Новости за 31.01.2023

Rafael dos Anjos, Charles Oliveira, Alex Pereira and Jose Aldo | Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting

RIO DE JANEIRO - Conor McGregor hasn’t won a fight in more than three years, but he’s still seen by Brazilian UFC stars as a very profitable and winnable foe inside the octagon.

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Over the last few days, a slew of massive fights have been announced for the UFC, including two big ones for UFC 287 with Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya 2, and Gilbert Burns vs. Jorge Masvidal. On Monday evening, another big fight was confirmed in the featherweight division between Max Holloway and Arnold Allen for the main event of the promotion’s April 15 fight card. While the matchup is great on paper, was it the right fight to make for the division?

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Deiveson Figueiredo went under the knife Tuesday to fix injuries sustained in his UFC 283 championship loss to Brandon Moreno on Jan. 21. The procedure was deemed a success by the doctors, Figueiredo’s coach “Maizena” confirmed to MMA Fighting.

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Tyron Woodley knows he doesn’t have anything left to prove. At age 40, with a decorated UFC career behind him, the former welterweight champion is content with all he’s accomplished. That’s why he’s only interested in accepting fights that personally excite him at this stage of his career, whether that means in boxing, kickboxing, or MMA.

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Ryan Bader is quietly building his own legacy at heavyweight, but he’s not quite put together the résumé where he could be considered among the best ever.

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Jake Paul appears to be all in on his combat sports involvement.

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Max Holloway is rejoining the fray.

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The UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2023 delivered the drama in a big way.

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If Jorge Masvidal can win at UFC 287, Leon Edwards is prepared to finally settle their score.

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Longtime UFC broadcaster Laura Sanko is official as the second female color commentator in UFC history.

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Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane has a mission – to hand Jon Jones his first legitimate loss.

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The answer is no if Gilbert Burns wants a five-round fight with Jorge Masvidal for the BMF belt at UFC 287.