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• Thomson-Burns, Saunders-Silva, 3 Other Bouts Added to UFC Fight Night on March 21

  22-01-2015 21:40 via sherdog.com
  
  A lightweight clash between Josh Thomson and Gilbert Burns and a welterweight scrap pitting Erick Silva against Ben Saunders have been added to the UFC Fight Night bill slated for March 21.
  
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• Faber-Assuncao, Maia-LaFlare Top March 21 UFC Fight Night Lineup in Rio de Janeiro

  22-01-2015 21:16 via sherdog.com
  
  A pivotal bantamweight matchup between Urijah Faber and Raphael Assuncao will headline the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s March 21 trip to Rio de Janeiro.
  
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• Henderson Replaces Injured Green, Faces Masvidal at UFC Fight Night on April 4

  22-01-2015 20:14 via sherdog.com
  
  Bobby Green has suffered a torn right quad and has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled showdown with Jorge Masvidal at UFC Fight Night on April 4.
  
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• VIDEO: Raw Footage Of Former UFC Fighter Dave Herman Being Tased And Arrested

  22-01-2015 19:26
  
  Following his arrest, raw footage of former UFC Heavyweight Dave Herman being tased by police was caught on camera by the fighter's girlfriend, Madeleine.
  
  Herman's girlfriend released the footage, which you can see above. The footage features Herman being tased and arrested, where he was later charged with three felonies including resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, as well as battery against law enforcement and neglect of a dependent.
  
  Additionally, "Pee-Wee" Herman was hit with a Class-
  
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• B.J. Penn’s Mug-Shot Photo Released

  22-01-2015 19:12
  
  As noted earlier this week, UFC legend B.J. Penn was arrested in Hawaii this past Saturday following a drunken altercation with a friend at the Four Seasons Maui Hotel.
  
  Penn, 36, was staying at the Four Seasons Maui hotel on Saturday when police arrived and encountered an inebriated Penn.
  
  A suorce close to the situation claims Penn “severely assaulted” his friend and left him fleeing back to the hotel room where the arrest was later made.
  
  Penn's mug-shot from his arrest has since been rel
  
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• Pat Miletich: “Robbie Lawler Would Absolutely Wreck Georges St-Pierre”

  22-01-2015 19:03
  
  UFC Hall Of Famer Pat Miletich recently spoke to the folks at Submission Radio, and explained why he feels current UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler is a bad style match-up for former champion Georges St-Pierre.
  
  "I think at the time Georges St. Pierre was the champion and I told people, and a lot of people laughed at me about that, but I said Robbie Lawler is the worst possible match-up for George St. Pierre," said Miletich in the interview, which you can listen to via the YouTube player
  
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• King Mo vs. Cheick Kongo Heavyweight Bout Set For “Bellator: The British Invasion”

  22-01-2015 18:50
  
  Bellator MMA issued the following ...
  
  Bellator's British Invasion Has A New King
  
  "King Mo" Lawal vs. Cheick Kongo replaces Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson and Andre Santos steps in for Douglas Lima to battle Paul Daley at "Bellator: The British Invasion"
  
  SANTA MONICA, Calif. (January 21, 2015) - Injury has forced the delay of a heavily anticipated matchup between Bobby Lashley (12-2) and James Thompson (20-14) but Bellator MMA officials have announced a blockbuster fight to replace it in Muh
  
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• Main Event, Three Undercard Bouts Set For UFC Fight Night 62 In Brazil

  22-01-2015 18:43
  
  Four new, exciting bouts are now set for the UFC Fight Night 62 event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this March.
  
  The main event for the show, which is scheduled for March 21st, will see longtime UFC Bantamweight contender Urijah Faber challenge Raphael Assuncao, one of only two fighters to defeat the current champion of the division, Faber's Team Alpha Male teammate T.J. Dillashaw.
  
  UFC Welterweight contender Demian Maia, who was scheduled to fight Mike Pyle in August, but had to pull out of the bou
  
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• Bobby Green Out, Benson Henderson In Against Jorge Masvidal At UFC Fight Night 63

  22-01-2015 18:25
  
  UFC Lightweight contender Bobby Green has pulled out of his April 4th scheduled bout with Jorge Masvidal at the UFC Fight Night 63 event.
  
  Green, who was scheduled to fight Masvidal in the co-main event bout, was forced to pull out of the fight due to a torn quad.
  
  Replacing Green in the new UFN 63 co-main event against Masvidal is former UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson.
  
  Henderson last fought this past Sunday, dropping a close decision to longtime rival Donald Cerrone at the UFC Fight
  
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• McGregor-Siver Bout Watched More Than Any Other Fight In FS1 History

  22-01-2015 18:14
  
  Conor McGregor continues to break records, as the numbers are in from Sunday's UFC Fight Night 59 event, which he headlined against Dennis Siver.
  
  The UFN 59 event, which took place from the TD Garden in Boston, Mass., and aired on FOX Sports 1 directly against the NFL's AFC Championship game on CBS, broke all past records for a UFC event on FS1.
  
  The show averaged 2,751,000 viewers and peaked with 3,162,000 viewers for the McGregor-Siver main event. The previous record for a UFC event on FS1 wa
  
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• McGregor-Siver Bout Watched More Than Any Other Fight In FOX Sports 1 History

  22-01-2015 18:14
  
  Conor McGregor continues to break records, as the numbers are in from Sunday's UFC Fight Night 59 event, which he headlined against Dennis Siver.
  
  The UFN 59 event, which took place from the TD Garden in Boston, Mass., and aired on FOX Sports 1 directly against the NFL's AFC Championship game on CBS, broke all past records for a UFC event on FS1.
  
  The show averaged 2,751,000 viewers and peaked with 3,162,000 viewers for the McGregor-Siver main event. The previous record for a UFC event on FS1 wa
  
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• Kimbo Slice Wants Rematch With Seth Petruzelli, Calls Out Tito Ortiz

  22-01-2015 18:08
  
  Following the announcement made by Bellator MMA last week that Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson has signed with the promotion, the street fighting legend is already talking about some possible matches that he would like to secure during his latest run as a MMA fighter.
  
  Slice, who gained fame through a series of street fighting videos that garnered a lot of attention on the internet, sports a 4-2 professional MMA record, with one of those loses coming to Seth Petruzelli.
  
  Petruzelli, a fellow former
  
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• Cung Le Issues Statement Announcing His Retirement From MMA

  22-01-2015 17:56
  
  MMA veteran Cung Le announced his retirement from active competition this week.
  
  The 42-year old athlete had a storied, high-profile kickboxing career before entering MMA in 2006 under the Strikeforce banner.
  
  Le compiled a 9-3 professional MMA record across 8 years, winning the Strikeforce Middleweight title during that span, as well as multiple high-profile UFC victories.
  
  In his last fight against Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 48 in August of 2014, Le lost by TKO and subsequently failed
  
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• UFC Fight Night 59 Fighter Salaries: How Much Did Conor McGregor Earn?

  22-01-2015 17:45
  
  The Massachusetts State Athletic Commission has released the reported fighter salaries for this past Sunday's UFC Fight Night 59 event.
  
  Conor McGregor, who headlined the show against Dennis Siver at the TD Garden in Boston, pulled down the biggest payday of the fighters who competed on the card, as he picked up $170,000 for his second round TKO of Siver.
  
  Below are the reported salaries, which as always, do not include the many unreported bonuses and other earnings that the fighters receive.
  
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• N.Y. Assembly Speaker Opposed To MMA Arrested On Public Corruption Charges

  22-01-2015 17:38
  
  One of MMA's biggest public opponents in the state of New York, N.Y. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, was taken into custody by the F.B.I. on Thursday morning and is expected to be charged with public corruption charges.
  
  Silver has been one of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of MMA being legalized in the state of New York.
  
  The new legislative session has started and Silver recently shared the stage with Governor Andrew Cuomo at the State of the State Address.
  
  Silver was first electe
  
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• Victor Conte: Jon Jones’ Low Testosterone Levels Before UFC 182 ‘Highly Suspicious’

  22-01-2015 04:48 via sherdog.com
  
  While test results released by the Nevada Athletic Commission indicate that Jon Jones did not take exogenous testosterone ahead of UFC 182, Victor Conte does not seem to be completely convinced that the light heavyweight champion should be free and clear.
  
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