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• Vitor Belfort Enlists Karate Champion, Chute Boxe Veteran to Help Prepare for Henderson

  24-09-2015 23:32 via sherdog.com
  As he prepares for his trilogy with Dan Henderson at UFC Fight Night in Sao Paulo on Nov. 7, Vitor Belfort has reunited with an old coach.
  
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• Bellator 143 weigh-in video

  24-09-2015 23:00
  
  At the Bellator 143 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters taking part in Friday's Bellator 143 fights will step on the scale Thursday evening, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Joe Warren and LC Davis will have to make the bantamweight limit of 135 pounds.The Bellator 143 weigh-in takes place at 6 p.m. ET, and the video is above.Check out the Bellator 143 weigh-in results below.Main card (Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET)
  Joe Warren vs. LC Davis
  Joey Beltran vs. Kendall Grove
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• Aljamain Sterling Considering Hiatus From UFC Career

  24-09-2015 22:30
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zL-yEfWmicAljamain Sterling staked his claim as an elite bantamweight with his submission win over long time top 135 pound fighter Takeya Mizugaki over five months ago at UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold. The number six contender in the official UFC rankings has been game to take another fight for months, but matchmaker Sean Shelby hasn't been able to find anyone who would sign to fight him. Specifically, Brian Caraway, ranked number seven, turned the fight down.
  
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• UFC Bantamweight Champ Ronda Rousey Named to Fortune’s ’40 Under 40’ List

  24-09-2015 22:27 via sherdog.com
  Another week, another honor for UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.
  
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• Jose Aldo could lose major sponsor due to Reebok deal

  24-09-2015 22:00
  
  Jose Aldo turned down an offer from Reebok to stay with Venum, and he might lose his sponsorship deal after all.
  One of the biggest critics of the "sh-t" Reebok deal, Aldo was eventually offered an exclusive contract with the brand, but turned it down. As his team explained in June, Brazilian apparel brand Venum was a better deal even though Reebok offered more money.
  "(Reebok) money was a little over than what Venum used to pay, but with the discounts (in the United States) it would become less
  
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• Conor McGregor confronts Urijah Faber about T.J. Dillashaw: 'Stop being a p---y'

  24-09-2015 20:00
  
  Urijah Faber warned that a confrontation over the Duane Ludwig situation was coming to The Ultimate Fighter 22, and Conor McGregor seems to have planted the seeds for that last night. Watch above as McGregor needles Faber by challenging the Team Alpha Male patriarch to "stop being a p---y" and fight teammate T.J. Dillashaw during a tense exchange on Wednesday's episode. Faber ultimately revealed his side of the Ludwig story in an explosive hour-and-a-half long interview on Th
  
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• Conor McGregor confronts Uriah Faber about T.J. Dillashaw: 'Stop being a p---y'

  24-09-2015 20:00
  
  Urijah Faber warned that a confrontation over the Duane Ludwig situation was coming to The Ultimate Fighter 22, and Conor McGregor seems to have planted the seeds for that last night. Watch above as McGregor needles Faber by challenging the Team Alpha Male patriarch to "stop being a p---y" and fight teammate T.J. Dillashaw during a tense exchange on Wednesday's episode. Faber ultimately revealed his side of the Ludwig story in an explosive hour-and-a-half long interview on Th
  
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• Dana White: Conor McGregor wants Frankie Edgar next if he beats Jose Aldo

  24-09-2015 18:30
  
  Conor McGregor moving up to lightweight after fighting Jose Aldo in December is not necessarily a lock.
  UFC president Dana White told Karyn Bryant on FOX Sports Live on Wednesday night that McGregor is interested in a fight with Frankie Edgar at featherweight before the inevitable change in division. That is provided it makes sense and McGregor beats Aldo to unify the featherweight titles at UFC 194 on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas.
  "If he beats Jose Aldo, he told me he would also like to fight Fran
  
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• UFC Set To Announce Official Details On CM Punk’s UFC Fighting Debut

  24-09-2015 17:21
  
  While no actual timetable is known at this point, there is a belief that UFC will be making the official announcement regarding CM Punk's UFC debut in the near future.According to the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, UFC will soon be announcing the details regarding Punk's debut, as the promotion has reportedly started looking at ideas and potential opponents for his Octagon debut.Alberto Del Rio, a former fellow WWE performer, told The Sporting News regarding Punk's UFC debut,
  
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• Bellator's Kendall Grove calls fighters to organize following Nick Diaz's 'death sentence' suspension

  24-09-2015 17:00
  
  While Kendall Grove prepares to face Joey Beltran Sept. 25 at Bellator 143, the former Ultimate Fighter winner admits a bigger fight is being waged right now.
  With the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) handing down an unprecedented five-year suspension and $150,000 fine to Nick Diaz following a failed drug test for marijuana metabolites, Grove says it's time for change in the sport.
  "I think it's stupid and ridiculous," Grove said of the suspension. "Yea, it's for multiple offenses but [form
  
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• Ronda Rousey makes Fortune's '40 Under 40' list

  24-09-2015 16:30
  
  UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey can add another accolade to her growing list of public awards as she's been named to this year's Fortune magazine's list of 40 Under 40. The designation refers to forty people under the age of 40 who standout for measurements of wealth, power, achievement, ambition and influence.
  Forbes includes Rousey not merely for her financial success in 2015 and success inside the UFC's Octagon, but her growing appeal, influence and popularity outside
  
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• Morning Report: Alistair Overeem is convinced 'fearful' Fabricio Werdum wants no part of a rematch

  24-09-2015 14:00
  
  Alistair Overeem got his wish to finally fight Junior dos Santos, but really he's gunning for another crack at UFC heavyweight champ Fabricio Werdum.
  Overeem claims a unanimous decision win over Werdum dating back to 2011 in Strikeforce, but the climate is a bit different right now.
  Speaking with Chael Sonnen on his podcast, Overeem says Werdum wants nothing to do with part two.
  "I definitely get satisfaction of that [win]," said Overeem. "I also know that Werdum doesn't like me. He doesn't want
  
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• Veteran Hein Never Lost That Rookie Hunger

  24-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It’s hard not to appreciate the saying “live every day like it’s your last, because one day you’ll be right.” UFC lightweight Nick Hein apparently does, at least as it pertains to his mixed martial arts career.For proof, look at the lead-up to his most recent bout in June against Lukasz Sajewski, where the Elsdorf, Germany native made it very clear that the only thing on his mind was that fight and that fight alone; not what a victory would give him in the future. N
  
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• VanZant not distracted by rising popularity

  24-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Paige VanZant has always been comfortable around the boys.Back in middle school, VanZant, a tomboy with a wrestler for a father, used to take part in backyard boxing matches with all the boys on the street. Even her boyfriend at the time had to mix it up a bit to stick around.Safe to say that she's always had a fighting spirit.“I just was a fighter,” VanZant told a small group of media members Thursday afternoon at The Overlook Grill inside The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. “I was
  
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• TUF LATAM 2 - Episode 5 Recap

  24-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Heading into this week's fight on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2, it appeared that Team Escudero fighter Enrique Barzola was a slight underdog in his matchup with Team Gastelum's submission specialist Jonathan Ortega, but after three hard-fought rounds, it was clear that the odds didn't matter much in this showdown. Barzola showed a ton of confidence when the matchup was made while never showing any trepidation in facing Team Gastelum's best grappler on the mat. Former Ultimate Fight
  
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• The Downes Side: UFN Japan Predictions

  24-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another Japanese edition of the Downes Side! While it may not be as beautiful as the cherry blossoms, it does have greater longevity.Whether you’re a botanist or a pugilist, we have your Satruday night entertainment covered. Live from the Saitama Super Arena, we have a UFC Fight Night. In the main event, it’s heavyweights Josh Barnett and Roy Nelson battling to move up the rankings. In the co-main event, middleweights Uriah Hall
  
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• Ronda named to Fortune's 40 under 40 list

  24-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Ronda Rousey, Taylor Swift and John Oliver walk into a bar ...No, this isn't the start of a joke - it could be reality.UFC superstar Rousey, who is preparing to fight Holly Holm at UFC 193 on November 14, was named to Fortune's 40 Under 40 list. The women's bantamweight champion, 28, joins an impressive list of entertainers, like the aforementioned pop-sensation Swift and 'Last Week Tonight' host Oliver, entrepreneurial mavens, technology wizards, and other revolutionary young people i
  
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• Big Country is Big in Japan

  24-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  After his first business trip to Japan last year ended up with a loss to Mark Hunt, Roy Nelson decided to switch things up a bit this time around as he prepares to face Josh Barnett at Saitama Super Arena this Saturday.“Now I found a Subway,” Nelson said of the sandwich shop. “It’s the only place in Japan that sells turkey.” This is a man speaking after spending an entire fight week in one of the great food cities in the world – Tokyo – taking his meals
  
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• Demetrious Johnson not about to boycott Nevada on Nick Diaz's behalf

  24-09-2015 06:35
  
  Don't count Demetrious Johnson among those who will avoid Nevada to show solidarity for Nick Diaz.
  While last week's Nevada Athletic Commission decision to suspend Diaz five years following his third marijuana infraction in the state brought near universal condemnation in the mixed martial arts world, Johnson's not about to stop fighting in Las Vegas.
  MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight that Johnson, who defeated John Dodson in the main event of UFC 191
  
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• Aljamain Sterling is considering MMA layoff, going back to school due to lack of fights, pay

  24-09-2015 04:30
  
  Aljamain Sterling is supposed to fight in December at UFC on FOX 17. The problem is he doesn't have an opponent. And if he doesn't get one, the top bantamweight might just decide to go back to school to get his Master's degree.
  Sterling is not happy these days. He has been asking for a fight with Bryan Caraway, but he said Caraway has turned down the bout. Caraway is ranked No. 7 among UFC bantamweight contenders, while Sterling is No. 6. No one else has stepped up to fight him Dec. 19 in Orland
  
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• Alexander Gustafsson: UFC & Reebok “Squeezing That Last Money From The Fighters”

  24-09-2015 04:08
  
  While many fighters have voiced their displeasure with the new UFC/Reebok uniform deal, it has always been said that it will take some fighters on the UFC roster who carry weight for actual change to become a possibility. Whether or not that will be the case remains to be seen, however one particular Swedish fighter whose name carries some weight has apparently joined the team."Pay the fighters a lot more money. For all the hard work and the sacrifices fighters generally do to fight, I think the
  
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• Andrei Arlovski, Frank Mir open to rematch of UFC 191 fight

  24-09-2015 04:00
  
  Andrei Arlovski and Frank Mir want a do-over on their disappointing UFC 191 matchup.
  In a bout between former UFC heavyweight champions waited on for more than a decade by longtime fans, Arlovski and Mir put on a lackluster display in Las Vegas, plodding for 15 minutes before Arlovski got a debatable decision.
  But according to MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani, both sides are amenable to a rematch. It was reported on Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight that according to both fighters' manager, Malk
  
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• Video: BJ Penn Talks About Dana White Squashing Past UFC Super Fight

  24-09-2015 03:53
  
  https://youtu.be/kB_zx3PVrDEUFC legend BJ Penn was recently profiled for his "UFC Fightogrophy" special on UFC Fight Pass and during his interview, "The Prodigy" told a great story about a past UFC super fight that never happened, and because it didn't, it ultimately ledto Penn becoming the MMA icon that he is today.In the clip, which you can view above, Penn explains that he was close to fighting current UFC welterweight champion several years ago, long before Lawler was a UFC champion, but ins
  
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• UFC Welterweight Rick Story Sidelined 3 Months Following Neck Surgery

  24-09-2015 03:29 via sherdog.com
  
  Rick Story’s absence from UFC competition figures to continue until next year.
  
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• Demetrious Johnson Wants to Defend Flyweight Title at UFC 196 in Las Vegas

  24-09-2015 03:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Less than a month removed from his most recent title defense, Demetrious Johnson already has a date in mind for his Octagon return.
  
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• Lyoto Machida taking time off, but wants Michael Bisping when he returns

  24-09-2015 03:00
  
  After a rough stretch in the Octagon, Lyoto Machida is taking some time off.
  The 37-year-old former UFC light heavyweight champion and current middleweight competitor suffered two bad losses in 2015. He took a beating from Luke Rockhold before being submitted in the second round of their UFC on FOX main event in 15 in Newark in April, then staged a quick turnaround and was brutally TKOd by Yoel Romero on June 27 in Florida.
  So after the losses -- not to mention surgeries after his past three fig
  
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• Steve Montgomery Replaces Ricardo Abreu, Meets Daniel Kelly at UFC 193

  24-09-2015 01:44 via sherdog.com
  
  Steve Montgomery has replaced the injured Ricardo Abreu and will face Daniel Kelly at UFC 193 on Nov. 14.
  
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• Kendall Grove Hopes Scott Coker Injects Life into ‘Lackluster’ Bellator Middleweight Division

  24-09-2015 01:06 via sherdog.com
  
  Kendall Grove recently came up short in the biggest opportunity of his career to date, but despite that setback, his championship aspirations remain the same.
  
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• Kendall Grove Hopes Scott Coker Injects Life into ‘Lackluster’ Bellator Division

  24-09-2015 01:06 via sherdog.com
  
  Kendall Grove recently came up short in the biggest opportunity of his career to date, but despite that setback, his championship aspirations remain the same.
  
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• 'Old' Joe Warren ready for a run at another Bellator title

  24-09-2015 01:00
  
  At the first mention of age, Joe Warren pounces. It's as if the former two weight-class Bellator champion has been waiting for someone to point out that he turns 39 in a couple weeks.
  "I'm old, right?" Warren asked MMAFighting.com. "I don't feel old. The only time I even know my age is when writers bring it up before my fights."
  Fair enough. But the age question came up simply because what Warren's managed to accomplish in his late 30s has been impressive. Long a tweener between featherweight, w
  
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