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UFC Winnipeg Winner's Showboating Sparks Fan Backlash After $25 K Missed Opportunity

6+ hour, 20+ min ago  (483+ words) Apr 18, 2026 | 10: 31 PM EDT UFC fighters frequently criticize the promotion for being tight with fighter pay. Yet at the UFC Winnipeg event in Canada, one preliminary bout told a different story. Rather than pushing for a decisive finish and the potential…...

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Daniel Cormier's prot'g' ends six-year gap without a win following his criticism of UFC exit

12+ hour, 51+ min ago  (294+ words) A former UFC fighter made his long-awaited return to competition on Friday night. Daniel Cormier will coach another season of "The Ultimate Fighter" this year following the time he"s recently spent putting together his own team. The fruits of…...

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Joe Rogan Calls For Better UFC Fighter Pay, Cites Stand-Up Comedy Business Model

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (350+ words) Fighter pay in the UFC has always been a key issue that Dana White and top management must answer time and again. Joe Rogan has made the fighter pay argument before, but this time he arrived with a blueprint from…...

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Dana White responds to Joe Rogan's concerns about UFC 328 build-up

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (382+ words) The UFC 328 fight week between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland is expected to get extremely heated. On May 9, the premier MMA promotion returns to the Prudential Center in New Jersey for UFC 328, headlined by a middleweight title clash between Khamzat…...

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Heavyweight champion shares advice for Alex Pereira ahead of his title fight

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (467+ words) Alex Pereira is preparing to move up to the heavyweight division as he gets ready for his interim title fight. Adding size shouldn't be a problem for Pereira, who was already one of the larger fighters at light heavyweight and…...

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Showtime! UFC White House fight week schedule released, full "Freedom Fest" details and lineup

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (300+ words) Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is taking over the nation's capital for the upcoming UFC White House mixed martial arts (MMA) event, scheduled for Sunday, June 14, 2026 on the White House Lawn in Washington, DC. The entire fight card (see it here) will…...

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Tom Aspinall Backs Jon Jones" $30 M+ Stance Against Dana White After White House Debacle

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (515+ words) They offered him $30 million to fight me, so why haven't they offered it to him again?" Tom Aspinall reacts to Jon Jones asking to be released from the UFC: This is probably going to sound crazy to a lot of…...

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Jon Jones and Dana White feud escalates with Tom Aspinall in surprise defence of rival

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (720+ words) Jon Jones has made an impassioned plea to be released by the UFC, after he and the promotion's president Dana Whites gave conflicting accounts on their "negotiations. On Saturday night, the UFC announced its fight card for an unprecedented event…...

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Dana White explains why Jon Jones is not part of UFC White House card

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (390+ words) Dana White has insisted that Jon Jones was "never" in his thoughts for the UFC's White House card and reiterated that the former heavyweight champion is retired. Jones was a notable omission from the event's main card that was finally…...

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Ariel Helwani contradicts Dana White's statement on Jon Jones and White House card

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (274+ words) Dana White insisted Jon Jones was never considered for the UFC White House card, but Ariel Helwani says negotiations actually took place. Interest around the proposed event has intensified after conflicting accounts emerged regarding the involvement of the former two-weight…...