Chase Sherman Returns At UFC Sao Paulo

The UFC has added a heavyweight contest to its UFC Sao Paulo event next month. MMA Fighting reports that Chase Sherman will face Augusto Sakai on the September 22nd card. Sherman is searching for his first victory off back-to-back losses to Shamil Abdu…

The UFC has added a heavyweight contest to its UFC Sao Paulo event next month. MMA Fighting reports that Chase Sherman will face Augusto Sakai on the September 22nd card. Sherman is searching for his first victory off back-to-back losses to Shamil Abdurakhimov and Justin Willis. Sakai earned a UFC contract after his performance on Dana White’s Contender […]

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Thiago Santos Didn’t Think Jimi Manuwa Was Going To Accept UFC Sao Paulo Fight

After several years with the promotion, Thiago Santos finally gets his shot at main eventing a UFC card. Santos has been with the UFC since 2013. He recently had a four-fight win streak broken by David Branch. The Brazilian bounced back with a win over…

After several years with the promotion, Thiago Santos finally gets his shot at main eventing a UFC card. Santos has been with the UFC since 2013. He recently had a four-fight win streak broken by David Branch. The Brazilian bounced back with a win over Kevin Holland at UFC 227. After competing at middleweight his […]

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Alex Oliveira Gets New Opponent For UFC Sao Paulo

Alex Oliveira has received a new opponent for UFC Sao Paulo. Oliveira was initially expected to fight Neil Magny. Instead, Magny has been moved to fight Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Buenos Aires. Carlo Pedersoli has stepped in to fight the Brazilian ins…

Alex Oliveira has received a new opponent for UFC Sao Paulo. Oliveira was initially expected to fight Neil Magny. Instead, Magny has been moved to fight Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Buenos Aires. Carlo Pedersoli has stepped in to fight the Brazilian instead. The action goes down on September 22nd, per MMA Fighting. Pedersoli debuted in the Octagon […]

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Ketlen Vieira Reportedly Out of UFC Sao Paulo Card

Ketlen Vieira is reportedly off the UFC Sao Paulo card. The UFC will be heading back to Sao Paulo. An event is set to go down on the last night of summer. UFC Sao Paulo will be held inside the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. One bout that wa…

Ketlen Vieira is reportedly off the UFC Sao Paulo card. The UFC will be heading back to Sao Paulo. An event is set to go down on the last night of summer. UFC Sao Paulo will be held inside the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. One bout that was planned for the card will not […]

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Thiago Santos Doesn’t Care if Jimi Manuwa is Heavier Fighter

Thiago Santos doesn’t have a care in the world about the difference in weight class between himself and Jimi Manuwa. On Sept. 22, Santos will collide with Manuwa in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo. Manuwa was scheduled to take on Glover Teixeira,…

Thiago Santos doesn’t have a care in the world about the difference in weight class between himself and Jimi Manuwa. On Sept. 22, Santos will collide with Manuwa in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo. Manuwa was scheduled to take on Glover Teixeira, but Teixeira went down due to an injury. Santos, a middleweight, […]

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Jimi Manuwa Explains Holdup in Fighting Thiago Santos

Jimi Manuwa explains why he initially didn’t have interest in fighting Thiago Santos. Manuwa has dropped his last two bouts. He was knocked out by Volkan Oezdemir, then lost in a rematch with Jan Blachowicz via unanimous decision. This is the fir…

Jimi Manuwa explains why he initially didn’t have interest in fighting Thiago Santos. Manuwa has dropped his last two bouts. He was knocked out by Volkan Oezdemir, then lost in a rematch with Jan Blachowicz via unanimous decision. This is the first time in Manuwa’s professional mixed martial arts career where he’s lost back-to-back bouts […]

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