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Israel Adesanya ‘fight easier’ than Robert Whittaker

ABU DHABI – Darren Till thanked Israel Adesanya for her kind words after her UFC loss on ESPN 14 and said she hopes to fight the champion in the future. Until he lost a unanimous decision to Robert Whittaker in Saturday’s main event, which took place at the Flash Forum …

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‘Shogun’ Rua sweeps the trilogy, withdraws Nogueira

Mauricio Rua left no doubt that he is superior to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on Saturday when he made it 3-0 over his longtime UFC rival on ESPN 14. After “Shogun” posted victories in the first two meetings in 2005 and 2015, Rua (27-11-1 MMA, 11-9-1 UFC) did a clean sweep …

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Robert Whittaker relieved after a “stressful” victory

ABU DHABI – Robert Whittaker was elated after his UFC in ESPN 14 victory. In his first fight since losing his title to reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya last October, Whittaker (21-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) joked, laughed, and smiled during the post-press conference. Saturday night fight. Jokes aside, Whittaker …

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