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UFC Vegas 26 predictions: ‘Waterson vs Rodriguez’ early ‘Prelims’ undercard preview
/ESPN this weekend (Sat., May 8, 2021) when UFC Vegas 26: “Waterson vs. Rodriguez” returns to UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAmania.com’s Patrick Stumberg kicks off the UFC Vegas 26 “Prelims” party with the first installment of a two-part undercard preview series below.
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With T.J. Dillashaw out of commission because of a cut (details here), women’s Strawweight contenders Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson take center stage at UFC Vegas 26 this Saturday (May 8, 2021), which will be simulcast on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The evening also features a Heavyweight tussle pitting Ben Rothwell against Philipe Lins alongside Amanda Ribas vs. Angela Hill and what could be fireworks between Diego Ferreira and Gregor Gillespie.
Referee loses job after breaking COVID-19 travel restrictions to officiate UFC fight
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MMA referee Jerin Valel got in some trouble when he returned home to Manitoba, Canada after a stint officiating UFC 260 in Las Vegas last month. Valel, a civil servent with the provincial government, had travelled to Vegas despite a travel ban imposed on government employees on February 1 (per
The ban was instituted after a number of civil servants were caught going on vacation despite the government’s insistence that people only travel for essential trips during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manitoba civil servant loses title after premier learns he travelled to Las Vegas to referee UFC match
A senior Manitoba civil servant was stripped of his assistant deputy minister title after Premier Brian Pallister learned he travelled to Las Vegas to referee a UFC match, but the government refuses to say whether the employee had been granted permission for the travel.
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