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Exclusive: Diego Sanchez Plans To ‘Slaughter’ And ‘Retire’ Austin Trout At Knuckle Mania
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Fedor Emelianenko Has No Issues With Retiring After Bellator 290: ‘I Feel Great’
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Ryan Bader Says Beating Francis Ngannou Makes Him ‘Legit’ But Doubts Ex-UFC Champ Will Join Bellator
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Exclusive: Diego Sanchez Wants ‘Legend Fight’ After Austin Trout, Eyes Diaz Brothers And Mike Perry
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‘An Alien’ Israel Adesanya Advises People To See The World And Gain Perspective In Twitter Post
Israel Adesanya is dropping some advice for the people of the world to get out and explore and learn. The last year was a tough one for Israel Adesanya in terms of his career. He lost his UFC middleweight title in November to his longtime foe Alex Pereira. It seemed as if he would coast to victory in his bout at UFC 281 but in the fifth round, he was caught and knocked out. Immediately following the fight, Adesanya showed up backstage and spoke to the media. He did not hang his head but instead spoke about his life and how thankful he was to have the opportunities he does. Now he is continuing to spread that message to his fans on social media.
Chael Sonnen Doesn’t Believe Jon Jones Will Be As Big As He Claims In Heavyweight Debut
Chael Sonnen is skeptical about Jon Jones’ weight gain in his heavyweight debut. It has been three years since former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones stepped foot into the Octagon. Back in August 2020, Jones decided to relinquish his title and set his sights on a move to the heavyweight division. Over the last three years, he has been working to bulk up and pack on more weight in order to be ready for the heaviest of all divisions in the UFC. Recently Jones came out and said he was trying to “pack on 40 pounds “ in order to prepare for his next bout against Ciryl Gane.
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Daniel Cormier Says Michael Chandler Should Sustain ‘Constant Attack’ From ‘Annoying Guy’ Conor McGregor
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Diego Sanchez, Marvin Vettori Among MMA Stars Calling Out Sam Smith’s ‘Satanic’ Grammy Performance
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Dillon Danis Exposed For Promoting Fake NFT Projects
Dillon Danis has found himself in another controversial headline. ‘El Jefe’ seems to always be surrounded by negative publicity nowadays. The 29-year-old is being accused of promoting a fake NFT project. Danis has claimed in the past that he makes most of his money on social media, including companies paying him to promote products. He recently advertised an NFT company on Twitter by saying:
Exclusive: Ciryl Gane Not Afraid of Jon Jones & Shares his Prediction: ‘I’ll Be the GOAT’
Ciryl Gane is not worried about the wrestling danger of Jon Jones. Gane believes Jones will be ready for a move up to the heavyweight. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been out of action since defeating Dominick Reyes in Feb. 2020 at UFC 247. He relinquished the title following the win and embarked on a mission to become the heavyweight champion. Three years later, he will finally make his debut in the heavyweight division against former interim UFC heavyweight titleholder Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 on Mar. 4.
Exclusive: Ciryl Gane Believes Sergei Pavlovich And Curtis Blaydes Should Fight For Next Title Shot
Ciryl Gane thinks it makes sense for Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes to fight next to determine the number one heavyweight contender. On March 4, Gane and Jon Jones will compete for the vacant UFC heavyweight championship after Francis Ngannou parted ways with the promotion. Now that Ngannou is out of the picture, the heavyweight division is suddenly unpredictable.

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