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Watch Max Holloway fold Anthony Pettis to win interim UFC featherweight title

Max Holloway won the interim UFC featherweight championship in December of 2016 with an impressive performance against Anthony Pettis.

Holloway next faces Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC Fight Island 7 live on ABC on Saturday, January 16.

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Conor McGregor claims he’ll knock out Dustin Poirier inside 60 seconds

Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon for the first time since January 2020 to face Dustin Poirier in the UFC 257 main event on Jan. 23 in Abu Dhabi.

Not only is McGregor returning, but so is Mystic Mac. The Irishman claims that he’ll knock Poirier out in their rematch faster than he did the first time around.

“He’s a good fighter, even a great fighter, but great is still levels below me. I’ll knock Dustin out inside 60 seconds,” McGregor stated in a clip from the upcoming UFC 257 Countdown show.

McGregor stopped Poirier inside of two minutes in their first match-up at UFC 178 on Sept. 27, 2014. He intends to do a bit better than that when they meet again in Abu Dhabi.

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MMA’s week out of the cage: Jan Blachowicz recognized among Poland’s top athletes

By Blue Corner
January 10, 2021 6:00 pm

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Conor McGregor predicts knockout of Dustin Poirier ‘inside 60 seconds’ at UFC 257

“Mystic Mac” is back with a prediction for the UFC 257 main event.

Ahead of his lightweight rematch with Dustin Poirier (26-6 MMA, 18-5) this month, Conor McGregor has offered up his official estimation of what’s going to go down when the pair step inside the octagon.

After winning the first contest in less than two minutes at UFC 178 in September 2014, McGregor (22-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) is expecting an even quicker second clash with “The Diamond.”

On a snippet of the upcoming UFC 257 “Countdown” show, the Irishman said he expects Poirier to fall within the first minute.

“I like Dustin. I think he’s a good fighter,” McGregor said. “He’s even a great fighter. But great is still levels below me. I’ll knock Dustin out inside 60 seconds.”

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McGregor has a history of being accurate with his pre-fight predictions. It’s not always gone according to plan, but more often than not, he’s proved to be on point.

In less than two weeks, the MMA world will know if he can do it again when he steps in the octagon with Poirier at UFC 257, which takes place Jan. 23 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

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Diego Sanchez confirms next UFC fight will be his last: ‘It’s time to heal not hurt’

After more than 15 years on the UFC roster, Diego Sanchez plans to hang up his gloves after this next fight.

Sanchez (30-13 MMA, 19-13 UFC), who won Season 1 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series in 2005, announced on Sunday that he’s prepared to put the professional MMA chapter of his life in the rear-view mirror after one more trip to the octagon.

In recent years, Sanchez has gone through a personal evolution. Guided by his mentor Joshua Fabia, who runs the School of Self Awareness, Sanchez has come to the conclusion that competitive fighting is no longer part of his journey, and he intends to move after a final swan song (via Twitter):

It’s my last fight my heart path has changed, it’s time to heal not hurt! One more Nightmare to give! It is honestly in @danawhite hands who I fight, I have no choice in it nor do the match makers #endofanera

— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) January 10, 2021

It’s my last fight my heart path has changed, it’s time to heal not hurt! One more Nightmare to give! It is honestly in @danawhite hands who I fight, I have no choice in it nor do the match makers #endofanera

Sanchez has said on other social media posts that he plans for his farewell contest to take place in April or May. It appears he’s willing to take on anyone in that bout.

“The Nightmare” made his official UFC debut in April 2005, beating Kenny Florian to become the inaugural “TUF” winner. It’s been a rollercoaster of a journey since, as he unsuccessfully challenged for UFC gold in 2009 but has picked up notable wins against the likes of Nick Diaz, Karo Parisyan, Martin Kampmann, Jim Miller, Mickey Gall and more in a remarkable career.

During the course of his 32-fight UFC tenure, however, Sanchez has absorbed 1,431 total head strikes, the second-most in company history behind B.J. Penn (1,434). He’s also one of two fighters in UFC history to fight in four separate weight classes, starting at middleweight and going all the way down to featherweight.

At 39, Sanchez is already a UFC Hall of Fame inductee in the “Fight Wing” for his memorable June 2009 war with Clay Guida. Once his career is over, he’s almost certain to join a second time on his own merits, as well.

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