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Big news in MMA this week! Enormous news. Frankly, it’s Earth-shattering stuff. So insane that if you asked me a week ago, I would have said you were crazy, that it could never happen, and that there would be riots on the streets were it to come to pass. And yet, here we are: We changed the name of this column.

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According to Dan Hardy, former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is taking the biggest risk he could possibly take in his pro boxing debut.

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Dricus Du Plessis isn’t worried about Israel Adesanya for now.

Sean Strickland silenced the doubters with a one-side decision win over Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 293 to become the UFC middleweight champion of the world. After a stunning upset victory, who will Strickland face in his first title defense, and will it be in a rematch against the two-time champion?

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Welcome to the latest update to the MMA Fighting pound-for-pound rankings, where every month our esteemed panel sort through the noise to answer one question: Who are the best overall male and female MMA fighters in the world?

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is (finally!) back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time.

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Alex Pereira is happy to give Sean Strickland his flowers after a wild upset victory this past weekend.

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Charles Oliveira’s chance at revenge is next up on UFC’s pay-per-view schedule.

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For just the second time in his MMA career, Tai Tuivasa has lost three straight fights.