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01 Jan

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<img alt="UFC Fight 250 Nunes v Spencer: Weigh-Ins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/upmGntIGpJOv7WNEVavEV69Dsco=/0x0:4492x2995/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66901786/1217779968.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</small> <p>With <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1124/ufc-250">UFC 250</a> just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jose Youngs broke down the top storylines heading into Saturday’s pay-per-view event at the...

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<img alt="Jussier Formiga (GC)" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1KfNGNDJADvRUPpvQCr90kmW6wg=/0x0:1200x800/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66902071/Jussier_Formiga.0.0.jpg"> <small>Jussier Formiga is not done chasing the UFC belt, but that's not in his mind going into UFC 250. | Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting</small> <p>Fighting in an empty arena won’t be anything new to <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/472/jussier-da-silva">Jussier Formiga</a>, who...

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<img alt="Gilbert Burns (GC)" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/fFDnIOJcwZsSfYfFmf3V3nPbbbM=/0x0:1500x1000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66898560/Gilbert_Burns.0.0.jpg"> <small>Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting</small> <p>In March, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2975/colby-covington">Colby Covington</a> suggested that <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/520/jorge-masvidal">Jorge Masvidal</a> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/3/25/21192169/colby-covington-jorge-masvidal-overpriced-himself-to-avoid-kamaru-usman-he-wants-conor-mcgregor">was going to price himself out of a title fight</a>, and it’s starting to look like Covington may be right after all.</p> <p>The welterweight...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7bScSEnVRNfMsfOrbXi_gPZWe1I=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66898803/038_Gilbert_Burns_vs_Dan_Moret.0.jpg"> <small>Gilbert Burns is undefeated as a welterweight, including five wins in the UFC octagon. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2911/gilbert-burns">Gilbert Burns</a> doesn’t plan on slowing down after the biggest win of his MMA career.</p> <p>“Durinho” dominated former UFC welterweight champion...

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<img alt="UFC 245 Usman v Covington: Weigh-Ins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/YY9pvKebnkm3RdIKh9-ZuUeux8M=/0x0:4564x3043/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66898440/1193805640.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</small> <p>At the <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1124/ufc-250">UFC 250</a> weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas are set to step on the scale Friday morning local time....

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jue4YfRl873Jp8OCZspWsNf3DeM=/183x0:1595x941/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66899046/oleg.0.jpg"> <small>Bloggers Oleg Mongol and “Grigory Fatty TV” battle on a rooftop | RT Sport, YouTube</small> <p><em>Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/IhEqxcdxY9UC0GWv6hmnZlC4dro=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66899200/101_Austin_Hubbard.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>The UFC’s June slate of events has added a fight between a pair of lightweights looking to take a big step forward in 2020. </p> <p>Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kAzOA_FqImjatC441O-zr5tLE-g=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66899352/0039_Shogun_Rua_and_Little_Nog.0.0.jpg"> <small>Mauricio Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira fought each other under the PRIDE and UFC banners. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>The trilogy bout between <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/53/mauricio-rua">Mauricio Rua</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/51/antonio-rogerio-nogueira">Antonio Rogerio Nogueira</a> is once again in UFC’s plans, company president...

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<img alt="Michael Chandler will try to make weight at the Bellator 165 weigh-ins Friday." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/lkOwu3DhpjOViHcLyevPjBW5ulo=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66896341/008_Michael_Chandler.0.1479508432.0.jpeg"> <small>Michael Chandler will try to make weight at the Bellator 165 weigh-ins Friday. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>Bellator continues to make full event replays available on its...

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/bZlbqf5OVAn0gC0JrY_qaVA4XE8=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66896401/111_Gerald_Meerschaert.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>It didn’t take long for <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1970/gerald-meerschaert">Gerald Meerschaert</a> to find a new opponent, as newcomer <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3558/anthony-ivy">Anthony Ivy</a> is expected to step in at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1124/ufc-250">UFC 250</a>.</p> <p>Multiple sources confirmed to MMA Fighting on Thursday that Ivy...