Undefeated UFC ace Khamzat Chimaev has extended a formal training invitation to Conor McGregor as the Irishman plots his route back to the top of the sport after suffering a gruesome broken leg in the cage last year. McGregor remains in recovery after suffering a clean break just above his …
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The lot of an MMA fighter entering a contest as a heavy favorite is not necessarily an enviable one. Cliched analysis would call out complacency as the greatest danger when the expectation based on apparent ability is victory, while the reality is more nuanced than that. The manner of victory is also …
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Fight fans had been licking their chops at the prospect of the elder Diaz brother taking on the highly-rated Chimaev in what would be the former Strikeforce welterweight champion’s first fight in more than six years, but any chance of it becoming a reality appears to be dead in the water …
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There was no third time lucky for one of the most hotly anticipated fights in the promotion. UFC chief Dana White said Edwards will still fight, with a change of opponent. Edwards was first scheduled to fight one of the most talked-about up-and-comers in the UFC back in December, but the Jamaican-born British …
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There was no third time lucky for one of the most hotly anticipated fights in the promotion. UFC chief Dana White said Edwards will still fight, with a change of opponent. Edwards was first scheduled to fight one of the most talked-about up-and-comers in the UFC back in December, but the Jamaican-born British …
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Chechen-born Chimaev has twice seen meetings with welterweight number three Edwards called off, with the meeting scuppered by Edwards testing positive for Covid-19 in November and Chimaev suffering complications from the virus last month. White has now rearranged the bout for UFC Fight Night on March 13, although no venue or city …
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Reports from the US have confirmed that Chimaev was forced off the card after medical tests showed that he had not fully recovered from the effects of COVID-19. MMA Junkie reported via Chimaev’s team that the undefeated welterweight tested positive for coronavirus in early-December but, despite seeming to shake off …
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The Russian-born Chimaev and Dubliner McGregor will both be in Abu Dhabi in January as the UFC returns to its second home for a three-card run to kick off the new year. Chimaev takes on Britain’s Leon Edwards at Fight Night 185 on January 20, in a what is being …
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Chimaev detonated a right-hand flush on Meerschaert’s jaw early in the first round, sending the American staggering backwards against the cage. As Chimaev stepped in with two further shots on his stricken opponent, referee Mark Smith stepped in to stop the fight. Just like that, the Chechen-born Chimaev extended his unbeaten record …
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