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• Holly Holm on potential record-breaking UFC 193 crowd: 'It's going to be insane'

  11-11-2015 23:30
  
  LOS ANGELES -- On one level, Holly Holm knows that the setting for her UFC 193 shot at Ronda Rousey's UFC women's bantamweight title is going to be unlike anything she's ever experienced or likely will ever experience again.
  "It's going to be insane," Holm told reporters at a recent media event in downtown Los Angeles.With a crowd at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, which is expected to break the UFC's all-time single-event attendance mark of 55,724, and which could go as high as 70,000 i
  
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• Bellator MMA Targeting London for Summer 2016 Tent-Pole Event

  11-11-2015 23:20 via sherdog.com
  
  Bellator MMA could be going international for a tent-pole event next summer.
  
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• Ronda Rousey Says Female Fighters Are More Dangerous Than Male Fighters

  11-11-2015 22:17
  
  In an interview with The LA Times, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey said she feels female fighters are eve more dangerous than male fighters.“A lot of these girls, since they’re not very structured, they’ll do reactions that don’t make sense. Sometimes it makes it a lot more difficult," said Rousey. "A lot of these women fighters are a lot more dangerous than the guys. They’re less structured because they’re newer in the sport. They throw t
  
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• Abel Trujillo will appeal loss to Gleison Tibau in Brazil

  11-11-2015 21:30
  
  Abel Trujillo is not happy with the way his lightweight clash with Gleison Tibau ended.
  In the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night 77 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 7, Trujillo vs. Tibau was over at 1:45 of the first round, when referee Keith Peterson stopped the contest believing that the Blackzilians fighter went out due to a rear-naked choke.
  Trujillo immediately protested when the referee stopped the fight, and Tibau later admitted he didn’t feel his opponent tap.
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• Kimbo Slice on Dada 5000 beef: I've been waiting to 'beat this motherf-----'s ass'

  11-11-2015 21:00
  
  Don't expect Kimbo Slice, the mixed martial artist who has humbly worked on his craft at American Top Team, to show up for his Bellator 149 fight.
  Expect, instead, a return to his street fighting roots when Slice meets Dhafir Harris, a.k.a. Dada 5000, at Houston's Toyota Center on Feb. 19.
  "I am going to f--- this n------ up," a fired-up Slice told MMAFighting.com on Wednesday. "Don't get me wrong, I'm open to all possibilities in an MMA fight including submissions and anything else that comes u
  
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• Vitor Belfort: Ronda Rousey is a shark that swims alone in the ocean

  11-11-2015 20:30
  
  SAO PAULO – The first and only UFC women’s bantamweight champion puts her title on the line Saturday in Melbourne, and a fellow UFC star believes there’s no competition for her inside the Octagon.
  Vitor Belfort, who held the UFC light heavyweight championship in 2004 and won a heavyweight tournament in 1997, is a fan of "Rowdy’s" success since joining the promotion in 2013
  "Ronda is a shark that swims alone in the ocean," Belfort told the media during UFC Fight Night 77 f
  
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• Royce Gracie Scoffs at Notion That Age Takes Luster Off Third Fight with Shamrock

  11-11-2015 18:52 via sherdog.com
  
  As cliché as it may sound, for Royce Gracie, age still ain’t nothing but a number.
  
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• Video: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Planning On Three More Years Of Active Competition

  11-11-2015 18:37
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edP67OlzfqsAntonio Rogerio Nogueira recently spoke to MMAjunkie about when he plans to fight next, and also revealed that he plans to fight for “maybe three more years” before retiring. 'Little Nog' is coming off a loss to Maurício Rua at UFC 190 back in August.“I want to fight this year, but we don’t have time," said Nogueira. "I think maybe in January or February we’ll have another fight.”Nogueira (21-7) is 3-3 in his l
  
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• UFC 193 videos

  11-11-2015 18:16
  
  UFC 193 videos are the home for all the UFC videos for this Saturday night's Rousey vs. Holm fight card. In the main event, Ronda Rousey will defend her UFC bantamweight title against Holly Holm. 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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• UFC's Tyron Woodley not surprised by stories of racism at the University of Missouri

  11-11-2015 17:00
  
  Tyron Woodley wanted to do as much research as he possibly could before speaking on the topic. He browsed the web and social media on his phone. He e-mailed some article links to himself to read later.
  Woodley has followed the story about alleged racism at his alma mater, the University of Missouri, and the recent fallout that has come with it. But he still wanted to do his homework.
  Even after all the reading, he still was not 100 percent satisfied. So, the UFC welterweight contender called his
  
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• Finalized Fight Lineup & Start Times For UFC 194

  11-11-2015 16:22
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Ma5g1uYo4The card for UFC 194 has been finalized. This will be the UFC's final pay-per-view event of 2015.
  It all goes down on December 12th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The show will be headlined by a UFC featherweight championship fight between Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo.Related: Video: Conor McGregor Says He’ll Knock Out Jose Aldo In Round OneHere is the full card for the event:Main Card: (PPV – 10 PM ET)Jose Aldo (25-1) vs. Conor
  
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• UFC Fight Night 77 Draws Less Than 1 Million Viewers On FOX Sports 1

  11-11-2015 16:17
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jENAbdbTx28Viewership was lower than usual on Saturday night for UFC Fight Night 77 on FOX Sports 1. The show averaged 757,000 viewers with a peak of 875,000, which is down from the approximately 880,000 viewers they've been averaging lately. The event was headlined by Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson.The show went against college football on FOX and ABC, boxing on NBC, as well as college football on ESPN and ESPN 2.In comparison, Fight Night 75: Josh Barnett vs. R
  
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• Videos: Episodes 1 & 2 Of UFC 193 Embedded

  11-11-2015 16:16
  
  https://youtu.be/iixYjUo4AyYFollowing the 40-minute UFC 193 Embedded special that UFC released recently, the company has started churning out the regular real-life "Embedded" videos for this Saturday's UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm event.Featured above is episode one of UFC 193 Embedded, while episode two can be seen below.
  Check back at MMANews.com leading up to Saturday's fight for more UFC 193 Embedded coverage.https://youtu.be/1hGPf1BTxjQ
  
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• Vitor Belfort’s Wife Says UFC’s Reebok Deal Has Cost Them Millions Of Dollars

  11-11-2015 16:11
  
  By now, it's no secret that UFC's new sponsorship deal is not a popular one among fighters, however some might be surprised to find out just how much the athletes are losing out on.Vitor Belfort's wife, Joana Prado, recently shed some light on the situation while talking with ESPN, as she revealed that her husband has lost out on millions of dollars because of the Reebok deal, including being pulled by Brazilian marketing agency 9ine, which represented Belfort and many other Brazilian stars.Prad
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 193 preview, fighter retirements, Reebok deal fallout and more

  11-11-2015 15:25
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  The big UFC 193 event is just days away at this point. UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey returns to the Octagon to defend her title against Holly Holm. The card overall isn't that great, but the main event features MMA's top star while the co-main event features the UFC's least-know champion, but one who should be appreciated. Is this her breakout moment? Will Rousey's halo effect extend to Joanna Jedrzejczyk? We'll break it all down.
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• Morning Report: Ronda Rousey explains why female fighters are 'a lot more dangerous' than males

  11-11-2015 14:00
  
  The pros do their best to prepare for anything and everything in the cage, but UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey says women are harder to plan for.
  Breaking down her fight against Cat Zingano at UFC 184 with the Los Angeles Times, Rousey explained why that is.
  "A lot of these girls, since they're not very structured, they'll do reactions that don't make sense," said Rousey. "Sometimes it makes it a lot more difficult. A lot of these women fighters are a lot more dangerous than
  
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• UFC Statement on Mirko Cro Cop

  11-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  UFC announced today that a scheduled bout between Mirko Cro Cop and Anthony Hamilton in Seoul, South Korea has been canceled. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has notified both Mirko Cro Cop and UFC that he has been provisionally suspended at this time due to a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation. USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Cro Cop. Additional information will be
  
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• UFC 193 Fantasy Preview

  11-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Ronda Rousey will return for her third title defense of 2015 when she faces Holly Holm this weekend at UFC 193 in a card from Melbourne, Australia that is expected to break the all-time attendance record for the promotion with 70,000 fans packing the stadium. Rousey has reached an entirely new stratosphere this year, with her star rising higher than that of any fighter in UFC history, and she'll look to add on another huge win as she defends her title just three months after knocking out Be
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber - Ep. 8 Recap

  11-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  What started as a back and forth battle to begin the season has turned into a one-sided performance for Team McGregor, as the Ultimate Fighter tournament careens towards the conclusion of the elimination rounds with two more Europeans punching their ticket to the quarterfinals. The action all started with McGregor's close friend and teammate Artem Lobov getting the job done against American fighter James Jenkins in the first of two fights that took place this week. Lobov got a second c
  
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• Special family bond molds Holm for UFC 193

  11-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  LOS ANGELES As an energetic, athletic child, Holly Holm tagged along with her two older brothers on every daring excursion. Whether it was riding dirt bikes or building tree houses in the cottonwoods on their Bosque Farms property in New Mexico, Brian and Weston Holm always invited their little sister.They enjoyed her company.Holm has that girl-next-door look with blue eyes, blonde hair and easy smile, but she's not afraid to get her hands dirty. She spent her early years bonding with her brothe
  
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• Historic UFC Melbourne Arrival Greeted By Energetic Crowd and Supportive Local Government

  11-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  MELBOURNE, AustraliaA large boisterous crowd gathered at Melbourne’s Federation Square to catch a live glimpse of UFC 193 headliners Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Valerie Letourneau, Mark Hunt and Bigfoot Silva participate in Open Workouts.None of the excitement would have been possible without the efforts of the Andrews Labor Government, led by Minister for Sport, John Eren, working with UFC officials to implement world-class safety regulations governing Mixed Martial Arts
  
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• Don't Ever Count Mark Hunt Out

  11-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Cutting a lot of weight isn’t fun. And it sucks the fight out of you.Mark Hunt learned that lesson the hard way in his last fight, a fifth-round TKO loss to Stipe Miocic in May. Hunt began his fight camp far too heavy, and after a tough weight cut, he barely made the heavyweight limit, weighing in at 266 pounds.Hunt hasn’t made the same mistake for his fight this Saturday (Sunday Australian time) against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva on the main card of UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm,
  
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• Bigfoot Silva: Ready for Round Six

  11-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  In a rarity for a prizefight, the accolades for the first bout between Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Mark Hunt in December of 2013 began while the two heavyweights were still trading leather in the Octagon.It was the kind of fight that forced you to call your friends to make sure they were watching, and when it was over, you felt drained. Not drained because you fought and took punches and kicks for 25 minutes, but because you were so tense for each of those minutes, wondering who woul
  
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• Akbarh Arreola: Australia First, Mexico Next?

  11-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  When approached to fight Jake Matthews this Saturday in Melbourne, Australia, just a week before the UFC returns to Mexico, Tijuana’s Akbarh Arreola’s didn’t balk and ask for a matchup in his home country; he said yes to the Matthews fight, and it didn’t matter where it was.“I’m very happy for the opportunity,” he said. “Yeah, it is hard to travel as a fighter, but it’s part of the job, and I understand that. I take it in a professional way.
  
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• UFC 193’s Holly Holm Drawing Inspiration from Past Success as Underdog in Boxing Career

  11-11-2015 05:47 via sherdog.com
  
  When Holly Holm steps into the Octagon to face Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, it will have been 1,443 days since her last professional combat sports defeat.
  
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• UFC 193 Embedded, Episode 2: 'I'm simply the best'

  11-11-2015 03:37
  
  On the second episode of UFC 193 Embedded, Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva and Holly Holm ready for Australia, Mark Hunt and Valerie Letourneau attend a local Muay Thai fight, UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk goes sight-seeing around Melbourne, bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey trains, and more.
  
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• Tim Kennedy: Vitor Belfort deserves 'to be stricken from the books of MMA history'

  11-11-2015 03:00
  
  Tim Kennedy isn't keeping a secret about who he wants to fight next: it's Vitor Belfort.
  Days after Belfort knocked out Dan Henderson to earn his first win in the post-TRT era, Kennedy took to Facebook to state his reasons for wanting the Brazilian as his next opponent.
  "I am asking for Vitor Belfort for my next fight," Kennedy wrote. "Not because he is slower and fatter (even though he is) or because he can only use slightly less steroids, but because he is treated as a legend. He has
  
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• Bellator slightly tops UFC in total viewers over the weekend

  11-11-2015 01:37
  
  While there are a number of extenuating circumstances, Bellator's Friday night show from St. Louis, with two title bouts, drew 814,000 viewers; while UFC's Saturday night main card from Sao Paulo, Brazil, paced by Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson, did 757,000 viewers. Bellator scored a mild win in the weekend's ratings battle, as its tentpole event from St. Louis on Friday drew slightly more viewers than UFC's event the next night from Sao Paulo, Brazil.Bellator averaged 814,000 viewers for a sho
  
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• Ronda Rousey Explains Why She’s Backing Bernie Sanders In U.S. Presidential Election

  11-11-2015 01:36
  
  Few fighters are willing to talk about politics in the public eye because it can often split the audience. As usual, UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey is the exception to the rule.Rousey spoke to Maxim magazine recently and explained why she is backing Bernie Sanders for the upcoming United States presidential election.After making it clear that she has no interest in voting for Donald Trump earlier this year, Rousey told Maxim that if Sanders were to lose the primary, she has no in
  
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• Erick Silva leaving celebrity distractions in the past, looking to become a better fighter

  11-11-2015 01:00
  
  Erick Silva has decided to shake things up.
  After fighting in the UFC welterweight division since 2011 and earning all of his six wins in spectacular fashion, the Brazilian fighter left Rio de Janeiro, where he trained alongside the likes of Ronaldo Souza and Rafael Cavalcante at X-Gym, to seek evolution in the United States.
  Silva underwent elbow surgery after losing to Neil Magny in August, and now is flying from east coast to west coast to find the best training.
  "Since I have to stay out for
  
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• The MMA Hour - 305 - Alan Belcher

  11-11-2015 00:02
  UFC veteran Alan Belcher explains why he announced his retirement last week.
  
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