The 10-0 City Kickboxing prospect steps in for Bogdan Guskov, who was pulled to Abu Dhabi against Ankalaev. Six weeks off his last fight, Stirling walks into the biggest test of his career.
MMAThe former Olympic wrestler and MMA champion returns to competition Saturday in Milwaukee, on his 42nd birthday, thirteen months after a double lung transplant and a hospital stay that included, by his own count, four moments when his heart stopped.
MMATwelve fights, two former UFC champions in the main event, one top-ten middleweight fixture in the co-main, two missed weights on Friday morning, and one Sean Strickland at home taking notes.
MMAThe former two-division champion argued that a missed point deduction at UFC Baku cost his countryman a roster spot, called on other fighters to speak up on officiating, and pointed the criticism at the referee rather than the promotion.
MMABogdan Guskov jumps from UFC Belgrade to a five-round main event on 12 days’ notice, with Blachowicz left waiting on a new opponent and Ankalaev getting back in the cage for the first time since October.
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