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Tom Aspinall explains issues in training as eye injury persists for UFC champion

Aspinall has just undergone a second surgery, four months after a series of eye pokes spoiled his first defence of the undisputed heavyweight title

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Tom Aspinall undergoes second eye surgery amid fears over UFC future

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Sean Strickland launches tirade at Khamzat Chimaev over former training partner’s UFC title reign

Ex-middleweight champion Strickland is not happy about Chimaev’s time with the title so far

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Dricus Du Plessis outlines plan for UFC comeback as he targets surprising opponent

‘DDP’ has not fought since August, when he lost the middleweight title to Khamzat Chimaev in a lopsided bout

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Michael ‘Venom’ Page on strange UFC London opponent: ‘Feels like I’ve upset somebody’

‘MVP’ was climbing the middleweight rankings but will face unranked welterweight Sam Patterson next

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Nate Diaz teases UFC return as White House speculation grows: ‘Unfinished business’

Diaz has not fought in the UFC since late 2022, but he has boxed twice over the last three years

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Jai Opetaia to fight Brandon Glanton for brand new, controversial world title in next outing

Opetaia’s decision to sign with Zuffa Boxing was surprising, given his dream of becoming undisputed champion

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'This is the path': Opetaia blazing Vegas trail to top

Australia's long-reigning cruiserweight world champion Jai Opetaia will fight for a new belt in his American debut next month against Brandon Glanton.

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Tom Aspinall eye treatment is not ‘injections’ despite Dana White claim over UFC injury

The heavyweight champion’s fighting future is up in the air, as he continues to treat an injury caused by Ciryl Gane’s eye pokes in October

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Dana White dismisses ‘total BS’ McGregor vs Covington ‘leak’ ahead of UFC White House

The UFC president said the fight card for this June’s unprecedented event will be ‘dialed in by this weekend’

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Israel Adesanya makes unexpected prediction around UFC future

The former two-time middleweight champion, 36, is preparing to face rising contender Joe Pyfer

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Justin Gaethje in brutal put-down of specific Paddy Pimblett skills after UFC title win

Gaethje outpointed ‘Paddy The Baddy’ in January to claim the interim lightweight belt

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Drake loses Super Bowl bet

Drake has lost $1 million after incorrectly betting on the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.

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UFC White House event set to have ‘six to seven fights’ despite Donald Trump claim

The UFC is planning an unprecedented fight card at the White House, currently scheduled for 14 June

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Usman Nurmagomedov suggests he would choke UFC champion Ilia Topuria unconscious

Nurmagomedov, with his cousin Khabib in his corner, put Alfie Davis to sleep on Saturday to retain his PFL title

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MMA fighter attacked by crowd after biting opponent’s ear in chaotic scenes

The ‘no rules’ nature of Vaclav Mikulasek and Pavol Vasko’s fight was tested when the latter bit his opponent’s ear

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Conor McGregor business partner makes bold claim about UFC star’s condition in training

McGregor, who has not competed since 2021, is desperate to return on the planned White House fight card

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UFC cuts fighter following controversial weigh-in episode

Tau appeared to cheat the scales during the UFC 325 weigh-ins but was caught red-handed, leading to his fight being cancelled

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Ilia Topuria shares four-word statement as he begins training for UFC return

Topuria took a brief break from MMA due to a ‘difficult moment’ in his personal life, but now a clash with interim champion Justin Gaethje awaits

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Lone’er Kavanagh catapulted into UFC main event with Brandon Moreno despite KO loss

The British youngster will face Moreno in the latter’s home country of Mexico on three weeks’ notice

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Jon Jones health update casts doubt over dream UFC White House appearance

When asked about a wrestling match with a former rival, Jones’s answer might have given a clue to his chances of fighting on the South Lawn

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Arc Raiders, Highguard, and GTA dominate PlayStation’s top downloads in January 2026

Fallout, FNAF, and Highguard are among the trends of the year.

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Lerone Murphy makes frank admission despite theories around UFC London fight

Murphy and Evloev will clash in the main event, with both men eyeing featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski next

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Shavkat Rakhmonov removed from UFC rankings after fresh injury woe

Rakhmonov has not fought since winning a No 1 contender’s bout with Ian Machado Garry in December 2024

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UFC London fight card revealed as Lerone Murphy faces Movsar Evloev in crucial match-up

Britain’s Murphy will face Evloev in a main event that is expected to crown a No 1 contender at featherweight

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