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• Kickboxing: Glory 24 Lands in Denver, Sets Levin-Schilling 3 as Headliner

  20-08-2015 23:10 via sherdog.com
  
  World kickboxing powerhouse Glory announced Thursday afternoon that its next event will take place in the Mile High City.
  
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• Former champ Pat Curran meets Justin Lawrence at Bellator 145

  20-08-2015 23:00
  
  Another important matchup has been added to Bellator's next tentpole event.
  Former featherweight champion Pat Curran will meet Justin Lawrence at Bellator 145: Vengeance on Nov. 6 in St. Louis, the organization announced Thursday.
  Curran (21-7) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 139 in June to break a two-fight winning streak. The Illinois native is one of the most decorated performers in Bellator history with wins over Patricio Freire, Daniel Straus, Joe Wa
  
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• M-1 Challenge 61 Postponed to Sept. 19; Moved from China to Russia

  20-08-2015 22:04 via sherdog.com
  
  M-1 Global has stumbled across a few issues for its next MMA event, but it wasn’t something a couple a logistical alterations couldn’t solve. The promotion announced Thursday afternoon that its M-1 Challenge 61 card had to be delayed and moved to a new country.
  
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• Donald Trump Claims Ronda Rousey Likes Him, Rousey Says She Doesn’t

  20-08-2015 21:54
  
  It isn't often we see rising UFC mega-star Ronda Rousey involved in political issues, however her name recently came up when business mogul turned United States presidential candidate Donald Trump was talking about women filling the roles of front line combatants in the United States military.Trump went as far as to say he would draft Ronda Rousey, who he claims likes him, to fight on his side."I guess the answer is yes," Trump told CNN. "Because they're really into it. Some of them are really,
  
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• Anthony Johnson Writes More About Incident With Woman At Gym, UFC Issues Statement

  20-08-2015 21:43
  
  There has been a lot of backlash following the Anthony "Rumble" Johnson Facebook rant against the "ugly girl" at a gym where he was involved in a big incident.Although he deleted his Facebook post, several places picked up on the post before it was gone, so the news spread like wildfire, particularly because of Rumble's history with domestic violence accusations.Soon after the news spread, Johnson "I''m man enough to admit when I'm wrong and yesterday I was absolutely wrong," Johnson wrote on Fa
  
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• Ex-Featherweight Champ Pat Curran to Face Justin Lawrence at Bellator 145

  20-08-2015 20:45 via sherdog.com
  
  Former featherweight king Pat Curran will lock horns with Justin Lawrence in a main card bout at Bellator 145, a promotion official informed Sherdog.com on Thursday.
  
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• Donald Cerrone claims he was trolling Rafael dos Anjos with steroid use accusations

  20-08-2015 20:30
  
  Donald Cerrone's march to a UFC lightweight title shot is something to behold. Since losing to now-champion Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 27 in 2013, Cerrone has pushed through eight top contenders (including one former divisional champ). He now has arguably the biggest fight of his career in a rematch in the main event of UFC on FOX 17 in December, yet, when hearing him speak about it or how he spends his time, he's equal parts excited and nonchalant about the whole thing.
  "All I needed w
  
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• Welterweights Warlley Alves, Colby Covington to Clash at UFC 194

  20-08-2015 17:04 via sherdog.com
  
  A battle of unbeaten welterweight prospects is set for UFC 194, as Warlley Alves will meet Colby Covington in Las Vegas on Dec. 12.
  
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• Benson Henderson vs. Thiago Alves targeted for main event of UFC's South Korean debut

  20-08-2015 16:28
  
  The UFC is close to finalizing the main event for its debut event in South Korea.
  According to sources close to the promotion, the UFC is targeting a welterweight fight between Benson Henderson and Thiago Alves to headline the Nov. 28 show at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea. The fight has yet to be finalized, but if it is, expect it to be announced in the coming weeks.
  Henderson (22-5), a former UFC and WEC lightweight champion, has decided to stay at 170 pounds after his succ
  
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• After tragedy and injury, Sean Loeffler still hoping for UFC opportunity he earned years ago

  20-08-2015 16:00
  
  Maybe none of it was meant to be. How could you think anything else when looking at the past?
  Both times Sean Loeffler had an opportunity to make it big in MMA, bad luck struck him and it struck him hard. Loeffler has a good life -- a successful gym business, a beautiful daughter and he owns his own home in California.
  What he has never had is a fight in the UFC and that is part of what still drives him through the muck of regional MMA after 16 years in the sport.
  "In layman's terms, yeah," Loef
  
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• Tamdan McCrory happy to land in UFC after being 'dicked around for so long' by Bellator

  20-08-2015 15:00
  
  Six years after his last Octagon appearance, Tamdan McCrory is once again a UFC fighter. The cult figure inked a deal to return to the eight-sided cage earlier this week, parlaying his dazzling second life with Bellator into another chance with the promotion he once called home. But while the decision to split with Bellator ended up working in McCrory's favor, it wasn't exactly expected.
  "I could say a lot of things about Bellator," McCrory told MMAFighting.com. "I can't knock them too bad becau
  
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• Watch The MMA Beat live today

  20-08-2015 14:01
  
  On this week's episode of "The MMA Beat," the panel will discuss the big plans for UFC 193, the stacked UFC 194 card, Dana White vs. Vince McMahon, and much more.
  Watch "The MMA Beat" live today at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. BST.Subscribe to the show on iTunes: audio | video or Soundcloud here. Stream it on Stitcher here.
  Music courtesy of APM Music.
  
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• The MMA Beat on UFC 193, 194, Rumble Johnson, McMahon vs. White, Holloway vs. Oliveira, more

  20-08-2015 14:01
  
  On this week's episode of "The MMA Beat," the panel discusses the big plans for UFC 193, the stacked UFC 194 card, Dana White vs. Vince McMahon, and much more.
  Watch "The MMA Beat" live today at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. BST.Subscribe to the show on iTunes: audio | video or Soundcloud here. Stream it on Stitcher here.
  Music courtesy of APM Music.
  
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• Morning Report: Stitch Duran responds to comments made by UFC that his Reebok criticism 'unequivocally had nothing to do with him getting let go'

  20-08-2015 14:01
  
  The saga of the UFC's termination of beloved cutman Jacob "Stitch" Duran took another turn Wednesday as Lawrence Epstein, the UFC's chief operating officer, defended the move in a piece with the International Business Times.
  On July 20 Duran was interviewed by Bloodyelbow.com's John Nash regarding the UFC's uniform deal with outfitter Reebok. Duran complained that the deal resulted in a dramatic loss of personal income due to the removal of his individual sponsorships. He was term
  
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• The Downes Side: UFN Saskatoon Predictions

  20-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for a Sunday Funday edition of the Downes Side! As thought provoking as any Bloody Mary bar, it’s a lot better for your sodium levels.There’s very little to be salty about as the UFC rolls into Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada for UFC Fight Night. In the main event of the evening, top ten featherweights Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira try to work their way to that McGregor money. In the co-main event of the night, welterweights Neil
  
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• Pesta to Face Lewis at UFC 192

  20-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  With Anthony Hamilton withdrawing from his UFC 192 matchup against Derrick Lewis in Houston on October 3, the Czech Republic's Viktor Pesta will step in to battle "The Black Beast" in a heavyweight bout at Toyota Center this fall.Tickets for UFC 192, which is headlined by the UFC light heavyweight title fight between Daniel Cormier and Alexander Gustafsson, are on sale now. Owner of a 10-1 pro record, Pesta rebounded from the lone loss of his career against Ruslan Magomedov in May of 2014 to han
  
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• Olivier Aubin-Mercier's Greatest Weapon

  20-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Olivier Aubin-Mercier may only be 26 years old, but time waits for no one, especially prizefighters, so there will eventually come the day when he will have to address the nickname “The Quebec Kid.”“It’s funny because I talked about this, and maybe sometime if I’m going to fight for the belt or win the belt, I can change my nickname to ‘The Quebec Man’ or something like that,” he laughs, already a step ahead of the game.The Montreal native’s
  
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• Nikita Krylov Finds Peace in Fighting

  20-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  In a wide-open light heavyweight division where a couple big wins can put you in the thick of the top 15, Nikita Krylov has done his part, finishing both Cody Donovan and Stanislav Nedkov in the first round.You can’t get more impressive than that at this level, but as he approaches his Sunday bout with Brazil’s Marcos Rogerio de Lima, he remains in a holding pattern after being on the sidelines since January. It’s not Krylov’s fault, as visa issues forced several bouts, i
  
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• ESPN vs. Frank Mir

  20-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  This week, Okamoto squares off with UFC heavyweight Frank Mir to debate the latest news and trends. Mir, 36, returns to the Octagon on Sept. 5 when he meets Andrei Arlovski in a meeting between former champions at UFC 191 in Las Vegas.Read Full Article  Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Uriah Hall Replaces Roan Carneiro, Meets Gegard Mousasi at UFC Fight Night Japan

  20-08-2015 04:59 via sherdog.com
  
  Uriah Hall has replaced the injured Roan Carneiro and will lock horns with Gegard Mousasi at UFC Fight Night "Barnett vs. Nelson" on Sept. 27.
  
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• UFC Using Third-Party Firm to Conduct Investigation on Anthony Johnson Gym Incident

  20-08-2015 04:49 via sherdog.com
  
  The UFC is planning on taking a closer look at an incident in which Anthony Johnson insulted a women from his gym during a Facebook tirade.
  
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• Uriah Hall meets Gegard Mousasi on short turnaround due to Roan Carneiro injury

  20-08-2015 04:31
  
  Not only is Uriah Hall going to fight on a quick turnaround, but he's stepping up to the biggest challenge of his career.
  The TUF 17 finalist from New York City will meet former Dream and Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi in a middleweight bout in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 73 on Sept. 27.
  Hall will replace Roan Carneiro, who had to pull out of the date in Saitama, Japan. UFC.com reported the news on Wednesday.
  Carneiro told MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani that his injured elbow, for wh
  
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• ‘The Ultimate Fighter 22’ Finale Scheduled for Dec. 11 in Las Vegas

  20-08-2015 04:29 via sherdog.com
  
  "The Ultimate Fighter 22" finale finale will take place in Las Vegas one day before the highly anticipated featherweight title showdown between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor.
  
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• UFC releases statement on Anthony Johnson's angry rant against woman

  20-08-2015 04:21
  
  Anthony Johnson's apparently incendiary encounter with a woman at the gym is under investigation.
  The UFC released a statement regarding the incident and Johnson's subsequent angry Facebook rant Wednesday night. An investigation by a third-party law firm will commence, the statement read.
  On Tuesday, Johnson wrote on Facebook that he picked up the yoga mat from under a woman who was attempting to stretch on it near where people were weightlifting at his gym and tossed it. "Rumble" referred to th
  
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• TUF 22 Finale set for Dec. 11 in Las Vegas; Joe Lauzon vs. Evan Dunham on the card

  20-08-2015 04:04
  
  The Ultimate Fighter 22 will feature a European team, but the Finale card will be held on familiar ground in Las Vegas.
  The show will emanate from the Palms in Las Vegas on Dec. 11, one night before the highly anticipated UFC 194 across town at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The Las Vegas Review-Journal broke the news of the date on Wednesday.
  Two bouts were announced for the card, as Joe Lauzon will meet Evan Dunham at lightweight and Mike Pierce meets Ryan LaFlare at welterweight.
  Lauzon (25
  
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• Brazilians heavyweights Ewerton Teixeira, Vinicius Queiroz set to clash at Bellator 143

  20-08-2015 04:00
  
  A pair of Brazilian heavyweights will collide at the Bellator 143 card in September.
  The promotion has officially announced that K-1 veteran Ewerton Teixeira will make his Bellator debut against Vinicius Queiroz. The match-up completes the Bellator 143 main card, scheduled for Sept. 25 in Hidalgo, Texas.
  Teixeira (3-0) is a black belt in kyokushin karate with an 11-4 record under kickboxing rules, including wins over Jerome Le Banner and Errol Zimmerman. After scoring a KO win in his MMA debut i
  
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• Undefeated welterweights Warlley Alves, Colby Covington fight at UFC 194

  20-08-2015 03:00
  
  One welterweight will suffer his first loss at UFC 194, as Warlley Alves takes on Colby Covington in Las Vegas on Dec. 12, the UFC announced.
  Winner of the third season of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil as a middleweight, Alves (10-0) returns four months after a second-round submission win over Nordine Taleb at UFC 190. A training partner of 185-pound contender Ronaldo Souza, Alves is 2-0 since cutting down to welterweight.
  Just like Alves, American Top Team’s Covington (8-0) is 3-0 under the
  
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• Anthony Johnson apologizes for 'ugly' Facebook rant against woman from his gym

  20-08-2015 02:00
  
  Anthony Johnson drew headlines for an ugly rant against a woman from his gym Tuesday on Facebook. On Wednesday, he deleted the post and apologized.
  "I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong and yesterday I was absolutely wrong," Johnson wrote on Facebook.
  Johnson's angry, written tirade got the attention of mainstream sports websites like The Big Lead, mostly because of the UFC light heavyweight's history with domestic violence. He was suspended by the UFC last year following allegations
  
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• Bellator MMA Inks Heavyweight Olympic Hopeful Tyrell Fortune to Multi-Fight Deal

  20-08-2015 01:55 via sherdog.com
  
  Bellator MMA has added another prospect to its talent pool with the signing of 2016 Summer Olympics hopeful Tyrell Fortune to an exclusive, multi-fight contract.
  
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• Michael Bisping’s Next UFC Opponent Revealed

  20-08-2015 01:42
  
  As announced earlier today, UFC 193 will be held inside the 55,000 seat stadium in Melbourne, Australia with Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit in the main event. We can now report that Michael Bisping will be on the card, and we can also confirm his opponent.Bisping, a longtime draw for the UFC outside the North American market, will return to the Octagon at the November 15th event against former TUF Champion Robert Whitaker.Also scheduled for the show is a rematch of one of the best Heavyweight s
  
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• Michael Bisping vs. Robert Whittaker Middleweight Matchup Added to UFC 193

  20-08-2015 01:09 via sherdog.com
  
  The fight card for UFC 193 continues to grow, as Ultimate Fighting Championship on Wednesday announced a middleweight tussle between Michael Bisping and Robert Whittaker.
  
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• Ewerton Teixeira-Vinicius ‘Spartan’ Heavyweight Tilt Completes Bellator 143 Main Draw

  20-08-2015 00:56 via sherdog.com
  
  A heavyweight contest pitting Ewerton Teixeira against Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz will be the final main card bout at Bellator 143.
  
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• UFC Announces UFC 193 Will Take Place In 55,000 Seat Stadium

  20-08-2015 00:08
  
  UFC announced plans this week for UFC 193: Lawler vs. Condit to take place in a stadium in Australia.Scheduled for November 15th local time, but airing on November 14th in its' usual pay-per-view slot in North America, UFC 193 will take place at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.Scheduled to headline the 55,000 seat stadium show is a fight between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit for Lawler's UFC Welterweight Championship. The co-main event of the evening will feature a rematch of one of the
  
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