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Providing UFC and other MMA news and event coverage from across the globe since 2006. Part of @USATODAYSports. https://t.co/O2IXiPUQIc
Joined March 2009
#UFC323's Grant Dawson knows "exactly why" he's not getting top 10 fights at lightweight. "Every single one of them individually could lose 100,000 (Instagram) followers and have more followers than me."
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Brandon Moreno takes the high road in response to Henry Cejudo saying he'd be the only fight he would wave off retirement for at #UFC323
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Manager: Kamaru Usman toughest fight, biggest name for Islam Makhachev
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Ali Abdelaziz points to several reasons why Kamaru Usman should get the Islam Makhachev fight.
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Brandon Moreno needs "an amazing performance" at #UFC323 if he wants to push Kyoji Horiguchi aside and get the next title shot.
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Alexandre Pantoja is gunning for the No. 1 pound-for-pound spot in UFC's rankings in 2026 but knows it's going to be "very hard" to unseat Islam Makhachev.
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Alexandre Pantoja becomes the 85th fighter to get a jacket for 50 clean UFC drug tests ahead of his #UFC323 defense.
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Merab Dvalishvili won't overlook Petr Yan at #UFC323 but is excited by the possible contender options for him in 2026.
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Merab Dvalishvili responds to concern around his 4th weight cut of 2025 ahead of his #UFC323 rematch vs. Petr Yan. "I've been worse feeling on Wednesday, but today, I'm good. I'm fine."
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Former PFL champion Johnny Eblen re-signs with promotion
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Johnny Eblen is sticking with the PFL, as he says there is "unfinished business to attend to."
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Petr Yan says #UFC323 will be his most satisfying win and he'll be prepared to give Merab Dvalishvili an immediate trilogy fight.
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Alexa Grasso is out of #UFC324. Natalia Silva is in vs. Rose Namajunas, per multiple sources. First reported by @sherdogdotcom. Story headed to @MMAJunkie.
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24-year-old Joshua Van is ready to dethrone Alexandre Pantoja at #UFC323 and become the first champ born in the 2000s. "I'm here to take that belt from one of the greatest."
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Payton Talbott ready to play #UFC323 redemption song on Henry Cejudo
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Nearly a year after his first pro loss, Payton Talbott still is on the rebound – and has his sites on a huge target.
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"I'm going to go out there and try to kill him on Saturday night." Chris Duncan is ready for a violent collision with Terrance McKinney at #UFC323
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"Henry needs to go out on a win, and now I have to stand in the way of that." Payton Talbott has mixed feels about sending Cejudo into retirement at #UFC323
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Colby Covington vs. Luke Rockhold to headline RAF 5
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Nobody had this one on their 2026 bingo card.
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