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• Tyson Fury Calls Out Cain Velasquez, Says MMA Is For People Who Can’t Box

  08-12-2015 23:50
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uio2o85g7roBritish heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury, fresh off a win over former champ Wladimir Klitschko, recently appeared on the MMA Hour to say MMA is for people who can't box, and that he feels he's the best combat fighter on the planet.“I think MMA is for people who can’t box, basically.”“Anything that’s stand-up, one-on-one combat, for me, I’m into,” Fury explained. “As soon as they start going up and down the flo
  
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• Jose Aldo’s wife: Dana White pressured Aldo to fight injured at UFC 189

  08-12-2015 23:00
  
  Jose Aldo will finally face Conor McGregor in the main event at UFC 194, but his family says they haven’t forgotten what happened back in June.
  The undisputed UFC featherweight fractured his rib weeks before UFC 189, when Aldo and "The Notorious" were first slated to meet, and eventually pulled out of the bout. Aldo’s camp and UFC president Dana White still disagree about his injury, with White saying doctors guaranteed his rib wasn’t broken, just bruised.
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• Mendes, Edgar Have Differing Views on Waiting for Title Shot After ‘TUF 22’ Finale

  08-12-2015 22:54 via sherdog.com
  
  As someone who has come up short in three title bouts, Chad Mendes knows that championship contention is fleeting in the UFC.
  
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• Rousey On Holm Rematch: “Either I Win And Keep Going, Or I Won’t And I’ll Be Done With Everything”

  08-12-2015 21:58
  
  Another one of the many newsworthy items to come out of Ronda Rousey's first post-UFC 193 interview in this month's issue of ESPN The Magazine is what she plans to do if the rematch with Holly Holm doesn't go her way this time. The "Rowdy" Ronda run might be closer to the end than fans might think.Rousey, who is featured by herself on the cover of the special year-end "Ideas of the Year" issue of ESPN The Magazine, revealed her intentions to walk away from the sport if she can't find a way to ge
  
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• Demetrious Johnson: Paige VanZant Is The Only One Who Could Dethrone Joanna Jedrzejczyk

  08-12-2015 21:49
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGp9bQzl1WkUFC flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson recently appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast and said he thinks Paige VanZant is the only current fighter who can defeat UFC stawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
  “You look at Joanna Jedrzejczyk, amazing striker – she’s developed a way to not get taken down," Johnson said. "What I saw from her last fight (against Valerie Letourneau at UFC 193), and granted she broke her hand, but what I
  
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• Benson Henderson's cryptic post-fight message was for Georges St-Pierre

  08-12-2015 21:30
  
  Benson Henderson had just finished up a tough win over Jorge Masvidal and he had a message for someone. Who? He didn't say.
  "Was it impressive enough to warrant facing off with you?" Henderson said in the Octagon.
  The former UFC lightweight champion cleared up the confusion with Ariel Helwani in Monday's edition of The MMA Hour. Henderson had no idea it was a big mystery. The man he was talking to? None other than the legendary Georges St-Pierre.
  "I heard there were rumors about Georges St-Pierr
  
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• Ronda Rousey to Remain with Coach Edmond Taverdyan Following UFC 193 Loss

  08-12-2015 21:08 via sherdog.com
  
  Ronda Rousey’s humbling loss to Holly Holm will not prompt a change in training camps for the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion.
  
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• Vacant Bantamweight Title at Stake in Legacy Fighting Championship 51 Headliner

  08-12-2015 21:06 via sherdog.com
  
  Ricardo Lucas Ramos and Augusto Mendes will attempt to fill Thomas Almeida’s shoes when they vie for 135-pound gold in the
  
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• Fox Sports Writer Wants To Be CM Punk’s First UFC Opponent

  08-12-2015 20:33
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfzJ0EO2iroFox Sports MMA writer Elias Cepeda was one of the guests on this week's Submission Radio (embedded above; segment at 1:24:27) and an interesting topic came out. He's 3-2 in amateur MMA fights (with no fights since February 2013 due to injuries) and threw his hat in as a potential opponent for CM Punk when the former WWE Champion makes his UFC debut. This is how he laid it out:I have no animus against them. I met Phil briefly - actually what turned out t
  
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• Chael Sonnen: Ronda Rousey’s A Media Creation Like “Wimps” Bruce Lee & Gene LeBell

  08-12-2015 20:26
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFjmflSKjZ0Retired former three time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen was a guest on the latest edition of Submission Radio (embedded above), discussing a number of topics including Ronda Rousey's first loss. Chael being Chael, he couldn't help but rile people up in the process.Why he thinks Rousey is a media creation:So here’s the deal with Ronda. Ronda goes out, she’s in a division that if you wanna be, you know, if you’re a top 15 fighter at
  
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• ADCC champ Rodolfo Vieira signs with Asian promotion, eyes late 2016 MMA debut

  08-12-2015 20:00
  
  Three months after winning the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) gold medal in Sao Paulo, Rodolfo Vieira has finally signed a deal to make a transition to mixed martial arts.
  A four-time jiu-jitsu world champion as a black belt, Vieira was offered a contract by Real Fight promoters right after winning the ADCC title in September, and announced on Monday they have reached a deal.
  "For those who asked, it’s on," Vieira posted on his social media. "In October of 2016, I will officially debut in MM
  
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• Video: Jose Aldo’s Training Partner Says UFC 194 Could Be Aldo’s Last Fight

  08-12-2015 19:46
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy5kyv6fgXo
  In preparation for his UFC 194 fight against Conor McGregor on Saturday, Jose Aldo has enlisted the help of two-time K-1 Max champion Andy Souwer to work on his striking. Souwer told MMA Plus in an interview that he believes this will be Aldo's last time stepping inside the octagon.“To be honest, yeah I think. Yeah, I think so, I think he’s done with it. And ready. I will agree,” Souwer said. “Whatever he is thinking, it’s
  
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• Sage Northcutt On Steroid Allegations: “I Would Never Use Any Banned Substances”

  08-12-2015 19:18
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqRwZ0aPD0QUFC prospect Sage Northcutt wowed fans in his promotional debut in October, quickly blitzing Francisco Trevino. The charismatic 19 year-old is clearly a UFC project, and he's being spotlighted with a main card fight this Thursday night (October 10th) with a main card fight at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant. His impressive physique has gotten some attention, with opponent Cody Pfister accusing him of steroid use in advance of their fight (&n
  
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• Ronda Rousey Says She’s Keeping Her Coach No Matter What Her Mother Thinks

  08-12-2015 18:16
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhelhurItP4Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey revealed in her interview with ESPN that she will not be firing her coach after losing at UFC 193 to Holly Holm.Despite what several MMA personalities and even her own mother have said, Rousey plans to keep Glendale Fighting Club’s Edmond Tarverdyan in her corner. Tarverdyan has been her coach for her entire pro career so far.“Of course I’m staying [with Tarverdyan],” Rousey t
  
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• Ronda Rousey Outed As The “Other Woman” Travis Browne Was Cheating With

  08-12-2015 18:08
  
  As one would imagine, the Ronda Rousey news flow is on fire following the release of this month's issue of ESPN The Magazine, which features her first in-depth interview following her loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193. However there is one nugget of juicy gossip that might have made it past the editor.Included in the article is a section on Rousey's relationship with UFC Heavyweight contender Travis "Hapa" Browne, with Rousey and Browne both commenting about some of the stories in the media about Br
  
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• Training partner believes Jose Aldo will retire after UFC 194

  08-12-2015 18:00
  
  Two-time K-1 Max champion Andy Souwer flew from Netherlands to Rio de Janeiro to help Jose Aldo prepare for another UFC title defense, and the Dutch striker believe it was his last trip to Brazil to train with the featherweight for a MMA fight.
  Aldo enters his 8th UFC title defense on Dec. 12 facing interim champion Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 194 in Las Vegas, and Souwer believes the Brazilian star will be entering the Octagon for the last time when he faces "The Notorious".
  "To be
  
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• Rousey On UFC 193 Loss To Holm: “I Just Feel So Embarrassed, I Wasn’t Even F*cking There”

  08-12-2015 16:47
  
  On Monday night, ESPN SportsCenter released some additional quotes from Ronda Rousey's first interview since losing her first pro MMA fight, as well as her UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship to Holly Holm at UFC 193 last month in Melbourne, Australia.Rousey spoke with ESPN The Magazine for their annual "Ideas of the Year" issue, which hit newsstands everywhere on Tuesday."I need to come back," said Rousey, who appears on the cover of the magazine this month. "I need to beat this chick. Who kn
  
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• Conor McGregor Says He’s Taking Movie Offers From Hollywood

  08-12-2015 16:18
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7h_ih586_0Conor McGregor, who will fight Jose Aldo at Saturday's UFC 194 event, says he's been receiving movie offers. McGregor says Hollywood wants him to take time off from fighting to do films, like Ronda Rousey is currently doing.“You know, just here today these director guys coming to the house on some Vin Diesel thing," McGregor said. "Hollywood is screaming for me, yes, so we’ll see what happens in the future.”McGregor previously stated h
  
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• Brandon Vera gets new opponent three days before ONE heavyweight title bout

  08-12-2015 16:00
  
  Brandon Vera will no longer face Chi Lewis Parry for the vacant ONE Championship heavyweight belt.
  Days before Friday’s event in Manila, ONE Championship CEO Victor Cui announced that Parry was removed from the fight after failing to submit his medical results and drug tests for the bout.
  "After multiple requests made by ONE officials directly to Chi Lewis Parry and his manager over the last few weeks, Chi has failed to submit his medical results and his drug tests for the fight this Frida
  
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• Ronda Rousey won’t switch camps after loss: I’m staying with Edmond Tarverdyan

  08-12-2015 15:26
  
  Many fighters and coaches have voiced their opinions on what Ronda Rousey should do following the first loss of her mixed martial arts career, and she finally announced her decision.
  Almost a month after her stunning knockout loss to Holly Holm in Australia, Rousey will continue to train with her longtime coach Edmond Tarverdyan when she decides to return to the Octagon, despite all the hate between her mother and Tarverdyan.
  "Of course I'm staying (with Tarverdyan)," Rousey told ESPN. "That's m
  
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• The MMA Hour - 308 - Benson Henderson

  08-12-2015 15:02
  Benson Henderson will talk about his upcoming free agency and what's next for him.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 308 - Ray Longo

  08-12-2015 15:01
  Chris Weidman's head coach Ray Longo will look ahead to Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold on Saturday night.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 308 - Chad Mendes

  08-12-2015 15:01
  Chad Mendes will look ahead to his TUF Finale main event bout against Frankie Edgar on Friday night.
  
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• Tyson Fury on Conor McGregor: 'He copied me in everything he does'

  08-12-2015 15:00
  
  Tyson Fury likely isn't making many friends with his comments about how mixed martial arts is only for those who cannot box. Still, for a boxer who seems to bristle at the idea any MMA heavyweight champion is on his level as a stand-up, combat fighter, he pays a surprisingly high amount of attention to the sister sport.
  In fact, he thinks it actually might also work the other way around, too. Fighters in MMA are paying attention to him. No one is more guilty of that, according to Fury, than UFC
  
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• The MMA Hour - 308 - Guilherme Cruz, Sean Sheehan

  08-12-2015 15:00
  We'll be joined by Brazil's Guilherme Cruz ofMMAFighting.com and Ireland's Seán Sheehan of SevereMMA.com to previewJose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 308 - Makwan Amirkhani

  08-12-2015 14:59
  UFC featherweight Makwan Amirkhani will talk about what's next for him and why he's looking for a new team.
  
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• Morning Report: Sage Northcutt takes opponent's steroid accusations as 'a major compliment'

  08-12-2015 14:00
  
  Those of us with Adonis-like physiques are used to tuning out the noise.
  UFC lightweight Sage Northcutt hasn't been around long, but he's already drawing heat from the critics.
  He's fighting one of them Thursday when he takes on Cody Pfister, a man raising questions about the 19-year-old's athletic build.
  "From what I've heard [Northcutt's] been drug tested like four [three] times, I think that says something," Pfister told Bloody Elbow. "He's f***ing jacked, I'm sure he's juicing, but
  
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• UFC 194 Inside The Irish Invasion Part 4: The Green Army Grows Stronger

  08-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Part 4: The Green Army Grows StrongerThe number of Irish people around MGM Grand appears to have quadrupled overnight. With reports of a lot of flights coming in late on Wednesday, some of the travelling contingent probably took their first night a bit too far as among the spirited gathering that await the day’s open workouts, a handful of people can be seen sleeping off a hard night on The Strip.Jose Aldo makes his way to the stage in an understated way. Boos from the Irish and cheers fro
  
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• UFC 194 Inside The Irish Invasion Part 3: A Relaxed Introduction

  08-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Part 3: A relaxed introduction (Wednesday, Dec. 9)Two hours before the UFC 194 press conference is set to begin, you can already spy a few Irish flags and Conor McGregor Reebok kits making their way to the entrance of the MGM Grand Garden Arena.In a studio hall that fans will walk past before entering the stands on Saturday night, a gaggle of fighters from the coming days’ action meet the gathered media for interviews. Around the massive room, giant images of UFC’s champions, along w
  
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• UFC 194 Inside The Irish Invasion Part 2: Arrivals, cowboy hats and acrobats

  08-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Part 2: Arrivals, cowboy hats and acrobats (Tuesday, Dec. 8)In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Conor McGregor and his SBG teammates arrive at their luxurious mansion in Henderson after spending two weeks training and fulfilling their various media obligations ahead of the biggest date in the history of Irish MMA.Fifteen miles away, the MGM Grand is at its most spectacular. Giant images of McGregor, Jose Aldo, Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold stretch from the floor to the ceiling amid the fest
  
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• UFC 194 Inside The Irish Invasion Part 1: There’s a storm a-brewin’

  08-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The moody Irish weather was at its most brutal and unforgiving last weekend as Storm Desmond dropped by the Emerald Isle to cause mass flooding and general disarray – including disrupted travel plans to Las Vegas.More on Aldo vs. McGregor: In Brazil Aldo is king, honed by humble roots | Conor McGregor Beyond the Octagon | Watch: Only One King | Watch: McGregor's Best Soundbites from GO BIG press conference | Watch: Joe Rogan's Ultimate 8 - Jose Aldo&
  
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• UFC 194 Fantasy Preview

  08-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The battle nearly a year in the making will finally go down this weekend, as featherweight champion Jose Aldo puts his title on the line against interim belt holder Conor McGregor in the main event of a star-studded UFC 194 event. Aldo is still the only undisputed featherweight champion the UFC has ever known, but McGregor believes he's not only his equal, but superior to the Brazilian in every way. McGregor has been nothing but impressive since arriving in the UFC, but is he ready for one
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber - Ep. 12 Preview

  08-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It's all come down to this, with two semifinal matchups to determine the finalists for The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber, and things are going to get very interesting this week, especially considering featherweight champion Jose Aldo is also stopping by for a visit. Aldo was supposed to face Conor McGregor back in July at UFC 189, but a rib injury forced the Brazilian out of the fight. Chad Mendes stepped in to replace him on about two weeks’ notice, and McGregor topp
  
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• The Downes Side: UFN Las Vegas Predictions

  08-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for the first of three straight Downes Sides! I can’t promise you it will be as good as Star Wars: A New Hope, but at least it won’t be like the Matrix franchise. Usually on the first day of a three day festival, you try to take it easy. Fortunately for fight fans, the UFC has the same attitude I did for Lollapalooza 2006 -- you go hard. Live from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, strawweights Rose Namaj
  
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• Rockhold confident it's his time to shine

  08-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif.The walls of the sprawling American Kickboxing Academy are lined with poster-size photographs of fighters. They are among the baddest men on the planet. Most strike intimidating poses as they glare back at the world, fists-raised.“There’s no fear. None. Luke believes in himself – in the right way.” --AKA Coach Javier MendezYet to hear long-time AKA Coach Javier Mendez tell it, virtually every single one has gone through moments of self-doubt – even s
  
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• Jim Miller: A Fighter's Fighter

  08-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  “There isn’t anything I haven’t seen inside the Octagon.”Those are the words Jim Miller shares as he works a phone interview inside his kitchen with what sounds like a festival of youth going off in the background. He apologizes for the background noise, but only slightly, because he’s a father above all else and doing pre-fight interviews are part of his day job that sometimes overlaps with his full-time gig as head of his household.If there is anything fans should
  
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• Frankie Saenz is ready for His Close-Up

  08-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The beauty of the fight game is that in 15 minutes or less, guys like Frankie Saenz can change their life forever. It may sound melodramatic, but it’s true.Arizona’s Saenz wasn’t a coddled athlete walked through life to get to this point. He was a worker, a grinder, someone who used those traits to compete at the Division I level in wrestling, and then took them into the world of mixed martial arts. While building a name in his new sport, he worked, because that’s what wa
  
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• Don't Count John Howard Out

  08-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Three fights, three losses, the last of which was the worst of John Howard’s career. And his first-round TKO defeat at the hands of Lorenz Larkin in January of 2015 came in his hometown of Boston, no less. So as he stepped into the Octagon to meet Cathal Pendred in July, “Doomsday” had his back against the wall.“A little bit,” he said. “The pressure was definitely on me, having three losses in a row.” Howard isn’t one to go quietly into the night t
  
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• Colby Covington: Chaos Climbs the Ranks

  08-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The road to the top is not an easy one.It’s a tireless journey paved by dangerous decisions that one needs the confidence to attempt and the skill to succeed at. For an undefeated prospect looking to climb the ranks, Colby “Chaos” Covington saw such an opportunity to tangle with former WEC welterweight champion Mike Pyle on short notice as a potential reward that was worth the risk. “I pride myself on being one of the best fighters in the world at welterweight,” Cov
  
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• 'Embarrassed' Ronda Rousey in first post-loss interview: 'I need to come back' and 'beat this chick'

  08-12-2015 06:26
  
  Ronda Rousey did not like how she performed against Holly Holm. But she sure seems ready for the rematch.
  Rousey gave her first interview since losing to Holly Holm at UFC 193 last month to ESPN The Magazine. The article, written by Ramona Shelburne, will be published Tuesday when the magazine hits newsstands, but ESPN's SportsCenter released quotes Monday night.
  "I need to come back," Rousey said. "I need to beat this chick. Who knows if I'm going to pop my teeth out or break my jaw or rip my l
  
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• UFC 194 Embedded, Episode 1: 'Fight well and destroy a sh*t talker'

  08-12-2015 06:09
  
  In the first episode of UFC 194, Conor McGregor and Gunnar Nelson work on movement drills, Luke Rockhold pokes fun at Chris Weidman, Jose Aldo gets in some last-minute training and Weidman does some media with his friend Gian Villante.
  
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• Paige VanZant vs. Alex Chambers full fight video

  08-12-2015 04:00
  
  At UFC 191, Paige VanZant (6-1) earned her third straight victory inside the octagon by defeating the Australian Alex Chambers.
  VanZant defeated Chambers via arm-bar at 1:01 of round 3.
  The 21-year-old Team Alpha Male prospect is currently scheduled to fight Rose Namajunas, who is currently ranked third in the division, in the main event of UFC Fight Night 80 on Dec. 10.
  
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• Conor McGregor Explains Back-Story To Epic Sparring Session With “The Mountain”

  08-12-2015 03:33
  
  https://youtu.be/Aaehn1aY8IgDuring his recent UFC 194 media scrum, interim UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor went into detail about how his sparring session with "The Mountain" from "Game Of Thrones" came about.As McGregor told members of the MMA media at a media lunch event promoting his massive title unification bout with Jose Aldo at this Saturday's UFC 194, the sparring session with 6'9'', 400-pound actor Hafthor Julius Bjornsson wasn't actually planned at all, and was completely spu
  
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• UFC Middleweight Elias Theodorou Drug Tested While Sleeping In “Free Diaz” Shirt

  08-12-2015 02:52
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5HaO2426hUMale model turned promising UFC middleweight Elias Theodorou is one of many athletes set to fight for the promotion in the next seven days, their most stacked week ever. On Thursday (December 10th), he'll  be fighting Thiago Santos in the main card opener of UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant on UFC Fight Pass. In the course of his media obligations, he did the interview with Bloody Elbow's Michel Hutchinson that's embedded above.The big amusin
  
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• Kelvin Gastelum vs. Kyle Noke Welterweight Bout Added to UFC 195

  08-12-2015 02:17 via sherdog.com
  
  Kelvin Gastelum will go in search of his first welterweight win since 2014 when he meets Australian veteran Kyle Noke next month at UFC 195.
  
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• In a 'perfect world,' Benson Henderson said he'd re-sign with the UFC in 'five minutes'

  08-12-2015 02:00
  
  Ideally speaking, Benson Henderson would sign his name to a piece of paper tonight, fly to Orlando and get into a fight next week on national television.
  It's highly unlikely anything of those things will happen, though. Henderson's contract with the UFC expired after his win over Jorge Masvidal last month, and he's currently a restricted free agent. The UFC now has an exclusive negotiating window, followed by a span of time where it can match any outside offer Henderson gets.
  Henderson thinks t
  
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• Kelvin Gastelum makes quick turnaround to face Kyle Noke at UFC 195

  08-12-2015 00:44
  
  That didn't take very long.
  Just two weeks after a tight loss to Neil Magny, Kelvin Gastelum has accepted another bout, facing Kyle Noke at UFC 195 on Jan. 2 in Las Vegas, the UFC announced Monday.
  Gastelum (11-2) fell to Magny via split decision at the Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale in Monterrey, Mexico last month and many thought the bout could have been a draw. Some even scored it for Gastelum, who has now lost two of three. Gastelum, 24, is the youngest The Ultimate Fighter winner e
  
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• Tyson Fury believes 'MMA is for people who can't box'

  08-12-2015 00:13
  
  Tyson Fury's had a wild ride to the top. He's shown himself to be a polarizing figure, one capable of staging a superhero intervention in the middle of a press conference while taking an explicit side in a charged debate. He's also reached the pinnacle of his sport, defeating Wladimir Klitschko last weekend to become the boxing heavyweight champion of the world.
  Fury's as complicated as ever, perhaps even more enigmatic despite living more in the spotlight now. So, it's worth revisiting whether
  
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