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After UFC officials announced that Joseph Benavidez would serve as a back-up to the Henry Cejudo vs. TJ Dillashaw UFC flyweight title fight at UFC on ESPN+ 1 on Jan. 19, it appears he will have an actual bout scheduled for the fight card in case he is not called into main event action.
Benavidez had initially been slated to fight Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 233 in Anaheim, Calif., but when the Jan. 26 event was scrapped because of a lack of a suitable main event, so was Benavidezs bout with Figue...
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship lands in Milwaukee, Wis., for its final foray onto FOX.
UFC on FOX 31 features a lightweight rematch between Top 10 fighters Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta. Lee and Iaquinta first met in the Octagon nea...
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Michael Chandler became the first fighter in history to win a championship on three separate occasions under the Bellator banner. He set or tied numerous Bellator records in doing so and became one of the only fighters to ever accomplish such a feat for a global promotion like Bellator.
After the fight, Chandler spoke with reporters, giving a ton of praise to Brent Primus, his opponent, for showing his championship mettle and bringing a much tougher fight than exp...
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Michael Chandler reclaimed the lightweight title from Brent Primus at Bellator 212 on Friday in Hawaii.
Chandler didnt simply win the belt back, however, he set all kinds of records and made history, becoming a champion for the third time, something that hardly any other fighter has done on the global level, not only under the Bellator banner.
Primus proved his championship mettle, taking the fight to Chandler, but after five rounds, all three judges...
Edson Barboza was ready for a fresh start.
Thats the easiest way to explain why the top 10 ranked lightweight contender decided to move from New Jersey to Florida earlier this year to begin training at the famed American Top Team academy in Coconut Creek.
Now theres no secret why so many fighters choose American Team as their home.
The gym has produced a long list of champions for promotions such as the UFC and Bellator not to mention a world class facility filled with top contenders and hungry ...
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