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3 weeks ago | 
thejefffoxshow.com | Brett Okamoto |Ian Parker
This post was originally published on this siteA retired welterweight and betting expert make their picks for UFC Fight Night from Kansas City.
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3 weeks ago | 
espn.com | Brett Okamoto |Ian Parker
Rising welterweight contenders Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates will clash to determine who moves closer to a title shot at UFC Fight Night on Saturday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri (9 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPN+, with prelims at 6 p.m. on ESPN+). Machado Garry, No. 7 in ESPN's divisional rankings, enters the fight following the first loss of his professional career against Shavkat Rakhmonov in December. Prates, unranked by ESPN, has knocked out each of his last 10 opponents.
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4 weeks ago | 
espn.co.uk | Ian Parker |Brett Okamoto
A clash between a past PFL season champion and a two-time Bellator MMA title challenger headlines the third of four 2025 PFL World Tournament first-round fight cards Friday in Orlando, Florida (ESPN/ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN+ at 5 p.m.). Impa Kasanganay, who won the 2023 light heavyweight season and was a finalist in 2024, takes on Fabian Edwards in one of four middleweight bouts.
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1 month ago | 
700espn.com | Brett Okamoto |Ian Parker
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1 month ago | 
espn.com | Brett Okamoto |Ian Parker
Alexander Volkanovski is a former UFC featherweight champion who reigned for over four years, but he has lost his two most recent fights, both by knockout. What does Volkanovski have to do to regain the throne Saturday when he faces Diego Lopes in a fight for the vacant title at UFC 314 in Miami (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+ at 8)? Volkanovski (26-4) has not fought since losing his title to Ilia Topuria in February 2024.
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1 month ago | 
espn.com | Jeff Wagenheim |Ian Parker
The UFC announced Tuesday that two of the most-anticipated fights of the summer will land on the same card, as men's bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and former title holder Sean O'Malley will stage a rematch of their UFC 306 showdown and women's bantamweight champion Julianna Peña puts her belt on the line against former two-time PFL champ Kayla Harrison at UFC 316 on June 7 (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+).
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1 month ago | 
espn.in | Jeff Wagenheim |Ian Parker |Brett Okamoto
The UFC announced Tuesday that two of the most-anticipated fights of the summer will land on the same card, as men's bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and former title holder Sean O'Malley will stage a rematch of their UFC 306 showdown and women's bantamweight champion Julianna Peña puts her belt on the line against former two-time PFL champ Kayla Harrison at UFC 316 on June 7 (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+).
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1 month ago | 
espn.co.uk | Jeff Wagenheim |Ian Parker |Brett Okamoto
The UFC announced Tuesday that two of the most-anticipated fights of the summer will land on the same card, as men's bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and former title holder Sean O'Malley will stage a rematch of their UFC 306 showdown and women's bantamweight champion Julianna Peña puts her belt on the line against former two-time PFL champ Kayla Harrison at UFC 316 on June 7 (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+).
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
espn.co.uk | Jeff Wagenheim |Ian Parker |Brett Okamoto
The 2024 PFL season concludes on Friday afternoon in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with playoff finals in each of the six weight classes. All of the PFL World Championship fights at King Saud University Stadium will be on ESPN+, starting at 1 p.m. ET. Among the 12 finalists are one defending champion (Impa Kasanganay, light heavyweight) and a champ from a previous season (Brendan Loughnane, featherweight in 2022).
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
espn.co.uk | Jeff Wagenheim |Andreas Hale |Ian Parker
Two weeks ago was the 50th anniversary of The Rumble in the Jungle, and all of the bouquets being laid at the feet of that classic heavyweight championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman got me thinking about -- of all things -- this weekend's heavyweight championship fight at UFC 309. What's the connection? It has to do with how diminished expectations don't always foreshadow reality. Ali's upset of Foreman is remembered today as one of the fight game's greatest moments.
