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• Ray Longo believes Chris Weidman will knock out Luke Rockhold 'early'

  07-12-2015 22:37
  
  Perhaps nobody understood the joy on Mike Winkeljohn’s face when his longtime student Holly Holm won the world title more than Ray Longo. Winkeljohn has been with Holm out in Albuquerque since she was a kid coming up the ranks in boxing. When she defeated Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 a couple of weeks back, Winkeljohn — and Holm — realized a moment that all those years were leading towards.
  Longo has had that same feeling, not once but twice. He had it first when Matt Serra —
  
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• Ronda Rousey Finally Opens Up About First UFC Loss, Rousey-Holm II To Be Delayed?

  07-12-2015 21:10
  
  After staying silent and off the radar following her devastating loss via knockout to Holly Holm at UFC 193 last month, former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey has finally opened up about the first professional MMA loss of her career.Rousey was interviewed by ESPN The Magazine for their "Ideas of the Year" special year-end issue and spoke about the aftermath of the head kick heard 'round the world.Rousey spoke about being hospitalized in Melbourne immediately after the fight and fe
  
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• Ronda Rousey 'really f*cking sad' after loss to Holly Holm, but remaining optimistic

  07-12-2015 20:34
  
  Ronda Rousey has spoken.
  The now former UFC women's bantamweight champion gave her first post-loss interview to ESPN The Magazine recently and People published a sneak peek Monday.
  In the interview with ESPN's Ramona Shelburne (as transcribed by People), Rousey said she was "really f*cking sad" about the knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 on Nov. 14 in Australia. The full article will be on newsstands Tuesday.
  "It might be three to six months before I can eat an apple, let alone take an
  
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• New Opponent Announced For “Cyborg” Justino’s January Fight

  07-12-2015 20:27
  
  Invicta FC featherweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino has a new opponent for her January title fight at 145 lbs.
  On Monday, MMAFighting.com reported that Justino will no longer be fighting her original opponent Cindy Dandois. Instead, she is now booked to fight Daria Ibragimova in the main event of Invicta FC 15. Ibragimova is 9-1, and has won her last seven straight fights by finish. Justino is on a four-fight winning streak, all by TKO.The co-main event of the show will be a
  
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• Final Card For Saturday’s UFC 194 Pay-Per-View Event

  07-12-2015 19:32
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfSAXxtw0V8UFC 194 takes place on December 12th, and there's a stacked card for the pay-per-view event. It takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and airs on PPV, with the prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight
  The highly anticipated Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor featherweight title fight headlines Saturday's event, with Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold for the middleweight title serving as the co-main event.Stay tuned to MMANews.com for UFC 194 cover
  
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• Cris ‘Cyborg’ Gets New Opponent, Promoted to Main Event at Invicta FC 15

  07-12-2015 19:18 via sherdog.com
  
  Last week, Invicta Fighting Championships announced that Cristiane Justino would no longer make her previously announced cut to 140 pounds for her upcoming bout against Cindy Dandois.
  
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• Cris Cyborg will face Daria Ibragimova, not Cindy Dandois, at Invicta 15

  07-12-2015 18:13
  
  There's a new weight class for Cris Cyborg's fight next month. And a new opponent, too.
  Cyborg will defend her featherweight title against Daria Ibragimova in the main event of Invicta FC 15 on Jan. 16 in Costa Mesa, Calif., sources told MMA Fighting. Cindy Dandois was initially the opponent and the bout was going to be a 140-pound catchweight. Invicta officials confirmed the change Monday morning.
  Things have been shaken up since Invicta president Shannon Knapp announced the card two weeks ago
  
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• Video: Dana White Reveals What Ronda Rousey Told Her After UFC 193 Loss To Holly Holm

  07-12-2015 17:36
  
  In one of many newsworthy items to come out of his recent appearance on TSN's "Off The Record with Michael Landsberg," UFC President Dana White revealed what Ronda Rousey told him after losing for the first time at UFC 193 when she was knocked out cold by new UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm.White told host Michael Landsberg that Rousey was "exhausted" and dealing with "a lot of personal things" involving her family."I've talked to her almost everyday after the fight and when she sat
  
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• Chael Sonnen Explains How He Knows Aldo & McGregor Are “So Scared” Heading Into UFC 194

  07-12-2015 17:09
  
  https://youtu.be/VFjmflSKjZ0Never one shy with words, "The American Gangster" recently shared his thoughts on something he has noticed during the build-up to this Saturday's monumental UFC Featherweight title unification bout between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor at UFC 194.Sonnen spoke with the folks at Submission Radio and spoke about how he feels both Aldo and McGregor are "so scared that they're going to lose.""I have never seen a fight of this magnitude where both guys are so scared that the
  
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• Josh Thomson is looking for six fights in the next year

  07-12-2015 17:00
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After Josh Thomson finished Pablo Villaseca in the second round of Fridaynight's Bellator main event, his second straight win in Bellator, the formerStrikeforce champion said two things that probably surprised people.The first, when asked in the cage about a potential lightweight title matchwith Will Brooks, he said that he would do it, but he feels the people wouldrather he face Michael Chandler."Right now the hype is for me to fight Chandler," he said in thecage.And at
  
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• Video: Special Hour-Long Edition Of UFC 194 Embedded

  07-12-2015 15:58
  
  https://youtu.be/KfSAXxtw0V8Featured above is the hour-long UFC 194 Embedded special for this Saturday's monumental pay-per-view event, which features the long-awaited UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout between linear champion Jose Aldo and interim champion Conor McGregor, as well as a very intriguing UFC Middleweight Championship bout between Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold.The official description for UFC 194 Embedded reads as follows:"UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-sce
  
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• Conor McGregor on sparring 'The Mountain' from Game of Thrones: 'I still folded him up'

  07-12-2015 15:00
  
  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Conor McGregor never intended to get into a sparring session with "The Mountain." It just kind of happened.
  The UFC interim featherweight champion went toe-to-toe with 6-foot-9, 400-pound Hafthor Julius Bjornsson at SGB Ireland back in October. Video of the scene was captured and went viral. McGregor, who stands 5-foot-9 and fights at 145 pounds, said it all started when he asked for a photo op -- kind of like the famous picture of Bruce Lee facing off with Kareem Abdul
  
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• The MMA Hour with Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Chad Mendes, Tyson Fury, John Kavanagh, Ray Longo, Makwan Amirkhani, Charlie Brenneman, Guilherme Cruz vs. Seán Sheehan

  07-12-2015 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:
  1 p.m. ET -- We'll be joined by Brazil's Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com and Ireland's Seán Sheehan of SevereMMA.com to preview Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor.
  1:25 p.m. -- UFC featherweight Makwan Amirkhani will talk about what's next for him and why he's looking for a new team.
  1:45 p.m. -- Conor McGregor's head coach John Kavanagh will discuss the UFC 194 main event, as well as Gunnar Nelson vs. Demian Maia.
  2:05 p
  
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• The MMA Hour with Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Benson Henderson, Chad Mendes, Tyson Fury, John Kavanagh, Ray Longo, Makwan Amirkhani, Charlie Brenneman, Guilherme Cruz vs. Seán Sheehan

  07-12-2015 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:
  1 p.m. ET -- We'll be joined by Brazil's Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com and Ireland's Seán Sheehan of SevereMMA.com to preview Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor.
  1:25 p.m. -- UFC featherweight Makwan Amirkhani will talk about what's next for him and why he's looking for a new team.
  1:45 p.m. -- Conor McGregor's head coach John Kavanagh will discuss the UFC 194 main event, as well as Gunnar Nelson vs. Demian Maia.
  2:05 p
  
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• Morning Report: Chael Sonnen says Conor McGregor is 'feathering the nest for a fall' against Jose Aldo

  07-12-2015 14:00
  
  UFC 194 is only days away and the pressure is on.
  UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will finally meet interim champ Conor McGregor Dec. 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada in what will absolutely be a turning point for both men.
  Aldo doesn't fight incredibly often, but he doesn't lose. He hasn't lost a fight in 10 years and he's the only featherweight champ the UFC has ever known. In a few short years, McGregor has catapulted himself into stardom with less wins, but more mouth.
  The tension between the pa
  
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• Video: Dana White Claims Ronda Rousey Gained Fame Despite Brutal Loss To Holly Holm

  07-12-2015 13:00
  
  https://youtu.be/kv_VWTb1HK0Dana White recently appeared as a guest on ESPN's "First Take" and updated fans on the physical condition of former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey following her devastating loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.According to the UFC President, the "Rowdy" Ronda comparisons to boxing legend Mike Tyson were completely warranted, even with her losing in one-sided fashion back in November."It's crazy, because you win and lo
  
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• Pierce Hopes to Make Up for Lost Time

  07-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  No one who saw it will ever forget Mike Pierce’s last UFC appearance. Caught in the first round by leg lock master Rousimar Palhares in October of 2013, Pierce was in agonizing pain as he tapped out to a heel hook, but as has been his custom, the Brazilian held on. The result was that Palhares got his walking papers from the UFC for his unsportsmanlike act and Pierce went home with a torn ankle ligament and sprained MCL.  It was the kind of injury that could make anyone gun-shy about
  
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• Nelson: Preparing His Bag of Tricks for Maia

  07-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Everyone is looking forward to a grappling war between Gunnar Nelson and Demian Maia this Saturday night at UFC 194, but don’t be surprised if Iceland’s Nelson is more than agreeable to a stand-up battle.Just don’t suggest standing and trading.“I don't think standing and trading is the way to go for any striking,” the karate brown belt said. “You have to pick your shots, counter shots, block shots. But I really like the striking aspect. I always did since I wa
  
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• Means: From Breaking Bad to Making Good

  07-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Tim Means' back story is a bit like "Breaking Bad". There's meth, guns, violence - and it takes place in New Mexico.  I won't recount it again as it's been covered many times before and the details are out there for the curious. In fact, Tim's Wikipedia page has a nice summary if you're pressed for time. Not surprisingly, that lifestyle led to spending time in prison. Four years as a matter of fact -and public record. Four years right as his fighting career was picking up steam. Statistical
  
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• Max Holloway: No Time to Smell the Roses

  07-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Most fighters don’t like to look ahead. At least that’s what they tell us. But Max Holloway really doesn’t like to look ahead. And he means it.“You’ve got to keep it together,” he said. “Too many people start looking to the future and then they start stumbling in the present. I don’t want to be one of those guys who is sitting around on December 13th wondering what just happened, and in a bad way. I’ve got to focus.”That means all the f
  
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• Kevin Lee's Treasure Map to UFC Gold

  07-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  What is it with these UFC fighters and their “visions”? Ronda Rousey has them. Conor McGregor too. Now, after compiling a four-fight win streak, Kevin Lee can see his own roadmap to UFC lightweight gold clear as day and he’s more than happy to tell everyone about it. “Here’s the timeline I see,” Lee said. “I think ‘Cowboy’ [Donald Cerrone] beats the hell out of [current UFC lightweight champion] Rafael dos Anjos the week after my fight. I&rsq
  
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• Joby Sanchez: Hustle Never Sleeps

  07-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  There are fewer badges of honor more prominent in the realm of athletics than being labeled a “gym rat.” While the designation may sound derogatory in tone, nothing could be further from the truth. It simply means the person involved eats, breathes and practically sleeps in the gym as they are busy working toward a mastery of their craft. And, by definition, talented UFC flyweight prospect Joby Sanchez certainly meets the criteria.The 24-year-old Albuquerque native is a constant pres
  
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• In Brazil Aldo is King, honed by humble roots

  07-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIROOn a rare cloudy day in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jose Aldo arrives early to the Upper Gym, in the city’s Flamengo neighborhood. A shy guy, he quietly changes into his training clothes and enters the Octagon for the first training session of the day - cardio and conditioning. After several rounds of shadow boxing, punching mitts and moving on the ground, it's time to rest until the next session.The featherweight champion goes upstairs to the mat area of ​̴
  
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• Gastelum vs. Noke Set for UFC 195

  07-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Welterweights looking to make a statement to kick off 2016 will meet at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, January 2, as former Ultimate Fighter winner Kelvin Gastelum meets surging Australian veteran Kyle Noke.Tickets for UFC 195, headlined by the welterweight title fight between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit, are on sale now.Fresh off a Fight of the Night battle with Neil Magny in November that saw him suffer only the second loss of his pro career via split decision, Gastel
  
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• Fight Night Las Vegas: By The Numbers

  07-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  3Current ranking of Rose Namajunas as a UFC women’s strawweight167Seconds it took for “Thug” to secure a standing rear naked choke of Angela Hill at UFC 192, 2nd fastest finish in UFC strawweight history behind Maryna Moroz’s 90 second armbar at UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 //
  20The Ultimate Fighter season that Namajunas was a finalist3Submission wins by Thug in the TUF 20 tournament including a second round kimura of Joanne Calderwood, which won the Fight
  
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• UFC Fight Night 80 Embedded, Episode 4: 'One of us is going to get hurt, and it's not going to be me'

  07-12-2015 05:50
  
  On the fourth episode of UFC Fight Night 80 Embedded, Sage Northcutt gets into the Christmas spirit, Paige VanZant and Cody Pfister pack for Las Vegas, Rose Namajunas forgets her mouthpiece, and more.
  
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• Rose Namajunas vs. Kathina Catron full fight video

  07-12-2015 04:00
  
  At Invicta FC 5, Rose Namajunas (3-2) displayed her crafty jiu-jitsu by quickly submitting Kathina Catron with a flying-arm-bar.
  Namajunas defeated Catron via submission (flying-arm-bar) at 0:12 of round 1.
  Namajunas, currently ranked number three in the UFC woman's strawweight division, is schedule to face rising star Paige VanZant (6-1) in the main event of UFC Fight Night 80 on Dec. 10  in Las Vegas, Nev.
  
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• Abel Trujillo vs. Tony Sims added to UFC 195

  07-12-2015 02:00
  
  A lightweight bout between Abel Trujillo and Tony Sims has been added to UFC 195, the UFC announced this week.
  Trujillo (12-7) is making a quick return to the Octagon after a controversial rear-naked choke loss against Gleison Tibau at UFC Fight Night 77 on Nov. 7. The Blackzilians fighter is currently on a two-fight losing streak that also includes another rear-naked choke loss to Tony Ferguson back at UFC 181. Prior to that, Trujillo was 3-1-1 NC inside the octagon. This streak included a Knoc
  
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• Holly Holm speaks to thousands at Albuquerque parade in her honor: 'I'm not done yet'

  07-12-2015 00:41
  
  Talking about a Holm-coming.
  New UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm was given the parade treatment Sunday in her hometown of Albuquerque. Tens of thousands of fans came out to celebrate Holm's sensational victory over Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 on Nov. 14 in Melbourne, Australia. "The Preacher's Daughter" only arrived home this week after a long, UFC media tour. November was dubbed "Holly Holm Month" by the city.A crowd of thousands has gathered on Civic Plaza to congratulate @HollyHolm.
  
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