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• Former Bellator Champion Joe Warren Tests Positive For Marijuana

  10-10-2015 23:20
  
  Former Bellator champion Joe Warren tested positive for marijuana following his win over L.C. Davis at Bellator 143 in Hidalgo, Texas. Texas Combative Sports Program director Greg Alvarez told MMA Fighting on Friday night that Warren will be suspended 90 days.This is the 3rd time Warren has tested positive for marijuana in his athletic career. His 2nd positive test resulted in a 2-year suspension that made him ineligible to compete in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Warren claimed in 2013 that he
  
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• Cris Cyborg accuses Dana White, Ronda Rousey of 'bullying' her in Facebook rant

  10-10-2015 23:13
  
  In a lengthy Facebook post, Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg fired back at Dana White and UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey over previous comments they have made at Cyborg. Check out the Facebook post in its entirety below.I find it Hypocritical of @rondarousey to complain about people inHollywood being critical of her body image, talking about her arms orthe extra weight she carries between fights.
  For the past 5 years this sameRonda Rousey and Dana White have used the media t
  
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• Brendan Schaub Steps Away From UFC Over Reebok Uniform Deal

  10-10-2015 22:53
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA892WDF4xkOn Friday night's Joe Rogan Experience podcast, UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub announced he'd be taking a sabbatical from the UFC because he's unwilling to go along with the UFC’s uniform deal with Reebok.“Do I want one more [fight]?” Schaub said. “F*ck yes, man. But it just doesn’t make sense. I can’t see myself, when it comes down to this, I can’t see myself in a f*cking Reebok kit walking out to that Octagon.
  
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• Paige VanZant's advice to Sage Northcutt: 'Embrace every second'

  10-10-2015 21:00
  
  HOUSTON -- Paige VanZant spoke with reporters Saturday night at UFC 192 and discussed all the media attention, who she credits with her poise and her advice for fellow top prospect Sage Northcutt.
  
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• Bellator champ Marcos Galvao says Joe Warren deserved longer suspension after drug test failure

  10-10-2015 19:00
  
  Marcos Galvao won’t be defending his Bellator title on Oct. 23 after all.
  Initially slated to meet Eduardo Dantas in the main event of Bellator 144 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, "Loro" accepted to take on former champion Joe Warren when Dantas was sidelined with a rib injury, but was removed from the card after all.
  "They offered me, said (Warren) was going to fight, and all of a sudden, I don’t know what happened, the fight was off," Galvao told MMAFighting.com on Thursday
  
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• Conor McGregor on Jose Aldo and injuries: 'He ran when I didn't'

  10-10-2015 18:00
  
  Conor McGregor has repeatedly mocked Jose Aldo for pulling out of their scheduled UFC 189 featherweight title fight with a rib injury. He's just as dismissive of Chad Mendes' claim that he would have won their subsequent interim title bout had Mendes gotten more than two weeks' notice.
  And while the criticism may seem harsh, in McGregor's mind, the pointed words are there for a solid reason: He also didn't go into the July 11th show in Las Vegas at 100 percent.
  On the 300th edition of The MMA Ho
  
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• Fightweets: Did T.J. Dillashaw betray Team Alpha Male?

  10-10-2015 17:00
  
  In this week's edition of As The MMA World Turns, there's drama at Team Alpha Male; Conor McGregor's once again flapping his yap; and the light heavyweight division is waiting for Jon Jones to make his next move.
  So really, there's no reason to waste any more time getting into this week's edition of Fightweets.
  Drama at Team Alpha Male
  @RuckerYeah: Was Conor right? Is T.J. Dillashaw a snake in the grass?
  Nah. Mixed martial arts is a business. Urijah Faber knows this as well as anyone, as he's be
  
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• UFC signs Nova Uniao lightweight Felipe Olivieri

  10-10-2015 16:30
  
  The UFC has signed another talent from Nova Uniao.
  Coming off three straight first-round finishes at Shooto Brazil and Pancrase, Felipe Olivieri has inked an exclusive deal with the promotion, sources confirmed to MMAFighting.com following a report by Combate.
  A former Shooto Brazil contender, Olivieri (14-4, 1 NC) tried out for the second season of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil in 2012, but lost to Neilson Gomes in the preliminary fight. Aside from his MMA debut in 2007, Olivieri has finished all
  
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• Wanderlei Silva case will go before the Nevada Athletic Commission again later this month

  10-10-2015 16:00
  
  Wanderlei Silva's career will be back in the hands of the Nevada Athletic Commission later this month.
  After a judge ordered a re-hearing in May, the MMA legend's case will go before the NAC again at its next meeting Oct. 29, an NAC spokesperson confirmed with MMA Fighting. MMA Junkie was the first to report the news.
  Silva was handed a lifetime ban and $70,000 fine by the commission September 2014 after he evaded an out-of-competition drug test in May 2014. "The Axe Murderer" later admitte
  
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• Live Now! Free Live Stream: M-1 Challenge 62 Prelims

  10-10-2015 15:31 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch a free live stream of the M-1 Challenge 62 undercard right here on Sherdog.com starting at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT.
  
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• Free Live Stream: M-1 Challenge 62 Prelims

  10-10-2015 15:31 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch a free live stream of the M-1 Challenge 62 undercard right here on Sherdog.com starting at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT.
  
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• Elevation coach responds to Urijah Faber: I'm not 'actively recruiting' Team Alpha Male fighters

  10-10-2015 14:50
  
  Leister Bowling says he gets paid to coach fighters -- not recruit them.
  The Elevation Fight Team head coach told MMA Fighting on Friday that Urijah Faber was incorrect in classifying him as a "recruiter." UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw left Faber's Team Alpha Male this week for Elevation Fight Team to much controversy.
  On the Stud Show Radio podcast Thursday night, Faber accused Bowling of trying to steal fighters.
  "I come to find out later there's a guy Leister or something like
  
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• Brendan Schaub steps away from UFC: 'I can't see myself in a f*cking Reebok kit'

  10-10-2015 09:57
  
  The fighter part of "Fighter & The Kid" won't be doing any fighting any time soon.
  Brendan Schaub announced he'd be taking a sabbatical from the UFC on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast Friday night, citing his burgeoning entertainment career and his unwillingness to sign the UFC's uniform deal with Reebok.
  "Do I want one more?" Schaub said. "F*ck yes, man. But it just doesn't make sense. I can't see myself, when it comes down to this, I can't see myself in a f*cking Reebok kit walking o
  
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• Boxing: O’Connor, Bracero Brace for Inevitable Rematch

  10-10-2015 07:49 via sherdog.com
  
  Danny O’Connor (26-2, 10 KOs) has waited four and a half years to get revenge on Gabriel Bracero. Back when the two welterweight contenders were fighting in a division seven pounds lighter, Bracero edged O’Connor over the course of eight rounds.
  
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• Kickboxing: Joe Schilling Stops Jason Wilnis at Glory 24; Adegbuyi Wins Heavyweight Tourney

  10-10-2015 07:37 via sherdog.com
  
  American kickboxer Joe Schilling was expected to fight rival Artem Levin on Friday night in the main event of Glory 24. When defending middleweight champ Levin had to withdraw several weeks ago due to an elbow injury, Schilling was instead paired with replacement Jason Wilnis.
  
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• Tom Breese: The UK's New Breed

  10-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Standing outside the old warehouse building in Montreal’s Rue Ferrier, only the famed red star window stickers reveal to seasoned MMA fans that behind those walls, some of the sport’s biggest stars have honed their craft en route to establishing memorable legacies. Now that the first generation of Tristar Gym’s elite fighters is slowly exiting active duty, the team’s fresh faces are determined to take center stage back. Led by recent title challenger Rory MacDonald, a cro
  
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• Former Bellator champion Joe Warren suspended 90 days for marijuana

  10-10-2015 04:06
  
  Joe Warren has joined Nick Diaz on the list of weed offenders in MMA.
  The former Bellator champion tested positive for marijuana following his win over L.C. Davis at Bellator 143 in Hidalgo, Texas, according to a report by Jason Floyd of The MMA Report. Texas Combative Sports Program director Greg Alvarez told MMA Fighting on Friday night that Warren will be suspended 90 days.
  According to documents Floyd obtained through a public-records request, Warren had 53 ng/ml of marijuana metabolite
  
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• Ben Rothwell vs. Brendan Schaub full fight video

  10-10-2015 04:00
  
  When it was announced that two giant heavyweight sluggers in Ben Rothwell and Brendan Schaub would meet at UFC 145, many expected a vicious first-round knockout.
  And that's exactly what Rothwell delivered. Despite getting clipped by a spinning elbow early in Round 1, Rothwell immediately recovered and fired back, scoring a highlight-reel finish. Check out that final flurry in the video above.
  Rothwell, who is currently riding an impressive three-fight winning streak, meets Stipe Miocic Saturday,
  
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• John Dodson Moving Up To UFC Bantamweight Division

  10-10-2015 01:45
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAdL8ShOb7QAfter spending most of his career cutting to 125 pounds for the flyweight division, perennial top contender John Dodson is moving up to 135 pounds to compete at bantamweight. This is all according to Ariel Helwani on this week's UFC Tonight. Dodson lost a dominant decision to UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson last month at UFC 191 in his second title shot. While he's generally been a flyweight, he got into the UFC via a bantamweight season
  
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• Chael Sonnen calls Nick Diaz's suspension a lifetime ban: 'We're owed an explanation'

  10-10-2015 00:00
  
  The suspension might have a limitation. But Chael Sonnen doesn't foresee Nick Diaz fighting again once his five-year suspension handed down by the Nevada Athletic Commission is up.
  Diaz would be 36 years old in 2020 when the ban would be lifted. Five years in MMA is a veritable eternity.
  "I wish there would be some kind of explanation," Sonnen told Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour. "When a guy stubs his toe and Nick did -- Nick's wrong here -- but there is a question of, how wro
  
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