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Dricus Du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman headlines UFC Fight Night 281

BAD MMA News — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:40:09 +0000

A pair of former champions headline UFC Fight Nigh 281 in Oklahoma City on July 18. Former middleweight titleholder Dricus Du Plessis (23-3) faces former welterweight kingpin Kamaru Usman (21-4) at Paycom Center in a middleweight match. The fight promotion announced the news on Saturday

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Mackenzie Dern faces Gillian Robertson in UFC 330 co-main event

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:43:18 +0000

The women’s strawweight title will be on the line in the UFC 330 co-main event on Aug.

Mackenzie Dern faces Gillian Robertson in UFC 330 co-main event – MMA Weekly

Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry headlines UFC 330

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:43:16 +0000

A welterweight title bout headlines UFC 330 on Aug. 15 in Philadelphia. Champion Islam Makhachev (28-1) puts his 170-pound championship on the line against top contender Ian Machado Garry (17-1) at Xfinity Mobile Arena

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Colby Covington hasn’t ruled out MMA return but only in the UFC

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:50:52 +0000

Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on May 19, informing the fight promotion of his intentions to focus on wrestling instead. Covington inked a deal with Real American Freestyle and debuted in the wrestling organization in January against former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold .

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Sean O’Malley dismisses Joe Rogan’s UFC White House concerns

BAD MMA News — Fri, 29 May 2026 13:35:01 +0000

The one thing that could derail the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House is rain in the weather forecast on June 14. UFC CEO Dana White admittedly doesn’t like the idea of hosting an event outdoors.

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Khamzat Chimaev: If Sean Strickland wants a real war, ‘he’d be dead already’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:25:54 +0000

UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev and former titleholder Sean Strickland have taken smack talk to another level leading up to their UFC 328 showdown. They’ve both mentioned fighting in the streets.

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UFC Winnipeg Final Face-Offs

BAD MMA News — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:27:17 +0000

During Friday’s UFC Winnipeg Ceremonial Weigh-Ins, the fighters faced off with their opponents a final time ahead of Saturday’s fights at Canada Life Centre. The event is headlined by a welterweight bout between former title challenger Gilbert Burns and Canadian Mike Malott . It will be the third time the fight promotion has held and event in Winnipeg

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Jorge Masvidal confident he’ll get a UFC deal done

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:29:35 +0000

The original “BMF,” Jorge Masvidal has been teasing an octagon return for a long time. He turned down an offer to be on the Ronda Rousey vs.

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The Ultimate Fighter returns on June 14

BAD MMA News — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:26:32 +0000

The Ultimate Fighter reality series returns on June 14, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Latin America and Australia. The fight promotion made the announcement on Thursday. A pair of UFC Hall of Famers, former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier goes up against former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping as opposing coaches

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Former UFC champ doesn’t think a fight between Francis Ngannou and Jones Jones would be close

BAD MMA News — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:16:21 +0000

When former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou left the fight promotion and was stripped of the title in January 2023, he was deep in negotiations to face Jon Jones . The fight never came about and former middleweight titleholder Dricus Du Plesses doesn’t think it would have been close anyway. “I think that’s Jones easy,” Du Plessis told Fight Forecast

Former UFC champ doesn’t think a fight between Francis Ngannou and Jones Jones would be close – MMA Weekly