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UFC 265: Gane smashes Lewis to become France's first ever UFC champion

A major factor in the UFC's meteoric success has been the company's deftness when creating storylines. Using the opaque ranking system as a basis, the UFC brass matchmake with the best fighters alway

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UFC on ESPN: T.J. Dillashaw wins hard-fought, long-awaited comeback

When the opening bell rang for the bantamweight main event of UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw, T.J. Dillashaw immediately came forward and forced Cory Sandhagen into the gap between the Octagon

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UFC 264: McGregor loses fight, story and trilogy against Poirier

Before Bruce Buffer could announce the result of Conor McGregor's KO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in January this year, the Irishman was already calling for a rematch. With the benefit of hindsi

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UFC Vegas: Rob Font outpoints shell of ex-champ Cody Garbrandt

The impact that the coronavirus has had on the UFC is obvious to see. It's the reason for the mad scramble to establish Fight Island last summer, the weekly shows at the UFC Apex rather than in arena

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UFC Vegas: Marina Rodriguez gets breakout win over Michelle Waterson

Referee Herb Dean (C) raises Marina Rodriguez (L)' hand in victory following her unanimous decision win over Michelle Waterson in the flyweight main event of UFC Vegas: Rodriguez vs. Waterson at

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UFC Vegas: Jiri finishes Dominic Reyes in all-action classic

Referee Herb Dean (R) raises Jiri Prochazka's hand in victory following his second round KO win over Dominic Reyes in the main event of UFC Vegas: Reyes vs. Prochazka at the UFC Apex facility in

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UFC 261: Shevchenko's Hall of Fame run continues against Andrade

UFC Women's Flyweight champion Valentina (C) Shevchenko has the title belt wrapped around her waist by UFC President Dana White following her win over Jessica Andrade at UFC 261 at the VyStar Vet

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UFC 261: Kamaru Usman cements his status with Jorge Masvidal KO

UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman (L) has his hand raised in victory by UFC referee Herb Dean (C) following his KO victory of Jorge Masvidal in the championship main event of UFC 261 at the

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UFC Vegas: Whittaker puts on 'masterpiece' win against Gastelum

UFC referee Herb Dean (C) raises Robert Whittaker's (L) hand in victory following his unanimous decision victory over Kelvin Gastelum in the five-round middleweight main event of UFC Vegas: Whitt

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UFC Vegas: Holland's sophomore slump continues against ace Vettori

Three weeks ago, Kevin Holland suffered one of the strangest losses in MMA history. His opponent, veteran wrestler Derek Brunson, took him to the ground for five rounds and all Holland did in respons

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UFC 260: Francis Ngannou knocks champion Stipe Miocic out cold

Referee Herb Dean (L) raises Francis Ngannou's hand following his victory over UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in the five-round main event of UFC 260 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada,

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UFC Vegas: Derek brunson silences bigmouth Kevin Holland

Referee Herb Dean (R) raises Derek Brunson's hand in victory following his unanimous decision win over Kevin Holland in the main event of UFC Vegas: Brunson vs. Holland at the UFC Apex in Las Veg

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UFC Vegas: Edwards vs. Muhammad ruled No Contest after horror foul

Referee Herb Dean (R2) waves off the welterweight main event of UFC Vegas: Edwards vs. Muhammad due to doctor's stoppage at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., March 13, 2021. /Zuffa Leon

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UFC 259: Amanda Nunes proves she is too good for her own good

The UFC created its women's featherweight division to court Cris Cyborg, the biggest draw in women's MMA not named Ronda Rousey, away from Scott Coker's rival promotion Bellator MMA. What was intende

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UFC 259: Blachowicz rewrites UFC's Adesanya story line

One thing must be made clear: the UFC is in the sports-entertainment business. The fights may be more real than WWE but it's still built around story lines. That's why Conor McGregor is such a big de

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UFC 259: Yan vs. Sterling – dynamite, disqualification, disgrace

The worst omens are the ones only revealed in hindsight. During the ceremonial face-offs at the UFC 259 weigh-ins, defending UFC Bantamweight champion Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling got into a bit of

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UFC 259 preview: Three titles on the line and a bantamweight decider

UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz (L) vs. Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. /Zuffa With so many UFC events happening since the lockdown began, big fights have been spread out