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• Reebok executive Michael Lunardelli responds to Brendan Schaub’s 'misplaced' criticism

  25-10-2015 22:00
  
  The five months since Reebok's uniform deal with the UFC began in earnest have been rocky, to say the least. The apparel company drew criticism for a shaky rollout that featured several misspelled fight kits, and that criticism has extended into controversies over the firing of legendary cutman Jacob "Stitch" Duran, an ill-advised UFC Ireland shirt, and a broader conversation about the Reebok fighter payout system, which has effectively nuked the UFC sponsorship landscape.
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• Yoel Romero clarifies controversial post-fight comments, says title shot is his with win at UFC 194

  25-10-2015 21:00
  
  Yoel Romero sees gold on the horizon.
  Appearing on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour, Romero chatted with host Ariel Helwani, revealing that he's been promised a title shot with a victory over Ronaldo Souza at Dec. 12's UFC 194 event.
  When he was asked if the UFC confirmed that he'll receive this opportunity, Romero answered clearly and succinctly.
  "Yes [I have been promised the shot]," Romero said through his translator.
  With six straight victories since coming to the UFC in April 2013, Rom
  
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• Ronda Rousey NFL on FOX Week 7 introduction

  25-10-2015 19:30
  
  Before NFL's Week 7, Ronda Rousey went on FOX's pre-game show to talk about the upcoming week of action.
  
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• Chael Sonnen Trademarks Conor McGregor’s “Red Panty Night” Line

  25-10-2015 19:04
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coJTqBm42XcLast month, as part of the UFC press conference kicking off the "go big" season of cards that's closing 2015, Conor McGregor stole the show by introducing the concept of "red panty night" to MMA. When he started going off about moving up to lightweight to fight the winner of the Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone title fight that takes place in December, he turned his attention to current champion Dos Anjos. “I can make you rich. I&
  
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• When it comes to fandom, it’s hard to beat the Irish

  25-10-2015 19:00
  
  It wasn’t the homecoming that the Irish had in mind, but it was kind of fun to see Patrick Holohan — pale, red-bearded Paddy, who bears a striking resemblance to van Gogh on the easel — in a UFC main event.
  With Conor McGregor a mere spectator and Joseph Duffy no longer on the card, somehow it fell to Holohan to seize the old craic. He put on a hell of a show against Louis Smolka, even if he did come up short. He collected a tidy sum of $50,000 for leaving it all out there in f
  
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• This Week in Struggle: Police run-ins, brown panties, sickness, bachelor auctions and ponies

  25-10-2015 18:00
  
  Life is hard for all of us, but especially for professional cage fighters. Join us now for a laugh and a cry as we reflect on "This Week in Struggle."
  We recommend you read it to the sounds of Sarah McLachlan.
  DOH!!!! Didn't put the lid on right....son of a....! Who's done this before? #AlphaCat #alphaspill #morning #fcuk pic.twitter.com/9lYbYme0xK
  — Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) October 24, 2015Bless the people vacuuming & cleaning my wife's truck right now. 3 kids. It is
  
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• Technique Talk: The return of the guillotine choke and future of jiu-jitsu innovation

  25-10-2015 17:06
  
  Something interesting is happening with the guillotine choke.
  In The Ultimate Fighter-era of MMA, it was a powerful weapon used at the highest levels of unarmed combat. As defense to the choke improved, however, it's effectiveness became badly compromised. By 2011, according to Fight Metric, guillotine choke attempts in the UFC were only successful 11 percent of the time they were tried.
  However, changes were being made long before 2011, innovations that only now seem to be bearing fruit. While
  
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• Rampage Jackson says 'Jon Jones is bad for the sport'

  25-10-2015 16:00
  
  Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson's career remains on hold due to legal issues between himself and former employer Bellator, and while he's had a lot negative to say in the past about UFC, he said the company has been cool with him while things get sorted out."The whole thing is nuts," said Jackson (36-11) in a Friday night interview on Inside MMA on AXS TV. "All I try to do is entertain people. That's been my job. I've been doing it for 15 years. I'm the first-ever unified champion of the sport (on Sep
  
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• UFC Fight Night 76 Results From Dublin, Ireland

  25-10-2015 15:40
  
  The following are quick-match results of the UFC Fight Night 76 event, which took place live from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, and aired live on UFC Fight Pass on Saturday, October 24, 2015.UFC Fight Night 76 Main Card- Louis Smolka def. Paddy Holohan by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:09 of Round Two- Norman Parke def. Reza Madadi by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)- Nicolas Dalby draws with Darren Till (28-29, 28-28, 28-28)- Neil Seery def. Jon delos Reyes by submission (guillotine choke) at
  
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• Newly crowned Jungle Fight champion enters Rizin FF heavyweight tournament

  25-10-2015 15:00
  
  Bruno Cappelozza claimed the new Jungle Fight 220-pound title Saturday night, and he’s already scheduled to be back in action.
  Cappelozza scored a first-round TKO finish over Sandro Bezerra in the co-main event of Jungle Fight 82 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and earned a shot at the upcoming Rizin Fighting Federation heavyweight tournament. Rizin FF president Nobuyuki Sakakibara, who flew from Japan to Brazil and was in attendance, officially announced the news after the bout.
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• Heavyweight division has big openings for a new star in a few years

  25-10-2015 14:00
  
  With almost an entire division aging, and no top ten contender under the age of 31, there are wide open prospects for young heavyweight fighters in UFC. On November 12, 2011, the UFC had its biggest event ever on U.S. television, the first FOX network live special, headlined by its two best heavyweights, Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos, battling for the championship.Some 8.8 million viewers on FOX — as well as another 700,000 watching on Fox Sports Deportes — watched what turned
  
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• Louis Smolka vs. Paddy Holohan full fight video highlights

  25-10-2015 06:02
  
  Watch Louis Smolka vs. Paddy Holohan full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 76's main event above, courtesy of ESPN.
  UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka took place Oct. 24 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Rising flyweights Paddy Holohan (12-2-1) and Louis Smolka (10-1) collided in the night's replacement main event, which aired live on UFC Fight Pass. Catch the video highlights above.More Coverage: UFC Fight Night 76 results | UFC News
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• Zingano readying body, soul before return

  25-10-2015 06:00 via ufc.com
  
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  Cat Zingano is almost ready. Her mind, her body and her spirit are beginning to work in unison again, the way they did when her life was perfect. She’s not there yet, but she’s close.It takes time. For eight months – ever since her crushing loss to Ronda Rousey at UFC 184 in February – Zingano has been taking time to regroup and heal herself, mentally and physically. The carousel she was riding had spun so fast she needed to stop.And so she did. Since February, s
  
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• Holly Holm vs. Marion Reneau full fight video

  25-10-2015 03:00
  
  At UFC Fight Night 71, boxing standout Holly Holm battled against Marion Reneau in a three-round bout. That night, Holm showcased her striking skills with a variety of kicks and punches.
  Holm defeated Reneau via unanimous decision and improved her undefeated record to 9-0.
  'The Preacher's Daughter', now ranked number 8 in the UFC's woman bantamweight division, is scheduled to face Ronda Rousey for the title on Nov. 14 at UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 76 bonuses: Darren Till, Nicolas Dalby earn $50,000 each in Fight of the Night

  25-10-2015 02:00
  
  A bout that was hyped as a potential barnburner with big implications before the UFC Fight Night 76 event ever got started lived up to expectations on Saturday night as top welterweight and European prospects Darren Till and Nicolas Dalby claimed Fight of the Night honors and $50,000 each for their efforts. The UFC made the announcement at the event's post-fight presser in Dublin, Ireland.
  Till was in command early and often, stifling Dalby's takedown attempts and work inside the clinch. The Liv
  
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• Dana White calls Dublin 'the best fight town on the planet'

  25-10-2015 02:00
  
  UFC president Dana White is quick to praise any fight town which shows up and droves and pays big money for one of his events.
  So you generally have to take his words with a grain of salt. But, given Saturday's UFC Fight Night 76 card in Dublin sold out in five minutes, then an enthusiastic crowd still showed up at 3Arena and made noise throughout a card which lost it's main event and co-main event, maybe White, an Irishman from Boston, means it this time.
  According to UFC rep James Elliott, who
  
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• Aisling Daly responds to Claudia Gadelha's Twitter taunt: 'I don't care about you'

  25-10-2015 01:59
  
  Aisling Daly wasn't about to let Claudia Gadelha rain on her parade.
  Daly scored a one-sided unanimous decision victory over Ericka Almeida on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 76, in a strawweight bout that doubled as the first women's UFC fight ever held in Ireland.
  Afterward, fellow 115-pounder Gadelha turned thumbs down on Daly's performance via Twitter:Worse UFC fighter ever -> Something Daly!!
  — Claudia Gadelha (@ClaudiaGadelha_) October 24, 2015Asked at the post-fight press conference
  
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• ‘Rampage’ Jackson Says Jon Jones Is ‘Bad for the Sport’ Because He Injures Opponents

  25-10-2015 01:50 via sherdog.com
  
  Quinton Jackson believes Jon Jones deserves a chance at redemption, but that doesn’t mean he is thrilled to hear about the imminent UFC return of “Bones.”
  
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• UFC Fight Night Dublin Bonuses: Till, Dalby, Seery, Breese Pocket $50K Awards

  25-10-2015 01:45 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC Fight Night in Dublin may have had its original main event fall by the wayside just a few days for the event occurred, but that’s not to say the event wasn’t littered with some terrific action and performances.
  
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• Darren Till Felt Shoulder Pop During UFC Fight Night Dublin Bout with Nicolas Dalby

  25-10-2015 01:01 via sherdog.com
  
  It wasn’t the ideal result, but Saturday’s UFC Fight Night Dublin bout between Darren Till and Nicolas Dalby – which ended in a majority draw – served to raise the profile of both up-and-coming welterweights.
  
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• Boxing: Terence Crawford Dominates Dierry Jean, Takes Him Out in 10th

  25-10-2015 00:59 via sherdog.com
  
  Terence “Bud” Crawford already has won two world titles and the coveted Fighter of the Year award, which he captured in 2014.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 76 in Tweets: Pros react to Louis Smolka vs. Paddy Holohan, more

  25-10-2015 00:24
  
  Saturday's return to Dublin was decidedly more low-key than last year's Conor McGregor led celebration, but even despite the loss of the event's top two fights, there were still bright spots at UFC Fight Night 76. The biggest of those was flyweight prospect Louis Smolka, who battered then submitted hometown favorite Paddy Holohan in a wild fight in the night's main event.
  Check out reaction to Smolka's victory below, plus much more from UFC Fight Night 76's main card.
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• UFC Fight Night 76 results: Louis Smolka finishes Paddy Holohan in entertaining scrap

  25-10-2015 00:20
  
  UFC Fight Night 76 seemed like a cursed card, as it lost both it's original main event of Joseph Duffy vs. Dustin Poirier and the co-main of Stipe Miocic vs. Ben Rothwell in the leadup to the show.
  But as is often the case when a reconfigured lineup is slammed online before it actually happens, Saturday's card still ended up being an entertaining event. And the makeshift main event between flyweights Louis Smolka and Paddy Holohan delivered.
  In a matchup of skill vs. heart, Smolka showed a well-
  
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• Louis Smolka Choke Turns Away Patrick Holohan in UFC Fight Night Headliner in Dublin

  25-10-2015 00:15 via sherdog.com
  
  Louis Smolka submits Patrick Holohan with a rear-naked choke in their UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday in Dublin.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 76 post-fight press conference video

  25-10-2015 00:08
  
  The UFC Fight Night 76 post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the Octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com.UFC officials will announce the winners of the Fight of the Night and the Performance of the Night bonuses, and winning fighters will meet the media after their fights.The UFC Fight Night 76 post-fight press conference takes place about 30 minutes after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 6:15 p
  
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