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There are a lot of ways to describe UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland, but the one word that seems to encompass him best is unconventional.

Andrey Koreshkov | Lucas Noonan, Bellator MMA

Bellator 274 has a co-main event.

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Ricky Simon told MMA Fighting in March that he wasn’t going to call out Sean O’Malley because he didn’t believe he’d take the fight. After a vicious KO finish in the UFC’s final card of the year, Simon had a change of heart.

Israel Adesanya | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

Israel Adesanya wants to headline an Australian show at least one more time.

The Great Divide is a recurring feature here at MMA Fighting in which two of our staff debate a topic in the world of MMA — breaking news, a fight, a crazy thing somebody did, a crazy thing somebody didn’t do, or some moral dilemma threatening the very foundation of the sport — and we try to figure out a resolution. We’d love for you to join in the discussion in the comments below.

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This week, the biggest story in the MMA world has been Disney Channel star-turned celebrity boxer Jake Paul and his ongoing feud with UFC President Dana White, with Paul telling White he’d retire from boxing if certain conditions if the UFC raised fighter pay and provided long-term health care for fighters and White basically ignoring Paul’s points and instead saying Paul can’t sell Pay-Per-Views. But while White might not be interested in getting into the Jake Paul business... Читать дальше...

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Dana White and Snoop Dogg became immediate fans of Sean O’Malley before he officially became a fighter on the UFC roster.

LAS VEGAS — Flyweight Erin Blanchfield spoke with reporters backstage at T-Mobile Arena following her dominant unanimous decision win over Miranda Maverick at UFC 269, discussing the fight being easier than she expected, her strategy with her takedowns, wanting the fight with Maverick for quite some time, and more.

Bruno Silva stopped Victor Rodriguez in 60 seconds in his most recent UFC bout. | Zuffa LLC

Brazilian flyweight Bruno Silva will be sidelined for a few months after undergoing right ankle surgery, he told MMA Fighting on Monday.