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By The Numbers: Time Waits For No Man

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Oct 04, 2021

Robert Whittaker's unsuccessful return to the Octagon after his long layoff revived memories of other champions who were injured in their prime....

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Fedor says he sees “flaws” in Velasquez’s game

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Oct 04, 2021

Fedor says he sees “flaws” in Velasquez’s gameRussian MMA veteran Fedor Emelianenko is widely regarded as one of the all-time greats of the sport.


In this month: The rise of a champion

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Oct 04, 2021

Stories from the FO archives. February 2010; a look at what separated Cain Velasquez from other heavyweights, even at this early stage of his career.


Viva Mexico

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Oct 04, 2021

November 15th 2014 is destined to be another game-changing date. Nick Peet on the impact MMA and Cain Velasquez can have in Mexico at UFC 180.


Grudge match: Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum

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Oct 04, 2021

Will champ Cain emerge with the UFC heavyweight title at the head of Mexico’s MMA revolution, or can the challenger claim sport’s biggest prize?


Cain Velasquez: All on the line

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Oct 04, 2021

After a year out injured, heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez is ready to step back inside the Octagon. Will he still be ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’?


Farewell to the Expendables

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Oct 04, 2021

Farewell to the Expendables NICK PEET Fighters Only Editor-in-Chief on whether MMA is becoming a young man’s game, and Chael Sonnen’s exit


Exchange 116

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Oct 04, 2021

Exchange 117Morsels of Fighters Only musings on everything MMA.


3 ROUNDS OF ACTION: FO SCORES MMA’s HOTTEST STORIES


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CHAMP ROUSEY SAYS FOE ‘CYBORG’ NOT A WOMAN ‘SHE’S AN IT’

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has been criticized after saying longtime rival Cris ‘Cyborg’ is an ‘it’, not a woman.


Schaub says prime Shane Carwin would KO Velasquez

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Oct 04, 2021

Heavyweight Brendan Schaub has got an exciting challenge ahead of him this weekend when he is set to face former UFC heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski


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By The Numbers: Time Waits For No Man

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Oct 04, 2021

Robert Whittaker's unsuccessful return to the Octagon after his long layoff revived memories of other champions who were injured in their prime....

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Third time's a charm

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Oct 04, 2021

Trilogy fights build legacies, attract new fans and transcend the normal boundaries of sport. FO investigates how triple-headers have shaped fight


Cain Velasquez: El único campeón

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Oct 04, 2021

As ‘the only heavyweight champion’ in the history of Mexican fight sports, Cain Velasquez and the UFC are preparing to conquer an entire nation


Grudge match: Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum

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Oct 04, 2021

Could the two-time heavyweight king beat up another boy from Brazil? Or would Werdum be performing a samba after dancing all over Velasquez?


Fight camp: Cain Velasquez

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Oct 04, 2021

FO reviews the fight camp preparation behind Cain Velasquez’s UFC heavyweight title trilogy fight with Junior Dos Santos.


Exchange 107

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Oct 04, 2021

The ABC has passed a recommendation to allow grounded fighters to be struck with knees and kicks to the head under certain circumstances.


It's time to end the controversy

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Oct 04, 2021

Mario Yamasaki An MMA referee for 12 years, Mario has black belts in judo and BJJ. Each issue he discusses the hottest topics in the sport


One title, two challengers

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Oct 04, 2021

The big boys from Brazil have current champion Velasquez in their sights, and both JDS and Werdum are being driven by the quest for UFC gold


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