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01 Jan Corey Anderson believes ‘Bellator has the upper hand’ with a better light heavyweight division than the UFC

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SyN0pk5dyNwsK3bWAgkXJiy7BrE=/0x0:3850x2567/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68649905/C07_7093.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Corey Anderson | Bellator MMA</figcaption> </figure> When <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2846/corey-anderson">Corey Anderson</a> asked for his release from the UFC before eventually signing with Bellator MMA, he had...

01 Jan Dana White ‘in a good place’ with Conor McGregor now but reveals ‘I was very upset’ last year

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<figure> <img alt="Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour - Los Angeles" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/E2aPaUdTQb78u7ixg0V5EbjvXaU=/0x0:4920x3280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68650775/813457366.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1859/conor-mcgregor">Conor McGregor</a> has...

01 Jan Diego Sanchez reveals plans for ‘one more’ fight before retirement

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/FG3ZkDzYoNHzXnLAwoxbqpGcP24=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68651598/056_Michael_Chiesa_x_Diego_Sanchez.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/121/diego-sanchez">Diego Sanchez</a> is nearly ready to call it a career. The former Ultimate Fighter season one cast member and ex-title...

01 Jan 2020 Year in Review: The strawweight division

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 248 Adesanya v Romero" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/qmI6kz9bgV90ClqFEEX-kIv5d5g=/0x0:4210x2807/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68652268/1211098263.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Harry How/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> 2020 was a wild year for MMA, that feels like it lasted a lifetime. With...

01 Jan Video: The top finishes from the UFC’s 2020 Fight Island events

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ZqDIfqXR1t9qgDt7MCoaowc60ZM=/0x0:4260x2840/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68652940/UFC254_20201025_JH_0025.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> The UFC’s maiden voyage to Fight Island was eventful, to say the least. Ahead of the promotion’s Abu Dhabi return,...

01 Jan Dana White wants to book Zhang Weili’s next title fight in Asia against Rose Namajunas or Carla Esparza

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/NftGtYzNUOE2xFP-QZ5A_q5JLuw=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68653381/206_Zhang_Weili_x_Joanna_Je_drzejczyk.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Since the coronavirus pandemic started, the UFC has largely resigned itself to a couple specific locations including Las Vegas and...

01 Jan Morning Report: Conor McGregor predicts knockout of Dustin Poirier ‘inside 60 seconds’ at UFC 257

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<figure> <img alt="Conor McGregor" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/U8j_G4MtxplqU_wGsodBTyxAM1c=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68648945/004_Conor_McGregor.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> The UFC is finally back and so too is “Mystic Mac”. Following a hectic 2020, the world’s premier MMA organization...

01 Jan On To the Next One: Top five title and non-title fights we need to see in 2021

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<figure> <img alt="Conor McGregor" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7y9KzlK78l5IN56HD9vQu0Z3CiU=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68649213/002_Conor_McGregor_2.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> On the 26th episode of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee list...

01 Jan Trevin Giles vs. Dricus Du Plessis targeted for UFC event on March 20

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/R4AEHnnV0fyT5Pn6Jba7kE_fzsM=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68649519/119_ceremonial_Trevin_Giles.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Middleweights will battle it out inside the octagon in March. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA...

01 Jan Etihad Arena lists official COVID-19 safety measures for fans at January UFC Fight Island shows

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3cLYBjfXoQkBltBqju92pvWZlzk=/0x3:7360x4910/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68645967/fightislandcage.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Kirsty O’Connor, UFC</figcaption> </figure> The UFC is welcoming fans back to their events soon, but not without plenty of precautions. Beginning on Jan. 16, three events...