OLIVEIRA OUT OF UFC 288

Charles Oliveira has suffered an undisclosed minor injury that's been keeping him from training. His fight against Beneil Dariush is set to be rebooked in the near future, but it remains a serious hindrance to UFC 288’s card. The awaited bout was UFC 288’s co-main event, alongside Cejudo/Aljamain.

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Patrick Gavia
April 15, 2023

Greetings fight fans! We’re quite sure that what happened at UFC 287 left all of us in awe. We take a sneak peak of the events aftermath and give you guys a quick update of what’s coming next.

UFC 288 BREAKING NEWS: OLIVEIRA v DARIUSH FIGHT POSTPONED

Charles Oliveira has suffered an undisclosed minor injury that's been keeping him from training. His fight against Beneil Dariush is set to be rebooked in the near future, but it remains a serious hindrance to UFC 288’s card. The awaited bout was UFC 288’s co-main event, alongside Cejudo/Aljamain.

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THE HUNTER BECOMES THE HUNTED

3 arrows to the chest, put Poatan to rest! Israel Adesanya reclaimed his title in the most Stylebending fashion after putting Alex Pereira out cold at UFC 287. Days after the fight, Pereira announced that he will move up to Light Heavyweight in his next fight.

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GAMEBRED CALLS IT A DAY!

Jorge Masvidal announced his retirement from MMA after losing to Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision at UFC 287. He recently shed light on his decision in an interview with Ariel Helwani stating that ‘he just isn’t the same anymore’. In a career which lasted nearly 20 years, Gamebred fought in more than 50 bouts.

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JAKE PAUL v NATE DIAZ OFFICIAL FOR AUG 5

Nate Diaz will finally get the bag he wanted. The 209 took to social media to announce his next move. He will now face Jake Paul in a boxing match on August 5th. He will become the 4th UFC fighter to fight Jake Paul who is 3-0 up against the previous 3. We all know how this one ends.

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TWO BANGER FIGHTS ADDED TO UFC 290

UFC 290 will now have a co main event where Brandon Moreno will defend his Flyweight title against his longtime rival Alexandre Pantoja. Moreno has been beaten by Pantoja previously on two occasions. Deiveson Figuerido will also face Manel Kape as he looks to get back to winning ways.

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Another week spent editing the Chatri Sytiodtong documentary. I’ve also started writing a full outline for Conor McGregor’s doc - no small task considering the amount of content of him that’s out there. We’ve still released fresh content on Snapchat in the meantime, expect more of it in between long form docs. Can’t wait to see Holloway face Allen. Also, for the record: I do hope Pereira gets his rematch against Izzy. See you next week guys!