Brett Okamoto

ESPN, by way of Colorado State. We should be friends, probably.

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Welcome news for MMA. I imagine it will be hard to find anyone within the sport who doesn't immediately view this as a massive positive.

"The company intends to invest aggressively in both boxing and MMA." https://t.co/tEvum1Zx2M

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My call: Mayweather | McGregor 2, Zuffa Boxing. 2027.

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Video: Conor McGregor’s early thoughts on fight week, just a short walk from the Octagon. https://t.co/bipqzy9P0I

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Conor McGregor steps into T-Mobile Arena for his first fight week in five years.

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Video: Always enjoy a good fight week interview with Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA). We talked the Oliveira fight not being what everyone expected, receiving a contract for Conor while he was on vacation, Conor's ups and downs, support from Ireland and more https://t.co/NR306gMkjV

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@vrbo Having one of the worst customer service experiences I’ve ever encountered tonight with your company. Placed on hold repeatedly, just to have the same conversation with unhelpful agents. Please connect me with someone who can actually assist.

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RIZIN featherweight champion Razhabali Shaydullaev has signed with Dominance MMA (@Dominance_MMA) management I'm told. Undefeated 25-year-old, fighting out of Kyrgyzstan. 18-0 with 18 finishes.

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According to Iñigo Perez of Ilia Topuria's team, "Ilia is OK. Only injuries that need recovery time after a tough fight. He is out of the hospital, at home."

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Per MVP, Saturday’s Rousey v Carano event on Netflix drew 12.4m viewers globally, peaking at 17m during the main event.

Per a release, MVP is “reviewing all strategic options to do something very meaningful within MMA on a go-forward basis.”

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Have confirmed with UFC officials that Colby Covington has informed them of his decision to retire.

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Khamzat Chimaev’s team has told me the only fight he’s interested in or would accept right now is a rematch. https://t.co/Eb89uHrpOh

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Ilia Topuria’s reaction to Justin Gaethje going to wrestling practice in his latest video:

“Wrestling?!” 😭

(via @bokamotoESPN, @Justin_Gaethje)

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No recency bias, Carlos Prates is the most entertaining fighter in the sport right now. Knocks out JDM in Perth, calls for a title shot, looked like Hunter Campbell motioned to him that they'll speak in the back. Sublime performance.

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Dana White just announced Josh Hokit vs. Derrick Lewis has been added to the White House card.

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Joe Pyfer says he's basically turned into a different person over the last six weeks, and views his life and fighting extremely differently now. How do you think it will effect him, if at all, in the biggest fight of his career? https://t.co/j4jMSQo6j3

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No. 6 ranked UFC middleweight Brendan Allen explains why he's fighting unranked Edmen Shahbazyan in June, how big of a risk he views it, why he's lost all respect for Dricus Du Plessis, more. https://t.co/vfgGTHC8uv

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Backstage Caio Borralho interview at UFC 326 https://t.co/ClrRVTlPNx

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With the BMF title back on the line this weekend at UFC 326, ESPN decided to revisit where it came from.

This is the Untold Story of the BMF ... from the man who created it, @NateDiaz209
https://t.co/61txjeuA5v

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Caught up with Max Holloway today. BMF title fight eight days out … https://t.co/AL23fo4NkW