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Former UFC star Nate Diaz got into a street fight with a YouTube personality in April, but officials in New Orleans have said Diaz choked out Rodney Petersen in self-defense. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (Chris Unger via Getty Images) Former UFC star Nate Diaz got into a fight with a YouTuber
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 22, 2023, 09:25 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC has added a pair of marquee fights to its final pay-per-view event of 2023. English lightweight Paddy Pimblett (20-3) will make his first appearance of the year opposite
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Yahoo Sports Over or underrated with Mike Golic Jr, Bears talk with Michael Lombardi | Zero Blitz Jason Fitz is joined by the legendary Mike Golic Jr. to discuss a few teams that make them want to toss their cookies, call on some people that need to step up their game in Week 3 of
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2023, 01:16 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The rivalry between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko might need a trilogy. Grasso and Shevchenko fought to a split draw (48-47, 47-48, 47-47) on Saturday night in the main event of Noche UFC at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Because of the
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Alexa Grasso retained the UFC women’s flyweight title after a controversial draw Saturday at Noche UFC in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) LAS VEGAS — Noche UFC was a great idea executed perfectly Saturday. In their wildest dreams, UFC officials couldn’t have hoped to script a better show: The promotion’s
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Combate Global Estefania Rodriguez represents Mexico in an atomweight main event against Stephanie Hernandez on Mexican Independence Day. Saturday’s Combate Global card features Mexican-born fighters from top to bottom competing in Miami. Rodriguez makes her Combate debut on Saturday after collecting a perfect 4-0 record elsewhere on the regional circuit. Hernandez (3-1) is a reliable
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LAS VEGAS — Six UFC champions — regular, full champions, not interim belt-holders — have been beaten by their challengers in 2023. It began in January when interim flyweight champion Brandon Moreno defeated regular champion Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 283. It continued at UFC 285, when Alexa Grasso upset long-standing women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko
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Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Sean Strickland on Saturday at UFC 293 inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) It’s almost time for UFC’s middleweight championship fight: Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland. Saturday night, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will face a challenge from Sean Strickland
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