UFC 241 is taking place live tonight at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The main event features a heavyweight championship rematch between current titleholder Daniel Cormier and former champion Stipe Miocic. If you’d like to keep up with the action, we’ll have full UFC 241 results as they happen, […]
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