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UFC 219 Post-Fight Press Conference

The UFC’s year-ending pay-per-view of UFC 219 is in the books from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, dominant women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg faced off with former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm arguably for the title of the greatest female fighter in MMA history. Cyborg put on another defining performance, […]

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The UFC’s year-ending pay-per-view of UFC 219 is in the books from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the main event, dominant women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg faced off with former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm arguably for the title of the greatest female fighter in MMA history. Cyborg put on another defining performance, proving she could go five full rounds with a fellow champion by outlasting Holm for her first UFC title defense.

The co-main event saw a pivotal lightweight bout between returning oft-injured Khabib Nurmagomedov and surging striker Edson Barboza, a fight that only served to further muddy the all-out mess that has developed at the top of the UFC 155-pound fray. And muddy it did, as Khabib dominated the Brazilian Barboza from pillar to post to win a lopsided affair and insert his name firmly in the title picture.

Join LowKick MMA for the event’s post-fight press conference as the fighters unpack the fallout of 2017’s last PPV:

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UFC 219 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins Live Now

We’re just a single, solitary day away from the last UFC card of 2017 when UFC 219 goes down tomorrow (Sat., December 30, 2017) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will take on former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm for the 145-pound gold, while top-ranked […]

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We’re just a single, solitary day away from the last UFC card of 2017 when UFC 219 goes down tomorrow (Sat., December 30, 2017) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the main event, women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will take on former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm for the 145-pound gold, while top-ranked lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov will attempt to use his dominant wrestling to end the three-fight rise of lethal striker Edson Barboza.

The fighters all weighed in without incident at today’s official early weigh-ins, so all that’s left now is for the combatants to square off at the ceremonial weigh-ins. watch them streaming live at 7 pm EST/4 pm PST here:

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Khabib Is Keeping His Weight A Secret Prior To UFC 219

It’s no secret that Khabib Nurmagomedov has struggled to make weight in the past. The top-ranked UFC lightweight was forced out of his scheduled interim title bout with Tony Ferguson at March’s UFC 209 due to an excessive weight cut. This time, the Dagistani is keeping his cards close to his vest and isn’t disclosing […]

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It’s no secret that Khabib Nurmagomedov has struggled to make weight in the past.

The top-ranked UFC lightweight was forced out of his scheduled interim title bout with Tony Ferguson at March’s UFC 209 due to an excessive weight cut.

This time, the Dagistani is keeping his cards close to his vest and isn’t disclosing any information about his current weight as he prepares for a fight against Edson Barboza at UFC 219.

All he said is that he is eight days ahead of schedule at a recent media luncheon for UFC 219 via MMA Fighting:

“Not big. Asking fighters how much they weigh and how old they are is not a good idea. How old are you and how much do you weigh (are) two questions you can’t ask women and fighters.”

“I want to see my fights, too. I’m a very big fan of MMA. I watch all fights. It’s not only about UFC; I watch Bellator and other organizations. I like my fights, too. I think first of all, you have to make weight. If you don’t make weight, there’s going to be trouble.”

The undefeated lightweight contender is a hulking presence in the cage but has struggled more than once in making weight against Darrell Horcher and Abel Trujillo.

Nurmagomedov and Barboza could be battling for the next crack at the (interim) lightweight belt as champion Conor McGregor mulls over his next move, but nothing is even remotely certain in the UFC lightweight division as of right now.

Do you think Khabib will make weight for UFC 219? Will his weight cut affect his performance against Barboza?

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