Former Oktagon Champ-Champ Lucia Szabova Wins UFC Debut
The undefeated Lucia Szabova, who won women's bantamweight and women's flyweight gold in Oktagon, dominated and finished Tainara Lisboa in her UFC debut.
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Alexander Volkanovski Stops Movsar Evloev at UFC 333
Alexander Volkanovski remains UFC featherweight champion, ending Movsar Evloev's undefeated record with a second-round TKO in the UFC 333 main event.
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Petr Yan Pulls Comeback To Retain Title, Win Trilogy
After seemingly dropping the first two rounds, Petr Yan rallied with his striking and takedown defense to defeat Merab Dvalishvili in their trilogy bout.
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Carlos Prates vs. Michael Morales, Joshua Van vs. Manel Kape Announced for UFC 336
Carlos Prates vs. Michael Morales for the interim welterweight title headlines UFC 336 with Islam Makhachev out, and Joshua Van vs. Manel Kape is the co-main.
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Lone'er Kavanagh Puts Away Ramazan Temirov at UFC 333
Bright things appear to be there for Lone’er Kavanagh’s future, as he blasted Ramazan Temirov with a left hand to finish the previously unbeaten UFC flyweight at UFC 333.
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Alexander Volkov Eyes Title Shot After Win at UFC 333
Alexander Volkov continued his winning ways at UFC 333, defeating Rizvan Kuniev by decision, and now his eye turns toward the Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit title bout at UFC 334.
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Aaron Pico Starches Losene Keita At UFC 333
A fight that many were excited for ended up not lasting long at all, as Aaron Pico blasted Losene Keita, finishing in just over a minute to start the UFC 333 main card.
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Dominick Reyes Continues Resurgence, Stops Azamat Murzakanov
Dominick Reyes has his eye back toward the top of the UFC's light heavyweight rankings, making a statement with a strong performance against Azamat Murzakanov.
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Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev Keeps First-Round Finish Streak at UFC 333
Make it another first-round finish for Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev, as he takes out Nikita Krylov at UFC 333 and continues his rise up the UFC light heavyweight ranks.
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Abus Magomedov Calls Out Gregory Rodrigues after UFC 333 Win
Abus Magomedov used leg kicks, hooks, and a guillotine to earn a submission of Cameron Rowston at UFC 333. He then called out Gregory "Robocop" Rodrigues.
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