
Mike Johnston
Staff Writer at Sportsnet Canada
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2 days ago |
sportsnet.ca | Mike Johnston
The pair of title fights at the top of the UFC 316 lineup are naturally receiving most of the attention during fight week, but, unlike last weekend’s disastrous Fight Night event, this weekend’s card boasts plenty of depth and quality throughout the undercard and prelims.
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3 days ago |
sportsnet.ca | Mike Johnston
The UFC’s bantamweight divisions are front and centre this week at UFC 316. The men’s 135-pound title is on the line in the headliner featuring a rematch between current champion Merab Dvalishvili and former champ Sean O'Malley, while Julianna Peña will look to defend the women’s 135-pound championship against two-time Olympic gold medallist judoka Kayla Harrison in the co-main event.
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1 week ago |
sportsnet.ca | Mike Johnston
The UFC’s women’s flyweight division has been in the spotlight all throughout May and the month will conclude with two of the top young talents in the weight class going toe-to-toe at the UFC Apex this weekend. Top-five contenders Erin Blanchfield and Maycee Barber get the main event treatment Saturday in Las Vegas, and the winner, especially if they get their hand raised in impressive fashion, will be on the doorstep of title contention.
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1 week ago |
sportsnet.ca | Mike Johnston
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Sonnen premiered Tuesday night with the debut episode of Season 33 of the UFC’s long-running reality competition series. The episode began with UFC president Dana White addressing the 16 competitors who’ll compete in two elimination-style tournaments — eight welterweights and eight flyweights, with the tourney winners being awarded a UFC contract.
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2 weeks ago |
bvmsports.com | Mike Johnston
By Mike Johnston via Sportsnet.ca, Jared Gordon sent a message to the rest of the lightweight division as the veteran got back in the win column with a highlight first-round knockout victory Saturday in a featured preliminary bout at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales. Gordon put Thiago Moisés to sleep with a perfect counter-right hand in the opening round of their 155-pound contest, rebounding from a controversial loss in his previous outing.
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