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UFC 255: 'Figueiredo vs. Perez' Live Results and Highlights

Chris Taylor - November 21, 2020

The Octagon remains in Las Vegas for tonight’s UFC 255 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alex Perez. Figueiredo (19-1 MMA) captured the promotions vacant flyweight title this past July on Fight Island when he scored a first-round submission victory over Joseph Benavidez.

Israel Adesanya, Dan Hardy, UFC rankings
UFC

Israel Adesanya goes off on MMA manager for being a “clout trout”

Adam Martin - November 20, 2020

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya went off on manager Abe Kawa in a social media rant, accusing the agent of being a “clout trout.” Adesanya will be providing analysis for next weekend’s Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. boxing exhibition match. However, according to Kawa, his client Jorge Masvidal was offered the opportunity to be an analyst first and he turned it down. Adesanya did not like what Kawa said and took it as an opportunity to reveal that in 2018, Kawa tried to recruit Adesanya to his stable of fighters at First Round Management. He posted screenshots, too.

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Tony Ferguson

Breaking! Tony Ferguson set to return on December 12 against surging contender Charles Oliveira

Chris Taylor - November 20, 2020

Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has been granted his wish to compete on December’s UFC 256 pay-per-view event. The exciting news comes from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto who revealed on Twitter that a lightweight bout between Tony Ferguson and Charles Oliveira is being finalized for UFC 256, per UFC President Dana White.

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Israel Adesanya

Video | Alex Pereira, the lone man to KO Israel Adesanya, scores another nasty knockout

Adam Martin - November 20, 2020

GLORY kickboxing ace Alex Pereira, the lone man to knockout Israel Adesanya, made his LFA debut on Friday night and scored another nasty KO. Pereira is the GLORY kickboxing middleweight and interim light heavyweight champion at the moment, but he is also an MMA fighter with a 2-1 record. Alex recently spoke to BJPenn.com and indicated that he was planning on taking more MMA fights, as he disclosed that he can take two fights a year with LFA as part of his current GLORY deal. On Friday night at LFA 95, Pereira took advantage of that clause in his contract when he made his promotional debut against Thomas Powell, a fight where Pereira scored a crazy KO.

Mike Perry
UFC 255

Mike Perry responds after fight fan suggests: "The world would be a better place without you"

Chris Taylor - November 20, 2020

UFC welterweight Mike Perry (14-6 MMA) has had a rough couple of weeks ahead of his UFC 255 contest with Tim Means (30-12-1 MMA). Ten days ago, ‘Platinum’ took to Twitter where he revealed that he still had twenty-five pounds to cut for his fight with Means on November 21.

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UFC

Conor McGregor will box Manny Pacquiao in 2021 according to manager

Cole Shelton - November 20, 2020

Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao will have their boxing match in 2021. Both McGregor and Pacquiao have expressed interest in the bout for quite some time. Now, given they are both repped by Paradigm, Audie Attar, revealed in an interview they would be boxing one another next year.

Mike Perry
UFC

Mike Perry details the "mistakes" he made which led to missing weight for UFC 255 fight

Cole Shelton - November 20, 2020

Mike Perry has explained why he missed weight earlier today. On the main card of UFC 255, Perry is set to battle short-notice replacement, Tim Means in a very intriguing matchup. Yet, early Friday morning, “Platinum” revealed on Twitter he was having a time tough cutting weight. Then, when he stepped on the scale, he missed weight by 4.5-pounds.

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Dana White teases Valentina Shevchenko vs. Amanda Nunes trilogy: "It just makes sense to see those two fight again"

Adam Martin - November 20, 2020

UFC president Dana White said that a Valentina Shevchenko vs. Amanda Nunes trilogy is possible, as is a superfight against Weili Zhang. Shevchenko, the reigning and defending UFC women’s flyweight champion, puts her belt on the line this weekend at UFC 255 when she takes on Jennifer Maia in the co-main event. Shevchenko has gone a perfect 5-0 since moving down to 125lbs and looks to hold the belt for a long time. Should she get by Maia this weekend as the betting odds suggest she will, the calls for a tougher matchup for Shevchenko in her next fight will be high.

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Dana White previews Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier rematch

Tom Taylor - November 20, 2020

UFC President Dana White has shared his initial thoughts on the upcoming rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. McGregor and Poirier are slated to collide in the main event of UFC 257 on January 23, most likely on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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Dana White says the UFC has not spoken to Jon Jones about heavyweight move

Adam Martin - November 20, 2020

UFC president Dana White says his promotion has not spoken to pound-for-pound great Jon Jones about a move up to the heavyweight division. Jones vacated the UFC light heavyweight championship in the summer with a planned move up to heavyweight in the hopes of becoming a rare two-division champion. In recent weeks, Jones has been posting videos of him bulking up in anticipation of a move up in weight. However, we still haven’t gotten an official announcement from the UFC in regards to his debut in the promotion’s heaviest weight class, which figures to come in 2021.

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Dana White plans for fans at Conor McGregor fight: "I'm ready"

Tom Taylor - November 20, 2020

UFC President Dana White says he intends to welcome fans to UFC 257, which will be headlined by a rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. The UFC has promoted a host of events during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, primarily inside its Las Vegas headquarters, and on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. However, none of these events have featured a fan presence.

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UFC 255

UFC 255 weigh-in results: Title fights official, Mike Perry misses mark

Tom Taylor - November 20, 2020

On Saturday night, the UFC will promote its second last pay-per-view of 2020 in the under-the-radar UFC 255 card. The card will be topped by a pair of title fights, both in the 125-pound flyweight division. In the main event, men’s flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo will look to make the first defense of his title reign against the streaking Alex Perez. UFC 255 co-headling honors, meanwhile, will go to women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko and her underdog opponent, Jennifer Maia.

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Manager calls reports of Khabib Nurmagomedov staying retired "fake news"

Tom Taylor - November 20, 2020

Ali Abdelaziz has responded to widespread reports the UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will stick to his retirement plans. Nurmagomedov announced his retirement after he elevated his pro record to 29-0 with a submission of Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 last month. Despite that retirement announcement, UFC President Dana White has been adamant that Nurmagomedov will fight again.

Mike Perry
UFC

Mike Perry "dying" during UFC 255 weight cut: "Maybe I should just lay the gloves down"

Tom Taylor - November 20, 2020

UFC welterweight Mike Perry is enduring a brutal weight cut for his UFC 255 main card showdown with Tim “The Dirty Bird” Means. Earlier this week, Perry admitted that his weight was quite high, and that he anticipated a significant cut to reach the 171-pound weight limit for his fight with Means.

AJ McKee
Bellator

‘Champ champ’ Patricio Freire and undefeated star AJ McKee trade barbs following Bellator 253

Harry Kettle - November 20, 2020

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and AJ McKee have exchanged words following the latter’s big win at Bellator 253 last night. McKee, who now holds an unbeaten 17-0 record in mixed martial arts, shocked a lot of people by running through Darrion Caldwell last night with a dominant shoulder crank victory to earn his place in the finals of the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix.

Jason Jackson, Bellator 253
Bellator

Coaches suspended and their fighter fined after breaching COVID-19 protocol before Bellator 253

Harry Kettle - November 20, 2020

Henri Hooft and Greg Jones have been suspended after breaching COVID-19 protocol prior to last night’s Bellator 253 event. The two men were seen breaking quarantine by training with their fighter Bellator 253 co-main event fighter Jason Jackson in the lead-up to his fight against Benson Henderson, and as a result, both Hooft and Jones have been suspended for three months by Mohegan Tribe Athletic Department of Athletic Regulation head Mike Mazzulli.

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Bellator

Bellator 253 Results: A.J. McKee submits Darrion Caldwell in the first round (Video)

Cole Shelton - November 19, 2020

In the main event of Bellator 253, Darrion Caldwell was taking on A.J. McKee in the semifinals of the featherweight grand prix. Darrion Caldwell (14-3) is riding a two-fight winning streak with both wins coming in the featherweight grand prix. In the opening round of the tournament, he defeated Henry Corrales by decision and then followed that up with a first-round submission win over Adam Borics. Before entering the grand prix, Caldwell lost back-to-back fights to Kyoji Horiguchi for the RIZIN bantamweight title and to lose his Bellator bantamweight title. He defended his bantamweight title once but does hold notable wins over Leandro Higo, Noad Lahat, Joe Warren, and Eduardo Dantas.

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Brandon Royval says Brandon Moreno fight will be "15 minutes of me whooping his ass"

Cole Shelton - November 19, 2020

Brandon Royval is confident he will prove the doubters wrong once again when he fights Brandon Moreno. At UFC 255, Royval is the betting underdog once again as he has been in all three of his UFC fights. Yet, against Moreno, he believes this is a perfect matchup for him to have success against.