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• Holm vs. Rousey 2 odds: Ronda Rousey favored in rematch

  18-11-2015 23:00
  
  Ronda Rousey may have suffered defeat at the hands of Holly Holm on Saturday at UFC 193 in devastating fashion, but according to at least one oddsmaker, they like 'Rowdy's' chances if and when the two UFC women bantamweight square off again. That is, at least to get the betting started.
  Oddsmaker Bovada has set the opening line to Rousey vs. Holm 2 as follows:
  Ronday Rousey -175 (4/7)
  Holly Holm +145 (29/20)
  The decision is curious given the overwhelming nature of Holm's victory as well as the r
  
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• Bubba Jenkins Irked by Jordan Parson’s Social Media Antics Leading up to Bellator 146

  18-11-2015 22:22 via sherdog.com
  
  Bubba Jenkins hasn’t needed animosity, manufactured or otherwise, to fuel him during his still-burgeoning MMA career.
  
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• Dana White Discusses The Backlash Against Ronda Rousey On Social Media

  18-11-2015 21:58
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkmUGdcYxN0Dana White recently spoke with TMZ about the social media backlash over Ronda Rousey's loss against Holly Holm at UFC 193. The UFC president says Rousey not touching gloves at the start of the fight has something to do with it, and also once again teased a rematch beteen the two.“First of all, she didn’t touch gloves with Holly on Saturday, which I’m sure is a big part of it," said White. "But the stuff on social media and the things I
  
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• Ronda Rousey Opens as Slight Favorite in Potential Rematch with Holly Holm

  18-11-2015 21:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Although Holly Holm was utterly dominant in dispatching Ronda Rousey in the UFC 193 headliner, oddsmakers see “Rowdy” as the early favorite heading into a potential rematch.
  
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• M-1 Challenge 63 Card Continues to Grow

  18-11-2015 21:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Russian MMA promotion M-1 Global announced Tuesday the addition of two more bouts to its M-1 Challenge 63 event, which takes place Dec. 4 in St. Petersburg at the Sports and Concert Complex.
  
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• Chael Sonnen: Ronda Rousey is 'created by the media'

  18-11-2015 20:43
  
  Chael Sonnen thinks Ronda Rousey's dominance was manufactured and everyone fell for it. Including himself.
  "That division is still so shallow and so new and when the media got behind it, there was so much hype and belief," Sonnen said on ESPN Radio's "The Dan Lebatard Show" on Wednesday. "It's like anything else -- and Dan, I'm not above this, either -- when you hear something enough times, you start to think that it's real."
  Sonnen admitted to falling into the same trap. He threw cold water on
  
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• Carlos Condit Speaks On Ronda Rousey’s Haters After UFC 193

  18-11-2015 19:58
  
  A lot of people on the internet have been trashing Ronda Rousey after her loss at UFC 193. Former UFC interim welterweight champ Carlos Condit thinks the only person who should be able to gloat over Rousey's loss is the woman who knocked her out. Condit explained on Twitter that he thinks his teammate Holly Holm is the only one with the right to talk trash, even though she isn't:https://twitter.com/CarlosCondit/status/666345767968202752https://twitter.com/CarlosCondit/status/666355558618783744ht
  
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• Cris Cyborg Trashes ‘Disrespectful’ Joe Rogan After He Claims She Has A Penis

  18-11-2015 17:52
  
  On Joe Rogan's podcast featuring Dana White, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe decided to poke fun at Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino, and she didn't find it funny.In what has prompted an all-out Twitter war, Rogan and Hinchcliffe suggested that Cyborg has male reproductive organs:"That would be amazing, I wouldn't even know where to begin. Where would I start?" - Hinchcliffe"Her dick." - Rogan"That she's the only person who cuts weight by chopping off her dick." - HinchcliffeCyborg didn't take the remarks k
  
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• Daniel Cormier Says Ronda Rousey Needs A Year Before She Can Beat Holly Holm

  18-11-2015 17:27
  
  https://youtu.be/5H0N4xmslUYWhile the early talk in the aftermath of Ronda Rousey's first career loss has been about an immediate rematch against Holly Holm, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier feels that is way too soon for Rousey to have a shot at winning her title back.D.C. spoke about the Rousey-Holm immediate rematch rumors during an interview with ESPN's Colin Cowherd on Tuesday."Holly Holm looked like a world-beater on Saturday. Going forward, they're talking about an immediate
  
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• Jose Aldo Compares Ronda Rousey To Gina Carano, Predicts She’ll Never Fight Again

  18-11-2015 17:07
  
  UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo made a bold prediction regarding Ronda Rousey's future following her first MMA loss via knockout to Holly Holm at UFC 193 this past Saturday night.Aldo spoke with the media at his Nova Unaio training facility and said he wasn't surprised by Rousey's loss in Melbourne this past weekend."It’s normal. There are wins and losses. Holm was a multiple-time champion in boxing and was able to do her thing standing, and I knew Holm would win if she kept it standi
  
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• Jose Aldo doesn’t think Ronda Rousey will fight again

  18-11-2015 16:34
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo doesn’t think bantamweight star Ronda Rousey will return to the Octagon.Four days after Rousey’s devastating loss to Holly Holm in Melbourne, Aldo spoke to the media at Nova Uniao about the shocking upset in Australia, and discussed why it wasn’t surprising for him.
  "It’s normal. There are wins and losses," Aldo said. "Holm was a multiple-time champion in boxing and was able to do her thing standing, and I knew Holm w
  
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• Bellator MMA Announces Plans To Run First Ever International Events In 2016

  18-11-2015 15:58
  
  Bellator MMA issued a press release this week to announce their plans to run their first ever international events in 2016. Below are the official details.BELLATOR MMA GOES GLOBAL IN 2016Fast-Rising Mixed Martial Arts Promotion To Hold Events In London, Tel Aviv, and Italy in 2016Marks The First Time Bellator MMA Will Hold LIVE Events Outside of North America
  New York, NY - November 17, 2015 – Bellator MMA, the emerging mixed martial arts promotion, will hold its first three events outside
  
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• Live Chat: Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm recap, MMA weekend preview and more

  18-11-2015 15:40
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  Well, not much mystery to what we're going to discuss today, is there? UFC 193 and all of its main event madness is on the docket. Was Ronda Rousey's problem one of strategy or skill? Why was Holm so underrated? What does it say about our propensity to create mythical creatures out of fighters? How will Rousey handle the loss? Should there be an immediate rematch? Saturday was one of the most important nights in MMA history and we're going to unpack
  
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC 193

  18-11-2015 15:00
  
  Ronda Rousey's loss to Holly Holm on Saturday night got more mainstreamcoverage and water cooler talk than any fight in UFC history.Whether it was Australia, the U.K., North America and other places in theworld, it was among the leading sports stories of the weekend. Over the weekend,the name Ronda Rousey got 15 million Google searches, an all-time record for thepromotion and more than anything else except the Paris terrorist attack. That'sMayweather-Pacquiao levels of public interest. For a co
  
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• Morning Report: Daniel Cormier says Ronda Rousey 'needs a year or so' before fighting Holly Holm again

  18-11-2015 14:00
  
  We might not see Ronda Rousey fight again until July, but UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier could stand to see her take off even longer.
  Rousey was dethroned by new women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm Saturday night at UFC 193, seemingly outclassed by the multi-time world boxing champion.
  Speaking with Colin Cowherd Tuesday, Cormier says Rousey could need over a year of work before she'd be ready to face Holm in a rematch.
  "Holly Holm looked like a world-beater on Saturday," sai
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber - Ep. 9 Recap

  18-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Urijah Faber finally got a win over Conor McGregor on the latest episode of The Ultimate Fighter, but considering the losses he took later in the hour, chances are he'd trade in that $10,000 he came away with from the series’ Coaches Challenge. Let's start with the positives for Faber this week, as UFC President Dana White rolled out the latest version of the Coaches Challenge - a watermelon toss from a helicopter down to a target below. You have to give Dana credit for always making
  
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• Samman's Corner - Behind the Lines

  18-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The fight is won or lost, far away from witnesses.It is won behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road,Long before I dance under those lights-Muhammad Ali A stocky Brazilian in a loose, cutoff t-shirt is on the center of the mats. The top half of one of his arms is tattooed in a tribal pattern, the lower half of the pattern on the other arm. He has his hair tightly wound on the back of his head, a sort of trademark before it became a hairstyle. He’s floating his foot in the air
  
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• Leandro Silva Gets His Big Fight

  18-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Outside of getting a victory on fight night, there can’t be a better feeling for a mixed martial artist than hitting that point where everything is seemingly coming together at the right time. Leandro Silva, unbeaten in his last three UFC fights, feels he is at that point heading into his Saturday meeting with Efrain Escudero.“I feel I’m in a special moment where I am joining my technique with my experience, and I’m with people who really see my potential,” he said.
  
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• Lazaro Thirsty for a KO in Monterrey

  18-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Nine knockouts in 13 pro MMA wins say enough about the striking proficiency of Valmir Lazaro. Yet despite those numbers and a State boxing championship at home in Brazil, the Salvador native opted against a career in the sweet science.“I never considered it,” Lazaro said. “I fight MMA because I like it and gives me pleasure.”It also gives his opponents their share of sleepless nights, as the 30-year-old has started to hit his stride, having won 12 of his last 13 bouts, mo
  
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• Fight Night Monterrey 2015 Fantasy Preview

  18-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The UFC returns to Mexico this weekend for its first ever show in Monterrey, with a welterweight main event as well as the finals of the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America. Kelvin Gastelum will fight in Mexico for the second straight time as he looks to cap off his season coaching the reality show with a victory over Neil Magny in an intriguing main event fight. Gastelum is moving back down to welterweight after a brief stop by the middleweight division, and he's got a tou
  
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• Escudero Finishes His Biggest Year Yet

  18-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  An enormous year for Efrain Escudero could get even bigger and it couldn’t happen in a better place than in his home country of Mexico. In 2015, The Ultimate Fighter season eight winner delivered his best striking performance to date for a win over Rodrigo de Lima, secured a submission win over Drew Dober in Mexico City at UFC 188, was a starring head coach on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 with his TUF team guaranteed to crown a season winner, and, this Saturday, “Hecho en Me
  
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• Post-fight coverage of Holly Holm's KO of Ronda Rousey sets FS1 record

  18-11-2015 04:00
  
  The aftermath of the Ronda Rousey loss to Holly Holm on Saturday led FS1 to set a new viewership record for an after the event rundown show, even though the station's airing of the show was delayed by football. Most other programming before the pay-per-view was also among the largest in FS1 history. As would be expected, after-the-event coverage of UFC 193, with Holly Holm's upset of Ronda Rousey, led to record-breaking numbers, paced by the largest audience to watch a post-fight show in Fox Spo
  
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• ‘The Ultimate Fighter 20’ Alum Angela Hill Signs with Invicta FC

  18-11-2015 03:10 via sherdog.com
  
  Angela Hill has signed with all-female promotion Invicta Fighting Championships following a two-fight losing streak in the UFC.
  
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• Floyd Mayweather offers to help Ronda Rousey: ‘She needs some time off’

  18-11-2015 01:00
  
  Floyd Mayweather and Ronda Rousey have gone back and forth in interviews for a long time, but the boxing star is out to support "Rowdy" following her first loss as a mixed martial artist.
  Days after former boxing world champion Holly Holm defeated Rousey to win the UFC bantamweight championship in Melbourne, Mayweather has offered to help the former champion with her boxing skills.
  "I want Ronda Rousey to hold her head up high and don't let this discourage you," Mayweather told Fight Hype. "If y
  
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• Ricardo Lamas: The Future is Now

  18-11-2015 00:56 via ufc.com
  
  Whenever people join the workforce, the mindset is generally the same whether you’re in finance, filmmaking or fighting: go to work, put some money in the bank and build for the future, often with an eye towards having a family and setting your future children up so they don’t have to work as hard as you do once they get older.Over the last year, that “plan for the future” approach became Ricardo Lamas’ reality. In February, the featherweight standout tied the knot
  
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• Diego Sanchez: Last Man Standing

  18-11-2015 00:56 via ufc.com
  
  In a strange way, it seems fitting Diego Sanchez is the last man standing from the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter.That’s not taking anything away from the handful of fighters who went on to memorable careers and those like Forrest Griffin, who would not only win a title but be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, because those competitors demanded attention in their own right. Yet, even in a group that wasn’t lacking in the personality department, the young New Mexico native
  
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• Kenny Florian: Ronda Rousey Is Not Ready For A Rematch With Holly Holm

  18-11-2015 00:05
  
  UFC fighter-turned-commentator Kenny Florian weighed in on the Ronda Rousey-Holly Holm fight on his podcast recently. Florian said he feels an immediate rematch between Rousey and Holm would be a bad idea.“I think it would be a very bad mistake to give Ronda Rousey an immediate rematch with Holly Holm,” said Florian. “I’m telling you now, I don’t think she’s ready. I think she needs to revamp her footwork, revamp her striking and know how to face a southpaw li
  
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