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UFC 333: Volkanovski's Toughest Test Yet as Evloev Brings Perfect Record to Abu Dhabi
The UFC returns to Abu Dhabi's Etihad Arena with a featherweight title defense that might be Alexander Volkanovski's stiffest challenge in years. At 28-4, "The Great" has conquered everyone thrown at him, but Movsar Evloev arrives undefeated at 20-0 with the kind of grinding…
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UFC Edmonton: Buckley's Power Meets Malott's Hype in Canadian Cage Return
Rogers Place hosts a rare UFC Saturday night in Edmonton, and the promotional brass have loaded this card with enough Canadian content to make the Cancon regulators blush. Fifteen fights deep, this thing's a proper marathon for the betting degenerate. Your main event pits…
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Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 10 – Bulaid's Perfect Record Meets Visconde's Experience
The APEX hosts another Tuesday night proving ground, and this week's Contender Series finale delivers a fascinating study in experience versus potential. Your main event pits undefeated prospect Ilias Bulaid (9-0) against the battle-tested Erick Visconde (17-3) in a…
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UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan – Middleweight Heat in the APEX
The APEX gets a proper middleweight scrap Saturday night when Brendan Allen puts his 27-7 record on the line against Christian Leroy Duncan's 15-2 slate. Allen's been around the block – seven losses means he's seen adversity and kept climbing. Duncan's cleaner ledger suggests…
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Dana White's Contender Series Returns: Season 10, Week 9 Hits the APEX
The UFC's proving ground fires up again Tuesday night as Dana White's Contender Series rolls into Week 9 of its tenth season at the Las Vegas APEX. This is where prospects either punch their ticket to the big show or fade back into regional obscurity, and White's been handing…
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UFC 332: Silva-Wang Headlines Salt Lake City's Thirteen-Fight Marathon
The UFC rolls into Salt Lake City's Delta Center with a peculiar beast: thirteen fights, all slotted as "main card," which means someone in matchmaking either lost track of prelim designations or we're in for a streaming endurance test. Either way, UFC 332 delivers depth over…
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Dana White's Contender Series Week 8: Undefeated Bulaid Faces Toughest Test Against Battle-Tested Visconde
The DWCS rolls into Vegas for Week 8 with a main event that actually delivers: unbeaten Ilias Bulaid puts his perfect 9-0 record on the line against Erick Visconde, who brings seventeen wins and the kind of seasoning you don't fake. Visconde's three-loss ledger tells you he's…
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UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. Faces Toughest Test Yet Against Veteran Barcelos at APEX
The UFC rolls into the APEX on September 26th with a bantamweight-heavy card headlined by the sport's most hyped teenager finally stepping up in class. Raul Rosas Jr. (12-1) has steamrolled his way through developmental competition, but Raoni Barcelos (22-5) represents a quantum…
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DWCS Week 7: Unbeaten Light Heavyweights Clash as Contender Series Returns to Vegas
Dana White's Contender Series rolls into the Meta APEX on September 22nd with a light heavyweight scrap that'll set the tone for the entire evening. Emilio Quissua brings his pristine 8-0 record against the battle-tested Damian Piwowarczyk, who's seen the other side at 11-4.…
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UFC 331: Van-Pantoja Rematch Headlines Stacked LA Card with Pitbull, Tsarukyan in the Mix
The crypto.com Arena hosts a legitimate barnburner Saturday night, topped by a flyweight rematch that shouldn't be flying under anyone's radar. Joshua Van (17-2) runs it back with Alexandre Pantoja (30-6), and if you're sleeping on 125 pounds in 2026, you're leaving money on the…
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Unbeaten Williams Tests Veteran Mettle Against Battle-Tested Monteiro in DWCS Finale
The Contender Series closes out Season 10 with a featherweight headliner that pits youth against experience in the most literal sense. Tyshawn Williams brings an unblemished 8-0 record into the APEX against Antonio Monteiro, who's seen it all across 24 professional fights. That…
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Noche UFC: Silva Doubles Down in Glendale as Unbeaten Prospects Collide
The UFC rolls into Glendale for Noche UFC with a card that's either a scheduling snafu or a fever dream—Jean Silva appears twice, once against Yair Rodriguez and again versus Jose Miguel Delgado in what's billed as the main event. We'll assume the Delgado fight (17-3 vs 12-2) is…
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Unbeaten Natividad Tests Loud in Flyweight Headliner as Five Contracts Hang in Vegas
The UFC's prospect mill fires up again Tuesday night at the Meta APEX, and Dana White's got five blank contracts burning a hole in his pocket. The Contender Series returns with a main card stacked with undefeateds and hungry vets looking to punch their ticket to the big show.…
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UFC Paris: Hooker's Veteran Guile Meets Parnasse's Unbeaten Streak in Accor Arena
The UFC returns to Paris on September 5th with Dan Hooker and Salahdine Parnasse headlining a stacked 14-fight card at the Accor Arena, and the lightweight main event frames the eternal question: does experience trump momentum? Hooker brings 38 professional fights and a 24-14…
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DWCS Week 4: Smith-Livingston Headline Lightweight Showcase at Meta APEX
Dana White's Contender Series rolls into Week 4 at the Meta APEX with a lightweight headliner that should have scouts sharpening their pencils. Hunter Smith brings an 8-1 record against Adam Livingston's 7-1 mark in what shapes up as the evening's marquee attraction—two fighters…
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UFC Shanghai: Nurmagomedov-Song Bantamweight Showdown Headlines Stacked China Card
The UFC rolls into Shanghai's Oriental Sports Center with a bantamweight headliner that's pure needle-mover: Umar Nurmagomedov (20-1) defends family honor against China's Song Yadong (23-9-1). Umar's carried the family name with surgical precision through 20 wins, that lone…
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Dana White's Contender Series Week 3: Petruzzella-Galanti Headlines Prospect Showcase
The UFC's prospect pipeline rolls into Vegas Tuesday night with five hungry fighters looking to punch their ticket to the big show. This is where the house separates developmental talent from ready-now commodities, and Week 3 brings legitimate intrigue across the board. Carlos…
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UFC Sacramento: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues Brings Heavyweight Chaos and Middleweight Heat
Sacramento's Golden 1 Center hosts a sprawling 14-fight card Saturday night, headlined by a middleweight scrap between Anthony Hernandez (15-3) and Gregory Rodrigues (19-6) that promises violence but lacks the divisional stakes to truly pop. The real intrigue lies in the…
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Dana White's Contender Series Returns to Vegas with Unbeaten Trembley Headlining Week 2
The DWCS machine fires up Week 2 at the Meta APEX on Tuesday night, and while the main event slot sits empty for now, the five confirmed scraps offer plenty of intrigue for contract hunters and sharp bettors alike. Roman Puga versus Taner Trembley anchors the featherweight…
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UFC 330: Makhachev Drops to 170 to Face Uncrowned King Machado Garry in Philly
Philadelphia gets a genuine what-if scenario on August 15th when Islam Makhachev, the lightweight kingpin at 28-1, drops to welterweight to test himself against Ian Machado Garry's 17-1 record and uncrowned hype train. This isn't a tune-up—Machado Garry's lone loss suggests he's…
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Dana White's Contender Series Returns: Five Unbeaten Streaks on the Line in Vegas
The Contender Series fires up its tenth season at the Meta APEX with a Tuesday night lineup that's heavy on undefeated prospects and light on safety. Five fighters carry unblemished records into the cage, and at least two of those zeroes are getting torched under the lights. Jon…
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UFC Fight Night: Gamrot Tests Salkilld's Hype in Vegas Lightweight Showcase
The APEX gets a proper lightweight showcase Saturday night as Mateusz Gamrot puts his veteran credentials against Quillan Salkilld's pristine 12-1 record. Gamrot's 26-4 ledger tells the story of a man who's been in deep waters repeatedly—this is a live litmus test for Salkilld…
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UFC Belgrade: Medić Welcomes D-Rod to the Balkans in Welterweight Showcase
The UFC returns to Belgrade on August 1st with a welterweight headliner that's got serious gatekeeper energy. Uroš Medić (13-3) gets the hometown hero treatment against Daniel Rodriguez (20-5), and the Belgrade Arena crowd will be rabid. Medić's riding home-cage advantage, but…
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UFC Abu Dhabi: Ankalaev Returns, Undefeateds Collide, and the Dagestan Pipeline Rolls On
Magomed Ankalaev headlines his first Fight Night card Saturday in Abu Dhabi, and if you're expecting fireworks from the 21-2-1 light heavyweight contender, you haven't been paying attention. Ankalaev's game is suffocating positional control and clinical striking—he'll grind…
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