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• M-1 Global Announces Super Fight for M-1 Challenge 62 on Oct. 10

  10-09-2015 23:29 via sherdog.com
  
  M-1 Global announced Thursday afternoon the addition of an intriguing super fight to its M-1 Challenge 62 card, as featherweight champion Ivan Buchinger will square off against former lightweight titlist Mansour Barnaoui.
  
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• WSOF Adds Three Prominent Industry Leaders to Board of Directors

  10-09-2015 23:17 via sherdog.com
  
  Las Vegas-based MMA promotion World Series of Fighting recently announced the signing of three prominent industry leaders to its board of directors. Joining the WSOF effective immediately are Mark Ford, Mike Stevens and John Weiser.
  
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• Legendary PRIDE announcer Lenne Hardt joins Bellator: Dynamite event

  10-09-2015 22:48
  
  The voice of PRIDE, "Crazy Pride Lady" Lenne Hardt, is the new addition to the first Bellator: Dynamite event.
  The promotion announced on Thursday that Hardt, the ring announcer for several MMA promotions around the world for over a decade, most notably PRIDE Fighting Championship in Japan, will make her debut on Sept. 19, when Bellator and Glory feature a 20-fight card in San Jose, Calif.
  In the main event, Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary put his title on the line against forme
  
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• UFC 191 prelim ratings lowest of 2015

  10-09-2015 21:00
  
  The ratings for Saturday's UFC prelims on FOX Sports 1 confirmed much of what had been written all week.Demetrious Johnson is a great fighter, but people don't stay home on a Saturday night to watch him.The prelims leading into UFC 191, airing from 8-10 p.m. Eastern time,drew 663,000 viewers on FS 1. It was the lowest number so far this year for FS1 prelims for a pay-per-view fight. Only three prime time prelims on Fight Night shows this year have fallen below that number.That number is 35 perce
  
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• Former Pride Fighting Championships Voice Lenne Hardt to Work Bellator ‘Dynamite’ Event

  10-09-2015 20:43 via sherdog.com
  
  Perhaps no promotion did MMA as a spectacle better than Pride Fighting Championships. Now Bellator is taking a page from the now-defunct Japanese organization for its upcoming “Dynamite” event.
  
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• World Series of Fighting Signs Caros Fodor, Cory Devela to Multi-Fight Contracts

  10-09-2015 20:02 via sherdog.com
  
  World Series of Fighting has signed lightweight Caros Fodor and middleweight Cory Devela to exclusive, multi-fight contracts.
  
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• WSOF signs veterans Caros Fodor and Cory Devela to multi-year contracts

  10-09-2015 18:46
  
  The World Series of Fighting announced a couple of free agent signings on Thursday.
  Lightweight Strikeforce/ONE FC veteran Caros Fodor — the brother of Ben Fodor, a.k.a. Phoenix Jones — and middleweight Cory Devela have signed multi-year contracts with the promotion, as was announced through a press release.
  The 31-year old Fodor (10-4), a pupil of Matt Hume in Washington state, has won two fights in a row under the ONE FC banner. He submitted Willy Ni (kimura) and Vincent Latoel (re
  
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• It’s been a long, strange road to Cruz vs. Dillashaw…but we’ve arrived

  10-09-2015 18:00
  
  Dominick Cruz against T.J. Dillashaw is an awesome fight. What goes into awesome? Just a bunch of the usual ingredients…air casts, cadaver tendons, the scalp of Nosferatu, protractors, a few sands of the hour glass, the soul of Takeya Mizugaki, things like that.Back when he’d only been shelved in the neighborhood of three years with ACL surgeries, a debate swelled up as to whether Cruz should be rushed back into a title fight against an active beast like Renan Barao. The competitor
  
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• Ronda Rousey Reacts To Beyoncé Toronto Concert Shout-Out

  10-09-2015 17:50
  
  Ronda Rousey recently spoke to Entertainment Tonight about Beyoncé playing her already infamous "Do Nothing B*tch" speech during a recent concert in Toronto."To be honest, it's a honor to have a real powerhouse of a woman like Beyoncé just recognize my existence," Rousey said. "It's surreal how something I thought was a pre-fight rant in my hotel room that would end up scrapped on some editor's floor has taken off to the point a cultural icon like Beyoncé is playing it betwe
  
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• Photos: Melvin Guillard’s Badly Broken Hand Surgically Repaired (Warning: Graphic)

  10-09-2015 17:31
  
  As reported last week, former UFC star Melvin Guillard lost his Bellator debut to Brandon Girtz at Bellator 141, suffering a badly broken hand in the process. Well, now "The Young Assassin" is back with some graphic post-surgery photos.For those who missed it, the following is what Guillard's hand looked like immediately after the fight. To see how it looked immediately after surgery, click below to advance to the next page.Click below to advance to the next page to view the next photo ...
  
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• Video: Dana White Talks Nearly Getting Into Physical Altercation With Josh Koscheck

  10-09-2015 17:16
  
  https://youtu.be/3dd-ezVIoQUUFC President Dana White is known for talking the talk, however when speaking with Colin Cowherd this week, he admitted that there have been times where his fighters nearly make him walk the walk.White told a story about his rocky relationship with Josh Koscheck, who left the company and signed with Bellator MMA, calling White the Fertitta's "errand b*tch" on the way out.According to the UFC President, a couple of weeks ago, things between he and Koscheck nearly turne
  
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• Sam Stout on retirement: ‘I clearly can’t take a punch the same way I used to’

  10-09-2015 17:00
  
  Upon getting knocked out a third consecutive time on Aug. 23, 31-year-old Sam Stout decided to retire from mixed martial arts last week. The longtime UFC veteran was knocked out by Frankie Perez in Saskatoon at UFC Fight Night 74 in just 54 seconds. Before then, he had been knocked out by KJ Noons and Ross Pearson.
  In his 30 professional fights before the streak, Stout had never been knocked out.
  In other words, the writing was on the wall for the Ontario, Canada native. And just a few days remo
  
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• Claudia Gadleha still nursing hand injury, hoping for February return

  10-09-2015 16:00
  
  The no. 1 ranked strawweight contender Claudia Gadelha is still on the mend from an injured finger, and won't be ready to fight for another five months.
  As reported on UFC Tonight on Wednesday, Gadelha still cannot close her hand after suffering injured ligaments, therefore impeding her training. Her team said that she will be ready to compete again in February.
  There have been conflicting reports as to when Gadelha might be ready to compete again. When the UFC announced that current strawweight
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz Title Fight Announced For UFC Fight Night 81

  10-09-2015 15:31
  
  A significant, long-awaited title match was announced by UFC President Dana White during this week's edition of UFC Tonight on FOX Sports 1.White announced that Dominick Cruz, the former UFC Bantamweight Champion who never lost his title in the cage, but was eventually stripped due to injuries, will be fighting current champion T.J. Dillashaw, who defeated interim champion Renan Barao twice to become the undisputed champion of the division.Dillashaw vs. Cruz will take place for the UFC 135-pound
  
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• Urijah Faber on Conor McGregor's coaching: 'He wasn't there for a lot of the practices'

  10-09-2015 15:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Last week, Conor McGregor told reporters he didn't go particularly in-depth with his coaching for the European team on The Ultimate Fighter 22.
  On Wednesday, his opposing coach, Urijah Faber, took it another step, saying there were times at the TUF gym in Las Vegas when the UFC interim bantamweight champion was nowhere to be found.
  "He was there a little bit, but he wasn't hands-on," Faber said Wednesday. "I know he wasn't there for a lot of the practices."
  Faber, coach of the Ame
  
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• Morning Report: Dana White admits argument with Josh Koscheck almost got physical

  10-09-2015 14:00
  
  The rocky back-and-forth between Dana White and Josh Koscheck took another strange turn Wednesday when the UFC president admitted to Colin Cowherd his blowouts with the Ultimate Fighter alum almost got physical.
  "Listen, I'm not trying to run around and get into physical confrontations with the guys, but yea, I've had plenty of cases where the guys are like, 'How bout I come over there and kick your ass?' I could give you a lot [of examples]. Phil Baroni. Phil Baroni and I had a really good one.
  
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• PBC on Spike Weigh-in Results: Stevenson, Karpency on Point

  10-09-2015 10:00 via sherdog.com
  
  WBC light heavyweight king Adonis “Superman” Stevenson is set to defend his title Friday night in the main event of the next PBC on Spike telecast. The world awaits a showdown between the Haitian-Canadian and Sergey Kovlev, but first he has to get past Tommy Karpency.
  
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• Jim Miller vs. Michael Chiesa Targeted for UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Dec. 10

  10-09-2015 07:04 via sherdog.com
  
  The UFC is targeting a lightweight matchup between Jim Miller and Michael Chiesa for its Dec. 10 event in Las Vegas.
  
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• Winkeljohn's Fight: From Wrong To Right

  10-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Mike Winkeljohn admits he got into fighting for all the wrong reasons.Getting into street scraps as a teenager is pretty ordinary, but what is completely extraordinary is that over the next three plus decades since Winkeljohn started fighting he became a husband, a father, a world champion, a local business owner, and - without a doubt - one of the most revered coaches mixed martial arts has ever known. “I got into it for all the wrong reasons,” Winkeljohn said. “I wanted to le
  
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• Two Bouts Added to TUF 22 Finale Card

  10-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Two hard-hitting matchups are on their way to The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Friday, December 11, as the TUF 22 Finale card continues to pile up the compelling bouts.In a featherweight clash, unbeaten Mirsad Bektic will take on his biggest test to date in Japanese star Tatsuya Kawajiri. For Bektic, who has won three straight in the Octagon, it's an opportunity to crash the top 15 against the "Crusher," a June winner over Dennis Siver.The flyweights will also be in action in Las
  
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• TUF LATAM 2 - Episode 3 Recap

  10-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  A hushed silence fell over The Ultimate Fighter gym a week ago, and the same scene set the stage for the latest episode as Marco Olano left the Octagon with a brace on his arm, pieces of his shattered dream left in a trail behind him. Olano suffered a broken forearm as a result of an Erick Montano takedown in last week's elimination round fight. Silva attempted a throw from the body lock and, as Montano braced himself for impact, his bone gave way and his arm got twisted like a pretzel, whi
  
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• Samman's Corner - Getting the Call

  10-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  A fighter’s life is a seasonal one.I’m on vacation, in the elevator of a small casino outside of Breckenridge, Colorado. The week has been a relaxing one, brimming with local food and breweries, and the man in town square who has been playing Led Zeppelin on his acoustic guitar nonstop for days.MMA is the last thing on my mind as we’re headed down to the garage, and I’m scrolling through Twitter on my phone. An image catches my eye. Well I’ll be damned. My hear
  
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• NBA's Pistons take their shot at the UFC

  10-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Watch out NBA teams – Detroit’s bad boys are back … sort of.No, this is not another bad Hollywood remake. And Dennis Rodman and Co. aren’t planning on making a return – at least we don’t think they are. Yet fourteen active Detroit Pistons players did make their way out to Las Vegas last week for five-days of MMA-style training led by UFC Hall-of-Famer Forrest Griffin and guest coaches Stefan Struve, TJ Dillashaw, Luke Rockhold and women’s strawweight ch
  
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• How To Watch The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs Team Faber

  10-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
   Premiere episodes of The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs Team Faber will air weekly on Wednesdays at 10PM ET on FOX Sports 1.  Find FOX Sports 1 in your area here. Episodes will be made available digitally on these plaforms every Thursday:                 Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Dan Hardy: Preparing To Set Sail

  10-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  For the first time in my life I will be taking part in an ocean race, after I was asked earlier this year to help represent Team Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the Clipper Round the World race.I've always wanted to try my hand at a challenge like this but I never really knew how to get into it. So when the opportunity presented itself, I jumped at it.Before I began my training, I had never even stepped foot on a sail boat. So I was relieved to hear that there would be four intensive weeks
  
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• Cruz opens up about impending return

  10-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Like everybody else, Dominick Cruz got the news Wednesday. But it was the kind of news he’s been waiting to hear.Cruz’ comeback from a series of injuries is firmly on schedule, with a date and an opponent set. His only goal now is to approach his training slow and steady – and perhaps most important, to stay injury-free.The former UFC bantamweight champion, who was forced to vacate his title because of a torn ACL and subsequent groin injury, will face current champion TJ Dillas
  
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• Boxing: Former Champion Zab Judah Brawls with Hevinson Herrera at Weigh-in; Fight Cancelled

  10-09-2015 06:08 via sherdog.com
  
  It looks like former multi-divisional world champion Zab Judah couldn’t wait to get his hands on Hevinson Herrera. So much so, that they brawled at Wednesday’s weigh-in, resulting in Herrera being injured an unable to fight. Their match, which was to be Judah’s first fight in two years, has been scrapped altogether.
  
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• Boxing: Former Champion Zab Judah Brawls with Hevinson Herrera at Weigh-in

  10-09-2015 06:08 via sherdog.com
  
  It looks like former multi-divisional world champion Zab Judah couldn’t wait to get his hands on Hevinson Herrera. So much so, that they brawled at Wednesday’s weigh-in, resulting in Herrera being injured an unable to fight. Their match, which was to be Judah’s first fight in two years, has been scrapped altogether.
  
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• Jim Miller, Michael Chiesa targeted for UFC Fight Night 80 on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas

  10-09-2015 04:30
  
  With three fight cards in three nights, Las Vegas in early December will become the center of the mixed martial arts universe.
  And to kick things off at UFC Fight Night 80 — which takes place on Thursday, Dec. 10 — the UFC is looking to book a fight between lightweights Jim Miller and Michael Chiesa.
  As first reported on UFC Tonight, that fight is being targeted for the Fight Pass card, which takes place at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan.
  The 32-year old Miller (25-6-1) is coming of
  
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• Fabricio Werdum Denies Dana White’s Claim That He Didn’t Want to Fight Until March

  10-09-2015 04:29 via sherdog.com
  
  The heavyweight division might not be in limbo for as long as initially feared.
  
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• Fabricio Werdum refutes March as target date for title defense, says he wants to fight sooner

  10-09-2015 03:30
  
  UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is ready to defend his title. And he doesn't want to wait until March of 2016.
  At the UFC 191 post-fight press conference in Las Vegas this past weekend, UFC president Dana White said that Werdum would likely defend his title against former champion Cain Velasquez in March.
  "Unfortunately, this heavyweight division is tied up right now," White said. "This fight won't happen probably until March, the next heavyweight [title] defense. So we'll see how this
  
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• Bantamweights Thomas Almeida, Anthony Birchak to Clash at UFC Fight Night Sao Paulo

  10-09-2015 03:26 via sherdog.com
  
  Bantamweight prospect Thomas Almeida will attempt to continue his ascent when he meets Anthony Birchak at UFC Fight Night "Belfort vs. Henderson 3" in Sao Paulo on Nov. 7.
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw to Defend 135-Pound Belt vs. Dominick Cruz at UFC Fight Night on Jan. 17

  10-09-2015 03:06 via sherdog.com
  
  Once again, Dominick Cruz is on the comeback trail, but this time there won’t be a warm-up fight.
  
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• Thomas Almeida, Anthony Birchak to meet in Sao Paulo

  10-09-2015 03:00
  
  Thomas Almeida's next fight will be in his hometown.
  The top prospect will meet Anthony Birchak at UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 on Nov. 7 in Sao Paulo, the UFC confirmed Wednesday with MMA Fighting's Guilherme Cruz. The fight was first reported on Twitter by Front Row Brian.
  Almeida (20-0) is a perfect 3-0 in the UFC and coming off a devastating, second-round knockout (flying knee) over Brad Pickett at UFC 189 in July. The Sao Paulo native, an electric bantamweight striker, has finis
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz title fight to headline FOX Sports 1 card in January

  10-09-2015 02:53
  
  For the first time, a title will be defended on FOX Sports 1.
  T.J. Dillashaw will defend his bantamweight belt against former champion Dominick Cruz in the main event of UFC Fight Night 81 on Jan. 17 in Boston, UFC president Dana White announced Wednesday on UFC Tonight. The card will air on FOX Sports 1 after the conclusion of an NFC divisional game on FOX.
  Dillashaw (12-2) has won four straight fights and defended the title twice. His latest victory came against Renan Barao in the main event o
  
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• Ronda Rousey Will Not Be Appearing At WrestleMania 32

  10-09-2015 02:50
  
  Well, it looks like we can finally officially put to rest the rumors that Ronda Rousey will be appearing at WrestleMania 32 next year.Rousey has signed on to do a film reportedly called "Mile 22" that co-stars Mark Wahlberg and will be shooting in Indonesia in March and April. Because WWE's annual WrestleMania event falls on April 3, 2016, Rousey has stated that she will not be able to appear on the show.After appearing at WrestleMania 31 alongside The Rock in an angle with Triple H and Stephani
  
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• Bellator ‘Dynamite’ LHW Tourney Rules Includes Provisions for Draws, Injuries, Fouls

  10-09-2015 01:38 via sherdog.com
  
  In an ideal scenario, the two semifinal winners of the light heavyweight tournament at Bellator 142 "Dynamite" will advance to the evening’s final without a hitch, and the overall winner will eventually receive a 205-pound title shot.
  
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• Pat Barry Injured; Dustin Jacoby vs. Wayne Barrett Set for New Glory 24 Co-Feature

  10-09-2015 01:06 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC veteran Pat Barry has suffered an elbow injury and will no longer face Karl Roberson in the Glory 24 co-main event, promotion officials announced Wednesday.
  
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• ‘Shogun’ Rua undergoes surgery, eyes early 2016 return to the UFC

  10-09-2015 01:00
  
  Mauricio Rua went under the knife in Sao Paulo, and feels "good as new".
  "I had surgery on my right shoulder this past Sunday in Sao Paulo, with my orthopedist Dr. Daniel Delaquilla, and everything went well," Rua posted Wednesday on his Facebook.
  "I already did the ‘post-surgery’ appointment yesterday, Tuesday, and we are already taking care of my recovery to be back strong, ‘good as new’, early next year."
  The former UFC and PRIDE champion, who defeated Antonio Rog
  
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