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</media:content>		<title>Rafael Fiziev stops Manuel Torres at UFC Baku with highlight knockout</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:44:40 EDT</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:42:42 EDT</pubDate>
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		<headline><![CDATA[UFC Baku results feature eight-second KO]]></headline>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:00:27 EDT</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The UFC returned to Baku, Azerbaijan for the organization’s second consecutive June event.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:01:34 EDT</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Rafael Fiziev faces a massive test this weekend in the form of Manuel Torres when the lightweights headline a UFC Fight Night event in Baku. Sportsnet&#8217;s Mike Johnston has the preview.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Rafael Fiziev faces a massive test this weekend in the form of Manuel Torres when the lightweights headline a UFC Fight Night event in Baku. Sportsnet's Mike Johnston has the preview. ]]></content:encoded>
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		<headline><![CDATA[UFC launches new fighter rankings system]]></headline>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator>Aaron Bronsteter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>More than 13 years after launching their initial rankings system, the UFC altered the way that rankings will be determined going forward.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ More than 13 years after launching their initial rankings system, the UFC altered the way that rankings will be determined going forward. ]]></content:encoded>
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		<headline><![CDATA[Kape faceplants Horiguchi in main event]]></headline>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:15:40 EDT</pubDate>
		<modifiedDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:15:45 EDT</modifiedDate >
		<dc:creator>Mike Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Manel Kape had to wait almost a decade to get his revenge on Kyoji Horiguchi but the flyweight contender did just that on Saturday and moved closer to a UFC title shot.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Manel Kape had to wait almost a decade to get his revenge on Kyoji Horiguchi but the flyweight contender did just that on Saturday and moved closer to a UFC title shot. ]]></content:encoded>
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