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• Bellator MMA Fighter Joe Vedepo Arrested After Drunken Altercation With Police Officer

  01-12-2014 22:37
  
  Bellator MMA fighter Joe Vedepo, who suffered a defeat at the hands of King Mo at the recent Bellator 131 event, was arrested this past Friday night after a drunken altercation with a law enforcement officer.
  
  The following are some details on the story, which come courtesy of the local ABC affiliate in Iowa City, KCRG.com.
  
  "According to Iowa City police criminal complaints, officers responded to the Sports Column at 2:22 p.m. Friday for a report of a man inside who refused to leave. Responding
  
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• Bellator Adds Jenkins-Karakhanyan, Page-Millender To Upcoming Shows

  01-12-2014 22:19
  
  Bellator MMA issued the following ...
  
  Bellator: Pitbull vs. Straus adds Bubba Jenkins vs. Georgi Karakhanyan in Co-Main Event
  
  Michael Page vs. Curtis Millender to Complete Bellator: The British Invasion
  
  NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (December 1, 2014) - Bellator MMA officials have announced the addition of a pair of action-packed matchups for the launch of the promotion's 2015 season, as featherweights Bubba "The Highlight Kid" Jenkins (8-1) and Georgi "Insane" Karakhanyan (23-4-1) clash at the campa
  
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• PHOTO: Miesha Tate Graces Cover Of “Fitness Gurls Magazine”

  01-12-2014 21:53
  
  UFC Women's Bantamweight contender Miesha Tate is featured on the cover of the newest issue of "Fitness Gurls Magazine."
  
  The "MMA History Today" Twitter account for the magazine promoted the former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion's appearance in the magazine with the following tweet, which includes a shot of the cover.
  
  Dec1.2013 Former Strikeforce Bantamweight Champion, @MieshaTate graces the December cover of Fitness Gurls Magazine pic.twitter.com/zpigIer5C0—
  
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• Scott Coker On Bellator Signing Brock Lesnar: “We’ve Had A Conversation Internally”

  01-12-2014 20:56
  
  When Brock Lesnar's WWE contract is up in the first quarter of 2015, it appears there will be two major MMA organizations bidding for his services.
  
  During his appearance on Monday's edition of "The MMA Hour" at MMAFighting.com, Bellator President Scott Coker spoke about his company's intentions on negotiating with the former UFC Heavyweight Champion if his services as a professional MMA fighter resurface.
  
  "That's a good question," said Coker when asked if Bellator is interested in pursuing Les
  
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• Georgi Karakhanyan-Bubba Jenkins Co-Main Event Added to Bellator 132

  01-12-2014 20:42 via sherdog.com
  
  Bellator 132 will feature a featherweight co-main event between Georgi Karakhanyan and Bubba Jenkins.
  
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• Joe Vedepo Arrested for Assaulting Police Officer, Public Intoxication in Iowa

  01-12-2014 20:13 via sherdog.com
  
  Bellator MMA fighter Joe Vedepo was arrested Friday after reportedly head-butting a police officer outside a sports bar in Iowa City, Iowa.
  
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• Tito Ortiz: “Ronda Rousey Doesn’t Want To Fight Cyborg Because She Doesn’t Want To Lose”

  01-12-2014 19:36
  
  Cristiane Justino's former manager and current Bellator Light Heavyweight contender, Tito Ortiz, recently gave his take on why he feels Ronda Rousey wants nothing to do with a fight against "Cyborg."
  
  During a recent Submission Radio interview, which you can listen to above, Ortiz spoke about a potential Rousey-Cyborg fight.
  
  Below is an excerpt from the interview.
  
  “I’m still very close friends with Cris. She was at my last fight, and I'd seen her after her last fight, and trying to get her
  
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• Tito Ortiz On King Mo: “Let Him Beat Somebody Great Then He Can Fight Me”

  01-12-2014 18:40
  
  Despite threats from King Mo that he would "Django his ass," Tito Ortiz doesn't seem interested in a fight with Muhammed Lawal.
  
  During a recent interview with the folks at Submission Radio, "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" commented on a potential fight with Mo.
  
  Below is an excerpt from the interview, which you can listen to in full at the top of this page.
  
  "I have two more fights left on my contract and I think King Mo is just stepping down in my career of fighting somebody, I want to fight so
  
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• Week-in-Review: List of UFC, New Year’s Eve & Other Fights Announced

  01-12-2014 18:37 via sherdog.com
  
  A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.
  
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• Longtime MMA Veteran Yves Edwards Announces His Retirement

  01-12-2014 16:07
  
  Longtime MMA veteran Yves Edwards, who helped establish the UFC Lightweight division in its' formative years, officially announced his retirement via social media on Sunday evening.
  
  Edwards (42-22-1, 1 NC) broke onto the MMA scene in 1997 and has fought for virtually every major MMA promotion in history, including UFC, PRIDE, WEC, EliteXC, Bellator and Strikeforce.
  
  The founder of his own style known as "Thug-Jitsu," Edwards has gone on a slump over the past several years, compiling a record of
  
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• VIDEO: “Countdown To UFC 181″ — Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez

  01-12-2014 14:53
  
  UFC has added the "Countdown to UFC 181" hype videos to their YouTube channel for this Saturday's big pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  
  Above is the full "Countdown" video for the UFC Lightweight Championship bout between Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez.
  
  The official description for the show reads as follows:
  
  "UFC Countdown goes behind the scenes as four of the sport’s best athletes prepare for their title fights at UFC 181. Current UFC and former WEC champ Anthony Pettis puts hi
  
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• VIDEO: “Countdown To UFC 181″ — Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler

  01-12-2014 14:50
  
  UFC has added the "Countdown to UFC 181" hype videos to their YouTube channel for this Saturday's big pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  
  Above is the full "Countdown" video for the UFC Welterweight Championship bout between Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler.
  
  The official description for the show reads as follows:
  
  "UFC Countdown goes behind the scenes as four of the sport’s best athletes prepare for their title fights at UFC 181. Current UFC champ Johny Hendricks puts his welterweight
  
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• Yves Edwards Calls it a Career

  01-12-2014 03:45 via sherdog.com
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships and Strikeforce veteran Yves Edwards has decided to retire.
  
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• Nick Diaz: “Most Fighters Like To Do Steroids”

  01-12-2014 00:24
  
  During a recent interview, Stockton, California's favorite son and everyone's favorite UFC bad boy -- Nick Diaz -- spoke out about the issue of performance-enhancing drugs in the sport of MMA.
  
  "Most fighters for the most part, they like to do steroids," said Diaz. "So that's too bad for them. I look at it like there's ups and downs for fighters who are doing a lot of steroids, and you know, I look at my career like a long-term (thing)."
  
  "Martial arts, when I do martial arts, it's more of a lif
  
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• Chael Sonnen: “I Really Disagree With The Way Wanderlei Silva Is Going About Things”

  01-12-2014 00:18
  
  After releasing yet another video blasting the UFC, this time for threatening to sue him if he appeared at a Bellator media event, Wanderlei Silva has prompted his former rival -- Chael Sonnen -- to give him a piece of his mind.
  
  During a conversation with the folks at BloodyElbow.com, Sonnen spoke about Silva's decision to post these video rants against the UFC over the past few months.
  
  "I don't know who is advising Wanderlei and I don't know who his management team is, if they have a PR arm,
  
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• VIDEO: Wanderlei Silva Blasts UFC Yet Again, Says They Threatened To Sue Him

  01-12-2014 00:09
  
  "The Axe Murderer" is at it again, as Wanderlei Silva has released another video blasting UFC, this time focusing on the promotion threatening to sue him if he appeared at a Bellator media event as advertised.
  
  Silva said that he was offered $10,000 to appear at a Bellator 131 pre-fight media event with fans in San Diego, but that he ultimately was unable to make the scheduled appearance due to a legal threat from the UFC.
  
  "I am retired, I don't fight anymore, I lost the desire," Silva said on
  
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