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Mike Perry saw a kindred spirit Saturday night at UFC Vegas 76.

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Grant Dawson believes lightweight is the best weight class in MMA.

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According to Glover Teixeira, former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira’s move up to light heavyweight couldn’t have come at a better time.

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The UFC’s annual International Fight Week celebration is here! This year’s card is headlined by two title fights, as Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez collide to unify the featherweight title and UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno seeks revenge in his third crack at Alexandre Pantoja. UFC 290 has plenty of other threads to tug on as well, featuring a deep card stacked with ex-champs and contenders, plus up-and-coming talents as well.

Although nothing is confirmed, renowned boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes an exhibition boxing match with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou could be next on the horizon for Tyson Fury.

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Sean Strickland is ready for his shot at UFC gold.

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Sean Strickland needed less than two rounds to put away Abus Magomedov in the main event of UFC Vegas 76 on Saturday night at the APEX, and then called out for a title fight against current middleweight champion Israel Adesanya for September. As of this moment, is Strickland sitting atop the contender’s perch?

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Sean Strickland cashed an extra paycheck for his first UFC finish since 2020.

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Sean Strickland risked a lot by taking on an unranked opponent in UFC Vegas 76’s main event, but he ultimately delivered his first finish in nearly three years with a second-round TKO stoppage of Abus Magomedov.

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If Sean Strickland wants to get a title shot against Israel Adesanya in September, his performance on Saturday at the UFC APEX may have put him in the driver’s seat — at least, for now.

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Watch Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov full fight video highlights from the main event of UFC Vegas 76, courtesy of the UFC and other outlets.

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The UFC Vegas 76 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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Grant Dawson didn’t get a finish at UFC Vegas 76 but he still made a huge statement with a suffocating performance over Damir Ismagulov in the co-main event.

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This is the UFC Vegas 76 live blog for Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov, the middleweight main event on Saturday at the UFC APEX.

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Nursulton Ruziboev wasn’t necessarily the fighter with all the hype behind him heading into UFC Vegas 76, but there will be plenty of eyes on him now.

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Elves Brener was a bloody mess during his incredible comeback finish of Guram Kutateladze at UFC Vegas 76 due to a nasty elbow to his head. On the broadcast, the gash looked pretty nasty, but thanks to UFC President Dana White, you can get the full-on view of just how bad it was.

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One of the more intriguing storylines heading into Saturday’s UFC event was the return of Kevin Lee — and it went about as badly as it could have.

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Rinat Fakhretdinov ended Kevin Lee’s UFC comeback in stunning fashion, choking out the one-time interim title challenger in just 55 seconds.

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Durability can be your friend, and on Saturday at the APEX, it certainly was for Elves Brener.

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Elves Brener is tougher than a $2 steak.

Logan Paul has earned a reputation for pulling off high-flying daredevil moves since debuting in professional wrestling, but he was on the wrong end of a highlight at WWE’s Money in the Bank event on Saturday in London.