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A flyweight matchup between Dana White’s Contender Series contract winners is heading to the octagon this fall.

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Merab Dvalishvili will enter the top-five in the UFC’s bantamweight rankings this week after defeating José Aldo at UFC 278, and although he has a plethora of big fight options ahead of him, he’s solely focused on helping his teammate — and current 135-pound champ — Aljamain Sterling prepare for this next title defense.

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UFC middleweight Paulo Costa will have at least one more fight inside the octagon.

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When Tom Brady was looking for a new team to join after his run with the New England Patriots came to an end, UFC president Dana White had a very specific idea in mind.

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Leon Edwards made history Saturday night in Salt Lake City, knocking out Kamaru Usman with a minute left in the clock to win the welterweight championship in a massive upset at UFC 278.

Where do new UFC champ Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman go following the shocking conclusion of their UFC 278 main event title fight? How about Paulo Costa following his gritty co-main event win over Luke Rockhold, who announced his retirement after the bout, as well as Merab Dvalishvili and José Aldo following their 15-minute bout that saw “The Machine” pick up the biggest win of his career?

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time.

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Daniel Cormier believes Leon Edwards’ head kick knockout of Kamaru Usman in their rematch is the greatest head kick KO in UFC history.

SALT LAKE CITY — UFC lightweight Jared Gordon speaks with reporters backstage at Vivint Arena to recap his unanimous decision win against Leonardo Santos on the preliminary card of UFC 278. “Flash” discussed picking up his fourth victory in five fights, still hoping he can fight Paddy Pimblett, feeling like they can raise awareness for mental health throughout the build to the matchup, and more.

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Dana White has routinely praised the United States Anti-Doping Agency over the years, but he was not happy to hear about a visit it made to Paulo Costa just hours before he was set to weigh-in for his fight against Luke Rockhold at UFC 278.