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• To immediately rematch or not to immediately rematch, that is the question for Holm and Rousey

  29-11-2015 23:00
  
  If you’re Holly Holm, a rematch with Ronda Rousey sounds like a string orchestra swelling to life with every warm memory of Melbourne. If you’re Rousey? It’s the sound of emptiness and vacancy — just a chain clinking against the flagpole on a cold winter day.
  It’s understandable that Holm would be open for an immediate rematch, even if she’s too classy to insist on it. The first fight wasn’t close. It’s been well over a week and Holm is still doing
  
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• Kimbo Slice, manager explain longstanding beef with Dada 5000

  29-11-2015 21:00
  
  Kimbo Slice doesn't respect his Bellator 149 opponent Dhafir Harris.
  That much is abundantly clear.
  Speaking on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour, Slice and his manager, Mike Imber, shined a spotlight on their background with "Dada 5000," revealing an unpleasant, ugly history.
  "We actually all went to high school together," Imber said. "When Kimbo finally got his chance and he ended up going to fight pro, it was his decision, along with one of our good friends who passed away, Big Sean, to b
  
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• This Week in Struggle: Black Friday fights, Thanksgiving drama, Joe Rogan beef

  29-11-2015 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."
  The struggle is best paired with Tom Waits. Enjoy.
  Only in America does a Holiday revolve about binge eating...my stomach hurts like a lot https://t.co/LQuKEjQ13e
  — Forrest Griffin (@ForrestGriffin) November 27, 2015
  I'm scared what would happen if I burped or hiccuped. #thanksgiving #vomit #shart
  — Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) No
  
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• Jon Jones: UFC wouldn't have stripped title if I had been ready to fight Anthony Johnson

  29-11-2015 19:00
  
  The narrative has been passed along often over the last seven months. UFC president Dana White and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta went down to Albuquerque the day after Jon Jones' arrest. Later that day — April 27 to be exact — White went on Fox Sports 1 and announced that Jones would be suspended indefinitely and stripped of his UFC light heavyweight title due to the felony hit-and-run charge.
  Most figured White and Fertitta flew to New Mexico to tell Jones the bad news in person and see how
  
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• Video: Cris Cyborg Wants To Beat Up Joe Rogan “Brazilian Style” For “Penis” Comment

  29-11-2015 18:50
  
  https://youtu.be/8ndQzYLuFloAs it turns out, Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino was bothered by the recent "penis" comment on Joe Rogan's podcast more than people might have thought.Cyborg released a video, which you can view above, where she claims she wants to beat up Rogan "Brazilian style" for the comments on his podcast where it was stated that Cyborg "has a penis."The podcast, which featured UFC President Dana White and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, can be heard at Y
  
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• Ben Askren: “Ronda Rousey Bought Into Her Own Hype So Much”

  29-11-2015 18:39
  
  Never shy to share his unfiltered opinion, MMA veteran Ben Askren claims Ronda Rousey "bought into her own hype so much," and that could be one of the primary reasons she was devastated by Holly Holm at UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia earlier this month.Askren spoke about the Rousey-Holm fight during his appearance on Monday's "MMA Hour" with Ariel Helwani."I think she bought into her own hype so much, that this was just so devastating," Askren said. "It's going to be hard to come back from."Ask
  
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• Video: Carlos Condit Hints At Retirement

  29-11-2015 18:34
  
  https://youtu.be/wFvwysbXArYIn a new interview with MMAFighting.com, longtime UFC contender "The Natural Born Killer" Carlos Condit spoke about his upcoming title fight with UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler, his teammate Holly Holm's victory over Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 and his own future plans.In the interview, which you can watch above, Condit claims he "probably doesn't have too much longer" left in his MMA career, noting that he is winding down what has been an excellent career in the
  
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• Bob Sapp vs. Akebono II Announced For Debut Rizin MMA Event In Japan

  29-11-2015 18:27
  
  Following their first fight over a decade ago on a New Year's Eve show in Japan, Rizin FF announced that Bob Sapp vs. Akebono will be taking place on their inaugural event next month.The first time Sapp and Akebono met in the ring, it was a clear-cut ratings winner in Japan, something the new Rizin promotion led by pro wrestling and PRIDE legend Nobuhiko Takada is hoping will happen again this year.Sapp vs. Akebono joins a card headlined by Fedor Emelianenko's MMA return fight against an opponen
  
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• Former Glendale Fighting Club fighter: Ronda Rousey 'should listen to her mother a little more'

  29-11-2015 18:00
  
  Georgi Karakhanyan used to train at Glendale Fighting Club. He shares a close mutual friend with Ronda Rousey in Manny Gamburyan. The Bellator featherweight contender has somewhat of a unique insight when it comes to Rousey and her situation leading up to a shocking loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 earlier this month.
  So does Karakhanyan think Rousey should leave GFC and coach Edmond Tarverdyan? He doesn't think it's up to him to say.
  "I think Ronda, she makes her own choices," Karakhanyan said. "M
  
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• Full List Of Reebok Sponsorship Payouts To Fighters For UFC Fight Night 79

  29-11-2015 17:30
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPZF6eCgL_IWith UFC Fight Night 79 in the books, it's time for Reebok to pay out sponsorship money to the fighters. The event took place on November 28, 2015 in Seoul, Korea at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena. The event was headlined by Benson Henderson vs. Jorge Masvidal, and Jorge Masvidal vs. Dong Hyun Kim.
  Here's the full list of Reebok fighter payouts from Fight Night 79:Benson Henderson: $15,000def. Jorge Masvidal: $10,000Dong Hyun Kim: $15,000def. Dominic Wate
  
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• Carlos Condit on MMA future: 'I probably don't have too much longer'

  29-11-2015 16:00
  
  Albuquerque, N.M. -- Carlos Condit talks about Holly Holm's win over Ronda Rousey, why he defended Rousey, his welterweight title fight against Robbie Lawler, his future and more.
  
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• Focus: UFC 193 Edition

  29-11-2015 15:13
  
  MMA Fighting's Esther Lin discusses her favorite photos from UFC 193.
  
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• Watch a spinning back kick, walk-off KO at Jungle Fight

  29-11-2015 14:34
  
  Mixed martial arts fans already have plenty of choices for the knockout of the year, and a Jungle Fight welterweight put himself in the long list of candidates.
  Fighting Claudio Cesario (8-4) on Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro, taekwondo black belt Jorge Filho (5-1) needed two minutes to score a vicious walk-off knockout with a spinning back kick to the head.
  Watch the finish below.
  Um vídeo publicado por Wallid Ismail (@wallidjfc) em Nov 29, 2015 às 1:53 PST
  
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• Chris Weidman To Have Easiest Weight Cut Of His Career At UFC 194

  29-11-2015 08:37
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-7infXzszYIt's no secret that UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman is at least perceived as one of the biggest fighters in the division. He's tall and rangy with a long reach, and he's expressed a desire to move up to light heavyweight in the future.The story of him having to drop 34 pounds in 10 days to make 186 pounds on short notice for his fight with Demian Maia is legendary. It's not necessarily reflective of his actual, in-shape, in-competition weig
  
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• UFC Fight Pass' Cyber Sunday Super Sale

  29-11-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Fight fans wanted it, and now they've got it, as UFC FIGHT PASS' special Black Friday deal is back for a limited time, starting Sunday, November 29. With this special offer, which lasts until Tuesday at midnight EST, new subscribers to UFC FIGHT PASS, the UFC's digital streaming service, will receive a free Google Chromecast device with a one-year subscription. So, in addition to viewing the biggest library in mixed martial arts, as well as live events from the UFC, Invicta FC, Pancrase, Shooto
  
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• Rizin signs Sapp vs. Akebono rematch for its debut

  29-11-2015 03:00
  
  It was anything but a classic fight, but on Dec. 31, 2003, Bob Sapp and Akebono put on a spectacle that nothing since has ever come close to equaling in Japanese culture. On Friday, a rematch was announced for a show exactly a dozen years later.The two giants fought under kickboxing rules as part of what turned out to be the biggest New Year's Eve fight night during the period it became a television tradition in Japan, battling before 30,000 fans at the Nagoya Dome. The Sapp vs. Akebono fight wo
  
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• Boxing: Tyson Fury Pulls Off Shocking Upset of Wladimir Klitschko

  29-11-2015 01:25 via sherdog.com
  
  The new heavyweight champion of the world is flamboyant, unpredictable, iconoclastic, biting, endearing in certain ways, and apparently has a good singing voice.
  
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• Michael Bisping says Ronda Rousey can rebound, just like he did after Dan Henderson KO

  29-11-2015 01:00
  
  Michael Bisping was supposed to be fighting at UFC 193, which went down in UFC history as one of the most memorable in the promotion’s history. Forget about the record-breaking attendance that filed into Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium for the event — everyone will remember the night Holly Holm knocked out the sport’s biggest icon, Ronda Rousey, with a massive head kick.
  Bisping was at home in the States when the action took place, taking the historic swing in momentum in just
  
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