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The UFC’s summer streak of 12 straight events comes to a close on Saturday with UFC 278, which takes place at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. The main event features a 170-pound rematch between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards, with the welterweight title on the line, and in the co-main event, former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold returns to the cage after a three-year absence to face one-time title challenger Paulo Costa. Читать дальше...

MMA Fighting has the PFL Playoffs 3 weigh-in video where the fighters hit the scale ahead of the last semifinal matchups from the Copper Box Arena in London, England.

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The main event of Saturday’s UFC pay-per-view event is officially a go.

Former UFC middleweight title contender Paulo Costa unloaded on an unnamed official of the United States Anti-Doping Agency after making weight for his UFC 278 clash with Luke Rockhold on Friday morning in Salt Lake City.

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When Kamaru Usman sets foot in the octagon at UFC 278 on Saturday, he’ll be looking for a sixth consecutive title defense while also attempting to extend his unprecedented UFC winning streak to 16 consecutive fights.

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Despite being out of action for three years and being on a losing streak heading into UFC 278, could Luke Rockhold find his way into a middleweight title fight with an impressive win against Paulo Costa?

It's about that time! Solid ass weekend of fights, one less wmma bout to clutter up the card, Costa bout to get beat by delusional Luke and Leon bout to get shown there's indeed still levels to this shit!

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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Paige VanZant was ready to fight.

The UFC veteran turned bare-knuckle fighter was in South Dakota with her husband Austin Vanderford, who was just days away from competing at Bellator 284, when she got the call that BKFC was pulling her fight with Charisa Sigala from the card on Saturday in London.

“I was frustrated with the way the whole situation was handled,” VanZant told MMA Fighting. “They pulled me like three or four days before Austin’s fight. I don’t... Читать дальше...

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At the UFC 278 official weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Salt Lake City will step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting has live video of the proceeding that can be seen above.

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Leon Edwards can make a little bit of history this weekend at UFC 278.

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UFC 278 has lost a fight prior to the official weigh-ins starting in Salt Lake City.

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It’s been more than three years since Luke Rockhold appeared on stage at a UFC press conference, but the one-time middleweight champion made up for lost time in an expletive-filled tirade aimed at opponent Paulo Costa.

SALT LAKE CITY - “You scared me.”

UFC President Dana White was on high alert after Paulo Costa leaped forward into a staredown with his UFC 278 co-headliner Luke Rockhold after a press conference of back-and-forth insults.

But for all the animosity on display, Costa urged a seething Rockhold to “be cool” as they faced off following the press conference for Saturday’s pay-per-view at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

Still, as the middleweights faced off for camera, White kept his arms on each – just in case. Читать дальше...

In the fourth episode of UFC 278 Embedded, Luke Rockhold tries on his fight gloves, Kamaru Usman does his media duties and answers Leon Edwards’ “Hollywood” jab, Merab Dvalishvili arrives in Salt Lake City, Jose Aldo signs Nirvana while cutting weight, Leon Edwards practices technique, and more.

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At the UFC 278 press conference, several of the biggest stars, along with UFC President Dana White, will answer questions from the media Thursday afternoon in Salt Lake City.

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Jesse Ronson will still compete at the UFC’s Oct. 1 event.

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Former two-time GLORY welterweight champion Cedric Doumbe is no longer a UFC fighter.

Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards ahead of UFC 278 | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images

The UFC completes its 12-event summer on Saturday with UFC 278, which takes place at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. In the main event, welterweight champ and No. 2 ranked pound-for-pound fighter Kamaru Usman puts his title on the line against Leon Edwards in a rematch of a 2015 battle that saw Usman win by unanimous decision. Neither man has lost since that first encounter, with Usman establishing... Читать дальше...