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• Steve Austin & Chael Sonnen Discuss Dana White’s “Fake” Pro Wrestling Controversy

  27-08-2015 23:54
  
  "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is an admitted hardcore MMA fan, however what does the WWE Hall Of Famer think about UFC President Dana White's recent "fake" pro wrestling comments?Austin, a legend in the pro wrestling world who has often talked about his love for the sport of MMA, interviewed former UFC title contender and announcer for the upstart pro wrestling promotion Global Force Wrestling (GFW), Chael Sonnen, and the two discussed White's "f-word" controversy.Austin spoke to Sonnen about balanc
  
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• Report: UFC 190 Draws Promotion’s Most Pay-Per-View Buys Since 2013

  27-08-2015 22:56 via sherdog.com
  
  As previously rumored, UFC 190 drew a robust pay-per-viewaudience.
  
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• Ronda Rousey, Floyd Mayweather Argue Over Who Makes More Money

  27-08-2015 22:51
  
  Ronda Rousey's consistent digs at Floyd Mayweather's history of domestic abuse may not have gotten the boxing pound-for-pound king's attention in the past, however it appears that Rousey has finally found the subject that strikes a nerve with "Money" Mayweather, that of course being -- money.TMZ Sports caught up with the UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion recently, and "Rowdy" Ronda didn't have to say much to get Mayweather's attention, the same way -- as she explains -- that it doesn't take her
  
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• Rousey vs. Correia looks to have topped 900,000 pay-per-view buys

  27-08-2015 22:01
  
  UFC 190, headlined by Ronda Rousey's 34-second title defense against Bethe Correia, became perhaps the most surprising pay-per-view hit in U.S. company history.Current estimates have the show doing a little more than 900,000 buys on pay-per-view, the largest number for a UFC show since UFC 168, on Dec. 28, 2013, the show headlined by the second Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva fight and the second Rousey vs. Miesha Tate fight.It would give the company three shows so far this year that have toppe
  
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• M-1 Challenge 61 Adds Two Explosive Fights to Marquee

  27-08-2015 22:01 via sherdog.com
  
  Russian MMA promotion M-1 Global continues to build upon its M-1 Challenge outlet and its next event just became stronger.
  
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• Video: Trailer For New “Ronda ArouseMe” Porn Parody Movie

  27-08-2015 20:46
  
  Fans who have been waiting to catch a glimpse of the new "Ronda ArouseMe" porn parody movie need not wait any longer.TMZ Sports released a trailer of the parody film based around the likeness of UFC's biggest star -- Women's Bantamweight Champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey, which you can check out above.As things stand now, there is no official release date for the project, although based on the trailer and the many photo galleries from the film, such as this photo gallery, it appears that the filming
  
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• Stefan Struve faces Jared Rosholt at UFC 193 in Australia

  27-08-2015 20:00
  
  Stefan Struve will look to get on a winning streak.
  The longtime UFC heavyweight fighter will meet Jared Rosholt at UFC 193 on Nov. 15 in Melbourne, Australia, the UFC announced Thursday. It is the promotion's first-ever trip to the city after a ban on cage fighting was lifted earlier this year.
  Struve (26-7) picked up his first win since 2012 when he beat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 190 earlier this month. The Dutchman had lost two in a row before that and also was away for a year dealing w
  
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• Conor McGregor: ‘The Show Must be a Spectacle’

  27-08-2015 19:22 via sherdog.com
  
  Conor McGregor discusses his ring walk featuring Sinead O’Connor.
  
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• Kenny Bayless Appointed Third Man in Ring for Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Andre Berto Clash

  27-08-2015 18:54 via sherdog.com
  
  When Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Andre Berto square off on Sept. 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, they’ll be joined by a familiar face.
  
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• UFC Confirms Stefan Struve-Jared Rosholt Bout for UFC 193

  27-08-2015 18:37 via sherdog.com
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship officials on Thursday morning confirmed a heavyweight showdown pitting Stefan Struve against Jared Rosholt for UFC 193.
  
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• Justin Wren has returned from the Congo, but his fight for the Pygmies has just begun

  27-08-2015 18:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Justin Wren stroked his prodigious beard, scratched the dry, red skin on his arm and squinted.
  "It's kind of crazy we're here," he said. "All that green."
  The ivy-covered coffee shop patio about two miles from the campus of UCLA brought Wren back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And, more specifically, the vision he had that led him to the African nation in the first place.
  Four years ago, Wren was an MMA fighter struggling with addiction and depression, looking for someth
  
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• UFC 191 media conference call audio

  27-08-2015 17:00
  
  During the UFC 191 media conference call, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson will discuss their rematch. Also, Frank Mir and Andrei Arlovski will talk about clashing in the co-main event. The video will begin Thursday afternoon at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• Melvin Guillard hears teammate dissension over UFC-Reebok deal: 'They're going to lose a lot of talent'

  27-08-2015 16:00
  
  Months ago, while waxing poetic about his newly-signed Bellator contract, Melvin Guillard divulged that the deal included provisions which would give him the ability to fight when he wanted against who he wanted. While the remarks sounded overly optimistic in theory, they turned out to be prophetic in reality.
  Guillard is now scheduled to debut this Friday in the main event of Bellator 141. When he does so, the man standing across from him will be Brandon Girtz, a rugged Division II wrestle
  
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• Melvin Guillard hears teammate discontent with UFC-Reebok deal: 'They're going to lose a lot of talent'

  27-08-2015 16:00
  
  Months ago, while waxing poetic about his newly-signed Bellator contract, Melvin Guillard divulged that the deal included provisions which would give him the ability to fight when he wanted against who he wanted. While the remarks sounded overly optimistic in theory, they turned out to be prophetic in reality.
  Guillard is now scheduled to debut this Friday in the main event of Bellator 141. When he does so, the man standing across from him will be Brandon Girtz, a rugged Division II wrestle
  
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• Live Stream: UFC 191 Media Call (5 p.m. ET)

  27-08-2015 15:43 via sherdog.com
  
  Tune in to the to the UFC 191 media call with Demetrious Johnson, John Dodson, Andrei Arlovski and Frank Mir Thursday at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
  
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• Audio: UFC 191 Media Call

  27-08-2015 15:43 via sherdog.com
  
  Tune in to the to the UFC 191 media call with Demetrious Johnson, John Dodson, Andrei Arlovski and Frank Mir Thursday at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
  
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• Watch The MMA Beat live today

  27-08-2015 14:01
  
  On this week's episode of "The MMA Beat," the panel will discuss the UFC's upcoming huge December, why Holly Holm got the nod to face Ronda Rousey next, what's next for the likes of Nate Diaz or Max Holloway, Anthony Johnson's punishment, Melvin Guillard's Bellator debut and 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.
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• Morning Report: Conor McGregor wanted Urijah Faber fight in Dublin before facing Jose Aldo at UFC 194

  27-08-2015 14:01
  
  Coaching on The Ultimate Fighter seems to have been a bit of an emotional roller coaster for interim UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor.
  Filming of season 22 lasted six weeks and just wrapped, but McGregor was the only constant variable prior to filming. Fellow contender Chad Mendes was origianlly paired to coach opposite McGregor, but plans shifted when featherweight champ Jose Aldo withdrew from UFC 189 in July. Mendes stepped in for Aldo, but the reality show lost a coach.
  In came Team
  
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• UFC 191: Flyweights focus on future, heavyweights reflect on the past

  27-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Thursday’s UFC 191 media conference call had a very “Old School vs. New School” feel to it, as the four competitors that make up next weekend’s main and co-main event fights pressed pause on their final preparations to discuss their upcoming bouts.Representing the “Old School” were co-main event participants Andrei Arlovski and Frank Mir – two former champions that have turned back the hands of time to return to title contention in 2015. First expected t
  
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• Garbrandt Reflects on another Promise Kept

  27-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Undefeated bantamweight prospect Cody Garbrandt won’t ever forget his experience at UFC 189, but it has very little to do with his performance against Henry Briones.Although the Team Alpha Male representative took to the cage and emerged with his second UFC win – and the seventh consecutive victory of his professional career – the truly memorable part of the event took place backstage before the fight and on the walk to the Octagon.That night, Garbrandt got to share the UFC exp
  
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• Five Rounds with Paige VanZant

  27-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  This week, Okamoto squares off with UFC strawweight Paige VanZant to debate the latest news and trends. VanZant, 21, is unbeaten in two UFC bouts and returns to the Octagon on Sept. 5 when she meets Alex Chambers at UFC 191 in Las Vegas.Read Article  Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Corey Anderson has too much future to look back

  27-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  An old wrestling coach of Corey Anderson's had a hard and fast rule about getting upset over losses. Anderson and his teammates were allowed to be sad when they lost -- just not for very long, before getting back to work."It's that wrestling mentality," the UFC light heavyweight said."You wrestled every weekend, so very few go undefeated. That coach always told us that we had five minutes to sulk over a loss, and that was it. For five minutes, we could cry, cuss, whatever we needed to. But, he t
  
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• Andrei Arlovski not concerned with title shots – for now

  27-08-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Andrei Arlovski is on one of the heavyweight division’s best tears and has brought his career back from the brink of irrelevance just four years ago.Because of that – and because of the way he’s done it with back-to-back knockout wins over Antonio Silva and Travis Browne – he was thought to be on the short list for a possible UFC title shot.That won’t happen for him for a while, though. New champion Fabricio Werdum next will meet former champ Cain Velasquez, who was
  
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• Hector Lombard no longer interested in Patrick Cote fight, wants Rory MacDonald instead

  27-08-2015 06:00
  
  Back at UFC 171, Hector Lombard called out Patrick Cote.
  Over the weekend, Cote said he'd be willing to return the favor.
  But Lombard has apparently moved on to other things.
  Lombard has responded to Cote's callout following the latter's victory over Josh Burkman on Saturday night in Saskatoon, Canada. According to Ariel Helwani, though, Lombard now has another welterweight opponent in mind: Rory MacDonald.
  Lombard and MacDonald were slated to fight one another at UFC 186, but the bout was cance
  
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• Anthony Pettis called out by both Eddie Alvarez and Edson Barboza

  27-08-2015 05:00
  
  When Anthony Pettis returns from his injury, he'll have no lack of a willing opponent.
  The former UFC lightweight champion has been on the sidelines since undergoing elbow surgery in May. And there's a line of lightweights forming for a shot at the Roufusport fighter.
  Both former Bellator champion Eddie Alvarez and contender Edson Barboza want a fight with Pettis in December, MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight. The information comes via the fighter's r
  
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• Urijah Faber wants an opponent for UFC's big December 11-12 weekend

  27-08-2015 04:00
  
  On the biggest weekend in the history of the featherweight division, the man who first brought the 145-pound weight class into the limelight does not have a fight lined up. That's a situation he wants to change.
  Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber would like to compete on either UFC 194 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 12, or, barring that, The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale card the previous night at the Palms. MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani reported the news on Wednes
  
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• Urijah Faber Seeking Matchup at Either ‘The Ultimate Fighter 22’ Finale, UFC 194

  27-08-2015 03:29 via sherdog.com
  
  Urijah Faber knows when he would like to return to the Octagon. Now it’s just a matter of finding him an opponent.
  
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• UFC Welterweight Jordan Mein Retires from MMA at Age 25

  27-08-2015 03:05 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC welterweight Jordan Mein has decided to retire from mixed martial arts after 39 professional fights.
  
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• Jordan Mein retires from MMA competition at age 25

  27-08-2015 02:51
  
  Jordan Mein doesn't turn 26 until October, but he's already had more professional fights than all but the most grizzled of veterans.
  And with so much wear and tear on his body, the Canadian welterweight has decided to call it a career.
  MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight that Mein has elected to retire from the sport after 39 pro fights. UFC officials confirmed word of Mein's intention to retire.
  Mein broke into the sport at age 16, where he lost his fi
  
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• Patricky Freire: Bellator Champ Will Brooks is a ‘Poor Boy That Needs Attention’

  27-08-2015 01:15 via sherdog.com
  
  Patricky Freire has a very basic set of expectations when he visualizes his upcoming Bellator 141 showdown with Saad Awad.
  
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• UFC Co-Founder Teams with Combate Americas and NBC Universo for New MMA Promotion

  27-08-2015 00:43 via sherdog.com
  
  Spanish-language network NBC Universo is about to unleash Combate Americas’ “Most bad-ass Latino fighters” next month, with the first event to be held in Las Vegas on Sept. 17. The new series, dubbed, “Road to the Championship,” will embark on its maiden voyage from the D in downtown Las Vegas.
  
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