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Kevin Iole
Combat columnist
Yahoo SportsUFC 282: Jiri Prochazka injured, vacates light heavyweight championship; Blachowicz-Ankalaev title bout booked
Prochazka vacated his belt after pulling out of his main event matchup versus Teixeira due to an injury to his right shoulder suffered during wrestling practice at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas.
Yahoo SportsRegis Prograis has heard all the excuses, but he's ready to regain a world title and prove his greatness
Prograis hasn't fought for a world title since losing a unification bout to Josh Taylor in 2019. He'll meet Jose Zepeda on Saturday in Carson, California, for the vacant WBC belt, the start of a campaign to prove he's the best in the world.
Yahoo SportsSource: Nevada commission bars James Krause from working UFC Vegas 65 as betting investigation continues
The commission’s decision to not allow Krause to corner his fighter Saturday came as a result of questions surrounding a Nov. 5 bout between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke.
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All credit to Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia for standing their ground and ensuring they'll fight in 2023
Garcia and Davis didn't let petty politics or feuds get in the way and they announced on social media that they've agreed to fight next year.
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UFC Vegas 65: KO king Derrick Lewis eager to turn things around and get back on the winning track
UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis is motivated to get back to his winning ways, as a two-fight losing streak doesn't sit well with him.
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UFC champions are no slam dunk to win once they earn a belt, as Israel Adesanya learned the hard way
Over the past 10 years, UFC champions have compiled a record of 112-45 in title fights, a good but hardly overwhelming mark. The nature of the sport and the pressure the fighter faces all plays a role in the decreased success rate.
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MMA pound-for-pound rankings: Israel Adesanya slides after knockout loss to Alex Pereira
Yahoo Sports combat columnist Kevin Iole ranks his Top 10 pound-for-pound MMA fighters in the world.
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Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Dmitry Bivol bounces Vasiliy Lomachenko out of Top 10
The light heavyweight champion jumps back into the Top 10 at the expense of a highly regarded lightweight.
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Anthony 'Rumble’ Johnson, former UFC fighter, dead at 38
Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson, 38, who spent a decade in the UFC from 2007 through 2017 as one of the hardest-hitting fighters in mixed martial arts history, died Sunday.
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