“They’ve matured me as a fighter” – Josue Cruz says recent setbacks have changed him for better

Mexican fighter Josue Cruz is ready to mark his comeback with a victory when ONE Championship returns to the U.S. soil on September 6. Inside the Ball Arena, Colorado, the promotion run by Chatri Sityodtong will host an action-packed spectacle dubbed as ONE 168: Denver, where Cruz faces Malaysian teenage phenom Johan Ghazali. There, ‘Tuzo’ is…

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Dana White reacts to “awesome” Merab Dvalishvili cutting his own stitches: “I think he’s just f**king with me now”

Dana White has once again expressed his bemusement at the antics of bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili. This time, White’s attention has been drawn to a video of Dvalishvili removing his own stitches with a large pair of scissors just weeks before his highly anticipated title fight against Sean O’Malley. White, who has invested heavily in…

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“I don’t want to call anything” – Johan Ghazali can’t pick between Jonathan Haggerty and Superlek

Malaysian star Johan Ghazali is currently undecided when it comes to who would come out victorious in the headliner of ONE 168: Denver, Jonathan Haggerty or Superlek. The 17-year-old prodigy knows that the two are among the sports’ legends, with Haggerty holding the two-sport ONE world champion status and Superlek ruling the flyweight kickboxing division. Hence, Ghazali’s…

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Aung La N Sang believes 29th career finish will come vs Shamil Erdogan: “Everything that I’m doing points to that”

Aung La N Sang envisions seeing off Shamil Erdogan at ONE 168: Denver the best way he knows how – a highlight-reel finish. The former ONE middleweight and light heavyweight MMA world champion goes toe-to-toe with the undefeated Turkish sensation in Ball Arena on September 6. They collide in a high-stakes middleweight fixture just one…

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Shavkat Rakhmonov says Kamaru Usman asking for title shot is “kind of a shame” after three straight losses: “I cannot get my head around it”

Shavkat Rakhmonov recently took a dig at Kamaru Usman for asking for a welterweight title shot despite losing three fights in a row. Rakhmonov believes no one in the division is more deserving of a championship opportunity than him. Belal Muhammad currently holds the 170-pound strap, which he won by beating Leon Edwards at UFC 304. Muhammad has since…

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Aljamain Sterling believes Sean O’Malley took “the Jake Paul route” toward title, accuses UFC of “stacking the deck against his opponent”

Aljamain Sterling recently asserted that the UFC deliberately set the stage for Sean O’Malley, giving him a streamlined path to claim the bantamweight title. O’Malley’s marketability has soared in recent years, fueled by his dynamic fighting style and sharp trash-talking skills. However, his star power has often been questioned within the MMA community, with many…

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