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Chael Sonnen believes the potential UFC heavyweight title fight between Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones is the biggest attraction in MMA right now.

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No country has more UFC belts than Brazil as we enter 2023.

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On Monday evening, a video of a physical altercation involving Dana White and his wife, Anne White, was released that showed the couple exchange slaps at a club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on New Year’s Eve. White subsequently spoke to TMZ to discuss what happened, and he admitted slapping his wife, adding they had apologized to each another. But big questions still loom about the UFC exec’s future.

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2022 was a wild one for the sport of MMA, and so with the year now officially in the rearview, MMA Fighting takes a look back at what happened in the major promotions, where they succeeded, where they failed, and what’s in store for 2023.

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Jack Della Maddalena will compete in Perth to kick off 2023.

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Leon Edwards currently reigns as the UFC welterweight champion but he’ll have plenty of challenges awaiting him in 2023.

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2023 looks to be another interesting year in MMA.

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Dana White and his wife got into a physical altercation while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico during New Year’s Eve with the whole incident caught on camera.

Competitors with the new Power Slap League spoke to reporters in Las Vegas about the new slap-fighting promotion. Check out a video featuring the best moments of the Power Slap media day above.

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If the UFC is ever to engage in meaningful co-promotion, Bellator commentators John McCarthy and Josh Thomson suggest it start small by taking belts off the table.