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		<title>Virna Jandiroba: &#8216;I&#8217;m here to take the belt on Saturday&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ When  Virna Jandiroba made her octagon debut in April 2019, she was undefeated and had just defended the Invicta FC strawweight championship.  She made her promotional debut against former two-time champion  Carla Esparza and suffered her first career defeat. ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> When  Virna Jandiroba made her octagon debut in April 2019, she was undefeated and had just defended the Invicta FC strawweight championship.  She made her promotional debut against former two-time champion  Carla Esparza and suffered her first career defeat. </p>
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		<title>&#8216;Syko Stu&#8217; released from hospital, reveals serious injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Professional wrestler 'Syko Stu,' whose real name is Stuart Smith, was released from the hospital on Sunday and revealed the extent of his injuries. ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Professional wrestler &#8216;Syko Stu,&#8217; whose real name is Stuart Smith, was released from the hospital on Sunday and revealed the extent of his injuries. </p>
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		<title>Khabib Nurmagomedov admits lengthy prep time makes comeback unlikely</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Khabib Nurmagomedov &#124; Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images Khabib Nurmagomedov is comfortably retired from competition and he’s not even sure he could come back if he wanted to. It’s been almost five years since fans saw the last fight of “The Eagle,” widely regarded as one of the best fighters in MMA history. ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Khabib Nurmagomedov | Photo by James Gill &#8211; Danehouse/Getty Images Khabib Nurmagomedov is comfortably retired from competition and he’s not even sure he could come back if he wanted to. It’s been almost five years since fans saw the last fight of “The Eagle,” widely regarded as one of the best fighters in MMA history. </p>
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		<title>A frail Ben Askren shares inspirational message and health update</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 09:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Former UFC fighter, Bellator and ONE welterweight champion  Ben Askren has a long road of recovery ahead of him. He was released from the hospital last week  after 59 days during which he had a double lung transplant. Askren battled for his life,  dying four times but survived]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Former UFC fighter, Bellator and ONE welterweight champion  Ben Askren has a long road of recovery ahead of him. He was released from the hospital last week  after 59 days during which he had a double lung transplant. Askren battled for his life,  dying four times but survived</p>
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		<title>A frail Ben Askren shares inspirational message and health update</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 09:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Former UFC fighter, Bellator and ONE welterweight champion  Ben Askren has a long road of recovery ahead of him. He was released from the hospital last week  after 59 days during which he had a double lung transplant. Askren battled for his life,  dying four times but survived]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Former UFC fighter, Bellator and ONE welterweight champion  Ben Askren has a long road of recovery ahead of him. He was released from the hospital last week  after 59 days during which he had a double lung transplant. Askren battled for his life,  dying four times but survived</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mmaweekly.com/.image/c_fit,h_800,w_1200/MjE2NjA0Mzg0OTg3OTgxMzMx/ben-askren-uodate5-1600.jpg" id="image"><img style="max-width:640px;" src="https://www.mmaweekly.com/.image/c_fit,h_800,w_1200/MjE2NjA0Mzg0OTg3OTgxMzMx/ben-askren-uodate5-1600.jpg" alt="" title="Click image to enlarge" /></a></p>
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		<title>A frail Ben Askren shares inspirational message and health update</title>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Former UFC fighter, Bellator and ONE welterweight champion  Ben Askren has a long road of recovery ahead of him. He was released from the hospital last week  after 59 days during which he had a double lung transplant</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Former UFC fighter, Bellator and ONE welterweight champion  Ben Askren has a long road of recovery ahead of him. He was released from the hospital last week  after 59 days during which he had a double lung transplant</p>
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