Sean Strickland appears to be getting his wish. 2024 didn’t start as Strickland hoped it would, losing his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight crown in his first defense opposite South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297. The split decision loss (watch highlights) led Strickland to a split decision rebound win over Paulo Costa at UFC 303 this past June 2024.

Wish granted! Dana White confirms Sean Strickland gets next UFC middleweight title shot

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A new season of Contender Series is underway and UFC already has four new fighters under contract. On Tuesday night, season eight of Contender Series kicked off in Las Vegas, and after five fights, UFC CEO Dana White awarded contracts to Mansour Abdul-Malik, Bruno Lopes, Jose Delgado, and Lone’er Kavanagh, who all picked up big finishes at the UFC APEX.

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PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants has reportedly added a huge lightweight matchup to bolster a card headlined by Francis Ngannou's PFL debut.

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LAS VEGAS — Boxing financier Turki Alalshikh joined Golden Boy Promotions founder Oscar De La Hoya inside the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas for an impromptu live interview Saturday. World Boxing News attended the event and heard the influential execs discuss plans for a double-header super event featuring...

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Gamrot eyes a rematch with Tsarukyan, should Islam Makhachev sit out for the rest of the year.

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It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

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Serghei Spivac is ready for anybody, including Jailton Almeida. On Saturday, Spivac scored the eighth win of his UFC career, submitting Marcin Tybura with an armbar in the main event of UFC Vegas 95. The win avenged an earlier loss to Tybura and moves “Polar Bear” up in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings at heavyweight. Still, only 29 years old and now back in the winning column, Spivac knows there are plenty of opportunities awaiting him up the ladder.

Serghei Spivac responds to Jailton Almeida callout after UFC Vegas 95: ‘Let him train’

Blair Cobbs sees WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in a near-unwinnable position going up against IBF, WBC, and WBO champ Artur Beterbiev in their undisputed championship on October 12th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Beterbiev’s Power and Pressure. Cobbs feels that the short, powerful arm punches and the nonstop...

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UFC president Dana White said Conor McGregor wants to fight, but White squashed the prospect of it happening this year.

UFC's Conor McGregor won't fight in 2024, Dana White says

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Bruno Lopes was unwilling to let his second Dana White’s Contender Series chance slip through his fingers.
At DWCS 67, Lopes (13-1) finished opponent Mikheil Sazhiniani (13-3) with a series of body blows for a stoppage at 4:14 of Round 2. The light heavyweight bout was the third of the series’ eighth season, which launched with its first card Tuesday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Sazhiniani had a strong opening round. As the fight progressed, however, the tables turned. Sazhiniani wore down and Lopes’ body shots expedited the process of cardio failure. A big step-knee to the body by Lopes...

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In an interview with The Laboratory (via Fightful), Bobby Lashley spoke about his plans to get back into boxing and noted that he already has an opponent lined up to fight. Lashley is rumored to be leaving WWE when his contract expires this weekend. He said: “I love to be...

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UFC 305 features a pivotal middleweight clash between former champion Israel Adesanya and current titleholder Dricus du Plessis, marking Adesanya's return after an 11-month layoff. This event, taking place in Perth, Australia, serves not only as a personal comeback for Adesanya but also as a continuation of a heated rivalry that has captivated fans. The co-main event features local fighter Steve Erceg facing New Zealand's Kai Kara-France. With top-heavy dynamics in the 185-pound division, the stakes are high for both du Plessis and Adesanya as they navigate their contrasting trajectories in the sport.

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Sean O'Malley is promising a "viral knockout" at UFC 306 — if only to outshine one of boxing's brightest stars.

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Mackenzie Dern’s partner tried to set up Bobby Green after the lightweight standout made a one-word remark during Dern’s UFC 298 weigh-in that quickly went viral. As Dern made her way to the scale ahead of her main card clash with Amanda Lemos, Green was caught with a hot mic letting out a “Sheesh” which earned the attention of the MMA community.

‘She hit me up’ — Bobby Green Details Suspicious Encounter with Mackenzie Dern’s Partner After Viral Moment

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L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

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Last month, the International Boxing Federation stripped Canelo Alvarez from the IBF Super Middleweight Championship for not defending the title. IBF wanted Alvarez to defend the title against the No. 1 contender William Scull. However, he decided to fight against Edgar Berlanga on September 14th. On the Million Dollaz Worth...

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Francis Ngannou enters his MMA comeback fight this October with the heaviest of hearts. This past April, Ngannou revealed that his 15-month son Kobe died following a medical emergency. The devastating news hit the Ngannou family just a month after his most recent fight, a second-round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua in a boxing match in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Ben Askren feels there may be something behind the scenes when it comes to Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. Many MMA fans have expressed dismay over UFC CEO Dana White sticking to his guns on booking Jones vs. Miocic for the heavyweight title. This is because Tom Aspinall is the current interim UFC Heavyweight Champion, and fans believe he’s the more exciting fight for “Bones.”

Ben Askren thinks Jon Jones has dirt on UFC CEO Dana White: “He’s playing along, and letting him and Stipe fight”

UFC 305 (pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Saturday at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. In the main event, bitter rivals will finally get their hands on each other as middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) makes his first title defense against former champ Israel Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC). In the co-main event, former title challengers Steve Erceg (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Kai Kara-France (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC) meet in a critical flyweight bout.

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That new moniker came as a shock to Strickland’s head coach Eric Nicksick. After losing the middleweight title to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297, Strickland defeated Paulo Costa via split decision at UFC 302 in June, then proclaimed that he’ll stay on the sidelines until he gets his chance to regain the belt — one he and Nicksick believe he should still have.

Sean Strickland’s head coach ‘wholeheartedly’ agrees with waiting for UFC middleweight title shot

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Zhilei Zhang believes Alex Pereira can win UFC heavyweight title: ‘He has the power’

Zhilei Zhang believes in Alex Pereira. Back in 2023, Zhang and Pereira made headlines when photos emerged of the two combat stars sharing a boxing ring...

Zhilei Zhang believes Alex Pereira can win UFC heavyweight title: ‘He has the power’

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