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6:59 PM ET EDMONTON, Alberta — The UFC 240 main event features a dominant featherweight champion in Max Holloway defending his crown Saturday night against Frankie Edgar, who is looking to make the most of what could be his last shot at winning a title. Holloway, 27, has won 13 straight fights at 145 pounds,
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12:59 PM ET Yair Rodriguez is finally coming home. “El Pantera” will meet Jeremy Stephens in the main event of UFC Fight Night Mexico City Sept. 21, sources told ESPN. Rodriguez (11-2) is coming off a last-second knockout win over Chan Sung Jung in November. That win marked his ninth in his last ten fights.
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11:33 AM ET EDMONTON, Alberta — There were no weight troubles for Max Holloway on Friday morning. The UFC featherweight champion weighed in at 145 pounds even for his UFC 240 title defense here. Frankie Edgar, his opponent, hit 145 as well, making the headlining bout official. The two will fight Saturday night at Rogers
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9:53 PM ET EDMONTON, Alberta — A heavyweight bout once set to open UFC 240 on Saturday is off. Giacomo Lemos is out of a fight with Tanner Boser on the preliminary card at Rogers Place, UFC officials confirmed Thursday night to ESPN. The UFC said it was due to a “health-related issue.” Both men
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1:36 PM ET Umar Nurmagomedov, the younger cousin of undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, will make an appearance at PFL 6 on Aug. 8, according to the promotion. Umar Nurmagomedov, who is also undefeated at 10-0, will face Sidemar Honorio (13-6) in a non-tournament bantamweight bout. The one-off fight is not part of PFL’s
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3:40 PM ET The Professional Fighters League is reshuffling its deck after three fighters could not make weight Wednesday morning. Lightweights Ramsey Nijem and Carlao Silva and featherweight Gadzhi Rabadanov all did not hit their weight marks for PFL 5. Silva weighed 159 pounds, three over the 156-pound maximum, per New Jersey State Athletic Control
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