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On the second episode of UFC 299 Embedded, Marlon “Chito” Vera celebrates having the honor of fighting for a world title , Sean O’Malley gets his hair game on point and boards a private jet, Jack Della Maddalena heads to the swamp to see some alligators, and more.

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Conor McGregor just wants to fight.

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Since the first day Curtis Blaydes arrived in the UFC, the heavyweight title has almost always been under duress for one reason or another.

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Joe Rogan and the boys are back together again for the first time in 2024 for UFC 299.

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Benoit Saint Denis sees a win over Dustin Poirier as just the beginning of what’s to come for his career.

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This is one of the big weeks marked on the calendars for fight fans around the world with Francis Ngannou looking to shock the boxing world once again when he faces Anthony Joshua on Friday, and a loaded UFC 299 event on Saturday, headlined by the rematch between Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera for UFC bantamweight gold — and that’s just a couple of the big storylines for this weekend.

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Sean O’Malley is showing off his style before he even steps foot in the octagon.

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At the Joshua vs. Ngannou open workouts, the top fighters at Friday’s event, including Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou in the main event, will show off their skills in Saudi Arabia.

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Sean O’Malley essentially handpicked his first title defense by plucking Marlon “Chito” Vera to serve as his counterpart in UFC 299’s main event.

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UFC 299 is headlined by Sean O’Malley defending his bantamweight title for the first time. And maybe the last?

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Jake Paul added another knockout to his resume in Puerto Rico this past weekend and former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping was far from impressed.

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Vince McMahon, who resigned from his role as executive chairman over TKO Group Holdings in January, is selling off more than $400 million worth of stock that he holds in the company.

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A lightweight showdown between Elves Brener and Myktybek Orolbai is set for May 4 at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both fighters confirmed the bout on social media following a report by Ag. Fight.

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Francis Ngannou’s freakish power put a scare in Tyson Fury, and his coach is confident that he can put Anthony Joshua down for the count.

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Devin Haney has watched his upcoming opponent, Ryan Garcia, express interest in a UFC fight with Sean O’Malley. But when asked if Garcia would ever have a chance in the octagon with O’Malley, Haney’s answer was quick and honest.

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Brandon Royval doesn’t think much of Muhammad Mokaev.

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UFC Vegas 87 is in the books, which means it’s on to the biggest combat sports weekend of the year! On Friday, Francis Ngannou faces off against Anthony Joshua in a boxing match in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. And then on Saturday, UFC 299 takes place, a fight card that has some wondering if it’s even better than UFC 300. It’s a big weekend coming up and some critical stuff just happened, so let’s talk about it.