Bekoev Out of UFC Vegas 123, Petroski Bout Scrapped
Azamat Bekoev withdrew after an anaphylactic reaction, and Andre Petroski refused a replacement, so the UFC Vegas 123 card loses a fight.
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Abdelaziz Tells Welterweights to Talk Less About Makhachev
Ali Abdelaziz answered contenders who criticized Islam Makhachev for skipping UFC 336, saying none of them add to the champion's legacy.
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Volkanovski's Coach Backs Aljamain Sterling Over Jean Silva
Joe Lopez says Jean Silva has not earned a featherweight title shot and would rather see Alexander Volkanovski fight Aljamain Sterling.
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MMA Mania Picks Next Fights for UFC 333 Main Card Winners
Writer Adam Guillen names an opponent for each UFC 333 main card winner, from Yan vs. O'Malley to Pico vs. Allen.
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Morales Tells Prates to Quit Smoking Before UFC 336
In a video posted online, Michael Morales answered Carlos Prates's coward label ahead of their interim welterweight title fight in January.
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White Cites Abu Dhabi Records, Cuts Off Card Quality Question
Opening the UFC 333 press conference, Dana White read out attendance and gate figures. A reporter's question about recent cards drew a short reply.
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Volkanovski Fought Evloev Sick and Refused Medication
Multiple sources say the featherweight champion had the flu in fight week and on the morning of UFC 333. He took nothing for it and stopped Evloev in round two.
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O'Malley's Coach Takes Issue With Cormier's Song Yadong Pick
Tim Welch says Daniel Cormier should not have put Song Yadong ahead of Sean O'Malley as Petr Yan's next challenger after UFC 333.
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White on Volkanovski: "Built Different" and Hard to Refuse
After Volkanovski stopped unbeaten Movsar Evloev at UFC 333, Dana White praised him and said the UFC would struggle to turn down a superfight with Justin Gaethje.
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Yan Leaves Next Challenger to UFC as Song Yadong Gets a Push
After retaining the bantamweight belt at UFC 333, Petr Yan said he fights whoever the UFC offers, while praising Song Yadong and needling Sean O'Malley.
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Kavanagh and Volkanovski Take UFC 333 Performance Bonuses
UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi paid two Performance of the Night awards and one Fight of the Night, with every other finisher on the card earning $25,000.
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Volkanovski Ends Evloev's Unbeaten Run With a Round 2 TKO
Alexander Volkanovski kept the UFC featherweight title at UFC 333 by stopping previously unbeaten Movsar Evloev with ground-and-pound at 4:54 of the second round.
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Petr Yan Keeps Bantamweight Belt With Five-Round Win Over Dvalishvili
Petr Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision at UFC 333 and defended the UFC bantamweight title after absorbing takedown after takedown early on.
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Prates Meets Morales for Interim Belt as Van Draws Kape
UFC 336 in Toronto on January 30 now has two title fights, Carlos Prates against Michael Morales for an interim welterweight belt and Joshua Van against Manel Kape.
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Kavanagh Needs One Uppercut to Stop Temirov at UFC 333
Lone'er Kavanagh weathered an aggressive start from Ramazan Temirov, then dropped him with an uppercut and finished the fight with strikes at 4:28 of round one.
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Volkov Beats Kuniev on Points and Asks Dana White for a Title Shot
Alexander Volkov won a unanimous decision over Rizvan Kuniev at UFC 333 and asked Dana White what he needs to do to earn a title shot.
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Holloway Backs Volkanovski by Decision Against Undefeated Evloev
Max Holloway says Alexander Volkanovski is being overlooked at UFC 333 and expects him to out-land Movsar Evloev over 25 minutes and win a decision.
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Jasudavicius Pushes for Natalia Silva Title Fight in Toronto
After outgrappling Erin Blanchfield at UFC Edmonton, Jasmine Jasudavicius says she is pleading with the UFC for a championship fight against Natalia Silva at UFC 336 in Toronto at the end of January.
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All Four UFC 333 Title Fighters Make Weight, Caliari Misses
Volkanovski, Evloev, Yan and Dvalishvili all hit their numbers in Abu Dhabi. Nicolle Caliari came in 4.5 pounds over and will lose 30 percent of her purse.
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T.J. Dillashaw Backs Volkanovski's Fight IQ Against Evloev
The former UFC champion admits age slows fighters down in the lighter divisions but still expects the 38-year-old featherweight champion to beat Movsar Evloev.