Новости за 27.07.2023

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Michael Bisping knows a future champion when he sees one, and after another spectacular performance at UFC London, he’s seen enough to believe Tom Aspinall is capable of becoming the first man to actually beat Jon Jones in a sanctioned fist-fight.

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Nathaniel Wood has no regrets about his decision to move up to featherweight.

SALT LAKE CITY — Former UFC middleweight champ Alex Pereira previews his light heavyweight debut inside the octagon against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291 this Saturday. “Poatan” talks Israel Adesanya, the 205-pound title being vacant, moving up to light heavyweight, giving Sean Strickland a better chance against Adesnaya than Dricus Du Plessis, his viral Walmart video, and more at Wednesday’s media day.

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Two big fights are headed to the UFC APEX this September.

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Edson Barboza and Sodiq Yusuff are set to meet in a featherweight showdown at UFC Vegas 82 on Oct. 14, multiple people with knowledge of the booking confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report by MMA Junkie.

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Michael Chiesa isn’t feeling any added pressure coming into this weekend.

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A.J. McKee is currently battling a nasty case of staph.

The second collision between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje is upon us, and this time, the BMF title is on the line for the main event clash at Saturday’s UFC 291 event. Besides the belt, what else is at stake for Poirier and Gaethje?

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There’s a lot on the line for many of the fighters on Saturday’s UFC 291 event, including the headliners vying for the vacant BMF title in Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje — but do they have the most to lose on the entire card, or does somebody else have more on the line in the long run?

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Patricky Pitbull has mixed feelings ahead of a potential Bellator sale to rival company PFL.

Derrick Lewis says he’s much healthier heading into his UFC 291 matchup with Marcos Rogerio de Lima compared to his previous bouts on his current losing skid, although according to Lewis, nothing was as bad as his most recent fight.

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Israel Adesanya is quite familiar with the men featured in the UFC 291 co-main event this Saturday night.

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With July coming to a close, the UFC returns for its second pay-per-view of the month with this one headlined by a fight for the vacant BMF title fight between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, and so the No Bets Barred boys are back to break down all the fights.

A UFC media day with Tony Ferguson is rarely dull, and the former interim UFC lightweight champion didn’t disappoint on the dais for his UFC 291 meeting with Bobby Green.

Dustin Poirier knew a rematch with Justin Gaethje was inevitable, and it will happen this Saturday for the vacant BMF title at UFC 291 in Salt Lake City.

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Paulo Costa’s upcoming fight against Khamzat Chimaev is already one of the most anticipated non-title bouts on the UFC’s calendar.

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Robbie Lawler isn’t entirely ruling out a comeback to MMA, but he also doesn’t think it’s very likely.