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MMA Roots: When Ebenezer Fontes Braga Stole the Show Organizers decided to bring in fighters from all over Brazil for a resolve-testing tournament at Freestyle de Belem 2 on Aug. 30, 1996.

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Aug 31, 2025

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Matt Hughes Turns 50 The two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder was King of the Welterweights for the better part of five years and proved to be one of...

Brian Knapp

Oct 11, 2023

UPDATED UFC on ESPN 49 Weigh-in Results: All Fighters Make Weight The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to ESPN airwaves with an intriguing women's bantamweight main event.

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Tyler Treese

Jul 14, 2023

Preview: UFC on ESPN 49 ‘Holm vs. Bueno Silva’ Former bantamweight titleholder Holly Holm will be the headlining act for the Ultimate Fighting Championship when she faces Mayra Bueno Silva on...

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Tom Feely

Jul 13, 2023

Preview: UFC 282 Prelims The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s last pay-per-view of 2022 offers a strong eight-bout undercard on Saturday in Las Vegas.

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Tom Feely

Dec 07, 2022

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Jiri Prochazka Turns 30 Long revered as one of the sport’s most violent and entertaining performances, the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight...

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Brian Knapp

Oct 04, 2022

5 Things You Might Not Know About Anthony Hernandez The 28-year-old Californian will attempt to string together back-to-back victories for the first time since he joined the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster when he toes the line against Josh Fremd on the...

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Brian Knapp

Apr 06, 2022

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Maurice Smith Turns 60 The Alliance co-founder and former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder remains one of MMA’s most overlooked pioneers.

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Brian Knapp

Dec 08, 2021

Matches to Make After UFC on ESPN 30 The finely tuned weaponry wielded by Giga Chikadze—all of it buoyed by speed, power and technique—was too much to bear for his latest victim in the...

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Brian Knapp

Aug 29, 2021