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• Invicta’s Samantha Diaz takes extreme measures to make weight: cutting her hair

  17-11-2016 23:00
  
  KANSAS CITY — Invicta FC fighter Samantha Diaz gave a new meaning to "cutting" weight Thursday when she trimmed her hair in order to make the strawweight maximum on the scale. Diaz was 116.2 pounds before the impromptu haircut and 115.9 afterward.
  Diaz, who is making her Invicta and pro debut against Miranda Maverick, saved herself a forfeiture of a percentage of her purse with the extreme measures.See the entire sheer video — from start to finish — above.
  
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• Conor McGregor inspires some of world's top athletes to do 'Billionaire strut'

  17-11-2016 22:00
  
  Moments before defeating then UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, and making UFC history by becoming a two-divison champ, Conor McGregor circled around the octagon with his chin up, swinging his arms and shoulders back-and-fourth. This has been labeled 'the McGregor walk', as he's done it many times in the past, and it has now transcended into other mainstream sports.
  Recently, basketball, soccer, and football stars have imitated 'the McGregor walk'.However, McGrego
  
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• Miesha Tate told corner ‘I don’t care enough’ after UFC 205 loss to Raquel Pennington

  17-11-2016 21:00
  
  Miesha Tate didn't hold back while talking to her coaches at UFC 205.
  The former UFC women's bantamweight champion expressed a lack of desire to fight following her loss to Raquel Pennington last weekend in New York. The audio and video was captured by the UFC for its "The Thrill and the Agony" series.
  "I'm not showing up in here anymore," Tate told coaches Bryan Caraway and Robert Follis. "I don't care enough."
  Caraway replied: "You show up in practice."
  Cameras caught Tate saying a few seconds
  
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• UFC Fight Night 99 ‘Hall vs. Mousasi 2’ Results: Play-by-Play & Updates

  17-11-2016 20:47 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog's live UFC Fight Night 99 “Mousasi vs. Hall 2” coverage kicks off Saturday at 12:15 p.m. ET.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 100 ‘Bader vs. Nogueira 2’ Results: Play-by-Play & Updates

  17-11-2016 20:47 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog's live UFC Fight Night 100 “Bader vs. Nogueira 2” coverage kicks off at 6 p.m. ET.
  
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• Former Invicta Title Challenger Colleen Schneider Signs with Bellator MMA

  17-11-2016 20:34 via sherdog.com
  
  Former Invicta Fighting Championships title challenger Colleen Schneider has signed a deal to compete for Bellator MMA.
  
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• Popular female boxer Heather Hardy crossing over to MMA, signs with Invicta FC

  17-11-2016 20:00
  
  A popular female boxer is going to be doing double duty in combat sports.
  Undefeated boxing champion Heather Hardy announced Wednesday at a Showtime press conference that she will be crossing over into MMA and has signed a deal with Invicta FC, the all-women's promotion. Invicta officials confirmed the news with MMA Fighting on Thursday.
  Hardy told Ring's Mitch Abramson on Tuesday that she will be fighting for Invicta on its next card Jan. 14. No opponent has been named yet and Invicta has
  
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• Gerald Meerschaert to Make Octagon Debut vs. Joe Gigliotti at UFC Fight Night Albany

  17-11-2016 17:32 via sherdog.com
  
  Gerald Meerschaert has replaced the injured Oluwale Bamgbose and will face Joe Gigliotti at UFC Fight Night 102 in Albany, N.Y., on Dec. 9.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 100 media day staredowns

  17-11-2016 17:30
  
  SAO PAULO, Brazil -- UFC light heavyweights Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and others including Thomas Almeida, Albert Morales, Claudia Gadelha, Cortney Casey, Warlley Alves, Kamaru Usman and more face off during the UFC Fight Night 100 media day in Brazil.
  
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• Fortunes Changed for Five at UFC 205

  17-11-2016 17:00
  
  Conor McGregor, by breaking more records and winning another championship,has become both the greatest money player in UFC history, and in some ways, thebiggest threat UFC management has ever faced from a fighter on their roster.McGregor made it clear after UFC 205 that he was looking for an equitystake in the company. In wanting his current contract renegotiated, one whichalready calls for him to make a pay-per-view percentage based on his drawingpower, and in bringing up a possible sabbat
  
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• Ian McCall: Like My Opponent, This Could Be My Last Fight As Well

  17-11-2016 16:24 via sherdog.com
  
  Ian McCall talks with Sherdog.com European partner SevereMMA ahead of UFC Fight Night 99 “Mousasi vs. Hall 2.”
  
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• Artem Lobov: If Conor McGregor Says he Can Fly a Spaceship, Believe Him

  17-11-2016 16:20 via sherdog.com
  
  Artem Lobov talks with Sherdog.com European partner SevereMMA ahead of UFC Fight Night 99 “Mousasi vs. Hall 2.”
  
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• Gegard Mousasi: I’d Beat Uriah Hall 9 Times Out of 10

  17-11-2016 16:17 via sherdog.com
  
  Gegard Mousasi talks with Sherdog.com European partner SevereMMA ahead of UFC Fight Night 99 “Mousasi vs. Hall 2.”
  
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• Invicta FC 20 weigh-in video

  17-11-2016 16:00
  
  At the Invicta FC 20 weigh-ins, all 16 Invicta FC fighters taking part in Friday's Invicta FC 20 fights step on the scale Thursday, and we'll have video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Tonya Evinger and Yana Kunitskaya will have to make the bantamweight limit of 135 pounds.The Invicta FC 20 official weigh-in will be at 11 a.m. ET.The Invicta FC 20 ceremonial weigh-in will be at 8 p.m. ET.Check out the Invicta FC 20 weigh-in results below.Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 8 p.m. ET)
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• UFC Rankings Report: Conor McGregor Jumps Up The Pound-For-Pound List

  17-11-2016 15:37
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbwY8nSA488[/embed]Fresh off his win over Eddie Alvarez, new dual-UFC champion Conor McGregor finds himself second on the UFC's pound-for-pound list. The latest rankings were released following UFC, where McGregor knocked out Alvarez to become the lightweight champion.Former UFC champion Forrest Griffin and Matt Parrino offer up their insight and thoughts on the rankings in the video above.
  Yoel Romero at middleweight and Khabib Nurmagomedov at lightweight
  
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• Angela Hill ‘pissed’ she isn’t fighting Alexa Grasso after being promised that bout

  17-11-2016 15:00
  
  Invicta FC flew Angela Hill to Kansas City back in July. The main event of the card was a key strawweight contender matchup between Alexa Grasso and Jodie Esquibel. The thinking was that the winner would face Hill, the Invicta strawweight champion, next.
  Grasso won by impressive unanimous decision to set up what would have been title fight with Hill this month.
  That, of course, isn't going to happen. Grasso did fight earlier this month, beating Heather Jo Clark in the UFC. The Mexican star signe
  
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• Morning Report: Conor McGregor calls out Floyd Mayweather Jr., wants $100 million for a boxing match

  17-11-2016 14:00
  
  UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor recently called out Floyd Mayweather Jr. for a boxing match, and UFC President Dana White backed McGregor up. These days, any time Conor McGregor is in the news, Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s name ends up not being far behind.
  On Saturday, Conor McGregor knocked out Eddie Alvarez to claim his second UFC championship. It was a historic feat that stirred up questions about what would be next for the two division champion; it also sparked a war of
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Hall And Pennington

  17-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC Middleweight contender Uriah Hall calls in ahead of his rematch with Gegard Mousasi in Belfast, Northern Ireland and talks about the Derek Brunson loss, "Houdini" training, his relationship with Chael Sonnen, getting comfortable with the uncomfortable, loving fighting in Japan, and more. Later, rising UFC Women's Bantamweight Raquel Pennington calls in to talk about her big win over Miesha Tate at UFC 205, going on a revenge tour, and how she matches up against Ronda and Amanda. Plus, Jim an
  
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• UFC Belfast - Fight by Fight

  17-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  URIAH HALL VS GEGARD MOUSASIGegard Mousasi was winning his first fight with Uriah Hall in September of 2015 pretty convincingly before getting caught and finished in the second round. Since then, the Netherlands veteran has been only getting better, while Hall has lost two straight. What does that mean on Saturday? Nothing, because when Hall is on, he’s got the talent to beat anyone at 185 pounds, and if we get that guy, all bets are off.STEVIE RAY VS ROSS PEARSONBritish veteran Ross Pears
  
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• NBA's Marc Gasol does best Conor McGregor impression

  17-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  I want to apologize.... TO ABSOLUTELY NOBODY!#GrindCity pic.twitter.com/JN6p8YdV0G— Marc Gasol (@MarcGasol) November 17, 2016Conor McGregor’s historic win at UFC 205 has lifted the Irish superstar to the top of the world sports stage, and other top athletes are taking notice of the two-weight world champion.After hitting the game-winning 3-pointer Wednesday for his Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol strutted back up court doing the “McGregor walk” in celebration.Gasol took to
  
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• McGregor rises to No. 2 on pound-for-pound list

  17-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  One glance over the new official UFC rankings and it’s hard to miss new two-weight world champion Conor McGregor’s name, which is plastered across the top of three different lists.McGregor holds the champion slot in both the lightweight and featherweight divisions and now ranks No. 2 behind only flyweight king Demetrious Johnson on the pound-for-pound list.“The Notorious” received five first-place votes (out of 19 total voters) but the panel consensus had “Mighty Mo
  
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• Injuries behind him, Nogueira ready to fight

  17-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  When Antonio Rogerio Nogueira steps into the Octagon on Saturday night, it will mark the first time since 2011 that the Brazilian light heavyweight has competed twice in the same year.Even during his early years, Nogueira was never one to employ the “Cerrone Method” when it came to his career, logging more than three fights between January 1 and December 31 of a given year just once (2002). But for the better part of a decade, you could count on Noguiera to make two or three appearan
  
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• From 'uncle' to 'dad', maturity helps McCall

  17-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  After sitting on the sidelines since January of 2015 and losing two summer bouts through no fault of his own, it would be understandable if Ian McCall didn’t have the same feeling about prizefighting that he did when he started.But when asked if the line on his UFC bio that said he began on this journey “Because fighting is cool,” is still accurate, he laughs, then answers immediately.“Yeah, it’s gotten cooler, but it’s cool in a different way,” McCall s
  
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• Fight Night Sao Paulo: fight by fight preview

  17-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  ROGERIO NOGUEIRA VS RYAN BADERSix years have passed since the first bout between Ryan Bader and Rogerio Nogueira, and while the first bout wasn’t a barnburner by any means, things might be a little different this time around. Back then, Bader was strictly a wrestler and he used his wrestling to win that fight. He’s developed his striking since then, and while he’s no Nogueira on the feet, he may be willing to stand and see what “Little Nog” has left in his fists and
  
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• Fight Night Belfast: By the Numbers

  17-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  5Current ranking of Gegard Mousasi as a UFC middleweight3Fight active win streak by “The Dreamcatcher” including back-to-back KO/TKO stoppages at UFC 200 and UFC 204159-30Significant strikes landed to absorbed by Mousasi against his last three UFC opponents - Thales Leites, Thiago Santos and Vitor Belfort+2.08Significant strikes landed differential per minute rate in favor of Mousasi, 2nd best among active UFC middleweights behind Luke Rockhold’s +2.26 (min. 5 fights)21Career k
  
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• Roy Nelson Suspended Nine Months, Fined For Kicking John McCarthy

  17-11-2016 05:04
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZSlXbB566M[/embed]The Brazilian Superior Justice Court of MMA has handed down its punishment for Roy Nelson.According to MMAFighting, Nelson has been suspended nine months and fined $24,000 for kicking referee John McCarthy this past September following his win over Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva.
  The report stated that Nelson could have been suspended for 25 months and fined $40,000. The STJDMMA talked with Nelson before issuing the fine and suspension, to which
  
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• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Embracing His Spot At UFC Fight Night 100

  17-11-2016 04:47
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrnk-V_NXJk[/embed]While many have questioned Antonio Rogerio Nogueira still fighting now that he has turned 40 years old, the Brazilian isn't letting it get to him.Nogueira will get the chance to main event this Saturday night's UFC Fight Night 100 card in Brazil against Ryan Bader, taking on "Darth" for a second time."I started doing this sport when almost nobody knew it in Brazil and today I am headlining a card in the country," Nogueira said. "It's a dr
  
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• Claudia Gadelha Looking To Rebound At UFN 100 Vs. Cortney Casey

  17-11-2016 04:42
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOcxVFFHczM[/embed]Claudia Gadelha was 12-0 when she met Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2014, falling via split decision.The Brazilian rebounded with a decision win over Jessica Aguilar in 2015, earning herself a rematch with the UFC strawweight champion. Gadelha dropped that contest and will once again try to work her way back up the ladder starting Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 100 vs. Cortney Casey.Prior to the fight, Gadelha moved to Jackson-Wink MMA in New
  
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• UFC Fight Night 100’s Ryan Bader Ready To Feed Off Brazilian Energy

  17-11-2016 04:36
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waTo8sn5aX8[/embed]Ryan Bader knows that he will hear nothing but booing from the Brazilian faithful Saturday night when he meets Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the main event of UFC Fight Night 100.And that is fine by "Darth."Bader seeks to go 2-0 vs. Nogueira, adding to his decision win several years back, and position himself as a contender in the light heavyweight division.“Our first fight happened six years ago and I feel that I have grown a lot as
  
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• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Tito Ortiz full fight video

  17-11-2016 04:00
  
  In December 2011, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira put on one of the best performances of his career when he stopped former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz with strikes in the first round. Now, Nogueira is trying to climb the 205-pound ladder and his former foe Ryan Bader stands in the way. Rewatch one of Nogueira's best moments before his main event fight at UFC Fight Night: Sao Paulo.
  
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• UFC 205 “The Thrill And The Agony” Preview Spotlights Khabib Nurmagomedov

  17-11-2016 03:58
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kTxWUUcFVs[/embed]During his fight vs. Michael Johnson at UFC 205 this past weekend, Khabib Nurmagomedov stopped listening to instructions between rounds and informed UFC president Dana White of something."Hey, be careful," Nurmagomedov said. "I'm gonna smash your boy."This was before "The Eagle" put his finishing touches on Johnson, scoring a third round submission.
  The segment can be found during a preview released for "The Thrill and the Agony."
  And yes
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov tells Michael Johnson to give up at UFC 205

  17-11-2016 03:00
  
  Khabib Nurmagomedov wanted to make a statement at UFC 205, and ultimately he did just that. Nurmagomedov smashed through Michael Johnson with a ridiculously dominant performance to stake his claim in the Conor McGregor sweepstakes -- and now, courtesy of a preview for the UFC's The Thrill and The Agony series, we can see how uniquely dominant that performance was.
  Watch above as Nurmagomedov takes time out of his ground and pound clinic to not only insist Johnson give up, but also to impress upo
  
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• Philipe Lins gets new opponent at Bellator 168

  17-11-2016 02:42
  
  Bellator was forced to change plans for its upcoming show in Italy.
  Originally matched up against Italian light heavyweight Pietro Cappelli in Florence on Dec. 10, Philipe Lins will now take on fellow Brazilian Kleber Silva. Bellator officials confirmed the change to MMA Fighting on Wednesday.
  Lins (10-1), a former Bellator tournament semifinalist, returned from a long layoff in July with a second-round knockout over Guilherme Viana at Bellator 159. Prior to this victory, Lins suffered the only
  
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• Roy Nelson suspended nine months, fined for kicking referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy

  17-11-2016 01:51
  
  Roy Nelson won’t be fighting anytime soon.
  The long-time UFC heavyweight was issued a nine-month suspension by the Brazilian Superior Justice Court of MMA (STJDMMA) for assault and unethical behavior following his knockout win over Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva on Sept. 24 at UFC Fight Night 95 in Brasilia, Brazil.
  Nelson kicked veteran referee "Big" John McCarthy after the bout because he thought McCarthy took too long to stop the contest, forcing Nelson to hurt Silva more than he nee
  
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• Tarec Saffiedine to Meet Replacement Foe Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 207

  17-11-2016 01:19 via sherdog.com
  
  Tarec Saffiedine will remain on the UFC 207 card and face Dong Hyun Kim in a welterweight matchup.
  
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• Dong Hyun Kim vs. Tarec Saffiedine set for UFC 207

  17-11-2016 01:00
  
  Dong Hyun Kim will be replacing Matt Brown to face Tarec Saffiedine in a welterweight bout at UFC 207. The news was first reported by the Las Vegas Review Journal on Tuesday, and was later confirmed by MMA Fighting.
  Saffiedine was left without a fight after his original opponent, Brown, was pulled from the bout to be booked against Donald Cerrone at UFC 206 in Toronto. Kim was also left without a fight recently, as he was scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night 99 against Gunnar Nelson, but the fi
  
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• For Family: Fight Blog With Titan FC 42 Fighter Kurt Holobaugh

  17-11-2016 00:15
  
  For Professional Featherweight fighter Kurt Holobaugh, fighting is a part of his family. Kurt is a a single father of 3 who not only works a 9 to 5, but also owns and runs a successful Gracie affiliate gym in his home state of Louisiana. A place where 2 of his 3 children are learning the art their father loves so much. On the weekends Kurt travels to different Gracie affiliates to train, teach seminars, and continue his growth as a Mixed Martial Artist. From the UFC to Russia, Kurt continues to
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov Tweets He’s Done with the UFC If He Doesn’t Get A Title Shot

  17-11-2016 00:07
  
  UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmaomedov tweeted this out early Wednesday evening:https://twitter.com/TeamKhabib/status/799015923013169152The undefeated fighter from Dagestan defeated Michael Johnson on by submission on Saturday at UFC 205 before calling out "chicken" Conor McGregor, who was still a few hours away from winning the lightweight title. Nurmagomedov also directed a couple pointed comments at the UFC, saying that he:Understands the power of the UFC public relations machine w
  
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• Jon Jones on Dana White's main event comments: 'I'm sure he didn't mean it'

  17-11-2016 00:00
  
  Last week, in the midst of the festivities surrounding UFC 205 in New York, UFC president Dana White told Jim Rome at a Sirius XM town hall that he "would never take the risk of headlining a show with Jon Jones again."
  The comments came just days after arbitrators handed Jones the worst possible penalty, a one-year suspension, for his failed drug test ahead of UFC 200, and White explained that he simply wouldn't trust Jones to main-event a card until Jones "consistently gets
  
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