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• Tyron Woodley UFC 192 pre-fight scrum

  30-09-2015 23:50
  
  HOUSTON -- Welterweight contender Tyron Woodley talked about his rivalry with Johny Hendricks, his climb up the welterweight division, how he stands stylistically against Hendricks, whether a title shot is on the line, and much more at Wednesday's open workouts.
  
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• Sage Northcutt UFC 192 pre-fight scrum

  30-09-2015 23:40
  
  HOUSTON -- Sage Northcutt talks about being the youngest fighter in the UFC, success coming so soon, his upcoming debut at UFC 192, memories of his first UFC viewing experience, why he looked up to Georges St-Pierre, and more.
  
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• Alexander Gustafsson UFC 192 pre-fight scrum

  30-09-2015 23:31
  
  HOUSTON -- Alexander Gustafsson discussed Jon Jones' pending return to the light heavyweight division, not training at Alliance MMA, preparing to fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 192, and more at Wednesday's open workouts.
  
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• Daniel Cormier UFC 192 pre-fight scrum

  30-09-2015 23:21
  
  HOUSTON -- UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier discussed his upcoming title defense against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192, Jon Jones' recent plea deal, what's next for Jones, Gustafsson's loss to Jones, and more at Wednesday's open workouts.
  
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• Jon Jones' impending return is the talk of the light heavyweight division

  30-09-2015 23:11
  
  HOUSTON -- Those involved in the two key light heavyweight bouts at UFC 192 are doing their best to say that they're only focused on Saturday night's fights at Toyota Center and that they're not worried about Jon Jones.
  "I'm focused on the task at hand," said current champion Daniel Cormier, who defends his belt against Alexander Gustafsson in the main event. "I've said it time and time again. That guy's not on my radar. I'm trying to fight a guy on Saturday night."
  But there's no denying that J
  
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• UFC 192 Embedded, Episode 2: 'I'll take his belt, there's no question about it'

  30-09-2015 22:46
  
  In the second episode of UFC 192 Embedded, Alexander Gustafsson gets to Houston early to prepare, Daniel Cormier hangs out with his family, Johny Hendricks does the media rounds and Tyron Woodley works up a sweat at home.
  
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• Boxing: Daniel Jacobs vs. Peter Quillin Set for Dec. 6 in Brooklyn

  30-09-2015 22:44 via sherdog.com
  
  Yet another major fight in the boxing world will take place this year. Promoter DiBella Entertainment and cable network Showtime on Wednesday announced a super fight of sorts between WBA middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs and former champ Peter Quillin which will take place Dec. 5 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
  
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• Boxing: Daniel Jacobs vs. Peter Quillin Set for Dec. 5 in Brooklyn

  30-09-2015 22:44 via sherdog.com
  
  Yet another major fight in the boxing world will take place this year. Promoter DiBella Entertainment and cable network Showtime on Wednesday announced a super fight of sorts between WBA middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs and former champ Peter Quillin which will take place Dec. 5 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
  
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• RFA 32 Heads to Minnesota on Nov. 6 with Melvin Blumer vs. Leandro Higo Headliner

  30-09-2015 22:28 via sherdog.com
  
  Las Vegas-based MMA promotion Resurrection Fighting Alliance on Wednesday announced that it will travel to the North Star State on Nov. 6.
  
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• Daniel Cormier frustrated that 'a lot of people want to discredit me'

  30-09-2015 22:27
  
  HOUSTON -- The way Daniel Cormier see things, he and Alexander Gustafsson are being judged by different standards.
  The UFC light heavyweight champion has made a repeated point of the fact Gustafsson, whom he meets in the main event of UFC 192 on Saturday night at Toyota Center, is largely praised for his performance in his UFC 165 loss to Jon Jones.
  "It seems as though Alex has gotten a lifetime pass, because of that one fight," Cormier said at Wednesday's open workouts. "Because whatever happen
  
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• Bubba Jenkins vs. Jordan Parsons Added to Bellator 146 Main Card

  30-09-2015 21:44 via sherdog.com
  
  Bellator MMA on Wednesday announced the addition of a pivotal featherweight encounter to Bellator 146.
  
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• Roy Nelson suffers broken hand in loss to Josh Barnett

  30-09-2015 21:30
  
  Roy Nelson’s loss to Josh Barnett was a costly one.
  The Ultimate Fighter season 10 heavyweight winner suffered his third straight loss inside the Octagon at the Saitama Super Arena last Saturday, losing via unanimous decision to "The Warmaster" after five rounds. He revealed on Wednesday he suffered a severe injury during the main event in Japan.
  "Back from the doctor, hand is broke," "Big Country" wrote on his Facebook page. "Will heal up with the love & support of the Country Club Fa
  
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• Johny Hendricks: Why does Carlos Condit get a title shot?

  30-09-2015 21:00
  
  HOUSTON -- Johny Hendricks says he’s put the fact he got passed over fora chance to regain the UFC welterweight title he lost to Robbie Lawler behind him."You know what, it’s out of my control, okay?" Hendricks said at Wednesday’s UFC 192 open workouts. "It's not the first time its happened, it's the second time, sadly. it is what it is."But dig a little deeper, and it becomes clear that Hendricks remainsunhappy that Carlos Condit got the UFC 195 shot at Lawler ahead of bothhim
  
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• Nick Diaz Claims UFC Will Help Him Appeal Suspension

  30-09-2015 19:51
  
  Last night, suspended UFC welterweight and middleweight fighter Nick Diaz tweeted this out:https://twitter.com/nickdiaz209/status/649063272574947329Diaz was suspended a few weeks back by the Nevada Athletic Commission stemming from a marijuana test failure the night of his fight with Anderson Silva in January. The commission's treatment Diaz during his hearing has become the source of much outrage among mixed martial arts fans, writers, and fighters.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCuD9G9Zbq4Dia
  
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• The Quest Continues for Tyron Woodley

  30-09-2015 18:06 via ufc.com
  
  Tyron Woodley has always been honest about his progress and potential as a fighter.During his Strikeforce days, the Ferguson, Missouri native was clear that he was a work in progress – a fighter on the way up that was steadily putting it all together with designs on lording over the division once everything clicked into place. He never got the chance to face Nick Diaz like he wanted, and when he did square off with Nate Marquardt for the vacant belt, he caught the first professional loss o
  
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• IV ban or no, Daniel Cormier says he's never going back to heavyweight

  30-09-2015 18:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- The impending USADA-mandated ban on post-fight IV rehydration has led to rampant speculation around the sport of mixed martial arts that we'll see a mass movement of fighters up in weight class.
  But don't count Daniel Cormier among that group. The 36-year-old UFC light heavyweight champion was undefeated as a heavyweight before making the drop down to 205 pounds, but he says he doesn't foresee a situation in which he'd ever go back to 265.
  And while the move was originally made be
  
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• IV ban or no, Daniel Cormier says he's never going back to heavyweight

  30-09-2015 18:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- The impending USADA-mandated ban on post-fight IV rehydration has led to rampant speculation around the sport of mixed martial arts that we'll see a mass movement of fighters up in weight class.
  But don't count Daniel Cormier among that group. The 36-year-old UFC light heavyweight champion was undefeated as a heavyweight before making the drop down to 205 pounds, but he says he doesn't foresee a situation in which he'd ever go back to 265.
  And while the move was originally made be
  
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• Five lessons learned from Jon Jones' probation and punishment

  30-09-2015 16:37
  
  On Tuesday, former UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones avoided jail time (for now) with a plea bargain agreement that will see him serve a probationary period before being sentenced again in 18 months. How that will go depends entirely on whether he fulfills the terms of his probation.
  These developments clear a path for him to return to the Octagon, but questions remain. How soon will he return? Was the sentencing too lenient? What does this mean for Jones' career?
  Here are five lessons learned fro
  
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• Five lessons learned from Jon Jones' probation and punishment

  30-09-2015 16:37
  
  On Tuesday, former UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones avoided jail time (for now) with a plea bargain agreement that will see him serve a probationary period before being sentenced again in 18 months. How that will go depends entirely on whether he fulfills the terms of his probation.
  These developments clear a path for him to return to the Octagon, but questions remain. How soon will he return? Was the sentencing too lenient? What does this mean for Jones' career?
  Here are five lessons learned fro
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 192 preview, Jon Jones discussion and more

  30-09-2015 15:29
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  It doesn't feel like a big fight week (not yet, anyway), but Saturday offers us a very, very good fight card top to bottom, something you don't hear me say very often. All three portions of UFC 192 have something promising about them, capping off with the UFC light heavyweight title going up for grabs as champion Daniel Cormier puts his title on the line against Alexander Gustafsson. The fight is being made under less than ideal circumstances, but w
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 192 preview, Jon Jones discussion and more

  30-09-2015 15:29
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  It doesn't feel like a big fight week (not yet, anyway), but Saturday offers us a very, very good fight card top to bottom, something you don't hear me say very often. All three portions of UFC 192 have something promising about them, capping off with the UFC light heavyweight title going up for grabs as champion Daniel Cormier puts his title on the line against Alexander Gustafsson. The fight is being made under less than ideal circumstances, but w
  
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• Mixed Martial Arfs: Joseph Benavidez, Megan Olivi and Benny

  30-09-2015 15:00
  
  UFC flyweight contender Joseph Benavidez and his fiance, UFC host and reporter Megan Olivi, discuss their family member Benny.
  
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• Morning Report: Chuck Liddell says Jon Jones 'fights too safe' and 'doesn't try to finish'

  30-09-2015 14:00
  
  UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell isn't the biggest fan of Jon Jones.
  The former light heavyweight champs have passive aggressively sniped at one another for years and it's Chuck's turn at the plate.
  Speaking with Snoop Dogg (yep), Liddell explained why one of the sport's top stars just isn't getting it done for him.
  "He fights too safe," Liddell said of Jones. "Here's the problem. Like GSP [Georges St-Pierre]. I love GSP. He's a great fighter. He makes some really good guys look stupid, but
  
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• UFC Announces Elliott as VP and GM of EMEA

  30-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  UFC® today announced the appointment of James Elliott as Vice President and General Manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Elliott will lead UFC’s successful European business and oversee the continued growth of the company across the region by expanding the number of live events and securing key broadcast partnerships.Elliott joined UFC in 2013 as Senior Director of Content and was instrumental in the massive growth of the company’s broadcast and television deals thro
  
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• UFC 192 Fantasy Preview

  30-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Daniel Cormier will put his light heavyweight title on the line for the first time at UFC 192 when he faces perennial contender Alexander Gustafsson in the main event from Houston. Cormier is coming off his first title victory back in May when he submitted Anthony Johnson, while Gustafsson is looking to rebound from a loss to the same fighter while taking his second shot at winning UFC gold. Also on the card, former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks hopes to secure another shot at
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber - Ep. 4 Recap

  30-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Since first joining The Ultimate Fighter earlier this season, Conor McGregor vowed to avoid emotional involvement with his team while also trying to impart some knowledge that could potentially help them win the tournament and make a career in the UFC. But after two losses this season - most notably Sascha Sharma's defeat to Chris Gruetzemacher a week ago - McGregor is clearly much more into his team's performance than he was admitting in the first couple of episodes. McGregor was visibly shaken
  
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• Outside the Octagon: Escaping the Shadow

  30-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Jon Jones isn’t fighting in the main event of UFC 192 this Saturday, but he hasn’t stopped being a headline attraction in the days leading up to the main event fight between Daniel Cormier and Alexander Gustafsson.Tuesday, Jones reached a plea deal in the case involving his role in a hit and run accident in Albuquerque, New Mexico in April, clearing the way for the former light heavyweight champ to eventually begin a dialogue with UFC brass to make his return to the Octagon sometime
  
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• Namajunas Keeping Emotions in Check

  30-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Rose Namajunas will take on The Ultimate Fighter season 20 castmate Angela Hill Saturday night in what many are calling a must-win situation for the 23-year-old strawweight from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Namajunas says that after her last loss she has changed up her style to something more resembling a feline instead of a tornado.“I had to learn how to control my emotions,” she said. “When I go out there like the Tasmanian devil, it’s not a good thing.  I have to play wi
  
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• It's Time For Sage Northcutt

  30-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  When UFC President Dana White first saw Sage Northcutt (an encounter featured on the pilot episode of Dana White: Looking for a Fight on UFC FIGHT PASS), he made fun of his surfer dude good looks and his tan. Yet by the time the Texan executed a double-leg slam takedown en route to a rear naked choke finish, White wasn’t laughing anymore.“No one so that coming,” White said.The 19-year old Northcutt has known who he wanted to be before he was even 10 years old. At
  
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• Hendricks' Focus is on the Title and Woodley

  30-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Look out Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Johny Hendricks has a tennis racket in his hand and he’s not afraid to use it.“I like it because it takes movement,” Hendricks said of his new passion for the hard court. “It takes quick footwork, takes eye-hand coordination, and I didn’t have to run this morning because I played tennis.”He laughs, but as he gets closer to Saturday’s UFC 192 co-main event against Tyron Woodley, which marks his 16th trip to the O
  
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• Flashback to 'The Bite' between Hendricks and Woodley

  30-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Once upon a time, in a land known as Omaha, Nebraska, Tyron Woodley (might have) bit Johny Hendricks' finger.You might say the two were destined for a fistfight ever since.It feels slightly ridiculous to bring this up 10 years after the fact, but nevertheless, there is an entertaining history behind this weekend's welterweight fight between Hendricks and Woodley at UFC 192 in Houston. The two are familiar with one another, having came from a similar background in co
  
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• Fighters react as Jon Jones looms over 192

  30-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  HOUSTONJon Jones loomed large on Wednesday at UFC 192 Open Workouts as the top four fighters in the division he once conquered took center stage on day one of fight week.Current light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier seemed to be unaffected by the news that Jones reached a plea agreement with authorities in New Mexico in regards to charges stemming from a motor vehicle accident earlier this year – at first. But as he continued to speak on the subject, Cormier’s agita
  
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• Dillashaw-Cruz Heads to Boston on Jan. 17

  30-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Dominick Cruz’ return to the Octagon to face UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw on Jan. 17 now has a home, as the UFC goes back to Boston’s TD Garden for the FOX Sports 1-televised event.The Dillashaw vs. Cruz card marks the promotion’s first event in Boston since Jan. 18, 2015, when Conor McGregor headlined against Dennis Siver. Tickets go on sale on Friday, Nov. 13.In addition to the announcement of the site for Dillashaw-Cruz, three more Boston bouts
  
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• Bisping Out, Hall in at UFC 193

  30-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Middleweight contender Michael Bisping won't be making the trip down under to Australia this November, as "The Count" has been forced out of his UFC 193 bout against Robert Whittaker due to injury.Stepping in to face Whittaker on the Nov. 15 card at Melbourne's Etihad Stadium will be the surging Uriah Hall, who is coming off two consecutive knockout wins, most recently, a second-round finish of Gegard Mousasi at Fight Night Japan last weekend.UFC 193 is headlined by two world championship b
  
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• Bisping Forced Out of UFC 193 Due to Injury

  30-09-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Middleweight contender Michael Bisping won't be making the trip down under to Australia this November, as "The Count" has been forced out of his UFC 193 bout against Robert Whittaker due to injury.A replacement is being sought for the Nov. 15 card at Melbourne's Etihad Stadium, which is headlined by two world championship bouts. Ronda Rousey defends her bantamweight crown against fellow unbeaten Holly Holm and Joanna Jedrzejczyk puts her strawweight belt on the line against Valerie Letourne
  
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• Tyron Woodley Treating UFC 192 Bout with Johny Hendricks Like a ‘3-Round Title Fight’

  30-09-2015 05:09 via sherdog.com
  
  Like UFC 192 foe Johny Hendricks, Tyron Woodley had a decent case for getting a welterweight title shot before he was booked to face “Bigg Rigg” in Houston on Saturday night.
  
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• Barnett vs. Nelson does slightly below average numbers against tough competition

  30-09-2015 04:30
  
  Going against a slew of college football, and a Deontay Wilder heavyweight title defense on NBC, Saturday night's UFC show did slightly below what an average show in prime time has done in 2015 on FS 1.The show from Saitama, Japan, headlined by Josh Barnett's five-round decision win over Roy Nelson, did 841,000 viewers of which 542,000 fell within the target 18-49 demo. For prime time live main cards on FS 1 so far this year, not including the Conor McGregor show in January, the average is 882,0
  
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• Boxing: Kell Brook-Diego Chaves Title Fight to Be Televised by Showtime

  30-09-2015 03:06 via sherdog.com
  
  Cable network Showtime on Tuesday announced that the Oct. 24 welterweight title fight between champion Kell Brook and Diego Chavez, which is being held in England, will be televised live in the U.S.
  
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• Goiti Yamauchi welcomes former ‘King of Pancrase’ Isao Kobayashi at Bellator 144

  30-09-2015 03:00
  
  Bellator has announced the signing of another Japanese talent.
  Isao Kobayashi, a former "King of Pancrase" at lightweight, will make his promotional debut against featherweight Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 144, event scheduled for Oct. 23 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.
  Kobayashi enters Bellator after racking up an 18-2-4 MMA record, 15-1-4 under the Pancrase banner, including wins over the likes of Marlon Sandro, Will Chope and Koji Oishi. The Japanese fighter has won three of four since
  
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• Kickboxing: Van Roosmalen vs. Sitsongpeenong to Headline Glory 25

  30-09-2015 02:56 via sherdog.com
  
  Kickboxing promoter Glory announced Tuesday that Glory 25 will be anchored by a lightweight championship bout between reigning titleholder Robin van Roosmalen and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong.
  
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC Fight Night 75

  30-09-2015 01:00
  
  Saturday's UFC Fight Night event was back at a familiar site when it comesto the history of the sport -- the Saitama Super Arena, located just outside ofTokyo.In a sense, Tokyo was the birthplace of the modern version of a an MMApromotion 22 years ago.While modern MMA traces its history to the Gracie family matches in theearly part of the 20th century in Brazil, mixed style matches and no holdsbarred type fighting likely date back to the beginning of time. And while ValeTudo fights were big
  
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