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Conor McGregor vs. USADA: The ongoing battle against doping in MMA

Conor McGregor vs. USADA: The ongoing battle against doping in MMA

In the ever-evolving world of mixed martial arts, one thing remains constant – the ongoing battle against doping. It’s a war waged between the athletes, their will to win, and the anti-doping agencies determined to keep the sport clean. The spotlight now falls on Conor McGregor, the UFC’s former two-division champion, and his highly anticipated…

Staff Prediction: Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev odds

Staff Prediction: Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev odds

Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev are set to clash in this weekend’s UFC 282 main event and will compete for the newly vacated UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. The belt is now without an owner after former champion Jiri Prochazka vacated the title after suffering a should injury that will require surgery and at least six…

Daniel Cormier, Chael Sonnen to feature in new ESPN+ signature MMA shows

Daniel Cormier, Chael Sonnen to feature in new ESPN+ signature MMA shows

Two new signature ESPN MMA shows will commence this week in the lead-up to UFC 264: McGregor vs. Poirier 3 on Saturday, July 10. Ariel Helwani’s departure from ESPN marked the end of “Ariel & The Bad Guy,” with Chael Sonnen, therefore leaving the former UFC fighter without a regular spot on ESPN. It didn’t…

Pat Miletich suspended by LFA after involvement in protests at US Capitol
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Pat Miletich suspended by LFA after involvement in protests at US Capitol

Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) has suspended UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletich from its broadcast team after Miletich’s involvement in the protests and riots that took place at the US Capitol last week. On January 6, Miletich shared photos on Facebook showing his participation in the protests at the Capitol. These photos have since been removed…

RIZIN champ Tofiq Musayev and ex-ACA titlist Eduard Vartanyan on opposite ends of Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
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RIZIN champ Tofiq Musayev and ex-ACA titlist Eduard Vartanyan on opposite ends of Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

RIZIN Fighting Federation lightweight champion Tofiq Musayev (18-3) and former Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) lightweight titlist Eduard Vartanyan (20-4), two of the world’s top international mixed martial artists, find themselves on opposite sides of a major geopolitical conflict between their native countries, Azerbaijan and Armenia, respectively. The countries, which share a border in their place…

Dana White: Israel Adesanya ‘has nothing but good problems now’
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Dana White: Israel Adesanya ‘has nothing but good problems now’

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has nothing but good problems according to Dana White. Adesanya is coming off an impressive second-round TKO win over Paulo Costa at UFC 253 last month. Being the active champion that he is, “The Last Stylebender” has already earmarked Jared Cannonier as his next opponent should the latter defeat Robert…

Jon Jones appears to give credence to infamous ‘hiding under the ring’ story
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Jon Jones appears to give credence to infamous ‘hiding under the ring’ story

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones appeared to confirm the veracity of a long-rumored story that he hid underneath his gym’s ring in avoidance of drug-testing officials. In the early hours of October 9, Jones replied to heated rival, red-hot UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, on Twitter during yet another of the two’s verbal…