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In the second episode of UFC 269 Embedded, Amanda Nunes and family get settled in Las Vegas, Charles Oliveira and his team give a glimpse into their tight-knit relationship, Julianna Pena psyches herself up for her UFC bantamweight championship opportunity, Dustin Poirier gets an inspirational message from his daughter, and more.

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The UFC 269 Countdown video takes a closer look at the two title fights Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas. Charles Oliveira defends his 155-pound title against Dustin Poirier — the No. 1-ranked lightweight in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings — in the main event.

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Highly touted prospect Muhammad Mokaev will get his wish for his octagon debut as he is expected to face Cody Durden at the upcoming UFC Fight Night card on March 19.

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Two bantamweight contenders are potentially facing lengthy medical suspensions following their main event clash on Saturday.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov is slightly leaning toward Dustin Poirier to end Charles Oliveira’s title reign at the UFC’s final pay-per-view event of the year.

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Despite Jon Jones’ current legal troubles, along with a public exit from his former longtime team, renowned striking coach Eddie Cha is happy to have the former UFC light heavyweight champion aboard at Phoenix’s Fight Ready gym.

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Earlier this year, after he lost a split decision in his boxing match against Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley was given a choice. He could get the “I love Jake Paul” tattoo he had agreed to in a pre-fight bet with Paul, and in so doing he could earn a rematch with Paul, or he could refuse and Paul would move on. Ultimately, “The Chosen One” got his ink only to have Paul opt for a fight with Tommy Fury instead while the MMA world lamented Woodley’s decision to cave to the YouTubers demands. Читать дальше...

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Raquel Pennington will still get one last fight in before the end of the year.

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One of Texas’ most populous cities is becoming a regular hub for UFC action.

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A surging flyweight contender will get herself a step up in competition to kick off her 2022 campaign.

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A former NBA player will be making his mixed martial arts debut this weekend.

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The rest of the bantamweight division may want to start taking marketing tips from Sean O’Malley.

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Jake Paul got the call every fighter dreads this past Friday when he was informed that Tommy Fury would be unable to compete against him on December 18.