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• Hector Lombard Suspended, Fined Following Failed UFC 182 Drug Test

  23-03-2015 23:10
  
  After failing his post-fight drug test following his January 3rd victory over Josh Burkman at UFC 182, the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) has handed down their punishment to Hector Lombard.
  
  Lombard, who defeated Burkman via unanimous decision at the January 3rd pay-per-view event, was given a one-year suspension and was fined one-third of his fight purse. Additionally, Lombard lost his $53,000 win bonus.
  
  The Lombard-Burkman bout has also been overturned to a "No Contest" ruling.
  
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• Bill Goldberg Offered GLORY Bout Against Former WWE Superstar

  23-03-2015 23:05
  After saying that he was "seriously considering" the idea of competing in a kickboxing match for the GLORY promotion, Bill Goldberg revealed a fellow former WWE Superstar that they offered him a fight against during an interview on Monday.
  
  Goldberg, who made his name in the football world, playing for the Atlanta Falcons before becoming a household name in the pro wrestling ranks for the now defunct WCW organization, and later a brief run in WWE, announced on Ariel Helwani's "The MMA Hour" on M
  
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• UFC Fight Night Medical Suspensions: LaFlare, Baszler, 4 Others Facing Lengthy Layoffs

  23-03-2015 22:26 via sherdog.com
  
  Several competitors from UFC Fight Night “Maia vs. LaFlare” are facing six-month layoffs following Saturday’s fight card in Rio de Janeiro.
  
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• Edmond Tarverdyan: “Ronda Rousey Beats Cyborg Any Given Day In Striking”

  23-03-2015 19:51
  
  During a recent radio interview, Ronda Rousey's head coach Edmond Tarverdyan spoke about the potential Rousey-Cyborg bout, explaining why he feels Rousey would out-strike Cyborg with ease.
  
  "Ronda beats Cyborg any given day in striking," said Tarverdyan during a recent "Submission Radio" appearance. "Cyborg fought a Muay Thai girl - and we have coaches that have trained with her too. We know her - she [Cyborg] got dropped with a push kick [laughs] on her face."
  
  "No way," Tarverdyan continued. "
  
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• Dana White Worried About Potential Aldo-McGregor Brawl During World Tour

  23-03-2015 16:24
  
  As the UFC 189 "World Championship Tour" sweeps across the nation, UFC President Dana White has a very specific job, and it's not simply promoting the biggest UFC Featherweight Championship bout in history.
  
  White stated recently that Jose Aldo's head coach, Andre Pederneiras, told him that if Conor McGregor touches Aldo once at any point during the promotional tour, things could get ugly.
  
  "Andre Pederneiras told me – he’s not joking, he’s dead serious – that I better make sure that Con
  
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• Kurt Angle Recalls Nearly Signing With The UFC On Two Separate Occasions

  23-03-2015 15:53
  
  During a recent interview, pro wrestling star and former Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle revealed just how close he came to entering the world of mixed-martial-arts.
  
  Angle, who appeared on Ariel Helwani's "The MMA Hour" at MMAFighting.com recently, spoke about meeting with every top promotion in the sport a few years ago.
  
  "I've had meetings with them all in MMA," said Angle. "World Series, Elite XC, twice with UFC. Whether it was the money or the timing wasn't right, it didn't happen. I consi
  
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• Video: UFC 189 World Championship Tour Embedded — Episode One

  23-03-2015 15:39
  
  UFC is giving their ongoing UFC 189 "World Championship Tour" the "Embedded" treatment, and episode one is now available.
  
  The official description for episode one of UFC 189 World Championship Tour Embedded, which you can watch above, reads as follows:
  
  "On Episode 1 of UFC 189 World Championship Tour Embedded, featherweight champion Jose Aldo has the home court advantage on the trip's first stop in Rio De Janeiro. But incendiary Irish challenger Conor McGregor makes the city his own, disrespec
  
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• “Capitao” Cut From TUF: Brazil 4 Due To Brain Aneurysm

  23-03-2015 15:32
  
  Alexandre "Capitao" de Almeida, the former Jungle Fight featherweight champion, was originally scheduled to be part of the Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 cast, however a serious issue has resulted in him being cut from the show.
  
  "Capitao" was notified by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) just two days before flying out to Las Vegas to film the show that his pre-fight medical exams showed that he had a brain aneurysm.
  
  "I had already taped interviews in Manaus, they filmed my family and everythin
  
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