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Israel Adesanya leads praise for 271lb front-flipping heavyweight Chris Barnett

Barnett came from behind to win his fight by knockout at UFC 279 then proceeded to front-flip in the cage - and his antics caught the attention of Adesanya

Daily Mirror · Sep 12, 2022

Jailton Almeida disagrees with commentary saying UFC 279 win was ‘too easy’: ‘It’s a very hard-working process’

Jailton Almeida appreciates Jon Anik's compliment, but doesn't necessarily agree with him.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 12, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev criticised for comparing himself with Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson

Chimaev choked out Kevin Holland inside two minutes at UFC 279 then compared himself to legendary boxers Ali and Tyson in his post-fight speech

Daily Mirror · Sep 12, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev appears to take dig at Conor McGregor with "smoking s***" jibe

Chimaev was responding to a question about being booed following his win over Kevin Holland at UFC 279 when he appeared to reference McGregor

Daily Mirror · Sep 11, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev on fan backlash for missing weight at UFC 279: ‘I don’t care’

Khamzat Chimaev responds to fan backlash he received at UFC 279.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 11, 2022

Tony Ferguson admits coaches' advice led to defeat against Nate Diaz

Ferguson was choked out by Diaz after shooting for a takedown of his own in the fourth round of the UFC 279 main event

Daily Mirror · Sep 11, 2022

Nate Diaz sets new UFC record by choking out Tony Ferguson in final fight

Diaz went out on top by submitting Tony Ferguson in his final UFC fight and the MMA veteran set a promotional record whilst doing so

Daily Mirror · Sep 11, 2022

Conor McGregor's coach forgives UFC for "booting" him and fighter out of arena

McGregor's coach John Kavanagh corner Johnny Walker to victory at UFC 279 on Saturday night but was then told to leave the T-Mobile Arena

Daily Mirror · Sep 11, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev "would have killed" Nate Diaz and been in jail had they fought

Chimaev missed weight by 7.5lb for his axed fight against Diaz at UFC 279 and the Chechen insists he would have killed the UFC veteran if they fought

Daily Mirror · Sep 11, 2022

Nate Diaz admits he "lost count" of money he was paid to fight Tony Ferguson

Several fighters on the UFC 279 card were subjected to a last minute opponent switch and Diaz said he "lost count" of the extra money he was paid to fight Ferguson

Daily Mirror · Sep 11, 2022