Stephen Thompson is excited to see a striker atop the welterweight division. Two of the longest-reigning welterweight champions in UFC history have been Georges St-Pierre and Kamaru Usman, who both possessed a strong wrestling game. No one had an answer for Usman’s dominance in the 170-pound division until Leon Edwards came along and defeated him
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UFC on ESPN 44 headliner Arnold Allen talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters at media day for his featherweight main event vs. Max Holloway on Saturday in Kansas City, Mo. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-on-espn-44 Be sure to subscribe to receive updates when we post new content: http://bit.ly/3YstIQd Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part
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LAS VEGAS – Sergei Pavlovich welcomes Curtis Blaydes’ pursuit of takedowns in the UFC Fight Night 222 main event. Going into Saturday’s heavyweight headliner, which takes place at the UFC Apex and streams on ESPN+, the strengths of both men are quite obvious. Pavlovich (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) is a devastating knockout specialist, while Blaydes
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UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski sees Yair Rodriguez as a serious threat. Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) will look to unify his belt with interim champ Rodriguez (15-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) on July 8 at UFC 290 in Las Vegas. Rodriguez captured the interim title with a flawless submission of Josh Emmett, showing that he’s
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Khabib Nurmagomedov correctly predicted that Alexander Volkanovski was going to be a stern test for Islam Makhachev. According to Javier Mendez, Nurmagomedov expressed concern about the matchup, which the American Kickboxing Academy coach initially dismissed. But as Nurmagomedov thought, Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) ended up taking lightweight champion Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) to
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In the latest On the Nose, Ariel Helwani answers questions about Charles Oliveira’s recent run, Nate Diaz’s delayed return, Conor McGregor’s return opponent, if Charles Oliveira should have been stripped of title, and more. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on
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LAS VEGAS – Bobby Green’s final UFC fight takes place Saturday, but “King” will fight on. The misconception, Green (29-4-1 MMA, 10-9-1 UFC) said at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday, is that he’s retiring. That’s not the case. “I keep telling you I’m different,” Green told MMA Junkie and other reporters. “Let them guys be
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