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5 days ago | mmafighting.com | Alexander Lee |Jed Meshew

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Jon Anik has seen enough: Merab Dvalishvili is already the bantamweight GOAT. This Saturday, Dvalishvili defends his title in a rematch with Sean O’Malley in the main event of UFC 316. It’s Dvalishvili’s second title defense, and if he wins, his 13th consecutive win. It would also be Dvalishvili’s fifth win over a former UFC champion, but even if O’Malley gets his revenge on Saturday, Anik believes “The Machine” has already cemented legacy.

3 weeks ago | mmafighting.com | Alexander Lee |Jed Meshew

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Daniel Cormier has on interest in reigniting his feud with Jon Jones. “Bones” was recently responding to fan questions on YouTube when he was asked how he thought he would fare against Cormier if they both met at heavyweight in their primes. Cormier and Jones had two memorable battles at light heavyweight, both of which were won by Jones (their second meeting was overturned to a no-contest when Jones later tested positive for a banned substance).

4 weeks ago | mmafighting.com | Jed Meshew |Alexander Lee

Belal Muhammad and Valentina Shevchenko are set for their first title defenses. This Saturday, at UFC 315 in Montreal, Quebec, Muhammad puts his welterweight title on the line against Jack Della Maddalena in the main event, while Shevchenko starts her second women’s flyweight title run against Manon Fiorot. Will both new champions keep their belts are are the welterweight and women’s flyweight divisions in for more changeover? Ahead of Saturday’s pay-per-view event, MMA Fighting’s Alexander K.

1 month ago | mmafighting.com | Alexander Lee |Jed Meshew

Photo by Mark R. Milan/Getty Images We’re one step closer to the biggest superfight in MMA. This past weekend, former World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall squared off with five-time World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski at KSW 105. The bout was one of the most highly anticipated freakshow fights in recent history, and despite it being his official MMA debut, Hall demolished Pudzianowski in just 30 seconds.

1 month ago | mmafighting.com | Alexander Lee |Alexander Lee

Pit Boss Grappling, YouTube Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. In the neverending search for combat sports innovation, we talk a lot about tweaking rulesets and outside-of-the-box gimmicks, but rarely do we consider how overhauling the gear could change the game.