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Khamzat Chimaev accuses UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira of avoiding title clash

The unbeaten Russian-born Swede is without an opponent as he considers a return to 185lbs

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Chael Sonnen’s 2022 Comeback of the Year is not Leon Edwards or Alex Pereira

Chael Sonnen lauds Leon Edwards and Alex Pereira for their title-winning finishes, but they're not his 2022 Comeback of the Year.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Video: Jiri Prochazka, Leon Edwards and Alex Pereira claim UFC gold in 2022 with epic fifth-round comebacks

Only a handful of championship bouts in UFC history have ended in the fifth round, and 2022 provided perhaps the most memorable of them all.

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UFC in 2022: A ridiculously robust look at the stats, streaks, skids and record-setters

Check out a full recap of 2022's most significant footnotes and milestones from the events, the fights and individual performances.

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Quemuel Ottoni thinks he could have submitted UFC champion Alex Pereira even faster with current skills

"Certain positions that I found myself in while fighting against him, I would have taken care of business much earlier if I was fighting him today."

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Conor McGregor makes "no time limit" declaration for Israel Adesanya UFC fight

UFC legend McGregor believes that Adesanya was just seconds away from beating his long-time rival Alex Pereira in his last title defence, and reckons he would win if the rules were altered

Daily Mirror

Henry Cejudo thinks Robert Whittaker could be UFC champ at light heavyweight

Could Robert Whittaker become of a UFC two-division champ if he went for it? Henry Cejudo believes so.

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Changing of the guard: Every new UFC champion crowned in 2022

Here's a breakdown of the names and numbers of new UFC champions crowned in 2022.

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Israel Adesanya advised to take break from cage after losing UFC title to rival

Israel Adesanya never lost at middleweight before his defeat by long-time rival Alex Pereira at UFC 281, but former two-weight champion Henry Cejudo reckons he needs a break

Daily Mirror

Chael Sonnen thinks Robert Whittaker should get title shot vs. Alex Pereira – and he’d be favorite

"I who believes in a forfeiture clause, I believe that Whittaker just won. I believe we now have our fight, it's Pereira vs. Whittaker," say Chael Sonnen of the UFC middleweight division.

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MMA Junkie’s 2022 Male Fighter of the Year: Alex Pereira

Alex Pereira has been named MMA Junkie's Male Fighter of 2022 after going 3-0 and knocking out Israel Adesanya to become UFC champion.

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Zion Clark, Born Without Legs, Makes Impressive MMA Debut

Clark earned a unanimous decision, but how far will his MMA career go?

Sports Illustrated

5 biggest takeaways from UFC Fight Night 216: Sean Strickland’s shtick falls flat if he’s not winning

Thoughts and analysis of the biggest storylines coming out of UFC Fight Night 216, which took place Saturday in Las Vegas.

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Jared Cannonier Rips Judges After Win at UFC Fight Night

"They need to be taken out and beaten with a f------ hose or something,” Cannonier says.

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Jared Cannonier-Sean Strickland Bout Bound to Define Middleweight Division

Israel Adesanya's loss in November leaves plenty at stake in Saturday's headliner.

Sports Illustrated

Anthony Smith Maintains UFC Title Aspirations Despite Losing Jamahal Hill Bout

The high school dropout turned UFC star had his shot lined up to enter the light heavyweight title picture at UFC 283. Undeterred, he now must take another path.

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Eugene Bareman ‘quietly confident’ Israel Adesanya can win Alex Pereira rematch ‘with a few adjustments’

As a reminder, Israel Adesanya was beating Alex Pereira "relatively comfortably" before the fifth-round TKO at UFC 281.

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Jared Cannonier: ‘I’m not doing my job well enough’ if Sean Strickland talks trash at UFC Fight Night 216

Jared Cannonier thinks it'd be a bad sign for him if Sean Strickland starts talking trash during Saturday's UFC Fight Night 217 headliner.

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PFL 2023 Challenger Series: Meet the welterweights, including only man to beat UFC champ Alex Pereira in MMA

The PFL's Challenger Series will return Jan. 27 with eight consecutive weeks of fights across eight divisions.

Daily Mirror

Khamzat Chimaev accused of trying to "jump" queue for UFC title shot

UFC star Chimaev has become one of the promotion's high flying contenders and is eyeing a title shot, which he is hoping now may come at middleweight against new champion Alex Pereira

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Marc Goddard stands by Alex Pereira-Israel Adesanya stoppage: ’11 times out of 10 wouldn’t change a thing’

Marc Goddard is certain that he didn't do Israel Adesanya wrong by stopping his title fight vs. Alex Pereira at UFC 282.

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Sean Strickland: Israel Adesanya ‘fights like a b*tch,’ but UFC will ‘milk this cash cow’ with Alex Pereira rematch

Sean Strickland unsurprisingly continues to not have very nice things to say about former UFC champ Israel Adesanya.

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Darren Till says Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya 4 warranted, but doesn’t see Adesanya winning

Darren Till isn't sure if Israel Adesanya can get past the challenge of beating Alex Pereira.

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Sean Strickland wants rematch with UFC champ Alex Pereira, says strategy would be ‘same f*cking thing’ as first fight

Sean Strickland would do "the same f*cking thing" and bang it out with Alex Pereira on the feet if he ever rematches the UFC champ.

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Glover Teixeira admits sharing card with teammate Alex Pereira would be ‘a little bit too much’

Former light heavyweight champ Glover Teixeira would rather not share a card with teammate Alex Pereira, the UFC's new middleweight champ.

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