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Dakota Ditcheva Head Coach Pushes Back Against Critics: ‘It’s Not Up To Her Who She Fights’

[ad_1] Dakota Ditcheva's head coach has fired back. Ditcheva scored another huge knockout last Thurs. (June 14, 2024) when crushed Chelsea Hackett with a brutal body shot that sent her to the canvas from inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut (watch highlights). The 25-year-old and Professional Fighters League (PFL) has received much criticism for how she has been booked and the "favorable" matchups she has received thus far
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Anthony Smith may ‘cut a promo’ on Alex Pereira at UFC 303 in case ‘Poatan’ title shot ‘lines up’

[ad_1] Anthony Smith loves talking about Alex Pereira. That continues to annoy “stupid” UFC fans who only read sensational headlines (like this one). But that won’t stop “Lionheart” from shooting his shot with a victory over Carlos Ulberg as part of the UFC 303 pay-per-view (PPV) event on June 29 in Las Vegas. “I’m not really thinking about that,” Smith told Michael Bisping, before thinking about it. “I’m just worried
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Bo Nickal claims ‘over-partying’ Khamzat doing ‘crazy stuff’ with Smesh Bro, Darren Till responds

[ad_1] Seems like just yesterday when Smesh Bros, the unlikely alliance between UFC middleweights Khamzat Chimaev and Darren Till, were shooting guns and screeching tires in the streets of Las Vegas — even if the bromance was killing Khamzat’s mystique. Sigh ... good times. These days, Chimaev is too sick to fight, recently withdrawing from his Robert Whittaker main event at UFC Saudi Arabia this weekend on ABC. Speculation that
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Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez: Odds, full fight preview and prediction | UFC Saudi Arabia

[ad_1] Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight veterans Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez will throw down this weekend (Sat., June 22, 2024) at UFC Saudi Arabia inside Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Gastelum’s last fight was a disaster. After finally returning to Welterweight after far too many years fighting bigger men at 185 pounds, Gastelum was thoroughly handled by Sean Brady — he barely landed a punch (watch highlights). Any
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Top free agent double champion declined UFC offer that was ‘between 20-30 times less’ than new KSW deal

[ad_1] Salahdine Parnasse is living his best life as a staple of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). KSW’s Lightweight and Featherweight champion has been about as valuable of an asset as the promotion could ask for. Parnasse, 26, is one of the best fighters outside of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), continually trying to make history as evidenced by his recent attempt at grabbing the Welterweight title in December 2023. Unfortunately for
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Video: UFC Lightweight prospect Mike Davis shreds bicep, forced to withdraw from Drew Dober slugfest for surgery

[ad_1] Welcome to Midnight Mania! Mike Davis is an exciting Lightweight prospect. “Beast Boy” has won his last four fights, stopping two opponents and dominating the other two. His only loss came via short-notice debut to Gilbert Burns, and he holds an impressive 82% finish rate overall. Why then hasn’t Davis advanced up the ladder or built any serious momentum? Largely, it’s been activity. Five fights in six years on
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Video: Watch Alex Pereira agree to save UFC 303 at the last minute — ‘Chama or no chama!’

[ad_1] Welcome to Midnight Mania! Alex Pereira is unexpectedly just 14 days removed from his scheduled second title defense. At the very last minute, Pereira has agreed to step in for the injured Conor McGregor, rematching Jiri Prochazka for the scheduled second defense of his Light Heavyweight crown. “Poatan” is not supposed to be fighting in two weeks; he’s been on a seminar tour in Australia promoting himself and recovering
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Robert Whittaker issues stoic response to UFC Saudi Arabia shakeup: ‘There was no thought to not fight’

[ad_1] There was never a thought in Robert Whittaker’s mind that he’d withdraw from next weekend’s UFC Saudi Arabia card on ABC. The event is just too important for Whittaker to miss. While most of the combat community has been worried about Conor McGregor’s injury and how it changes UFC 303’s landscape later this month, Whittaker casually accepted a short-notice fight on Thursday following the recent hospitalization of Khamzat Chimaev.
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Live: UFC Vegas 93 early weigh ins video results | Perez vs. Taira

[ad_1] Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its upcoming UFC Vegas 93 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by a 125-pound showdown between flyweight rivals Alex Perez and Tatsuro Taira. The action gets underway this Sat. night (June 15, 2024) on ESPN2 and ESPN+ from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, and also features a bantamweight co-headliner between 135-pound stalwarts Douglas Silva
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Video! Anderson Silva And Chael Sonnen Make Weight For Boxing Match

[ad_1] The trilogy is set (too bad we can’t watch it). This morning (Fri., June 14, 2024) in Brazil, former UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva and his former foe Chael Sonnon made weight for their upcoming exhibition boxing match, which is set to go down this Saturday at Spaten Fight Night in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Silva weighed in at a whopping 214 pounds, and Sonnen was two pounds heavier at