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• Brian Ortega Has Potential To Be Greatest Featherweight Of All Time

  04-03-2018 23:22
  Another fight, another huge win for Brian Ortega. The 27-year-old American became the first man to finish Frankie Edgar with strikes in the co-main event of UFC 222, which took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ortega landed a vicious elbow to wobble Edgar and then knocked him out with a brutal […]
  
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• Yana Kunitskaya reflects on ‘weird’ UFC 222 fight with Cris Cyborg, plans to return to 135 pounds

  04-03-2018 23:00
  Yana Kunitskaya was not able to pull off the giant upset.
  The former Invicta FC champion suffered a first-round TKO against UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC 222 event in Las Vegas. Kunitskaya, who was making her UFC debut, entered the fight as a heavy underdog, as most of Cyborg’s opponents do.
  But despite getting finished in the first round, Kunitskaya did have some success, taking down the champ and almost getting back
  
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• UFC 222 Salaries: ‘Cyborg’ ($500,000), Arlovski ($275,000), Ortega ($200,000) Top Payroll

  04-03-2018 22:19 via sherdog.com
  Cristiane Justino had a short night at the office at UFC 222, but she was nonetheless the event’s top earner.
  
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• Dana White: UFC to Make Holloway vs. Ortega ‘Immediately’ Once Featherweight Champ is Cleared

  04-03-2018 22:03 via sherdog.com
  Brian Ortega left no doubt as to who is the rightful No. 1 contender in the UFC’s featherweight division on Saturday night. Now it’s a matter of finding a date to give “T-City” his title shot.
  
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• Video: Ketlen Vieira explains why she deserves a title shot next

  04-03-2018 22:00
  LAS VEGAS —- Ketlen Vieira speaks to the media at UFC 222 about her decision win over Cat Zingano, wanting a shot at the bantamweight title next, her injury, and much more.
  
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• UFC 222 Aftermath: Cris Cyborg and Dana White become the UFC’s best frenemies

  04-03-2018 21:00
  In the wake of UFC 219, after Cris Cyborg rose to her biggest challenge in the UFC and defeated Holly Holm, the question for the greatest fighter in the history of women’s mixed martial arts was simple: What’s next?
  Should Cyborg, the featherweight champion, accept the challenge of bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes, which would be the most interesting fight that can be made on the women’s side of the sport at this point in time? Or should Cyborg continue to press on while tak
  
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• Max Holloway, Conor McGregor Praise Frankie Edgar Following UFC 222 Defeat

  04-03-2018 20:01 via sherdog.com
  Frankie Edgar was supposed to receive his third featherweight title shot at UFC 222, but an injury to reigning champion Max Holloway spoiled those plans.
  
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• Dana White says Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega will be made ‘immediately’ after Holloway is cleared

  04-03-2018 20:00
  Brian Ortega’s paradigm-shifting victory over Frankie Edgar on Saturday night at UFC 222 brought into focus one of the most exciting potential fights of the year: Ortega vs. UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway.
  Ortega stepped in to fight Edgar in the evening’s co-feature after Holloway, who was originally scheduled to headline the card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas against Edgar, had to pull out of the bout due to injury.
  And with Ortega stating his case in fine form by knockin
  
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• Dana White Likes the Idea of Cris Cyborg vs. Amanda Nunes at UFC 224 in Brazil

  04-03-2018 19:08
  UFC president Dana White already liked the idea of Cris Cyborg facing Amanda Nunes in a super fight and now he wants to see it even more. On Saturday night, Cyborg dispatched former Yana Kunitskaya in impressive fashion as the Brazilian wrecking machine made short work of the former Invicta FC champion with a first […]
  
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• UFC releases trailers for title fight double bill at UFC 223

  04-03-2018 19:00
  Two of the year’s most highly anticipated title fights are getting the marketing treatment they deserve.
  The UFC released a pair of glossy trailers for the upcoming UFC 223 pay-per-view event, which is set to take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on April 7.
  In the main event, interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson will finally face off with longtime rival Khabib Nurmagomedov, while the co-main event sees strawweight champion Rose Namajunas defending her title against the woma
  
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• Dana White: Conor McGregor Offered to Save UFC 222 By Fighting Frankie Edgar

  04-03-2018 18:55
  Conor McGregor really was ready to save the day at UFC 222. Prior to Saturday night’s event, McGregor revealed that he actually offered to face Frankie Edgar on short notice after featherweight champion Max Holloway suffered an ankle injury that prevented him from competing. McGregor said he called to ask for the fight with Edgar […]
  
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• Out of nowhere, UFC 222 was a launching pad for a youth movement

  04-03-2018 18:00
  UFC 222 almost didn’t happen. A mere month before showtime, the event’s future was put into doubt when the UFC featherweight championship match between Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar was scrapped due to a Holloway injury. Calls went out, offers were declined, divisions were nearly created out of thin air. It was only when Cris Cyborg — usually a negotiating nightmare for UFC brass — accepted a short-notice matchup that everything could move forward.
  On Saturday, the misf
  
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• Brian Ortega Addresses Potential Date & Location for Max Holloway Fight

  04-03-2018 17:34
  Brian Ortega proved the doubters wrong in his latest fight that took place at UFC 222. As seen in the co-main event of Saturday’s (March 3, 2018) UFC 222 event on pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ortega scored a big victory over former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. For those who […]
  
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• Kevin Lee believes Khabib Nurmagomedov ‘looked terrible’ against Edson Barboza

  04-03-2018 17:00
  LAS VEGAS — At UFC 222, Kevin Lee discusses everything from Khabib Nurmagomedov’s performance against Edson Barboza to thinking he’ll fight Conor McGregor soon to Eddie Alvarez and Nate Diaz.
  
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• Megan Anderson Calls Out Cris Cyborg Following UFC 222 Win

  04-03-2018 16:27
  Megan Anderson kept a close eye on one top bout that took place on the main card of UFC 222. As seen in the main event of Saturday’s (March 3, 2018) UFC 222 event on pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Cris Cyborg successfully retained her UFC women’s featherweight title against newcomer […]
  
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• Dana White says Sean O’Malley does not have a broken foot after UFC 222

  04-03-2018 16:00
  Sean O’Malley was in so much pain after his UFC 222 win that he did his post-fight Octagon interview with Joe Rogan lying flat on his back. At the time, O’Malley said it was a foot injury and it felt “numb.”
  It was not, however, a broken foot, UFC president Dana White said Saturday night at the post-fight press conference in Las Vegas. White said he told doctors to text him when they had an update on O’Malley’s condition and the X-rays were presumably negativ
  
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• UFC 222 Salaries & Reebok Payouts: Cris Cyborg Makes Bank

  04-03-2018 15:57
  The UFC 222 salaries and Reebok payouts are here. Leading the way on both lists is Cris Cyborg. She earned $500,000 with an extra $40,000 for wearing Reebok gear. Her opponent Yana Kunitskaya made a respectable $100,000. Co-headliners Brian Ortega and Frankie Edgar also cashed in. Ortega earned $200,000 after his stunning first-round knockout victory. […]
  
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• Brian Ortega down for UFC 226 fight with Holloway after spectacular Edgar KO

  04-03-2018 15:00
  Though he may not have headlined the card, Brian Ortega and his spectacular performance over Frankie Edgar was the biggest story coming out of UFC 222.
  Ortega knocked out Edgar with a stunning first-round sequence on Saturday night in Las Vegas to seize the next title shot against UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. In the process, he became the first man in 13 years to finish Edgar, doing so in extraordinarily violent fashion with less than 20 seconds left in the opening round.And for Ort
  
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• Cyborg, White agree that Nunes should be next fight

  04-03-2018 14:00
  A champion vs. champion clash between Cris Cyborg and Amanda Nunes is coming closer to fruition.
  It was Cyborg who added to her legacy Saturday night, making short work of newcomer Yana Kunitskaya in the main event of UFC 222 in Las Vegas to record her second consecutive successful defense of her women’s featherweight championship. Immediately after the win, Cyborg mentioned the oft-discussed bout with Nunes and she elaborated on the matter further at the evening’s post-fight presse
  
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• Conor McGregor comments on Frankie Edgar’s TKO loss to Brian Ortega

  04-03-2018 13:00
  Conor McGregor couldn’t help but put his two cents after the first finish loss of Frankie Edgar’s career.
  The UFC lightweight champion passed along “love and respect,” but a little shade, too, in a tweet following Edgar’s TKO loss to Brian Ortega in the co-main event of UFC 222 on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
  McGregor had tweeted previously that he offered to step in against Edgar when Max Holloway pulled out of the scheduled featherweight title fight due to an inj
  
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• UFC 222 post-fight show

  04-03-2018 11:22
  LAS VEGAS — With UFC 222 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani and Shaun Al-Shatti break down the top storylines.
  
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• Brian Ortega vs. Frankie Edgar full fight video highlights

  04-03-2018 09:35
  Watch Brian Ortega vs. Frankie Edgar full fight video highlights from UFC 222’s co-main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya took place March 3 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar (22–6–1) faced off against undefeated featherweight contender Brian Ortega (14–0, 1 NC) in the night’s co-main event, which aired live on pay-per-view. Catch the video highlights below.
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• Cris Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya full fight video highlights

  04-03-2018 08:58
  Watch Cris Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya full fight video highlights from UFC 222’s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya took place March 3 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC women’s featherweight contender Cris Cyborg (20-1, 1 NC) took on former Invicta FC bantamweight champion Yana Kunitskaya (10-4, 1 NC) in the night’s main event, which aired live on pay-per-view. Catch the video highlights below.
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• UFC 222 bonuses: Ortega rewarded for massive KO of Edgar

  04-03-2018 08:01
  Brian Ortega made history on Saturday, and he also made himself some extra pocket change.
  “T-City” lived up to his reputation as a fight finisher, recording his sixth consecutive win by knockout or submission with a first-round uppercut KO of former UFC champion Frankie Edgar in the co-main event of UFC 222 in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old Californian became the first man to stop Edgar, who has been competing professionally since 2005, and he was given a $50,000 Performance of the Nigh
  
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• Cris ‘Cyborg’ Ready for Amanda Nunes After Demolition of Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222

  04-03-2018 07:41 via sherdog.com
  It may have looked like a cakewalk for Cristiane Justino against Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222, but that’s not how “Cyborg” prepared.
  
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• After Victorious Octagon Debut, Mackenzie Dern Targets UFC 224 in Brazil for Next Bout

  04-03-2018 07:37 via sherdog.com
  Mackenzie Dern is an Arizona native, but her Brazilian roots run deep.
  
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• UFC 222 Bonuses: Ortega, O’Malley, Soukhamthath, Hernandez Earn $50K Checks

  04-03-2018 07:22 via sherdog.com
  Brian Ortega, Sean O’Malley, Andre Soukhamthath and Alexander Hernandez received $50,000 post-fight bonuses for their efforts at UFC 222.
  
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• Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino Turns Away Daring Yana Kunitskaya in UFC 222 Main Event

  04-03-2018 06:57 via sherdog.com
  Cristiane Justino retains her women’s featherweight crown with first-round stoppage on Yana Kunitskaya in UFC 222headliner.
  
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• Cris Cyborg stops Yana Kunitskaya in opening round

  04-03-2018 06:48
  Yana Kunitskaya gave it everything she had at UFC 222. But it wasn’t nearly enough.The Invicta bantamweight champion went up a weight class to challenge Cris Cyborg on short notice for the UFC featherweight championship Saturday night.
  But after Kunitskaya found early success, Cyborg proved once again why she’s considered by so many the greatest women’s fighter of all-time. Cyborg turned up the heat after an awkward start and earned the knockout victory. The time of the stoppa
  
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• UFC 222: Pros react to Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya, Ortega demolishing Edgar

  04-03-2018 06:46
  Chaos was abound at UFC 222 — but not in the main event.
  Cris Cyborg defended her UFC women’s featherweight title with ease on Saturday night, stopping Octagon newcomer Yana Kunitskaya via first-round TKO to successfully defend her 145-pound title. But the real madness came in the night’s co-main event, where undefeated featherweight Brian Ortega became the first fighter in 13 years to stop Frankie Edgar, knocking Edgar out with a hellacious first-round uppercut to secure a li
  
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• UFC 222 post-fight press conference video

  04-03-2018 06:36
  The UFC 222 post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the Octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com.
  UFC officials will announce the winners of the Fight of the Night and the Performance of the Night bonuses, and winning fighters will meet the media after their fights.
  The UFC 222 post-fight press conference takes place about 30 minutes after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 1 a.m. ET.
  
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• Cris Cyborg Overwhelms Yana Kunitskaya For First Round Knockout

  04-03-2018 06:34
  Round 1: Kunitskaya opens up with a front kick and Cyborg responds with a heavy overhand that rocks her. Kunitskaya takes down Cyborg adn takes the back, but Cyborg stands and gets her off. Kunitskaya presses Cyborg against the cage and eats some knees from Cyborg. More knees from Cyborg, who’s still against the cage, who then […]
  
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• UFC 222 results: Brian Ortega becomes first fighter to finish Frankie Edgar

  04-03-2018 06:23
  Let there be no more doubt: Brian Ortega is the real deal.
  The Gracie jiu-jitsu standout from Torrance, Calif., had the biggest opportunity of his career on Saturday night, as he took a matchup with Frankie Edgar as a replacement for featherweight champion Max Holloway.
  And boy, did Ortega ever take advantage. A giant, fight-changing elbow led to a first-round knockout on Saturday night in the co-feature bout of UFC 222. The time of the stoppage at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas was 4:44 of the op
  
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• UFC 222 live blog: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya

  04-03-2018 06:12
  This is the UFC 222 live blog for Cris Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya, a women’s featherweight championship bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
  Cyborg, undefeated in 20 consecutive bouts, looks for the second straight defense of her UFC title against Kunitskaya, the former Invicta FC bantamweight champion, in the evening’s main event.
  Check out the UFC 222 live blog below.
  Round 1: Referee Herb Dean will oversee the evening’s main event. Cy
  
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• Brian Ortega Pulls Off Shocking Knockout Win Over Edgar To Secure Title Shot

  04-03-2018 06:09
  Round 1: Edgar presses forward and lands a nice leg kick. Ortega pops off a few jabs and Edgar tries to work his way inside with some fast strikes but Ortega circles out. A high kick for Edgar is just blocked and he follows it up with a nice combination. A nice jab backs Ortega […]
  
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• UFC 222 results: Sean O’Malley survives severe leg injury, beats Andre Soukhamthath 

  04-03-2018 06:05
  The legend of “Suga” Sean O’Malley continues to grow.The MMA Lab product by way of Montana put on an incredible show of heart in earning a unanimous decision victory over Andre Soukhamthath on Saturday at UFC 222.
  O’Malley, who looked well on his way to victory, appeared to suffer a broken foot early in the third round of their bantamweight bout. But he managed to tough his way through the rest of the round and survive until the horn.
  O’Malley improved to 10-0 by g
  
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• UFC 222 live blog: Edgar vs. Ortega

  04-03-2018 05:50
  This is the UFC 222 live blog for Frankie Edgar vs. Brian Ortega, a featherweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
  Edgar, a former UFC lightweight champion with wins in seven of his last eight fights, takes on Ortega, who is 13-0 with five consecutive finishes, in the evening’s co-main event.
  Check out the UFC 222 live blog below.
  Round 1: Referee Jason Herzog on hand for the evening’s co-main event. Faber working that left lead leg of Ort
  
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• Sean O’Malley Survives Late Leg Injury To Beat Andre Soukhamthath

  04-03-2018 05:49
  Round 1: O’Malley starts things off with a couple of good attacks to the legs. Soukhamthath’s leg is hurt a bit after that attack but he hides it well. Soukhamthath lands a nice right hand but O’Malley continues to press forward. A nice spinning wheel kick just lands for O’Malley. A leg kick from O’Malley takes Soukhamthath’s leg […]
  
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• Andrei Arlovski Bests Stefan Struve After Three Rounds

  04-03-2018 05:19
  Round 1: Arlovski starts things off with a leg kick More leg kicks from “Pitbull” and he just misses on a counter hook. A overhand lands for Arlovski and Struve responds with a head kick that is blocked. Arlovski takes Struve down and is right into half guard. Arlovski stands and allows Struve to get […]
  
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• Ketlen Vieira Continues Bantamweight Climb By Defeating Cat Zingano

  04-03-2018 04:40
  Round 1: Zingano opens up the fight with a nice right hand and they clinch up. Vieira has Zingano against the cage and eats an elbow as they separate. Zingano comes in on a takedown but it’s stuffed. Vieira with a nice hook as Zingano comes inside. Zingano is eating shots when she gets inside the pocket […]
  
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• Disappointed Hector Lombard believes CB Dollaway was looking for a way out in controversial finish

  04-03-2018 02:53
  LAS VEGAS — At UFC 222, Hector Lombard discusses his disqualification loss to CB Dollaway, why he thinks Dollaway wasn’t really hurt and more.
  
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• UFC 222 results: Hector Lombard disqualified against C.B. Dollaway

  04-03-2018 02:29
  The UFC has its first disqualification of 2018.
  Hector Lombard was DQ’d at the end of the opening round of his UFC 222 middleweight bout against C.B. Dollaway on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
  Lombard belted Dolloway with a wicked overhand left to the jaw which was thrown after the horn sounded to end the opening round. Referee Mark Smith checked out the video replay at cageside after the round.When Dolloway, who was basically out on his feet and asking what had happened,
  
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• UFC 222 photos

  04-03-2018 02:11
  UFC 222 photos are for Saturday’s UFC event in Las Vegas.
  
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• UFC 222 results: Zak Ottow defeats retiring Mike Pyle in first round

  04-03-2018 01:55
  A mixed martial arts OG had his final fight Saturday night.
  Longtime veteran Mike Pyle rounded out his career in his adopted hometown of Las Vegas at UFC 222.
  The feel-good version of the story ended there, though, as Zak Ottow defeated him via TKO at 2:34 of the opening round at T-Mobile Arena.“I loved it. I f*ckin’ loved it,” Pyle, holding back tears, said of his career in his postfight interview. “I loved every bit of it. This camp was the best. I was so emotional.&rd
  
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• Cris Cyborg to make guaranteed $500K at UFC 222; Yana Kunitskaya to cash $100K

  04-03-2018 01:13
  Cris Cyborg and Yana Kunitskaya will each cash six-figure paydays Saturday night.
  Cyborg will make a guaranteed $500,000 and Kunitskaya will take home a guaranteed $100,000 at UFC 222, per a document obtained by MMA Fighting from the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC). Cyborg will defend her UFC women’s featherweight title against Kunitskaya in the main event of the card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
  Cyborg also made a guaranteed $500,000 for her fight against Holly Holm at UFC 219 in Dec
  
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• KSW 42 results: Tomasz Narkun snaps Mamed Khalidov’s 20-fight KSW unbeaten run

  04-03-2018 00:07
  Tomasz Narkun snapped Mamed Khalidov’s 20-fight unbeaten run with KSW in the main event of KSW 42 on Saturday in Lodz, Poland.The light heavyweight champion had it all to do in the third round after middleweight champion, Khalidov, dropped him twice in the first three minutes. Despite tiring greatly, 37-year-old Khalidov proved elusive in the second, leaving his younger opponent with a mountain to climb in the third.Narkun came out hot in the third and landed a series of knees to the head
  
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• Frankie Edgar vs. Chad Mendes full fight video

  04-03-2018 00:00
  At The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale back on Dec. 11, 2015, former UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar took on long-time UFC featherweight contender Chad Mendes in the main event of the card. That night in Las Vegas, Edgar knocked out Mendes to earn a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus.Now, over three years later, Edgar will take on young contender Brian Ortega in the co-main event of UFC 222. The event is set to take place on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. UFC women’s
  
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