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Paddy Pimblett: ‘Ilia Topuria is a fat featherweight’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:30:19 +0000

Former two-division UFC champion Ilia Topuria put together one of the greatest three-fight winning streaks in the promotion’s history to capture the 145-pound and 155-pound championships.

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UFC Baku weigh-in results: All fighters on point

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:37:40 +0000

The fighters competing on the UFC Fight Night 280 fight card in Baku, Azerbaijan officially weighed in on Friday. The event takes place at National Gymnastics Arena and is headlined by a lightweight bout between No.

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Paddy Pimblett motivated by Justin Gaethje defeating Ilia Topuria

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:50:29 +0000

To earn the UFC Freedom 250 title shot against then-champion Ilia Topuria , Justin Gaethje defeated Paddy Pimblett via unanimous decision for the interim lightweight title. Gaethje went on to beat Topuria at the White House and Pimblett gained some extra motivation after watching “The Highlight” take the 155-pound crown.

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Look back at Conor McGregor annihilating Eddie Alvarez to become champ-champ

BAD MMA News — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:55:13 +0000

In November 2016, Conor McGregor held the UFC featherweight championship. He had just avenged his loss to Nate Diaz when the Irishman fought then-champion Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title in the UFC 205 main event

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Ilia Topuria’s glaring mistake cost him the fight at UFC Freedom 250, claims Justin Gaethje

BAD MMA News — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:21:51 +0000

Justin Gaethje successfully dethroned Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250 to become the lightweight champion of the world, but the fight wasn’t without its hardships. ‘The Highlight’ turned his clash with the previously undefeated superstar Topuria into a dog fight, an area of the game he relishes. Throughout the history of mixed martial arts, you would struggle to find somebody who thrives in the mayhem more than Gaethje does, and he often has the edge over his opponents anytime the bout reaches those chaotic moments

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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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Ilia Topuria accuses Islam Makhachev of ducking White House matchup

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:09:14 +0000

Lightweight champion Ilia Topuria headlines the UFC event at the White House on June 14 against interim titleholder Justin Gaethje , but he wanted to take on welterweight champion Islam Makhachev instead. When Topuria relinquished his featherweight title to move up to the lightweight division, he was not only chasing two-division UFC champion status, he was chasing a fight against Makhachev. During the same timeframe, Makhachev vacated his lightweight title and moved up to the welterweight division seeking two-division UFC champion accolades.

Ilia Topuria accuses Islam Makhachev of ducking White House matchup – MMA Weekly

UFC White House fight card revealed

BAD MMA News — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 04:34:37 +0000

It’s been eight months since the president announced that the White House would host a UFC event of the America Freedom 250 celebration on June 14. After much speculation, industry insider predictions, and fighters lobbying to be part of the historic event, we now know who’ll be competing on the White House Lawn.

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‘The Champ is back’: Ilia Topuria readies for UFC return

BAD MMA News — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:01:45 +0000

Lightweight champion Ilia Topuria could be back in the octagon sooner rather than later.

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Arman Tsarukyan: ‘Ilia Topuria doesn’t want to fight me,’ and Paddy Pimblett ‘sucks’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:17:10 +0000

Arman Tsarukyan showed why he’s the top contender in the lightweight division in his one-sided win over Dan Hooker in the UFC Qatar main event last weekend. He believed the second-round submission win would earn him a title shot, but the champion would rather fight someone else. After winning the title by knocking out former champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 317, titleholder Ilia Topuria called out Paddy Pimblett . “The Baddy” was in attendance and entered the octagon and the two had a fiery exchange that ended with Topuria shoving Pimblett.

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