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9:08 AM ET The UFC is working on finalizing a Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje main event for the Sept. 14 Fight Night card in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, multiple sources confirmed with ESPN. UFC president Dana White first revealed the plans to Yahoo Sports on Wednesday night. According to sources, the fight isn’t finalized,
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7:21 PM ET BURBANK, Calif. — Bellator is hoping to bring a major show to Japan later this year, headlined by Fedor Emelianenko. Scott Coker, Bellator’s president, told ESPN on Wednesday that discussions are underway to hold a card Dec. 29 at Saitama Super Arena with a main event featuring Emelianenko, perhaps the greatest heavyweight
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11:22 AM ET UFC light heavyweight Thiago Santos revealed on Resenha PVT — a show from the Brazilian channel Portal Vale Tudo — that he will be having surgery on Wednesday in Los Angeles on both knees. Santos, who fought longtime UFC champion Jon Jones to a split decision loss on July 6, tore the
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7:34 PM ET The latest episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show featured a UFC Hall of Famer, a fighter competing for the first time as a mother and an MMA legend still competing at 44. Here’s what you might have missed: Faber would rather fight Dillashaw over Cejudo Urijah Faber said he would welcome a
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2:50 PM ET Bellator MMA announced in April the creation of a 16-fighter featherweight grand prix tournament, and on Monday the promotion explained the first-round matchups. Division champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, who also holds Bellator’s lightweight belt, will defend his title against rising star Juan Archuleta (23-1) on September 28 in Los Angeles. Freire has
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