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Charles Oliveira was dominated by Islam Makhachev in the main event of UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, getting dropped and finished with an arm-triangle choke in the second round Saturday, but shows no signs of quitting in his quest to re-conquer the UFC belt.
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Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day.
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Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo are already laying the groundwork for a bantamweight title clash.
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Sean O’Malley can claim a win over a former UFC champion, and now he wants to get closer to making champion money.
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The lightweight champion has a name — and his name is Islam Makhachev. The pride of Dagestan steamrolled over Charles Oliveira to claim the vacant UFC lightweight belt with a second-round submission on Saturday in the main event of UFC 280. The performance capped off a busy pay-per-view that also saw Aljamain Sterling rout an injured T.J. Dillashaw, Sean O’Malley rocket into title contention with an upset win over Petr Yan, and much more. There’s much to discuss... Читать дальше...
Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC
Khabib Nurmagomedov had a request – or maybe an order – for the UFC after Islam Makhachev won the lightweight title at UFC 280.
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Former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw admitted he came into his UFC 280 title fight against Aljamain Sterling a compromised fighter.
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Islam Makhachev has checked off his championship goal. Now, he wants to be recognized as one of the best ever.
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Kleber Koike rode his submission expertise to a RIZIN title win.
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UFC President Dana White had some harsh words for Dan Hardy after learning the ex-UFC color commentator claimed he’d staged a video where he showed concern for a fighter’s safety because the broadcast was on national television.
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It was only a matter of time before Conor McGregor commented on the outcome of the UFC 280 main event after Islam Makhachev defeated Charles Oliveira to become the new lightweight champion.
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The Islam Makhachev era has arrived.
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Khamzat Chimaev wasn’t fighting at UFC 280, but that almost changed after he nearly got into a brawl with Abubakar Nurmagomedov moments after the main event in Abu Dhabi.
Читать дальше...Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC
Islam Makhachev left no doubt that he was the star of the one of the UFC’s biggest shows of the year.
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It’s been a long time coming but Islam Makhachev finally proved that he is the best lightweight in the world.
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Islam Makhachev is the new UFC lightweight champion.
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The UFC 280 post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com.
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Watch Islam Makhachev vs. Charles Oliveira full fight video highlights from the main event of UFC 280, courtesy of the UFC and other outlets.
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