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UFC Fantasy Fights
Fantasy fights are exhibition dream match-ups. They never count on the record.
O’Malley vs Talbott
A five-round bantamweight fantasy between a former champion and a rising contender who just stopped a former champion in the first round.
Read breakdown →Strickland vs Paul
A five-round middleweight title fantasy between the champion and a boxer who has never fought under MMA rules.
Read breakdown →Van vs Kavanagh
A five-round flyweight title fantasy between the champion and a longer counter who just finished.
Read breakdown →Allen vs Pico
A five-round fantasy between a ranked southpaw and a high-volume wrestler, written as the UFC 333 bout that was cancelled.
Read breakdown →Makhachev vs Medić
A five-round welterweight title fantasy between the champion who wins on the ride and a puncher who ends nights in the first minute.
Read breakdown →Pimblett vs Salkilld
A five-round fantasy between a submission hunter and a first-round finisher who takes the back.
Read breakdown →Sterling vs Silva
A five-round fantasy between a former champion who wins on the ride and a finisher who only needs the entry.
Read breakdown →Gaethje vs Tsarukyan
The problem is not who is tougher. It is whether Gaethje can kick the lead leg for 25 minutes without giving Tsarukyan the fence.
Read breakdown →Moreno vs Elliott
The problem is not power. It is whether Moreno lets Elliott turn a title résumé into a southpaw scramble.
Read breakdown →Topuria vs Ruffy
Topuria has to close six inches of reach; Ruffy has to keep him off the fence that just ended his night.
Read breakdown →Oliveira vs Prates
If Oliveira is still standing at minute four, Prates is already winning; if Oliveira is on a hip, Prates is in Garry’s.
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