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Aljamain Sterling shuts down Youssef Zalal in UFC Vegas 116 main event

BAD MMA News — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:40:17 +0000

A featherweight bout between former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and No. 7 ranked Youssef Zalal headlined Saturday’s UFC event at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Sterling entered the match ranked No.

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UFC Vegas 116: Sterling vs. Zalal live results

BAD MMA News — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:36:48 +0000

The UFC octagon is back in Las Vegas for tonight’s UFC Vegas 116: Sterling vs.

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UFC Vegas 116 main event weigh-in video: Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal

BAD MMA News — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:46:47 +0000

The fighters competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 116 fight card official weighed in on Friday, including the main event fighters, former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and Youssef Zalal. Sterling was the first fighter to step on the scale weighing 146 pounds. Zalal weighed in second and tipped the scale at 145.5 pounds

UFC Vegas 116 weigh-in results: All fights officially set

BAD MMA News — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:46:46 +0000

The UFC octagon is back in Las Vegas for Saturday’s UFC Vegas 116: Sterling vs. Zalal fight card at the Meta Apex. The event is headlined by a featherweight bout between former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and No.

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Watch Youssef Zalal make quick work of Josh Emmett

BAD MMA News — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:02:54 +0000

Featherweight contender Youssef Zalal only needed 98 seconds to finish former title challenger Josh Emmett when the two fought at UFC 320 last October.

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UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 live weigh-in results

BAD MMA News — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:38:30 +0000

UFC 320 takes place on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by two world title bouts. Light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev rematches former titleholder Alex Pereira in the fight card’s main event. In the co-main event, champion Merab Dvalishvili takes on No.

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Coach Marc Montoya discusses UFC contender Youssef Zalal’s incredible career turnaround

BAD MMA News — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:26:18 +0000

Youssef Zalal went from being cut by the UFC to a ranked featherweight contender. Zalal (17-5-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) kicked off his first UFC tenure 3-0. However, he went on to lose three straight – including a decision to Ilia Topuria, followed by a majority draw that led to his UFC release. During his time away from the octagon, Zalal took part in a one-day competition, which included three combat sports: Boxing, kickboxing, and MMA. Zalal won all three fights and the tournament before getting a short-notice call to make his UFC return. Zalal submitted Billy Quarantillo, Jarno Errens, and Jack Shore before drawing perennial contender Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night 251 in February.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Feb. 18: Youssef Zalal darts into featherweight top 15

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 03:47:14 +0000

UFC Fight Night 251 took place this past Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, producing a few updates across multiple divisions. In the main event, former title challenger Jared Cannonier overcame early scares from Gregory Rodrigues to score a fourth-round TKO. In the co-feature, Youssef Zalal picked up the biggest win of his career by defeating Calvin Kattar . As a result, Zalal enters the featherweight rankings at No.

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Youssef Zalal likes Yair Rodriguez, Brian Ortega as names to get him to UFC’s next level

BAD MMA News — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 01:19:29 +0000

LAS VEGAS – It’s only been about 30 months since Youssef Zalal was bounced from the UFC after his first stint, but it might as well have been a lifetime ago. In Zalal’s first stint in the promotion, he had three mostly unassuming decision wins in a row, but then three straight decision losses – starting with one to eventual and current featherweight champion Ilia Topuria in 2020. After a draw with Da’Mon Blackshear in 2022 left him winless in four fights, he had to work his way back to the big leagues – and he did.

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Youseff Zalal calls out Brian Ortega following UFC Vegas 102 win

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:54:01 +0000

Youssef Zalal entered Saturday’s UFC Vegas 102 co-main event against No. 10 ranked Calvin Kattar as an unranked fighter riding a six-fight winning streak. He extended his winning ways to seven consecutive fights, defeating Kattar by unanimous decision. With the win, Zalal will likely enter the rankings near the tenth spot and wants to face a former two-time title challenger next. During his post-fight interview after defeating Kattar, Zalal called out Brian Ortega

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