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• Matt Hughes: Nick Diaz came off 'like a punk' at NAC meeting

  17-09-2015 23:12
  
  This probably is not the UFC's official stance on the matter.
  Matt Hughes, a UFC executive and former UFC welterweight champion, took a slap at Nick Diaz on Twitter, saying he was a "punk" at the Nevada Athletic Commission meeting Monday. Diaz, of course, was suspended by the NAC for five years and fined $165,000 for failing a third drug test for marijuana in the state.
  Hughes doesn't think five years was necessarily fair, but believes the punishment had to do with Diaz's demeanor. Diaz didn't t
  
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• King Mo Unfazed by Pressure Heading into Bellator 142: ‘I’ve Always Been On Big Shows’

  17-09-2015 23:02 via sherdog.com
  
  A few years ago, Muhammed Lawal had concerns as to whether he’d ever fight again.
  
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• Paul Daley Disappointed with Fernando Gonzalez Matchup, Calls KO Win a ‘Formality’

  17-09-2015 22:39 via sherdog.com
  
  One thing that Paul Daley doesn’t lack is confidence.
  
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• Andre Fili vs. Gabriel Benitez slated for Monterrey event

  17-09-2015 22:00
  
  Featherweight prospects Andre Fili and Gabriel Benitez are scheduled to square off at the TUF Latin America 2 Finale on Nov. 21 in Monterrey, Mexico, UFC officials announced Thursday.Fili, who is 2-2 in his UFC career and 14-3 overall, was submitted by Godofredo Prepey at UFC Fight Night 62 this past March.Benitez (18-4) is 2-0 in the UFC after a unanimous decision win over Clay Collard at UFC 188 this past June.Matt Brown faces Kelvin Gastelum in a welterweight contest in the main event.
  
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• First look at the Bellator Dynamite set-up in the SAP Center

  17-09-2015 21:29
  
  Bellator is attempting something new, in the United States, anyway, as they intend to hold both mixed martial arts and kickboxing bouts in the same arena on the same night. The event this Saturday, dubbed Bellator Dynamte 1, is being set up in the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
  MMA Fighting was able to get the first look at what the set-up will look like in the arena:Here's your exclusive first look anywhere at the set up for the Bellator #Dynamite1 event. pic.twitter.com/O10mIGOd3Y
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• Vyacheslav Vasilevsky vs. Joe Ray Added to M-1 Challenge 62 Card

  17-09-2015 20:59 via sherdog.com
  
  M-1 Global announced Thursday the addition of Vyacheslav Vasilevsky to its M-1 Challenge 62 card, set to occur on Oct. 10 in Sochi, Russia. Vasilevsky, the promotion’s former middleweight champion, will square off against American Joe Ray.
  
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• Video: Ronda Rousey’s Awkward Sexual Innuendo At UFC 193 Press Conference

  17-09-2015 20:55
  
  https://youtu.be/5XjCQr6yOXwRonda Rousey recently made a pretty awkward moment during a recent press conference.When talking about her game plan for her upcoming title defense against Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November, Rousey went off on a sexual tirade, all based on one pun."Holly's not really the kind of person I can come at right away," Rousey said. "The other girls that I've fought before do not have the kind of footwork and movement that Holly has. They weren't counter punchers, so I knew t
  
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• Miesha Tate Says Ronda Rousey Dropped To 135 Pounds To Avoid Fighting Cris Cyborg

  17-09-2015 20:47
  
  https://youtu.be/SWVfOMLAvcIAccording to her biggest career rival, Miesha Tate, UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey specifically moved down to 135 pounds to avoid fighting Cris Cyborg.Tate spoke about the weight issue between Rousey and Cyborg during a recent appearance on UFC Tonight."From her whole career it was just 145 and 145 only at the beginning," said Tate. "It seemed like when the talks with 'Cyborg' became serious, it was like, 'No, I'm dropping to 135.'"Tate continued, "Gra
  
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• Gabriel Benitez, Andre Fili to Clash at UFC Fight Night in Monterrey on Nov. 21

  17-09-2015 20:19 via sherdog.com
  
  Gabriel Benitez will lock horns with Andre Fili at UFC Fight Night "Brown vs. Gastelum" on Nov. 21.
  
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• WSOF 23 weigh-in video

  17-09-2015 20:00
  
  At the WSOF 23 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Friday night's WSOF 23 fights will step on the scale Thursday evening, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Justin Gaethje and Luis Palomino will have to make the lightweight limit of 155 pounds.The WSOF 23 weigh-in takes place at 7 p.m. ET, and the video is above.Check out the WSOF 23 weigh-in results below.Main card (NBC Sports at 10 p.m. ET)
  Justin Gaethje vs. Luis Palomino
  David Branch vs. Teddy Hold
  
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• Bellator 142’s Mike Bronzoulis: ‘I Got Rid of all the Dead Weight in My Life’

  17-09-2015 20:00 via sherdog.com
  
  There was a point in time where Mike Bronzoulis was yesterday’s hype, thrown to the curb to rot alongside the cigarette butts, dead leaves and muck.
  
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• Jose Aldo Trash Talks Conor McGregor After Being Drug Tested

  17-09-2015 19:06
  
  Last night,UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo was randomly drug tested by the United States Anti-Doping Agency in advance of his December 12th fight with UFC Interim Featherweight Conor McGregor:. Once he was done and received the paperwork from USADA, he quickly took t Instagram to call out and mock McGregor:https://instagram.com/p/7tlPSyDTmi/Back in June, USADA had not yet started handling UFC testing. When the Aldo vs. McGregor fight was originally scheduled for UFC 189, the Nevada Sta
  
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• One Championship ‘Tigers of Asia’ to be Headlined by Middleweight Title Scrap

  17-09-2015 18:46 via sherdog.com
  
  Asian mixed martial arts leader One Championship on Thursday morning revealed matchups for its Oct. 9 show at Putra Indoor Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  
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• Paige VanZant wants quick return, but also wants new contract first

  17-09-2015 18:00
  
  Following her finish of Alex Chambers at UFC 191, Paige VanZant is looking for a fairly quick return to action.
  But she'd like to take care of her long-term future first.
  The emerging strawweight star has just one fight left on her UFC deal, MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight.
  And while VanZant (6-1) wants to keep gaining experience and return to the cage by December or January, her manager, Mike Roberts, says VanZant would like to get a new contract l
  
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• Bryan Caraway responds to new fight-ducking allegations

  17-09-2015 17:00
  
  The list of bantamweights who claim Bryan Caraway doesn't want to fight them keeps on growing.
  Last week, former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber said Caraway, best known as the boyfriend of women's bantamweight star Miesha Tate, backed out of a planned December fight with him.
  Now, undefeated Serra-Longo prospect Aljamain Sterling and veteran Manny Gamburyan both claim Caraway won't fight them, according to MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani on Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight.
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• Bellator: Dynamite 1 open workout highlights

  17-09-2015 16:30
  
  SAN JOSE -- At Bellator: Dynamite 1 open workouts Wednesday, several Bellator and Glory stars participated before Saturday's show.
  
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• Jon Fitch: Athletic commissions ‘failed miserably' to prevent Rousimar Palhares situation

  17-09-2015 16:00
  
  PHOENIX -- Few would blame Jon Fitch if he took a little satisfaction in the current plight of ex-World Series of Fighting champion Rousimar Palhares. After all, it was Palhares who stonewalled Fitch's chance to fight for the title on NBC, and it was Palhares who tore Fitch's knee to shreds and left him sidelined for the better part of a year once the two welterweights finally met.
  But in this case, expectations and reality couldn't be father apart. Fitch not only sympathizes with Palhares' plig
  
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• Scott Coker wants Bellator to be like Pride but 'only better'

  17-09-2015 15:00
  
  Scott Coker has a simple answer of what he wants Bellator to become, and why this Saturday night is a major step in that direction."I want it to be like Pride, only better," he said.Pride was the leading MMA promotion in the world between 2000 and 2005, before an organized crime scandal that made the press doomed it in Japan, and before UFC exploded in the U.S. But Pride was very different from today's UFC. It was a promotion that sold both the sizzle with the steak, with the best produced shows
  
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• Morning Report: 'Shocked' at losing decision at UFC 191, Frank Mir wants rematch with Andrei Arlovski

  17-09-2015 14:00
  
  Frank Mir isn't happy.
  Following his controversial unanimous decision loss to Andrei Arlovski Sept. 5 at UFC 191, Mir can't understand why he didn't get his hand raised.
  "I think it was a close fight," Mir told Chael Sonnen on his podcast. "I don't think it was one-sided. I thought the first round edged out close to him. In the second round I was able to force him against the cage and take him down and was on top for a while until he basically stalled out and just held on and got the refere
  
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• Wonderboy Arrives, Ready for the Top Ten

  17-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  There is something about spacing and distance that has been a natural appeal for Stephen Thompson since his youth. Although oxygen, tension and anticipation are the only things resting in the balance between combatants in competition, a standout career in kickboxing taught the South Carolina native to not only find comfort at range, but ownership of the space between him and his target.“Wonderboy” would go on to become a phenom in the world of professional striking, and use that mome
  
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• VanZant vs. Calderwood on UFC FIGHT PASS

  17-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas will be the site for a hard-hitting UFC Fight Night event on Thursday, December 10 that kicks off three days of Octagon events. In the main event of the card, which will not only be the first United States card to air live on UFC FIGHT PASS, but the first in U.S. prime time as well, strawweight sensation Paige VanZant faces her toughest test to date in Scottish striker Joanne Calderwood.One of the UFC's breakout stars of 2015, the 21-year-old VanZant
  
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• Thursday Morning Fight Update

  17-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  The UFC's stacked November slate received two new additions, with top bantamweight and featherweight prospects set to make their way to Brazil and Mexico for UFC Fight Night events.In a 135-pound matchup at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo on November 7, Jimmie Rivera will attempt to extend his remarkable 16-fight winning streak in a three-rounder against Pedro Munhoz, who is coming off back-to-back Octagon finishes of Matt Hobar and Jerrod Sanders.Two weeks later, on November 21, M
  
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• Combate Americas Weigh-ins: All Main Card Fighters Official for ‘Road to Championship’

  17-09-2015 03:49 via sherdog.com
  
  In downtown Las Vegas on Wednesday afternoon, the next installment of Combate Americas was made official as all the combatants on the card made weight. The new series, dubbed, ”Road to the Championship,” on Spanish language network NBC Universo, will embark on its maiden voyage from the D in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday night.
  
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• Jose Aldo taunts ‘Irish sucker’ Conor McGregor after taking drug test

  17-09-2015 03:26
  
  Jose Aldo was randomly drug tested Wednesday by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
  The UFC featherweight champion, who faces interim champion Conor McGregor on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas, revealed on his Instagram page that he was drug tested by USADA at his gym in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and asked the agency to test "The Notorious" too.
  Hey, Irish sucker! Have you already done your drug test or they don't have it in Ireland ? I DID IT TODAY! I wanna do it again next week! How about you ? Are you ready for
  
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• Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera Added to UFC Fight Night in Sao Paulo on Nov. 7

  17-09-2015 03:09 via sherdog.com
  
  Pedro Munhoz will meet Jimmie Rivera in a bantamweight tilt at UFC Fight Night “Belfort vs. Henderson 3” on Nov. 7.
  
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• UFC Reveals Schedule for Early 2016, Including 2 Pay-Per-View Events

  17-09-2015 03:01 via sherdog.com
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship’s early 2016 itinerary is beginning to take shape, as the promotion revealed several events set for the early part of next year during Wednesday’s edition of “UFC Tonight.”
  
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• Bellator: Dynamite 1 workout photos

  17-09-2015 02:54
  
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• Linton Vassell picking Emanuel Newton to upset Phil Davis in Bellator tournament

  17-09-2015 02:40
  
  SAN JOSE -- Bellator light heavyweight Emanuel Newton spoke with MMA Fighting on Wednesday about his gambling hobby, his pick for the tournament fight between Phil Davis and Emanuel Newton and his favorite WWE star.
  
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• Josh Thomson credits Victor Conte with ability to stay injury free

  17-09-2015 02:17
  
  SAN JOSE -- Bellator lightweight Josh Thomson spoke to MMA Fighting on Wednesday at Bellator 142: Dynamite's open workouts about moving from UFC to Bellator, working with Scott Coker again, why he hates the taste of water, how Victor Conte has helped him avoids injuries and more.
  
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• Keri Taylor-Melendez finds media coverage of her 'surprising' heading into Bellator: Dynamite

  17-09-2015 02:08
  
  SAN JOSE -- New Bellator women's fighter Keri Taylor-Melendez, wife of Gilbert Melendez, spoke to MMA Fighting on Wednesday about the timing of her return to combat sports, the media coverage she has gotten and the fighters she most looks up to.
  
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• Rory MacDonald vs. Hector Lombard prelim talks for early 2016

  17-09-2015 01:55
  
  Rory MacDonald has stated he'd like to fight Hector Lombard when the time is right. Lombard, for his part, also wants the fight.
  It's starting to look like both fighters could soon get their wish.
  Word is this intriguing welterweight showdown could go down sometime in early 2016. According to sources close to the situation, talks are under way for a MacDonald-Lombard bout. MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani reported the news on Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight.
  MacDonald is coming off h
  
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• Rory MacDonald vs. Hector Lombard in the works for early 2016

  17-09-2015 01:55
  
  Rory MacDonald has stated he'd like to fight Hector Lombard when the time is right. Lombard, for his part, also wants the fight.
  It's starting to look like both fighters could soon get their wish.
  Word is this intriguing welterweight showdown could go down sometime in early 2016. According to sources close to the situation, talks are under way for a MacDonald-Lombard bout. MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani reported the news on Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight.
  MacDonald is coming off h
  
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• Emanuel Newton on lack of training in past: 'I thought the universe had my back'

  17-09-2015 01:42
  
  SAN JOSE -- Former Bellator light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton talks about facing Phil Davis at Bellator 142: Dynamite's one-night, four-man tournament, how he prepared for two fights in one night and the unusual reason why he didn't train much in his previous Bellator bouts.
  
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• Dana White Has No Update on Fedor Negotiations: ‘It’s Been a Mystery for a Very Long Time’

  17-09-2015 01:32 via sherdog.com
  
  While Fedor Emelianenko is still planning a return to mixed martial arts, details of his highly anticipated comeback remain murky at best.
  
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• Paul Daley: 'Albino' Josh Koscheck 'needs to show he's still got it' before any rematch

  17-09-2015 01:18
  
  SAN JOSE -- Bellator welterweight Paul Daley spoke to MMA Fighting on Wednesday about facing Fernando Gonzalez in a kickboxing match at Bellator: Dynamite 1, his love for Manchester United, whether he's up for a rematch with Josh Koscheck and much more.
  
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• Vitor Belfort Accuses Chris Weidman Of Using Steroids

  17-09-2015 00:40
  
  Vitor Belfort doesn't appear to have any problems with keeping the public dialogue about him and steroids open if his latest statements are any indication. UOL Esporte in Brazil (translation by Guilherme Cruz at MMAFighting)  at a media event in Sao Paulo today reports that, seemingly out of nowhere, he started accusing UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman of taking steroids during training camps and cycling off in time to pass drug tests.Belfort started by throwing out rhetorical qustio
  
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