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First bout for UFC Sochi revealed
The first matchup for the UFC’s return to Russia has been revealed. According to a report from Combate’s Ralph Mariano, welterweights Claudio Silva and Ramazan Emeev will meet at UFC on ESPN 5, which takes place August 3 at a TBD venue in Sochi, Russia. Silva vs. Emeev is the first confirmed matchup for the […]
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UFC Liverpool winner Claudio Silva says “scum of the sport” Nordine Taleb tried to start brawl post-fight
Last weekend, during the UFC’s first show in Liverpool, England, Brazil’s Claudio Silva returned from a four-year hiatus to defeat Canada’s Nordine Taleb by first-round submission. Apparently, however, the pair very nearly went at it after the fight too. According to Silva, who spoke to BloodyElbow post-fight, Taleb approached him in the UFC fighter hotel, where […]