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Merseysportlive headed over to Next Gen MMA in Liverpool to see how Paddy Pimblett is preparing to face Tony Ferguson at UFC 296. The Baddy's training partners and teammates, Shem Rock, Nathan Fletcher and Adam Cullen also gave first hand...

Liverpool’s Paddy Pimblett will put respect to one side as he prepares to "eat" lightweight legend Tony Ferguson at UFC 296. 'The Baddy' was in high spirits training in Next Generation MMA as he prepares for his biggest challenge yet...

The UFC 296 preview podcast with Tom Dalton, Conor McEvoy, Darragh Haughian and Sam Marshall. The lads speak on Merseyside's own Paddy Pimblett who is set to fight MMA legend Tony Ferguson and much more! https://soundcloud.com/user-461173410/mersey-sport-live-ufc-296-preview-podcast

Molly McCann will make her strawweight debut in Las Vegas against Diana Belbita early next year. The Liverpool-born fighter is set to drop down a weight division for the upcoming fight on February 3, 2024. McCann lost her last two fights...

One minute and nine seconds. That’s all it took for Tom Aspinall to become the UFC interim heavyweight champion.  The Manchester fighter who trains in Liverpool defeated the Russian Sergei Pavlovich in sensational style to become just the third English...

https://youtu.be/RPpAoT9NSAI Next Generation’s Jake McHugh praised the role of Molly McCann in his camp as he prepares to make his professional MMA debut in front of a record breaking crowd of 18,000 in Cologne. The 22-year-old featherweight, whose teammates include UFC...

Paul Smith lost his MMA debut against Jake Quickenden by first round stoppage in the finale of 'Stage to the Cage'. Quickenden came out as the aggressor, landing hard shots, but a takedown for Smith changed the pace of the...

OKTAGON 48 arrives in Manchester this weekend for a UK debut show with four fighters with links to Merseyside fighting on the card. Next Gen MMA's rising star Shem Rock is taking on fierce rival Jaroslav Pokorny in one of...

Lee ‘The Butcher’ Chadwick will be competing in his final fight at on the Oktagon 48 in Manchester on Saturday night. Huyton fighter Chadwick has been a champion six times in five different promotions across the world as he looks...

Selling sweets, tricking his mum and sleeping in the car are just a few of the challenges faced by MMA rising star Adam Cullen. The Liverpool-based fighter talks to Mersey Sport Live's Ollie Stockdale about what it takes to...