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• Mirko Cro Cop suggests he's facing Anthony Hamilton next

  23-08-2015 23:01
  
  While nothing's official, PRIDE veteran and current UFC heavyweight Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic has claimed on his official Facebook page he's facing Anthony Hamilton next. UFC have not announced the fight nor has the news otherwise been confirmed.
  It's on......
  Posted by Mirko Filipovic on Saturday, August 22, 2015"It's on," Cro Cop wrote succinctly on his personal Facebook page. That short caption sits under a photo of the legendary Croatian heavyweight with Hamilton's face beside and sligh
  
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• Roger Huerta: Famous Sports Illustrated cover 'wasn't monumental' for me

  23-08-2015 22:30
  
  Roger Huerta was the first MMA fighter to ever grace the cover of Sports Illustrated. But if you enter Huerta's home in Thailand today, that 2007 issue will be nowhere to be found.
  It has been eight years since it came out and only one other mixed martial artist has been on the cover since: Ronda Rousey earlier this year. Even so, Huerta doesn't think it's a big deal at all.
  "It wasn't monumental for me, I suppose," he told Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour. "If I would have won
  
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• UFC drug czar: Fighters could face two-year suspension for violating IV ban

  23-08-2015 21:00
  
  Jose Aldo might want to back off his wish to ignore the UFC's new IV ban.
  Starting Oct. 1, fighters will no longer be able to rehydrate intravenously after weigh-ins, according to the rules of the promotion's anti-doping program run by USADA. And UFC vice president of athlete health and performance Jeff Novitzky said that if a fighter violates the ban he or she will face a substantial suspension: up to two years.
  "The risk versus reward under this program, I mean if someone is found out to have
  
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• Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Says He’s Fighting Anthony Hamilton at UFC Fight Night in Seoul

  23-08-2015 20:33 via sherdog.com
  
  Mirko Filipovic appears to have his next fight lined up, as the heavyweight knockout artist revealed on his Facebook page that he’ll be facing Anthony Hamilton at UFC Fight Night in Seoul.
  
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• Video: Unseen Footage From Infamous Brock Lesnar/Undertaker Showdown At UFC 121

  23-08-2015 20:02
  
  https://youtu.be/oeGRR9p6Qzg"You wanna do it?" Everyone remembers these words from the infamous Brock Lesnar/Undertaker showdown at UFC 121, however did you know that there was additional footage from that confrontation that never saw the light of day? Well, now it has.The latest edition of Paul Heyman's "Heyman Hustle" web show, which you can view above, features unseen footage from the infamous Lesnar/Taker showdown at UFC 121, as well as a backstage look at Lesnar after last year's WWE Summer
  
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• Charles Oliveira: ‘No UFC featherweight wants to grapple with me’

  23-08-2015 20:00
  
  Charles Oliveira and Max Holloway enter their first UFC main event Sunday night in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and the winner could be one win away from a shot at the featherweight title.
  Holloway enters the UFC Fight Night 74 main event coming off six straight wins with five finishes, but "do Bronx", who has submitted three opponents in his four-fight winning streak, uses his first five-round fight as extra motivation against the Hawaiian.
  "I’m thrilled to be doing my first main event in a c
  
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• Mirko CroCop Announces His Opponent For UFC Fight Night 79

  23-08-2015 19:52
  
  Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic will be returning to the UFC's world-famous Octagon in South Korea in November, and now we know who his opponent will be.Cro Cop (31-11-2) announced via Facebook that he will be fighting on the UFC Fight Night 79 card against Anthony Hamilton.Hamilton is a 14-4 Heavyweight contender, who is gone an even .500 in the UFC, winning two fights and losing two fights. If Cro Cop picks up the victory over Hamilton, he will become a .500 fighter, as he will enter the Octagon in
  
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• Ronda Rousey Opens As Massive Betting Favorite Over Holly Holm

  23-08-2015 19:44
  
  Now that it's official that Ronda Rousey will be defending her UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship against Holly Holm in her next fight, MMA odds makers are already getting behind the champion in a major way.While it comes as no surprise, Rousey opened as an enormous betting favorite over Holm, as Best Fight Odds currently have Holm as more than a 10-1 underdog against the UFC mega-star.BestFightOdds.com has Holly Holm set at +1025 and Rousey at -1250. This means a $100 bet on Holm would pay o
  
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• Photos: 48-Year-Old Joe Rogan Shows Off His Insane Flexibility

  23-08-2015 19:38
  
  UFC color commentator Joe Rogan still has physical gifts, and the 48-year-old former Taekwondo champion recently proved it by showing off some of his talent via social media.Rogan took to Instagram this week and showed off some of his stretching techniques, noting, "Stretching after a hard kickboxing workout isn't anyone's favorite thing in life, but it's one of the most important parts of maintaining a full range of motion and fluidity in your kicking technique."Below are some photos that Joe R
  
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• Bethe Correia Calls Out Miesha Tate, Reveals History That The Two Have With Each Other

  23-08-2015 19:27
  
  Now that Miesha Tate is free following the announcement that Ronda Rousey will be fighting Holly Holm next, "Cupcake" Tate has already found herself as the bullseye on another UFC Women's Bantamweight contender's target.Bethe Correia, who is coming off of a 34-second loss to Rousey earlier this month, challenged Tate once she became aware that Tate would not be fighting Rousey in a trilogy fight in December as rumored.In fact, Correia pointed out that she and Tate have some history with each oth
  
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• Chris Weidman Calls Anderson Silva A Liar, Talks About Ruining Past Opponents

  23-08-2015 19:21
  
  Following his bizarre defense for failed drug tests at a Nevada Athletic Commission hearing earlier this month, Anderson Silva is now hearing feedback from the man who started his downward spiral, current UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman.Weidman appeared on "The MMA Hour" with Ariel Helwani recently and spoke about the Anderson Silva situation."I watched like a little bit of it and I saw some people (talk about it), so I don't know all of the facts," Weidman said on the MMAFighting.com pr
  
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• Chris Weidman on Anderson Silva: ‘People don't like liars'

  23-08-2015 18:01
  
  Few people in the world have perspective on Anderson Silva quite like Chris Weidman. The UFC's current middleweight champion stripped away Silva's aura of invincibility with a pair of stunning victories in 2013, the second of which left Silva crumpled in a heap with a broken leg and jumpstarted the legend's surreal fall from grace.
  Silva is now 40 years old and serving a one-year suspension after testing positive for a variety of banned substances in his UFC 183 comeback fight against Nick Diaz.
  
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• UFC 194 shaping up to be so big that it's best not to talk about it

  23-08-2015 17:01
  
  If there was such a thing as a guaranteed fight card, UFC 194 could flush the preliminaries out to sea and stand as it is with just three bouts. The wallets would open just the same and money would fly right on out, with or without five hours of additional filler. Two title fights and a middleweight dream eliminator between a reptilian man and right-wing Cuban mic-dropper who’s built like The Thing. Honestly, what could be better?Fact is, though, UFC 194 on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas could be a
  
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• UFC Fight Night Results: ‘Holloway vs. Oliveira’ Play-by-Play & Updates

  23-08-2015 16:21 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog.com's live UFC Fight Night “Holloway vs. Oliveira” coverage kicks off at 7 p.m. ET.
  
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• Focus: UFC 190 Edition

  23-08-2015 16:00
  
  MMA Fighting's Esther Lin looks back at her favorite photos from UFC 190: Ronda Rousey vs. Bethe Correia.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 74 predictions

  23-08-2015 15:00
  
  The UFC returns to Canada, this time on a Sunday night, with an important featherweight anchoring the show. The fight card features an array of Canadian up-and-comers or recognizable vets, only some of whom are in important, competitive contests.
  What: UFC Fight Night 74 (UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira)
  Where: SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  When: Sunday, the two-fight preliminary card kicks off on Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET, the four-fight preliminary card starts on Fox Spo
  
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• UFC Fight Night Saskatoon: Bonus recap

  23-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  HIGHLIGHTS: Patrick Cote delights hometown Canadian fans with vicious TKO win over Josh Burkman #UFCSaskatoon https://t.co/uiGlJOlvdh— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) August 24, 2015Fight Of The Night: Patrick Cote vs. Josh Burkman Performance Bonuses: Felipe Arantes and Frankie Perez• 35-year-old veterans Patrick Cote and Josh Burkman entertained for nearly three rounds, trading blows and exchanging takedowns before Cote took control to earn the victory Sunday night at Sasktel Centr
  
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• Perez Halts Stout, Retires in Octagon

  23-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Entering Sam Stout’s Canadian backyard Sunday night, lightweight prospect Frankie Perez had the odds against him, but he not only put aside any nerves, but he stopped the veteran in less than a minute and then stunned the crowd at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon by retiring in the Octagon after the bout.“At 26, this is my first win in the UFC and my last,” Perez said. “I’m done after this. I brought my dreams to come true, and I’m ready for the next chapter in
  
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• Magny, Cote big winners in Saskatoon

  23-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  MAGNY vs. SILVAAfter seeing his seven-fight win streak snapped by Demian Maia on August 1, welterweight contender Neil Magny roared right back into the win column Sunday at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, scoring a three-round split decision victory over Brazil’s Erick Silva in the UFC Fight Night co-main event.“It feels pretty good for a four-day camp,” Magny laughed, referring to his late-notice acceptance of the bout after an injury to Silva’s original oppon
  
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• Injury Halts Oliveira; Holloway Wins

  23-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  A highly-anticipated clash between featherweight contenders Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira ended in anticlimactic fashion Sunday at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, with Holloway winning via first-round TKO in the UFC Fight Night main event when Oliveira couldn’t continue due to injury.The victory was the seventh straight for Waianae, Hawaii’s Holloway, the fifth-ranked contender at 145 pounds.Holloway focused his early attack on the seventh-ranked Oliveira’s body, and while the
  
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• UFC Fight Night 74 Results: Holloway vs. Oliveira

  23-08-2015 06:01
  
  MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Night 74 results for the Holloway vs. Oliveira fight card Sunday at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.In the main event, Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira square off in a key featherweight contest. Erick Silva will try to hand Neil Magny his second straight loss in the co-main event.Check out the UFC Fight Night 74 results below.Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 9 p.m. ET)
  Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira
  Erick Silva vs. Neil Magny
  Patrick Cote vs. Josh B
  
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• UFC Fight Night Weigh-in Results: Max Holloway, Charles Oliveira Hit Main-Event Marks

  23-08-2015 01:58 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship has cleared the stage for two of the featherweight division’s most promising young talents.
  
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• UFC Fight Night ‘Holloway vs. Oliveira’ Weigh-in Video

  23-08-2015 01:58 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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• Erick Silva: Neil Magny hasn’t fought someone as tough as me before

  23-08-2015 00:01
  
  Erick Silva’s return was moved from June to August, and his opponent switched due to an injury, but the Brazilian welterweight is finally ready to step inside the Octagon.
  Initially slated to meet Rick Story on June 26, and then moved to Aug. 23 due to visa issues, Silva takes on Neil Magny after Story suffered an injury, and the constant changes forced the Brazilian to adapt in training ahead of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 74 co-main event bout.
  "We had to change our strategy, of cours
  
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