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• Ben Rothwell says Anderson Silva ‘destroyed his legacy’ by not owning up to his mistakes

  26-10-2015 23:00
  
  Ben Rothwell has made his fair share of mistakes, but he also hasn't been afraid to face them head-on. So when he sees a fighter like Vitor Belfort refuse to answer or even acknowledge questions regarding an increasingly muddled history with performance enhancing drugs, as Belfort chose to do on Monday, then Rothwell can't help but get a little upset.
  "The difference is I want to address it, because I face my problems," Rothwell said Monday on The MMA Hour. "That's it. I face my problems. I
  
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• Bellator 144 does organization's lowest TV ratings of year

  26-10-2015 22:32
  
  Friday night's Bellator championship fight where Rafael Carvalho hit a liver kick out of nowhere to upset Brandon Halsey for the vacant middleweight title drew the lowest ratings of the Scott Coker era with 555,000 viewers.Bellator was third among live sports events Friday night, trailing the Royals win over the Jays that got them into the World Series. The baseball game did 5,626,000 viewers on FS 1, among the largest audiences in the history of the station, and a Memphis vs. Tulsa college foot
  
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• Photo: Ronda Rousey Lands on Cover of Ring Magazine’s January Issue

  26-10-2015 21:32 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ring magazine will feature UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey on the cover its January 2016 issue, the publication announced on Monday.
  
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• Malki Kawa on Jon Jones: 'I've never seen him this focused'

  26-10-2015 20:45
  
  Jon Jones' manager, Malki Kawa of First Round Management, has an idea about how the perfect return for mixed martial arts' top pound-for-pound fighter would play out.
  "In a perfect world, New York State gets approved and he makes a comeback in Madison Square Garden," Kawa said on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour.
  Of course, obstacles remaining before that can happen, the chief one being that MMA is still illegal in New York.
  At this point, though, Jones' crew has plenty of experience in dealing
  
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• Photo: Daniel Cormier Backstage At WWE Hell In A Cell PPV In L.A.

  26-10-2015 20:15
  
  UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier was backstage at WWE's "Hell In A Cell" pay-per-view at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Sunday evening.Cormier, a noted die-hard WWE fan who also attended WrestleMania earlier this year, took the following photo with WWE's 2K16 video game title belt while backstage at the show.https://twitter.com/WWEgames/status/658426088926744577Other celebrities in attendance at WWE's pay-per-view on Sunday included: Seth Green, Bill Simmons, Mark
  
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• Gene LeBell On Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg/Steroids, & More

  26-10-2015 19:07
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f2VdpMXiMQLegendary judoka and pro wrestler "Judo" Gene LeBell was interviewed by the folks at Submission Radio for a new interview, which primarily centered around his long-time protege Ronda Rousey. All sorts of relevant topics came up, so let's go over some of the key quotes:What kind of chance does Holly Holm have against Rousey?Well, the only way she could beat Ronda is boxing. She isn’t gonna beat her on the mat, she isn’t gonna beat her at Judo
  
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• Ronda Rousey costume for Halloween scares kids in UFC 193 promo

  26-10-2015 17:00
  
  Five days away from Halloween, the Spanish version of the UFC released on YouTube a new UFC 193 promo, showing how scary Ronda Rousey can be.
  Rousey (12-0) puts her UFC bantamweight title on the line against undefeated Holly Holm (9-0) in the main event of Australia’s UFC 193 on Nov. 15.
  
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• ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira: ‘I Have Done a Total of 22 Surgeries’

  26-10-2015 16:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Revered for his amazing capacity to recover from serious damage, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira spent the final years of his career trying to avoid the subject with the media.
  
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• Karate Trainer Vinicio Antony Discusses Vitor Belfort’s Blackzilians Departure

  26-10-2015 15:52 via sherdog.com
  
  Shotokan karate legend Vinicio Antony was the discipline’s number one representative in Brazil during the 1990s, before Lyoto Machida and Chinzo Machida burst on the scene.
  
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• 'Conor McGregor On the Brink' videos

  26-10-2015 15:00
  
  Before his clash at UFC 194 with UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, get a behind-the-scenes look to the build-up and fight week for Conor McGregor's interim title win over Chad Mendes at UFC 189.
  
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• The MMA Hour with Vitor Belfort, Alexander Gustafsson, Ben Rothwell, Dustin Poirier, Patrick Cummins, John Kavanagh, Malki Kawa

  26-10-2015 13:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back on Monday. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:
  1:00 p.m. ET -- Irish MMA journalist Peter Carroll will recap UFC Dublin.
  1:25 -- Manager Malki Kawa will talk about Jon Jones' return to MMA and other news regarding his clients.
  1:45 -- Alexander Gustafsson will look back at his loss to Daniel Cormier and talk about what's next for him.
  2:05 -- Vitor Belfort will look ahead to his Nov. 7 trilogy bout against Dan Henderson.
  2:25 -- SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh will loo
  
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• The MMA Hour with Alexander Gustafsson, Ben Rothwell, Dustin Poirier, Patrick Cummins, John Kavanagh, Malki Kawa

  26-10-2015 13:00
  
  * Update: Vitor Belfort will not be joining us on the show today. His rep demanded we not ask certain questions. We immediately did not agree to those terms, so they pulled him from the show.
  The MMA Hour is back on Monday. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:
  1 p.m. ET -- Irish MMA journalist Peter Carroll will recap UFC Dublin.
  1:25 -- Manager Malki Kawa will talk about Jon Jones' return to MMA and other news regarding his clients.
  1:45 -- Alexander Gustafsson will look back at his loss to Dan
  
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• The MMA Hour with Alexander Gustafsson, Ben Rothwell, Dustin Poirier, Patrick Cummins, Aisling Daly, Malki Kawa, Peter Carroll

  26-10-2015 13:00
  
  * Update: Vitor Belfort will not be joining us on the show today. His rep demanded we not ask certain questions. We immediately did not agree to those terms, so they pulled him from the show.
  The MMA Hour is back on Monday. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:
  1 p.m. ET -- Irish MMA journalist Peter Carroll will recap UFC Dublin.
  1:25 -- Manager Malki Kawa will talk about Jon Jones' return to MMA and other news regarding his clients.
  1:45 -- Alexander Gustafsson will look back at his loss to Dan
  
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• The MMA Hour with Alexander Gustafsson, Ben Rothwell, Dustin Poirier, Patrick Cummins, Aisling Daly, Malki Kawa

  26-10-2015 13:00
  
  * Update: Vitor Belfort will not be joining us on the show today. His rep demanded we not ask certain questions. We immediately did not agree to those terms, so they pulled him from the show.
  The MMA Hour is back on Monday. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:
  1 p.m. ET -- Irish MMA journalist Peter Carroll will recap UFC Dublin.
  1:25 -- Manager Malki Kawa will talk about Jon Jones' return to MMA and other news regarding his clients.
  1:45 -- Alexander Gustafsson will look back at his loss to Dan
  
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• Morning Report: Luke Rockhold says he'll finish 'slow, slow, slow' Chris Weidman in second round

  26-10-2015 13:00
  
  Don't worry about Luke Rockhold lacking any confidence.
  The top contender faces UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman Dec. 12 at UFC 194, but Rockhold isn't feeling the pressure of challenging the No. 3 pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
  "I don't feel nothing," Rockhold told Submission Radio. "I feel myself going in there and doing my job. That's what I feel. People want to see this as a close fight? I don't see it. I think Chris is going to be tough ... for a round. Maybe two. I'm goi
  
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• Rizin Adds Jungle Fight Champ Bruno Cappelozza to 8-Man Heavyweight Grand Prix

  26-10-2015 06:21 via sherdog.com
  
  The bracket for Rizin Fighting Federation’s inaugural heavyweight tournament officially began to fill up over the weekend.
  
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• Top 5: Greatest women's title finishes

  26-10-2015 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  When the UFC makes its debut in Melbourne, Australia next month, it will be a pair of the organization’s top finishers that close out the card and bring droves of diehard fans to Etihad Stadium.Those two stoppage specialists are the UFC’s two female champions, Ronda Rousey and Joanna Jedrzejczyk, who defend their titles against Holly Holm and Valerie Letourneau, respectively.With the countdown to UFC 193 already underway, here’s a look at some of the handiwork of the two fighte
  
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• Dan Henderson's Dynamite Dozen

  26-10-2015 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Long established as one of mixed martial arts’ best ever, pound for pound, former PRIDE and Strikeforce champion Dan Henderson will look to finish off his trilogy with Vitor Belfort in victorious fashion on November 7 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. If he pulls off the win in the UFC Fight Night main event, expect to see an addition to the following list of Hendo’s defining moments.Crezio de Souza – June 15, 1997 – Brazil Open Result – Henderson TKO1A 1992 and 1996 United Sta
  
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• 'Cowboy' gives Blake Griffin new perspective

  26-10-2015 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  We know that Blake Griffin  can dunk, shoot, rebound and block. But can he grapple? Can he kick? Can he box? Can he stick and move?MMA fighter Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone recently got up close and personal with the NBA star and found out those answers. As the UFC’s second-ranked lightweight, Cerrone was able to teach a thing or two to Griffin about his sport.“The Crossover” is a new Web series featuring Griffin, a forward on the Los Angeles Clippers, trying hi
  
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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Jessica Penne full fight video

  26-10-2015 03:00
  
  In her first UFC title defense, strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk faced longtime veteran Jessica Penne at UFC Fight Night 69 in Berlin, Germany.
  For nearly three full rounds, Jedrzejczyk showcased why they call her "Joanna Champion," bloodying and battering Penne with her lethal striking attack. Watch the full video above to see Jedrzejczyk's handiwork in full.
  Following this effort, the undefeated Jedrzejczyk will face Canadian Valerie Letourneau (8-3, 3-0 UFC) at UFC 193 on Nov. 15 in Me
  
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• Robbie Lawler looks back on hospital meeting with Rory MacDonald

  26-10-2015 00:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- It's the sort of thing that brings a smile to the face of even the most jaded fight fan: Two competitors engage in a battle for the ages, then show mutual respect when they cross paths in the hospital afterwards.
  It's something that's gone on since the start of the fight game, but since the dawn of the social media age, the public are now made privy to such moments.
  Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald had one of the most epic matchups in mixed martial arts history at UFC 189 in Las V
  
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