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Sunday’s MMA news in short: UFC announces two red-hot title fights for Dec. 7!
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UFC announces two title fights for Dec. 7
UFC 310 will be headlined by two title fights.
Newly crowned welterweight champ Belal Muhammad makes his first defense against Shavkat Rakhmonov in the main event. We will also see Alexandre Pantoja put his flyweight title on the line against former RIZIN champion Kai Asakura in the co-main event.
UFC 310 is scheduled for Dec. 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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Conor McGregor to fight in February?
Yesterday, Conor McGregor claimed that his long-awaited, long-delayed return to action will go down on February 1 in Saudi Arabia. In an interview with Bloody Elbow, the Irishman claimed he will face No. 5 ranked lightweight Dan Hooker.
UFC is yet to confirm the matchup.
Brandon Royval hands Tatsuro Taira first loss
Top ranked flyweights Brandon Royval and Tatsuro Taira delivered a Fight of the Year contender in the main event of UFC Vegas 98. After five tough rounds, Royval stood as the winner with 48-47, 48-47 and 47-48 on the scorecards.
Check out the results below!
- Flyweight: Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira via split decision (48-47×2, 47-48)
- Middleweight: JunYong Park def. Brad Tavares via split decision (29-28×2, 28-29)
- Welterweight: Chidi Njokuani def. Jared Gooden via unanimous decision (30-27×3)
- Lightweight: Grant Dawson def. Rafa Garcia via TKO: R2, 1.42
- Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez def. Alex Morono via split decision (29-28×2, 28-29)
- Flyweight: Ramazonbek Temirov def. CJ Vergara via TKO: R1, 2.50
- Featherweight: Pat Sabatini def. Jonathan Pearce via submission: R1, 4.06
- Welterweight: Themba Gorimbo def. Niko Price via unanimous decision (30-27×3)
- Heavyweight: Junior Tafa def. Sean Sharaf via TKO: R2, 2.15
- Women’s Strawweight: Julia Polastri def. Cory McKenna via split decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)
- Bantamweight: Cody Haddon def. Dan Argueta via unanimous decision (30-27×3)
- Flyweight: Clayton Carpenter def. Lucas Rocha via submission: R2, 2.12
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