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• UFC Pulls Anderson Silva From Official Rankings, Several Fighters Affected

  15-08-2015 23:28
  
  Anderson Silva's failed drug tests leading up to and after his UFC 183 bout with Nick Diaz in January not only resulted in "The Spider" being suspended for a year and being leveled with a hefty fine, it has also shaken up the official UFC rankings quite a bit.The standard procedure in the UFC when a fighter is popped for failing a drug test is for that fighter to be immediately removed from the official UFC rankings, which is why longtime top-ten ranked lightweight contender Gilbert Melendez was
  
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• Coach: Amanda Nunes' striking is 'light years ahead' of Ronda Rousey's

  15-08-2015 23:00
  
  Few people ever mentioned Amanda Nunes as a worthy title challenger for Ronda Rousey before this past Saturday. But after watching her dazzling display against Sara McMann, they certainly are now. Nunes blew the doors off of McMann at UFC Fight Night 73, stopping the Olympic medalist with a rear-naked choke in less than three minutes, instantly vaulting her name into title contention.
  Nunes is now 4-1 in the UFC. More impressively, all four of those victories ended inside the first round.
  So whe
  
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• Coach: Dan Henderson wanted Vitor Belfort or Anderson Silva after last fight

  15-08-2015 21:00
  
  There were those on Dan Henderson's team who thought the MMA legend would just ride off into the sunset after his first-round knockout over Tim Boetsch in June. They thought the 44-year-old might take it easy for the final two fights of his UFC contract.
  But that's never really been Hendo's style, now has it?
  Henderson's Team Quest coach Ricardo Feliciano told MMAFighting.com that after Henderson knocked out Boetsch in New Orleans he told his trainers and teammates he wanted a big fight next --
  
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• Video: Floyd Mayweather Addresses Ronda Rousey In New Interview

  15-08-2015 19:39
  
  https://youtu.be/9uLzEzHsXbQDuring a recent media scrum, boxing's pound-for-pound king -- Floyd Mayweather -- addressed UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey.Mayweather, who was on the receiving end of a brutal verbal attack from Rousey at this year's ESPY Awards, where Rousey brought up Mayweather's past with domestic abuse, had nothing but kind words for the UFC star."Like I said before, I don't really know too much about Ronda Rousey," said Mayweather, who referred to Rousey as a "gu
  
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• Rory MacDonald Denies Dana White’s Post-UFC 189 Story

  15-08-2015 19:15
  
  Although UFC President Dana White told a great story the put the war Rory MacDonald had with Robbie Lawler at UFC 189 for the UFC Welterweight Championship into perspective, the Canadian contender claims it's simply not true.In speaking with the media after MacDonald's loss to Lawler in what is surely an early leader for 2015 "Fight of the Year," White claimed MacDonald didn't even know what year it was when he was talking to doctors.
  According to MacDonald, however, that is not the case."I knew
  
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• Rory MacDonald denies story he didn't know it was 2015 after loss to Robbie Lawler

  15-08-2015 19:01
  
  The UFC 189 welterweight title fight between Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald is all but a shoo-in for 2015's Fight of the Year, and is on the short list of the great MMA fights of all-time.
  Despite what his boss claimed in the fight's immediate aftermath, however, MacDonald did, in fact, know in what year the bout took place.
  MacDonald suffered a violent TKO loss to Lawler in the fifth round of a bout he was winning on the scorecards in Las Vegas. At the UFC post-fight press conference, UFC pre
  
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• Miesha Tate wants a title shot, but if there's another contender: 'Then okay, I'll take her out too'

  15-08-2015 18:00
  
  When it comes to the matter of Ronda Rousey's next title challenger, the UFC certainly has options. Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino remains ever on the periphery of the discussion, and Brazilian veteran Amanda Nunes turned heads with her destructive win over Sara McMann at UFC Fight Night 73.
  But Miesha Tate, who has twice lost to Rousey before, believes she's earned the right to be called No. 1 contender.
  "For one thing, I've been beating everyone who could potentially deserve a shot," Tat
  
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• Premier Boxing Champions on NBCSN ‘Bute vs. Di Luisa’ Results & Play-by-Play

  15-08-2015 17:55 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog.com's PBC on NBCSN coverage kicks off at 9 p.m. ET.
  
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• Bobby Lashley Announced For Last Big Bellator Show Of 2015

  15-08-2015 16:34
  
  While there is no opponent yet announced, Bellator has revealed that part-time TNA Wrestling star and MMA Heavyweight contender Bobby Lashley will be fighting on their final big show of 2015.Lashley (13-2), who is riding a three-fight undefeated streak in the Bellator MMA organization, last defeating Dan Charles via second round TKO in June, will be part of the promotion's event in November.On November 6th, Bellator MMA will hold their final major show of the year at the Scottrade Center in St.
  
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• Phil Davis: Leaving the UFC 'like breaking up with a girlfriend'

  15-08-2015 16:00
  
  One day recently, Phil Davis had to sit down and edit all his social media. Those are the kinds of things that happen when you leave one job for another -- or, in Davis' case, go from one MMA promotion to another.
  Davis, who departed from the UFC in Apirl, said the experience has been kind of strange. But he likes the four words "Phil Davis, Bellator fighter" just fine.
  "It has a good ring to it," he said at a recent Bellator media day in Los Angeles. "I enjoyed changing all of my headings and a
  
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• Fightweets: Is Anderson Silva's legacy permanently tarnished?

  15-08-2015 15:00
  
  It's a strange weekend we have, here, one with no big-league mixed martial arts on the docket.
  Of course, we had plenty of news during the week to keep us chattering, from Anderson Silva's Nevada suspension to the convenient announcement of Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold just hours after the suspension was handed down.
  So let's get started, then, on another edition of Fightweets.
  Is Anderson Silva's legacy tarnished?
  @1hol1buddy: Silva failed his one and only random drug test in the UFC. Does t
  
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• Great Fight North: The UFC's Best in Canada

  15-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  When the UFC returns from its one-week hiatus next week, the Octagon will touch down in Saskatoon for UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira. It marks the first time the UFC holds an event in the province of Saskatchewan and the 19th time there has been an event north of the border.With a stacked event set to take place at the SaskTel Centre on August 23, we’re taking a look back at some of the top scraps to take place in Canada over the years.UFC 83: Matt Serra vs. Georges St-Pierre II &n
  
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• PBC on Spike: Antonio Tarver, Steve Cunningham Fight to Uneventful Draw

  15-08-2015 06:29 via sherdog.com
  
  Former undisputed light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver has been yelling at anybody within ear shot about one day capturing the heavyweight title. His intention is to break George Foreman’s record of being the oldest man to do so, but after his fight on Friday night, that dream will have to wait a little longer.
  
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• Premier Boxing Champions on Spike ‘Tarver vs. Cunningham’ Results & Play-by-Play

  15-08-2015 04:00 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog's live PBC on Spike coverage kicks off at 9 p.m. ET.
  
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• Fabio Maldonado lists ideal opponents for next UFC fight

  15-08-2015 03:00
  
  Light heavyweight brawler Fabio Maldonado wants to get back on track, and he’s willing to fight anyone in the top 15 in his next UFC fight.
  The Brazilian fighter, who lost via decision to former champion Quinton Jackson at UFC 184 in April, has tweaked a few things in his training regime following his last bout, but the main thing he’s changed is the mental aspect.
  "My head made me lose that fight," Maldonado told MMAFighting.com. "I didn’t take risks early in the fight because
  
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• Tyron Woodley: Rousey vs. ‘Cyborg’ Wouldn’t Be as Competitive as People Think

  15-08-2015 01:04 via sherdog.com
  
  As a former Strikeforce athlete, Tyron Woodley had the privilege of seeing women’s MMA -- and Ronda Rousey and Cristiane Justino, in particular -- rise to prominence.
  
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• Claudia Gadelha eyes early 2016 return, vows to 'run through' Joanna Jedrzejczyk

  15-08-2015 00:00
  
  Claudia Gadelha earned a shot at the UFC title with a win over Jessica Aguilar, and she hopes to be back inside the Octagon early next year.
  The Nova Uniao strawweight, who lost to Joanna Jedrzejczyk via split decision in 2014, injured her left hand during her UFC 190 win over former WSOF champion Aguilar on Aug. 1 in Rio de Janeiro, but is already back to training.
  "I returned to training today, even though I can’t use my left hand," Gadelha told MMAFighting.com on Thursday. "I will train
  
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