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Former UFC middleweight champion and MMA legend Anderson “Spider” Silva of Brazil is now officially a U.S. citizen after being sworn in this week at a ceremony in Los Angeles.

The 44-year-old mixed martial arts great took his oath of citizenship to the USA along with thousands of others at a naturalization ceremony on July 23 held at the LA convention center, according to CNN in a piece published Friday. 

The UFC is headed to South Carolina this week for what should be an action-packed, if not necessarily incredibly meaningful fight night card. Top ranked featherweights Renato Moicano and Chan Sung Jung face off in the main event. With bantamweight action fighters John Lineker and Rob Font re-matching in the co-main. Bryan Barberena, Andrea Lee, and Kevin Holland should ensure the rest of the main card is at least fun to watch, no matter how the fights go.

The UFC is headed down to Uruguay for the first time in company history, and they’re bringing a title fight to Montevideo. Women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defends her belt against Liz Carmouche, who controversially beat her by cuts stoppage way back in 2010. As for the co-main event, which I suspect is the fight most want to see over the headliner, is a guaranteed banger between welterweights Vicente Luque and Mike Perry.

Talking to the media may be a chore for most fighters, but there are few better times to do it than after a big win. When the only thing they have to talk about is success. That’s where Valentina Shevchenko found herself on Saturday night, following her headkick KO win over Jessica Eye at UFC 238 to retain her flyweight title.

The UFC Newark main event just witnessed former interim welterweight champ Colby Covington outstrike ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler. No horse feathers! Covington started out outgripping his adversary, but then switched gears and threw a ton of volume en route to a five-round decision. The #2 ranked UFC welterweight is now on a seven-fight winning streak and just might have a date with the current undisputed champion, Kamaru Usman.

Bellator MMA will put on one of their biggest events of 2019 in the legendary Madison Square Garden arena in New York City this weekend. Bellator 222 will feature two title fights, a grudge match between legends of the sport, and a whole lot of other action.