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Fight Facts: UFC 317 ‘Topuria vs. Oliveira’ UFC 317 featured a new pound-for-pound king ascending, a flyweight who may now be the second-best ever and a sensational brawl that will be...
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Jay Pettry
Jun 30, 2025
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Fight Facts: PFL 2025 World Tournament 7 The 2025 PFL World Tournament 7 Semifinals featured a Moldovan with a magnet in his cup, a buddy beating another buddy and the real potential...
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Matches to Make After UFC 317 The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Las Vegas featured two belts on the line. The UFC 317 main event featured a title fight for the vacant lightweight championship between Ilia Topuria and...
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Tyler Treese
Jun 29, 2025
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Pictures: UFC 317 Las Vegas played host to UFC 317, which featured two title fights on the marquee.
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Sherdog.com Staff
Jun 28, 2025
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How to Watch Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. are ready to throw down tonight.
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Sayan Nag
Jun 28, 2025
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Bracketology: PFL 2025 Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Middleweight World Tournament Finals The 2025 PFL World Tournament 7: Semifinals took place in Chicago on Friday with the middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight brackets...
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Pictures: 2025 PFL 7 2025 PFL World Tournament 7: Semifinals saw the last batch of fighters punch their ticket to the finals.
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How to Watch UFC 317 The Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to more familiar haunts with a pair of title bouts on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Sherdog.com Staff
Jun 27, 2025
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By The Numbers: UFC 317 Pre-Fight Edition The Ultimate Fighting Championship will forge ahead with its breakneck schedule, as UFC 317 sets down on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Brian Knapp
Jun 27, 2025
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How to Watch PFL 2025 World Tournament 7 The Professional Fighters League on Friday moves forward with its historic 2025 campaign with semifinal showdowns in the middleweight, light...
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Prime Picks: UFC 317 ‘Topuria vs. Oliveira’ Sherdog soothsayer Jay Pettry peers into his crystal ball and foresees expected victors who may fly in the face of conventional wisdom or...
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Jay Pettry
Jun 27, 2025
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Rafael Xavier Makes All the Necessary Moves Ahead of PFL 2025 World Tournament 7 The 34-year-old Brazilian will toe the line against Karl Albrektsson in a light heavyweight alternate bout as part of the PFL 2025 World Tournament...
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Opinion: No Clear Options for Tom Aspinall Sherdog columnist Dayne Fox lays out the list of potential contenders for the newly minted undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight...
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Dayne Fox
Jun 26, 2025
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Preview: UFC 317 ‘Topuria vs. Oliveira’ A pair of title bouts highlight International Fight Week for the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Tom Feely
Jun 26, 2025
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Preview: UFC 317 Prelims Middleweights Gregory Rodrigues and Jack Hermansson will anchor the Ultimate Fighting Championship undercard on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Tom Feely
Jun 25, 2025
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PFL 2025 World Tournament One to Watch: Oleg Popov The 33-year-old Russian will take on Rodrigo Nascimento when their heavyweight semifinal buoys the PFL 2025 World Tournament 7 undercard this...
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‘A Whole New Chapter’ for Joshua Silveira The American Top Team export will return to the Professional Fighters League stage when his middleweight semifinal opposite Fabian Edwards headlines...
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2025 World Tournament Week 7 Trivia: So, Think you Know PFL? The Professional Fighters League wraps up the semifinals with a bow as three divisions take the stage on Friday. The heavyweights, light heavyweights and middleweights will be on display at...
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PFL 2025 World Tournament Dark Horse: Aaron Jeffery The battle-tested Canadian will rematch Dalton Rosta in the Professional Fighters League middleweight semifinals on Friday in Chicago.
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PFL 2025 World Tournament One to Watch: Fabian Edwards The Team Renegade standout will take on Joshua Silveira in the Professional Fighters League middleweight semifinals on Friday in Chicago.
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Preview: PFL 2025 World Tournament 7: Semifinals Semifinals in the middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions are on top, as the Professional Fighters League touches down on...
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PFL World Tournament 6 Post-Fight Notebook Mike Pendleton, on the ground in Wichita, Kansas, collected quotes and anecdotes from some of the top performers at 2025 PFL World Tournament 6:...
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Fight Facts: UFC on ABC 8 ‘Hill vs. Rountree’ UFC Baku featured a takedown master plying his trade, a super bonus match and a surprising statistical rival to Chuck Liddell.
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Jay Pettry
Jun 23, 2025
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Fight Facts: PFL 2025 World Tournament 6 The 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Semifinals featured a growingly common brute force submission, a Brazilian who came out of nowhere to punch his...
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Opinion: Good Riddance to the GOAT If Jon Jones’ announced retirement means an end to his historic disregard for the fans, the rules and the law, then it comes none too soon,...
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Dayne Fox
Jun 22, 2025
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Tyler Treese
Jun 21, 2025
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Pictures: UFC Baku UFC Baku was topped by match between light heavyweight knockout artists.
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Sherdog.com Staff
Jun 21, 2025
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Coach Henri Hooft Reveals Anthony Johnson Memorabilia at Kill Cliff FC While Anthony Johnson never won an Ultimate Fighting Championship title, he has a special belt with his name etched forever at his gym.
Sayan Nag
Jun 21, 2025
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Bracketology: PFL 2025 Lightweight, Bantamweight, Women’s Flyweight World Tournament Finals The Professional Fighters League World Tournament Semifinals continued on in Wichita, Kansas, Friday night with three more brackets setting...
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How to Watch UFC Baku The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday will call upon Top 10 light heavyweights when Jamahal Hill toes the line against Khalil Rountree...
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Sherdog.com Staff
Jun 20, 2025
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Prime Picks: UFC Baku ‘Hill vs. Rountree’ Sherdog’s Jay Pettry peers into his crystal ball and points bettors toward three Azerbaijan natives while suggesting a pair of stoppages to ensure the ...
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Jay Pettry
Jun 20, 2025
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Ilara Joanne, Defined by Resilience As she prepares to face Saray Orozco at 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Semifinals on Friday, “Arya Stark” sees the chance to sneak up on the...
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Justin Wetzell Embraces Underdog Role The Elevation Fight Team product will take aim at Mando Gutierrez in a PFL 2025 World Tournament 6 bantamweight semifinal on Friday in Wichita,...
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Gadzhi Rabadanov and the Pursuit of Perfection The surging Russian will confront Kevin Lee when their Professional Fighters League lightweight semifinal headlines PFL 2025 World Tournament 6.
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Liz Carmouche Eyes Another Bucket-List Item The 41-year-old veteran will put the unbeaten Elora Dana to the test when their Professional Fighters League women’s flyweight semifinal serves as the...
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Satisfaction in Sight for Jena Bishop The decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner will challenge Ekaterina Shakalova in a PFL 2025 World Tournament 6 women’s flyweight semifinal...
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No Performance Anxiety for Mando Gutierrez The Murcielago MMA product will take on Justin Wetzell when their Professional Fighters League bantamweight semifinal opens the main card for PFL...
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New Motivations for Kevin Lee “The Motown Phenom” will confront Gadzhi Rabadanov on Friday in Wichita, Kansas, where their Professional Fighters League lightweight semifinal headlines...
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Opinion: Jamahal Hill Giving Off Johny Hendricks Vibes Ahead of UFC Baku this Saturday in Azerbaijan, Sherdog columnist Dayne Fox sees parallels between the two former Ultimate Fighting Championship...
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Dayne Fox
Jun 19, 2025
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Preview: UFC Baku ‘Hill vs. Rountree’ Light heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree will do battle in the UFC on ABC 8 main event on Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Tom Feely
Jun 19, 2025
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The FF-Files: I Fought the Law As the Ultimate Fighting Championship prepares for its first foray into Azerbaijan—with Rizin already having done so in recent years—it is...
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Jay Pettry
Jun 19, 2025
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PFL 2025 World Tournament Dark Horse: Marcirley Alves The Brazilian upstart will meet Jake Hadley in the Professional Fighters League bantamweight semifinals at PFL 2025 World Tournament 6 on Friday...
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PFL 2025 World Tournament Dark Horse: Ekaterina Shakalova The Ukrainian will confront Jena Bishop in a Professional Fighters League women’s flyweight semifinal at PFL 2025 World Tournament 6 this...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Gadzhi Rabadanov The 31-year-old Russian will look to move another step closer to his second straight Professional Fighters League championship when his lightweight semifinal opposite Kevin Lee headlines...
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PFL 2025 World Tournament One to Watch: Kevin Lee “The Motown Phenom” will make his Professional Fighters League debut in a lightweight semifinal opposite Gadzhi Rabadanov atop PFL 2025 World...
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PFL 2025 World Tournament One to Watch: Elora Dana The undefeated Brazilian will toe the line against Liz Carmouche in the Professional Fighters League women’s flyweight semifinals on Friday in...
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Preview: UFC Baku Prelims The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday debuts in a new market and will do so with a healthy undercard at Baku Crystal Hall in Azerbaijan.
UFC
Tom Feely
Jun 18, 2025
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2025 World Tournament Week 6 Trivia: So, Think you Know PFL? The Professional Fighters League rocks the largest city in Kansas on Friday, repping the semifinals of the bantamweight, lightweight and...
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By The Numbers: Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree The likeminded light heavyweight knockout artists will lock horns with one another in the UFC Baku headliner on Saturday in Azerbaijan.
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Brian Knapp
Jun 17, 2025
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Preview: PFL World Tournament 6: Semifinals Lightweight, women's flyweight and bantamweight finalists will be decided at 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Semifinals on Friday in Wichita, Kansas.
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Stand and Deliver: UFC Baku Ben Duffy highlights four fighters who are under a little extra pressure to perform at UFC Baku this Saturday.
UFC
Ben Duffy
Jun 17, 2025
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Fight Facts: PFL 2025 World Tournament 5 PFL 2025 World Tournament 5 featured one of the biggest betting favorites in all of MMA, the fighter with the best record in the sport adding...
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Fight Facts: UFC on ESPN 69 ‘Usman vs. Buckley’ UFC Atlanta featured the fierce return of a welterweight juggernaut, a knockout that wasn’t and a potentially award-winning performance.
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Jay Pettry
Jun 16, 2025
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Tyler Treese
Jun 15, 2025
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By the Numbers: UFC Atlanta Kamaru Usman just needed some time to recharge.
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Tristen Critchfield
Jun 15, 2025
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Sherdog.com Staff
Jun 14, 2025
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Bracketology: PFL 2025 Featherweight, Welterweight World Tournament Finals The 2025 Professional Fighters League Semifinals month began in Nashville with the featherweight and welterweight tournaments up first.
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Prime Picks: UFC on ESPN 69 ‘Usman vs. Buckley’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship goes on the road to Hotlanta with a show that should have plenty of ups and downs.
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Jay Pettry
Jun 13, 2025
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Raoni Barcelos, Upsetting Father Time At 38, the Brazilian veteran is riding a two-fight winning streak into his main card clash with Cody Garbrandt at UFC Atlanta.
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Christian Stein
Jun 13, 2025
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Pictures: PFL 2025 5 2025 PFL World Tournament 5: Semifinals took over Nashville Thursday and delivered for a pumped-up crowd.
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How to Watch PFL 2025 World Tournament 5 The Professional Fighters League will move along with the PFL 2025 World Tournament on Thursday at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, where a welterweight semifinal pitting former Bellator MMA champion Jason Jackson against rising talent Thad Jean slides into the...
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Gabriel Braga, Killing Two Birds with One Stone As Gabriel Braga prepares for his rubber match with Jesus Pinedo at 2025 PFL World Tournament 5, revenge and the prospect of his first PFL title...
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Opinion: Joshua Van Is Doing Everything Right With his busy schedule and shockingly fast development, the 23-year-old flyweight phenom exemplifies the idea that practice makes perfect,...
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Dayne Fox
Jun 12, 2025
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Preview: UFC Atlanta ‘Usman vs. Buckley’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship lands in Atlanta for the first time in over half a decade for what shapes up to be a solid affair.
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Tom Feely
Jun 12, 2025
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PFL 2025 World Tournament One to Watch: Logan Storley The former Bellator MMA welterweight standout will look to move one step closer to a title in his new promotion at 2025 PFL World Tournament 5:...
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PFL 2025 World Tournament Dark Horse: Tae Kyun Kim The South Korean featherweight made a big splash in his promotional debut by tapping out rising Irish star Nathan Kelly, and can continue to steal the show at...
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PFL 2025 World Tournament Dark Horse: Masayuki Kikuiri A little-known name in a bracket with three welterweight stars, Masayuki Kikuiri can shock the world at 2025 PFL World Tournament 5: Semifinals.
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Preview: UFC Atlanta Prelims The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Atlanta, and there's a solid slate of seven prelims with some local flavor.
Fight Odds
Tom Feely
Jun 11, 2025
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PFL 2025 World Tournament One to Watch: Gabriel Braga The 27-year-old Brazilian will seek supremacy in his trilogy with Jesus Pinedo—and a spot in the first PFL featherweight tournament final—at...
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2025 World Tournament Week 5 Trivia: So, Think you Know PFL? As the Professional Fighters League revs up its engines to start the semifinals of its world tourney, so do we with another rousing round of...
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Jesus Pinedo Looking for Fifth Consecutive KO in PFL Semifinal on Thursday The 2023 Professional Fighters League tournament champion will try to close out a rivalry and take a step towards a second title against Gabriel...
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Preview: PFL 2025 World Tournament 5: Semifinals Welterweights and featherweights anchor the 2025 PFL World Tournament 5: Semifinals main card on Thursday in Nashville.
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Fight Facts: UFC 316 ‘Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley 2’ UFC 316 brought about a submission never seen in a UFC championship bout, an arm-wrenching bad time that also made some history and a striker...
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Jay Pettry
Jun 09, 2025
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Matches to Make After UFC 316 How do you solve a problem like Merab?
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Jay Pettry
Jun 08, 2025
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By the Numbers: UFC 316 There’s a sense of inevitability when Merab Dvalishvili fights.
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Tristen Critchfield
Jun 08, 2025
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Pictures: UFC 316 UFC 316 was headlined by two title fights and lots of talent on the undercard.
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Sherdog.com Staff
Jun 07, 2025
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Parlaying and Praying: UFC 316 ‘Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley’ In honor of the late, beloved Jordan Breen, Jay Pettry takes a trip down memory lane to revive The Mastermind's “Parlaying and Praying”...
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Jay Pettry
Jun 06, 2025
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UFC 316: Tickets, Location, Where To Watch Here’s everything you need to know about Saturday’s UFC 316 card.
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Sherdog.com Staff
Jun 06, 2025
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Ariane Lipski da Silva, Ready for Battle As she prepares to face Cong Wang at UFC 316 on Saturday in Newark, Ariane Lipski da Silva reflected on the winding road that has brought her to...
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Christian Stein
Jun 05, 2025
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Opinion: No Favors for O’Malley The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s decision to grant Sean O'Malley an immediate title rematch at UFC 316 is the latest in a long line of...
UFC
Dayne Fox
Jun 05, 2025
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Preview: UFC 316 ‘Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2’ Bantamweight title fights in the men's as well as women's divisions anchor the five-fight main card of UFC 316 on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey.
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Tom Feely
Jun 05, 2025
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PFL's Davis on New Ticket Pricing: This is a Sport for Young People and It's Gotten Too Expensive On the eve of the 2025 World Tournament Semifinals, Professional Fighters League chairman Donn Davis spoke to Sherdog about the promotion's...
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Bruno Silva, Climbing Back Towards Contention Bruno “Bulldog” Silva spoke to Sherdog about his December loss to Manel Kape, his upcoming tilt with Joshua Van at UFC 316 on Saturday and...
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Christian Stein
Jun 04, 2025
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Preview: UFC 316 Prelims Flyweights take the spotlight on the UFC 316 undercard, as Joshua Van squares off with Bruno “Bulldog” Silva.
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Tom Feely
Jun 04, 2025
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Stand and Deliver: UFC 316 Ben Duffy highlights a couple of fighters who are under a little extra pressure to perform at UFC 316.
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Ben Duffy
Jun 03, 2025
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Pictures - UNF 25 UNF 25 went down May 31 in Commerce, Calif., and featured a bantamweight title fight between Johnny Robles and Albert Morales.
Dave Mandel
Jun 02, 2025
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Fight Facts: UFC Vegas 107 ‘Blanchfield vs. Barber’ With few results to hang our hat on, and even fewer rankings-worthy offerings to go over, the slim and proper UFC Vegas 107 edition of Prime...
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Jay Pettry
Jun 02, 2025
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Opinion: Maycee Barber and the Culture of Weight Cutting The cancellation of UFC Vegas 107's main event after Maycee Barber's medical emergency is indicative of MMA's culture of increasingly extreme...
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Dayne Fox
Jun 01, 2025
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Matches to Make After UFC Vegas 107 The 10-fight card was supposed to be headlined by a five-round fight between women’s flyweight contenders Erin Blanchfield and Maycee Barber,...
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Tyler Treese
Jun 01, 2025
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By the Numbers: UFC Vegas 107 An already short-handed UFC Vegas 107 card lost its featured attraction just minutes before walkouts when Maycee Barber suffered an emergency medical issue that rendered her unable to face...
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Tristen Critchfield
Jun 01, 2025


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