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• UFC Trying To Make Joanna Jedrzejczyk A Superstar In New TV Interview Special

  01-11-2015 22:56
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDptf-lY4GAWith UFC set to feature her in the return of the UFC 1 On 1 interview show tomorrow night (November 2nd) at 7:30 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1, it's a good time to reflect back on the rise of UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Why? Because she wasn't much more than an unknown a year or two ago.When UFC announced that they were signing almost the entirety of Invicta FC's 115 pound strawweight division to launch their own version of
  
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• Looking at Shinya Aoki's shady matchup with a Brazilian giant

  01-11-2015 22:00
  
  Shinya Aoki, the current lightweight champion of One, the most visible promotion in Asia, was announced this week for the ultimate in freak show fights on New Year's Eve. If "fight" is the correct descriptive term.Aoki was announced as facing Montanha Silva, a former K-1 kickboxer and pro wrestler from Brazil, who is being billed at 227 centimeters (just under 7-foot-5 1/2) and 175 kilos (385 pounds) in a match for the Inoki Genome Federation's "Inoki Bom Ba Ye" show on New Year's Eve at Ryogoku
  
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• This Week in Struggle: Walking Dead, toilet keys, creepers, TSA, hacked hotmail

  01-11-2015 20:00
  
  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."
  This week, listen along with Celine Dion.
  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO #TheWalkingDead
  — Marcelino Evil (@KCBanditMMA) October 26, 2015
  Walking Dead whyyyyyyyy?!?! I need to see next week's episode already!!!
  — David Michaud (@bulldawgUFC) October 26, 2015Ohh walking dead ;(
  — Jessica Eye (@jessicaevi
  
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• Ronda Rousey in boxing? It's looking more and more like a possibility

  01-11-2015 17:00
  
  GLENDALE, Calif. -- Ronda Rousey has shattered the glass ceiling for women in MMA so thoroughly. Could her next step be reinvigorating another women's combat sport?
  The UFC women's bantamweight champion has expressed a significant interest in boxing recently, appearing on the cover of Ring magazine this monh and spending time with Golden Boy Promotions head Oscar De La Hoya. Rousey even admitted during her UFC 193 media day Tuesday that she'd "like to" compete in boxing in the future.
  "I want to
  
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• What will it take to make Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks a star?

  01-11-2015 16:00
  
  Will Brooks seems to have all the pieces of the puzzle needed to become a big star.
  The right pedigree? The Bellator lightweight champion trains at the American Top Team, among the most elite of the sport's gyms.
  Willingness to take on all comers? "Ill Will" not only stepped up and accepted his big career break by defeating Michael Chandler on just over a week's notice, but he also went into Chandler's adopted hometown of San Diego and finished him in the rematch.
  Accessibility? Brooks is one of
  
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• MMA stars show off Halloween spirit, Dominick Cruz wins best costume

  01-11-2015 14:30
  
  Dominick Cruz couldn't just be a zombie or a vampire for Halloween. He had to make his costume personal (and hilarious).
  Decked out in Muay Thai shorts, a floppy blonde wig, a black eye and - the best accessory of all - a jar of peanut butter, Cruz fired shots at UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw and his mentor and coach Duane "Bang" Ludwig.
  Both men recently departed Sacramento's Team Alpha Male for greener pastures at Colorado's Elevation Fight Team, and with a title shot against Dillas
  
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• Focus: UFC 192 Edition

  01-11-2015 14:11
  
  MMA Fighting's Esther Lin discusses her favorite photos from UFC 192.
  
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• Conor McGregor squares off against 'The Mountain'

  01-11-2015 13:44
  
  It appears Conor McGregor decided to mix up his training for Jose Aldo at UFC 194. He got off a couple good shots against 6-foot-9 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson, who plays Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane on 'Game of Thrones.'
  
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• The 10: Women's Title Bouts Highlight Nov.

  01-11-2015 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  After having just four events between September and October combined, there are four events spread across four continents on the schedule for November. So while the previous two months make picking 10 fights to highlight a little challenging, this month offers a plethora of contests to choose from.This is The 10 for November 2015 inside the UFC Octagon.UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 (November 7 – Sao Paulo, Brazil)Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie RiveraThere are certainly more high profil
  
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• Nick Pace Takes Bantamweight Belt at CFFC 52; Darrell Horcher Breaks Arm in Title Defense

  01-11-2015 05:39 via sherdog.com
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The five years since Nick Pace’s UFC debut have been a tumultuous journey which led the “Pretty Boy” back to the top of a local MMA card.
  
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• Valerie Letourneau vs. Jessica Rakoczy full fight video

  01-11-2015 03:00
  
  At UFC 186, Canadian mixed martial artist Valerie Letourneau made her strawweight debut, facing boxing ace Jessica Rakoczy in a three-round tilt.
  After nearly ending the bout via submission in Round 1, Letourneau showcased her full arsenal of tricks, standing and trading with the striker for the majority of the bout and securing a unanimous decision victory. See her versatility in action in the video embedded above.
  Following another victory at 115 over Maryna Moroz in August, Letourneau earned
  
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• World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo: ‘I Would Love to Fight One More Time’

  01-11-2015 02:35 via sherdog.com
  
  World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo may be an executive, but he remains a fighter at heart -- which is why it should not shock anyone to hear that he does not consider himself retired from competition just yet.
  
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