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1 month ago | 
combatpress.com | Matthew Petela |Andrew Sumian
It is fight week, and the vacant featherweight title is on the line, as former champion Alexander Volkanovski looks to reclaim the belt against rising star Diego Lopes. Volkanovski has struggled recently, losing his bid to become a two-division champion after being kicked in the head by Islam Makhachev. After that loss, he arguably returned to action too quickly and was subsequently knocked out by Ilia Topuria, losing the featherweight title in the process.
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2 months ago | 
combatpress.com | Matthew Petela |Andrew Sumian
The international schedule continues for the UFC as they go from London over to Mexico City with a fight card topped by a battle between two elite flyweights with UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg. Brandon Moreno has been the face of the flyweight division for the past several years. His thrilling tetralogy with Deiveson Figueiredo was one of the greatest rivalries in the history of the sport.
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2 months ago | 
combatpress.com | Matthew Petela |Andrew Sumian
From Las Vegas to London we go, as the UFC travels across the pond for a Fight Night inside the O2 Arena with welterweight title contenders closing out the show. Former champion Leon Edwards is looking to get back into the win column and earn a shot at getting his belt back. Standing in his way is Sean Brady, a gritty Philadelphian who is also looking for a shot at the belt. Both of these men have their eyes on Belal Muhammad, who took Edwards’ belt and also handed Brady his lone professional loss.
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2 months ago | 
combatpress.com | Matthew Petela |Andrew Sumian
Staying home in Las Vegas, the UFC hosts another fight night inside the Apex with middleweight contenders on the marquee, as UFC Vegas 104 hits the stage on Saturday, Mar. 15. Just a couple short years ago, Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze met inside the Octagon with Vettori emerging with a somewhat controversial decision. They run it back this weekend over five rounds in a division that isn’t exactly deep on legitimate title threats.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
combatpress.com | Matthew Petela |Andrew Sumian
The fight capital of the world is host, once again, to a huge night for the UFC. Inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the light heavyweight championship will be on the line in the main event as world champion kickboxer and current UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira takes on surging contender Magomed Ankalaev to headline UFC 313.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
combatpress.com | Matthew Petela |Andrew Sumian
One more fight card before the highly anticipated UFC 313. This one is back at home inside the UFC Apex, headlined by a pair of flyweight contenders. Manel Kape meets Asu Almabayev in a five-round fight. Kape’s lone loss in his last six fights is a decision to Mohammad Mokaev, who frustrated the promotion enough to get released despite being undefeated. Almabayev may not be undefeated, but he is on a long winning streak, rattling off 17 consecutive victories since his last loss in 2017.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
combatpress.com | Matthew Petela |Andrew Sumian
The UFC heads to the Pacific Northwest this weekend with a pair of bantamweight contenders atop the marquee. Former two-division champion Henry Cejudo will fight for the third time since his return to action, looking to notch his first win in his comeback. He takes on rising star Song Yadong, who has recently become a contender in his own right. The Team Alpha Male product is looking to notch the biggest victory of his professional career against the Olympic gold medalist wrestler.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
combatpress.com | Matthew Petela |Andrew Sumian
In what almost seems like taunting, the UFC heads down under this weekend for UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2. Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland are both fighters who hold championship wins over New Zealandâs Israel Adesanya, and du Plessis earned his first title shot by defeating Australian fan favorite, Robert Whittaker.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
combatpress.com | Matthew Petela |Andrew Sumian
It is the first overseas fight card of the year, and it is a matinee affair for viewers in the United States. From Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, former middleweight champion Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya will be the last man to make the walk to the Octagon, as he looks to win a fight for the first time since 2023. He has lost two straight, dropping his title via unanimous decision to Sean Strickland and then being submitted by Dricus du Plessis in a bid to regain that title.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
combatpress.com | Andrew Sumian |Matthew Petela
On Jan. 18, the UFC returns to Los Angeles, Calif. for the first pay-per-view event of 2025. On paper, this appears to be one of the most anticipated cards and features a plethora of champions, former champions, ranked contenders and rising stars. However, the main event suffered a major blow on Friday morning as the UFC announced that Arman Tsarukyan is out of his long-awaited title fight with Islam Makhachev.
