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Steveson Explains No Eye Contact During Final UFC 331 Staredown

Gable Steveson is doing everything in his power to live up to his hype this weekend at UFC 331 LIVE on Paramount+ from inside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif., and that includes channeling a Jon Jones-style staredown with heavyweight opponent Sean Sharaf.
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Jon Jones Claps Back at Former Roommate Colby Covington

UFC star Jon Jones clapped back at his former roommate, Colby Covington, who recently had some harsh words to say about the UFC Hall of Famer.Covington recently suggested that UFC heavyweight prospect Gable Steveson should leave Jones, whom he said has ” bad energy ” and is “a demon.”Jones heard the comments that Covington — […] The post Jon Jones Claps Back at Former Roommate Colby Covington appeared first on HEAVY.

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Alex Pereira’s coach believes Sergei Pavlovich is ‘a much better matchup’ than Ciryl Gane

Everyone was very excited when Alex Pereira moved up to heavyweight to challenge for a third title at UFC Freedom 250. After his controversial loss to Ciryl Gane, though, the enormity of that task become much more apparent. Gane cracked Pereira badly early in their fight, setting up the fight finishing sequence where “Poatan” insists […]

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