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		<title>UFC Freedom 250 co-main event weigh-in video: Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In the first of two title bouts featured on the UFC Freedom 250 fight card, former two-division champion Alex Pereira moves up to the heavyweight division to chase history. "Poatan" faces former interim titleholder Ciryl Gane with the interim championship on the line. ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> In the first of two title bouts featured on the UFC Freedom 250 fight card, former two-division champion Alex Pereira moves up to the heavyweight division to chase history. &#8220;Poatan&#8221; faces former interim titleholder Ciryl Gane with the interim championship on the line. </p>
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		<title>Latest look at UFC Freedom 250 White House transformation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In less than two weeks, fighters will be making the walk to the octagon on the White House South Lawn. On June 14, a lightweight title bout between champion Ilia Topuria and interim titleholder Justin Gaethje headlines the UFC Freedom 250 fight card at the White House]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> In less than two weeks, fighters will be making the walk to the octagon on the White House South Lawn. On June 14, a lightweight title bout between champion Ilia Topuria and interim titleholder Justin Gaethje headlines the UFC Freedom 250 fight card at the White House</p>
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		<title>Terence Crawford amused by &#8216;stupid&#8217; UFC rule, urges Joe Rogan to petition a change</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Terence Crawford couldn't contain his amusement when learning of the UFC's rule to install a weight limit for their heavyweights. The UFC is far from perfect, and there are several changes every fan would want to see implemented in the promotion, both big and small, in their ideal world]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Terence Crawford couldn&#8217;t contain his amusement when learning of the UFC&#8217;s rule to install a weight limit for their heavyweights. The UFC is far from perfect, and there are several changes every fan would want to see implemented in the promotion, both big and small, in their ideal world</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mmaweekly.com/.image/c_fit,h_800,w_1200/Mjk6MDAwMDAwMDAwMTExNjg1/joe-rogan-terence-crawford.png" id="image"><img style="max-width:640px;" src="https://www.mmaweekly.com/.image/c_fit,h_800,w_1200/Mjk6MDAwMDAwMDAwMTExNjg1/joe-rogan-terence-crawford.png" alt="" title="Click image to enlarge" /></a></p>
<p>Read more here:</p>
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		<title>Terence Crawford amused by &#8216;stupid&#8217; UFC rule, urges Joe Rogan to petition a change</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Terence Crawford couldn't contain his amusement when learning of the UFC's rule to install a weight limit for their heavyweights. The UFC is far from perfect, and there are several changes every fan would want to see implemented in the promotion, both big and small, in their ideal world]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Terence Crawford couldn&#8217;t contain his amusement when learning of the UFC&#8217;s rule to install a weight limit for their heavyweights. The UFC is far from perfect, and there are several changes every fan would want to see implemented in the promotion, both big and small, in their ideal world</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mmaweekly.com/.image/c_fit,h_800,w_1200/Mjk6MDAwMDAwMDAwMTExNjg1/joe-rogan-terence-crawford.png" id="image"><img style="max-width:640px;" src="https://www.mmaweekly.com/.image/c_fit,h_800,w_1200/Mjk6MDAwMDAwMDAwMTExNjg1/joe-rogan-terence-crawford.png" alt="" title="Click image to enlarge" /></a></p>
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		<title>Holly Holm comes up short in WBA lightweight title bout</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Former UFC women's bantamweight titleholder multiple-time former boxing champion  Holly Holm attempted to win another boxing world title on Saturday but came up short against WBA lightweight champion Stephanie Han in Puerto Rico. The bout was stopped in the seventh round after Han received a cut due to an accidental clash of heads]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Former UFC women&#8217;s bantamweight titleholder multiple-time former boxing champion  Holly Holm attempted to win another boxing world title on Saturday but came up short against WBA lightweight champion Stephanie Han in Puerto Rico. The bout was stopped in the seventh round after Han received a cut due to an accidental clash of heads</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mmaweekly.com/.image/c_fit,h_800,w_1200/MjEyMTA0NTYxNzEwNjA2MzEy/holly-holm-ufc-197-1600.jpg" id="image"><img style="max-width:640px;" src="https://www.mmaweekly.com/.image/c_fit,h_800,w_1200/MjEyMTA0NTYxNzEwNjA2MzEy/holly-holm-ufc-197-1600.jpg" alt="" title="Click image to enlarge" /></a></p>
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		<title>Jack Della Maddalena releases statement following UFC 322 loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The middleweight title changed hands last weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Former lightweight titleholder  Islam Makhachev moved up to the 170-pound division to challenge then-champion  Jack Della Maddalena  in the UFC 322 main event.  Makhachev dominated the Australian winning all five rounds on the judges' scorecards. He was able to consistently take Della Maddalena down and control him on the ground turning the bout into a one-sided affair. ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> The middleweight title changed hands last weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Former lightweight titleholder  Islam Makhachev moved up to the 170-pound division to challenge then-champion  Jack Della Maddalena  in the UFC 322 main event.  Makhachev dominated the Australian winning all five rounds on the judges&#8217; scorecards. He was able to consistently take Della Maddalena down and control him on the ground turning the bout into a one-sided affair. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.mmaweekly.com/.image/c_fit,h_800,w_1200/MjE0ODE3NzEyNDE1NzEzMDYw/jack-della-maddalena-getty-1600.jpg" id="image"><img style="max-width:640px;" src="https://www.mmaweekly.com/.image/c_fit,h_800,w_1200/MjE0ODE3NzEyNDE1NzEzMDYw/jack-della-maddalena-getty-1600.jpg" alt="" title="Click image to enlarge" /></a></p>
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