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Dana White knew his behind-closed-doors UFC 249 event was a huge success when he got a cageside phone call from Trump
"He's awesome. I love the guy," UFC president Dana White said, regarding the US president Donald Tr…
Alan Dawson
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The UFC plans to hold the blockbuster Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje match on its mystery private island this summer
Conor McGregor tried to muscle his way into the UFC lightweight title picture, but Dana White has b…
Alan Dawson
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Behind-the-scenes at UFC 249, the world's first major sports event in a COVID-19 era — which was held in a spookily empty 15,000 seat arena
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Alan Dawson
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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje plot a high-stakes UFC championship unification, freezing out Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor had been linked with fights against both Gaethje and Nurmagomedov in 2020 but could …
Alan Dawson
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Tony Ferguson was getting beat up so bad he threw imaginary sand at Justin Gaethje just to try and stop the onslaught
Watch Tony Ferguson "channel some Bruce Lee" in this bizarre, unconventional act against expert pun…
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Dominick Cruz is apoplectic over UFC 249 stoppage loss and said the referee smelled of 'alcohol and cigarettes'
"Who knows what he was doing … I wish they drug tested them," Cruz said after UFC 249 loss to Henry…
Alan Dawson
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Photos of Niko Price's eye injury so gruesome you could mistake it for special effects makeup from a movie, and you may wish you'd never seen
Niko Price.Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images
Alan Dawson
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An American fighter just destroyed his UFC opponent with elbow strikes so brutal you'll recoil in horror watching them at home
Watch Calvin Kattar's violent stoppage victory over Jeremy Stephens at UFC 249 in Florida right her…
Alan Dawson
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An American striker produced the MMA win of the year by torturing Tony Ferguson, stopping him in the 5th round at UFC 249
Watch Gaethje rally from getting the blood punched out of him to systematically break down Ferguson…
Alan Dawson
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The hardest-hitting heavyweight in UFC history just KO'd his UFC 249 opponent in 20 seconds. A title shot now beckons.
"When I heard him call me out I knew he didn't know what he was doing," Francis Ngannou said, in a …
Alan Dawson
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Tony Ferguson warned ahead of UFC 249 that Justin Gaethje 'throws to kill'
Justin Gaethje hits harder than anybody Tony Ferguson has ever fought, Luke Rockhold says, and he's…
Alan Dawson
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3 people test positive for COVID-19 ahead of UFC 249. One said he was desperate for money because his family might end up homeless.
UFC light heavyweight Jacare Souza was seen on video failing to practise social-distancing at the U…
Alan Dawson
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We counted 18 safety measures the UFC has in place for UFC 249, and people have already been filmed getting swabs for COVID-19
The coronavirus test felt weird according to the UFC fighter Tony Ferguson. A media member was told…
Alan Dawson
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A former UFC athlete said beating the coronavirus was far more 'aggressive' than any opponent he fought in his career
"If I knew where the off switch was, 'enough, no more,' I would have pressed it," said former UFC s…
Alan Dawson
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Tony Ferguson cuts his UFC opponents so badly that people at cage-side get showered in blood
"We get splattered with blood on my face, on my neck, and my shirt," a UFC commentator said. "Blood…
Alan Dawson
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Restarting sport in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic is 'very expensive,' UFC president Dana White says
UFC 249 will be held on May 9 in one of the few places he won't be shut down, after Disney ordered …
Alan Dawson
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Conor McGregor mocked as an 'Instagram fighter' as the former UFC champion vlogs his comeback from injury
Conor McGregor has been teasing a comeback to the UFC Octagon, but one of his old rivals has been m…
Alan Dawson
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Dana White forced to cancel his mysterious, controversial, and behind-closed-doors UFC 249 event because of the coronavirus
The "powers-that-be" at Disney and ESPN called Dana White to tell him not to go ahead with UFC 249.
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How to watch UFC 249: Justin Gaethje replaces Khabib Nurmagomedov in matchup against Tony Ferguson
UFC 249 is happening on Saturday, May 9, featuring Justin Gaethje, Tony Ferguson, Henry Cejudo, and…