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Winning and losing fighters on social media

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Winning and losing fighters on social media

Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-304-social-media-reactions-winning-losing-fighters-x-twitter-instagram July 29, 2024 10:00 pm ET Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media … Read more

Tom Aspinall’s KO shortens fight time record

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Tom Aspinall’s KO shortens fight time record

Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-304-post-event-facts-tom-aspinall-shortens-fight-time-record-rare-interim-title-defense The UFC made its return to Manchester, England on Saturday with UFC 304 at Co-Op Live, and the two title fights on the card couldn’t have ended much differently. In the main event, Belal Muhammad … Read more

Belal Muhammad open for Shavkat Rakhmonov as first UFC title defense

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Belal Muhammad open for Shavkat Rakhmonov as first UFC title defense

MANCHESTER, England – Belal Muhammad will fight Shavkat Rakhmonov and any No. 1 contender after UFC 304. Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) dethroned Leon Edwards (22-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC) to become welterweight champion in Saturday’s main event at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. Muhammad was immediately called out by Rakhamonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), and … Read more

Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 updates, results of every fight

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Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 updates, results of every fight

UFC 304 takes place Saturday at Co-op Live in Manchester, England, and you can join us for live round-by-round updates and official results right here on MMA Junkie. In the main event, welterweight champion Leon Edwards (22-3 MMA, 14-2 UFC) meets challenger Belal Muhammad(23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC). In the co-feature, interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall … Read more

Title fights official, one fighter heavy

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Title fights official, one fighter heavy

MANCHESTER, England – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 304 fighter weigh-ins, where all but one fighter hit their marks. Among those weighing in were welterweight champion Leon Edwards (22-3 MMA, 14-2 UFC) and challenger Belal Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC), who meet in the main event, and interim … Read more

Dana White increases performance bonuses to six figures

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Dana White increases performance bonuses to six figures

MANCHESTER, England – Fighters who walk home with UFC 304 post-fight bonuses might owe King Green a cold one. At a UFC 304 pre-fight news conference Thursday at Co-op Live, Green (32-15-1 MMA, 13-10-1 UFC) pitched UFC CEO Dana White of a bonus increase – a request that’s become a popular ask at recent pay-per-view … Read more

Curtis Blaydes hypes ‘real’ title fight above Jones vs. Stipe

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Curtis Blaydes hypes ‘real’ title fight above Jones vs. Stipe

MANCHESTER, England – The “interim” tag attached to the UFC 304 co-main event means nothing to Curtis Blaydes. Blaydes takes on Tom Aspinall on Saturday at Co-op Live (ESPN+ pay-per-view), with a chance to claim the interim heavyweight championship. Unlike most interim title fights, this isn’t a new one, as Aspinall is defending the interim belt he … Read more

Paddy Pimblett thinks Bobby Green ‘a little bit chinny now’

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Paddy Pimblett thinks Bobby Green ‘a little bit chinny now’

Paddy Pimblett thinks Bobby Green will never be able to fully recover from his controversial stoppage loss to Jalin Turner in December, and that’s ultimately going to play to his advantage at UFC 304. Green was the victim of a careless late stoppage from referee Kerry Hatley in his UFC on ESPN 52 bout with … Read more

Manel Kape vs. Muhammad Mokaev odds, date

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Manel Kape vs. Muhammad Mokaev odds, date

A potential No. 1 contender flyweight bout between Manel Kape and Muhammad Mokaev takes place at UFC 304. Manel Kape vs. Muhammad Mokaev preview After dropping his first two UFC bouts, former Rizin champion Kape (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has won four straight – knocking out Ode’ Osbourne and Zhalgas Zhumagulov, followed by decision wins … Read more

Next fight after Blaydes has to be for undisputed belt

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Next fight after Blaydes has to be for undisputed belt

Tom Aspinall doesn’t plan to keep defending his UFC interim title. Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) was hoping to unify his belt with heavyweight champion Jon Jones, but he’ll have to wait until Jones defends his belt against Stipe Miocic first. In the meantime, Aspinall defends his interim title in a rematch against Curtis Blaydes … Read more