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MMA Fighting Share this story Esther Lin, MMA Fighting A month later and Junior dos Santos is still upset over the outcome of his last fight, but he’s planning on using that as motivation for 2021. In December, dos Santos was knocked out by Ciryl Gane at UFC 256, but it did not come without some controversy. After being hurt by strikes from Gane, dos Santos was backed up against the fence and appeared to be on his way out. As he turned away, Gane landed an elbow that dos Santo...

Brian Kelleher removed from UFC Fight Island 7 due to positive COVID-19 test Share this story Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Brian Kelleher will have to wait even longer to get his hands on bantamweight contender Ricky Simon as “Boom” has been forced out of UFC Fight Island 7 due to a positive COVID-19 test, per a recent report by MMA Fighting. This matchup was originally booked for UFC Vegas 9 back in September but Simon’s cornerman ended up testing positive for coronavirus and the fight...

MMA Fighting Share this story Esther Lin Earlier this year, Rose Namajunas avenged her loss to Jessica Andrade, winning a split decision at UFC 251 over the woman who took her strawweight title from her. The win wasn’t just a chance to avenge a loss though, it also set up Namajunas for a title shot against current champion Weili Zhang. Or, at least, it was supposed to. Last week, UFC President Dana White called that fight into question by stating that Namajunas “doesn’t w...