DANA WHITE BREAKS MAJOR NEWS

UFC’s president surprised us all on Thursday with a special announcement where he revealed many exciting upcoming fights:

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Patrick Gavia
April 22, 2023

What’s up fight fans? A really crucial weekend with a perfect mix of boxing and crunchy mma events lies ahead of us. Let’s have a look around what’s happening in the fight world this week.

DANA WHITE BREAKS MAJOR NEWS

UFC’s president surprised us all on Thursday with a special announcement where he revealed many exciting upcoming fights:

  • June 3rd: Jack Hermansson vs Brendan Allen

  • June 10th: Charles Oliveira vs Beneil Dariush (UFC 289)

  • June 17th: Marvin Vettori vs Jared Cannonier

  • June 24th: Josh Emmet vs Ilia Topuria

  • July 1st: Sean Strickland vs Abus Magomedov

  • July 8th: Robert Whittaker vs Dricus du Plessis (UFC 290)

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BURNS V MUHAMMAD WILL REPLACE OLIVEIRA V DARIUSH AT UFC 288

After hinting at it earlier this week, Dana White confirmed that the new co-main event for UFC 288 implies a fighter who’s still catching his breath from UFC 287. This time, Gilbert Burns hopes to crush Belal Muhammad (hopefully not forcing him into retirement). In an unexpected twist, the two men not only agreed, but demanded for the fight to last 5 rounds instead of the required 3.

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DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON’S NEXT FIGHT COULD BE HIS LAST

While appearing on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Mighty Mouse hinted that his next fight against Adriano Moraes could be his final one inside the cage. He will headline ONE Fight Night 10 which will be ONE’s debut event in the US in a trilogy against the Brazilian.

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BLAYDES DEMANDS TITLE SHOT FROM THE UFC

During the media day for the UFC Fight Night event this Saturday, Curtis Blaydes made it clear that he wants the Heavyweight title shot next if he beats Sergei Pavlovich. He also insisted that he will be happy to wait on the sidelines if he is not given the opportunity to fight for the title next. Currently, Blaydes is on a 3 fight win streak and No.4 in the heavyweight rankings.

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RYAN GARCIA AIMS TO FINISH DAVIS IN A ‘BLINK’

California’s Ryan Garcia will collide with Baltimore’s Gervonta Davis this Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Garcia wants to finish the show in a blink of an eye and shock the entire world. The Flash also urged the fans to tune in to witness the upset. The price for the PPV has been set to a whopping $84.99.

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Guess what: still working on the Chatri Sityodtong documentary. The final runtime should be around 30 minutes. In the meantime we’ve released a video on Sergei Pavlovich here and a Top 10 best UFC callouts here. Can’t wait to release a new doc - it’s about time.