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Inside UFC’s mad scramble to salvage UFC 279 after Khamzat Chimaev’s bad weight miss

Inside UFC’s mad scramble to salvage UFC 279 after Khamzat Chimaev’s bad weight miss

LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White said he never thought he’d be challenged professionally the way he was as he tried to navigate the company through the COVD-19 crisis in 2020. The UFC was the first major sports franchise to return to competition after the pandemic began. Then, Thursday and Friday happened and, well, White had another story to add to his book. “This was kind of like COVID all over again all in one day,” White said, laughing, just moments before jumping on stage for… Source link

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UFC’s Guram Kutateladze calls out own split-decision win as ‘No. 1 bulls—‘

MMA Weekly Brian Ortega dominates Korean Zombie at UFC Fight Island 6 to land title shot In the fourth of its five-event stint on Fight Island, the UFC saw Brian Ortega dominate Korean Zombie (Chan Sung Jung) to earn a featherweight title shot. Jessica Andrade may very well have punched her own ticket to a championship challenge in the flyweight division with her win over Katlyn Chookagian in the co-main event. Brian Ortega puts on striking display to best Korean Zombie After a short… Source link

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