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Deiveson Figueiredo retained his flyweight title with a majority draw after an unforgettable five-round main event against relentless challenger Brandon Moreno (#1), after there were statement victories for lightweight contender Charles Oliveira and middleweight prospect Kevin Holland – who has now become the third modern UFC fighter with five wins in a calendar year. Continue reading “UFC 256: Figueiredo retains title with majority draw, after Charles Oliveira’s emphatic win”
As reported overnight via ESPN, two-weight UFC champion Amanda Nunes (20-4) has withdrawn from her scheduled featherweight title defence against Megan Anderson (11-4) next month through an undisclosed injury. The promotion are preparing to move the matchup to a date early next year, but haven’t yet announced a new main event for 2020’s final pay-per-view. Continue reading “UFC 256: Amanda Nunes withdraws from title defence with undisclosed injury”
At long last, bantamweight challenger Aljamain Sterling gets his wish. After watching Cory Sandhagen flatten previously top-ranked contender Marlon Moraes on Saturday night, the 31-year-old will now face Petr Yan in the Russian’s first title defence at UFC 256 on December 12. Continue reading “UFC 256: Petr Yan to face Aljamain Sterling in first bantamweight title defence”
UFC 249 will go ahead tonight, despite middleweight Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza and two of his cornermen testing positive for COVID-19 after yesterday’s weigh-ins. His scheduled prelims bout against Uriah Hall has consequently been scrapped. Continue reading “UFC 249 to go ahead, despite Jacare Souza and cornermen testing COVID-19 positive”
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