Kevin Iole

Kevin Iole
Combat columnist
Kevin Iole has covered combat sports since the 1970s and is the 2007 winner of the Nat Fleischer Award for career excellence in boxing journalism. Follow him on Twitter (@KevinI) and Instagram (keviniole).
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Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou? Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor it's not
Francis Ngannou's free agency will be difficult given the lack of great options. He wants to face boxing champ Tyson Fury, but his best bet may be to sign with a rival MMA organization like PFL or Bellator.
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Artur Beterbiev ends brawl vs. Anthony Yarde with 19th-straight KO, calls out Dmitry Bivol
That the fight between Beterbiev and Bivol, if it occurs, would be for the undisputed light heavyweight title makes it that much better.
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Jamahal Hill wowed the world with his skills at UFC 283 — but says they've been on display this whole time
The new light heavyweight champion has returned home and is hoping a bout with former champion Jiri Prochazka can be arranged.
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Artur Beterbiev matches up well with best light heavyweights ever, trainer John Scully asserts
Unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev is 18-0 with 18 KOs but doesn't get a lot of recognition as one of the best light heavyweights ever. One of his trainers says that should change.
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Jamahal Hill's beatdown of Glover Teixeira didn't really solve the UFC's light heavyweight puzzle
The division is sort of a mess now.
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UFC 283: Jamahal Hill wins light heavyweight title, sends Glover Teixeira into retirement
Teixeira fought bravely, but Hill was several levels above him.
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UFC 283: Brandon Moreno wins flyweight title via doctor stoppage in 4th bout vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Moreno regained the undisputed flyweight championship and he won the personal four-fight series with Figueiredo, 2-1-1.
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José Aldo, long-reigning UFC featherweight champion, is Hall of Fame bound
Aldo became the first person chosen for the UFC’s Class of 2023 for its Hall of Fame.
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UFC 283: Ismael Bonfim puts Terrance McKinney out cold with ridiculous flying knee KO
It also may rank as one of the best KOs in the history of the UFC.

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