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• Tom Breese vs. Cathal Pendred full fight video highlights

  24-10-2015 21:18
  
  Watch Tom Breese vs. Cathal Pendred full fight video highlights to see Breese silence the Irish crowd and demolish Cathal Pendred with an impressive first-round assault at UFC Fight Night 76 on Saturday afternoon. Catch video of the finish above, courtesy of the UFC. The win marked the second straight TKO to kick off Breese's young UFC career.
  
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• Ericka Almeida anxious to beat up Conor McGregor’s ‘little friend’ in Dublin

  24-10-2015 17:00
  
  Four Irish fighters will enter the Octagon at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 76 in Dublin, and Ericka Almeida wants to ruin their party at the 3Arena.
  Looking for her first UFC win after taking a fight no short notice, and losing to Juliana Lima in her promotional debut in May, Almeida returns against SBG Ireland strawweight Aisling Daly in Dublin, and can’t wait to silence the crowd.
  "That really motivates me," Almeida told MMAFighting.com. "I’m new in the UFC, so being the only B
  
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• Official Betting Odds For UFC Fight Night 76

  24-10-2015 15:26
  
  The betting odds for today's UFC Fight Night 76 event have been released. The odds for the main event of Smolka vs. Holman are even. The show takes place at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland and will air on UFC Fight Pass.Here are full the betting odds for today's event. The prelims begin at 12:45 p.m. ET and the main card will begin at 4 p.m. ET.Main CardLouis Smolka (-120) vs. Paddy Holohan (EVEN)Norman Parke (-280) vs. Reza Madadi (+240)Nicholas Dalby (-135) vs. Darren Till (+115)Neil Seery (-155
  
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• Paddy Holohan sees an opportunity to leapfrog contenders in the UFC flyweight division

  24-10-2015 15:00
  
  The UFC’s flyweight division is one of those weight classes where no clear impediments exist between the champion and the rest of its competitors.
  This isn't necessarily bad news for anyone not named Demetrious Johnson. While it may seem impossible to dethrone the champion, it’s very possible to at least fight him.
  That’s how Paddy Holohan sees it anyway.
  "Demetrious Johnson has cleared out the division, so people are working their butts off to become contenders," said Holohan
  
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• Watch Jose Aldo throw vicious kicks in training for Conor McGregor

  24-10-2015 14:00
  
  Featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo returns to action against interim champion Conor McGregor on Dec. 12, showing he’s definitely healed from the rib injury that forced him out of UFC 189.
  Aldo, who takes on McGregor in the main event of UFC 194 in Las Vegas, posted a video on his Instagram account Thursday night, throwing 14 hard kicks in a 15-second clip.
  "It’s just the beginning," Aldo wrote. "No blah blah blah. We train hard, the way we plan, and our performance speaks more than our
  
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• UFC Fight Night 76 predictions

  24-10-2015 13:00
  
  The UFC returns to Ireland, albeit with a card devastated by injuries. The card lost both its main and co-main events, leaving it with a series of relevant if lesser contests between both rising contenders and regional names.
  What: UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka
  Where: 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
  When: Saturday, the six-fight Fight Pass preliminary card starts at 1:15 p.m. ET and the four-fight Fight Pass main card kicks off 4 p.m.
  Patrick Holohan vs. Louis Smolka
  Holohan's commitment to stable
  
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• Alexandre Wins Rubber Match With Parr, Captures Super Middleweight Title at Lion Fight 25

  24-10-2015 07:25 via sherdog.com
  
  Cosmo Alexandre was simply too big and too explosive for John Wayne Parr.
  
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• Smolka spoils the party in Dublin; submits Holohan in main event

  24-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The packed house at Dublin’s 3Arena may have been disappointed that their man, Paddy Holohan, fell short of victory in his UFC Fight Night main event against Louis Smolka on Saturday, but they most certainly appreciated the back and forth war the two flyweights delivered before Hawaii’s Smolka emerged with a second-round submission win.“I never say I’m the best or that I was born gifted, but when I do come out, I give you everything,” Holohan said. Related cont
  
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• Parke ends skid with UD victory in co-main event

  24-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Lightweight prospect Norman Parke snapped a two-fight losing streak in the UFC Fight Night co-main event at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland Saturday, outpointing Reza Madadi over three rounds that may not have produced the fireworks many expected after the heated exchanges between the two leading up to the bout, but that did the job just fine for “Stormin’ Norman.”Scores were 30-27 across the board for Parke, now 22-4-1; Madadi, who was back in the Octagon for the first time since Ap
  
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• Daly does Dublin proud, earns decision victory

  24-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Irish strawweight standout Aisling Daly missed last year’s UFC event in Dublin due to her time on The Ultimate Fighter 20, but Saturday she made up for her absence, thrilling her hometown crowd at 3Arena by winning a three-round unanimous decision over tough Brazilian Ericka Almeida.“That was one of the best moments of my life," Daly said. "These are the best fans in the world and that crowd was absolutely phenomenal. I could hear the crowd all singing along to my walkout song so tha
  
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• UFC Fight Night 76 Results: Holohan vs. Smolka

  24-10-2015 06:00
  
  MMA Fighting has the UFC Fight Night 76 results for the Holohan vs. Smolka fight card at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.In the main event, Patrick Holohan will square off against Louis Smolka in a flyweight contest. Norman Parke faces Reza Madadi in the co-main event.Check out the UFC Fight Night 76 results below.Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 4 p.m. ET)
  Patrick Holohan vs. Louis Smolka
  Norman Parke vs. Reza Madadi
  Nicolas Dalby vs. Darren Till
  Neil Seery vs. Jon Delos ReyesUndercard (UFC Fight Pas
  
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• UFC Fight Night Dublin Results: ‘Holohan vs. Smolka’ Play-by-Play & Updates

  24-10-2015 05:28 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog.com's live UFC Fight Night “Holohan vs. Smolka” play-by-play and round-by-round scoring kicks off at 1:15 p.m. ET.
  
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• Bellator 144 results: Rafael Carvalho stuns Brandon Halsey with liver kick KO to seize middleweight title

  24-10-2015 05:25
  
  Rafael Carvalho made Bas Rutten proud on Friday night. The underdog Brazilian melted former champion Brandon Halsey with a beautiful second-round liver kick to complete a stunning comeback and seize the vacant Bellator middleweight title in the main event of Bellator 144.
  It was a spectacular turnaround for Carvalho (12-1), who was otherwise being dominated in the contest by the much larger Halsey (9-1). The American vacated his title in May after missing weight by eight pounds, but lo
  
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• Rafael Carvalho Liver Kick Stops Brandon Halsey in His Tracks in Bellator 144 Main Event

  24-10-2015 05:23 via sherdog.com
  
  Rafael Carvalho liver kicks Brandon Halsey to claim middleweight gold in the Bellator 144 headliner.
  
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• Rafael Carvalho vs. Brandon Halsey full fight video highlights

  24-10-2015 05:07
  
  Watch Rafael Carvalho vs. Brandon Halsey full fight video highlights to see Carvalho's devastating body shot that led to his upset win at Bellator 144 on Friday night.
  
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• Michael Page Bellator 144 highlights

  24-10-2015 03:31
  
  Watch Michael Page Bellator 144 highlights for his brutal first-round TKO finish of Charlie Ontiveros, and a unique celebration, on Friday night.Page improved to 9-0 with the victory. The fight kicked off the main card Friday night from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
  
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• Astra Fight Team Trainer Expects Darren Till to Stay Unbeaten at UFC Fight Night in Dublin

  24-10-2015 01:22 via sherdog.com
  
  When the door opened, Darren Till walked through it.
  
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• Ronda Rousey's latest mainstream media conquest: FOX NFL Sunday

  24-10-2015 00:41
  
  Since her last fight, Ronda Rousey has made unprecedented mainstream media rounds for a mixed martial artist, doing everything from an appearance on Ellen to the a co-hosting gig on ESPN's SportsCenter.
  Now you can add America's most-watched NFL pre-game show to Rousey's resume. The UFC women's bantamweight champion will do the voice-over intro to the FOX NFL Sunday at noon ET.
  Additionally, Rousey will make an appearance on FOX's The OT, which airs immediately after Sunday's football doublehead
  
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• Policing Jon Jones' public statements and persona is a wasted effort

  24-10-2015 00:31
  
  Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was reinstated Friday by the organization that stripped him of his belt and suspended him back in April. Jones claims to have been humbled by the experience and promises the best is yet to come. We'll find out if that's true, but in the meantime, trying to police his public words and persona to elicit a palatable reaction from him is a completely misplaced effort.
  
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• Bellator 144 Results: Halsey vs. Carvalho

  24-10-2015 00:00
  
  MMA Fighting has Bellator 144 results for the Halsey vs. Carvalho fight card Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.In the main event, Brandon Halsey will square off against Rafael Carvalho for the Bellator middleweight title. Fan favorites Brennan Ward and Michael Page will also compete on the main card.Check out the Bellator 144 results below.Main card (Spike at 9 p.m. ET)
  Brandon Halsey vs. Rafael Carvalho
  Brennan Ward vs. Dennis Olson
  Goiti Yamauchi vs. Isao Kobayashi
  Mich
  
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