Новости за 17.02.2023

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Paulo Laia was a 14-year-old kid in Rio de Janeiro when Matt Hamill made his UFC debut in 2006. Hamill, a deaf fighter, ultimately main-evented a UFC show and co-headlined many others during his octagon run, showing it wasn’t an impossible dream for others like him.

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Jessica Andrade and Erin Blanchfield are set for what could be one of the most important flyweight bouts of the year.

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Shavkat Rakhmonov has been a wrecking ball his entire pro career, including his four impressive finishes inside the UFC’s octagon. If the 28-year-old can dominate Geoff Neal at UFC 285, how soon could we be talking title fights for Rakhmonov?

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Austin Trout has spent the better part of the past 18 years fighting the best boxers in the world. But he’ll test himself in a new sport on Friday when he makes his debut at BKFC KnuckleMania 3 in New Mexico.

An Ho secures a kneebar on Enkhjargal Banzaragch at an LFA event on Feb. 10, 2023, in Shawnee, Okla. | @UFCFightPass, Twitter

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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Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya both fell short in their bids to become two-division champions, and their coach Eugene Bareman knows why.

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Daniel Cormier will be on the call for his old rival Jon Jones’ big comeback fight.

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At the UFC Vegas 69 weigh-ins, all 22 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday. MMA Fighting will have highlights of the official weigh-ins when available.

MMA Fighting has BKFC Knucklemania 3 results for the Hunt vs. Richman event on Friday night and live BKFC Knucklemania Twitter updates.

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Fights come together fast these days, and if you blink, you can easily miss them. In Fight Roundup, we bring you the latest reported matchups to keep you up to date with what’s on the horizon.

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James Gallagher’s return to the cage will once again need to wait until a later date.

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One of the most controversial stories in combat sports this year has been the creation of Dana White’s Power Slap league and the UFC’s continuous promotion of it. And now the United States Congress is getting involved.

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Laura Sanko is keeping busy now that she’s been added to the UFC broadcast team.