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• Phil Davis on Bellator, Emanuel Newton, and free thinkers

  19-09-2015 23:00
  
  Phil Davis calls his first-round opponent in Saturday's Bellator one-night light heavyweight tournament in San Jose, Emanuel Newton, a "free thinker."
  Sometimes Newton, the former Bellator 205-pound champion, seems content to spend the entire fight grinding along the cage, an effective if not exactly fan-friendly strategy. Others, he appears intent on setting a world record for most spinning strikes attempted in a fight, as if a playing an MMA video game discovered the code for spinning back fis
  
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• King Mo: Tito Ortiz would 'retire with the belt' before fighting me

  19-09-2015 22:00
  
  Muhammed Lawal fully expects a title shot if he wins the one-night, four-man light heavyweight tournament Saturday at Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1 in San Jose. He just doesn't think it'll be against Tito Ortiz -- even if Ortiz takes the belt from Liam McGeary.
  "I'm gonna be me fighting Liam," Lawal told MMA Fighting. "That's the thing. Tito ain't gonna beat Liam. It's gonna be me versus Liam. If Tito happens to win, because Liam gets hurt, then Tito will retire with the belt and not fight me. Mark m
  
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• Ronda Rousey – Floyd Mayweather Fight Happens…In Street Fighter IV?!?!

  19-09-2015 21:32
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_uYv1qRAoQFor a while now, the idea of a Ronda Rousey vs. Floyd Mayweather fight of some kind has intrigued casual fans. They're similarly sized, Rousey is amazingly dominant against other women, Mayweather is hated for his history of domestic abuse and being unrepentant about it, Mayweather is "just a boxer" while Rousey is a mixed martial artist, etc. Of course, it would never, ever happen in real life for a number of reasons, the most obvious one being that no
  
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• Paul Daley: ‘Senile’ Josh Koscheck is just ‘angling for a last paycheck’

  19-09-2015 21:00
  
  If a casual observer of mixed martial arts didn't know any better, it'd be an easy leap to think Paul Daley was fighting Josh Koscheck this Saturday at Bellator: Dynamite 1, rather than his actual opponent Fernando Gonzalez. And Daley wouldn't blame them for the case of mistaken identities, because ever since Koscheck jumped from the UFC to Bellator this summer, it seems Daley can't go a few days without hearing his old rivals' name.
  "He's angling for a last paycheck. I don't blame him. It'
  
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• M-1 Challenge 61 Weigh-in Results: Tybura, Delija Cleared for Heavyweight Title Fight

  19-09-2015 20:56 via sherdog.com
  
  Polish heavyweight Marcin Tybura will put his M-1 Challenge title on the line Sunday in Russia against Croatian challenger Ante Delija.
  
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• Dana White on Nick Diaz Suspension: “I Have To Figure Out All The Facts First”

  19-09-2015 20:30
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPYJLjMkdLIThe UFC continued their UFC 193 media tour in Australia by hosting a fan question and answer session with UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey and UFC President Dana White, and Submission Radio was there to get video of it all. Unsurprisingly, the topic of Nick Diaz came up. Specifically, a fan asked Rousey about Henry Cejudo refusing to fight in Nevada because of how the Nevada State Athletic Commission ignored the persuasive evidence pr
  
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• Bellator Dynamite 1 live stream online

  19-09-2015 20:00
  
  Watch Bellator Dynamite 1 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 6:30 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows:(Bellator) Israel Delgado vs. JJ Okanovich
  (Bellator) James Terry vs. Carlos Rocha
  (Bellator) Matt Ramirez vs. Josh Paiva
  (Glory) Serhiy Adamchuck vs. Anvar Boynazarov
  (Bellator) Gabe Carrasco vs. Joe Neal
  (Bellator) Adam Piccolotti vs. Marlen Magee
  (Bellator) Thomas Diagne vs. Mike Malott
  (Bellator) Francis Carmont vs. Roy Boughton
  (Be
  
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• Dana White on Nick Diaz suspension: He 'doesn't exactly play by the rules'

  19-09-2015 19:16
  
  For a guy who doesn't want to say much about the Nick Diaz situation, Dana White sure has plenty to say.
  The Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Diaz last week for five years and fined him $165,000 for failing a drug test for marijuana. It was Diaz's third offense in the state. White, the UFC president, has stayed mostly neutral on the topic while on the UFC 193 media tour in Australia. He opened up a bit more about it Friday in Sydney.
  "It's so jarring when you hear this," White said duri
  
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• Zack Mwekassa wants to be a part of 'Rumble in the Jungle 2'

  19-09-2015 19:00
  
  SAN JOSE -- GLORY light heavyweight Zack Mwekassa spoke to MMA Fighting on Thursday's Bellator Dynamite media day where he discussed rematching Saulo Cavalari, being a part of another Rumble in the Jungle event and much more.
  
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• Bellator's Keri Taylor-Melendez: I'm 'not just Gilbert Melendez's wife'

  19-09-2015 18:00
  
  Keri Taylor-Melendez was a fighter and martial artist before she ever met her husband. And she has no doubt she'd be in a similar position now if she and Gilbert Melendez, one of the best lightweight fighters in the world, never got married.
  The first conclusion some MMA fans came to when they heard Bellator signed Taylor-Melendez  over the summer was that it was only because of her (hyphenated) last name. That thought has entered Taylor Melendez over the last few months.
  "The people who kn
  
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• Frank Shamrock accepted Tito Ortiz rematch because of two dreams

  19-09-2015 17:00
  
  SAN JOSE -- MMA pioneer Frank Shamrock spoke to MMA Fighting on Thursday at the Bellator Dynamite media event about being an elder statesman in the sport, why he accepted a rematch with Tito Ortiz and more.
  
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• Fightweets: Can fighters make a difference in Nevada?

  19-09-2015 16:00
  
  There's no doubt what was this week's biggest news item. The ramifications from Nick Diaz's astonishing five-year suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission continues to be the main point of discussion in the MMA world.
  So we'll look into that, as well as Saturday night's Bellator Dynamite card and more, in this week's edition of Fightweets.
  Henry Cejudo boycotts Nevada
  @MMA_and_Beer: You think other MMA fighters will follow suit?
  We're several days removed from the NAC's ridiculous Diaz suspe
  
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• Bellator: Dynamite 1 predictions

  19-09-2015 15:00
  
  Bellator launches the biggest event in the history of the organization in what is also arguably one of the more unique events in the history of North American MMA as the sport's No. 2 organization mixes MMA and kickboxing. The organization's light heavyweight title is up for grabs, a famous lightweight tries to see what's left in his career, a one-night tournament is set to take place and much more on this ultra-packed show.
  What: Bellator 142: Dynamite
  Where: SAP Center, San Jose, Cali.
  When: S
  
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• Bellator: Dynamite 1 preview show

  19-09-2015 14:00
  
  SAN JOSE -- MMA Fighting's Luke Thomas and Dave Meltzer take a closer look at the storylines heading into Saturday's Bellator 142: Dynamite show. The event features a light heavyweight title fight between champion Liam McGeary and Tito Ortiz, a one-night, four-man light heavyweight tournament with with Muhammed Lawal, Linton Vassell, Phil Davis and Emanuel Newton as well as an array of GLORY kickboxing bouts.
  
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• Kikuno Still Chasing Championship Gold

  19-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Across all sports, there are several ways we categorize athletes and frame their careers.We talk about superstars and role players, prospects and veterans, dissecting where these competitors that land on our televisions stand in their sporting life and ponder whether they still have something left or if their prime has passed them by.On the baseball diamond, football field or NBA hardwood, elite athletes have a greater opportunity to fade away, transitioning from being one of the best in the bus
  
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• WSOF 23 results: Justin Gaethje scores 'Knockout of the Year' candidate in wild win over Luis Palomino

  19-09-2015 06:24
  
  PHOENIX -- It's about time to get Justin Gaethje a Wikipedia page. Just six months after defeating Luis Palomino in an instant Fight of the Year candidate, Gaethje somehow topped himself Friday night, starching Palomino with a sensational one-punch knockout to defend his World Series of Fighting lightweight title in the headlining rematch of WSOF 23.
  They say sequels never top the first time out, but Gaethje (15-0) and Palomino (23-11) set out to prove that wrong. The two collided in the center
  
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• Lightweight Champ Justin Gaethje Sinks Luis Palomino in Another Barnburner at WSOF 23

  19-09-2015 06:18 via sherdog.com
  
  Luis Palomino for the second time in six months threw everything he had at Justin Gaethje, and it was not enough.
  
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• Anthony Smith Drops, TKOs Brock Jardine in Resurrection Fighting Alliance 30 Headliner

  19-09-2015 06:18 via sherdog.com
  
  When Anthony Smith is on his game, he rarely sees the judges’ scorecards.
  
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• Justin Gaethje knocks out Luis Palomino at WSOF 23

  19-09-2015 06:12
  
  Justin Gaethje retained his WSOF lightweight title in impressive fashion Friday night, knocking out Luis Palomino at WSOF 23. Check out the vicious finish courtesy of Zombie Prophet.
  
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• Bellator Dynamite 1 Results: McGeary vs. Ortiz

  19-09-2015 06:00
  
  MMA Fighting has Bellator Dynamite 1 results for the McGeary vs. Ortiz fight card in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday night.In the main event, Liam McGeary will defend his Bellator light heavyweight title against former UFC champion Tito Ortiz. Also on the main card, there will be a four-man light heavyweight tournament to determine the next contender.Check out the Bellator Dynamite 1 results below.
  Main Card (Spike at 9 p.m. ET)
  (Bellator) Tito Ortiz vs. Liam McGeary
  (Bellator) Light heavyvweight t
  
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• Bellator 142 Weigh-in Results: Liam McGeary, Tito Ortiz Hit Title-Bout Targets

  19-09-2015 02:51 via sherdog.com
  
  Another major MMA championship sits within reach of Tito Ortiz.
  
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