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• Khabib: Tsarukyan 'More Competitive' Fight for Makhachev Than Topuria

  16-04-2025 13:03 via sherdog.com
  
  Khabib Nurmagomedov prefers that Islam Makhachev fights Arman Tsarukyan instead of Ilia Topuria.
  
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• Jack Della Maddalena ready to avenge Alexander Volkanovski, welcomes Islam Makhachev fight after UFC 315

  20-04-2025 01:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Jack Della Maddalena | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Jack Della Maddalena is more than happy to give Islam Makhachev a crack at the welterweight title.
  Next month, Maddalena challenges Belal Muhammad for the welterweight title at UFC 315, and it’s been heavily rumored that lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is waiting on that fight to determine his next bout. Makhachev is friends with Muhammad and thus won’t move up if Belal is the champion, but if Maddalena pulls off the upset,
  
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• Updates To UFC Kansas City

  20-04-2025 00:40 via ufc.com
  
  Key Information For the April 26 Event At T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
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• Charles Oliveira uninterested in Paddy Pimblett right now, cites condition for ‘great fight’ with Ilia Topuria

  20-04-2025 00:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Charles Oliveira | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Paddy Pimblett mentioned former UFC champion Charles Oliveira as one of the potential names next for him after he dismantled Michael Chandler at UFC 314 on April 12, but the Brazilian isn’t interested in facing Pimblett right now.
  Speaking with Portal do Vale Tudo in Brazil, “Do Bronx” explained why “I don’t even think about” booking a fight with Pimblett next. The Chute Boxe Diego Lima lightweight said Pimble
  
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• Video: Ex-UFC heavyweight Maurice Greene scores featured role in new Jordan Peele produced horror film

  19-04-2025 23:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Ex-UFC heavyweight Maurice Greene is adding to his resume outside the cage after landing a featured role in the new horror film Him, which is being produced by Academy Award winner Jordan Peele.
  The first trailer for Him dropped on Friday with Greene making a terrifying appearance midway through the footage with the veteran fighter appearing with blood on his face during a training session with lead star Tyriq Withers.
  The film also stars Marlon Wayans, Tim Heidecker, Australian comic Jim Jeffe
  
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• Tom Aspinall has two words to describe Jon Jones

  19-04-2025 22:19 via mmafighting.com
  
  Tom Aspinall | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Tom Aspinall has used many words to describe Jon Jones and it sounds like he’s given up trying to figure “Bones” out.
  The No. 1 heavyweight in the world has long called for a matchup with Jones to unify their heavyweight championship belts, with Aspinall holding an interim title and Jones currently recognized as the UFC’s undisputed champion. Aspinall has been a dominant force in the heavyweight division, recording a 8-1 recor
  
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• Mayra Bueno Silva wants ‘bloody’ fight with Irene Aldana at Noche UFC

  19-04-2025 21:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Mayra Bueno Silva | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC SÃO PAULO — Mayra Bueno Silva is targeting a September return to the octagon, and she has volunteered to go to enemy territory.
  The one-time UFC title contender told MMA Fighting she has reached out to the UFC asking for a bantamweight clash with Irene Aldana at UFC 320, the next edition of the Mexican-themed pay-per-view Noche UFC in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Sept. 13.
  “Our plan is to fight at the Noche UFC card, and we’r
  
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• Joe Rogan reacts to Cain Velasquez’s 5-year prison sentence: ‘If there’s ever a plea for temporary insanity, that’s the plea’

  19-04-2025 19:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Joe Rogan and Cain Velasquez | Photo by Harry How/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Joe Rogan doesn’t understand why former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has to spend even a single day behind bars.
  In March, Velasquez was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading no-contest to a variety of charges including attempted murder following his initial arrest back in 2022 stemming from an 11-mile high speed chase. Velasquez was pursuing a car containing Harry Goularte, a man a
  
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• Tom Aspinall has one word to describe Jon Jones

  19-04-2025 18:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Tom Aspinall | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Tom Aspinall has used many words to describe Jon Jones and it sounds like he’s given up trying to figure “Bones” out.
  The No. 1 heavyweight in the world has long called for a matchup with Jones to unify their heavyweight championship belts, with Aspinall holding an interim title and Jones currently recognized as the UFC’s undisputed champion. Aspinall has been a dominant force in the heavyweight division, recording a 8-1 recor
  
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• WrestleMania 41 Night 1: CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins live stream watch party

  19-04-2025 17:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Photo by Heather McLaughlin/WWE via Getty Images MMA Fighting has a live stream watch party for WrestleMania 41 for Saturday’s first night of WWE’s annual doubleheader in Las Vegas. In the main event, it will be CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins in a triple threat match.Join MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, and other special guests to watch along with Night 1 of WrestleMania 41 as it happens live.
  In the co-main event, Gunther defends his WWE World Heavyweight Cham
  
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• Jon Anik: UFC matchmakers looked at me ‘like I should lose my job’ during UFC 314 main event

  19-04-2025 15:15 via mmafighting.com
  
  Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Jon Anik was on the call for the UFC 314 main event between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes, and after the third round, he felt there was a great case Volkanovski was up 30-27 on the scorecards. Not everyone agreed with that.
  Anik served as lead commentator—alongside Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan providing color commentary—for the UFC’s recent pay-per-view event, which was capped off by Volkanovski regaining the featherweight title via unanimo
  
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• Can you guess this UFC, WEC, IFL vet in today’s in-5 trivia game?

  19-04-2025 13:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Think you can figure out which UFC fighter we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out. We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form.
  Today’s UFC in-5 gameIf you can’t see the game due to Apple News or another service, click this game article.
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• PFL 3 results: Fabian Edwards slices open Impa Kasanganay, delivers blistering knockout in main event

  19-04-2025 03:43 via mmafighting.com
  
  Fabian Edwards didn’t celebrate for very long despite delivering an emphatic finish over former PFL champion Impa Kasanganay in the PFL 3 main event on Friday from Orlando.In a battle between two noted strikers, Edwards immediately set the tone when he started throwing slick, inside elbows that kept catching Kasanganay off guard. During one exchange, Edwards unleashed an elbow that sliced open Kasanganay as blood started dripping down his face.
  Between rounds the doctor had to check the m
  
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• Watch Gadzhi Rabadanov score terrifying ground and pound knockout over ex-UFC fighter Marc Diakiese in 32 seconds

  19-04-2025 03:03 via mmafighting.com
  
  Gadzhi Rabadanov picked up right where he left off after winning the 2024 PFL championship with a stunning knockout over ex-UFC fighter Marc Diakiese in just 32 seconds at the PFL 3 co-main event on Friday.
  The fight played out in rapid fire fashion with Diakiese looking to showcase his striking when he threw a kick at the Russian but that maneuver backfired spectacularly. Rabadanov caught the kick, which led to a quick takedown and the Russian immediately started launching a series of devastat
  
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• Fabian Edwards Destroys Impa Kasanganay in PFL 3 Main Event

  19-04-2025 01:57 via sherdog.com
  
  The Professional Fighters League's middleweight and lightweight divisions were on display as 16 of its top fighters competed to move on to the 2025 World Tournament semifinals.
  
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• ‘Nobody is going to pay for this’: Fans react to Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight

  19-04-2025 00:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Jake Paul | Photo By Tom Horak/Sportsfile via Getty Images Jake Paul steps back in the squared circle this summer, and if fan reaction is any indication, it won’t be for a matchup people are interested in.
  On Friday, MMA Fighting confirmed that Paul is set to face former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a cruiserweight matchup on June 28 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.This is Paul’s first fight since his monumental bout with Mike Tyson in November that streamed
  
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• PFL 3 Results: Kasanganay vs. Edwards

  18-04-2025 22:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  MMA Fighting has the PFL 3: Kasanganay vs. Edwards results from Universal Studios Florida in Orlando on Friday night.
  In the main event, former PFL light heavyweight champion Impa Kasanganay returns to his natural weight class at 185 pounds with hopes that he can add some more hardware and another big paycheck to his bank account when he faces Fabian Edwards. Edwards is a two-time Bellator title challenger, and he’s now looking to make an impact in his first PFL tournament.
  At lightweight
  
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• UFC 315: Veteran steps in to save featherweight bout on Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena fight card

  18-04-2025 21:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC 315 has added a featherweight contest.The promotion announced that Gavin Tucker returns to the octagon to face JeongYeong Lee at the May 10 pay-per-view card at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
  Lee will get to compete around his originally scheduled timeframe as he was set to face Trevor Peek at UFC Des Moines. Peek was forced to withdraw after fracturing his leg. The 29-year-old makes his fourth octagon appearance, and looks to bounce bac
  
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• CM Punk responds to Seth Rollins calling him out for UFC fight: ‘I’m going to punch this motherf*cker in the face’

  18-04-2025 20:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images CM Punk couldn’t help but laugh after learning that Seth Rollins called him out for an MMA fight in the UFC ahead of their triple threat match at WrestleMania 41 on Saturday.
  The two-time UFC fighter, who returned to WWE in 2023 following a decade away from the promotion, addressed the callout after Rollins admitted that he would train MMA just for the sake of settling his differences with Punk in the cage. While Rollins has no formal martial arts backgrou
  
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• Ilia Topuria issues cold warning for potential Conor McGregor fight, reveals which other bout ‘excites me more’

  18-04-2025 19:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC If the UFC offered Ilia Topuria a fight with Conor McGregor in his first fight since vacating the featherweight title, Topuria would take it for sure.“I think he’s going to come back,” Topuria said on the Joe Rogan Experience. “If they give the opportunity to guys at, what, 40 years old like [Andrei] Arlovski, you can have so many names who fight at 40 years old. Why not Conor? ...“Actually, we had the talks [about a fight],” To
  
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• Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. set for summer showdown

  18-04-2025 17:07 via mmafighting.com
  
  Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Jake Paul is returning to the boxing ring this summer.
  Promotional officials confirmed to MMA Fighting that Paul is set to face former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a cruiserweight matchup. The event takes place June 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif, and streams on DAZN pay-per-view.
  Ring Magazine was first to report the matchup.Paul makes his first appearance in 2025 coming off of his decision win over Mike Tyson in November
  
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• Belal Muhammad Welcomes All Doubters

  18-04-2025 16:46 via ufc.com
  
  Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad Relishes Proving People Wrong, And He Aims To Add More Accolades To His Resume Starting With A Win At UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena
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• The 10 | The Best Of The UFC In Montreal

  18-04-2025 16:11 via ufc.com
  
  Highlighting The Top Fights To Take Place at Bell Centre Ahead Of UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena On May 10
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• Vicente Luque-Kevin Holland Scrap Booked for UFC 316 in June

  18-04-2025 15:52 via sherdog.com
  
  It might come as a surprise that the Ultimate Fighting Championship has not booked this matchup before.
  
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• Vicente Luque vs. Kevin Holland set for UFC 316

  18-04-2025 15:30 via mmafighting.com
  
  Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Kevin Holland is sticking around at welterweight.
  The UFC announced on Friday that Holland is set to face Vicente Luque at UFC 316. The event takes place June 7 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.Luque makes his 2025 debut, and does so coming off of a 52 second submission win over Themba Gorimbo at UFC 310 in December. The 33-year-old bounced back from a stoppage loss to Joaquin Buckley at UFC Atlantic City nine months prior. Luque was scheduled to face Nick
  
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• Missed Fists: Toe to eye leads to freak fight finish

  18-04-2025 15:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Omoyele Gonzalez and Joey Hart at an LFA event in Prior Lake, Minn., on April 11, 2025 | @UFCFightPass, Twitter Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day.
  If you tuned in to UFC 314 this past Saturday, you were treated to a solid card top to bottom that was only slightly marred by a trio of questionable stoppages. Michal Olek
  
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• Morning Report | Aaron Pico targeting UFC title by 2026: ‘I don’t want a participation trophy for the UFC’

  18-04-2025 14:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Aaron Pico | Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Aaron Pico is finally in the UFC, and he has his sights set on the very top.
  Earlier this month, Pico ended his free agency, signing a multi-fight deal with the UFC after competing exclusively for Bellator for the first 17 fights of his career. Speaking recently on the Pound 4 Pound podcast with Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo, Pico revealed that he almost made his way to the octagon much sooner.
  “A lot people don’t know this ... the UFC had a
  
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• Can you guess this top 15 UFC fighter in today’s in-5 trivia game?

  18-04-2025 13:00 via mmafighting.com
  
  Think you can figure out which UFC fighter we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out. We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form.
  Today’s UFC in-5 gameIf you can’t see the game due to Apple News or another service, click this game article.
  Previous games
  Thursday, April
  
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• PFL 2025 World Tournament 3 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring

  18-04-2025 04:36 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog's live PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 3 coverage will begin Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• PFL 3 weigh-in results: All fighters on point for middleweight and lightweight tournament

  18-04-2025 00:35 via mmafighting.com
  
  Impa Kasanganay | Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Impa Kasanganay, Fabian Edwards, and the rest of the PFL middleweight and lightweight tournaments are locked in for Friday night.
  On Friday, PFL takes place at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, featuring the opening round of the middleweight and lightweight tournaments, and while things didn’t go so hot for the first two PFL events in the tournament series, this time it was smooth sailing, with all compet
  
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