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• Pedro Munhoz returns against Jimmie Rivera after bizarre drug suspension

  16-09-2015 23:30
  
  The UFC has added a bantamweight bout to the upcoming Fight Night event in Brazil.
  Headlined by Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson 3 at the Ibirapuera gymnasium in Sao Paulo, UFC Fight Night 77 will feature Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera in the preliminary portion of the card.
  MMAFighting.com confirmed the match-up following a report by Combate.
  Munhoz (12-1) looks for his third straight victory inside the Octagon after scoring back-to-back first-round knockouts over Jerrod Sanders and Matt Hobar,
  
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• Ronda Rousey Speaks Out Against Testing for Marijuana: ‘It’s An Invasion of Privacy’

  16-09-2015 23:10 via sherdog.com
  
  Ronda Rousey has some strong opinions regarding the punishment the Nevada Athletic Commission levied against Nick Diaz earlier this week.
  
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• Liam McGeary doesn't care who wins Bellator Dynamite tournament, as long as it's not Phil Davis

  16-09-2015 23:00
  
  For Liam McGeary, it all started on a lumpy sofa in Andover. Weirdly enough, with Tito Ortiz.
  McGeary was already 26 by then, a suddenly too-old concrete worker who'd settled into a nine-to-five of construction and weeknight partying. Then one afternoon his mate threw on an old DVD, and up flashed the images of Ortiz, the original bad boy, getting melted where he stood by a mohawked embodiment of McGeary's tough guy lifestyle.
  It was somewhere between the fortieth and fiftieth punch Ortiz ate th
  
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• Legacy FC Announces Cross-Promotional Event with MMA, Kickboxing Bouts on Nov. 13

  16-09-2015 22:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Legacy Fighting Championship will hold an event featuring both mixed martial arts and kickboxing bouts on Nov. 13, the promotion announced Wednesday.
  
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• Manager: Josh Barnett has no future plans to compete at Metamoris

  16-09-2015 22:00
  
  Not only is Josh Barnett not currently scheduled to compete against Chael Sonnen at an upcoming Metamoris submission grappling event, don't expect him to compete for the promotion anytime soon.
  "Josh has no plans to wrestle Chael at the upcoming Metamoris or any futureplans to compete at Metamoris. Period," Barnett's manager Leland Lebarre said.
  Asked why, Lebarre added, "Josh Barnett fights exclusively for the UFC and Mr. White, Mr. Fertitta and Mr. Silva. Anything ancillary is just that. Josh
  
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• Video: Extended Preview For UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson

  16-09-2015 21:53
  
  https://youtu.be/iecFOeSrXxAOn Monday, UFC released an extended preview for their next pay-per-view, headlined by Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.The official description for the UFC 192 extended preview reads as follows:"UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and No. 1 contender Alexander Gustafsson talk about their title showdown at UFC 192, while Joe Rogan offers his thoughts on the matchup. Also, Johny Hendricks and Tyron Woodley meet
  
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• Boxing: Unbeaten Heavyweight Gerald Washington to Fight Amir Mansour in October

  16-09-2015 21:47 via sherdog.com
  
  Premier Boxing Champions on Wednesday announced that unbeaten heavyweight prospect Gerald Washington will return to the ring on Oct. 13 to face Amir Mansour in a 10-round affair. The bout will headline PBC’s “Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays” card on Fox Sports 1.
  
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• Josh Thomson might be retired right now if not for Scott Coker's Bellator vision

  16-09-2015 21:00
  
  Josh Thomson has sat down on multiple occasions with Bellator MMA president Scott Coker and matchmaker Rich Chou. The talks mainly hinge around the future -- not just for Thomson, but the Bellator promotion.
  Coker took over the reins last year and brought in Chou, his former right-hand man with Strikeforce. In the last 15 months, they have worked to lift Bellator to a higher level.
  Thomson is a piece of that future as long as he fulfills his end of the bargain. The former Strikeforce lightweight
  
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• Henry Cejudo refuses to fight in Nevada in light of Nick Diaz's suspension

  16-09-2015 19:24
  
  Support for Nick Diaz continues to mount.
  First, it was the tweets. Then Ronda Rousey. Now, Olympic gold medalist turned UFC flyweight Henry Cejudo has taken things one step further.
  In a letter to MMAFighting.com, Cejudo's manger Bill McFarlane wrote that Cejudo will not be fighting in Nevada anymore in light of Monday's news.
  Below is the letter in its entirety:
  I am absolutely appalled at how the NAC handledthe Nick Diaz matter. The issue here is not the magnitude of thepenalties assessed to
  
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• Ronda Rousey on Nick Diaz Suspension: “It’s So Not Right”

  16-09-2015 18:08
  
  Ronda Rousey was in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia today for the UFC 193 ticket onsale press conference, and made a point of speaking out about her friend Nick Diaz being suspended for five years for a questionable positive post-fight test for marijuana. She did not hold back at all. MMAFighting's Marc Raimondi reports that Rousey said that "It's so not right for him to be suspended five years for marijuana. I'm against them testing for weed at all. It's not a performance-enhancing dru
  
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• Vitor Belfort talks controversial pre-UFC 187 drug tests, wonders if Chris Weidman stopped 'cycling’

  16-09-2015 18:00
  
  Four months later, Vitor Belfort has decided to fire back at Chris Weidman.
  Days before the middleweight title fight between Weidman and Belfort in May, a report by ESPN revealed that both fighters passed a pre-UFC 187 random drug test, but the Brazilian’s testosterone levels were higher than Weidman’s.
  According to the report, Weidman had a 3.7 ng/ml testosterone level, while Belfort had a 12 ng/ml testosterone level two weeks before. At the official weigh-ins on May 22, Weidman sna
  
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• UFC 195 Fight Card To Feature Return Of Anthony Pettis’s Training Partner Erik Koch

  16-09-2015 17:24
  
  UFC 195 in Las Vegas, the January 2nd card headlined by Robbie Lawler defending his UFC Welterweight Championship against Carlos Condit, just got a second fight added according to MMAFighting.com. In the lightweight division, Erik Koch, the training partner of former champion Anthony Pettis, will be returning to action after over a year and a half away from the cage to fight Drew Dober. With Pettis Fighting a Eddie Alvarez 15 days later underneath T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz, he'll now get
  
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• UFC announces return to London on Feb. 27

  16-09-2015 17:01
  
  The UFC is headed back to London for a Fight Night card on Feb. 27 at the O2 Arena.The last time the UFC was in London was at UFC Fight Night 37 on March 8, 2014. Alexander Gustafsson defeated Jimi Manuwa in the main event via second-round TKO.Michael Bisping has already tweeted that he wants on the card.We are going going back back to London London! #UFCLondon Feb.27 @TheO2 Pre-register for tix➡️ http://t.co/O37KbsUE68 pic.twitter.com/eer3Ngh8fz
  — UFC (@ufc) September 16, 20
  
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• UFC Returns to London on Feb. 27 for Fight Night Card

  16-09-2015 16:17 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to London on Feb. 27.
  
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• UFC Veteran Roger Huerta Added to Sept. 27 One Championship ‘Odyssey of Champions’ Card

  16-09-2015 16:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Roger Huerta (22-7-1, 1 NC) is still in the hunt.
  
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• UFC Vet Roger Huerta Added to Sept. 27 One Championship ‘Odyssey of Champions’ Card

  16-09-2015 16:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Roger Huerta (22-7-1, 1 NC) is still in the hunt.
  
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• No retirement any time soon for Tito Ortiz: 'I'm gonna go on a run as champion'

  16-09-2015 16:00
  
  There was a time not too long ago when Tito Ortiz's goal was to just win the Bellator MMA light heavyweight title. The MMA legend wanted to get the belt, defend it maybe once or twice and then ride off into the sunset as one of the sport's all-time greats.
  Things have changed now.
  Ortiz isn't just satisfied winning the Bellator title. He wants to embark on a record-setting ride as champ.
  "I'm gonna go on a run as champion, without a doubt in my mind," Ortiz said at a recent Bellator media day. "
  
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• UFC 193 press conference staredowns

  16-09-2015 15:00
  
  At the UFC 193 press conference Thursday, things got intense between Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm as well as Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Valerie Letourneau. Check out the video above.
  
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• Morning Report: Joe Rogan calls Nick Diaz's five-year suspension a 'callous, idiotic and sickening' abuse of power

  16-09-2015 14:00
  
  It's no secret that UFC commentator Joe Rogan has been known to dabble in the ganja on occasion.
  That's fine, you just can't bring it into the Octagon with you.
  Standing before the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) on Monday, Nick Diaz was handed an unprecedented five-year suspension and fined $150,000 stemming from a failed post-fight drug test on Jan. 31 at UFC 183 at the MGM Grand.
  In the test sample in question, Diaz's result showed marijuana metabolites amounting to 300 ng/ml, doub
  
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• Ronda Rousey slams Nevada Athletic Commission for Nick Diaz suspension

  16-09-2015 09:40
  
  Ronda Rousey is fired up about Nick Diaz's suspension.
  At a UFC 193 press conference in Australia on Tuesday night, the UFC women's bantamweight champion ripped the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) for banning Diaz five years due to a failed drug test for marijuana.
  "It's so not right for him to be suspended five years for marijuana," Rousey said. "I'm against them testing for weed at all. It's not a performance-enhancing drug. It has nothing to do with athletic competition. It's only tested for
  
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• USA Taekwondo and UFC Extend Partnership

  16-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Colorado Springs – USA Taekwondo and UFC® today announced the extension of its partnership agreement to continue the active promotion and exposure of amateur taekwondo competition across the United States. “The strong partnership we’ve forged with UFC provides both organizations with a unique opportunity to grow alongside each other,” said USA Taekwondo Secretary General Bruce Harris. “UFC has such a global reach and offers the perfect showcase for USA Taekwondo
  
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• UFC London Announced For Feb 2016

  16-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC® today announced the first event on the EMEA schedule for 2016. UFC Fight Night® will return to The 02 on Saturday, February 27 following a successful event in 2014 and continued demand from fans for a reappearance.The UFC last visited London in 2014 with 14,000 fans watching Britain’s Jimi “Poster Boy” Manuwa take on Swedish powerhouse Alex “The Mauler” Gustafsson in an unforgettable main event battle. That event sold out in under 24 hours and, since th
  
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• TUF LATAM 2 - Episode 4 Recap

  16-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Just over a week ago, Enrique Marin was trying to probe his coaches for advice on how he could get over the mental roadblocks that had him feeling like it was the first time he stepped in the cage, despite more than 10 bouts on his professional record. Marin certainly wasn't the first competitor on The Ultimate Fighter to deal with anxiety and nervousness going into a fight, but he openly admitted that his internal strife had become a distraction that opponents would eventually feast upon i
  
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• Elite UFC training made simple

  16-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  "The reality is that MMA is behind its peers in the training curve—exactly where baseball was 15 years ago, when they chased specificity to no end.”That’s Brett Bartholomew, MS Ed, CSCS*D, a Phoenix-based strength and conditioning coach and Performance Specialist at EXOS, delivering a gut punch of an assessment to the state of mixed martial arts training today.Indeed, while there are pockets of forward-thinking trainers peppered among the mixed martial arts coaching ranks, much
  
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• Carlos Condit: On the Edge of Greatness

  16-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The sport of mixed martial arts is a complex beast - one that is uncertain by its very nature. On one end of the spectrum there is the fast-paced, big tent promotion of the must see extravaganza about to unfold, but on the other, a battle that forces those involved to tap into the depths of something primal, all the while having the grace and agility to fire off hands, feet and knees with the precision that has come from countless hours of sharpening through preparation.It’s a difficult da
  
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• Ben Askren vs. Luis Santos rematch to headline ONE Championship card in November

  16-09-2015 05:08
  
  One of the most anticipated matchups in ONE Championship history is coming in two months.
  Ben Askren will defend his welterweight title against Luis Santos in a main event rematch at ONE: Pride of Lions on Nov. 13 in Singapore, officials from the Asian promotion confirmed with MMA Fighting on Tuesday night. The Las Vegas Review-Journal was the first to report the news.
  Askren and Santos fought in April and the bout ended in bizarre fashion. Santos, the Brazilian underdog, was winning in the
  
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• Ben Askren-Luis Santos Title Rematch Set for One Championship’s Nov. 13 Event

  16-09-2015 04:42 via sherdog.com
  
  Ben Askren will defend his welterweight strap in a rematch against Luis Santos when One Championship returns to Singapore on Nov. 13.
  
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• Bellator: Dynamite tournament fighters clean in out-of-competition drug testing

  16-09-2015 04:30
  
  Bellator's one-night tournament is a go.
  All four fighters from the light heavyweight tourney scheduled for Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1 on Saturday in San Jose came back clean in out-of-competition drug testing, according to California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive officer Andy Foster.
  The competitors -- Muhammed Lawal, Phil Davis, Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell -- were all tracked for random drug screens last month. Those four as well as every other fighter are subject to fight-nig
  
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• UFC 193 press conference video

  16-09-2015 03:54
  
  At the UFC 193 press conference, UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, and UFC president Dana White will answer questions from the media and fans Wednesday. UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Valerie Letourneau are also scheduled to appear at the press conference.
  
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• Josh Thomson: Bellator Offered Me More Money Than UFC

  16-09-2015 03:41 via sherdog.com
  
  While Josh Thomson doesn’t have any harsh feelings toward his former employer, he still wants to make one thing perfectly clear: He was not released by the UFC.
  
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• Bellator's Linton Vassell hopes move to Blackzilians leads to rematch with Emanuel Newton

  16-09-2015 03:00
  
  When you're fighting in a four-man tournament boasting UFC vet Phil Davis, former Bellator champion Emanuel Newton and former Strikeforce champion Muhammed Lawal, it's tough to stick out.
  Linton Vassell might not have the resume of his colleagues, but he's looking to close the gap Sept. 19 at Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1. Vassell faces "King Mo" Lawal in the opening round of the promotion's one-night, four-man tournament to determine the next light-heavyweight contender.
  The Brit's spent his seven-y
  
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• Kelvin Gastelum Says UFC Paid for Nutritionist to Help Him Make Cut to Welterweight

  16-09-2015 02:03 via sherdog.com
  
  Kelvin Gastelum’s issues on the scale are well documented.
  
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• Joe Rogan Says NAC “Abused Their Power” With Nick Diaz 5-Year Suspension

  16-09-2015 01:11
  
  While UFC won't comment on the way the Nevada Athletic Commission handled the Nick Diaz situation earlier this week, their longtime commentator, Joe Rogan, will.Rogan took to social media on Tuesday to share his outrage over the way the NAC handled Diaz's failed tests for marijuana for his January fight against MMA legend Anderson Silva.Joe Rogan tweeted the following:https://twitter.com/joerogan/status/643792654715650049https://twitter.com/joerogan/status/643793266211602433
  
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• UFC Won’t Comment On Nick Diaz Situation, But Dana White Will

  16-09-2015 01:06
  
  While the entire MMA world has been focused on the Nick Diaz five-year suspension story this week, the UFC insists they will not comment on the matter. However, that is not stopping UFC President Dana White from chiming in.Veteran MMA journalist Ariel Helwani noted via social media on Monday that the UFC is claiming they will not publicly comment on the Diaz situation.https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/643595511447076864White, however, did acknowledge the situation, even if he didn't say mu
  
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• Vitor Belfort, other UFC Fight Night 77 stars react to Nick Diaz’s suspension

  16-09-2015 00:00
  
  Nick Diaz was fined $150,000 and suspended for five years by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) for failing a post-UFC 183 drug test for marijuana use in January, and a few fighters seem to be split on the situation.
  Some of the top UFC Fight Night 77 fighters visited Sao Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday to promote the event, which takes place Nov. 7 at the Ibirapuera gymnasium, and discussed Diaz’s unprecedented suspension with MMA Fighting.
  Brazilian veteran Vitor Belfort, who takes on Dan Hen
  
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