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<p>Jon Jones finished Stipe Miocic with a spinning back kick to the body</p>

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Jones stops Miocic with stunning spinning body kick at UFC 309

Jones retained his heavyweight title in round three, then refused to address a potential fight with Tom Aspinall, the interim champion

<p>President-elect Donald Trump arrives at Madison Square Garden for UFC 309 on Saturday night </p>

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Trump emerges from Mar-a-Lago seclusion to raucous reception at UFC

Watch: Dana White thanks Joe Rogan during Trump victory speech

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor leaving the High Court in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)

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McGregor claims woman who alleges he raped her is ‘full of lies’

<p>UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones (left) and ex-title holder Stipe Miocic</p>

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Jones vs Miocic won’t bring ‘traditional’ KO, Bisping predicts

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

UFC schedule 2024: Every fight happening this year

<p>The O2 Arena has hosted many UFC events and will do so again in 2025 </p>

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UFC announces return to London – but key fighter could miss out

<p>Dana White thanks Joe Rogan during Donald Trump victory speech.</p>

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UFC president White thanks Joe Rogan during Trump victory speech

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

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Whittaker breaks silence after gory jaw injury in Chimaev loss

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

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Topuria knocks out Holloway to retain featherweight title

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

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Chimaev shatters Whittaker’s jaw with rapid submission

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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>

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The night Conor McGregor became ‘Mystic Mac’

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

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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