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  10.    <published>2025-07-07T17:00:00-04:00</published>
  11.    <updated>2025-07-07T17:00:00-04:00</updated>
  12.    <title>Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. proclaims son’s innocence following ICE arrest, potential deportation</title>
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  16.      &lt;img alt="Jake Paul v Julio Cesar Chavez Jr." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/PasUYVQYKHBYNkGHbs9Cemgbikg=/0x0:3741x2494/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74166571/2222697281.0.jpg" /&gt;
  17.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. | Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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  19.  
  20.  &lt;p id="ba8fiA"&gt;Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. is standing by his son amid serious criminal allegations.&lt;/p&gt;
  21. &lt;p id="YCa4LR"&gt;On July 2, the Department of Homeland Security announced that &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6752/julio-cesar-chavez-jr"&gt;Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.&lt;/a&gt; had been arrested by ICE agents in connection to &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/3/24461191/julio-cesar-chavez-jr-arrested-by-ice-agents-processing-him-for-immediate-deportation-united-states"&gt;“organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives”&lt;/a&gt; in his native Mexico. The arrest took place in California and Chavez Jr. is currently in the process of being expedited for removal from the United States.&lt;/p&gt;
  22. &lt;p id="VqMO3S"&gt;In an interview with &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljDDLZyHHDk"&gt;Fight Hub TV&lt;/a&gt;, Chavez Sr. vehemently denied the accusations against his son.&lt;/p&gt;
  23. &lt;p id="Np4nBE"&gt;“It’s messy with all the gossip, you know?” Chavez Sr. said (Spanish to English translation via Fight Hub). “People saying different things, talk going around, but listen, we’re staying calm, thank God, because we know my son’s innocent, you get me? Sure, he knows folks mixed up in that stuff. Yes. We live in Culiacan, right? So it’s impossible not to know all those people that are involved in those illicit things.&lt;/p&gt;
  24. &lt;p id="Nb2BAn"&gt;“But that doesn’t indicate anything. I knew everyone back in my day, too, never got accused of anything. Truth is, we’re confident  the law will sort this out. We’ll fight it because my boy might be a lot of things, but he’s no criminal. All these accusations? They’re way off base.”&lt;/p&gt;
  25. &lt;p id="23eueR"&gt;Chavez Sr. is one of the most beloved boxers of all time and a Mexican icon. While Chavez Jr. has had success in his career, it has also been marked by controversies, including being suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission for evading drug tests and missing weight for a fight with Daniel Jacobs that was subsequently pushed back to a December 2019 date. Jacobs won their fight when Chavez Jr. quit in his corner at the end of Round 5, &lt;a href="https://www.badlefthook.com/2019/12/21/21032497/jacobs-vs-chavez-jr-results-daniel-wins-julio-quits-after-five-rounds-fan-riot-phoenix-dazn-boxing"&gt;causing disappointed fans at Phoenix’s Talking Stick Resort Arena to pelt the ring with garbage&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  26. &lt;p id="pBxhLW"&gt;Despite his bad boy reputation, Chavez Jr. has the full support of his father, who is confident the matter will sort itself out.&lt;/p&gt;
  27. &lt;p id="2PZFIT"&gt;“The lawyers are working with in the U.S. to see if my son can stay there or we’re prepared if my son comes here,” Chavez Sr. said. “We’ve got lawyers and everything ready. And we’re going to fight, you know? We’ll fight under Mexican law if they transfer my son here to Mexico.”&lt;/p&gt;
  28. &lt;p id="Pl3QCC"&gt;Making matters more confusing for Chavez Sr. is that his son has resided and worked in the U.S. for several years. Chavez Jr.’s arrest came just days after he lost a boxing match to &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6264/jake-paul"&gt;Jake Paul&lt;/a&gt; and Chavez Sr. has questions about the timing of ICE’s action.&lt;/p&gt;
  29. &lt;p id="mvWoKj"&gt;“They had informed us about—but that was about three years ago, you know?” Chavez Sr. said. “There was never any requirement, never anything. Never, you understand? I mean, it’s strange that it’s happening now, right?”&lt;/p&gt;
  30. &lt;p id="ci4NPx"&gt;“Why did they let my son fight? Understand? My son’s been in the U.S. for three years, paying taxes, and all. You get it? Now in Mexico, he’s accused of money laundering and what not. How is that possible? You see? When Julio’s been in Mexico, he’s been hospitalized, understand? We have proof? He knows those people, just like I do, that doesn’t make me a drug dealer, right? We respect everyone’s job, don’t we? We trust the law. We know he’s innocent until proven guilty.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  36.      <name>Alexander K. Lee</name>
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  40.    <published>2025-07-07T16:00:00-04:00</published>
  41.    <updated>2025-07-07T16:00:00-04:00</updated>
  42.    <title>UFC Paris adds do-or-die bout for veteran light heavyweight</title>
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  47.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Esther Lin, MMA Fighting&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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  50.  &lt;p id="vM71Rd"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3883/paul-craig"&gt;Paul Craig&lt;/a&gt; heads into one of the most important fights of his career when he takes on &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5351/modestas-bukauskas"&gt;Modestas Bukauskas&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1478/ufc-paris-moicano-vs-saint-denis"&gt;UFC Paris&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  51. &lt;p id="6mMP0b"&gt;The UFC announced Monday that Craig is set to face Bukauskas in a light heavyweight bout on Sept. 6 at Accor Arena. A bout between top middleweight contenders &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5457/nassourdine-imavov"&gt;Nassourdine Imavov&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5807/caio-borralho"&gt;Caio Borralho&lt;/a&gt; headlines the event.&lt;/p&gt;
  52. &lt;p id="E8UK73"&gt;Craig (17-9-1, 1 NC) is in need of win after scoring just one victory in seven appearances since 2022. He is coming off of a frustrating contest against &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6113/rodolfo-bellato"&gt;Rodolfo Bellato&lt;/a&gt; this past June, when an illegal upkick from Craig rendered Bellato unable to continue. &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/6/14/24449461/biggest-flop-in-mma-history-pros-react-to-controversial-foul-in-paul-craig-vs-rodolfo-bellato-bout"&gt;Bellato was criticized for allegedly embellishing the foul&lt;/a&gt;, with UFC analyst &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1091/anthony-smith"&gt;Anthony Smith&lt;/a&gt; accusing Bellato of &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/6/15/24449520/anthony-smith-accuses-rodolfo-bellato-faking-knockout-trying-to-get-a-cheap-win-after-illegal-upkick"&gt;“trying to get a cheap win.”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  53. &lt;p id="rgYV79"&gt;Regardless, Craig once again failed to see his hand raised and is now winless in his past four contests. The Scotsman has scored several notable victories, including finishes of future light heavyweight champions &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4326/magomed-ankalaev"&gt;Magomed Ankalaev&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5050/jamahal-hill"&gt;Jamahal Hill&lt;/a&gt;, and UFC Hall of Fame inductee &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/53/mauricio-rua"&gt;Mauricio Rua&lt;/a&gt;, but his UFC record currently sits at 9-9-1 (1 NC).&lt;/p&gt;
  54. &lt;p id="AxBvCB"&gt;Bukauskas (18-6) also has pressure on him as he looks to extend a three-fight win streak. The two-time Cage Warriors champion is 5-1 in his second stint with the UFC and another win could make him a dark horse in the title contender race.&lt;/p&gt;
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  60.      <name>Alexander K. Lee</name>
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  64.    <published>2025-07-07T14:00:00-04:00</published>
  65.    <updated>2025-07-07T14:00:00-04:00</updated>
  66.    <title>Jake Paul, Mike Tyson made massive bet on Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3</title>
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  70.      &lt;img alt="LIVE On Netflix: Jake Paul Vs. Mike Tyson" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/wR93ZrXAixXC8yOr5oUIqV3K0X4=/0x0:6000x4000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74166352/2185059165.0.jpg" /&gt;
  71.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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  73.  
  74.  &lt;p id="alXaWq"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6264/jake-paul"&gt;Jake Paul&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6491/mike-tyson"&gt;Mike Tyson&lt;/a&gt; are running back the same picks they made for &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6513/katie-taylor"&gt;Katie Taylor&lt;/a&gt; vs. &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4343/amanda-serrano"&gt;Amanda Serrano&lt;/a&gt; but this time there’s $1 million on the line.&lt;/p&gt;
  75. &lt;p id="tmNJta"&gt;Ahead of their fight this past November, Paul was backing Serrano, who competes for his Most Valuable Promotions, while Tyson gave his support to Taylor after she professed how much “Iron Mike” meant to her boxing career. In the end, Paul defeated Tyson by decision while Taylor squeaked out a second win over Serrano in what became the most watched women’s boxing match in history.&lt;/p&gt;
  76. &lt;p id="P6Cw5v"&gt;Now Taylor and Serrano are set to meet again in a trilogy this Friday on Netflix and Paul called Tyson to place a friendly wager on the fight.&lt;/p&gt;
  77. &lt;p id="F6X3W4"&gt;“A lot of people are saying that Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor’s fight was better than ours,” Paul told Tyson. “They’re fighting again this weekend.”&lt;/p&gt;
  78. &lt;p id="JLdY4v"&gt;Tyson immediately piped up and said “I got Katie” so Paul decided to make a bet with the former heavyweight boxing champion.&lt;/p&gt;
  79. &lt;p id="hIu6Uh"&gt;“All right, we’ll make a bet,” Paul said. “If Katie wins then you get a million dollars, if Amanda wins, I get a million. All right, let’s do it.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  99. &lt;p id="kNYB8L"&gt;Tyson agreed to the wager while also telling Paul that if Taylor wins, he also owes him a dinner just to up the bet a little bit more.&lt;/p&gt;
  100. &lt;p id="gwgDGL"&gt;Taylor and Serrano have engaged in two all-time great boxing matches but Taylor has eked out decisions in both contests. The first fight actually resulted in Taylor’s promoter &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6486/eddie-hearn"&gt;Eddie Hearn&lt;/a&gt; from Matchroom Boxing filing a lawsuit against Paul after he claimed Hearn “bribed” one of the judges involved to ensure his fighter won.&lt;/p&gt;
  101. &lt;p id="HWhuTF"&gt;Paul eventually filed his own countersuit but eventually they both relented with the lawsuit coming to an amicable end &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/3/31/24398274/jake-paul-matchroom-boxing-reach-settlement-agreement-in-lawsuit-request-dismissal-by-courts"&gt;with a settlement agreement filed back in March.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  102. &lt;p id="wyVor0"&gt;Despite a contentious relationship, Paul and Hearn still worked together to promote Taylor vs. Serrano 2 and they’ll do the same for Friday’s card with Taylor vs. Serrano 3. The fight is set to air on Netflix with the main card kicking off at 8 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden in New York.   &lt;/p&gt;
  103.  
  104. </content>
  105.    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/7/24463087/jake-paul-mike-tyson-made-massive-bet-on-katie-taylor-vs-amanda-serrano-3"/>
  106.    <id>https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/7/24463087/jake-paul-mike-tyson-made-massive-bet-on-katie-taylor-vs-amanda-serrano-3</id>
  107.    <author>
  108.      <name>Damon Martin</name>
  109.    </author>
  110.  </entry>
  111.  <entry>
  112.    <published>2025-07-07T12:00:00-04:00</published>
  113.    <updated>2025-07-07T12:00:00-04:00</updated>
  114.    <title>Sean Strickland fires back at Dan Henderson claiming he was kicked out of gym: ‘None of this is true’</title>
  115.    <content type="html">  
  116.  
  117.    &lt;figure&gt;
  118.      &lt;img alt="UFC 312: Du Plessis v Strickland 2" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-y3vL4G5bEIG2J3qbG4nPUs7Moo=/0x0:7140x4760/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74166146/2198471326.0.jpg" /&gt;
  119.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Sean Strickland | Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  120.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  121.  
  122.  &lt;p id="ePzu6p"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2072/sean-strickland"&gt;Sean Strickland&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/88/dan-henderson"&gt;Dan Henderson&lt;/a&gt; aren’t on the same page when it comes to why their training partnership dissolved.&lt;/p&gt;
  123. &lt;p id="3ZQbJp"&gt;In the past, Henderson has discussed how the future UFC champion’s trash talk at Team Quest in California rubbed his gym mates the wrong way. Henderson said &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/10/25/23931629/dan-henderson-sean-strickland-was-let-go-from-gym-for-being-disrespectful-to-teammates"&gt;Strickland was “too disrespectful”&lt;/a&gt; at times and it got to the point where the team parted ways with Strickland.&lt;/p&gt;
  124. &lt;p id="4bZwXl"&gt;Henderson shared his account of the breakdown again in a recent interview on &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3801/mike-perry"&gt;Mike Perry&lt;/a&gt;’s &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLvSLtGROmB/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Overdogs Podcast&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  125. &lt;p id="ojPhfO"&gt;“You know, he got in little argument matches with some of the guys that thought he was going too hard,” Henderson said. “Then he would go online and talk shit about him and he did it a little bit too much. Just more socially, I didn’t care what happened in the room. When you send it out to everybody to hear all that shit, it’s just disrespectful for your training partners, guys that are in there training with you to help you out as well. He just did it too many times, I warned him a bunch, and then finally just said, ‘Hey dude, you’ve got to go.’&lt;/p&gt;
  126. &lt;p id="I85wjg"&gt;“But he was a good training partner and I enjoyed having him in there and liked having a guy that is in there that goes hard.”&lt;/p&gt;
  127. &lt;p id="gx5bg9"&gt;Strickland responded to a post on the &lt;em&gt;Overdogs&lt;/em&gt; Instagram page, disputing Henderson’s version of the story.&lt;/p&gt;
  128. &lt;p id="EbddlE"&gt;“None of this is true,” Strickland wrote. “I was Dan’s main training partner for his last fight. He retired, the fight team fell off and when it was time to renew my membership I left... but he is correct I would make fun of the fight team constantly.&lt;/p&gt;
  129. &lt;p id="re0Pvs"&gt;“They would do yoga and skip sparring lol [&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/990/keith-berry"&gt;Keith Berry&lt;/a&gt;] I’m talking about you haha funny thing is we’re both at [Xtreme Couture] and spar regularly now.”&lt;/p&gt;
  130. &lt;p id="LFIgD2"&gt;Strickland has developed a reputation for making offensive and inflammatory comments and is also notorious for his in-gym behavior, whether it’s ruffling his teammates’ feathers or offering to beat up influencers.&lt;/p&gt;
  131. &lt;aside id="0rn4Ed"&gt;&lt;div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Unapologetic: Sean Strickland teammates, coaches detail what it’s like to have the UFC champ in the gym","url":"https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/1/16/24039461/unapologetically-sean-strickland-teammates-coaches-detail-what-its-like-to-have-ufc-champ-in-the-gym"}]}'&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/aside&gt;&lt;p id="dzKxSx"&gt;That behavior didn’t stop Strickland from becoming a UFC champion. He defeated &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4366/israel-adesanya"&gt;Israel Adesanya&lt;/a&gt; for the middleweight title at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1405/ufc-293"&gt;UFC 293&lt;/a&gt;, then lost it in his first defense to &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5478/dricus-du-plessis"&gt;Dricus du Plessis&lt;/a&gt; four months later.&lt;/p&gt;
  132. &lt;p id="v9Wngy"&gt;Strickland admitted he was prone to losing his temper at Team Quest, but still joked it was because of his training partners doing other exercises besides sparring.&lt;/p&gt;
  133. &lt;p id="zfwoUE"&gt;“No bro, I lost it on multiple occasions when it was sparring day and 90 percent of the fight team was doing yoga skipping pro practice haha,” Strickland replied to an Instagram comment. “Massive gym blowups from me.”&lt;/p&gt;
  134. &lt;p id="I6UUZK"&gt;Though Strickland and Henderson disagree on why Strickland’s relationship with Team Quest ended, the two have plenty of mutual respect and Strickland made sure to praise Henderson in his replies.&lt;/p&gt;
  135. &lt;p id="GvZVA5"&gt;“Dan is the man though,” Strickland wrote. “And if he didn’t retire and seen what I seen with most the guys skipping class to go do yoga he would have been throwing H bombs, too.”&lt;/p&gt;
  136.  
  137. </content>
  138.    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/7/24462991/sean-strickland-fires-back-at-dan-henderson-claiming-he-was-kicked-out-of-gym-none-of-this-is-true"/>
  139.    <id>https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/7/24462991/sean-strickland-fires-back-at-dan-henderson-claiming-he-was-kicked-out-of-gym-none-of-this-is-true</id>
  140.    <author>
  141.      <name>Alexander K. Lee</name>
  142.    </author>
  143.  </entry>
  144.  <entry>
  145.    <published>2025-07-07T11:00:00-04:00</published>
  146.    <updated>2025-07-07T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
  147.    <title>UFC Fantasy Draft, Season 3: Which 72 UFC fighters will finish out 2025 the best?</title>
  148.    <content type="html">  
  149.  
  150.    &lt;figure&gt;
  151.      &lt;img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kUdxMbJwdz0UcKqcvHHy6TgGSt4=/0x0:1620x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74166030/MMA_DRAFT_2025.0.jpg" /&gt;
  152.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  153.  
  154.  &lt;p class="p--has-dropcap" id="iJZoMV"&gt;MMA Fighting’s UFC Fantasy League is back for Season 3!&lt;/p&gt;
  155. &lt;p id="dUKqI6"&gt;With June in the books, we’ve officially reached the midway mark of 2024, and with that, the conclusion of &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/1/9/24339209/ufc-fantasy-draft-season-2-which-60-ufc-fighters-will-start-2025-the-strongest"&gt;Season 2 of the MMA Fighting UFC Fantasy League&lt;/a&gt;. While fans predicted Guilherme Cruz would hoist the trophy in Season 2, “The Brazilian Beast” wound up finishing dead last, and instead it was Alexander K. Lee who once again took top honors with an impressive 2425 team points, finishing 300 points ahead of runner-up E. Casey Leydon, thanks in no small part to Joshua Van who delivered an impressive 500 points this past season, second best behind only Merab Dvalishvili. &lt;/p&gt;
  156. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  157.        &lt;img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/OO-8N9pWTtmijivrzy1l10V8_aY=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26048716/Screenshot_2025_07_06_at_4.47.45_PM.png"&gt;
  158.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  159. &lt;p id="CCLbq2"&gt;But we’ve no time to dwell on what has already happened, because with one season ending, a new one is set to begin, and as the UFC prepares to head to Nashville for Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira, we here at MMA Fighting are all geared up for Season 3 of the fantasy league.&lt;/p&gt;
  160. &lt;p id="sfARHB"&gt;As a quick reminder, this is not a daily fantasy league like most MMA fantasy leagues are, but one built more akin to traditional fantasy sports. Alexander K. Lee, E. Casey Leydon, Mike Heck, Damon Martin, Jed Meshew, and Guilherme Cruz will draft teams as 12 fighters — one in each of the major weight classes and one wild card — and each fighter earns points for their team based on the scoring criteria below. This season runs through the end of 2025, where we’ll crown a new winner and then rack ‘em back up.&lt;/p&gt;
  161. &lt;p id="bOwqAi"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SCORING CRITERIA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  162. &lt;ul&gt;
  163. &lt;li id="5J3b9e"&gt;+100 points for a win&lt;/li&gt;
  164. &lt;li id="qfnxe8"&gt;+50 points for a finish&lt;/li&gt;
  165. &lt;li id="tw24vp"&gt;+50 points for a Performance of the Night or Fight of the Night bonus&lt;/li&gt;
  166. &lt;li id="D2tRNj"&gt;+50 points for beating an opponent in the UFC rankings&lt;/li&gt;
  167. &lt;li id="8Hr9ws"&gt;+25 points for being in a title fight&lt;/li&gt;
  168. &lt;li id="II8Azy"&gt;+25 points for being in a main event fight&lt;/li&gt;
  169. &lt;/ul&gt;
  170. &lt;p id="VS0nij"&gt;Easy enough? We sure hope so.&lt;/p&gt;
  171. &lt;p id="ObkSj3"&gt;With all returning players, this season we decided to do reverse snake draft format, with the losers of Season 2 going first. Also, for an added layer of fun, each player designated one fighter from their Season 2 roster to retain, before we began the draft.&lt;/p&gt;
  172. &lt;p id="RDuBAM"&gt;So without further ado, let’s get drafting!&lt;/p&gt;
  173. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="JKEGub"&gt;
  174. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  175.        &lt;img alt="UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/9Y2leOIXwoJhhKeuWXA-E9SI0Mw=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26048836/2222690967.jpg"&gt;
  176.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC&lt;/cite&gt;
  177.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  178. &lt;h2 id="FrXGNC"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Keepers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  179. &lt;p id="h4061H"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guilherme Cruz — Alexandre Pantoja&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  180. &lt;p id="5egKEh"&gt;Pantoja is currently the longest-reigning male champion in the UFC, and appears to have a date with Joshua Van later this year. He’s also finished his previous two opponents and appears to only be getting better despite being 35.&lt;/p&gt;
  181. &lt;p id="qPTRD3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jed Meshew — Sergei Pavlovich&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  182. &lt;p id="TUXcVF"&gt;Pavlovich has made a career out of quick, brutal knockouts, and while he did not manage that in his decision win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik in February, his upcoming battle against Waldo Cortes-Acosta gives him another chance to score big.&lt;/p&gt;
  183. &lt;p id="O5YjT0"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Damon Martin — Islam Makhachev&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  184. &lt;p id="Ic2hyP"&gt;It’s never a bad idea to take &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/2/24459349/mma-pound-for-pound-rankings-islam-makhachev-or-ilia-topuria-who-tops-the-charts"&gt;the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world&lt;/a&gt;, especially as he appears poised to challenge for the welterweight title later this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  185. &lt;p id="nIYZm8"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Heck — Ilia Topuria&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  186. &lt;p id="4rFoxt"&gt;The other man atop the pound-for-pound rankings, Topuria is on a rise the likes of which we have not seen since Conor McGregor. It’s unclear who is next for Topuria’s first lightweight title defense, but he will almost certainly be expected to finish whoever it is early.&lt;/p&gt;
  187. &lt;p id="zX6UI9"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;E. Casey Leydon — Tom Aspinall&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  188. &lt;p id="VLBwv1"&gt;The only thing that held back Aspinall in Season 2 was Jon Jones refusing to fight him. Now that Aspinall is the undisputed champ and reportedly already has a date locked in, the heavyweight king is likely to deliver big points this time around.&lt;/p&gt;
  189. &lt;p id="ZuHY3l"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alexander K. Lee — Joshua Van&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  190. &lt;p id="aKnBOw"&gt;The second-highest point scorer in Season 2, Van has a date with Alexandre Pantoja sometime later this year, and given how frequently he fights, he might just get another one in, too.&lt;/p&gt;
  191. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="pgIAIj"&gt;
  192. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  193.        &lt;img alt="UFC 308: Whittaker v Chimaev" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kWWnHqMbK-YxjAu7-dbEbSTmTkk=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26048841/2181229695.jpg"&gt;
  194.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC&lt;/cite&gt;
  195.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  196. &lt;h2 id="JyoG8t"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  197. &lt;p id="ptZz0g"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cruz — Jean Silva (featherweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  198. &lt;p id="qBQKxm"&gt;“Lord” scored 450 points for Lee in Season 2, and already has a fight booked against Diego Lopes. Should he win, Silva may find himself in a title fight before the end of the year.&lt;/p&gt;
  199. &lt;p id="GdHnrO"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meshew — Shara Magomedov (middleweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  200. &lt;p id="dTOxqF"&gt;“Bullet” faces Marc-Andre Barriault at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1526/ufc-abu-dhabi-whittaker-vs-de-ridder"&gt;UFC Abu Dhabi&lt;/a&gt; later this month, and with the promotion already planning a return to the UAE in October, there’s a good chance he gets at least two fights in this season.&lt;/p&gt;
  201. &lt;p id="LohjhY"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martin — Merab Dvalishvili (bantamweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  202. &lt;p id="IsupqI"&gt;The top scoring fighter for Season 2, Dvalishvili is not currently set to defend his title, but has mentioned several times he hopes to get two more title defenses in this year, if possible.&lt;/p&gt;
  203. &lt;p id="FTB1oh"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heck — Khamzat Chimaev (middleweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  204. &lt;p id="y2aFDy"&gt;When Chimaev fights, he almost always delivers impressive performances. The question is will he make it to the cage? We’ll find out soon as Chimaev is booked to challenge Dricus du Plessis for the middleweight belt in August at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1528/ufc-319-du-plessis-vs-chimaev"&gt;UFC 319&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  205. &lt;p id="hTwHOz"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leydon — Zhang Mingyang (light heavyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  206. &lt;p id="iMMuaJ"&gt;“The Mountain Tiger” has wowed fans during his brief UFC run, and now he’s main eventing UFC China against the always knockout-able Johnny Walker.&lt;/p&gt;
  207. &lt;p id="4QCtup"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lee — Dricus du Plessis (middleweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  208. &lt;p id="vopIbM"&gt;The current middleweight champion and one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport, “DDP” is on a remarkable run through the UFC which he will try to continue against Chimaev.&lt;/p&gt;
  209. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="YUiL6n"&gt;
  210. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  211.        &lt;img alt="UFC 312: Du Plessis v Strickland 2" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LVj53i5klMvj1xAmkGpRGggWAro=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26048963/2198479570.jpg"&gt;
  212.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC&lt;/cite&gt;
  213.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  214. &lt;h2 id="jDhlEO"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  215. &lt;p id="mEM4Vp"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lee — Max Holloway (lightweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  216. &lt;p id="twCCJl"&gt;The ‘BMF’ champ is the first lightweight off the board and scheduled to take on Dustin Poirier in the main event of &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1522/ufc-318"&gt;UFC 318&lt;/a&gt; later this month.&lt;/p&gt;
  217. &lt;p id="GX3dLr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leydon — Reinier de Ridder (middleweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  218. &lt;p id="eURRiv"&gt;The former two-division ONE champion, “RDR” has turned heads since joining the UFC and now has a date with Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi this month.&lt;/p&gt;
  219. &lt;p id="Ta9Onl"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heck — Ateba Gautier (wild card)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  220. &lt;p id="95ia8D"&gt;A 2024 &lt;em&gt;Contender Series&lt;/em&gt; signing, Gautier scored a first-round KO and Performance bonus in his lone UFC fight thus far. He faces Robert Valentin at UFC 318.&lt;/p&gt;
  221. &lt;p id="GkMESt"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martin — Alexander Volkanovski (featherweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  222. &lt;p id="YPqTOJ"&gt;The reining featherweight champion, Volkanovski is not currently booked, though there have been many rumors about a rematch with Yair Rodriguez. Whoever it comes against, Volkanovski figures to defend his belt before the year is out.&lt;/p&gt;
  223. &lt;p id="eWs1Th"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meshew — Kevin Holland (welterweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  224. &lt;p id="tnSl0S"&gt;One of the busiest fighters in the sport, Holland somehow went undrafted in Season 2. That was a mistake as Holland fought three times already in 2024 and is booked against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC 318.&lt;/p&gt;
  225. &lt;p id="okttPQ"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cruz — Zhang Weili — strawweight&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  226. &lt;p id="Y0eson"&gt;The strawweight champion picked up a big title defense over Tatiana Suarez earlier this year. Now she will either defend her title or, potentially move up to flyweight to challenge Valentina Shevchenko in a pound-for-pound superfight.&lt;/p&gt;
  227. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="edcZJU"&gt;
  228. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  229.        &lt;img alt="UFC 313: Pereira v Ankalaev" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/IgQq_I12quHNTcx9yzLEWeQstsM=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26048964/2204071413.jpg"&gt;
  230.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC&lt;/cite&gt;
  231.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  232. &lt;h2 id="ufBXkW"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  233. &lt;p id="KsTQHL"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cruz — Tallison Teixeira (heavyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  234. &lt;p id="8exlXS"&gt;A 2024 &lt;em&gt;Contender Series&lt;/em&gt; signee, Teixeira knocked out Justin Tafa in just 35 seconds in his UFC debut in February. That earned him a main event spot against Derrick Lewis at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1532/ufc-nashville-lewis-vs-teixeira"&gt;UFC Nashville&lt;/a&gt; this Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;
  235. &lt;p id="Pwi2OR"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meshew — Fatima Kline (strawweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  236. &lt;p id="GRb42e"&gt;Just 1-1 in the UFC, Kline faces Melissa Martinez at UFC Nashville this weekend where she’s a massive -1100 betting favorite.&lt;/p&gt;
  237. &lt;p id="qdFaI4"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martin — Michael Morales (wild card)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  238. &lt;p id="hXBKeG"&gt;6-0 in the UFC, Morales is coming off a first-round stoppage of Gilbert Burns in May. Though he’s not currently booked, the Ecuadorian fighter should see the cage again before the year is out.&lt;/p&gt;
  239. &lt;p id="PivPYZ"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heck — Magomed Ankalaev (light heavyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  240. &lt;p id="iiADPi"&gt;The reigning champion, Ankalaev has been angling for a rematch with Alex Pereira, though it’s still up in the air whether or not that will happen. Jiri Prochazka has also been thrown around as a possible title challenger for “Big Ank.”&lt;/p&gt;
  241. &lt;p id="QZnnvQ"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leydon — Jacobe Smith (welterweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  242. &lt;p id="6mfbgA"&gt;Smith had a harder-than-expected time against Niko Price at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1527/ufc-317-topuria-vs-oliveira"&gt;UFC 317&lt;/a&gt;, but he still got an impressive stoppage. The &lt;em&gt;Contender Series&lt;/em&gt; product is one of the brightest prospects on the UFC roster.&lt;/p&gt;
  243. &lt;p id="pmUpWf"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lee — Carlos Prates (welterweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  244. &lt;p id="Tp6iAv"&gt;Prates finally took an L in the UFC, dropping a decision to Ian Machado Garry in April. He’s rumored to be facing Geoff Neal later this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  245. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="QcSxjy"&gt;
  246. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  247.        &lt;img alt="UFC Fight Night: Yan v Figueiredo" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/NQYWFFBZEd8jKJdiCQk7Oc6IuQM=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26048966/2186483101.jpg"&gt;
  248.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC&lt;/cite&gt;
  249.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  250. &lt;h2 id="KmVNpP"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  251. &lt;p id="He67kQ"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lee — Cory Sandhagen (bantamweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  252. &lt;p id="AB9y3p"&gt;A perennial top contender at 135 pounds, Sandhagen is expected to finally get a shot at the undisputed title against champion Dvalishvili later this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  253. &lt;p id="sK4bHU"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leydon — Steve Garcia (featherweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  254. &lt;p id="kRuOWS"&gt;Currently on a five-fight winning streak, Garcia faces Calvin Katter in the feature bout of UFC Nashville. &lt;/p&gt;
  255. &lt;p id="GeVfZs"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heck — Petr Yan (bantamweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  256. &lt;p id="GCjjxx"&gt;A former bantamweight champion, Yan is on a two-fight winning streak and hopes to get a shot at the title when he faces Marcus McGhee at UFC Abu Dhabi.&lt;/p&gt;
  257. &lt;p id="IVBj2R"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martin — Tatsuro Taira (flyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  258. &lt;p id="Ta8DCt"&gt;Making his first appearance since suffering his first MMA loss back in October, Taira is not getting a soft rebound. He fights Amir Albazi in a UFC Apex main event in August.&lt;/p&gt;
  259. &lt;p id="zLebOD"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meshew — Morgan Charriere (featherweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  260. &lt;p id="VgpwG0"&gt;Charriere takes on Nate Landwehr this weekend at UFC Nashville. After that, it would surprising if the French fighter did not appear at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1478/ufc-paris-moicano-vs-saint-denis"&gt;UFC Paris&lt;/a&gt; later this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  261. &lt;p id="OgeX9T"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cruz — Caio Borralho (middleweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  262. &lt;p id="z9guLS"&gt;Speaking of UFC Paris, Borralho faces Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of that card in September. A win may earn him a crack at the middleweight belt.&lt;/p&gt;
  263. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="uSfwby"&gt;
  264. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  265.        &lt;img alt="UFC 314: Volkanovski v Lopes - Press Conference" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3cii0hN6w3GQ54LX6CDdKjenKP4=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26048971/2209638037.jpg"&gt;
  266.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC&lt;/cite&gt;
  267.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  268. &lt;h2 id="YmqBCG"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  269. &lt;p id="zUwsMm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cruz — Vinicius Oliveira (bantamweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  270. &lt;p id="TS2NES"&gt;A &lt;em&gt;Contender Series&lt;/em&gt; product, “Lok Dog” has been electric in three UFC appearances, and now takes on Kyler Phillips at UFC 318.&lt;/p&gt;
  271. &lt;p id="O9BVzu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meshew — Daniel Zellhuber (lightweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  272. &lt;p id="95rNKR"&gt;Zellhuber faces aging veteran Michael Johnson at UFC 318. After that, it’s highly likely the Mexican fighter will take part at this year’s &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1417/noche-ufc-grasso-vs-shevchenko-2"&gt;Noche UFC&lt;/a&gt; card in September.&lt;/p&gt;
  273. &lt;p id="uJv4D9"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martin — Mauricio Ruffy (lightweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  274. &lt;p id="VGxOkZ"&gt;Another of the Fighting Nerds that have taken over MMA the past 18 months, Ruffy is not officially booked yet, though should fight at least once before the end of the year.&lt;/p&gt;
  275. &lt;p id="q4qH3u"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heck — Waldo Cortes-Acosta (heavyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  276. &lt;p id="75aXss"&gt;On a five-fight winning streak, “Salsa Boy” gets his shot at title contention when he takes on Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Shanghai.&lt;/p&gt;
  277. &lt;p id="CxId2I"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leydon — Manel Kape (flyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  278. &lt;p id="fecC5u"&gt;The question with Kape will always be whether or not he makes it to the cage. Kape was supposed to face Brandon Royval at UFC 317, but an injury forced him to withdraw. He is still recovering.&lt;/p&gt;
  279. &lt;p id="1hOBTD"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lee — Jailton Almeida (heavyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  280. &lt;p id="7L34BI"&gt;One of the “haves” at heavyweight, Almeida has put together a sterling run through the UFC thus far, and has been openly lobbying for a crack at heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.&lt;/p&gt;
  281. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="KNDbb6"&gt;
  282. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  283.        &lt;img alt="UFC 302: Makhachev v Poirier" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/zuD2fCh6CuJWN3oshQZpzGf4ryM=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26048974/2155672382.jpg"&gt;
  284.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images&lt;/cite&gt;
  285.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  286. &lt;h2 id="uN3hJf"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 6&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  287. &lt;p id="wUDck7"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lee — Azamat Murzakanov (light heavyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  288. &lt;p id="IfaeWy"&gt;5-0 in the UFC with four knockouts, Murzakanov has also struggled with getting to the cage. He is not currently booked.&lt;/p&gt;
  289. &lt;p id="kyO0Sj"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leydon — Dustin Poirier (lightweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  290. &lt;p id="rcGqI9"&gt;A future Hall of Famer, Poirier makes the final walk of his career when he faces Max Holloway in a trilogy fight at UFC 318 this month.&lt;/p&gt;
  291. &lt;p id="OMfkLd"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heck — Ramazan Temirov (flyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  292. &lt;p id="GKcaCr"&gt;3-0 in the UFC since joining the promotion from Rizin, Termirov faces Asu Almabayev at UFc Abu Dhabi.&lt;/p&gt;
  293. &lt;p id="NcFERf"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martin — Marco Tulio (middleweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  294. &lt;p id="QWuNo0"&gt;A &lt;em&gt;Contender Series &lt;/em&gt;product, Tulio has two stoppage wins in two fights in the UFC. He faces Michel Pereira at UFC Shanghai.&lt;/p&gt;
  295. &lt;p id="UB2bPj"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meshew — Carli Judice (women’s flyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  296. &lt;p id="x6N5de"&gt;Just 1-1 in the UFC, Judice has earned a bonus for each of her fights in the octagon. She’ll face Nicolle Caliari at UFC318.&lt;/p&gt;
  297. &lt;p id="1Tjhjl"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cruz — Ian Machado Garry (welterweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  298. &lt;p id="ZN4rb4"&gt;Coming off his win over Carlos Prates, “IMG” is knocking on the door of a title shot, and may have a date lined up with former champion Belal Muhammad later this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  299. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="4YEz9E"&gt;
  300. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  301.        &lt;img alt="UFC Fight Night: Moreno v Erceg" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7dZ1bY-YXEe9cUor6TVP-ysZOKc=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26048977/2207566875.jpg"&gt;
  302.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC&lt;/cite&gt;
  303.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  304. &lt;h2 id="O1CaWz"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  305. &lt;p id="rqR7Wn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cruz — Natalia Silva (women’s flyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  306. &lt;p id="z5yIUq"&gt;The No. 1 contender in the division after beating Alexa Grasso, Silva may be next in line for a title shot, depending on what happens with Zhang Weili.&lt;/p&gt;
  307. &lt;p id="YvurD9"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meshew — Brandon Moreno (flyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  308. &lt;p id="PgbHJa"&gt;The former two-time flyweight champion is not currently booked but has been linked to several possible matchups, and seems a shoe-in to compete at the Noche UFC card.&lt;/p&gt;
  309. &lt;p id="kHqDgb"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martin — Marcin Tybura (heavyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  310. &lt;p id="iLKyIW"&gt;Currently on a two-fight winning streak, Tybura faces off with former PFL standout Ante Delija in his promotional debut in September.&lt;/p&gt;
  311. &lt;p id="cLntqW"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heck — Michael ‘Venom’ Page (middleweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  312. &lt;p id="EITJ36"&gt;Though “MVP” says he’s a welterweight, his previous fight was at 185 pounds and he’s currently booked against former middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier. Sounds like he’s a middleweight to me.&lt;/p&gt;
  313. &lt;p id="GEVHNh"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leydon — Tatiana Suarez (strawweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  314. &lt;p id="sc0wDQ"&gt;Suarez suffered a crushing defeat against Zhang Weili in February and is not currently booked to compete. That’s always scary when it comes to Suarez, who has a history of not competing frequently.&lt;/p&gt;
  315. &lt;p id="Ppc2lW"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lee — Kennedy Freeman (women’s flyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  316. &lt;p id="E3cALA"&gt;An undefeated prospect and Cage Warriors champion, Freeman makes her UFC debut against Yuneisy Duben at UFC Paris&lt;/p&gt;
  317. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="G3I9Bs"&gt;
  318. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  319.        &lt;img alt="UFC 311: Makhachev vs Tsarukyan 2 - Press Conference" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/TxBS-e-vpdoaViIFwNfetTjsBtI=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26048979/2194300820.jpg"&gt;
  320.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC&lt;/cite&gt;
  321.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  322. &lt;h2 id="TDfUKo"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 8&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  323. &lt;p id="SvNAmy"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lee — Mayra Bueno Silva (women’s bantamweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  324. &lt;p id="dG92b1"&gt;Riding a three-fight losing streak, “MBS” returns to 135 pounds against Joselyne Edwards in the hopes of getting her career back on track in August.&lt;/p&gt;
  325. &lt;p id="rAfdqo"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leydon — Wang Cong (women’s flyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  326. &lt;p id="umoxtg"&gt;On a two-fight winning streak, Wang Cong is not currently booked to compete. She most recently fought at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1518/ufc-316-dvalishvili-vs-o-malley-2"&gt;UFC 316&lt;/a&gt; in June.&lt;/p&gt;
  327. &lt;p id="nlP36S"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heck — Jasmine Jasudavicius (women’s flyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  328. &lt;p id="072nVJ"&gt;On a five-fight winning streak, Jasudavicius submitted Jessica Andrade at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1512/ufc-315-muhammad-vs-maddalena"&gt;UFC 315&lt;/a&gt;. She is not currently booked.&lt;/p&gt;
  329. &lt;p id="7jaEBW"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martin — Norma Dumont (women’s bantamweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  330. &lt;p id="6RiUf4"&gt;Riding a five-fight winning streak, Dumont could be next in line for a title shot, depending what happens between Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes.&lt;/p&gt;
  331. &lt;p id="kRX4HW"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meshew — Nora Cornolle (women’s bantamweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  332. &lt;p id="QdQKWX"&gt;3-1 in the UFC, Cornolle is scheduled to face Karol Rosa at an APEX card in August.&lt;/p&gt;
  333. &lt;p id="qQ5VyB"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cruz — Arman Tsarukyan (lightweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  334. &lt;p id="pfihJb"&gt;Tsarukyan weighed in as the backup fighter for UFC 317, and since then, the No. 1 lightweight contender has been stirring up potential fights with nearly everyone in the rankings.&lt;/p&gt;
  335. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="OiG9Ru"&gt;
  336. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  337.        &lt;img alt="UFC 311: Prochazka v Hill" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/c0BMO_IAtI0RTt20w-Iutv8Apd8=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26048985/2194645073.jpg"&gt;
  338.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC&lt;/cite&gt;
  339.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  340. &lt;h2 id="bhchVq"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 9&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  341. &lt;p id="skLzHU"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cruz — Jiri Prochazka (light heavyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  342. &lt;p id="sKXOtj"&gt;After knocking out Jamahal Hill in January, the former light heavyweight champion has taken some time off to pursue his education, but could find himself in a title fight sooner rather than later given the 205 landscape.&lt;/p&gt;
  343. &lt;p id="kOA6Yp"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meshew — Bogdan Guskov (light heavyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  344. &lt;p id="KLGqJ1"&gt;Riding a three-fight winning streak, Guskov squares up with Nikita Krylov at UFC Abu Dhabi.&lt;/p&gt;
  345. &lt;p id="xmMVMC"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martin — Dominick Reyes (light heavyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  346. &lt;p id="gruDWK"&gt;A full blown run on 205ers! Reyes is on a three-fight winning streak and improbably on the door of title contention. He’s been linked to a possible fight with Carlos Ulberg, among others.&lt;/p&gt;
  347. &lt;p id="pTIb01"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heck — Gillian Robertson (strawweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  348. &lt;p id="gH0Orj"&gt;On a four-fight winning streak, Robertson is coming off a stoppage over Marina Rodriguez in May. She is not currently booked.&lt;/p&gt;
  349. &lt;p id="3EPDiB"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leydon — Umar Nurmagomedov (bantamweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  350. &lt;p id="eSQUQw"&gt;Nurmagomedov has not stepped in the cage since his disappointing defeat to Merab Dvalishvili in January. That being said, it’s a good bet his return will coincide with Islam Makhavchev’s welterweight title shot.&lt;/p&gt;
  351. &lt;p id="M2slGX"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lee — Alexia Tainara (strawweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  352. &lt;p id="TGtagR"&gt;A &lt;em&gt;Contender Series&lt;/em&gt; product, Thainara won her UFC debut by submitting Molly McCann in March. She is not booked to compete at the moment.&lt;/p&gt;
  353. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="TlZ6Uz"&gt;
  354. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  355.        &lt;img alt="UFC 307: Pereira v Rountree Jr." data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/h2LlG6DQs8sSX1UGqAMasJXuaaw=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26048986/2177015881.jpg"&gt;
  356.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC&lt;/cite&gt;
  357.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  358. &lt;h2 id="mGCSnf"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 10&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  359. &lt;p id="6vhbsj"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lee — Aaron Pico (featherweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  360. &lt;p id="3NTu1q"&gt;A standout in Bellator, Pico makes his UFC debut against Movsar Evloev at UFC Abu Dhabi.&lt;/p&gt;
  361. &lt;p id="V7Rvvx"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leydon — Raquel Pennington (women’s bantamweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  362. &lt;p id="MJS0Vi"&gt;The former bantamweight champion, Pennington has not fought since dropping her title to Julianna Peña.&lt;/p&gt;
  363. &lt;p id="cEQmh4"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heck — Movsar Evloev (featherweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  364. &lt;p id="SpBtcL"&gt;19-0 with an impressive run through the UFC, a title shot still eludes Evloev, who needs to get past Pico to finally get his shot at gold.&lt;/p&gt;
  365. &lt;p id="C7yJNP"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martin — Erin Blanchfield (women’s flyweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  366. &lt;p id="fsJ5mf"&gt;Blanchfield was supposed to take on Maycee Barber last Season, but Barber was forced out of the fight just moments before they walker to the cage. Blanchfield has not been rebooked yet.&lt;/p&gt;
  367. &lt;p id="Ijk96I"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meshew — Malcolm Wellmaker (bantamweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  368. &lt;p id="rlTbu9"&gt;One of the most exciting prospects to come out of &lt;em&gt;Contender Series&lt;/em&gt; last year, Wellmaker has two first-round KOs and two Performance bonuses in his two UFC bouts.&lt;/p&gt;
  369. &lt;p id="h17CJ3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cruz — Karol Rosa (women’s bantamweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  370. &lt;p id="BMtlPe"&gt;Rosa has alternated wins and losses over her past eight fights. She dropped a decision to Ailin Perez in January and now faces Nora Cornolle in August.&lt;/p&gt;
  371. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="SLyLto"&gt;
  372. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  373.        &lt;img alt="UFC 316: Pena v Harrison" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/09YiGVwImcyVhw6o8_kae_XZA1g=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26048991/2219117449.jpg"&gt;
  374.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC&lt;/cite&gt;
  375.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  376. &lt;h2 id="hLMPt5"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 11&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  377. &lt;p id="CvEMrs"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cruz — Anthony Hernandez (wild card)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  378. &lt;p id="CGSUQ2"&gt;“Fluffy” is on a seven-fight winning streak and takes on Roman Dolidze in the main event of an APEX card in August.&lt;/p&gt;
  379. &lt;p id="QdwFFi"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meshew — Azamat Bekoev (wild card)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  380. &lt;p id="bv3Rpa"&gt;2-0 in the UFC, Bekoev faces off with Torrez Finney in August.&lt;/p&gt;
  381. &lt;p id="MqoCLD"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martin — Sam Hughes (strawweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  382. &lt;p id="HRluOL"&gt;Riding a two-fight winning streak, Hughes takes on Shauna Bannon at UFC Paris.&lt;/p&gt;
  383. &lt;p id="iybAFA"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heck — Kayla Harrison (women’s bantamweight)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  384. &lt;p id="AsG92W"&gt;Harrison just won the title by stopping Julianna Peña and is not staring down a superfight with Amanda Nunes. The only questions is whether or not that will happen this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  385. &lt;p id="rBL4P0"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leydon — Gregory Rodrigues (wild card)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  386. &lt;p id="We2dhx"&gt;“Robocop” just iced Jack Hermansson quickly at UFC 317, and at should be able to make a quick turnaround, though nothing is set.&lt;/p&gt;
  387. &lt;p id="mz5qmn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lee — Torrez Finney (wild card)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  388. &lt;p id="JP1PUR"&gt;The only fighter to ever go 3-0 on &lt;em&gt;Contender Series&lt;/em&gt;, Finney did not impress in his UFC debut, but get a chance at redemption against Bekoev next month. &lt;/p&gt;
  389. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="yQoFRx"&gt;
  390. &lt;p id="Law8LI"&gt;And there you have it! The third MMA Fighting UFC Fantasy Draft is in the books! Who got snubbed and which picks were reaches? Let us know in the comments, and we’ll see you in December with the results and the next season.&lt;/p&gt;
  391. &lt;p id="HMFKIF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Final Draft Results:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  392. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  393.        &lt;img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-vBK9pLW8Gm7msFdsVNdo5Scdok=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26049000/Screenshot_2025_07_06_at_10.27.12_PM.png"&gt;
  394.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  395. &lt;div id="qQhOQq"&gt;&lt;div data-anthem-component="poll:12654703"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  396.  
  397. </content>
  398.    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/7/24462088/ufc-fantasy-draft-season-3-which-72-ufc-fighters-will-finish-out-2025-the-best"/>
  399.    <id>https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/7/24462088/ufc-fantasy-draft-season-3-which-72-ufc-fighters-will-finish-out-2025-the-best</id>
  400.    <author>
  401.      <name>Jed Meshew</name>
  402.    </author>
  403.  </entry>
  404.  <entry>
  405.    <published>2025-07-07T09:00:00-04:00</published>
  406.    <updated>2025-07-07T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
  407.    <title>‘I just don’t like hugging another man in a fight’: Joshua Van promises he can deal with Alexandre Pantoja’s grappling</title>
  408.    <content type="html">  
  409.  
  410.    &lt;figure&gt;
  411.      &lt;img alt="UFC 317: Pantoja v Kara-France" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2KElaSvQEDfH4lIz39mdLQa1kqE=/0x0:6993x4662/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74165822/2222689101.0.jpg" /&gt;
  412.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  413.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  414.  
  415.  &lt;p id="ttUyRS"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6298/joshua-van"&gt;Joshua Van&lt;/a&gt; isn’t letting his potential Fight of the Year performance against &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5342/brandon-royval"&gt;Brandon Royval&lt;/a&gt; inflate his ego any more than he allows other people’s opinions affect his preparation for an eventual showdown with UFC flyweight champion &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1614/alexandre-pantoja"&gt;Alexandre Pantoja&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  416. &lt;p id="S3iZXo"&gt;It was almost exactly one month ago when Van scored a knockout of &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4983/bruno-silva"&gt;Bruno Silva&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1518/ufc-316-dvalishvili-vs-o-malley-2"&gt;UFC 316&lt;/a&gt; that was supposed to push him higher in the rankings with the potential to lure a top 10 opponent into a fight with him. Not even 24 hours removed from that win, Van accepted an opportunity to face Royval at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1527/ufc-317-topuria-vs-oliveira"&gt;UFC 317&lt;/a&gt; three weeks later with the chance to win and immediately put himself in position to battle for a championship.&lt;/p&gt;
  417. &lt;p id="9BOVVp"&gt;Van heard all the comments that he would make it an exciting fight but probably couldn’t hang with Royval, especially on such short notice. He absorbed it all and then beat Royval in a wild three-round war, but it didn’t take long for him to start hearing the new narrative that he’s getting a title shot with little chance to beat a four-time defending champion like Pantoja.&lt;/p&gt;
  418. &lt;p id="SbGlaX"&gt;“You know how the fans are like ‘Joshua Van is not ready’ — I see all the comments and shit like that,” Van told MMA Fighting. “We win the fight. Now people are saying I’m not ready for the title fight and this and that.&lt;/p&gt;
  419. &lt;p id="lKwPSz"&gt;“What are they going to say when we win that belt? We’re just trying to stay in our lane and grind. Like we did every f*cking day.”&lt;/p&gt;
  420. &lt;p id="ebYSz2"&gt;Van isn’t saying he’s going to just run roughshod over somebody like Pantoja, but he’d also be crazy to find himself in this position without the confidence that he can become UFC champion.&lt;/p&gt;
  421. &lt;p id="IXNhCz"&gt;He knows he has the ability to beat anybody in the flyweight division and that includes Pantoja.&lt;/p&gt;
  422. &lt;p id="1VkZl4"&gt;“He’s beating all the guys but styles make fights,” Van said about Pantoja. “Like I said, everybody that Brandon Royval fought, he beat, except for the champion and I beat him. It’s just an opinion.&lt;/p&gt;
  423. &lt;p id="Px5aDw"&gt;“At the end of the day, I could be the greatest thing that ever happened in this world but people will still find a way to put me down. I don’t [pay] mind to that shit.”&lt;/p&gt;
  424. &lt;p id="ddfbvl"&gt;Perhaps the biggest question Van faces in the weeks and months leading to his eventual fight against Pantoja is his ability to deal with the Brazilian’s grappling-heavy style.&lt;/p&gt;
  425. &lt;p id="IwBggs"&gt;In 30 career wins, Pantoja has finished 12 of those by submission including his victory over &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3958/kai-kara-france"&gt;Kai Kara-France&lt;/a&gt; at UFC 317. With a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and solid wrestling at his disposal, Pantoja has the skills to take anybody down and put them away with a submission.&lt;/p&gt;
  426. &lt;p id="LSJhGZ"&gt;As for Van, he maintains 81 percent takedown defense in the UFC and he’s only been submitted once in his career and that came during his third professional fight. Van promises he’s ready to deal with whatever Pantoja throws at him, but he’s not going to run scared from the grappling exchanges just because that’s where the champion considers himself the best.&lt;/p&gt;
  427. &lt;p id="dd9P3H"&gt;“I’m always confident. I just don’t like hugging another man in a fight,” Van said. “That’s the reason why ya’ll don’t see my ground game. But when it comes to a couple of fights where I got hurt, I take people down. I’ve got it in my back pocket. When it’s time to use it, I use it.&lt;/p&gt;
  428. &lt;p id="BEN3YF"&gt;“Who do you see in the UFC that can hold me down? All my previous fights, they took me down but what happened? It’s just an opinion at the end of the day. I know they’re going to ask me same the question over and over and over again. Like what do you think? Can you defend his takedowns? Yeah, if I didn’t think I could defend it, do you think I’d be willing to fight him? Things like that. Of course, me and my team we believe in ourselves. We believe in our work and I believe my coaches will find a way for me to beat the champ.”&lt;/p&gt;
  429. &lt;p id="IE8p6K"&gt;Believing in himself is exactly what led Van to accept the short-notice fight against Royval and then beat him just a few weeks later. He carries that same attitude into the fight against Pantoja and as much as he respects the UFC flyweight champion, he can’t fear him or that could lead to his downfall.&lt;/p&gt;
  430. &lt;p id="QqwmeL"&gt;Van believes that’s what he witnessed in Pantoja’s latest title defense.&lt;/p&gt;
  431. &lt;p id="auFBHx"&gt;“Shout out to both him and Kai but I feel like Kai showed too much respect,” Van said. “I don’t know if he was hurt going into that fight or something but I don’t think Kai fought the way that he fought before. Who knows. Not everybody is 100 [percent] on that fight day. I don’t know what happened to him but I don’t think he fought his fight and he just made it easy for Pantoja.”&lt;/p&gt;
  432. &lt;p id="Z7GtEb"&gt;While he hasn’t received an official call from the UFC giving him a date or location for the title bout, Van is already preparing for Pantoja in his mind while allowing his body to rest up and heal following quick back-to-back bookings.&lt;/p&gt;
  433. &lt;p id="NHdy28"&gt;Once training camp begins, Van plans to get ready for his title shot like he’s done every other fight he’s had in the UFC, so don’t expect him to cower to anybody’s best weapons and that includes dealing with Pantoja’s ground game.&lt;/p&gt;
  434. &lt;p id="Werm6b"&gt;“They’ll always find a way to say you’re not ready,” Van said. “Just imagine how the f*ck am I in the UFC fighting and not knowing no ground? Can you even imagine that shit? Like I’ve got to know a little bit. I think I’ll be ready come fight day.”&lt;/p&gt;
  435.  
  436. </content>
  437.    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/7/24462184/i-just-dont-like-hugging-another-man-in-a-fight-joshua-van-promises-deal-alexandre-pantoja-grappling"/>
  438.    <id>https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/7/24462184/i-just-dont-like-hugging-another-man-in-a-fight-joshua-van-promises-deal-alexandre-pantoja-grappling</id>
  439.    <author>
  440.      <name>Damon Martin</name>
  441.    </author>
  442.  </entry>
  443.  <entry>
  444.    <published>2025-07-07T08:00:00-04:00</published>
  445.    <updated>2025-07-07T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
  446.    <title>Morning Report: Eminem shouts out Sean O’Malley in new song ‘Animals’</title>
  447.    <content type="html">  
  448.  
  449.    &lt;figure&gt;
  450.      &lt;img alt="Israil Madrimov v Terence Crawford" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/z7USU1knAIos7qpEh-va7FMDfhc=/33x0:3000x1978/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74165712/2164742495.0.jpg" /&gt;
  451.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Eminem | Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  452.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  453.  
  454.  &lt;p id="iCZC9L"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4140/sean-o-malley"&gt;Sean O’Malley&lt;/a&gt; might be way back in the contender line, but apparently he still has plenty of mainstream cachet.&lt;/p&gt;
  455. &lt;p id="Kv1iLE"&gt;The former UFC bantamweight champion received a shout-out from none other than hip-hop legend Eminem, who mentioned O’Malley during a rapid-fire verse in a feature spot on a new track from JID titled &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPyOYoNleFo"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Animals (Pt. 1)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  456. &lt;p id="OQwTVx"&gt;Check out the O’Malley lyric below:&lt;/p&gt;
  457. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  458. &lt;p id="ILx6Ag"&gt;&lt;em&gt;They want me to go on the straight and narrow&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  459. &lt;p id="942o5b"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Like the same shape that they make an arrow&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  460. &lt;p id="5TcUxv"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Never sell out for the fame and wealth&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  461. &lt;p id="TuJJ4m"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dave Chappelle of the rap game I’m never gonna play myself&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  462. &lt;p id="ChNN6Q"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Closest I ever came’s &lt;/em&gt;8 Mile&lt;em&gt; but the f*cking pain I felt when I lost Proof&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  463. &lt;p id="TH7c4r"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Couldn’t explain how that devil came down then in one fell he swooped&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  464. &lt;p id="GVCkcK"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Look at how foul he’s stooped, had to throw in that towel regroup&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  465. &lt;p id="umYFeq"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Like Sean O’Malley, still that mouthy youth&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  466. &lt;p id="SepDxK"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This here the finale try to rally troops&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  467. &lt;p id="F6R37H"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Better round up and corral recruits&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  468. &lt;p id="J1jE5Z"&gt;&lt;em&gt;But no matter how many you tally to surround these two&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  469. &lt;p id="g9GCLM"&gt;&lt;em&gt;You could f*ck around an find out just what the f*ck we about when you see how we shoot&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  470. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  471. &lt;p id="YokTkR"&gt;O’Malley had to “regroup” following a loss to &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4276/merab-dvalishvili"&gt;Merab Dvalishvili&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1450/ufc-306"&gt;UFC 306&lt;/a&gt; this past September, when the Georgian juggernaut out-wrestled O’Malley for five rounds to claim his bantamweight title. While O’Malley made several notable lifestyle changes, including cutting out marijuana from his life in preparation for a rematch with Dvalishvili, he again lost to his rival at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1518/ufc-316-dvalishvili-vs-o-malley-2"&gt;UFC 316&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  472. &lt;p id="aYIkvd"&gt;The “mouthy youth” lyric could also be a reference to O’Malley’s rapid rise to stardom, which was in part due to his impressive knockouts and verbose personality. Unfortunately for O’Malley, despite his popularity, it’s unlikely he earns another crack at the 135-pound belt as long as Dvalishvili is champion.&lt;/p&gt;
  473. &lt;aside id="W5AnXN"&gt;&lt;div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Sean O’Malley wowed by Ilia Topuria’s epic UFC 317 knockout: ‘Thank God he didn’t accept my callout’","url":"https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/6/30/24458180/morning-report-sean-omalley-wowed-ilia-topuria-epic-ufc-317-knockout-thank-god-didnt-accept-callout"}]}'&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/aside&gt;&lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="eGFWsN"&gt;
  474. &lt;h1 id="v59ujE"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TOP STORIES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
  475. &lt;p id="s4d2B1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rankings.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/6/24460561/mma-divisional-rankings-which-dominant-ufc-champion-is-most-at-risk-of-losing-their-title"&gt;All but one division has a unanimous No. 1&lt;/a&gt;. Is that a good thing?&lt;/p&gt;
  476. &lt;p id="o8gZJC"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;America.&lt;/strong&gt; President Donald Trump &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/3/24461432/president-trump-reveals-plans-to-hold-a-ufc-event-at-the-white-house-in-2026"&gt;wants to bring the UFC to The White House&lt;/a&gt;. Wait, what?&lt;/p&gt;
  477. &lt;aside id="nIvPNd"&gt;&lt;div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"‘Count me in’: Conor McGregor, pros react to Donald Trump’s UFC White House announcement","url":"https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/4/24461554/count-me-in-conor-mcgregor-pros-react-to-donald-trumps-ufc-white-house-announcement"},{"title":"Jon Jones claims he’s re-entered drug-testing pool ahead of proposed UFC White House event","url":"https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/4/24461741/jon-jones-claims-hes-re-entered-drug-testing-pool-ahead-of-proposed-ufc-white-house-event"}]}'&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/aside&gt;&lt;p id="A4lqHZ"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fireworks.&lt;/strong&gt; We pick &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/4/24460569/fireworks-who-are-mmas-most-explosive-fighters"&gt;the most explosive fighters in each division&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  478. &lt;p id="TyqPj5"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Robots.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2063/belal-muhammad"&gt;Belal Muhammad&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/6/24462428/belal-muhammad-dismisses-ian-machado-garry-callout-with-chat-gpt-fueled-trash-talk"&gt;uses ChatGPT to fire back&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5801/ian-machado-garry"&gt;Ian Machado Garry&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  479. &lt;p id="OJn3Yp"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grateful.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2846/corey-anderson"&gt;Corey Anderson&lt;/a&gt; praises &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/250/ben-askren"&gt;Ben Askren&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/6/24461318/corey-anderson-everything-i-have-in-an-adult-life-it-came-because-of-ben-askren"&gt;for changing his life&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  480. &lt;p id="mt7uoy"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doldrums.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5355/tom-aspinall"&gt;Tom Aspinall&lt;/a&gt; says the heavyweight division is &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/5/24462099/not-exactly-on-fire-tom-aspinall-addresses-woeful-state-heavyweight-division-reveals-next-is-booked"&gt;“not exactly on fire,”&lt;/a&gt; which is putting it nicely.&lt;/p&gt;
  481. &lt;p id="360dFj"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timetable.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1900/robert-whittaker"&gt;Robert Whittaker&lt;/a&gt; has a plan for what he hopes to be &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/5/24461651/robert-whittaker-gives-timetable-for-retirement-fairy-tale-ending"&gt;a “fairy tale ending”&lt;/a&gt; to his career.&lt;/p&gt;
  482. &lt;p id="owxhaa"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Missed Fists.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/5/24461776/missed-fists-gingsanglek-destroys-opponent-with-disgusting-spinning-backfist-knockout"&gt;A lot of spinning shit&lt;/a&gt; and a lot of unnecessary follow-up punches have been happening.&lt;/p&gt;
  483. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="HTe7tN"&gt;
  484. &lt;h1 id="DUzTjX"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIDEO STEW&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
  485. &lt;p id="F9f34Y"&gt;Check out the latest MMA Fighting Rankings Show where we debate the complicated legacy of the recently retired &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/47/jon-jones"&gt;Jon Jones&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  486. &lt;div id="8af5nX"&gt;
  487. &lt;div data-analytics-viewport="video" data-analytics-action="volume:view:article:middle" data-analytics-label="Rankings Show: Does Jon Jones Leave MMA As The Undisputed GOAT? - MMA Fighting|120191" data-volume-uuid="1aebdd705" data-volume-id="120191" data-analytics-placement="article:middle" data-volume-placement="article" data-volume-autoplay="false" id="volume-placement-544" class="volume-video" data-volume-player-choice="youtube"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  488.  
  489. &lt;/div&gt;
  490. &lt;p id="6lcnRC"&gt;Damon Martin chats with &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4356/cory-sandhagen"&gt;Cory Sandhagen&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  491. &lt;div id="eEtRGx"&gt;
  492. &lt;div data-analytics-viewport="video" data-analytics-action="volume:view:article:middle" data-analytics-label="- MMA Fighting|120165" data-volume-uuid="848a5dc7c" data-volume-id="120165" data-analytics-placement="article:middle" data-volume-placement="article" data-volume-autoplay="false" id="volume-placement-697" class="volume-video" data-volume-player-choice="youtube"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  493.  
  494. &lt;/div&gt;
  495. &lt;p id="AtO9hk"&gt;José Young sits down with UFC champion &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4121/kayla-harrison"&gt;Kayla Harrison&lt;/a&gt;, Hall of Famer &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2607/mark-kerr"&gt;Mark Kerr&lt;/a&gt;, and rising star &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6394/jean-silva"&gt;Jean Silva&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  496. &lt;div id="WijTVl"&gt;
  497. &lt;div data-analytics-viewport="video" data-analytics-action="volume:view:article:middle" data-analytics-label="- MMA Fighting|120187" data-volume-uuid="41871d4cf" data-volume-id="120187" data-analytics-placement="article:middle" data-volume-placement="article" data-volume-autoplay="false" id="volume-placement-323" class="volume-video" data-volume-player-choice="youtube"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  498.  
  499. &lt;/div&gt;
  500. &lt;div id="GATD25"&gt;
  501. &lt;div data-analytics-viewport="video" data-analytics-action="volume:view:article:middle" data-analytics-label="- MMA Fighting|120192" data-volume-uuid="c3d5fa257" data-volume-id="120192" data-analytics-placement="article:middle" data-volume-placement="article" data-volume-autoplay="false" id="volume-placement-334" class="volume-video" data-volume-player-choice="youtube"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  502.  
  503. &lt;/div&gt;
  504. &lt;div id="Rs6fRO"&gt;
  505. &lt;div data-analytics-viewport="video" data-analytics-action="volume:view:article:middle" data-analytics-label="Jean Silva Vows To Beat Up Diego Lopes At Noche UFC: 'He Doesn’t Know If He’s Mexican Or Brazilian’|120182" data-volume-uuid="34fb99786" data-volume-id="120182" data-analytics-placement="article:middle" data-volume-placement="article" data-volume-autoplay="false" id="volume-placement-179" class="volume-video" data-volume-player-choice="youtube"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  506.  
  507. &lt;/div&gt;
  508. &lt;p id="teeZV8"&gt;Somehow, there is not a single &lt;em&gt;Street Fighter&lt;/em&gt; character from Australia?&lt;/p&gt;
  509. &lt;div id="VjrVK0"&gt;&lt;div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tBE6-FRiOeA?rel=0" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  510. &lt;p id="R88Z9N"&gt;Damn, this was a good show.&lt;/p&gt;
  511. &lt;div id="0xGGLB"&gt;&lt;div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nUJSTmVi9-c?rel=0" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  512. &lt;p id="KcMhJ8"&gt;Nothing to see here, just one of the greatest fights of all time.&lt;/p&gt;
  513. &lt;div id="1hA8Jj"&gt;&lt;div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4pCrGcfilQA?rel=0" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  514. &lt;p id="t7j2Nw"&gt;Look back at &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/233/dustin-poirier"&gt;Dustin Poirier&lt;/a&gt;’s incredible legacy as we look ahead to &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1522/ufc-318"&gt;UFC 318&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  515. &lt;div id="AdgKtc"&gt;&lt;div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hO5JOaFkvaQ?rel=0" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  516. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="vuhknc"&gt;
  517. &lt;h1 id="iKvvSQ"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SOCIAL MEDIA BOUILLABAISSE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
  518. &lt;p id="VUHgNO"&gt;Get in there, Donn!&lt;/p&gt;
  519. &lt;div id="HSQ40w"&gt;
  520. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  521. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;MMA at White House great idea &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@realDonaldTrump&lt;/a&gt; for July 4, 2026  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;PFL has WOW fight card for MMA fans to celebrate USA 250 anniversary!&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/PFLMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@PFLMMA&lt;/a&gt; afternoon &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@ufc&lt;/a&gt; evening &lt;a href="https://t.co/tFwiwGuFbO"&gt;pic.twitter.com/tFwiwGuFbO&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Donn Davis (@DonnDavisPFL) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/DonnDavisPFL/status/1941853236694057391?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 6, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  522. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  523. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  524.  
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  526. &lt;p id="gh2F7r"&gt;LOL. Sure.&lt;/p&gt;
  527. &lt;div id="c0jObL"&gt;
  528. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  529. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Jon Jones comments under a graphic of him beating Tom Aspinall at the White House&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I like this.”   &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ACGraphixs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@ACGraphixs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/kwxmkYaWPL"&gt;pic.twitter.com/kwxmkYaWPL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ChampRDS/status/1941916747436618196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 6, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  530. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  531. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  532.  
  533. &lt;/div&gt;
  534. &lt;p id="Jwvjx7"&gt;Very cool.&lt;/p&gt;
  535. &lt;div id="HHTwVX"&gt;
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  550. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLsS5nBxmxh/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank"&gt;A post shared by Elite Fight Team (@mmalabelite)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  551. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
  552. &lt;script async="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
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  554. &lt;p id="OtCIPa"&gt;REAL STEEL. RIGHT UPPERCUT.&lt;/p&gt;
  555. &lt;div id="XfPOhT"&gt;
  556. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  557. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Ladies and gentlemen the future of combat sports has arrived. Robot fighting this morning at Kunlun Fight in China &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KunlunFight?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#KunlunFight&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/pfirkcsdNh"&gt;pic.twitter.com/pfirkcsdNh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/1941538074733002956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 5, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  558. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  559. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  560.  
  561. &lt;/div&gt;
  562. &lt;p id="elGAls"&gt;We don’t need to start doing this.&lt;/p&gt;
  563. &lt;div id="xTh3SG"&gt;
  564. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  565. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Fun fact of the day: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Topuriailia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@Topuriailia&lt;/a&gt; never fought anyone in their prime&lt;/p&gt;— Arman Tsarukyan UFC (@ArmanUfc) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ArmanUfc/status/1940999140118614188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 4, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  566. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  567. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
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  570. &lt;p id="Icyl62"&gt;Missed a brand opportunity here, Bisping!&lt;/p&gt;
  571. &lt;div id="VKlqH2"&gt;
  572. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  573. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Matt Serra accidentally called Bisping “Michael Biscuit”   &lt;a href="https://t.co/3OR2EEsRmq"&gt;pic.twitter.com/3OR2EEsRmq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Ben Davis (@BenTheBaneDavis) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/BenTheBaneDavis/status/1941170802344489384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 4, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  574. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  575. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  576.  
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  578. &lt;div id="jIxGz5"&gt;
  579. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  580. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;That was my nickname at primary school. Biscuit banger   &lt;a href="https://t.co/bmES4EOxgQ"&gt;https://t.co/bmES4EOxgQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— michael (@bisping) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/bisping/status/1941604694687875176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 5, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  581. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  582. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  583.  
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  585. &lt;p id="DvHLjC"&gt;Clever.&lt;/p&gt;
  586. &lt;div id="nX32yM"&gt;
  587. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  588. &lt;p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://t.co/2ZbZ5U5FqV"&gt;pic.twitter.com/2ZbZ5U5FqV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Paul Hughes MMA (@paulhughesmma) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/paulhughesmma/status/1941602811789140306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 5, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  589. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  590. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
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  593. &lt;p id="krNRrD"&gt;RIP Jota.&lt;/p&gt;
  594. &lt;div id="xmFsT0"&gt;
  595. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  596. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;After his stunning knockout, Portuguese MMA fighter Gustavo Oliveira paid tribute to Diogo Jota by putting his name on the back of his shirt  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What a moment   &lt;a href="https://t.co/vuaqDFHPoi"&gt;pic.twitter.com/vuaqDFHPoi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1941631633267769750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 5, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  597. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  598. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  599.  
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  601. &lt;div id="bjQfuc"&gt;
  602. &lt;blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLpxYacsYdQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"&gt;&lt;div style="padding:16px;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLpxYacsYdQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"&gt; &lt;div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"&gt; &lt;div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"&gt; &lt;div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  620. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="Snlzp0"&gt;
  621. &lt;h1 id="gIqsLB"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
  622. &lt;p id="geynSs"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6129/brunno-ferreira"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brunno Ferreira&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; (13-2) vs. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6750/jackson-mcvey"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jackson McVey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; (6-0);&lt;/strong&gt; UFC 318, July 19&lt;/p&gt;
  623. &lt;p id="JlYzBz"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4484/jose-torres"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jose Torres&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; (13-4-1) vs. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6164/hiromasa-ougikubo"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hiromasa Ougikubo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; (27-8-2);&lt;/strong&gt; Super &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/849/rizin-4-rizin-fighting-world-grand-prix-2016-final-round"&gt;RIZIN 4&lt;/a&gt;, July 27&lt;/p&gt;
  624. &lt;p id="6MHbP9"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alibek Gadzhammatov (5-0) vs. Takaki Soya (13-6-1);&lt;/strong&gt; Super RIZIN 4, July 27&lt;/p&gt;
  625. &lt;p id="jx7tdp"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2666/nkazimulo-zulu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nkazimulo Zulu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; (16-7-1) vs. Yuki Ito (18-6);&lt;/strong&gt; Super RIZIN 4, July 27&lt;/p&gt;
  626. &lt;p id="gN0SuJ"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5269/makoto-shinryu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Makoto Shinryu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; (19-4-1, 1 NC) vs. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3838/erson-yamamoto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Erson Yamamoto&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; (5-7);&lt;/strong&gt; Super RIZIN 4, July 27&lt;/p&gt;
  627. &lt;p id="QNj3E3"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3503/yuki-motoya"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yuki Motoya&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; (37-13) vs. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5572/hiroya"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hiroya&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; (11-13-1);&lt;/strong&gt; Super RIZIN 4, July 27&lt;/p&gt;
  628. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="Jy3rWa"&gt;
  629. &lt;h1 id="HV7nyJ"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FINAL THOUGHTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
  630. &lt;p id="RnrbfB"&gt;Hope everyone had an amazing July 4 weekend!&lt;/p&gt;
  631. &lt;p id="Pje307"&gt;Always good to take a break from the hustle and bustle and avoid social media for a few days.&lt;/p&gt;
  632. &lt;p id="ojXob7"&gt;Now, let’s see, any interesting MMA news?&lt;/p&gt;
  633. &lt;p id="jA9HSc"&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;
  634. &lt;p id="0yAPmC"&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;
  635. &lt;p id="xN3zpe"&gt;UFC WHITE HOUSE?!?!?!?!?!?!?&lt;/p&gt;
  636. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="Da25De"&gt;
  637. &lt;h1 id="lKUfMZ"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EXIT POLL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
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  639. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="ESc2Kf"&gt;
  640. &lt;p id="YVOquU"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you find something you’d like to see in the Morning Report, hit up &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/AlexanderKLee"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@AlexanderKlee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; or &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/JedKMeshew"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@JedKMeshew&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; on Twitter and let us know about it. Also, follow MMAFighting on &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/MMAFighting"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/mmafightingdotcom/?hl=en"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MMAFightingonSBN"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YouTube&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mmafighting"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TikTok&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;, and like us on &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/mmafighting/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Facebook&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  641.  
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  645.    <author>
  646.      <name>Alexander K. Lee</name>
  647.    </author>
  648.  </entry>
  649.  <entry>
  650.    <published>2025-07-07T07:00:00-04:00</published>
  651.    <updated>2025-07-07T07:00:00-04:00</updated>
  652.    <title>Can you guess this UFC UFC, WEC vet in today’s in-5 trivia game?</title>
  653.    <content type="html">  
  654.  
  655.    &lt;figure&gt;
  656.      &lt;img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/YvIE8YBsuK_2WdIGufT-YlEUh6U=/250x0:2950x1800/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74165613/mma_f.0.png" /&gt;
  657.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  658.  
  659.  &lt;p&gt;Think you can figure out which UFC fighter we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="eYpvRD"&gt;We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in &lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xZ7YyjrOKLZSN2K2oMl71w3ehBF2C0G48C0J-D7IQHA/edit"&gt;this Google Form&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  660. &lt;h2 id="XBarq4"&gt;Today’s UFC in-5 game&lt;/h2&gt;
  661. &lt;div id="kaFUaq"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://games.voxmedia.com/networks/mma/07-07-2025" width="100%" height="750" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allow="clipboard-read; clipboard-write" style="margin-bottom: 25px;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  662. &lt;p id="klUHFM"&gt;If you can’t see the game due to Apple News or another service, &lt;a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/games/in-5/"&gt;click this game article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  663. &lt;h2 id="GxKS63"&gt;Previous games&lt;/h2&gt;
  664. &lt;p id="JUJRRD"&gt;&lt;a href="https://mmafighting.com/games/in-5/07-06-2025?itm_medium=site&amp;amp;itm_source=article&amp;amp;itm_campaign=in-five"&gt;Sunday, July 6, 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://mmafighting.com/games/in-5/07-05-2025?itm_medium=site&amp;amp;itm_source=article&amp;amp;itm_campaign=in-five"&gt;Saturday, July 5, 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://mmafighting.com/games/in-5/07-04-2025?itm_medium=site&amp;amp;itm_source=article&amp;amp;itm_campaign=in-five"&gt;Friday, July 4, 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  665. &lt;h2 id="2pBKiD"&gt;Play more SB Nation in-5 trivia games&lt;/h2&gt;
  666. &lt;p id="eYul3Q"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-games"&gt;NFL in-5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/mlb-games"&gt;MLB in-5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  667. &lt;p id="kWpOTq"&gt;The goal of the game is to guess the correct random UFC fighter player with the help of up to five clues. We’ll mix in &lt;strong&gt;BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED FIGHTERS&lt;/strong&gt;. It won’t be easy to figure it out in one or two guesses, but some of you might be able to nail it. It will be a mix of well-known players and some “that guys” that we haven’t thought of in some time. The game will appear in slot #3 of the MMA Fighting layout each morning, with occasional movement later in the day.&lt;/p&gt;
  668. &lt;p id="UzewZY"&gt;After you correctly guess the player, you can click “Share Results” to share how you did down in the comments and on social media. &lt;/p&gt;
  669.  
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  673.    <author>
  674.      <name>Mike Heck</name>
  675.    </author>
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