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• Jose Aldo Negotiating w/ Reebok, Venum & 3rd Sponsor

  14-10-2015 23:26
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmI8fYPUyRUUFC Featherweight Champion has been probably the biggest name fighter to voice his disapproval of the UFC's uniform/"fighter kit" deal with Reebok. As a result of the deal, all fighters lost their existing fight week sponsors, and the deal negotiated by the UFC netted the fighters much less money than traditional sponsorship had provided. The champions are given the ability to negotiate separate deals with Reebok, and fighters Reebok likes (such as Paig
  
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• Vadim Finkelchtein Talks Fedor Emelianenko No Longer Working With M-1 Global

  14-10-2015 23:01
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCbx-1zSZyYThe mixed martial arts world had been reeling for the past week after rumors started circulating the nature of Fedor Emelianenko's return fight for Japan's new Rizin Fighting Federation. So far, the scuttlebutt was that Fedor would fight Jaideep Singh, an experienced kickboxer who's just 1-0 in MMA. While not surprising for a promotion aiming to be "the new Pride FC," in 2015, with that type of matchmaking much less common in major promotions, it w
  
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• New MMA committee will take a look at regulations like 12-to-6 elbows, 10-8 rounds

  14-10-2015 23:00
  
  Jon Jones is the greatest light heavyweight in the history of MMA and the pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet. He would be undefeated right now if not for a disqualification loss against Matt Hamill in 2009.
  In the first round of that fight, Jones got mount on Hamill and rained down blow after blow. Hamill would not give up, though, so Jones resorted to dropping elbows straight downward onto his his skull. Those elbows -- dubbed "12-to-6" elbows in the Association of Boxing Commissions (A
  
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• Nick Diaz White House Position Successfully Reaches 100,000 Signatures

  14-10-2015 22:18
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd71SM-By78It came down to the wire, but the WhiteHouse.gov petition to lift the Nevada Athletic Commission's five year suspension of Nick Diaz has reached the needed 100,000 signatures. Lots of petitions get started, but few reach that threshold and get an official response from President Barack Obama's administration. Bloody Elbow had projected that the petition would fall short, but a late search thanks to a social media push from a number of name fighters push
  
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• Watch: Conor McGregor and Urijah Faber Discuss Their Rivalry

  14-10-2015 21:48
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AfcOD0oR2cCoaches Conor McGregor and Urijah Faber talk about their rivalry and the respect they have for one another that's been curated on this season of The Ultimate Fighter in an exclusive UFC.com interview.
  Related: Dana White: Conor McGregor Tried So Hard To Hate Urijah Faber, But Couldn’t
  
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• Jon Jones Speaking To At-Risk Kids Even Before Starting Probation

  14-10-2015 21:33
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-ocKmQUbs4You may remember that as part of the terms of Jon Jones avoiding jail time for leaving the scene of a crash where a pregnant woman was injure, he will be speaking to at risk youth in  Albuquerque, New Mexico for the next year and a half. It turns out that he was already doing that. Stephen Marrocco of MMAJunkie talked to Denise White, the CEO of EAG Sports Management, which represents Jones and shared details of some of the things he'd been do
  
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• Norman Parke vs. Reza Madadi bumped to UFC Dublin co-main event

  14-10-2015 21:30
  
  With Ben Rothwell officially removed from Oct. 24's UFC Fight Night 76 card after his opponent, Stipe Miocic, was forced out of their bout with an injury, lightweights Norman Parke and Reza Madadi will assume the co-main event duties.
  This news was announced Wednesday via UFC Fight Pass' Twitter account.BREAKING! @norman_parke vs @RezaMaddog moves to the new co-main event spot of #UFCDUBLIN pic.twitter.com/xQoDkXxr6F
  — UFC Fight Pass (@UFCFightPass) October 14, 2015For Madadi, this fi
  
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• Tyrone Spong, Lance Palmer return at WSOF 26

  14-10-2015 20:30
  
  World Series of Fighting (WSOF) will end 2015 with a party.
  According to a press release, the promotion's Dec. 18 event, WSOF 26, marks the return of featherweight champion Lance "The Party" Palmer and noted striker Tyrone Spong. The event will take place at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.
  Winner of three straight--all via submission--Palmer brings a distinguished Division-I wrestling pedigree to the cage, using his dominant takedowns and ground control to frustrate and smother
  
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• Daniel Cormier Taking Time Off From UFC: “Legacy Does Matter To Me”

  14-10-2015 20:07
  
  UFC light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier says he plans to take a bit of time off following his win over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192.“I have no idea (when Jones will be back); all I know is that I’m taking a break," Cormier told MMAJunkie. "In 2015, I fought Jones, I fought ‘Rumble’ Johnson, and I fought Alexander Gustafsson. I fought the toughest guys the division has to offer – all in 10 months, at 36 years old. I need a little bit of a break. I fought seven
  
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• Ben Rothwell Off UFC Dublin Card Due To Stipe Miocic’s Injury

  14-10-2015 20:00
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lE_eaXV1r4Yesterday, we told you about the unfortunate news that the semi-main event for next week's UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Duffy card in Dublin, Ireland was off. Stipe Miocic, who was set to face Ben Rothwell, was out due to an undisclosed minor injury. While it likely removed any relevance from the fight since a potential replacement wouldn't be a ranked contender, it was still thought that Rothwell could still fight if a replacement was secured. Eve
  
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• Ben Rothwell removed from next week's UFC Fight Night Dublin card

  14-10-2015 19:38
  
  Ben Rothwell will not be competing in Ireland after all.
  According to the UFC heavyweight contender, he was informed by the UFC on Wednesday that, while they tried, the promotion simply could not find a suitable replacement for the injured Stipe Miocic. So as a result, Rothwell was removed from the Oct. 24 card entirely. Rothwell said that while he was very disappointed to not be fighting next week, he understood why the UFC had to remove him from the card.
  "No hard feelings towards Stipe at all
  
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• UFC Fight Pass To Be Hosted By Bas Rutten

  14-10-2015 16:26
  
  The UFC has announced that MMA legend Bas Rutten will be hosting UFC Fight Pass for the rest of the month of OctoberRutten will be previewing upcoming fights, including the Pancrase 271 event, sharing some memories, and giving his analysis.
  “Bas Rutten’s legendary career has made him one of the most trusted analysts in mixed martial arts and his insight will give fans a unique perspective into the upcoming fight between Dustin Poirier and Joe Duffy, his storied career and the history
  
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• Sage Northcutt opens up about training at Tristar Gym, cutting back on college

  14-10-2015 16:00
  It's been a whirlwind ride for Sage Northcutt. The 19-year old seems to have been shot out of canon long before his UFC debut at UFC 192 this month, but things have taken another turn since then.
  A recent report suggested the UFC lightweight will spend some time training in Canada at the famed Tristar Gym in Montreal. This week, Northcutt confirmed the news with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour.
  Business has officially picked up.
  "Yes, sir. That's true," Northcutt said Monday. "I leave tomorrow mor
  
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• Paul Heyman Talks CM Punk’s UFC Debut, Possibility Of WWE Return Down The Line

  14-10-2015 15:43
  
  Paul Heyman recently spoke to the folks at the SI Media podcast earlier this week about CM Punk's upcoming UFC debut and the possibility of Punk returning to WWE at some point down the line.Below is an excerpt from the interview where Heyman spoke about Punk.On knowing how to succeed when the odds are against him: "Phil Brooks is not in his mid-thirties, he's cruising rapidly into his late-thirties. He doesn't have a documentable athletic background. Do I know that he has been in the gym with th
  
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• Live Chat: Team Alpha Male fallout, Ronda Rousey issues, Nick Diaz petition and more

  14-10-2015 15:27
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  There's no major MMA event this weekend - although there is WSOF 24 on Saturday night - but the stories in MMA are as plentiful as ever.
  For starters, the fallout from T.J. Dillashaw departure from Team Alpha Male continues to dominate to headlines. Now that all the parties have aired their grievances, there's more context to the story. And with that, it's easy to say the idea Dillashaw engaged in treachery is even more absurd.
  The petition launched
  
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• Jose Aldo still in negotiations with Reebok, Venum

  14-10-2015 15:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- Jose Aldo’s run as a Venum fighter could end this month, and he’s currently in negotiations with two other apparel brands.
  Aldo initially turned down an offer from Reebok to continue with Venum, but the lack of exposure on fight night could cause the end of his sponsorship deal. Speaking with the media on Monday, Aldo’s coach and manager Andre Pederneiras confirmed they are in negotiation with Reebok, but are also in talks with a third company.
  "Actually, we&r
  
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• Morning Report: Urijah Faber talks bathroom disaster, fighting T.J. Dillashaw and Chad Mendes' broken foot at UFC 189

  14-10-2015 14:00
  
  It's been a rough week for Urijah Faber.
  As if having a UFC champion leave your camp wasn't bad enough, Faber spent his weekend cleaning up the unspeakable after a drunk stranger wandered into his home, locked herself inside a bathroom and proceeded to lower real estate values.
  "It was the most bizarre thing ever," Faber told the Opie and Jim Norton Show. "It took me hours to [clean up]. I was trying to think if there was someone I could call, if there was any 3:00 AM cleaning service.
  
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• UFC Dublin Update

  14-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Heavyweight contender Stipe Miocic has been forced from his October 24 bout against Ben Rothwell due to injury.A suitable replacement opponent for Rothwell on the UFC Dublin card at 3Arena was not found, and the UFC FIGHT PASS event will proceed with 11 bouts. Moving on to the main card and into the co-main event slot is the lightweight battle between Northern Ireland's Norman Parke and returning Swedish standout Reza Madadi.Stay tuned to UFC.com for up-to-the minute news on the card, which is h
  
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• Neil Seery is a Good Man

  14-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  There’s only a small window to catch Neil Seery in the days leading up to his UFC Fight Night bout against Jon Delos Reyes on October 24. It’s not because the Dubliner is out partying or being the pro sports equivalent of a diva. What it comes down to is time - more accurately, a lack of it.On the average day, Seery, a father of four, begins work in a local warehouse at 6:30am. He clocks out at 2:30pm, trains until four, and if he’s lucky he’ll have 90 minutes free until
  
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• Miocic/Rothwell off; Parke/Madadi co-main

  14-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Heavyweight contender Stipe Miocic has been forced from his October 24 bout against Ben Rothwell due to injury.A suitable replacement opponent for Rothwell on the UFC Dublin card at 3Arena was not found, and the UFC FIGHT PASS event will proceed with 11 bouts. Moving on to the main card and into the co-main event slot is the lightweight battle between Northern Ireland's Norman Parke and returning Swedish standout Reza Madadi.Stay tuned to UFC.com for up-to-the minute news on the card, which is h
  
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• Miocic/Rothwell off; Holohan/Smolka co-main

  14-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Heavyweight contender Stipe Miocic has been forced from his October 24 bout against Ben Rothwell due to injury.A suitable replacement opponent for Rothwell on the UFC Dublin card at 3Arena was not found, and the UFC FIGHT PASS event will proceed with 11 bouts. Moving on to the main card and is the lightweight battle between Northern Ireland's Norman Parke and returning Swedish standout Reza Madadi, and the new co-main event pits Dublin's own Paddy Holohan against Louis Smolka in a flyweight matc
  
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• Edward James Olmos on the Art of MMA

  14-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  At this point in a life that has seen him play a seemingly endless array of iconic roles on film and television, get nominated for an Academy Award, and become a pioneer for Hispanic actors in Hollywood, Edward James Olmos can’t possibly get overwhelmed by too much, if anything. Then he saw former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.“When I was watching Anderson Silva fight, I really started to see the beauty and the complexity of the sport, and I’ve been watching him figh
  
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• Duffy sets sights on Poirier; not McGregor

  14-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Joe Duffy sat quietly as his fellow countryman Conor McGregor went on a verbal rampage during the UFC’s “GO BIG” press conference on Sept. 4.That’s because Duffy is the antithesis of McGregor. Whereas the “Notorious” is loud and brash, Duffy is typically mild-mannered and reserved.More from UFC Fight Night Dublin: Bigger is better for Poirier | Kavanagh opens up on rise of SBG and Irish MMA | Bubba Bush bringing Texas spirit to Dublin |&nbs
  
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• Pat Curran injures knee, withdraws from Justin Lawrence bout at Bellator 145

  14-10-2015 05:00
  
  Former Bellator featherweight champion Pat Curran has withdrawn from his Bellator 145 bout opposite former The Ultimate Fighter contestant Justin Lawrence. According to a press release issued Tuesday by Bellator, Curran sustained a knee injury that caused him to be removed from the bout.
  Lawrence will still appear on the card, but now faces late replacement Emmanuel Sanchez.
  Curran vs. Lawrence was scheduled to take place on the event's main card airing on Spike TV. Bellator's release states the
  
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• Video: Ronda Rousey’s Mom On Ronda’s Coach: “He’s A Terrible Coach & Bad Person”

  14-10-2015 03:41
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ESbkF_0A0g&feature=youtu.beRonda Rousey’s mother, AnnMaria DeMars, recently spoke to LatiNation about her dislike for Edmond Tarverdyan as a coach and a human being. The former judo champion even challenged Tarverdyan to sue her for her statements. “I think Edmond is a terrible coach, and I will say it publicly,” DeMars said. “I think he’s a terrible coach. I think he hit the lottery when Ronda walked in there. She was winning be
  
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• Georges St-Pierre: “I’m Starting To Get The Feeling To Come Back”

  14-10-2015 02:47
  
  After taking a break from MMA following his split-decision victory over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167, fans who want to see Georges St-Pierre return to the octagon may just get their wish.The former UFC welterweight champion told Montreal’s Reseau de sports (RDS) recently that he's getting the itch to compete in the UFC once again.“I’m starting to get the feeling, more and more, to come back,” St-Pierre said. “I watch the fights to see what’s going on in my divis
  
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• Ronda Rousey's mother says daughter's coach Edmond Tarverydan is 'terrible' and a 'bad person'

  14-10-2015 02:36
  
  Ronda Rousey's mother is nothing if not brutally honest. And for the first time, she is making it known how she feels about Rousey's coach.
  AnnMaria DeMars is not a fan of Edmond Tarverdyan as a coach or a human being, she told LatiNation in a recently released video.
  "I think Edmond is a terrible coach and I will say it publicly," DeMars said. "I think he's a terrible coach. I think he hit the lottery when Ronda walked in there. She was winning before she ever met him. She probably won 99 perce
  
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• Joseph Duffy on Conor McGregor: I Would Beat Him Again

  14-10-2015 02:36
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9fZxcysNrAJoseph Duffy appeared on The MMA Hour yesterday and says he can beat Conor McGregor in a fight again. Duffy won by submission in 38 seconds in their 2010 fight.“Nothing Conor says can get under my skin. If it was somebody who I cared about, like my family, saying this, yeah maybe. But Conor’s opinion doesn’t matter to me. He can say what he wants, and it doesn’t change the way I would fight him. It doesn’t change the fact t
  
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• Georges St. Pierre Offers Support for Nick Diaz: ‘We Need Guys Like Him in the Sport’

  14-10-2015 00:46 via sherdog.com
  
  Nick Diaz has an unlikely ally in former rival Georges St. Pierre as the Stockton, Calif., native fights the lengthy suspension he recently received from the Nevada Athletic Commission.
  
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• Georges St-Pierre starting to feel like returning to the UFC 'more and more'

  14-10-2015 00:00
  
  One of the greatest of all-time might not be done just yet.
  Georges St-Pierre told Montreal's Reseau de sports (RDS) last week that the itch to come back to the UFC is coming back in a significant way.
  "I'm starting to get the feeling, more and more, to come back," St-Pierre said (translated from French by MMA Fighting). "I watch the fights to see what's going on in my division, and I'm staying in shape. It's like a knife that I have to keep sharp just in case I ever decide to jump back in the m
  
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