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MMA to WWE: UFC Champs in Wrestling
Admin Posted 7 months ago

Several UFC champions have successfully transitioned to professional wrestling, leveraging their combat sports background to thrive in the entertainment industry. With the recent merger of UFC and WWE under the Endeavor banner, the pathway for fighters to venture into pro wrestling has become more direct than ever. Here's a look at five notable UFC champions who made the crossover:

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Ngannou's Dual Triumph: MMA to Boxing
Admin Posted 11 months ago

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Francis Ngannou recently made a career-defining move, calling it the best decision of his professional life. Joining forces with a new organization, he expressed confidence in the alignment of goals. In a surprising crossover, Ngannou faced Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia, predicting a canvas-bound Fury.

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UFC boss Dana White apologized for slapping his wife.
Admin Posted 1 years ago

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The UFC president issued an apology in early January after a video surfaced of an altercation between him and his wife, Anne. He apologized for slapping his partner.

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Positives and negatives from UFC 281
Admin Posted 1 years ago

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While UFC has had few slow weeks recently, UFC 281 held at Madison Square Garden in New York proved to be action-packed with several big headline fights and a celebrated lightweight clash. Here we look at the positives and negatives of UFC 281.

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MMA’s Rookie of the Year is Jailton Almeida
Admin Posted 1 years ago

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31-year-old Brazilian Jailton Almeida has been voted the 2022 MMA Fighting Rookie of the Year, after he scored 3 victories and 3 first-round finishes, in seven months. Having made his mark in the Contender Series in 2021, Almeida was signed by the UFC where he made his debut against Danilo Marques.

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Paddy Pimblett’s knowledge of MMA
Admin Posted 1 years ago

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Emerging UFC fighter Paddy Pimblett, who belongs to the lightweight division, has revealed the facts about MMA fighting that he has picked up along the way, which he wishes he had known earlier. Pimblett is a fighter who has carved out a remarkable reputation in the famed Octagon, with a debut as recently far back as 2021, and still not within the top 15 fighters who weigh 155 pounds.

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Zion Clarke’s MMA debut
Admin Posted 1 years ago

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Zion Clarke is set to make an astonishing MMA debut after overcoming numerous challenges during his life. After being born with no legs, due to a fetal abnormality that affects one in 60,000 live births, Clarke was put in foster care, as his mom was often serving prison time in Ohio.

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UFC 280: The good and the bad
Admin Posted 2 years ago

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After much anticipation, MMA’s biggest event - the UFC - unfolded in Dubai. With several title fights, and multiple challengers to the individual categories, here are the hits and misses of UFC 280:

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Yamato Nishikawa: Japan’s newest MMA sensation
Admin Posted 2 years ago

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19-year-old MMA fighter Yamato Nishikawa has just been signed by UFC and will make his debut in the lightweight division at the UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi. The Japanese fighter is set to take on MagomedMustafaev, who was supposed to fight Jamie Mullarkey. The veteran’s last fight was against Brad Riddell in 2020 and lost.

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Will Mayweather and McGregor fight it out again?
Admin Posted 2 years ago

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A rematch between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather seems likely again, with the possibility of not just one but two matches. If successfully arranged, it would first involve a boxing bout, like the Las Vegas clash between the two legends in 2017.

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