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• Amanda Nunes: 'I'm gonna finish' Miesha Tate wherever the fight goes

  22-08-2015 23:04
  
  Amanda Nunes was surprised when she heard Holly Holm would get the next UFC women's bantamweight title shot against Ronda Rousey. After all, Nunes is ranked higher than Holm and has better wins on her résumé.
  But Nunes has moved on with a new opponent in mind: Miesha Tate.
  UFC president Dana White told the Los Angeles Times on Friday that he was trying to put together a bout between Nunes and Tate. Nunes' manager Charles McCarthy confirmed with MMAFighting.com that Nunes was offere
  
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• UFC Fight Night 74 Q&A with Tyron Woodley, more

  22-08-2015 22:19
  
  The UFC Fight Night 74 Q&A features Tyron Woodley, Jordan Mein, and Cody Garbrandt on Saturday afternoon. The video above begins at 4:30 p.m. ET.
  
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• Live Stream: UFC Fight Night ‘Holloway vs. Oliveira’ Weigh-ins (6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT)

  22-08-2015 22:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch Saturday's UFC Fight Night “Holloway vs. Oliveira” weigh-ins live on Sherdog.com at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
  
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• The Volnogorsk hooligan: Maryna Moroz out for blood (and Jedrzejczyk) at UFC Fight Night 74

  22-08-2015 21:00
  
  Maryna Moroz was 14 years old the first time she got into a real fight. In a many ways, it was inevitable. While other young girls in Ukraine played with dolls or traded gossip, the self-described hooligan from Volnogorsk waged wars with the neighborhood boys whenever she wasn't stuck working the fields on her parents' farm. Over time, one common theme emerged from all those minor scuffles: the slight farmgirl with the dark brown eyes and unkempt ponytail, yeah, she could hit like a truck.
  Nine
  
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• Surprise No. 1 Contender Holly Holm Expected Sarah Kaufman to Be Next Opponent

  22-08-2015 20:56 via sherdog.com
  
  Holly Holm was just as surprised as the rest of the MMA community when she became the women’s bantamweight division’s next No. 1 contender.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 74 weigh-in video

  22-08-2015 20:30
  
  At the UFC Fight Night 74 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Sunday's UFC Fight Night 74 fights will step on the scale Friday, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.For the main event, Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira will have to make the light featherweight limit of 145 pounds.The UFC Fight Night 74 weigh-in takes place at 4 p.m. ET, and the video is above.Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 9 p.m. ET)
  Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira
  Erick Silva vs. Neil Magny
  Patrick Cote vs.
  
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• Patricio Freire fires back at Will Brooks: ‘He will slap me, and then eat four punches’

  22-08-2015 20:00
  
  Bellator’s featherweight and lightweight champions are set to defend their belts a Bellator 145 on Nov. 6, but it looks like the promotion could use a little extra security to keep them away from each other.
  Patricio Freire puts his 145-pound title on the line against Daniel Straus, while lightweight kingpin Will Brooks meets Marcin Held in the co-main event. The two champions engaged in a war on Twitter over the past few days, and Brooks promised to slap "Pitbull" when they meet.
  "I stand
  
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• Frank Mir calls Fabricio Werdum-Cain Velasquez rematch 'a 50/50 fight'

  22-08-2015 18:01
  
  When the UFC recently announced the heavyweight title rematch between champion Fabricio Werdum and two-time former champ Cain Velasquez, the response from fans was something less than overwhelming.
  Many felt that in the wake of Werdum's one-sided victory at UFC 188, Velasquez, who was coming off a long layoff, should get in a tuneup fight before going straight back to a title shot.
  One person who believes the UFC made the right call with the fight, though, is someone with a vested interest in th
  
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• UFC featherweight Rony Jason admits to DUI, but refuses to take breathalyzer test

  22-08-2015 17:10
  
  On Friday, UFC featherweight Rony Jason was on his way to celebrate a friend’s birthday at a night club in Natal, Brazil when he was stopped by police en-route. The MMA fighter, who had was suspected of being under the influence yet refused to take a breathalyzer test, was issued a fine by the local police.
  Globo first reported the incident, and Jason admitted to MMA Fighting he drank a few shots of whiskey before leaving his home for the party.
  "I drank earlier that day but stopped, so I
  
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• Video: Phil Baroni Jumps Barrier, Goes After Chael Sonnen At GFW Taping

  22-08-2015 16:00
  
  Two of MMA's most colorful personalities, Chael Sonnen and Phil Baroni, got to shoot a pro wrestling angle at the Global Force Wrestling television tapings in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday night.Baroni, who was trained at D'Lo Brown's wrestling school, "jumped the barrier" at the show while Sonnen was cutting a promo.Sonnen cut a promo about how he wanted to have a match in GFW. It looks like his debut match could come against Baroni, who made his pro wrestling debut earlier this year on the indep
  
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• Fightweets: Was Miesha Tate robbed of a Ronda Rousey rematch?

  22-08-2015 16:00
  
  Just when we thought we were going to quietly slide our way into another chill weekend, Ronda Rousey went on "Good Morning America" on Friday morning and announced she will defend her UFC women's bantamweight title against Holly Holm, not Miesha Tate.
  And just like that, we're off to the races. So let's just right into another edition of Fightweets.
  Was Miesha robbed of a title shot?
  @RuckerYeah: Didn't Dana White spend the last month saying Miesha Tate was getting the title shot at Rousey?
  Yeah
  
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• Ready or not, for Holly Holm it’s straight to the deep end of the pool

  22-08-2015 15:00
  
  On July 15, after she scored a methodical, somewhat holstered decision over Marion Reneau, most agreed that Holly Holm was still a country mile from having what it takes to stand in there against Ronda Rousey. So who is Rousey’s next title defense against? Against Holly Holm, a decorated boxer who just also happens to be tomorrow’s minced meat.
  This news, delivered by Rousey on Good Morning America of all places, had a few people spitting out their morning coffee.For starters, UFC pr
  
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• Boxing: PBC Announces Browne-Campillo, Return of ‘The Next Round’ on Bounce TV

  22-08-2015 10:31 via sherdog.com
  
  Premier Boxing Champions on Saturday announced that its Sept. 12 middleweight showdown between Peter Quillin and Michael Zerafa has been bolstered by a solid light heavyweight bout. Rising contender “Sir” Marcus Browne (15-0, 11 KOs) will face former titleholder Gabriel Campillo (25-7-1, 12 KOs) in what could be the afternoon’s swing bout.
  
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• Fight Night Saskatoon Weigh-In Results

  22-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC Fight Night, which is headlined by the featherweight bout between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira and the welterweight bout between Neil Magny and Erick Silva, airs live on FOX Sports 1 from the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. Four prelim bouts will air live on FOX Sports 1 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT, and two early prelims may be viewed on UFC FIGHT PASS at 6:00pm ET / 3:00pm PT.MAIN EVENTCharles Oliveira (145.5) VS Max Holloway (145)Welterweight warriors @Nei
  
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• Fight Night Saskatoon: By The Numbers

  22-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  5Current ranking of Max Holloway as a UFC featherweight8Total UFC wins by Holloway at 145 pounds, tied for 4th most in UFC/WEC featherweight history5.27Significant strikes landed per minute rate by Blessed, 2nd best rate among active UFC featherweights and 3rd best in UFC/WEC featherweight history (min. 5 fights)667Significant strikes landed by Holloway, 2nd most in UFC/WEC featherweight history behind current UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo’s 691 //
  69.7Significant striking defe
  
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• Raoni Barcelos Dominates Ricky Musgrave to Capture Featherweight Title at RFA 29

  22-08-2015 04:03 via sherdog.com
  
  Raoni Barcelos on Friday claimed the vacant Resurrection Fighting Alliance featherweight championship with a unanimous decision over Ricky Musgrave in the RFA 29 “USA vs. Brazil” main event.
  
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• Boxing: Leo Santa Cruz-Abner Mares Aug. 29 Undercard Established

  22-08-2015 04:02 via sherdog.com
  
  Mexican stars Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares are set to clash on Aug. 29 in what should be a can’t-miss all-action brawl and now, we know how the undercard stacks up.
  
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• UFC’s Felipe Arantes says he used to be 'too lazy and hated dieting’ to drop down to bantamweight

  22-08-2015 04:00
  
  Felipe Arantes built a 3-3-1 record as a featherweight in the UFC until he finally decided to cut 10 more pounds before his fights.
  The Chute Boxe fighter, who makes his bantamweight debut at Sunday night’s UFC Fight Night 74 against Yves Jabouin, had to change a few things in his training camp for his first fight at 135 pounds, and it wasn’t easy.
  "My preparation was great. The only issue was my weight cut," Arantes told MMAFighting.com. "I didn’t do any diet before, since I d
  
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• John Makdessi meets Yancy Medeiros at UFC 194

  22-08-2015 03:00
  
  John Makdessi is healed up and ready to go.
  After breaking his jaw in a fight with Donald Cerrone at UFC 187 in May, Makdessi is booked for a fight once again, this time with Yancy Medeiros at UFC 194 on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas, the UFC announced Friday.
  Makdessi (13-4) fought Cerrone on short notice after knocking out Shane Campbell less than a month earlier at UFC 186. The Canada native fell to Cerrone via second-round TKO when he voluntarily stopped the action due to a broken jaw. Makdessi, 30,
  
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• Holly Holm: 'I don't really care too much' about why the UFC chose me over Miesha Tate to fight Ronda Rousey

  22-08-2015 01:04
  
  Save your theories as to why the UFC chose Holly Holm to be Ronda Rousey's next opponent. Holm isn't too interested in them.
  "Maybe it's one of those things where they just want to test me out, kind of throw me out there," Holm said Friday on FOX Sports 1's America's Pregame. "Maybe it's because they really feel I'm ready. I don't really care too much of the why. I just want to make the best of the situation."
  On Friday, Rousey announced on Good Morning America that she would be taking on H
  
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• Lightweights Kevin Lee, Leonardo Santos set to meet at UFC 194

  22-08-2015 00:01
  
  On a day when fights are being booked left and right, a lightweight bout between surging Brazilian Leonardo Santos and Kevin Lee has been made official for UFC 194 on Dec. 12.
  The Las Vegas Review-Journal broke the news of the fight on Friday.
  The 35-year old Santos, who broke into the UFC via The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 2, hasn't lost since 2009. Since defeating William Macario in the TUF Brazil 2 season finale, he has gone 2-0-1 in the UFC, scoring victories over Efrain Escudero and Tony Marti
  
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