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Robert Whittaker confirms move to light heavyweight division

BAD MMA News — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:32:56 +0000

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has been contemplating moving up to the light heavyweight division for some time. After suffering back-to-back losses in the 185-pound weight class, “The Reaper” confirmed that he’ll be making the move to the light heavyweight division for his next fight. “I had a really good rest after last fight

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UFC 323 Embedded, Episode 4: ‘Don’t blink’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:21:25 +0000

On the fourth episode of UFC 323 Embedded, Joshua Van arrives in Las Vegas for UFC 323 Fight Week; Athletes make their check in rounds at the UFC APEX; Chris Duncan talks about why fighting is so important to him; Payton Talbott discusses cravings during fight week; Champ Alexandre Pantoja hits pads in the Athlete Hotel; Bogdan Guskov has a helicopter ride over the Las Vegas Strip; Champ Merab Dvalishvili starts his weight cut. UFC 323 takes place at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday and features two world title bouts. Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili puts his title on the line in the fight card’s main event in a rematch against former titleholder Petr Yan .

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Islam Makhachev details changes to training camp for UFC 322

BAD MMA News — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:28:48 +0000

Former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (27-1) moves up to the welterweight division to challenge 170-pound titleholder Jack Della Maddalena (18-2) in the UFC 322 main event on Nov. 15.

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Islam Makhachev details changes to training camp for UFC 322

BAD MMA News — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:28:47 +0000

Former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (27-1) moves up to the welterweight division to challenge 170-pound titleholder Jack Della Maddalena (18-2) in the UFC 322 main event on Nov.

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Alex Pereira believes now is the perfect time for Jon Jones fight

BAD MMA News — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:53:09 +0000

Adding fuel to the ongoing fire surrounding a potential Jon Jones superfight, Alex Pereira has detailed why now is the perfect time for both of them to meet inside the octagon. A familiar occurrence unfolded for ‘Poatan’ last time out as he managed to recapture his UFC title at the first time of asking. His dominant 80-second win over Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320 leaves nothing left to prove in his career, but the Brazilian has his sights set on a fight for the ages.

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Tom Aspinall confirms first UFC title defense announcement is imminent

BAD MMA News — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:30:20 +0000

Having sat on the sidelines for a year waiting for a matchup that never unfolded, Tom Aspinall can finally resume his career under the UFC banner. After being promoted to the undisputed heavyweight champion , the Brit has been chomping at the bit to defend his championship status inside the octagon. Believing he’s the best fighter in the world at his weight class, the 32-year-old has welcomed all challengers to attempt to pry the gold away from him.

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Paddy Pimblett posts video chronicling UFC 314 weight loss

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 May 2025 07:40:41 +0000

Paddy Pimblett weighed 190 pounds seven weeks out from his UFC 314 co-main event fight against Michael Chandler . Pimblett posted a video to his YouTube channel chronicling his weight loss over seven weeks. Six weeks ahead of having to weigh-in and make the 156-pound limit, Pimblett stepped on the scale at 187,.4 pounds. On March 3rd, “The Baddy” was walking around at 186.3. “Even though I started my diet early, my weight always annoys me no matter what,” Pimblett said in the video. Five weeks before the event, Pimblett tipped the scales at 182.8 pounds. On March 27, Pimblett was down to 174.9 for the April 12th fight day. Ten days out, he weighed 171.4 pounds. 48 hours before the official UFC 314 weigh-in, Pimblett’s weight was at 170 pounds

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