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Despite the final months of the year lacking the anticipated return of Conor McGregor, a prominent figure in mixed martial arts, or a bout featuring Ilia Topuria, the UFC is still committed to mesmerising fans before 2024.

The new year will mark the highly awaited UFC 300 event, but before that they are delivering an action-packed conclusion to 2023.

The already announced heavyweight clash between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic for the championship belt will be joined by three more title fights.

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Saturday evening saw a classic flyweight battle between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko, with the former retaining her title.

MMA fans have widely praised the two fighters for their performance, with Conor McGregor publicly hailing the bout itself.

"An absolute corker of a fight," McGregor posted on Twitter.

"All timer in WMMA in my opinion, and it ends in a draw.

"Wow, wow wow! Well done Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko. Incredible. Fair draw. Valentina unlucky for sure, but a draw is fair in my opinion. Run it back. Viva Mexico"

Fans are unhappy with the result

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Whilst his momentum may have slowed somewhat since 2021, Israel Adesanya remains one of the UFC's biggest stars at this moment, and he is scheduled to take on Sean Strickland in a middleweight title bout on Saturday.

With all the preparations for the fight now all but complete, Adesanya had a final message for Strickland.

He threatened his opponent with a broken jaw if Strickland 'runs his mouth' during the bout.

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Speculation is rife as a recent screenshot from the UFC's exclusive streaming platform, Fight Pass, points to the possibility of Conor McGregorheadlining the upcoming UFC 296 pay-per-view event on December 16 in Las Vegas. The tantalizing snapshot suggests that McGregor could be squaring off against Michael Chandler in what could be an explosive showdown.

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Max Holloway spectacularly knocked out Chan Sung Jun at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, forcing the retirement of the 'Korean Zombie,' who left UFC Fight Night Singapore to a standing ovation.

The knockout came in the third round of the featherweight division fight, where despite the aggressiveness of the Korean Zombie, he was connected with a brutal right hand that ended his aspirations.

The fight was hotly contested from the start, with Max punishing the South Korean with kicks, who closed the distance and connected in the face of "Blessed' Holloway, who did not stay with his arms crossed, moved away from the danger represented by his rival and took the rhythm of the fight to impact with the jab and kicks to the chest of Chan Sung Jung.