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• Brandon Vera to face Chi Lewis-Parry for ONE Championship heavyweight title in December

  28-10-2015 22:00
  
  Brandon Vera will finally get his title shot.
  After a roller-coaster career that saw Vera climb the first hill of the UFC's heavyweight division then plummet to the bottom, the 38-year-old will fight for gold at the Dec. 11 ONE: Spirit of Champions event at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena.
  Vera will face undefeated heavyweight Chi Lewis-Parry (6-0, one no-contest) for the promotion's inaugural strap.HEAVYWEIGHT BATTLE! @Verafied vs @RealChopperChi for Inaugural ONE Heavyweight Title, 11 Dec https:/
  
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• Bellator Adds Wrestling Star Kurt Angle to Nov. 5 ‘Fan Fest’ in Missouri

  28-10-2015 21:53 via sherdog.com
  
  Bellator MMA on Wednesday announced that Olympic gold medalist and pro-wrestling superstar Kurt Angle will make an appearance at the promotion’s upcoming “Bellator Fan Fest.”
  
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• Boxing: Former World Champion Chris Algieri to Return Dec. 5 in Brooklyn

  28-10-2015 20:41 via sherdog.com
  
  Former WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri will return to action on Dec. 5 against Erick Bone.
  
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• Nevada Athletic Commission releases statement regarding Nick Diaz settlement talks

  28-10-2015 20:14
  
  Nick Diaz being suspended for five years is looking less and less likely.
  The Nevada Athletic Commission released a statement Wednesday, confirming that it is indeed in settlement talks with Diaz's legal team despite its decision last month to suspend Diaz five years and fine him $165,000 for a third marijuana offense.
  The statement, from NAC chairman Francisco Aguilar, did say that Diaz's case would not be discussed during the upcoming NAC meeting Thursday.
  "As a reminder to the general public,
  
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• Kurt Angle To Appear At Bellator 145 & Bellator Fan Fest

  28-10-2015 20:13
  
  Bellator MMA announced on Wednesday that the promotion has signed Kurt Angle, and the former WWE Superstar and current TNA Superstar has been added to their upcoming Fan Fest.Below is the release Bellator issued today:IT’S TRUE! IT’S DAMN TRUE! – BELLATOR MMA SIGNS FORMER WWE AND CURRENT TNA SUPERSTAR, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST KURT ANGLEANGLE SET TO JOIN THE ALREADY-AWESOME ‘BELLATOR MMA FAN FEST’ AT DAVE & BUSTER’S ON NOV. 5 AND ATTEND ‘BELLATOR 145&rs
  
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• Namajunas Replaces Calderwood, Meets VanZant at UFC Fight Night on Dec. 10

  28-10-2015 19:50 via sherdog.com
  
  Rose Namajunas has replaced Joanne Calderwood and will face Paige VanZant in a UFC Fight Night headliner on Dec. 10.
  
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• Paige VanZant vs. Rose Namajunas to headline Fight Pass card with Joanne Calderwood out

  28-10-2015 19:35
  
  Two of the UFC's biggest rising stars at women's strawweight will face off in two months.
  Paige VanZant will meet Rose Namajunas in the main event of UFC Fight Night 80 on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas, UFC president Dana White announced Wednesday on Twitter. VanZant was supposed to meet Joanne Calderwood in the headliner, but Calderwood pulled out due to injury. The card will air live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass.HOLY SHIT!! @PaigeVanzantUFC vs @rosenamajunas Dec 10th in Vegas @UFCFightPass pic.twi
  
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• Nick Diaz, Legal Team Working on Settlement with NAC for Potential 2016 UFC Return

  28-10-2015 19:06 via sherdog.com
  
  Nick Diaz could be eligible to return to the Octagon as soon as 2016 if all goes well with the Nevada Athletic Commission.
  
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• Miesha Tate Upset With Her Place In UFC Women’s 135-Pound Division

  28-10-2015 19:03
  
  It sounds like Miesha Tate hasn't gotten over being passed over for a title shot against Ronda Rousey.Tate spoke with ESPN recently and discussed her feelings about her current place in the UFC women's 135 pound division."[UFC president] Dana White will say I'm one fight away, and then in his next interview, he'll say I'm a couple fights away," Tate said. "I keep seeing different headlines come out, and I don't know what to think."I fear that they want me to fight all the other top girls, and th
  
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• Nick Diaz In Settlement Talks With NAC, Could Fight As Early As Next Year

  28-10-2015 18:54
  
  It looks like Nick Diaz might not be suspended for five years, and in fact, he could fight as early as next year.Diaz's legal team is currently in settlement talks with the Nevada Athletic Commission and one source close to the situation claims he could actually be back in the Octagon at some point in 2016.Diaz noted on social media on Tuesday night that settlement talks with the NAC are "going well." He also mentioned that the UFC's law firm, Campbell & Williams, was involved in talks.https
  
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• Report: UFC Interested in Acquiring Naming Rights for New Las Vegas Arena

  28-10-2015 18:39 via sherdog.com
  
  Come next year, fighters could ply their trade in a venue bearing the name of the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion.
  
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• Dustin Poirier: I'd be 'broke and brain dead' if I made decisions based on fans

  28-10-2015 16:00
  
  Dustin Poirier has taken some heat from fans and even his fighter peers for not accepting a last-minute opponent over the weekend. But he's standing by his decision -- and he maintains that it was the right one.
  Poirier's original foe Joseph Duffy sustained a concussion just three days before the two men were supposed to meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night 76 on Saturday in Dublin, Ireland. In Duffy's place, the UFC offered Poirier a fight with Norman Parke, who was supposed to face Reza M
  
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• Live Chat: Nick Diaz's situation, GLORY's future, Ronda Rousey's media day and more

  28-10-2015 14:15
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  On today's episode, we'll discuss the late-breaking news from last night that suggests UFC welterweight/middleweight Nick Diaz could be on the verge of some kind of settlement with the Nevada Athletic Commission. The terms of any settlement aren't known, but the report indicates Diaz could be back in the cage by summer of 2016. To call that good news is an understatement.
  In not so great news, Spike has dropped GLORY from their line-up. The future o
  
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• Ronda Rousey: Holly Holm will 'enjoy her life a lot more' if she doesn't become champion

  28-10-2015 14:00
  
  GLENDALE, Calif. -- Dozens of flashbulbs going off. Media members shouting over each other in an attempt to get a question in. Fans waiting outside the parking lot with signs, hoping just for a glimpse.
  These are all things Ronda Rousey has to deal with on a regular basis. And she's not sure Holly Holm, her next opponent, would like the life of a UFC champion so much.
  "I think that she'll really enjoy her life a lot more [if she loses]," Rousey said Tuesday at a UFC 193 media day at her Glendale
  
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• Morning Report: Miesha Tate says UFC's plans could have her contemplating retirement

  28-10-2015 13:00
  
  "This was another day in the office to them, but to me it's like, 'You just ruined my life,' and I feel like they need to understand that a little."
  It sure doesn't sound like Miesha Tate has moved on from losing out on her ill-fated third title shot at UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.
  Speaking with ESPN's Brett Okamoto, Tate says her unwanted status as a gatekeeper has her questioning her future.
  "[UFC president] Dana White will say I'm one fight away, and then in his next i
  
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• Robbie Lawler takes long road to success

  28-10-2015 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Robbie Lawler stood in the Octagon with Joe Rogan at UFC 189 bloodied and bruised. His right eye was barely visible from the swelling and the right half of his lip was detached.He had just finished Rory MacDonald for his first ever title defense in what was one of the greatest title fights in UFC welterweight history. //
  Still high on emotions from the five-round war, Lawler unleashed.“I showed everyone I’m a true fighter. I come to fight. I keep coming and I’m coming to k
  
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• Poirier-Duffy Rescheduled for UFC 195

  28-10-2015 06:00 via ufc.com
  While an injury kept Joe Duffy from his UFC Fight Night main event against Dustin Poirier last Saturday in Dublin, the two lightweight standouts now have a new date to meet in the Octagon, as they will face off in a UFC 195 bout on January 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.Tickets for UFC 195, which is headlined by the UFC welterweight title fight between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit, are on sale now.A native of Donegal, the 27-year-old Duffy roared onto the UFC scene in 2015 with
  
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• 'Phenom'enal - Belfort's Memorable Moments

  28-10-2015 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  On November 7, Vitor Belfort will return to his native Brazil to face off with one of his most storied rivals, Dan Henderson, in a rubber match that will settle the score between them once and for all. It’s also an opportunity for “The Phenom” to begin his quest for another shot at the 185-pound crown as well as build on the legacy that you can read about below.Tra Telligman – February 7, 1997 – UFC 12 (Watch on UFC FIGHT PASS)Result – Belfort TKO 1Few, if any
  
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• Namajunas-VanZant New Dec. 10 Headliner

  28-10-2015 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Rose Namajunas waited nearly a year for a return to the Octagon after competing in the finals of The Ultimate Fighter 20. Now she will get two fights in two months, as she follows up her October win over Angela Hill with a UFC FIGHT PASS main event bout against fellow strawweight contender Paige VanZant on Thursday, December 10 in Las Vegas.The change to the main event The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas comes after Joanne Calderwood was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. N
  
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• Report: UFC looking into obtaining naming rights for new Las Vegas arena

  28-10-2015 05:50
  
  We already know the milestone UFC 200 will take place next July 2 at the brand-new arena currently being constructed in Las Vegas.
  But by the time the event rolls around, will the venue itself be called the UFC Center?
  Las Vegas CBS affiliate KLAS reported Tuesday that Zuffa is considering making a bid for the naming rights to the new facility, which is owned by arena titan AEG and MGM Resorts International. While a figure was not named, such arrangements are usually long-term, multimillion doll
  
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• Nick Diaz in settlement talks with Nevada Athletic Commission, could fight as early as 2016

  28-10-2015 05:00
  
  Nick Diaz might not be suspended for five years after all. Actually, he could be back by next year.
  The popular UFC fighter's legal team is currently in settlement talks with the Nevada Athletic Commission, sources told MMA Fighting. One source with knowledge of the situation said that Diaz could actually be back in the Octagon by sometime in 2016.
  Diaz posted Tuesday night on Instagram that talks with the NAC were "going well." He has also mentioned on social media that the UFC's law firm, Camp
  
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• Rousey Says She Wants To Become WWE & Boxing Champion, Triple H Comments

  28-10-2015 04:08
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0XAv30oYTcUFC Women's Bantamweight Champion and rising mainstream celebrity Ronda Rousey gave a quick mention of wanting to become Divas champion one day during a recent media scrum and already it has caught the attention of a top WWE executive.During her recent media scrum, Rousey made the following comments about her future goals:"What I’d really like to do and I don’t know if I’ll have the time and I just want to do so many things, but I want
  
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• Tournament reserve bouts announced for eight-man WSOF 25 bracket

  28-10-2015 04:00
  
  A pair of tournament reserve bouts have been finalized for World Series of Fighting 25, as LaRue Burley will take on Joe Condon and Benny Madrid will meet Ramil Mustapaev on Nov. 20 for a chance to sneak into WSOF's eight-man, one-night lightweight tournament as an injury replacement. WSOF announced the fights on Tuesday.
  Similar to Bellator's recent one-night tourney, if a winning fighter is ruled medically unfit to advance into the next round of the WSOF bracket, the loser of his bout wil
  
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• Ronda Rousey, Coach Dance Around Her Mom’s Comments

  28-10-2015 03:34
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLerbRVQzaENow a couple weeks removed from the release of a now-infamous interview with AnnMaria De Mars, the mother of UFC Champion Ronda Rousey, the media finally caught up with Rousey to ask her about it. De Mars made a number of comments blasting Edmond Tarverdyan, her daughter's coach (both head coach and striking coach), for everything from misogynistic tendencies to being a technically bad coach who's using Rousey to draw fighters to his gym.Today, MMAFight
  
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• Edmond Tarverdyan UFC 193 media day scrum

  28-10-2015 02:41
  
  GLENDALE, Calif. -- Edmond Tarverdyan, head coach of UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, spoke to reporters about recent comments made by Rousey's mother, Rousey's upcoming UFC 193 title fight against Holly Holm, and more at Tuesday's UFC 193 media day.
  
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• Ronda Rousey UFC 193 media day scrum

  28-10-2015 02:15
  
  GLENDALE, Calif. -- Before UFC 193, Ronda Rousey met with the assorted media to discuss a variety of topics at the Glendale Fight Club on Tuesday.
  
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• Ronda Rousey UFC 193 media day photos

  28-10-2015 01:55
  
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• Ronda Rousey, coach deflect questions about mother's negative comments

  28-10-2015 01:44
  
  GLENDALE, Calif. -- Ronda Rousey's mother has had a lot to say about Edmond Tarverdyan, Rousey's coach, in recent weeks. None of it positive.
  Rousey and Tarverdyan, though, were demonstrably mum about the topic at a UFC 193 media day Tuesday at Glendale Fighting Club.
  "It doesn't matter for me," Tarverdyan said. "We have a fight in front of us Nov. 14. That's all I worry about and I care about at this point. It's her mom, at the end of the day. And that's it. I'm a person that's never spoke nega
  
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• Vitor Belfort to Dan Henderson: ‘Your Loss Is Already Declared’

  28-10-2015 00:39 via sherdog.com
  
  It looks as though Vitor Belfort has regained his confidence following his May knockout loss at the hands of Chris Weidman.
  
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