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6:02 PM ET A highly anticipated featherweight bout between Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung will headline UFC Fight Night on Oct. 17 at a location to be determined, multiple sources told ESPN. The 145-pound contest was originally supposed to take place in December in Jung’s native South Korea, but Ortega was forced to withdraw
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5:47 PM ET Jon Jones announced Monday on Twitter that he has vacated the UFC light heavyweight title he has held off and on for nearly a decade. “It’s officially up for grabs,” Jones wrote of the UFC light heavyweight title. “It’s been an amazing journey, sincere thank you to all my competition, Ufc and
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1:01 AM ET The debate over who is the greatest heavyweight fighter in mixed martial arts history has long raged. That discussion might be over, at least for now. Stipe Miocic defeated Daniel Cormier via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) to retain the UFC heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 252 on Saturday
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1:31 PM ET What is arguably the most significant fight in UFC heavyweight history is now official after champion Stipe Miocic and challenger Daniel Cormier weighed in successfully Friday morning for the main event of UFC 252 in Las Vegas. Miocic made weight at 233 pounds; Cormier was 236. The bout Saturday will decide the
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3:48 PM ET One of the busiest fighters in UFC history has accepted his next assignment, as welterweight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Niko Price have agreed to a bout on Sept. 19, sources told ESPN. The UFC has not officially announced the 170-pound bout or a location for the event. Cerrone (36-15) is looking to
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11:03 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Former two-weight UFC champion Daniel Cormier has repeatedly stated his heavyweight title fight against Stipe Miocic on Saturday will be the final fight of his career. What does UFC president Dana White think each time he hears that? “No, it’s not,” White told ESPN on Thursday. “No, it’s not.”
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7:28 PM ET One of Ronda Rousey‘s top rivals is gone from the UFC. The UFC has released women’s bantamweight veteran Bethe Correia, promotion officials confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Correia famously fought Rousey in the UFC 190 main event on Aug. 1, 2015, in Brazil, but has only one win in her past five
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1:36 PM ET Newly signed Bellator MMA light heavyweight Corey Anderson said a recent health scare and wisdom from two-time UFC champion Daniel Cormier were behind his recent promotional switch. Anderson (13-5) secured his release from UFC last week — despite two fights remaining on his contract — and immediately signed a deal with Bellator.
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