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Kyle Dimond

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Articles by Kyle Dimond

UFC Edmonton’s Brandon Moreno

Brandon Moreno vs. Steve Erceg Official For UFC Mexico City Main Event

Brandon Moreno is heading back to Mexico City, where he will take on Steve Erceg in the main event. MMA Mania (following initial posts from Kevin K on X) reported that the UFC had put together a new headliner for their rematch to Arena CDMZ on March 29, with the former two-time flyweight champion topping […]

February 8, 2025
UFC
Sean Strickland To Dricus Du Plessis: 'You're A Wrecking Ball, I'm A F**king Scalpel'

Sean Strickland To Dricus Du Plessis: 'You're A Wrecking Ball, I'm A F**king Scalpel'

Sean Strickland is confident that he can improve upon his performance at UFC 297 in order to reclaim the middleweight title. After shocking the world by beating Israel Adesanya for the belt at UFC 293, Strickland's first title defence came in January last year against Dricus Du Plessis. The fight came right down to the […]

January 30, 2025
UFC
Khamzat Chimaev

Former Teammate Describes Experience Training With Khamzat Chimaev 

It seems like everybody who trains with Khamzat Chimaev has got nothing but great things to say about him. When "Borz" first arrived in the UFC, there was an unmatched aura around him. The undefeated contender was dominating opponents without taking any damage whilst competing at both welterweight and middleweight. His run of being ready […]

January 30, 2025
UFC
GFL Founder Explains Announcing Fighters Who Hadn't Actually Signed: 'If You Look At The History Of Drafts...'

GFL Founder Explains Announcing Fighters Who Hadn't Actually Signed: 'If You Look At The History Of Drafts...'

There appears to be a new confusing conversation surrounding the GFL at each turn. When the Global Fight League first started announcing a huge list of athletes that would be entering into their draft which took place last Friday, there were a lot of questions. It quickly became apparent that all of those names wouldn't […]

January 30, 2025
News
Shara Magomedov Reveals Encouragement From Cristiano Ronaldo During Meeting Ahead Of UFC Saudi Arabia

Shara Magomedov Reveals Encouragement From Cristiano Ronaldo During Meeting Ahead Of UFC Saudi Arabia

Shara Magomedov has received a tip of the hat from one of the biggest sporting stars in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo. The undefeated middleweight contender is back for his fifth appearance inside the Octagon this Saturday in Saudi Arabia. The 30-year old was always going to turn heads due to his look and fighting style […]

January 30, 2025
UFC
Sean Strickland Praises Opponent-Turned-Friend Alex Pereira's Journey: 'The American Dream'

Sean Strickland Praises Opponent-Turned-Friend Alex Pereira's Journey: 'The American Dream'

Sean Strickland is going to have one of his former opponents in his corner once again when he returns at UFC 312. The former middleweight champion has struck up a great relationship with Alex Pereira ever since the two men faced each other inside the Octagon at UFC 276 in 2022. Strickland's head coach, Eric […]

January 30, 2025
UFC
Chris Weidman Would Have Retired In The Octagon If It Wasn't For UFC's Card Placement: 'A Champion Being Put On The Prelims...'

Chris Weidman Would Have Retired In The Octagon If It Wasn't For UFC's Card Placement: 'A Champion Being Put On The Prelims...'

Chris Weidman's announcement that he has retired from the UFC was relatively low-key for a former champion. After competing 20 times in the Octagon, including three consecutive middleweight title defenses after he brought the legendary reign of Anderson Silva to an end, "The All-American" stated that he would no longer be fighting for the promotion […]

January 29, 2025
UFC
GFL Founder: We Can Make Fights 'People Want To See', Like Tony Ferguson vs. Dillon Danis

GFL Founder: We Can Make Fights 'People Want To See', Like Tony Ferguson vs. Dillon Danis

The GFL is confident that they can deliver bouts that the fans are going to want to tune in for. With the promotion set to host their first event in April, the first few weeks/months for the promotion have not been plain sailing in terms of the general reception to what they're trying to do. […]

January 29, 2025
News
VIDEO: Paul Hughes Distances Himself From Conor McGregor During In-Cage Conversation With Khabib

VIDEO: Paul Hughes Distances Himself From Conor McGregor During In-Cage Conversation With Khabib

It doesn't look like the PFL will be drawing a link between Paul Hughes and Conor McGregor going forward. In the build-up to Hughes' title fight against Usman Nurmagomedov this past weekend, the promotion used the prior history between Dagestan and Ireland to promote the fight. With the Bellator lightweight champion being cornered by his […]

January 29, 2025
PFL
Islam Makhachev Teases Change Of Stance On Fighting 'Friend' Belal Muhammad: 'We Will See How The (Rakhmonov) Fight Goes...'

Islam Makhachev Teases Change Of Stance On Fighting 'Friend' Belal Muhammad: 'We Will See How The (Rakhmonov) Fight Goes...'

Islam Makhachev has made it very clear in recent times that his goal is to become a two-weight world champion by moving up to welterweight. He's already tied for the second longest win streak in UFC history, meaning that isn't exactly a whole queue of new and exciting opponents for him to face at lightweight. […]

January 27, 2025
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Kyle Dimond

727 articles published

Articles by Kyle Dimond

UFC Edmonton’s Brandon Moreno

Brandon Moreno vs. Steve Erceg Official For UFC Mexico City Main Event

Brandon Moreno is heading back to Mexico City, where he will take on Steve Erceg in the main event. MMA Mania (following initial posts from Kevin K on X) reported that the UFC had put together a new headliner for their rematch to Arena CDMZ on March 29, with the former two-time flyweight champion topping […]

February 8, 2025
UFC
Sean Strickland To Dricus Du Plessis: 'You're A Wrecking Ball, I'm A F**king Scalpel'

Sean Strickland To Dricus Du Plessis: 'You're A Wrecking Ball, I'm A F**king Scalpel'

Sean Strickland is confident that he can improve upon his performance at UFC 297 in order to reclaim the middleweight title. After shocking the world by beating Israel Adesanya for the belt at UFC 293, Strickland's first title defence came in January last year against Dricus Du Plessis. The fight came right down to the […]

January 30, 2025
UFC
Khamzat Chimaev

Former Teammate Describes Experience Training With Khamzat Chimaev 

It seems like everybody who trains with Khamzat Chimaev has got nothing but great things to say about him. When "Borz" first arrived in the UFC, there was an unmatched aura around him. The undefeated contender was dominating opponents without taking any damage whilst competing at both welterweight and middleweight. His run of being ready […]

January 30, 2025
UFC
GFL Founder Explains Announcing Fighters Who Hadn't Actually Signed: 'If You Look At The History Of Drafts...'

GFL Founder Explains Announcing Fighters Who Hadn't Actually Signed: 'If You Look At The History Of Drafts...'

There appears to be a new confusing conversation surrounding the GFL at each turn. When the Global Fight League first started announcing a huge list of athletes that would be entering into their draft which took place last Friday, there were a lot of questions. It quickly became apparent that all of those names wouldn't […]

January 30, 2025
News
Shara Magomedov Reveals Encouragement From Cristiano Ronaldo During Meeting Ahead Of UFC Saudi Arabia

Shara Magomedov Reveals Encouragement From Cristiano Ronaldo During Meeting Ahead Of UFC Saudi Arabia

Shara Magomedov has received a tip of the hat from one of the biggest sporting stars in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo. The undefeated middleweight contender is back for his fifth appearance inside the Octagon this Saturday in Saudi Arabia. The 30-year old was always going to turn heads due to his look and fighting style […]

January 30, 2025
UFC
Sean Strickland Praises Opponent-Turned-Friend Alex Pereira's Journey: 'The American Dream'

Sean Strickland Praises Opponent-Turned-Friend Alex Pereira's Journey: 'The American Dream'

Sean Strickland is going to have one of his former opponents in his corner once again when he returns at UFC 312. The former middleweight champion has struck up a great relationship with Alex Pereira ever since the two men faced each other inside the Octagon at UFC 276 in 2022. Strickland's head coach, Eric […]

January 30, 2025
UFC
Chris Weidman Would Have Retired In The Octagon If It Wasn't For UFC's Card Placement: 'A Champion Being Put On The Prelims...'

Chris Weidman Would Have Retired In The Octagon If It Wasn't For UFC's Card Placement: 'A Champion Being Put On The Prelims...'

Chris Weidman's announcement that he has retired from the UFC was relatively low-key for a former champion. After competing 20 times in the Octagon, including three consecutive middleweight title defenses after he brought the legendary reign of Anderson Silva to an end, "The All-American" stated that he would no longer be fighting for the promotion […]

January 29, 2025
UFC
GFL Founder: We Can Make Fights 'People Want To See', Like Tony Ferguson vs. Dillon Danis

GFL Founder: We Can Make Fights 'People Want To See', Like Tony Ferguson vs. Dillon Danis

The GFL is confident that they can deliver bouts that the fans are going to want to tune in for. With the promotion set to host their first event in April, the first few weeks/months for the promotion have not been plain sailing in terms of the general reception to what they're trying to do. […]

January 29, 2025
News
VIDEO: Paul Hughes Distances Himself From Conor McGregor During In-Cage Conversation With Khabib

VIDEO: Paul Hughes Distances Himself From Conor McGregor During In-Cage Conversation With Khabib

It doesn't look like the PFL will be drawing a link between Paul Hughes and Conor McGregor going forward. In the build-up to Hughes' title fight against Usman Nurmagomedov this past weekend, the promotion used the prior history between Dagestan and Ireland to promote the fight. With the Bellator lightweight champion being cornered by his […]

January 29, 2025
PFL
Islam Makhachev Teases Change Of Stance On Fighting 'Friend' Belal Muhammad: 'We Will See How The (Rakhmonov) Fight Goes...'

Islam Makhachev Teases Change Of Stance On Fighting 'Friend' Belal Muhammad: 'We Will See How The (Rakhmonov) Fight Goes...'

Islam Makhachev has made it very clear in recent times that his goal is to become a two-weight world champion by moving up to welterweight. He's already tied for the second longest win streak in UFC history, meaning that isn't exactly a whole queue of new and exciting opponents for him to face at lightweight. […]

January 27, 2025
UFC
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