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Dvalishvili wins unanimous decision over O'Malley to win Bantamweight title at UFC 306

Merab Dvalishvili tried to his part at UFC 306, putting on a convincing — though not aesthetically pleasing — performance in capturing the bantamweight championship with a unanimous decision over Sean O'Malley.

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Shevchenko shuts out Grasso to reclaim UFC title

The first trilogy in UFC women's history came to its conclusion on Saturday, and it was Valentina Shevchenko who enjoyed the last laugh.

- Brett Okamoto

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Chandler set to fight Oliveira at UFC 309

UFC lightweight Michael Chandler is moving on from a fight against Conor McGregor -- at least for now. Chandler (23-8) will face Charles Oliveira (34-10) in a five-round co-main event at UFC 309 on Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden, UFC president Dana White told Barstool Sports on Friday night.

- Brett Okamoto

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O'Malley believes he's close to becoming UFC's biggest star

Sean O'Malley believes he's very close to eclipsing Conor McGregor as the biggest star in the UFC. The current UFC bantamweight champion will defend his championship against Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of Noche UFC at The Sphere in Las Vegas this weekend.

Andreas Hale

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UFC 306 about more than MMA when it takes place at the Sphere on Saturday

UFC President Dana White was in the audience soon after U2 began its highly celebrated run at the Sphere last fall, taking in all that one of the world's most unique venues has to offer.

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Canada's Jourdain moves down to bantamweight on UFC Edmonton card

Canadian Charles (Air) Jourdain is moving down to bantamweight to take on Victor (La Mangosta) Henry on the UFC's Nov. 2 Fight Night card in Edmonton.

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Bare Knuckle star Perry is willing to fight any style, anywhere

The actual discipline — traditional boxing, mixed-martial arts, bare-knuckle boxing — was pretty much all the same to Mike Perry.

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Canadian flyweight Laframboise misses out on UFC contract again

Brazilian Nicolle Caliari submitted Canadian flyweight Corinne Laframboise for a first-round win Tuesday on Dana White's Contender Series.

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Ortega 'thankful' for being pulled from UFC 303

Brian Ortega is a lucky man. The former UFC featherweight title challenger will face Diego Lopes at Noche UFC at The Sphere in Las Vegas this weekend.

Andreas Hale

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UFC's White expects McGregor to return in early '25

Conor McGregor's return to the UFC won't happen in 2024.

- Andreas Hale

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Dana White on Sean O'Malley: He's become a big star for the UFC

Dana White sits down with Mike Greenberg ahead of "Noche UFC" and speaks on the title fight between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley.

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Dana White, Stephen A. preview 'unbelievable' UFC Noche event

Dana White joins Stephen A. Smith on "First Take" to break down the upcoming UFC Noche at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

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UFC's ascension showed pathway to surpassing boxing even if the road isn't easy

Dana White showed the path was there when he accomplished what previously seemed unthinkable — a combat sport that could catch and even surpass boxing.

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Brady overwhelms Burns by decision at UFC Fight Night

Philadelphia's Sean Brady solidified himself as one of the top welterweights in the world on Saturday, outpointing Gilbert Burns in a five-round main event in Las Vegas.

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Canadian Nelson suffers first-round UFC knockout in Las Vegas

American Steve (Mean Machine) Garcia extended his win streak to five with a first-round stoppage of Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday.

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Johnson, ex-UFC flyweight king, retiring from MMA

Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson is calling it a career. The former UFC flyweight champion, current ONE Championship flyweight champion and arguably one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time announced Friday night at ONE 168 in Denver that he will be hanging up the gloves.

- Andreas Hale

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Masvidal ready to return to UFC, eyes Edwards as opponent

Jorge Masvidal said Friday he intends to resume his career in mixed martial arts and already has discussed his pending return with the UFC.

Brett Okamoto

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Shevchenko: Finishing Alexa Grasso is 'No. 1 goal'

Valentina Shevchenko said she is wary of allowing the judges to determine the outcome of her trilogy bout with flyweight champion Alexa Grasso after their previous meeting ended in a controversial split draw.

Andreas Hale

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Moreno to face Albazi in new main event of UFC Edmonton card

Former flyweight champion Brandon (The Assassin Baby) Moreno will take on No. 3 contender Amir (The Prince) Albazi in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card on Nov. 2 in Edmonton.

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Borralho outslugs Cannonier in UFC main event

Caio Borralho, a 31-year-old contender out of Sao Paulo, Brazil, recorded the biggest win of his career on Saturday, a unanimous decision over former title challenger Jared Cannonier.

- Brett Okamoto

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Ngannou refutes White's claim he ducked Jones

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou wants to make one perfectly thing clear ahead of his PFL debut against Renan Ferreira: He never ducked a fight with Jon Jones.

- Andreas Hale

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Dricus Du Plessis submits Adesanya to retain UFC crown

Dricus Du Plessis remains the king of the middleweight division, submitting former two-time champion Israel Adesanya by rear-naked choke in Round 4 to retain his title Saturday in the main event at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia.

- Andreas Hale

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Hooker's 'psychotic mindset' wows crowds as he proves he's still a top contender

At the end of 15 gripping, enthralling minutes, Dan Hooker, peroxide blonde hair turned pink with blood, raised both arms to take the acclaim of a rapturous Perth crowd. Two mins later, the scores were read out by Bruce Buffer, and a single Hooker arm was raised, along with it, the roof of RAC Arena.

- Stuart Randall

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UFC to hold Fight Night card in Edmonton on Nov. 2

The UFC is returning to Edmonton on Nov. 2 for a Fight Night event at Rogers Place.

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McGregor won't fight in 2024, says UFC president White

Conor McGregor's long-awaited return to the UFC won't happen this year. UFC president Dana White addressed the future of the former two-division champion after the season debut of Dana White's Contender Series on Tuesday.

Andreas Hale

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du Plessis will defend UFC belt 'for the country' against Adesanya at UFC 305

When South Africa's Dricus 'Stillknocks' du Plessis was awarded the UFC middleweight belt in January, beating Sean Strickland in a split decision, his first request was: 'Bring me my flag'.

- Leonard Solms

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Canadian strawweight Godinez loses unanimous decision on UFC card in Abu Dhabi

American Mackenzie Dern, ranked seventh among UFC strawweight contenders, won a unanimous decision over Canadian Lupita (Loopy) Godinez, ranked 10th, on Saturday on a UFC Fight Night card.

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Undefeated Nurmagomedov routs Sandhagen in UFC main event

In his first UFC main event, Umar Nurmagomedov soundly defeated Cory Sandhagen over the course of 25 minutes, and he didn't even really need to wrestle to do it.

- Brett Okamoto

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UFC's McGregor loses license over dangerous driving

UFC star Conor McGregor received a two-year road ban in Irish courts on Wednesday, over charges stemming from a dangerous driving incident in 2022.

- Brett Okamoto

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Harrison set to fight Vieira at UFC 307

Kayla Harrison has booked her second UFC appearance, a nontitle bantamweight matchup against Ketlen Vieira at UFC 307 in October. Both fighters confirmed the matchup via social media. The pay-per-view event is slated to take place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

- Brett Okamoto

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Nevada district court judge denies settlement between the UFC and former fighters

A Nevada district judge denied a $335 million settlement Tuesday in two UFC antitrust lawsuits brought by former fighters, potentially sending both sides back to the negotiating table.

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Muhammad wins UFC welterweight crown, Aspinall retains interim heavyweight crown at UFC 304

Tom Aspinall retained the UFC interim heavyweight championship with a punishing first-round knockout of Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 on Saturday night, setting up the English fighter for a potential colossal matchup with division great Jon Jones.

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UFC interim heavyweight champ Aspinall waits for title fight against Jones, Miocic

Tom Aspinall earned a $100,000 bonus on top of his already hefty payday for his quick KO in his UFC title fight. For the British heavyweight, it’s best he’s paid by performance, rather than by the hour.

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Jandiroba beats Lemos, wants UFC title shot against Zhang next

Virna Jandiroba might have earned herself a UFC title shot Saturday night, and she looked extremely dangerous in doing so. The Brazilian strawweight submitted Amanda Lemos via armbar at 4:48 of the second round in the main event of UFC Fight Night inside the Apex in Las Vegas. Jandiroba (21-3) extended her win streak to four and added the biggest name on her resume to date. Lemos is a former title challenger and went into this weekend ranked No. 3 at 115 pounds.

- Brett Okamoto

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Diaz has 'travel issue,' UFC bout with Luque postponed

Diaz (26-10) was slated to face Vicente Luque (22-10-1) at a UFC Fight Night on Aug. 3 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It would have been Diaz's first appearance since a TKO loss to Robbie Lawler in September 2021. Prior to that loss against Lawler, Diaz hadn't fought in six years, in part due to a drug suspension for marijuana use.

- Brett Okamoto

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Jones fights charges stemming from alleged hostility during a drug test at his home

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a pair of misdemeanor charges stemming from a drug test at his New Mexico home in which he was accused of being hostile.

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Jones' complicated legacy of MMA greatness, personal troubles

Jon Jones was just 23 years old when he became UFC light heavyweight champion in 2011, making him the youngest belt holder in the fight promotion's three-decade history. He looked unbeatable and the sky was the limit, it seemed. But it has been a bumpy road for "Jonny Bones" ever since, with a mixture of breathtaking victories and issues away from the Octagon.

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