Khamzat Chimaev Just Lost His First Fight. The Narrative Was Always the Problem.
Khamzat Chimaev lost a fight last night. It's a short sentence.
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BJJ News — mma-crossover
Jeremy Stephens Missed Weight, Got Submitted, Hit 20 UFC Losses, and Left Without a Word
King Green submitted Jeremy Stephens in round one at UFC 328, handing Stephens his record 20th UFC loss. Stephens spent his pre-fight week demanding the UFC raise fighter bonuses — then showed up five pounds over and forfeited 30% of his purse.
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Sean Strickland Is a Two-Time UFC Middleweight Champion. That Sentence Shouldn't Make Sense.
Sean Strickland is the UFC middleweight champion. You can read that twice.
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Netflix's First MMA Card Features Two Fighters Who Haven't Won A Fight This Decade
The streaming platform that changed how the world watches television is about to introduce 325 million subscribers to combat sports. And the first thing they'll see is a woman who last won a fight when "Hotline Bling" was still on the charts.
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Strickland Broke His Nose at UFC 328. He Won Anyway.
The nose broke somewhere in the middle rounds. You could see it in the blood, the angle of it, the way Strickland blinked and reset.
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Vegas Has Rousey at -650. Netflix Is Calling It Her Comeback. One of These Framings Is Wrong.
A -650 betting line is not a comeback fight. When sportsbooks open you at -650, they're saying you have roughly an 87% chance of winning.
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Tsarukyan Says Chimaev Cut 46 Pounds for UFC 328 Tonight — The 'Unstoppable' Champion May Have Wrecked Himself to Get There
Khamzat Chimaev shed 46 pounds to stand on a scale in Newark and hear "185." Arman Tsarukyan, his training partner and the UFC lightweight champion, told media before UFC 328 that Chimaev dropped 21 kilograms to make weight for tonight's middleweight title defense against Sean Strickland. Chimaev st
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Jeremy Stephens Showed Up to UFC 328 Five Pounds Over. He's Still Fighting. Just Poorer.
Jeremy Stephens weighed 160 pounds. The UFC lightweight limit is 155.
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