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Tension builds between Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria

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Number six ranked UFC lightweight Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett has said he wants to settle his personal beef with two-division champ Ilia Topuria. The pair have been involved in three years of back-and-forth online.   Pimblett catalysed a title shot in...

Who has the advantage in UFC 321 as Tom Aspinall takes on Ciryl Gane

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Tom Aspinall is preparing to defend his UFC Heavyweight title for the first time this weekend against French kickboxer Ciryl Gane. The Wigan-born heavyweight (15-3, 8-1 UFC) trains at Evolution Fitness in St Helens and will enter the Octagon for...
Nathan Fletcher and Luke Riley

Liverpool’s Luke Riley could be more than just a UFC prospect

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Mixed Martial Arts on Merseyside has continued to flourish, and yet another MMA prodigy is set to perform under the lights in his UFC debut next month in Doha, Qatar.   Luke Riley, an unbeaten 24-year-old, will be looking to...

Kurtis Campbell signs UFC contract – 5 Scousers who have fought in the octagon

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Liverpool-born MMA fighter Kurtis “The Pink Panther” Campbell has secured a UFC contract following a rapid first round knock out victory in Las Vegas.  The 23-year-old finished Senegalese Demba Seck in the opening 80 seconds of Dana White’s Contender Series...

How Liverpool’s Paddy Pimblett found his way into MMA title conversation

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Merseyside’s perennial MMA superstar Paddy Pimblett is making a convincing case for a shot at the UFC Lightweight Championship. His feud with incumbent champion Ilia Topuria looks to soon reach a head, with both mutually calling for a meeting in the...
Nathan Fletcher and Luke Riley

Liverpool fighter Luke Riley to make UFC debut

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Merseyside MMA continues to grow with yet another promising talent making it to the UFC in Luke Riley. Featherweight Riley, who trains alongside MMA star Paddy Pimblett, will be looking to extend his 11-0-0 pro record in Doha, Qatar, where...
Paddy Pimblett celebrate victory in the Lightweight bout against Kazula Vargas at The O2, London. Picture date: Saturday March 19, 2022. Pic under agreed Alamy Licence

“There is no such thing as losing” Paddy Pimblett on UFC 318

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Liverpool UFC star Paddy Pimblett says there is no such thing as losing as he aims to beat Michael Chandler at UFC 318 on Saturday night. Pimblett features in the co–main event of UFC 318 against Chandler in Miami on Saturday after a long-awaited return since his last fight in July.
Khabib Nurmagomedov mid fight, image under Alamy licence agreement, Credit: Jason Silva/ Alamy Live News

Khabib Nurmagomedov spotted in attendance as PSG defeat Liverpool

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Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov visited Anfield to watch the Champions League tie between Liverpool and PSG.  The game was tough for fans of the reds, who had multiple chances but were unable to convert before extra time.  Gianluigi Donnarumma...
Mick Stanton during a MMA fight

Huyton local Mick Stanton aims for MMA victory

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Mick "The Huyton Hammer" Stanton takes on home favourite Miloš "Meloun" Petrášek this Saturday to try and claim the OKTAGON MMA Tipsport Gamechanger middle-weight title. Stanton, a two-time Cage Warrior and FCC champion, is looking to start a winning streak...
Shem preparing for Oktagon debut

Liverpool MMA star Shem Rock to fight in May

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Liverpool’s Shaqueme ‘Shem’ Rock will fight on an upcoming MMA card in Munich, Germany. Rock (11-1-1) will face veteran Russian fighter Lom-Ali Eskiev (23-7, 1NC) on May 17th at OKTAGON 71.

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