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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum Preview and Predictions April 13, 2021 For the second consecutive weekend, the UFC’s middleweight division takes center stage. A pair of top-10 ranked fighters square off in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum. Former champion Robert Whittaker bounced back after losing his title in 2019 by going 2-0 in 2020. He picked up decision victories over Darren Till and Jared Cannonier, and he will look to continue his streak into 2021 with his headlining affair against Kelvin Gastelum. Gastelum ended a three-fight skid when he defeated I...

Angela Hill vs. Amanda Ribas targeted for UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw Share this story Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images An intriguing UFC strawweight matchup is planned for May 8th. MMA Fighting reports that a bout between former Invicta FC champion Angela Hill and Amanda Ribas is in the works, although contracts have not yet been signed as of this writing. Hill (13-9) is coming off a dominant unanimous decision in her rematch with Ashley Yoder, having already beaten her by decision back in 2017. ‘Overkill’ had suffered consecutive split decision defeats to Claudi...

UFC Vegas 21 Medical Suspensions: Belal Muhammad Given Minimum Suspension Belal Muhammad could be back in action in no time. Muhammad made headlines for all the wrong reasons at UFC Vegas 21 this past weekend when he was caught with an unintentional but brutal eye poke from Leon Edwards in their welterweight headliner. It meant their bout ended prematurely in the second round as a no contest. Fortunately, Muhammad’s vision was coming back as he revealed there was no permanent damage with his eye. And he can be back action sooner rather than later as he just needs to receive clearance from a...

UFC Vegas 21 medical suspensions: Belal Muhammad out for a month Check out the medical suspensions handed down by NSAC for the latest UFC APEX event. Share this story UFC Vegas 21 ended off on a sour note as the main event between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad was ruled a no contest. That ruling came after Muhammad was poked in the eye by Edwards and was rendered incapable of continuing the fight. Before that, the card was witness to some bruising affairs and a couple of crushing knockouts. Because of this there were a number of lengthy suspensions handed out by the Nevada State Athletic C...

MMA Fighting Share this story Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Despite suffering one of the uglier eye pokes in recent memory, Belal Muhammad appears to have escaped UFC Vegas 21 without a major injury. Saturday’s main event between Muhammad and Leon Edwards ended in a disappointing no contest when Edwards fouled Muhammad with an eye poke that left him unable to continue fighting. Later that evening, Muhammad shared a positive update on social media in which he wrote that he didn’t expect there to be any permanent damage. According to the official list of medical suspensions rel...