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William Knight had a massive weight miss on Friday.

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At the UFC 271 weigh-ins, all 30 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Houston are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have live weigh-in video, which can be seen above.

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Joe Rogan will return to the broadcast booth for the first time at UFC 271 on Saturday night after he’s been at the center of a number of controversies, including a viral video that showed him repeatedly using racial slurs during past episodes of his podcast.

“Big Igibob” and Vladimir Spartak face off with Yulia Mishko at an Epic Fighting Championship show in Russia on Feb. 9, 2022 | Epic Fighting Championship, YouTube

Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day.

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UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou’s next step is the subject of great speculation, but right now, Dana White isn’t sure how things are going to turn out.

Former UFC title challenger Ray Borg will make a quick turn around for his next fight as he faces ex-Bellator contender Ricky Bandejas at the upcoming Eagle FC 46 card on March 11 in Miami.

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UFC flyweight Matt Schnell has planted his flag on which side of the fighter pay debate he stands.

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The upcoming UFC Columbus card has a new main event as Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus have agreed to meet on the March 26 card at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Israel Adesanya | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

At the UFC 271 press conference, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, former champion Robert Whittaker, heavyweight contenders Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa, and UFC President Dana White will answer questions from the media Thursday evening.

In the fourth episode of UFC 271 Embedded, Israel Adesanya does pre-fight media and gets in some training in Houston, Robert Whittaker plays video games with his father, Tai Tuivasa chops it up with Daniel Cormier, and Derrick Lewis sits in the makeup chair.

HOUSTON — Lightweight Bobby Green speaks with reporters ahead of his matchup this Saturday with Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 271. “King” previews the bout, explains why he doesn’t talk as much trash any more, discusses getting in trouble during UFC 268 fight week for his Joker face paint, why he’s more interested in activity over fighting for titles, and more at the UFC 271 media day.