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• Update On Robbie Lawler’s Injury, When He Might Return

  03-09-2015 23:17
  
  It looks like Robbie Lawler's injury won't keep him out of action as long as was first expected.Lawler's manager, Dave Martin, told UFC Tonight this week that thumb injury is not serious and will not require surgery. Martin said that the worst case scenario is that Lawler will be on the sidelines for a month.Additionally, Martin did mention that Lawler could be ready for UFC 195 on January 2nd in Las Vegas if UFC would need a main event, which as of right now, it looks like they do.When healthy,
  
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• Devon Alexander vs. Aaron Martinez to Headline Next PBC on ESPN Card

  03-09-2015 22:57 via sherdog.com
  
  ESPN announced Thursday afternoon that its next iteration of Premier Boxing Champions’ PBC on ESPN card will take place on Oct. 14 at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Former two-time world champion Devon Alexander will take on Aaron Martinez in the event’s headliner.
  
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• Lamont Peterson to Face Felix Diaz Jr. at PBC on NBC Oct. 17

  03-09-2015 22:50 via sherdog.com
  
  Former two-time IBF junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson is set to make his return to the ring on Oct. 17. Peterson will headline the Premier Boxing Champions’ next PBC on NBC against unbeaten Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz Jr. in a 10-round welterweight encounter.
  
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• Nick Diaz Reports To Jail For 2014 DUI (Mugshot)

  03-09-2015 22:05
  
  UFC welterweight fighter Nick Diaz reported to jail this morning after pleading guilty last month to a DUI charge, according to TMZ.com.Diaz was arrested back on Sept. 6, 2014, and in addition to his DUI charge, was also booked for obstructing a police officer, destroying evidence, and driving with a suspended license. He'll be released tomorrow (Friday, 9/3) and will have to take a DUI educational course in order to avoid a harsher penalty.Diaz has kept a relatively low prof
  
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• Conor McGregor Calls Jose Aldo A “Do Nothing B*tch”

  03-09-2015 22:02
  
  Interim UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor borrowed a line from UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey when talking about his upcoming foe at UFC 194, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo.McGregor spoke in front of a slew of MMA media members in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday and spoke about Aldo and his belief that he rarely defends his title."Before me, there was no main event featherweight fight. No featherweights would fight in the main event unless the world title was a
  
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• Demetrious Johnson's Xbox sponsorship in limbo in UFC's Reebok era

  03-09-2015 22:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Something will look a little different when Demetrious Johnson steps into the Octagon at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday.
  The UFC flyweight champion will attempt to make his seventh successful title defense when he rematches John Dodson in the main event of UFC 191.
  But this will be his first fight since the UFC's Reebok deal kicked in. Which means 1. He'll be wearing Reebok's UFC champion kit to the cage for the first time and 2. He'll no longer be sponsored by Microsoft's
  
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• Ex-Bellator Champ Shlemenko Files Peremptory Writ to Have Suspension Overturned

  03-09-2015 21:31 via sherdog.com
  
  Former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko isn’t done fighting the California State Athletic Commission.
  
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• UFC 191 Embedded, Episode 3: 'A little bundle of joy'

  03-09-2015 21:00
  
  In the latest episode of UFC 191 Embedded, John Dodson becomes a father, Frank Mir and Demetrious Johnson pose for photos, and more.
  
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• Bellator's Alexander Shlemenko files writ against CSAC to have three-year suspension overturned

  03-09-2015 20:39
  
  Alexander Shlemenko is continuing to fight his suspension after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
  The former Bellator middleweight champion filed a petition for writ of administrative mandamus in Los Angeles County against the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) last week in an attempt to get his three-year suspension and $10,000 fine overturned. Shlemenko is asking that a Superior Court review and reverse the final decision of CSAC. He was granted a trial setting confere
  
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• Goran Reljic to Defend Light Heavyweight Title in Rematch vs. Tomasz Narkun at KSW 32

  03-09-2015 20:27 via sherdog.com
  
  Goran Reljic will defend his light heavyweight strap against Tomasz Narkun at KSW 32 "Road to Wembley."
  
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• Conor McGregor: Floyd Mayweather, GSP, and Anderson Silva couldn't draw like me at age 26

  03-09-2015 20:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey are the new Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre.
  Not in terms of career longevity or accomplishments, mind you. But McGregor and Rousey have undoubtedly replaced Silva and GSP as the twin engines powering the UFC's pay-per-view machine.
  And McGregor knows it.
  McGregor, whose UFC 189 fight against Chad Mendes is believed to have drawn about 825,000 PPV buys, pointed out Wednesday that neither Silva, the longest reigning champ in UFC history, nor St-
  
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• Ultimate Fighting Championship Adds Two Flyweight Contests to UFC 193

  03-09-2015 18:16 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship has bolstered its UFC 193 card, which takes place Sunday, Nov. 15 in Melbourne, Australia.
  
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• Ronny Markes asks for WSOF release: ‘I want to cut ties with them as soon as possible’

  03-09-2015 18:01
  
  Ronny Markes doesn’t want to fight for World Series of Fighting anymore.
  The Brazilian light heavyweight, who hasn’t fought since a unanimous decision victory over Cully Butterfield in his promotional debut in 2014, was forced out of a bout with Dave Branch last April moments before the official weigh-ins due to illness. He believes that’s why the promotion has yet to offer him a new bout.
  "I’m not happy with this time off. I’m seeing things happen for everyone, lot
  
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• After Jose Aldo, Conor McGregor Done At 145 — With One Exception

  03-09-2015 17:58
  
  It looks like Conor McGregor is done at featherweight after he fights Jose Aldo at UFC 194, that is, unless Frankie Edgar manages to get past Chad Mendes at the TUF 22 Finale.McGregor spoke about his future plans at Los Angeles media scrum this week, revealing the fact that he intends to move up to lightweight after he unifies the 145-pound title against Jose Aldo in December. "The Notorious" Irishman did, however, admit that he would be interested in a fight with Frankie Edgar, as long as "The
  
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• World Series of Fighting Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

  03-09-2015 17:32 via sherdog.com
  
  World Series of Fighting on Thursday morning announced that it has acquired a new chief financial officer.
  
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• Advised against surgery, Al Iaquinta looking at January return against Beneil Dariush

  03-09-2015 17:00
  
  Long Island's Al Iaquinta is hoping to return to action in January.
  And the Serra-Longo fighter has lightweight Beneil Dariush in his crosshairs.
  On Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight it was reported that Iaquinta visited with his doctor in Los Angeles, who advised him to forego corrective surgery on his right knee. Instead the 28-year old Iaquinta will instead do approximately six weeks of stem cell injections and complete a course of physical therapy to get ready for his next fight.
  Iaquinta,
  
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• Bantamweight Michael McDonald finally healthy, hoping to fight before end of the year

  03-09-2015 16:00
  
  After nearly two years away, bantamweight Michael McDonald is finally ready to make his return to the Octagon.
  As reported on UFC tonight, McDonald's coach Jason House said the 24-year old McDonald -- who has been dealing with a nagging right hand injury for a long while -- is hoping to come back before the end of 2015.
  "Mayday" McDonald last competed in on UFC of FOX 9, on Dec. 2013 against Urijah Faber. Then only 22 years old, McDonald lost that night in Sacramento a second-round submission (g
  
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• As Johnson vs. Dodson 2 approaches, Joseph Benavidez ponders life in the void

  03-09-2015 15:01
  
  Rich Franklin was 33 years old when Anderson Silva teed off a second time and made him the most infamous member of the void. Franklin wasn't done, but it felt like a suitable transition. He won a few more, lost a few more, enjoyed a generally great career, and in the end could always fall back on the comfort that for one moment in time, he was the best in the world.
  Joseph Benavidez can relate, but not entirely. And that's the frustrating part.
  Benavidez was just 29 years old when Demetrious Joh
  
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• Conor McGregor: Joseph Duffy is a Journeyman, I Would KO him ‘Stiff’

  03-09-2015 14:55 via sherdog.com
  
  Conor McGregor talks with the media about UFC Fight Night “Poirier vs. Duffy,” Joseph Duffy and moving up to lightweight.
  
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• Conor McGregor: Jose Aldo was Praying that I Would Lose to Chad Mendes

  03-09-2015 14:55 via sherdog.com
  
  Conor McGregor talks with media regarding his UFC 194 unification bout with Jose Aldo.
  
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• Conor McGregor: I’m Way Ahead of Where Floyd Mayweather Jr. was at 26

  03-09-2015 14:55 via sherdog.com
  
  Conor McGregor talks about his drive for success, his mind for businessand his thoughts on Hollywood.
  
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• Conor McGregor: Chad Mendes Hits Like a Strawweight

  03-09-2015 14:55 via sherdog.com
  
  Conor McGregor speaks with the media looking back at his UFC 189 title win over Chad Mendes.
  
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• Morning Report: Conor McGregor tells Urijah Faber, 'T.J. Dillashaw is a snake in the grass'

  03-09-2015 14:00
  
  Conor McGregor may have a packed schedule, but he's still got time to mess with Urijah Faber's head.
  The pair of Ultimate Fighter coaches stopped by UFC Tonight this week and McGregor went to work needling Faber over his Team Alpha Male teammate, bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw.
  By the sound of it, Dillashaw spent some time alongside Faber helping to coach the team of American lightweights against McGregor's international squad.
  The move doesn't especially raise any eyebrows, but it caught
  
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• VanZant overcomes bullies to become star

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Paige VanZant is nobody’s victim.She used to be. In high school, for reasons she still doesn’t understand, VanZant was bullied by classmates. Kids can be ruthless, and the memories she has are ones she would rather forget.“I didn’t get into MMA to be able to fight back, but I do have a lot more confidence now to know that I can.” -- Paige VanZantBut she’s only 21. Her freshman year wasn’t so long ago that the name-calling has drifted from her psyche.&ldq
  
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• TUF LATAM 2 - Episode 2 Recap

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Injuries are just part of the sport of MMA.  It's no different than any other athletic competition where the body is pushed to the breaking point and sometimes something snaps. Horacio Gutierrez and Marco Olano both found that out the hard way on the latest episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 when the members of Team Escudero stared down two devastating and equally disappointing injuries this week. The first came for Gutierrez, who was in the middle of practice on one of h
  
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• The Sound and Fury of Francisco Rivera

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  There has never been a shortage of aggression where Francisco Rivera is concerned.The intangible fire is obvious in the scrappy bantamweight’s fighting style inside the Octagon, just as it was years earlier on the gridiron in Southern California. Whether in football or fighting, Rivera’s ability to harness and control his aggression created performances that yielded successful results, and when something works why change it?Rivera certainly has no intention of dulling one of his grea
  
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• The Downes Side: UFC 191 Predictions

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  That’s right boys and girls, school’s back in session and so is the Downes Side! Get your lunch packed up and your boots tied tight, because we’re ready for some fights!Even someone with Billy Madison’s intelligence knows that UFC 191 promises a great night of action. Live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson defends his flyweight title against John Dodson in a highly anticipated rematch. In the co-main event
  
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• Tension, rhetoric is building between Johnson, Dodson

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Whatever their differences, Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson will finally get down to business Saturday night at UFC 191. But first, there’s today’s weigh-in.Thursday, after both fighters met their media obligations at the MGM Grand, they faced off on a stage with UFC president Dana White in front of several hundred fans. Judging by their matching scowls and refusal to shake hands, their dislike appears genuine.Don't miss the live UFC 191 weigh-ins today at 7pm/4pm ETPT on FOX Spor
  
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• sbe offers perks to UFC 191 fans in Vegas

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  sbe, creators of Las Vegas's chic new SLS Hotel, is extending perks and discounts to fans of the UFC this week in celebration of UFC 191. From nightclubs to pool parties to Meet and Greets with the fighters, your UFC 191 ticket stub can help make it a Labor Day Weekend to remember. Check out the offers below, and grab the promo code to begin putting your party together. Hyde Bellagio: • Complimentary admission with ticket stub or Las Vegas Monorail ticket on Friday, 9/4 from
  
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• Rumble says fight with Manuwa will determine 'Alpha Male'

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  When Anthony Johnson steps into the Octagon on Saturday night to face Jimi Manuwa at UFC 191, he knows he’ll be matched against one of the biggest punchers in the UFC.Striker vs. Striker.That’s what makes their three-round light heavyweight bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena so enticing: They’re two fighters who are more concerned about landing punches than avoiding them.“He’s a striker, I’m a striker,” Johnson said. “We’re both alpha ma
  
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• Riggs Revved up for Return to Middleweight

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Finally, Joe “Diesel” Riggs has come back to Las Vegas. “Has it been that long?” Riggs asked when told it has been nine years since he last fought in the Fight Capital of the World. His memory jogged, he recalls the night of August 17, 2006, when he beat Jason Von Flue at Red Rock Casino and picked up a Submission of the Night bonus in the process.“It actually does feel like nine years,” he laughs, 32 years old and hoping to recapture some of that Vegas magic
  
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• Manuwa ready for U.S. spotlight at UFC 191

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  Haven’t heard of No. 7-ranked light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa? Here’s a quick crash course:The London, England product is 15-1 as a professional and 13 of those wins have come by way of knockout. His only loss came against No. 2-ranked Alexander Gustafsson back in early 2014, and next up for “The Poster Boy” is No. 1-ranked Anthony Johnson Saturday night at UFC 191.The reason you may not be familiar with Manuwa is because, despite Saturday being his sixth fight in
  
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• Lawler-Condit to Headline UFC 195

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Fight fans held their collective breath when it was announced that UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler had sustained a thumb injury that forced him out of his UFC 193 main event against Carlos Condit. But luckily, the injury won't be serious enough to keep "Ruthless" Robbie from a January 2 date in Las Vegas, as he will now meet Condit in the main event of UFC 195 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, keeping one of MMA's most highly-anticipated bouts intact.Owner of the sport's greatest comeback s
  
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• Las Vegas Monorail offers fans discounts

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Las Vegas Monorail is giving UFC fans a perk this weekend.Fans are able to take advantage of discounted tickets to beat the Labor Day Weekend traffic and taxi lines when getting around Las Vegas! Fans can travel up and down the strip, and out of the sun wether they be going to the SLS or headed to weigh ins or UFC 191 at the MGM Grand. Click here for discount Monorail passes over Labor Day. The discount is for 20% off all ticket types for unlimited ride 2 day passes and up.For even more per
  
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• John Lineker Starts Fresh at 135

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  If you were expecting John Lineker to wax poetic on the differences in his state of mind or the new additions to his fight game in camp since his move from flyweight to bantamweight for Saturday’s UFC 191 bout against Francisco Rivera, think again. Instead, he keeps it brief – like most of his fights – simply saying that the only difference for him in camp these days is “just not having to cut so much weight.”Fair enough, but that may be what it takes for Lineker to
  
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• How to Watch UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Skip ahead to Main CardUFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 Saturday, September 5thFIGHT PASS Prelims 7:00PM EST / 4:00PM PST / 11:00PM GMT Online Airings FIGHT PASS on UFC.tv: Available Worldwide Excluded Countries: Brazil and Latin America Cable/Satellite AiringsCentral/South AmericaBrazil - CombateMexico - UFC NetworkArgentina - UFC NetworkBolivia - UFC NetworkChile - UFC NetworkColombia - UFC NetworkEcuador - UFC NetworkPanama - UFC NetworkParaguay - UFC NetworkPeru - UFC NetworkRep. Dominican
  
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• Faber, Holloway Added to UFC 194 Card

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Two of the UFC's top stars will step into the Octagon on one of the biggest fight nights of 2015, as Urijah Faber faces Frankie Saenz and Max Holloway battles Jeremy Stephens in UFC 194 action on Saturday, December 12.UFC 194, which takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, is headlined by the long-awaited featherweight title bout between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor and the middleweight championship fight between Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold.A pioneer for the lighter weight classes, Urijah
  
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• Blachowicz' Vegas Dreams Coming True

  03-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Like most visitors to Las Vegas, Jan Blachowicz couldn’t resist taking a picture or two when he was in town for the most recent UFC Fighter Summit in June. One photo in particular was prophetic for the light heavyweight prospect, even if he didn’t know it at the time.“I took a photo in front of the MGM Grand Arena, saying ‘I will do everything to fight here.’ And what happened now? I am fighting here,” Blachowicz said through translator / manager Dorota Jurkow
  
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• Bethe Correia Plans on Training at AKA; Wants Tate, Kaufman for Next Fight

  03-09-2015 05:27 via sherdog.com
  
  Losing to Ronda Rousey has only strengthened Bethe Correia’s resolve.
  
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• Robbie Lawler Out for 1 Month Due to Thumb Injury, Hoping for UFC 195 Return

  03-09-2015 05:18 via sherdog.com
  
  The thumb injury that forced Robbie Lawler to withdraw from his title defense against Carlos Condit at UFC 193 will keep him sidelined for approximately one month, according to a report from UFC Tonight.
  
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• Heavyweight Travis Browne looking to fight against Matt Mitrione in return

  03-09-2015 04:01
  
  Now that he's cleared to fight again, heavyweight Travis Browne has his eye a November or December return.
  And the fighter he'd most like to face is Matt Mitrione.
  As UFC Tonight reported on Wednesday, Browne's manager John Fosco said the Hawaiian heavyweight is hoping for a fight against Mitrione. According to the report, Mitrione loves the idea too. The only thing left is for UFC matchmaker Joe Silva to make it happen.
  The 33-year old Browne (17-3-1) was recently reinstated for competition aft
  
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• Sam Stout Retires from MMA: ‘I’m No Longer Able to Compete at the Highest Level’

  03-09-2015 03:23 via sherdog.com
  
  Sam Stout has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts at 31 years old.
  
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• No surgery required for Robbie Lawler, who could be ready for UFC 195 on Jan. 2

  03-09-2015 03:06
  
  Robbie Lawler's hand injury won't keep him on the sidelines for as long as feared.
  In fact, the UFC's welterweight champion might be able to defend his title against Carlos Condit by the very beginning of 2015.
  According to a report on UFC Tonight on Wednesday, his manager Dave Martin said the injury isn't serious, and will not require surgery. At most, the injury — which is a thumb injury on his right hand — will keep him sidelined a month, which would have made fighting on the UFC
  
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• UFC veteran Sam Stout to call it a career, retires at 31

  03-09-2015 02:45
  
  Sam Stout, who has appeared in the UFC 20 times since debuting with the promotion in 2006, has decided to hang up the gloves.
  UFC Tonight reported on Wednesday that the 31-year old Stout (20-12-1) is walking away from the game on the heels of his latest loss against Frankie Perez at UFC Fight Night 74 in Saskatoon. Stout was technically knocked out by Perez just 54 seconds into the fight, marking the third time in a row that he'd been finished via TKO or KO.
  In his previous 30 professional bouts
  
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• Conor McGregor UFC 194 LA media scrum video

  03-09-2015 02:26
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Before UFC 194,  Conor McGregor met with the media in Los Angeles to discuss Jose Aldo, Urijah Faber, The Ultimate Fighter, and much more Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Kickboxing: Glory 24 Loses Artem Levin; Joe Schilling Now Faces ‘Psycho’ Wilnis

  03-09-2015 01:01 via sherdog.com
  
  Glory 24 was dealt a crushing blow Wednesday afternoon when the kickboxing promotion announced a major change to its Oct. 9 main event. Glory middleweight champion Artem Levin suffered an elbow injury in training and will no longer face Joe Schilling in their anticipated rubber match at Magness Arena in Denver.
  
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• Conor McGregor: Jose Aldo is a 'do-nothing b***h' who rarely defends his title

  03-09-2015 01:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Conor McGregor has taken to borrowing Ronda Rousey's catchphrase.
  The way the UFC interim featherweight champion sees it, Aldo is, to use Rousey's catchphrase, the featherweight division's "do-nothing b----."
  McGregor told reporters at a Wednesday media event in downtown LA that he's the one who has catapulted the featherweight division into the main event slot, unlike Aldo, the longtime featherweight champ.
  "Before me, there was no main event featherweight fight. No featherweight
  
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• Andrei Arlovski on Quest to Reclaim UFC Heavyweight Title: ‘I Still Have Fire in My Eyes’

  03-09-2015 00:47 via sherdog.com
  
  There was a point in time, 10 years ago or so, when it seemed unrealistic that Andrei Arlovski -- then the reigning UFC heavyweight champion -- would be on the outside of the MMA world looking in.
  
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• Boxing Audio: Floyd Mayweather Jr. Media Call

  03-09-2015 00:46 via sherdog.com
  
  Floyd Mayweather hosted an international media call Wednesday to promote his Sept. 12 fight with Andre Berto.
  
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