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Morning Report: Merab Dvalishvili recalls being schooled by Aljamain Sterling in 1st training session

BAD MMA News — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling | Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Merab Dvalishili had a lot to learn the first time he rolled with Aljamain Sterling . The reigning UFC bantamweight champion has always held Sterling – his longtime friend and teammate – in high regard

Morning Report: Justin Gaethje wonders if potential Paddy Pimblett fight means UFC doesn’t ‘need me anymore’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Justin Gaethje | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Justin Gaethje isn’t demanding a title shot, but he’s unclear on what the UFC has planned for him. “The Highlight” is one one of the promotion’s most exciting fighters and has been a mainstay in the rankings for the better part of the past decade. He has twice had the opportunity to compete for the lightweight title, and though he’s fallen short, he feels his résumé and reputation should be enough for him to be considered for another championship fight.

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Morning Report: Justin Gaethje wonders if potential Paddy Pimblett fight means UFC doesn’t ‘need me anymore’ – MMA Fighting

Morning Report | Craig Jones responds to Gordon Ryan’s latest attack: ‘I don’t even know what he means half the time’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Craig Jones | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Craig Jones is retiring from competition, and he hopes that means his beef with Gordon Ryan is put to bed as well. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu stars have butted heads for years, trading shots on social media and in interviews, and going hold-for-hold on the mats.

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Morning Report | Craig Jones responds to Gordon Ryan’s latest attack: ‘I don’t even know what he means half the time’ – MMA Fighting

Morning Report | Michael Bisping previews Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway 3: ‘It’s going to be absolutely sensational’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway | Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images Michael Bisping is just as excited for UFC 318 as the rest of us. This Saturday, the UFC returns to Louisiana for the first time in a decade for UFC 318. The event is built around the retirement of Dustin Poirier , who challenges Max Holloway for the “BMF” title in the main event.

Morning Report | Michael Bisping previews Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway 3: ‘It’s going to be absolutely sensational’ – MMA Fighting

Morning Report; Caio Borralho claims Khamzat Chimaev may retire with UFC 319 title win

BAD MMA News — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Khamzat Chimaev | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Will UFC 319 be the last time Khamzat Chimaev fights? Back in 2020, Chimaev burst onto the UFC scene, winning three fights in just two months, immediately raising talk that Chimaev was a future champion

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Morning Report: Alexander Volkanovski calls concussion from Islam Makhachev worse than Ilia Topuria knockout

BAD MMA News — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Alexander Volkanovski | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Alexander Volkanovski has regrets about how his first featherweight title reign ended. Through the first 11 years of his career, Volkanovski had never lost a fight at 145 pounds, a run of success that included five straight UFC championship defenses. That streak ended at UFC 298 in February 2024, when Ilia Topuria knocked Volkanovski out cold to claim his belt.

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Morning Report: Alexander Volkanovski calls concussion from Islam Makhachev worse than Ilia Topuria knockout – MMA Fighting

Morning Report: Daniel Cormier, Chael Sonnen question UFC White House logistics, Conor McGregor involvement

BAD MMA News — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Conor McGregor | Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump wants a UFC event to take place at The White House on July 4, 2026 and that time frame has raised a few eyebrows. At an Iowa rally, Trump announced that next year’s Independence Day festivities will include having a few fights inside the octagon somewhere in the vicinity of The White House.

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Morning Report: Arman Tsarukyan believes it was ‘Joe Rogan mistake’ to call Paddy Pimblett into cage at UFC 317

BAD MMA News — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Arman Tsarukyan | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Arman Tsarukyan has to admit he was impressed by Ilia Topuria . This past Saturday, Topuria claimed the vacant lightweight title with a first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 317 . It was the outcome Topuria predicted before the fight, and one many believed would happen, but was nevertheless impressive, especially to Tsarukyan who was sitting cageside.

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Morning Report: Arman Tsarukyan believes it was ‘Joe Rogan mistake’ to call Paddy Pimblett into cage at UFC 317 – MMA Fighting