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01 Jan Yair Rodriguez suspended six months by USADA for failing to file location for random testing

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/pj7YIIiYtLN8ZtIEt6MC2tG-fLY=/0x0:4675x3117/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68449856/097_Yair_Rodriguez_x_Jeremy_Rodriguez.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Yair Rodriguez | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3094/yair-rodriguez">Yair Rodriguez</a> will have to wait until 2021 to resume his career. The featherweight contender received a...

01 Jan Rafael dos Anjos shares clip of grappling exchange with Khabib Nurmagomedov: ‘No one got closer to putting the champ out’

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<figure> <img alt="Gallery Photo: UFC on FOX 11 photos" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Br6aPkb_78E0er6dREoyXIrETsE=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68450844/022_Khabib_Nurmagomedov_vs_Rafael_Dos_Anjos.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Rafael dos Anjos grapples with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC on FOX 11 in Orlando, Fla., on April 19, 2014 | Esther Lin, MMA...

01 Jan Alexandre Pantoja vs. Manel Kape scratched from UFC Vegas 17

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/8eL7UnY7BoSrd5S6KfOzb-g8bhM=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68451153/022_Deiveson_Figueiredo_x_Alexandre_Pantoja.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Former RIZIN bantamweight champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5367/manel-kape">Manel Kape</a>’s UFC debut will have to wait a little longer. Kape’s scheduled debut versus flyweight...

01 Jan Marvin Vettori calls Israel Adesanya’s move up to light heavyweight ‘kind of bullsh*t’

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Xz53iYqleKys-wAMn7aJtnFfzDw=/105x0:1725x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68451300/Marvin.0.jpg"> <figcaption>MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3761/marvin-vettori">Marvin Vettori</a> is steadily making his way up the middleweight rankings and if he makes it to the top, he hopes...

01 Jan UFC 256 poster released

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/WspAVdTqx5LGCE6M5ZGEHngs9L4=/0x0:4606x3071/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68451765/UFC_FNFI3_025.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Deiveson Figueiredo | Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> The poster for UFC flyweight champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4188/deiveson-figueiredo">Deiveson Figueiredo</a>’s record-breaking turnaround is official for the Dec....

01 Jan Jamahal Hill blasts marijuana sanctions as ‘waste of resources,’ ‘goofy as f*ck’

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Qhae5W9Y_NVX7_3C2kHC1qjTRBk=/127x0:1747x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68452096/Jamahal.0.jpg"> <figcaption>MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5050/jamahal-hill">Jamahal Hill</a> thinks state athletic commissions need to relax when it comes to sanctions for marijuana use. Were it not for a...

01 Jan Garry Tonon believes upcoming fight will graduate him from prospect to title contender in ONE Championship

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/aFhV5JkuoLr_fhZ23tn2yK9zXKI=/3x0:1920x1278/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68452369/YK4_3191.0.jpg"> <figcaption>ONE Championship</figcaption> </figure> Since the day he decided to move from grappling to mixed martial arts, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4266/garry-tonon">Garry Tonon</a> has been a prospect worth watching. Through...

01 Jan Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to build his new promotion into UFC feeder league

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/vaGtWG8VcLmE9-3NHDKFneBzwn8=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68452619/004_Khabib_Nurmagomedov.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> UFC lightweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1480/khabib-nurmagomedov">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a> is crossing over from fighter to promoter after purchasing his own MMA organization. This week,...

01 Jan Morning Report: Nick Diaz’s manager ‘99.99999’ percent certain Diaz makes his UFC return in 2021

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<figure> <img alt="Nick Diaz" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Ut-aF5Buw29QOc93s1p4ovSYSm4=/0x0:1600x1067/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68448081/402_Nick_Diaz.0.0.jpg"> </figure> It’s December and the weather is getting colder. Luckily, the rumors of a potential <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/108/nick-diaz">Nick Diaz</a> return to MMA are only just beginning to heat up. Earlier this year, the...

01 Jan Heavyweight comeback? ONE champ Brandon Vera tells Jon Jones to look at Mike Tyson: ‘What’s your excuse?’

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<figure> <img alt="UFC on Versus 1" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/QoUvbiezKWs1RIU28jAxF9ne2KA=/1x0:4249x2832/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68448340/102562054.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> If ONE Championship heavyweight champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/369/brandon-vera">Brandon Vera</a> has any advice to pass...