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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Mike Heck

    Between the Links: Countdown to UFC 332, underwhelming Fury vs. Joshua presser, fight news (opens the original)

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    MMA Fighting discusses the biggest stories of the week in combat sports The UFC has a numbered event coming up this weekend with UFC 332, and the vacant flyweight title will be on the line as Natalia Silva faces Wang Cong. While the card is generating almost zero buzz, can it still deliver and prove the naysayers wrong? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel discusses Saturday’s fight card in Salt Lake City, what it will mean for the main event winner besides having a shiny new ti

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Mike Heck

    ‘I’m gonna retire him and send him to an old person’s home’: Luis Hernandez responds to UFC veteran’s callout (opens the original)

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    Luis Hernandez had a successful UFC debut this past Saturday Luis Hernandez just made his UFC debut, and a veteran is already calling him out. Hernandez is coming off of two submission wins in 11 days — including a bonus-winning, 57-second stoppage of Sedriques Dumas at UFC Vegas 121 this past Saturday. After earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series less than two weeks prior, “The Stache” took the fight with Dumas on just two days’ notice, where he had his breakout performance. Earlie

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Mike Heck

    Colby Covington vs. Khamzat Chimaev title match headlines RAF Abu Dhabi (opens the original)

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    Colby Covington and Khamzat Chimaev are set to settle the score with RAF gold on the line. Promotional officials confirmed to MMA Fighting that Covington defends his cruiserweight crossover title against Chimaev in the main event of RAF Abu Dhabi. The event takes place Nov. 14 at Etihad Arena. Chimaev was already scheduled to headline the card, but Covington is now in and puts his title on the line for the second time. “Chaos” captured the championship with a win via points over Arman Tsarukyan

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Mike Heck

    On To the Next One: Matches to make after UFC Vegas 121 (opens the original)

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    Raul Rosas Jr. got the victory in his first ever UFC headliner, but it was not in the way he would’ve liked as Barcelos suffered a medical issue in the fifth round that led to him getting stretchered out of the octagon, leaving fans wondering what happened. While we still don’t have the answer to that question, and at least know Barcelos is recovering, where does Rosas go from his sixth straight win? On an all-new edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck gives his thoughts on what

  5. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Mike Heck

    Justin Gaethje: Ilia Topuria ‘didn’t quit on the stool’ at UFC White House (opens the original)

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    Justin Gaethje still undecided on return Justin Gaethje is setting the record straight when it comes to his UFC White House win, and how his championship fight with Ilia Topuria ended. Gaethje captured the undisputed UFC lightweight title after the fight was stopped at the conclusion of Round 4 to cap off one of the biggest upsets in UFC championship fight history. While the narrative says that Topuria called the fight off, “The Highlight” is correcting the record. “He didn’t quit on the stool,”

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