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    UFC on ESPN 14 results: Robert Whittaker takes decision over Darren Till in tactical affair

    The UFC's time on Fight Island wrapped up with a tactical striking battle between top middleweight contenders Robert Whittaker and Darren Till. Whittaker, fighting for the first time since losing the middleweight championship to Israel Adesanya, survived an early scare to score a unanimous...
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    Antonio Rogerio Nogueira plans to retire after trilogy bout with 'Shogun' Rua at UFC on ESPN 14

    Antonio Rogerio Nogueira believes Saturday will mark his final professional MMA fight. He said he’s happy to close it out against a familiar foe. The Brazilian legend Nogueira (23-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC), who has been competing since his August 2001 debut, will have a trilogy fight with longtime rival...
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    Dana White confirms flyweight is here to stay, but new champ Deiveson Figueiredo is already eyeing 135

    UFC president Dana White hasn’t always been the biggest supporter of the promotion’s 125 pound division, but he’s definitely a fan of Deiveson Figueiredo and the work his new flyweight champion did on Saturday night at Fight Island 2. “Pure violence,” White said when asked to describe his...
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    Joseph Benavidez knows he had his last UFC title shot, but won't retire yet

    Joseph Benavidez knows his championship aspirations won’t come to fruition – but he’s not willing to go out like he did at UFC on ESPN+ 30. At the post-fight news conference following his first-round submission loss to Deiveson Figueiredo, an emotional Benavidez (28-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) took to the...
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    Joe Duffy announces retirement following quick submission loss at UFC Fight Island 2

    After a disappointing quick loss at UFC Fight Island 2, Irish lightweight Joe Duffy has called it quits. Duffy found himself tapping to a guillotine choke two and a half minutes into the first round of his fight against Joel Alvarez, putting him on a three fight losing skid (watch the finish...
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    UFC on ESPN 13 results: Calvin Kattar overcomes game Dan Ige for unanimous decision

    Not since the heyday of Kenny Florian has a serious UFC title contender come out of the Boston area, but Calvin Kattar is right on the doorstep. In a UFC on ESPN 13 main event that figured to deliver the winner onto the short list of top contenders for Alexander Volkanovski’s featherweight...
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    Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade take UFC 251 Fight of the Night bonus

    Two champions kept their titles and a new titleholder was crowned at UFC 251 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, but none of them took home performance bonuses. The first Fight Island 'Fight of the Night' bonus went to Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade. The two UFC strawweight contenders fought a...
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    Dana White on referee stoppage in Petr Yan's win over Jose Aldo: 'Horrible, horrible'

    Dana White is deeply unhappy with some of the refereeing seen at UFC 251 on Saturday night. The UFC president criticized the stoppage in the bantamweight title fight between Petr Yan and Jose Aldo. Yan stopped the Brazilian legend in the fifth round of their bout for the vacant 135-pound title...
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    UFC 251 results: Kamaru Usman dominates Jorge Masvidal with strong wrestling to retain title

    Jorge Masvidal stepped up on six days' notice to face off with UFC welterweight champion on Kamaru Usman, so there's a reason he's the BMF champion. But Usman showed his championship skills over five rounds, neutralizing the always-dangerous Masvidal on his way to a wide unanimous decision...
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    Deiveson Figueiredo tests positive for COVID-19, Alexandre Pantoja on standby to face Joseph Benavidez

    Deiveson Figueiredo may not get a chance to run things back with Joseph Benavidez. In the main event of a UFC Fight Island card on July 18, Figueiredo is set to rematch Benavidez for the vacant flyweight title. The two fought back at UFC Norfolk in February where the Brazilian won but he also...
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    Following Pedro Munhoz’s positive COVID-19 test, Bantamweights vie for Frankie Edgar fight

    Pedro Munhoz is the latest fighter to test positive for COVID-19, as the virus continues to wreak havoc on athletes scheduled to visit Fight Island. Munhoz’s illness leaves Frankie Edgar without a dance partner for July 15th, and the initial report was that Edgar would be left without an...
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