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Middleweight contenders de Ridder, Hernandez headline October UFC show in Vancouver

Reinier (The Dutch Knight) de Ridder, ranked fifth among UFC middleweight contenders, will face No. 6 Anthony (Fluffy) Hernandez in the main event of the Oct. 18 UFC Fight Night card in Vancouver. Both men are looking to win their way into a title fight against newly crowned 185-pound champion Khamzat Chimaev, who dethroned South African Dricus du Plessis on Saturday at UFC 319 in Chicago.

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Battle released by UFC after back-to-back weight misses

The UFC has released Bryan Battle from its roster due to back-to-back weight misses. Battle (12-2), a 30-year-old out of North Carolina, was supposed to face Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC 319 last weekend in Chicago, but the bout was canceled after Battle missed the 186-pound middleweight limit by four pounds.

- Brett Okamoto

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Edgar unretiring at 43 to join BKFC; debut expected Oct. 4

UFC Hall of Famer Frankie Edgar is poised to come out of retirement for a bareknuckle boxing contest.

- Brett Okamoto

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Chimaev dominates Du Plessis, captures title at UFC 319

Chimaev (15-0) claimed the middleweight championship at UFC 319 on Saturday night inside United Center in a dominant showing over Dricus Du Plessis (23-3). Du Plessis denied Chimaev a finish but rarely offered any resistance otherwise.

- Brett Okamoto

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Vancouver featherweight Da Silva looks to impress UFC boss in Vegas showcase

When Battlefield Fight League (BFL) featherweight champion Radley (Snake Eyes) Da Silva knocked American Drake Randall out cold with a spectacular spinning heel kick last September, the crowd at the Vancouver Convention Centre chanted "UFC, UFC."

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Canadian bantamweight Zahabi added to UFC Vancouver card in October

Canadian Aiemann Zahabi, ranked 10th among bantamweight contenders, will face No. 7 Marlon (Chito) Vera of Ecuador on the Oct. 18 UFC Fight Night card in Vancouver.

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UFC's McGregor loses appeal in civil rape case

Conor McGregor's efforts to appeal a civil sexual assault ruling that went against him last year have failed. McGregor, 37, was found liable of sexual assault in November in a civil case at Ireland's High Court.

- Brett Okamoto

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De Ridder beats Whittaker in split decision

UFC middleweight Reinier de Ridder solidified himself as a legitimate title contender on Saturday, at the expense of all-time great and fan favorite Robert Whittaker.

Brett Okamoto

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UFC Abu Dhabi: Expert picks, best bets for Whittaker vs. de Ridder

ESPN MMA analysts and commentators provide their main event predictions, and ESPN betting expert Ian Parker adds insight on the best value bets on the fight card.

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Aspinall to defend UFC heavyweight title Oct. 25 vs. Gane

Tom Aspinall's first defense of the UFC's undisputed heavyweight championship will come against Ciryl Gane on Oct. 25, UFC CEO Dana White announced Tuesday.

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Former UFC middleweight champ Strickland suspended in Nevada after corner incident

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has been suspended from competition after getting into an altercation with another fighter at an MMA event in June in Las Vegas.

- Brett Okamoto

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Pereira seeks to reclaim belt vs. Ankalaev at UFC 320

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira will attempt to reclaim the throne against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320 on Oct. 4 in Las Vegas.

- Brett Okamoto

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Holloway retains UFC BMF title, spoils Poirier's retirement fight

Max Holloway said he wanted to play spoiler and he did it Saturday night in the main event. Holloway defeated Dustin Poirier in a unanimous decision to retain the UFC BMF Championship in UFC 318 at the Smoothie King Center.

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What's next for Holloway, Costa after UFC 318?

For the first time, the BMF title has been successfully defended. Lil Wayne put the belt around the waist of the guy who brought it to UFC 318 in New Orleans, Max Holloway, while his opponent, whom the rapper entered the arena with -- fellow Louisiana native Dustin Poirier -- left his gloves in the middle of the Octagon, signifying the end of a storied career.

- Brett Okamoto

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Poirier hopes to end career on high note in front of home crowd at UFC 318

Louisiana native Dustin Poirier will get to fight one last time in the Octagon and this time it will be back in the Bayou State. Poirier will take on Max Holloway for the UFC BMF title Saturday night in the headline fight of UFC 318 in the Smoothie King Center.

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Lewis takes out Teixeira in 35 seconds at UFC Fight Night

It was a pretty classic, Derrick Lewis kind of night. The 11-year UFC veteran scored a first-round knockout, took a call from the U.S. president and took his pants off mid-Octagon.

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Topuria KO's Oliveira for vacant title at UFC 317

Ilia Topuria said he was going to knock out Charles Oliveira in the opening round of their vacant lightweight title fight at UFC 317, but it was still a shock to watch it unfold.

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Aspinall: Wish I fought for title, but wish Jones well

England's Tom Aspinall said he wishes Jon Jones well in retirement and that his only disappointment of the past year is that he wasn't officially able to fight for the UFC's undisputed heavyweight title that is now his.

- Brett Okamoto

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Nobody should be surprised by how Jones' retirement played out

UFC CEO Dana White delivering the retirement news of arguably the greatest mixed martial artist of all time at a postfight news conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, after Saturday's UFC Fight Night card was as underwhelming as it gets.

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Jones retires from competition, UFC CEO White says

Jon Jones, widely considered the greatest mixed martial artist of all time, has retired from competition, UFC CEO Dana White announced on Saturday.

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Will Jones and Aspinall ever meet for the UFC heavyweight championship?

The moment Tom Aspinall was handed the interim heavyweight belt on Nov. 11, 2023, after knocking out Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 is when he earned the right to challenge undisputed champion Jon Jones to unify the belts. But since that time, Jones hasn't been all that interested in obliging.

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Injury forces Canadian bantamweight Jourdain off UFC card in Atlanta

An injury has forced Canadian bantamweight Charles (Air) Jourdain off Saturday's UFC Fight Night card in Atlanta. The 29-year-old from Montreal was slated to face Ricky Simon, who will now take on fellow American Cameron (The Baby-Faced Killer) Smotherman at State Farm Arena.

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Dvalishvili taps O'Malley, retains title at UFC 316

Merab Dvalishvili put one heck of a stamp on a two-fight rivalry with Sean O'Malley on Saturday night, dominating the challenger in a third-round submission victory at UFC 316 inside Prudential Center.

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Nunes to unretire, calls for winner of Peña-Harrison

Amanda Nunes, the most dominant women's fighter in UFC history, says she is coming out of retirement. Nunes (23-5) said she intends to fight the winner of Saturday's 135-pound championship bout between Julianna Peña and Kayla Harrison at UFC 316.

- Brett Okamoto

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Harrison dominates Peña; to defend title vs. Nunes

Kayla Harrison dominated and submitted Julianna Peña in the final seconds of round two to claim the UFC women's bantamweight championship in the UFC 316 co-main event in Newark, New Jersey.

- Andreas Hale

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UFC's Aspinall tired of waiting for 'retired' Jones

As far as interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall is concerned, Jon Jones is officially retired. Aspinall (15-3), appearing on ESPN's "Good Guy/Bad Guy" podcast on Monday, said he's looking to move on from a potential unification bout against Jones (28-1).

Brett Okamoto

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Former UFC fighters file lawsuits, alleging the MMA promotion restricts their earning potential

Two former UFC fighters have filed antitrust lawsuits against the mixed-martial arts behemoth, alleging it operates as a monopoly that restricts their ability to maximize earnings.

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'Disgusted' Erceg books flyweight date with Perez

A disgusted Steve Erceg has vowed to right his faltering UFC career when he faces Alex Perez in Las Vegas in August, the Australian having declared his most recent defeat by former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno as the worst fight of his career.

- Sam Bruce

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Barber's medical issue forces UFC to cancel Blanchfield bout

The UFC canceled Saturday's main event just as the fighters were scheduled to walk out to the cage, after Maycee Barber was not medically cleared to compete.

- Jeff Wagenheim

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Middleweight contenders de Ridder, Hernandez headline October UFC show in Vancouver

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Battle released by UFC after back-to-back weight misses

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Edgar unretiring at 43 to join BKFC; debut expected Oct. 4

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Chimaev dominates Du Plessis, captures title at UFC 319

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Vancouver featherweight Da Silva looks to impress UFC boss in Vegas showcase

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Canadian bantamweight Zahabi added to UFC Vancouver card in October

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UFC's McGregor loses appeal in civil rape case

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De Ridder beats Whittaker in split decision

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UFC Abu Dhabi: Expert picks, best bets for Whittaker vs. de Ridder

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Aspinall to defend UFC heavyweight title Oct. 25 vs. Gane

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Former UFC middleweight champ Strickland suspended in Nevada after corner incident

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Pereira seeks to reclaim belt vs. Ankalaev at UFC 320

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Holloway retains UFC BMF title, spoils Poirier's retirement fight

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What's next for Holloway, Costa after UFC 318?

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Poirier hopes to end career on high note in front of home crowd at UFC 318

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Lewis takes out Teixeira in 35 seconds at UFC Fight Night

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Topuria KO's Oliveira for vacant title at UFC 317

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Aspinall: Wish I fought for title, but wish Jones well

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Nobody should be surprised by how Jones' retirement played out

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Jones retires from competition, UFC CEO White says

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Will Jones and Aspinall ever meet for the UFC heavyweight championship?

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Injury forces Canadian bantamweight Jourdain off UFC card in Atlanta

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Dvalishvili taps O'Malley, retains title at UFC 316

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Nunes to unretire, calls for winner of Peña-Harrison

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Harrison dominates Peña; to defend title vs. Nunes

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UFC's Aspinall tired of waiting for 'retired' Jones

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Former UFC fighters file lawsuits, alleging the MMA promotion restricts their earning potential

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'Disgusted' Erceg books flyweight date with Perez

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Barber's medical issue forces UFC to cancel Blanchfield bout