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<p>Shavkat Rakhmonov (left) was due to challenge Belal Muhammad</p>

UFC 310

Rakhmonov reacts as Muhammad injury plunges UFC 310 into uncertainty

Rakhmonov was due to challenge the welterweight champion in the 7 December main event, but Muhammad withdrew on Thursday

UFC schedule 2024: Every fight left this year

<p>Jon Jones’s career has been littered with legal incidents and failed drug tests</p>

UFC’s Jones to attend anger management classes after assault case

<p>Khamzat Chimaev celebrates another rapid win, at UFC 308 on Saturday </p>

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Meet Khamzat Chimaev, the scariest fighter in UFC history

<p>Ilia Topuria (right) knocked out Max Holloway with a left hook to retain his title</p>

UFC 308

Topuria knocks out Holloway to retain featherweight title

Sean O’Malley before his UFC title win over Aljamain Sterling in 2023

UFC schedule 2024: Every fight happening this year

<p>Robert Whittaker (bottom) was submitted by Khamzat Chimaev in round one</p>

UFC 308

Whittaker breaks silence after gory jaw injury in Chimaev loss

Robert Whittaker (bottom) was submitted by Khamzat Chimaev in round one

UFC 308

Chimaev shatters Whittaker’s jaw with rapid submission

<p>PFL heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou (left) and Tom Aspinall, UFC interim champ</p>

Ngannou coach makes surprising Aspinall admission

<p>Idris Abdurashidov knocks out Bagher Faraji with a head kick in their boxing match</p>

MMA & Boxing

MMA fighter banned from boxing ‘for life’ after landing head-kick KO

<p>Jon Jones’s second win over Daniel Cormier was overturned due to a failed drug test </p>

Khabib explains why he’ll never be friends with Jones

<p>Francis Ngannou (left) was supported by Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia</p>

PFL

How Ronaldo motivated Ngannou with emotional pre-fight speech

<p>Franics Ngannou paid tribute to his late son Kobe after his victory</p>

PFL

Ngannou pays tribute to late son after win over Ferreira

In depth

UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik

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UFC commentators on what it’s like calling the biggest fights

<p>Dustin Poirier (left) and Conor McGregor square off ahead of their 2014 clash</p>

retrospective

The night Conor McGregor became ‘Mystic Mac’

Jiu-jitsu black belt Royce Gracie receives $50,000 after becoming 'The Ultimate Fighter'

exclusive interview

UFC’s first champion Royce Gracie on the night MMA was born

<p>Left to right: Alex Pereira, Islam Makhachev, Ilia Topuria</p>

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The Independent’s pound-for-pound UFC list