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On the fourth episode of UFC 270 Embedded, Brandon Moreno says goodbye to his daughters, Deiveson Figueiredo shows off a new walkout song and tattoo, Francis Ngannou gets in some late night training, the fighters give their best quotes to the media, and more.

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The damage could be seen clearly on Giga Chikadze’s face on Saturday. What’s not clear is when he will fight again.

Could Francis Ngannou have too much on his mind ahead of his first heavyweight title defense?

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Cat Zingano appears to have a date set for her first appearance of 2022 inside the Bellator cage, although her opponent — and a potential shot at Cris Cyborg for the featherweight title — is unclear.

Brandon Moreno is staying his extremely humble self ahead of the first title defense this Saturday.

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Brandon Moreno has drawn some additional inspiration from one of the greatest to ever compete in North American sports ahead of his first defense of the UFC flyweight title.

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Deiveson Figueiredo has a unique gesture of gratitude ready for Henry Cejudo.

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For most people, the thought of being hit with a clean shot from UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou is basically nightmare fuel.

"…Just recently they gave me the UFC heavyweight champion, and months later they’re talking about someone else being the champion. Sometimes I’m not even sure if I’m really the champ or not. It’s really confusing."

Francis Ngannou

What happened? Really… what happened? Francis Ngannou had knocked out everyone in his path. In his quest to re-qualify himself for the chance to fight for the Title, he was overqualified. In fact, the only reason it took so long was to... Читать дальше...

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Jorge Masvidal can’t be too mad at Chael Sonnen’s recent comments about him. But he still looks forward to proving the retired fighter and commentator wrong about gambling on his career with a grudge match against Colby Covington at UFC 272.

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Ciryl Gane is laser focused on beating former teammate Francis Ngannou in the UFC 270 main event, but he can’t ignore the possibilities of what happens next if he becomes the undisputed heavyweight champion.

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Tyron Woodley wouldn’t mind a fight with Dan Hardy — but they can leave the boxing gloves in the gym.

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT.

PFL

The PFL’s talent development event kicks off next month at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., with fighters battling for a spot in the next $1 million tournament.