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Diaz prefers shot at UFC's BMF belt over trilogy bout vs. McGregor
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (300+ words) Nate Diaz would like to eventually return to the UFC, but only under his terms and only for the right fight -- which, for now, does not include a trilogy against Conor McGregor. Diaz (21-13) is scheduled to face Mike Perry (14-8) in…...
Donegi Abena (Light Heavyweight) MMA Profile
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (77+ words) Donegi Abena (Light Heavyweight) MMA Profile'ESPN - Eblen bounces back from 1st loss, submits BattleMMA divisional rankings: Evloev is back near the top at featherweight Flyweight great Johnson to enter UFC Hall of Fame UFC fighter called back to cage after scorecard…...
Johnny Eblen quickly submits Bryan Battle in PFL main event
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (363+ words) Johnny Eblen got back on track on Saturday night, and it couldn't have come at a better time and with a better performance. Eight months after the former Bellator middleweight champion lost a bid for the PFL title in the…...
PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle Live Fight Coverage
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (51+ words) PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle Live Fight Coverage'ESPN PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle Middleweight - Main Event Ariane Lipski da Silva Joe Pyfer smashes Israel Adesanya for the statement finish Pyfer finishes Adesanya in career-best win at UFC Fight Night MMA…...
UFC's Fortune called back to cage after wrong winner declared
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (237+ words) Nearly 10 years after making his professional MMA debut, heavyweight Tyrell Fortune finally has his first UFC win -- and not without some late controversy. Fortune (18-3) defeated Marcin Tybura (27-10) by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Seattle, via judges…...
PFL Pittsburgh: How to watch Eblen vs. Battle on ESPN
1+ week, 2+ day ago (276+ words) The Professional Fighters League sets up the SmartCage on Saturday at the UPMC Events Center near Pittsburgh for a 12-fight card featuring former longtime champion Johnny Eblen taking on PFL newcomer Bryan Battle in the main event. Eblen (16-1-0) looks to…...
'Definitely not my final chapter': A refreshed Israel Adesanya isn't done yet
1+ week, 1+ day ago (721+ words) He may have traded right hooks and calf kicks for DJ decks last year, but Israel Adesanya insists he is motivated to continue his UFC career, dispelling suggestions he is in his final chapter as a professional mixed martial artist....
Paul Hughes pulls out of PFL's Belfast main event with knee injury
1+ week, 2+ day ago (239+ words) The PFL has suffered a major blow to its April 16 fight card in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as Belfast's own Paul Hughes is out of the lightweight main event after suffering a knee injury in training. Hughes (14-3), who has challenged for…...
Jack Della Maddalena laments defensive mindset against Islam Makhachev
1+ week, 4+ day ago (729+ words) Islam Makhachev has defeated Jack Della Maddalena in dominant fashion in front of a sold out Madison Square Garden to win the UFC welterweight championship. (1:08) Jack Della Maddalena has said he was "too defensive" in his welterweight title wipeout against…...
Evloev edges Murphy by majority decision, calls out Volkanovski
1+ week, 6+ day ago (457+ words) Movsar Evloev's flurry of punches fuels his win over Lerone Murphy in the main event. (0:22) LONDON -- Russia's Movsar Evloev crashed the London party on Saturday night, beating Manchester native Lerone Murphy by majority decision in an impressive performance amid the…...