> With <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1186/ufc-260">UFC 260</a> in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee...

01 Jan Dana White: Derrick Lewis ‘fight to make’ vs. Francis Ngannou, but Jon Jones knows who to call

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/knqhxLaopslbkiQ8M9WH67llKRo=/222x0:1842x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69038200/Dana.0.jpg"> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/47/jon-jones">Jon Jones</a>’ financial demands to face heavyweight champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3362/francis-ngannou">Francis Ngannou</a> don’t move UFC President <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2230/dana-white">Dana White</a>. After hearing a small portion of <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/3/28/22354807/jon-jones-blasts-dana-white-after-ufc-260-lets-just-sh-t-on-jon-jones-and-make-him-seem-afraid">Jones’ tweetstorm on Saturday night</a> after...