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Just as they did in their first fight 14 months ago, Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez came out throwing wild strikes and trading submission attempts Saturday in the main event of UFC on Fox 30 in Calgary, Alberta.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of Saturday’s UFC on Fox 30 card at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang:
The 30-year-old native of Poland hopes a win over Tecia Torres on the UFC on Fox 30 card in Calgary will put her in position for another shot at women’s strawweight belt.
Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in exchange for community service to resolve charges stemming from a backstage melee at a New York City arena.
The 32-year-old New Englander, born with a congenital amputation of his left arm just below the elbow, dropped to 14-2 in his pro career with a decision loss on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Born with a congenital amputation of the left arm just below the elbow, Newell finds himself on the verge of a UFC contract with a 14-1 pro record.
Smith recorded his second first-round knockout of a former light heavyweight champion since moving to the weight class last month as he stopped Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the main event of UFC Fight Night 134 in Hamburg, Germany on Sunday
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White topped himself in a Vegas-scaled exercise in decadence by renting Drai’s Nightclub at The Cromwell for his son Aidan’s 16th birthday party.
Syndicate MMA, a Las Vegas-based gym which serves as the training hub for many professional fighters, will offer a free women’s self defense seminar on July 29.
UFC has signed a five-year agreement with ESPN (to take effect in January) for the network to air 42 live events per year across ESPN and ESPN Plus.
In week 5 of Dana White Tuesday Night Contender series, three UFC contracts were awarded to competitors.
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker ventured from his home in Australia to Las Vegas to coach the 28th season of the UFC’s flagship reality series, The Ultimate Fighter. He’ll coach a team of heavyweight and featherweight women against his next challenger, Kelvin Gastelum.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, a rival and possible future opponent of McGregor, also attended the World Cup Final.
Junior dos Santos, Chad Mendes and Cat Zingano all won for the first time in more than two years on Saturday night’s card in Boise, Idaho.