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[unable to retrieve full-text content]UFC 286: Leon Edwards proves title win was no fluke in decision victory over Kamaru Usman  Yahoo Sports Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]UFC Las Vegas: Merab Dvalishvili pushes devastating pace in shutout win over Petr Yan  Yahoo Sports Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]UFC 285 full results: Jon Jones submits Ciryl Gane in first round; Alexa Grasso shocks Valentina Shevchenko  Yahoo Sports Source link

UFC president Dana White faces significant challenges ahead in navigating the company through 2023. (Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) It would have been inconceivable at lunchtime on Sept. 8 to think there was even the tiniest bit of concern about the UFC’s position in the sports landscape. It was a juggernaut and it was only growing. It was — and still is — in the midst of a lengthy sell-out streak for full arena shows. It was setting gate records regularly. It was… Source link

UFC president Dana White faces significant challenges ahead in navigating the company through 2023. (Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) It would have been inconceivable at lunchtime on Sept. 8 to think there was even the tiniest bit of concern about the UFC’s position in the sports landscape. It was a juggernaut and it was only growing. It was — and still is — in the midst of a lengthy sell-out streak for full arena shows. It was setting gate records regularly. It was… Source link

Daily Update Sports Illustrated Latest News: Latest Audio: Latest Free YouTube Video: This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter: The new issue of the Observer is up on the site with these stories: The return of Vince McMahon, the sales talks, and the departure of Stephanie McMahon Who is in charge of running the company right now What Vince McMahon’s role is today How Vince McMahon got back in power A look at different entities who have expressed interest in WWE Can Tony Khan get control of… Source link

UFC president Dana White said Wednesday at media day for UFC Vegas 67 that he would not step down from his position or be punished after being caught on video slapping his wife, Anne, at a nightclub during a New Year’s Eve celebration in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He asked people not to defend him and said his punishment is the stain on his reputation that will follow him for the rest of his life. “I’m sure you guys have seen the TMZ video [of the slap] and have seen my interview,” White said in… Source link

Former UFC fighter Anthony “Rumble” Johnson died Sunday at 38. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, who went 13-6 in the UFC from 2007 through 2017 and compiled a 23-6 overall MMA record, died Sunday at age 38. The cause of death was organ failure due to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, which is a rare disorder of the immune system. Johnson competed in the UFC at welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight, and was… Source link

The UFC sent a letter on Monday to its athletes advising them that it updated its athlete code of conduct policy that will now prohibit them and their close associates from wagering on UFC events. In the letter, Hunter Campbell, the UFC’s chief business officer, writes “In order to assist our athletes in understanding their obligations under the laws of the majority of states in which sports betting is permitted, and in further support of these integrity measures, UFC has incorporated a… Source link

Elias Theodorou died Sunday of complications of liver cancer. He was 34. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Elias Theodorou, an outgoing and engaging man who reached a lifelong dream when he made it to the UFC, died Sunday at 34 of Stage 4 liver cancer. Reporter Aaron Bronsteter of TSN in Canada noted on social media that Theodorou had only shared his diagnosis with a few close friends. A black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Theodorou made it to the UFC on April 16, 2014, when he… Source link