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Simon Head

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Covers:  MMA, boxing, football (soccer), motorsport, NFL, and related sports betting.
Freelance Sports Writer: UFC, Zuffa Boxing, TNT Sports, RDX Sports + more. Founding Editor: @Gills365. Prev: BBC Sport, The FA, MMA Junkie, BT Sport, Mirror.

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Simon Head’s Biography

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Sports writer, journalist, editor and combat sports media consultant from the United Kingdom, with 25 years in sports media, and 15 covering mixed martial arts (MMA).

Feature Writer: UFC
Editor-In-Chief: RDX Sports
Live Sports Reporter: TNT Sports

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UFC 330 weigh-ins: Makhachev and Machado Garry on weight for welterweight title clash in Philly

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By Simon Head
| RDX Sports
The fighters have taken to the scale in Philadelphia ahead of UFC 330, with all four championship fighters successfully making weight for the night’s two title fights. The event will be headlined by a battle for the undisputed UFC welterweight title, as Islam Makhachev puts his 170-pound title on the line against number-one contender Ian Machado Garry. Both fighters looked in prime condition as they stepped onto the scale, as they both hit championship weight, coming in at 170 pounds apiece.
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Gillian Robertson | Years In The Making

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By Simon Head
| UFC
Gillian Robertson has taken the long road to her first UFC title shot. But now she’s here, she plans on completing her journey with championship gold wrapped around her waist. Robertson will challenge reigning champion Mackenzie Dern for the undisputed strawweight title in the co-main event of UFC 330 in Philadelphia on Saturday night. Due to the pair’s respective fighting styles, it’s a matchup that people in and around the sport have been hoping would materialize for years.
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Legends team up as Cris Cyborg trains with Holly Holm ahead of PFL Tampa bout

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By Simon Head
| RDX Sports
Brazilian MMA legend Cris Cyborg is set to return to the PFL SmartCage at PFL Tampa on August 22, when she takes on compatriot Ketlen Vieira in a huge matchup in Florida, and the multi-division champion is leaving no stone unturned in her preparations for the fight.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first paid gig as a journalist was for a company called Opta, who were the official statisticians of the Premier League.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yep. I learned to type on one.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Irwin M. Fletcher