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• Conor McGregor: I'm done with featherweight after Jose Aldo, unless Frankie Edgar earns it

  02-09-2015 23:50
  
  LOS ANGELES -- If Conor McGregor defeats UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 194, he's done with the competition at 145 pounds.
  "I'm hoping Jose will show up," McGregor said at a media event in downtown LA. "I'm going to retire him, end his career, and then I've done what I've said I'll do. I said I'm going to kill the featherweight division, there's nobody left."
  But there's an asterisk at the end of McGregor's statement. The interim featherweight champion conceded that should Frankie E
  
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• Conor McGregor UFC 194 LA media lunch photos

  02-09-2015 23:45
  
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• UFC 191 Embedded, Episode 2: 'I'm going to go deliver this baby real quick'

  02-09-2015 23:29
  
  On the second episode of UFC 191 Embedded, Demetrious Johnson gets a haircut, Paige VanZant goes shopping, Frank Mir and Alex Chambers train in Las Vegas, Andrei Arlovski visits the chiropractor, and John Dodson receives a phone call he'll remember for the rest of his life.
  
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• Jose Aldo, Conor McGregor highlight finalized lineup for UFC 'Go Big' event

  02-09-2015 23:01
  
  The UFC announced Wednesday the complete lineup for the launch of its ‘Go Big' seasonal campaign.
  In all, 19 fighters will be featured at a press event on Sept. 4 in Las Vegas to promote the upcoming end-of-year UFC schedule, including previously unannounced attendee, featherweight champion Jose Aldo.
  The event takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena at 12:30 p.m./3:30 p.m. PT/ET, preceding UFC 191's weigh-ins, and will stream live on MMAFighting.com.
  The finalized ‘Go Big' lineup can
  
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• Boxing: Manny Pacquiao Will Retire in 2016, Says Promoter Bob Arum

  02-09-2015 22:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Top Rank Boxing founder and CEO Bob Arum this week said that superstar Manny Pacquiao will retire in 2016 after one final bout, according to a Wednesday report from TMZ Sports.
  
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• Bellator's Ilima MacFarlane embracing fame from viral 'soccer mom' KO video

  02-09-2015 22:01
  
  TEMECULA, Calif. -- If you haven't heard of Ilima MacFarlane, hop on YouTube sometime.
  In January, MacFarlane's vicious KO of winless "soccer mom" Katie Castro went viral. The win took place under the notorious Xplode Fight Series, an unsanctioned event based in California.
  Following a split decision win over 2-2 Maria Rios Aug. 28 at Bellator 141, MacFarlane says she felt the pressure of the entire "viral community" watching her debut.
  "Of course I was nervous," MacFarlane said post-fight.
  
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• Boxing: Kell Brook to Defend IBF Title Against Diego Chaves in October

  02-09-2015 21:48 via sherdog.com
  
  Unbeaten IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook is set to return to action on Oct. 24 against Diego Chaves.
  
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• Rodolfo Vieira reacts to ADCC win over Ben Henderson, plans MMA debut in 2016

  02-09-2015 21:01
  
  SAO PAULO -- Five-time jiu-jitsu world champion as a black belt, Rodolfo Vieira earned his first ADCC title on Sunday, and he might be months away from making a transition to mixed martial arts.
  Following his victory over Felipe Pena at the 99kg (218 pounds) ADCC 2015 final, Vieira spoke with Real Fight Championship promoters at the Mauro Pinheiro gymnasium in Sao Paulo, and was offered a contract.
  "I got nervous when they made the offer, but will still think about it," Vieira told MMAFighting.c
  
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• Boxing: Santa Cruz vs. Mares Draws ESPN’s Best Boxing Ratings Since 1998

  02-09-2015 20:59 via sherdog.com
  
  Most in the boxing world expected Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares to deliver inside the ring on Aug. 29. What wasn’t as certain was how well the featherweight tilt would fare in terms of viewership.
  
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• John Dodson frustrated about T.J. Dillashaw praise: 'I've already destroyed him'

  02-09-2015 20:01
  
  When John Dodson sees Demetrious Johnson sitting at No. 3 among the best pound-for-pound fighters in the UFC, he gets a little upset. It gets worse when his eyes travel just a little further down the list. T.J. Dillashaw is now ranked at No. 5.
  Back in 2011, Dodson defeated Dillashaw via first-round knockout. He also has given Johnson his toughest test in a flyweight title defense, in 2013. Yet Dodson's name is nowhere to be found on that pound-for-pound ranking.
  "I've already destroyed [Dillash
  
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• Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's win over Bob Sapp told the story of his championship career

  02-09-2015 19:00
  
  Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who officially retired to take an office position with the UFC in Brazil, won championships in the UFC and Pride FC, and at one point, was considered the best fighter in the entire sport.
  But his most memorable moment came against a fighter that nobody would take seriously today, but was taken very seriously at the time.It was Aug. 28, 2002, and there were 71,000 fans in attendance for a Pride show at the outdoor Tokyo National Stadium, which to this day still stands as
  
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• Neil Seery vs. Jon Delos Reyes added to UFC Fight Night 76

  02-09-2015 18:31
  
  A flyweight contest between Neil Seery and Jon Delos Reyes has been added to UFC Fight Night 76 on Oct. 24 in Dublin, Ireland, according to UFC officials Wednesday.Seery (15-11) is 2-2 in the UFC after losing to Louis Smolka via unanimous decision at UFC 189 in his last outing.Reyes (8-4) snapped his two-fight skid with his submission win against Roldan Sangcha-An this past May at UFC Fight Night 66.Dustin Poirier faces Joseph Duffy in a lightweight contest in the main event.
  
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• Chael Sonnen Signs With World Series Of Fighting As An Announcer

  02-09-2015 18:05
  
  "The American Gangster" is back, as former UFC title contender, current ESPN analyst and everyone's favorite "Bad Guy" has signed with World Series of Fighting to return to the MMA announcing booth.Sonnen, who has done some MMA commentary work in the past, such as the BattleGrounds MMA pay-per-view he co-hosted alongside veteran pro wrestling announcer Jim Ross, will be returning to the booth to announce WSOF events."I am stoked to join the powerhouse team at World Series of Fighting, and call t
  
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• UFC Cuts 13 Fighters This Week

  02-09-2015 17:59
  
  It looks like UFC has decided to clean-house yet again.Multiple outlets are reporting that UFC has released 13 fighters this week, including some pretty well-known veterans, such as longtime contender Dan Miller.Below is a list of the fighters that are rumored to be gone from the UFC:* Dan Miller* Ildemar Alcantara* Darrell Montague* Tom Watson* Cody Gibson* Hans Stringer* Andrew Craig* Igor Araujo* Anthony Christodoulou* Yosdenis Cedeno* Niklas Backstrom* Aaron Phillips* Royston Wee
  
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• Darrion Caldwell vs. Shawn Bunch Added to Bellator 143 Preliminary Lineup

  02-09-2015 17:38 via sherdog.com
  
  A matchup of talented wrestlers has will go down at Bellator 143 when Darrion Caldwell locks horns with Shawn Bunch.
  
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• MMA fighter Monique Bastos foils robbery attempt again in Brazil

  02-09-2015 17:19
  
  Strawweight fighter Monique Bastos was on the way for her jiu-jitsu training with two friends in Acailandia, Brazil, on Tuesday night, when two men attacked her. They wanted their phones, but they had no idea Bastos was an MMA fighter.
  "I was going to my jiu-jitsu training when they arrived on a motorcycle and said they wanted our phones," Bastos told MMAFighting.com. "I tried to hold my phone, and I realized they were not armed. When they tried to escape, I lifted the rear wheel of the bike and
  
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• UFC Adds Neil Seery-Jon Delos Reyes to UFC Dublin on Oct. 24

  02-09-2015 16:59 via sherdog.com
  
  A flyweight battle has been added to UFC Fight Night “Poirier vs. Duffy” in Dublin, Ireland, on Oct. 24 as Neil Seery will take on Jon delos Reyes.
  
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• Pride Full Fight Download: Watch Josh Barnett Submit Mark Hunt

  02-09-2015 16:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Ahead of his clash with Roy Nelson at UFC Fight Night “Barnett vs. Nelson,” the Ultimate Fighting Championship released Barnett’s complete fight against Mark Hunt, which took place under the Pride Fighting Championships banner.
  
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• Bellator: Dynamite tournament loser would advance if winner gets injured

  02-09-2015 16:00
  
  Bellator's four-man, one-night tournament will have a reserve match. But the victor will only make an appearance in the finals under unique circumstances.
  If a semifinal winner gets injured and cannot advance, the semifinal loser he beat will move on to the finals, according to the Bellator rules sheet obtained by MMA Fighting. Bellator is referring to it as the "survivor rule." The reserve match winner will only compete in the finals if a semifinal winner and the man he beat gets hurt and both
  
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• Frank Mir, Andrei Arlovski, and the match a decade in the making

  02-09-2015 15:01
  
  Frank Mir doesn't need to be reminded that his fight with Andrei Arlovski was a long time coming.
  It's only been on his mind for, oh, about a decade or so.
  Mir and Arlovski have seemed on a collision course since the days before The Ultimate Fighter. Back when mainstream sports outlets wouldn't touch mixed martial arts with a 10-foot pole, internet message boards buzzed with debate over what would go down when the UFC heavyweight division's young guns -- the jiu-jitsu wiz and the knockout artist
  
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• Morning Report: After kidney stones and infections, Jim Miller says weight cutting could be taking 'a couple years' off his life

  02-09-2015 14:00
  
  No one imagines weight cutting to be fun, but how bad it it, really?
  According to UFC lightweights Jim Miller and James Vick, weight cutting isn't just miserable, it's likely causing their bodies irreparable harm.
  "I was peeing blood," Miller told Bleacher Report's Scott Harris. "And my kidneys hurt."
  Due to the stints of rapid dehydration over the course of his career, Miller says he developed kidney stones. A year before, he suffered a "full-blown" kidney infection.
  "It's kind of miserabl
  
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• UFC 191 Fantasy Preview

  02-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Demetrious Johnson will look to make his seventh successful title defense this weekend at UFC 191 when he faces possibly his toughest challenge to date in John Dodson, who looks to avenge an earlier loss while claiming the 125-pound title.  Johnson and Dodson first met in 2013 in a highly anticipated flyweight title bout. The result that night was Johnson coming away victorious by decision, but not before Dodson became the only fighter in the division to drop him with a punch while winning
  
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• Stout Retires with a Legacy to be Proud Of

  02-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  As a newly minted retiree, Sam Stout has to get cut a little slack when asked what his time capsule moment as a prizefighter is. So he gave three moments on the day he officially hung up the gloves.“For me, it would be the whole trilogy with Spencer (Fisher),” Stout said of his three bouts with the Iowa veteran. “The first fight, he took it on short notice and we had a great fight. The second fight, he got the better of me. The third fight, I kinda changed it up on him and thre
  
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• Seery vs. Delos Reyes Added To UFC Dublin

  02-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  With fans counting down the hours until tickets are released for UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: POIRIER vs. DUFFY,, another exciting match-up has been announced for the event due to take place in Dublin on Saturday, October 24.Following an electric event in the Irish capital last July, sterling performances from Irish fighters across the globe and the meteoric rise of Conor McGregor, MMA is firmly on the agenda in Ireland and attention is now on the forthcoming event which goes on sale tomorrow.The lates
  
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• Pennington's Revenge Tour Begins

  02-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  No two records are created equal.Some fighters can build up shiny resumes with quick finishes and lengthy unbeaten streaks while never stepping into the cage to face any real competition, while others will hover around the .500 mark, alternating wins and losses, never amassing too many of one without an appearance from the other, facing a cast of the toughest competitors a division has to offer.Raquel Pennington is the perfect embodiment of the latter.Even before she drew rave reviews from UFC P
  
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• Paul Felder is Back in the Saddle

  02-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  By the time he steps into the Octagon on Saturday night, it will have been six weeks to the day that Paul Felder faced Edson Barboza and suffered the first loss of his mixed martial arts career.The bout – which originally started as a matchup between Anthony Pettis and Myles Jury before the Brazilian replaced the former champion and Felder replaced the injured former TUF contestant – was an entertaining affair. It was a back-and-forth kickboxing match between two talented strikers, a
  
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• Holly Holm Describes Interactions with Miesha Tate, ‘Cyborg’ on ‘Fight Valley’ Film Set

  02-09-2015 05:12 via sherdog.com
  
  Two days after Holly Holm learned that she would be the next woman to challenge for Ronda Rousey’s bantamweight title, the former world champion boxer flew to Philadelphia and got into a fight with spurned contender Miesha Tate.
  
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• CSAC will no longer recognize wins earned in unsanctioned events

  02-09-2015 01:31
  
  LOS ANGELES -- The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has fired its first salvo against unsanctioned events in its state.
  CSAC executive officer Andy Foster said Tuesday during the commission's meeting that he would ignore victories obtained in unsanctioned events when he's vetting the matchmaking of CSAC-regulated promotions. If all of a fighters' wins have come in unsanctioned shows, CSAC will treat that fighter like he or she is making his or her pro debut and that fighter will not b
  
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• Chael Sonnen Joins World Series of Fighting as Color Commentator for ‘Multiple Events’

  02-09-2015 01:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Chael Sonnen is taking his gift of gab to World Series of Fighting broadcasts, the promotion announced Tuesday.
  
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• Brazilian fighters react to ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira’s retirement

  02-09-2015 01:00
  
  Legendary heavyweight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira announced his retirement from MMA on Tuesday, and the Brazilian MMA community reacted to the news on social media. Check what MMA stars had to say, including UFC champions Fabricio Werdum and Rafael dos Anjos.
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  Uma foto publicada por Junior Cigano Dos Santos (@junior_cigano) em Set 1, 2015 às 12:57 PDTToday the greatest warrior that this sport has ever known is retiring and the only thing I can do is being thankful, because t
  
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• Sherdog.com Launches First Official iOS App with NOS® Energy Drink

  02-09-2015 00:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog.com will add yet another chapter to its long history of providing content for mixed martial arts fans on Sept. 1, when it launches the Sherdog App. The Official Sherdog App, brought to you by NOS® Energy Drink, will be available for free through the iTunes store.
  
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