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01 Jan Morning Report: Ben Askren believes ‘coward’ Jake Paul is avoiding boxing match with him

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/9Y30D3d45r3wkV_al37qNyEPMXU=/31x0:2137x1404/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68592277/askren.0.png"> </figure> Last month, popular YouTube personality Jake Paul continued his pivot into boxing, knocking out former NBA slam dunk champion Nate Robinson in the co-main event of the Mike Tyson vs. Roy...

01 Jan MMA Fighting’s 2020 Fighter of the Year: Deiveson Figueiredo

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/JbEufkDfb7GJaKUPGZEW1fU4Hi4=/0x0:5184x3456/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68592504/IMG_4631.0.0.jpeg"> <figcaption>Deiveson Figueiredo | Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <h1>1. DEIVESON FIGUEIREDO</h1> <figure class="e-image"> <img alt=" " data-mask-text="false"...

01 Jan Khamzat Chimaev out of UFC Fight Island 8 main event with Leon Edwards

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/V3B9xFNZQybiafnxaRWKiXA0L9Q=/0x42:4369x2955/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68592601/12___Chimaev_v_Meerschaert_2020_09_19_CU_0312_2020092053554189.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Khamzat Chimaev (right) needed just 17 seconds to stop Gerald Meerschaert (left) in his most recent UFC bout | Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1183/ufc-fight-island-8">UFC Fight...

01 Jan Video: Between the Links: Best of 2020 knockout rounds

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/mGfzQAyAUQt4GnBZoOUKM5RP5wo=/0x0:4991x3327/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68592794/IMG_4165.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Check out a special episode of Between the Links as host Mike Heck looks back at some of the memorable...

01 Jan Two-division Cage Warriors champion Mason Jones to debut against Mike Davis at UFC Fight Island 8

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/orIpg-nuZH-vVM9qrGIdNJhBQ7I=/52x0:1156x736/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68592933/Screen_Shot_2020_10_18_at_2.44.47_PM.0.png"> <figcaption>Mason Jones | Mason Jones/Instagram</figcaption> </figure> Cage Warriors standout Mason Jones has his first UFC opponent. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the matchup...

01 Jan MMA Fighting’s 2020 Fight of the Year: Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-3fVaDHMc2XSfyXSI0gxs5UXYJU=/0x0:2879x1919/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68588088/213_Zhang_Weili_x_Joanna_Je_drzejczyk.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Zhang Weili at UFC 248 on March 7, 2020, in Las Vegas | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <h1> 1. <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4539/zhang-weili">Zhang Weili</a>...

01 Jan Video: Aljamain Sterling shares story of difficult childhood in ‘Not Broken’ short film

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/hywdvS3RW3bFJ4wVEiRnmafzR-o=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68588498/160_Aljamain_Sterling.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> UFC bantamweight contender <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1528/aljamain-sterling">Aljamain Sterling</a> overcame enormous adversity long before he stepped into the octagon. On Monday, the UFC released...

01 Jan Gilbert Burns admits that after facing COVID-19 it was a ‘blessing’ he didn’t fight Kamaru Usman in July

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/FUvnR3kiVJPifjP7MIHh7nGAvK0=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68588751/119_Gilbert_Burns.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Gilbert Burns | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2911/gilbert-burns">Gilbert Burns</a> never wants to turn down an opponent offered to him much less pull out...

01 Jan Anthony Smith plans to cut out distractions in future training camps, welcomes Paul Craig or Jim Crute next

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<figure> <img alt="UFC Fight Night: Smith v Clark" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jltlCt3U6MmZisiwFi2nWk3PV6s=/0x0:4748x3165/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68589523/1288363488.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Anthony Smith | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> As he prepared to fight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3677/devin-clark">Devin Clark</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1175/ufc-vegas-15-blaydes-vs-lewis">UFC...

01 Jan Khabib Nurmagomedov expects UFC 257 headliner to crown new lightweight contender: ‘My belt will be taken by the winner of Dustin and Conor’

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<figure> <img alt="Khabib Nurmagomedov" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MGUlKmidLz8u15n_uFJRpb-Wj04=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68589898/108_Khabib_Nurmagomedov.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Khabib Nurmagomedov | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1480/khabib-nurmagomedov">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a> doesn’t expect to be holding his UFC lightweight title for much longer, according...