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• Megan Anderson vs. Cat Zingano announced for UFC 232

  17-10-2018 23:42 via mmafighting.com
  Another intriguing featherweight matchup has been added to UFC 232 in Las Vegas.
  The Dec. 29 card at T-Mobile Arena already features the women’s superfight between featherweight champion Cris Cyborg and bantamweight titleholder Amanda Nunes.
  And the card now includes a matchup of top contenders, as former Invicta featherweight champion Megan Anderson will meet popular Cat Zingano. On Wednesday, the UFC officially announced the bout, which was initially reported last week by ESPN.
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• Conor McGregor says ‘now is the time’ to bring UFC octagon to AT&T Stadium

  17-10-2018 22:00 via mmafighting.com
  Jerry Jones and Conor McGregor. It is a friendship that has taken the headlines by storm.
  On Sunday night, McGregor took in the NFL game between the Jones’ Dallas Cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars. From tossing the pigskin during warm ups to pumping up “America’s Team” in the huddle, the giddy Irishman looked like a kid in a candy store as he took in AT&T Stadium.
  However, one nugget picked up by cameras was a conversation between McGregor and Jones discussing the
  
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• UFC on Fox 31 Card Continues to Grow with Two New Matchups

  17-10-2018 21:07 via sherdog.com
  Two fights have been added to UFC on Fox 31, after the promotion announced that heavyweights Juan Adams vs. Chris de la Rocha and light heavyweights Adam Milstead vs. Mike Rodriguez have been booked for the December card.
  
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• Undefeated Prospect Alexey Kunchenko to Test Yushin Okami at UFC Fight Night Adelaide

  17-10-2018 20:17 via sherdog.com
  UFC Fight Night Adelaide continues to take shape as the Ultimate Fighting Championship has added a welterweight matchup.
  
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• Floyd Mayweather criticizes Khabib Nurmagomedov over brawl: ‘You must conduct yourself like a professional’

  17-10-2018 20:00 via mmafighting.com
  Floyd Mayweather still wants a fight with UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. But not before he gives his MMA counterpart a lecture on decorum.
  The undefeated former world boxing champion makes Las Vegas his home, as anyone who has seen his “50-0” billboards along I-15 could tell you, and he seems personally offended that Nurmagomedov touched off the infamous brawl at T-Mobile Arena following Nurmagomedov’s fourth-round submission victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 2
  
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• Michael Johnson steps in for Zubaira Tukhugov to fight Artem Lobov at UFC Moncton

  17-10-2018 18:32 via mmafighting.com
  Artem Lobov wanted Zubaira Tukhugov, but he’ll have to settle for Ultimate Fighter veteran Michael Johnson.
  With Tukhugov currently under investigation by the Nevada Athletic Commission in regards to his involvement in the UFC 229 post-main event melee, he was removed from his scheduled bout with Lobov at UFC Moncton and replaced by Johnson. Officials announced the new matchup Wednesday, following an initial report by ESPN.
  Lobov vs. Johnson will serve as the co-main event for UFC Moncton
  
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• UFC 230 poster released

  17-10-2018 18:00 via mmafighting.com
  X marks the spot.
  The UFC 230 poster was released Tuesday and it features heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis front and center, with defending champion Daniel Cormier looming in the background carrying both his heavyweight and light heavyweight belts.
  Cormier and Lewis collide in the main event on Nov. 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
  IT'S TIME!#UFC230:@DC_MMA vs. @TheBeast_UFCThe official poster has DROPPED! pic.twitter.com/4bAnb5JeAa— UFC (@ufc) October 17, 2018Also featur
  
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• Stephen Thompson Still Wants To Fight Robbie Lawler But 'Ball Is Now In His Court'

  17-10-2018 16:20 via sherdog.com
  Two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson reiterates he is still keen on a fight with former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler despite talks taking longer than expected.
  
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• Mike Winkeljohn: Jon Jones 'Didn't Train Hard' For First Gustafsson Fight

  17-10-2018 16:01 via sherdog.com
  At UFC 165 in September 2013, Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweights Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson put on one of the greatest wars ever inside the Octagon. That night, “Bones” won via unanimous decision and notched his sixth title defense to surpass the record set by Tito Ortiz.
  
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• Michael Chiesa says family has received nasty messages as backlash from Conor McGregor lawsuit

  17-10-2018 16:00 via mmafighting.com
  Dealing with Conor McGregor is one thing. Michael Chiesa is learning what it’s like to deal with the Conor McGregor legion.
  The two fighters’ stories became forever intertwined on that fateful media day in April when Chiesa was just 48 hours away from a fight with Anthony Pettis at UFC 223 in Brooklyn. That fight would be end up being re-scheduled when McGregor made a shocking appearance at the Barclays Center loading area in an attempt to confront rival Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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• Unbeaten Alexey Kunchenko returns against Yushin Okami at UFC Adelaide

  17-10-2018 15:30 via mmafighting.com
  Alexey Kunchenko will face another veteran in the Octagon, taking on Yushin Okami at the UFC Adelaide card in Australia on Dec. 1, the promotion announced Wednesday.
  Kunchenko (19-0), a former M-1 Challenge welterweight champion, impressed in his UFC debut in September, defeating former UFC title challenger and longtime veteran Thiago Alves via decision at UFC Russia. The undefeated Russian finished 13 of his 18 opponents by knockout before joining the North American promotion.
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• The A-Side Live Chat: Khabib vs. McGregor, UFC 230, Jones vs. Gustafsson, Fedor vs. Sonnen, Alvarez to ONE

  17-10-2018 15:15 via mmafighting.com
  This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting.
  Today on the show, we’ll talk fallout from the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor fight at UFC 229 and post-fight brawl. Is Nurmagomedov really going to walk if the UFC releases his teammates? What should be next for Nurmagomedov? Should McGregor really get a rematch or is there a better option for him?
  We’ll also discuss the upcoming UFC 230, which has a lineup that has been shuffled up and down in recent weeks. Daniel Cormier vs. D
  
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• Morning Report: Dana White says Khabib Nurmagomedov will not be leaving the UFC

  17-10-2018 14:00 via mmafighting.com
  When Khabib Nurmagomedov jumped into the crowd after UFC 229 to attack Dillon Danis, it started a brawl wherein his friend and training partner, Zubaira Tukhugov, cheap-shotted the freshly defeated Conor McGregor. It was a dirty attack and one that resulted in Tukhugov being removed from his scheduled bout with McGregor’s friend and training partner, Artem Lobov. That didn’t sit well with Nurmagomedov who, just a few days later, threatened to leave the UFC if they chose to fire Tukh
  
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• Zingano vs Anderson set for UFC 232

  17-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Two of the UFC's best will collide on the stacked UFC 232 card on December 29, as former bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano moves to 145 pounds to face off with former Invicta FC champion Megan Anderson at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.In the UFC 232 main event, which airs live on Pay-Per-View, Jon Jones returns to face Alexander Gustafsson in a rematch for the UFC light heavyweight title. Plus, it's a women's MMA SuperFight, as featherweight champion Cris Cyborg meets bantamweight titlehol
  
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• Two bouts added to Milwaukee event

  17-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The big boys of the Octagon will be in action in Milwaukee on December 15, with two bouts in the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions made official today.In a heavyweight matchup, highly-touted Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series graduate Juan Adams will put his unbeaten record on the line in his UFC debut against Chris de la Rocha, who is coming off a stirring second-round finish of Rashad Coulter in June.Plus, in a clash of light heavyweight prospects, Adam Milstead returns to t
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters – The Story So Far

  17-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The first season of The Ultimate Fighter featuring heavyweights and women's featherweights has been nothing short of action-packed and drama-filled from the first day the competitors stepped foot into the house in Las Vegas.With middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and top five-ranked contender Kelvin Gastelum leading the teams, the fighters are all vying for their opportunity to earn a six-figure contract with the UFC while jumping into two of the toughest divisions in the sport.Right away, w
  
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• Statement on UFC Moncton

  17-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  “Featherweight athlete Michael Johnson will be replacing Zubaira Tukhugov in the scheduled bout against Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith, due to an ongoing investigation by the Nevada Athletic Commission. Johnson, 18-13, moved to the featherweight division earlier this year, earning a victory over Andre Fili in his most recent bout.Johnson vs. Lobov will serve as the co-main event at UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith as the organization makes its debut in Moncton, New Bruns
  
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• Jonathan Martinez Wants To Show Everyone He Belongs

  17-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
     View this post on InstagramTraining at the gym of our friends in Lubbock @differentbreedmma1 Mucha suerte @martinez3jonathan en tu próxima pelea en UFC en la semana que viene!!!A post shared byValentina Shevchenko (@bulletvalentina) on Oct 15, 2018 at 10:52am PDTJonathan Martinez couldn’t stop looking at the local MMA gym, and every day he told his girlfriend about it. Eventually, she told him to get over there because she paid for a membership.“She took me t
  
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• Gustafsson: 'I Know He Bleeds.'

  17-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The best way to end the year is with a bang, and that’s exactly what the UFC will get when Alexander Gustafsson and Jon Jones step into the octagon to square off for the second time at UFC 232. The light heavyweights put on one of the best title bouts of all-time at UFC 165, and part two is expected to bring more of the same thrills. John Gooden caught up with Gustafsson, where “The Mauler” discussed coming back from injury as well as his second shot at Jones.The last time figh
  
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• Cian Cowley chose Brave CF over Bellator: ‘The Brave deal suited me better’ 

  17-10-2018 03:00 via mmafighting.com
  Fresh off his stint in Las Vegas for Conor McGregor’s lightweight title clash with Khabib Nurmagomedov, SBG welterweight Cian Cowley has got his eyes fixed on the first fight of his all-new Brave CF deal, which takes place on Nov. 16.A decorated Muay Thai proponent, Cowley crossed over to MMA in 2016 and graduated to the professional ranks after a successful campaign at the IMMAF World Championships.
  His participation in April’s Brooklyn bus attack ahead of UFC 223 shot him to infam
  
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• Dana White says UFC, Khabib Nurmagomedov Have Reconciled Following Brawl in Las Vegas

  17-10-2018 01:23 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White and lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov have come to terms after the fallout from The Eagle’s UFC 229 fight against Conor McGregor, where a massive brawl ensued following a submission victory for Nurmagomedov.
  
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• Bellator heavyweight grand prix semifinals ratings down from quarterfinal bouts

  17-10-2018 01:00 via mmafighting.com
  Bellator did 416,000 viewers for its Friday night show and 521,000 on Saturday, both numbers down from what the same fighters did in their first tournament matches. Bellator’s strategy to run its heavyweight tournament semifinals on two nights over the same weekend yielded somewhat mixed ratings results.
  The Friday night Bellator 207 semifinal, featuring Ryan Bader’s win over Matt Mitrione from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn., did 416,000 viewers on Paramount Network. Th
  
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