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UFC: Pereira switches weight division after defeat to Adesanya

UFC: Pereira switches weight division after defeat to Adesanya

Former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira has confirmed his switch to the light heavyweight divison after he lost his title to Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya last Saturday. Pereira was knocked out by Adesanya in the UFC 287 main event in Miami over the weekend, which ended his over four-month stay as the division's champion. The former kickboxing star, on Thursday, disclosed that he is moving on for...

UFC 286: Usman targets ‘brutal’ revenge against Edwards

UFC 286: Usman targets ‘brutal’ revenge against Edwards

Nigerian MMA star Kamaru Usman is ready to put Leon Edwards in his 'right place' as he aims to reclaim his welterweight title in the UFC 286 event on Saturday. 'The Nigerian Nightmare' lost his welterweight belt to Edwards in a dramatic fashion last August. He was knocked out in the final round with a brutal head-kick despite dominating the fight. The defeat was Usman's first-ever...

EFC 101: Hwende & Ardelean emerge as title winners

EFC 101: Hwende & Ardelean emerge as title winners

It was a thrilling night of Mixed Martial Arts in South Africa as the Extreme Fighting Championship did not disappoint with an action-packed EFC 101.  Zimbabwe-born Nicholas Hwende retained his Bantamweight title by beating Roevan de Beer.  Hwende extended his unbeaten EFC run with a tap-out win after De Beer verbally submitted following some brutal punches that made his right shoulder pop out of the socket. ...