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1:50 AM ET Bellator MMA became the first major MMA promotion to visit the state of Hawaii since 2008 this week, and it did so behind Hawaiian flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane. She did not let the promotion down. Macfarlane (9-0) defended her 125-pound title for the second time on Saturday with a third-round submission against
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11:05 PM ET What a year it has been for UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta. The Long Island native picked up a huge victory against Kevin Lee on Saturday, defeating the former title challenger in a five-round unanimous decision. The 155-pound contest headlined UFC Fight Night in Milwaukee, in the final event of the UFC’s expiring
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2:23 AM ET Michael Chandler, one of the longtime faces of Bellator MMA, is a lightweight champion again. Chandler (19-4) became the first three-time champion in Bellator history on Friday, defeating Brent Primus (8-1) via unanimous decision at Bellator 212 in Honolulu. Chandler won back his 155-pound title, which he surrendered to Primus in a
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ESPN Staff Writer Juan Adams defeated Chris De La Rocha by third-round TKO on Saturday in Milwaukee. Adams dominated from the start, landing a multitude of strikes on the feet and utilizing ground-and-pound in the second round. He moves to 5-0 overall. De La Rocha has lost three of four. Greg Rosenstein, ESPN Staff Writer14m
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3:04 PM ET The UFC has added a marquee featherweight matchup between former champion Jose Aldo and Renato Moicano to its UFC Fight Night on Feb. 2 in Fortaleza, Brazil. Officials confirmed the 145-pound contest on Friday, following an initial report by MMAJunkie. UFC Fight Night will take place at CFO Arena and air on
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Dec 12, 2018 When UFC lightweight Jim Miller fights Charles Oliveira on Saturday night in Milwaukee, it will mark his 31st bout inside the Octagon. That number is the most in the history of the promotion. Though he never competed for the belt, Miller has faced some of the sport’s toughest mixed martial artists since
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10:09 AM ET The Professional Fighters League, a new MMA organization, announced a partnership with sports-betting and daily fantasy provider DraftKings on Friday. The partnership will kick off with a fantasy contest for the PFL Championship on New Year’s Eve. The PFL began its inaugural season with 72 fighters in each of six weight classes.
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2:09 PM ET The UFC has moved a welterweight matchup between former champion Robbie Lawler and undefeated newcomer Ben Askren to UFC 235 on March 2, following the recent cancellation of UFC 233. Donald Cerrone will drop to 155 pounds when he faces Alexander Hernandez at UFC Fight Night on Jan. 19 in Brooklyn, sources
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