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The greatest debut we’ve ever seen? Maybe, maybe not, but if you break down exactly what happened on Saturday night in Rochester, it’s pretty clear that we witnessed something special. Some of the greatest fighters to ever do it didn’t manage to bring half the electricity to proceedings in their own debuts as this relatively unknown 25-year-old from Rio de …

Rafael dos Anjos was seemingly not ready to take Conor McGregor’s post-UFC Rochester jab without firing back a shot of his own. It’s easy to forget that the pair have had their clashes in the past and that their history could well have been linked had things played out differently at UFC 196. We all know the story and, of …

Ariel Helwani, the famed MMA reporter, has given his take on the current situation regarding Conor McGregor and why a matchup with Rafael dos Anjos could be worth revisiting. Whether he sees the fight happening at 170lbs or a catchweight is anyone’s guess – but since moving to the welterweight division, it’s fair to say that RDA has managed to …

Rafael dos Anjos managed to submit his UFC Rochester opponent Kevin Lee in the fourth-round after a high-intensity battle in the night’s main-event. From the word ‘go’, these two former lightweights put their gas-tanks to the test for your viewing pleasure. And while both men have had success in the 155lb division in the past, the decision to forgo each …

Michel Pereira managed to earn himself a legion of new fans after making his UFC debut against proven welterweight veteran Danny Roberts. Look, we don’t know how far this guy can go in this game but for what it’s worth, this 25-year-old Brazilian stole the show completely at UFC Rochester last night. He entered the promotion on the back of …

Rafael dos Anjos will welcome the former UFC interim-lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee to 170lbs in the UFC Rochester main-event. And in many ways, it’s a move that has been in the pipeline for quite some time now. Lee, whose progress at lightweight has been stunted somewhat of late faced harsh setbacks to top contenders Tony Ferguson and most recently …