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Mike Johnston

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Former longtime Staff Writer, Digital Content Editor and UFC Editor @Sportsnet. Kindness is medicinal. I'd rather be talking about movies. INFP
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Four key questions facing UFC ahead of second half of 2026 schedule

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By Mike Johnston
| Sportsnet Canada Verified
There were 21 UFC events during the first six months of 2026. Fight fans witnessed more than 250 total fights with 80 knockout or technical knockout finishes, plus 45 submissions and four new champions get crowned so far this year. What might the next six months have in store?
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Rafael Fiziev stops Manuel Torres at UFC Baku with highlight knockout

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By Mike Johnston
| Sportsnet Canada Verified
Sometimes “MMA math” works out logically, and sometimes there’s simply no sense to it. Fighter A defeats Fighter B, who holds a previous win over Fighter C. Then Fighter A and Fighter C are matched up. On paper, Fighter A should, in theory, defeat Fighter C, yet mixed martial arts is such an unpredictable sport that you usually can’t rely on results to be that straightforward. Saturday’s 13-bout UFC Fight Night card in Baku, Azerbaijan, however, ended in an example of the former.
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Rafael Fiziev can use Justin Gaethje rivalry as motivation for UFC Baku Original

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By Mike Johnston
| Sportsnet Canada Verified
Rafael Fiziev has a massive test in front of him this weekend in the form of Manuel Torres. The lightweights lead the UFC’s return to Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday in a five-round lightweight contest that headlines a 13-bout Fight Night card. It’s the organization’s second event in Azerbaijan in as many years after debuting at Baku Crystal Hall 12 months ago.
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