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• 'Frustrated' Miesha Tate willing to retire unless the UFC can 'make some serious changes'

  02-11-2015 23:39
  
  Miesha Tate has reached her breaking point, and retirement could be an option if things aren't made right.
  Over two months have passed since the UFC's perpetual No. 1 female bantamweight contender awoke to find her promised title shot against Ronda Rousey given to Holly Holm without even a heads up from promotion officials, and after hearing Dana White's less than glowing assessment of her future, Tate finds herself at a crossroads with no easy answers for what comes next.
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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk Wants UFC To Create A 125lb Division

  02-11-2015 22:26
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDptf-lY4GAUFC women’s straw weight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk (10-0) is already planning ahead of her next fight against Valerie Letourneau (8-3) at UFC 193 on November 14th. She wants to dominate her division for the next few years and then become champion in the 125lb division, when and if the UFC creates it.“I want to defend my title. I want to fight for maybe two or three years more. I want to be a legend in the future,” Jedrzejczyk tells FOX
  
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• Fabricio Werdum doesn’t think Fedor Emelianenko will ever fight in the UFC

  02-11-2015 22:00
  
  UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum was willing to give Fedor Emelianenko a rematch inside the Octagon, but he doesn’t think they will ever meet again.
  "Vai Cavalo", who expects to put his title on the line against Cain Velasquez early next year, told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that he expects "The Last Emperor" to compete in Japan for the next two or three years.
  "I think it’s very hard," Werdum said when asked about a possible rematch with Emeliane
  
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• Joe Rogan On Chael Sonnen & Other Trash-Talkers: They’re Amateurs Compared To Conor McGregor

  02-11-2015 20:05
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIlhlp4tHTcIn a new video to promote UFC 194, veteran commentator Joe Rogan says that Conor McGregor is a better trash-talker than Chael Sonnen. He goes on to explain why he thinks McGregor is the best trash-talker in the business, and why he's equally as valuable both inside and outside the octagon. Check it out above.McGregor is scheduled to fight Jose Aldo at UFC 194 for the featherweight title on December 12th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.Related
  
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• Ben Askren Explains Why MMA Fans Hate CM Punk

  02-11-2015 20:00
  
  Since the announcement was made that CM Punk had signed with the UFC much of the MMA community was up in arms, and Punk's wrestling coach and Roufusport teammate Ben Askren thinks he knows why.According to Askren, because Punk has so many reasons for people to be jealous of him, that is why MMA fans hate on the former WWE Superstar.Askren told MMAFighting.com:"Maybe jealousy, I would guess that's a pretty good answer," ONE Championship titleholder and Roufusport teammate Ben Askren told MMA Figh
  
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• Paul Felder Determined to ‘Be Less Conservative’ After Dropping Back-to-Back Decisions

  02-11-2015 18:40 via sherdog.com
  
  A little more than 18 months ago, then-unbeaten Paul Felder was being discussed as one of the next prospects who might get the call up to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Now, Felder is 2-2 in the UFC and established as a formidable force at lightweight.
  
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• Video: Miesha Tate Chokes Out Four Guys Who Crashed Xtreme Couture Gym

  02-11-2015 17:20
  
  A new video surfaced online recently that shows UFC Women's Bantamweight contender Miesha Tate choking out a number of guys who traveled to the Xtreme Couture gym.Check out the following video to watch as Tate runs through four different guys who came to the gym thinking things were going to be all fun and games until they got, "inside the ring."https://youtu.be/mf6SGfLs9cY
  
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• Ben Askren: Fans hating on CM Punk stems from jealousy

  02-11-2015 16:30
  
  CM Punk has become public enemy No. 1 for diehard MMA fans and pro wrestling fans who are angry that he left sports entertainment for the UFC. For someone who is still months and months away from an Octagon debut, Punk gets an uneven amount of hate on social media -- and he's been vocal about it.
  Ben Askren, CM Punk's Roufusport teammate and coach, knows all about Twitter trolls. He's been the focus of many of them since a tiff with UFC president Dana White seems to have gotten in the way o
  
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• The MMA Hour with Fabricio Werdum, Miesha Tate, Joseph Duffy, Rose Namajunas, T.J. Grant, Tim Kennedy, Josh Samman

  02-11-2015 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:
  1:00 p.m. ET -- UFC middleweight Josh Samman will talk about his budding writing career and upcoming fight against Tamdan McCrory in Orlando.
  1:25 p.m. -- UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum will discuss his upcoming title defense.
  1:45 p.m. -- Rose Namajunas will talk about fighting Paige VanZant on Dec. 10.
  2:05 p.m. -- Joseph Duffy will discuss his recent concussion and now fighting Dustin Poirier at UFC 195.
  2:25 p.
  
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• Morning Report: Gunnar Nelson explains why and when he believes Conor McGregor will move to lightweight

  02-11-2015 14:00
  
  Gunnar Nelson is worried about Conor McGregor.
  An outspoken critic of drastic weight-cutting in MMA, Nelson says his good friend and training partner is pushing the limit cutting down to 145 pounds.
  "Yea, he does a big cut," Nelson told Submission Radio. "He doesn't like it and I don't think he's going to do it much longer. I think he's going to move up. I think he wants to move up. I don't blame it. I wouldn't be able to this cut too many times. It definitely takes it out of you. There's no dou
  
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• M-1 Challenge 63 Gets New Date, Second Title Fight with Ramazan Emeev vs. Luigi Fioravanti

  02-11-2015 11:15 via sherdog.com
  
  M-1 Global has added a second championship bout to its next event, as middleweight titleholder Ramazan Emeev will defend his belt against well-traveled UFC veteran Luigi Fioravanti on the main card of M-1 Challenge 63.
  
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• Rousey wants to show boxing skills vs. Holm

  02-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  GLENDALE, Calif.No one likes a challenge more than Ronda Rousey. It’s her motivation, her reason for driving herself inside and outside the Octagon.It’s also the reason she can’t wait for UFC 193, when she’s expected to display her skills as a boxer against Holly Holm, the next and latest challenger to Rousey’s bantamweight title. //
  Rousey is known as a takedown specialist and a quick finisher. Of her 12 MMA wins, nine have come quickly via submission, notably
  
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• Finally Healthy, Abel Trujillo is Fight Ready

  02-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Abel Trujillo can’t pinpoint the exact details surrounding the day when he was given the green light to compete again after suffering a broken arm earlier this year, but suffice to say, he was more than a little pleased with the news.“I don’t even remember all that stuff,” he laughs. “I just know that when I knew my body was healthy, I was excited. I was lifting heavy weights and my arm was being supportive and at this point now, I’m just excited to perform.&r
  
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• Chas Skelly: Back in the Saddle

  02-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Momentum in sports is both real and magical – something that you can see and feel, but sometimes can’t explain how or why it works.Look at the recently completed Major League Baseball playoffs, where games and series were shifted by single plays that swung momentum to the other side of the diamond. A wonky bounce here, a Texas Leaguer that falls in there and beleaguered teams get emboldened by getting the hit they needed, while the opposition starts over-thinking routine plays until
  
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• Brown Injured, Pulled from Gastelum Bout

  02-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  The injury bug has hit the UFC Fight Night card in Monterrey, Mexico, with headliner Matt Brown being forced to withdraw from his November 21 bout against Kelvin Gastelum due to injury.The search for a replacement is underway. Stay tuned to UFC.com for updates on the card at Arena Monterrey, which features the featherweight bout between Ricardo Lamas and Diego Sanchez, a flyweight showdown pitting Henry Cejudo against Jussier Formiga, and the TUF Latin America 2 finals. Read the Full Article Her
  
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• Patrick Cummins feels he’s past the barista stigma that accompanied him to UFC

  02-11-2015 03:00
  
  The one thing about first impressions is that they’re the ones that last — for the most part, anyway. And nobody knows that better than Patrick Cummins, who in the minds of many is still the coffee barista-turned-MMA fighter who stood in against Daniel Cormier at UFC 170 on very short notice.A year-and-a-half later, now that Cummins is getting set to face longtime veteran and one-time UFC title challenger Glover Teixeira, it might be time to give the former collegiate wrestler a new
  
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• Aisling Daly on UFC Dublin: 'I don't think I'll ever get that experience again'

  02-11-2015 00:00
  
  The video alone is good enough.
  Literally thousands of fervent Irish fans stood, singing along to the Cranberries' "Zombie" as Aisling Daly made her walk to the cage to face Ericka Almeida at UFC Fight Night 76.
  It induces chills. Even as an outsider, watching on a 14-inch laptop screen through shoddy integrated speakers, the moment is massive.
  Now, imagine being there. Imagine being the Irish fighter floating down the cleared path to the cage, carried by the passionate voices of your suppo
  
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