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1 week ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Matthew Wells |Danny Segura
ATLANTA – Edmen Shahbazyan appears to be hitting his stride. At UFC on ESPN 69 at State Farm Arena, Shahbazyan (15-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) picked up a rare unanimous decision win against Andre Petroski. When the 27-year-old wins, he typically ends things before the judges are needed. The victory over Petroski (13-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) was his first decision win since November 2018, with six stoppage victories in between.
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1 week ago | 
mmajunkie.com | Matthew Wells |Nolan King
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1 week ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Matthew Wells |Nolan King
Two UFC lightweights who have spent time on the mats together will meet in the octagon when it counts. At the UFC Fight Night event on Aug. 2 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Scotland's Chris Duncan will face Poland's Mateusz Rebecki. MMA Junkie confirmed the matchup with two sources, although the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. The event is headlined by a flyweight bout between Amir Albazi and Tatsuro Taira.
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1 week ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Matthew Wells |Danny Segura
ATLANTA – Mansur Abdul-Malik thought he was getting his hand raised after a TKO finish of Cody Brundage, but was confused when the official result was announced. After two rounds of relatively routine action, Abdul-Malik (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and Brundage (11-7 MMA, 5-6) flipped a switch and came out swinging furiously to start the final round.
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1 week ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Matthew Wells |Danny Segura
ATLANTA – Raoni Barcelos is not-so-quietly putting together a very impressive late career run. At UFC on ESPN 69 at State Farm Arena, Barcelos (20-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) picked up his first win over a former champion in a unanimous decision nod over Cody Garbrandt. The 38-year-old admits he was surprised by the wrestling ability of Garbrandt (14-7 MMA, 9-7 UFC), but was happy because it made for a more exciting fight for the fans to enjoy.
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1 week ago | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Matthew Wells |Danny Segura
ATLANTA – Kamaru Usman did not remember the name Belal Muhammad, or at least he pretended. Usman (21-4 MMA, 16-3 UFC) turned back the clock in a dominant display against Joaquin Buckley in the UFC on ESPN 69 main event at State Farm Arena. It was the first win for the former welterweight champion since November 2021. After looking like the unstoppable force on the ground for most of the fight against Buckley (21-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC), he drew the attention of another former titleholder, Belal Muhammad.
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2 weeks ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Matthew Wells |Danny Segura
Ilia Topuria wants to put his rivalry with Paddy Pimblett to rest by meeting in the octagon. It's clear that the two parties don't like each other, but their paths have never aligned to meet inside the cage to exchange more than insults behind a microphone. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) recently vacated the UFC featherweight title to move up to the lightweight division, where Pimblett (23-3 MMA, 7-0 UFC) resides.
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2 weeks ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Matthew Wells |Danny Segura
ATLANTA – Mansur Abdul-Malik has yet to taste defeat in his professional fighting career and has finished every opponent that he's faced. Somehow, that's not good enough. Abdul-Malik (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) is incredibly tough on himself, which is probably why his record is unblemished, even if he's not happy with what he's put on film thus far.
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3 weeks ago | 
mmajunkie.com | Matthew Wells |Mike Bohn
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3 weeks ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Matthew Wells |Mike Bohn
MORRISTOWN, N.J. – UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev wants Alex Pereira to get a title rematch, but there's only so long he will wait. Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) came through as a slight underdog to win the 205-pound title from Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) at UFC 313 in March. Pereira racked up all three of his title defenses in 2024, and since losing the title, appears to want a little time off before making a big return in what is expected to be a rematch for the title.
