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Yousri Belgaroui is sharpening his skills with Alex Pereira ahead of his biggest test in the Ultimate Fighting Championship so far.

Belgaroui is scheduled to face Caio Borralho in a middleweight bout at UFC 334 on Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Dutchman recently opened up about his preparation for the bout at Teixeira MMA, detailing the benefits of his training with former UFC champions Pereira and Glover Teixeira.

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Yousri Belgaroui opens up about ‘growing every day’ with former UFC champs Belgaroui believes his skills are improving every day. The former kickboxer, who fought Pereira thrice during their kickboxing days, considers “Poatan” the best striker in the world. Furthermore, Belgaroui is honing his ground game with Teixeira, noting that while most strikers rely on jiu-jitsu on the ground, the former light heavyweight champion is helping him transition to grappling through wrestling.

“I have been growing every day,” Belgaro…

Amanda Nunes believes Norma Dumont should’ve fought out her Ultimate Fighting Championship contract.

Dumont announced on Wednesday that she has parted ways with the UFC. She also revealed that she has left the promotion despite having two fights left on her contract. According to Dumont, she had already been told the UFC wasn’t planning to renew her contract after it expired.

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Why Amanda Nunes disagrees with Norma Dumont’s UFC departure Nunes believes Dumont made a “bad decision” by leaving the UFC. According to the former two-division champion, Dumont should’ve tried to prove to the promotion that she belongs on the roster.

“Norma did very bad decision in her life to leave UFC,” Nunes said at media day ahead of UFC 334. “She had two more fights. If I was her, I would have proved to UFC, I belong here. I feel going away from UFC is not a good decision.”

Dumont (13-4) was on the cusp of title contention before dropping her last two fights. She …

Kevin Vallejos wants to team up with Aljamain Sterling before they collide inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship Octagon.

Vallejos (18-1) and Sterling (26-5) are scheduled to fight at UFC Qatar on Nov. 21. However, following the recent altercation between Sterling’s close friend and teammate Merab Dvalishvili and Usman Nurmagomedov at an Abu Dhabi hotel, Vallejos jokingly asked “Funk Master” to join him in avenging Dvalishvili.

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Kevin Vallejos' message to Aljamain Sterling following Merab Dvalishvili-Usman Nurmagomedov Abu Dhabi altercation Dvalishvili was jumped by Nurmagomedov and his entourage while the former UFC bantamweight champion was shooting a video. Nurmagomedov slapped Dvalishvili and an all-out brawl ensued. “The Machine” later took to social media to reveal cuts and bruises he sustained during the altercation.

Reacting to the same, Vallejos asked Sterling where he was so they could “beat up the bad guys.”

“We are in Qatar,” …