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Wrestling
Mikey Garcia Dominates Robert Easter Jr., Becomes Unified Lightweight Champion
In 2018, a number of boxers have made very strong claims to being the top pound-for-pound boxer in the world today, from Vasiliy Lomachenko to Terence Crawford, Naoya Inoue and recently Oleksandr Usyk. Add Mikey Garcia in that conversation for…
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Wrestling
UFC Calgary Fight Size: Highlights, Bonuses, Coverage, Attendance, Gate
Our UFC Calgary fight-size update!! – The UFC Calgary post-fight presser is above. – Our full UFC Calgary coverage can be seen at this link. – See our UFC Calgary post-show podcast at this link. – Fightful heard from Khabib…
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Wrestling
Exclusive: Jordan Mein Talks How He’s Matured As A Fighter and Jokingly Calls Out Tyron Woodley
In the preliminary main event at UFC on Fox 30, Jordan Mein outlasted Alex Morono en route to a unanimous decision victory. Backstage, Mein spoke to Fightful’s James Lynch about how he’s changed as a fighter over the last year. …
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Wrestling
Dustin Poirier Combos Eddie Alvarez Out of Their UFC Calgary Fight
A year and a half after their outstanding fight that ended in an anticlimactic illegal knee, Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier ran it back in Calgary. Both hoping to get UFC Championship opportunities despite a likely returning Conor McGregor, the…
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Wrestling
Islam Makhachev Speaks About Training With Khabib Nurmagomdeov and His UFC on Fox Victory
Islam Makhachev made short work of Kajan Johnson at UFC on Fox 30, collecting a first-round submission victory. Following the win, Makhachev spoke to Fightful’s James Lynch about training with UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. “All my life,…
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Wrestling
Exclusive: Khabib Nurmagomedov Talks Conor McGregor Fight, Staying Grounded As UFC Champion, and More
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov appeared to be in a good mood backstage at UFC on Fox 30. On Thursday, Conor McGregor took a plea deal, reducing a potential felony charge to a misdemeanor stemming from the UFC 223 bus…
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Wrestling
Jose Aldo Crumples Jeremy Stephens With Sick Body Shot For UFC Calgary Win
Jose Aldo was in an unfamiliar position in Calgary Saturday night against Jeremy Stephens — on the outside looking in at the UFC Championship title picture. Aldo, widely considered the greatest UFC Featherweight of all time, was in his first…
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Wrestling
Joanna Jedzrejczyk One Ups Tecia Torres At UFC Calgary
It’s not often you see a fighter of Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s caliber on FOX, third from the top of the card. As she attempted to climb the ladder back to a championship she established, Jedrzejczyk had Tecia Torres standing in her…
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Wrestling
Exclusive: John Makdessi Talks About His Complex Nature and Connection with Duke Roufus Following UFC on Fox Victory
UFC veteran John Makdessi dominated the always tough Ross Pearson en route to a unanimous decision victory at UFC on Fox 30. Following the bout, Makdessi spoke to Fightful’s James Lynch about the changes he’s made since moving to…
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Wrestling
Exclusive: Ion Cutelaba Used Bret Hart Entrance In UFC To Show He Was Better Than Hart
“The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be?” Ion Cutelaba is hoping to take that moniker from the legendary Bret “The Hitman” Hart. Cutelaba defeated #15 Gadzhimurad Antigulov on Saturday in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at UFC…
