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• Ronda Rousey Says She Wants Holly Holm Rematch at UFC 200

  11-12-2015 23:26 via sherdog.com
  
  If there were any doubts about Ronda Rousey’s availability for a rematch with Holly Holm in July, the ex-bantamweight champ put them to rest on Friday.
  
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• Aljamain Sterling: “Maybe Bryan Caraway Will Stop Hiding Under Miesha Tate’s T*t and Fight Me”

  11-12-2015 22:56
  
  Aljamain Sterling's UFC contract has been fulfilled after his victory over Johnny Eduardo at UFC Fight Night 80, and he's looking for his next opponents if he and the UFC agree to another deal.“Let’s line them up, man — let’s line them up,” Sterling said at the post-fight press conference. “And I’ll keep choking them out one-by-one. That’s the mind I’m going by. I’ve got three fights, three finishes, and if I had my UFC debut on a littl
  
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• Dana White On Paige VanZant’s Loss: “She’ll Get Better”

  11-12-2015 22:48
  
  UFC president Dana White has weighed in on Paige VanZant's devastating loss to Rose Namajunas at UFC Fight Night 80 last night. Here's what white had to say at the post-fight press conference last night about VanZant's loss:“This is the win-or-lose business. This is what these guys do. They go in and take fights,” White said. “We told Paige, ‘You’re young in the sport.’ She almost beat the s–t out of [matchmaker] Sean Shelby at the offices for telling he
  
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• Dana White: UFC 194 will do $10 million gate, trending to be 'biggest thing we've ever done'

  11-12-2015 22:45
  
  Move over UFC 193. Less than a month later, there might be a new biggest event in UFC history taking its place.
  UFC president Dana White said Friday on "The Herd" that UFC 194 is set for a $10 million gate, which would be a UFC record at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
  White said that the previous record was $7.2 million set by UFC 189, which featured a main event of Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes back in July. Before that, UFC 148 headlined by an Anderson Silva-Chael Sonnen rematch did around
  
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• Video: UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor Weigh-In Results (Very Intense Staredowns, All Fights Are On!)

  11-12-2015 22:44
  
  https://youtu.be/TTUpgAVwrXEUFC will be holding the official weigh-ins for their third and final event in Las Vegas this weekend, UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor, on Friday for Saturday's highly anticipated pay-per-view.The UFC 194 pay-per-view event features among other fights, the biggest fight in the history of the UFC's 145 pound division, as linear UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo will finally meet interim UFC Featherweight Champion "The Notorious" Conor McGregor in what is not only one of t
  
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• Video: UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor Weigh-In Results Tonight In Las Vegas

  11-12-2015 22:44
  
  https://youtu.be/TTUpgAVwrXEUFC will be holding the official weigh-ins for their third and final event in Las Vegas this weekend, UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor, on Friday for Saturday's highly anticipated pay-per-view.The UFC 194 pay-per-view event features among other fights, the biggest fight in the history of the UFC's 145 pound division, as linear UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo will finally meet interim UFC Featherweight Champion "The Notorious" Conor McGregor in what is not only one of t
  
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• Trainer: IV ban won't affect UFC 194 headliner Jose Aldo

  11-12-2015 21:30
  
  Nova Uniao head coach Andre Pederneiras wasn’t a fan of USADA’s decision to ban intravenous rehydration after weigh-ins when it was first announced back in June, but his team isn’t expecting any issues for UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo.
  "Scarface" meets interim champion Conor McGregor at Saturday’s UFC 194 in Las Vegas, and has to weigh in at 145 pounds at 6 p.m. ET. According to Aldo’s strength and conditioning trainer Orlando Folhes, he will be at his best
  
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• The cult of Sage Northcutt is a little disarming, and a lot of fun

  11-12-2015 21:00
  
  LAS VEGAS – At some point it might get a little (beyond) strange, watching Sage Northcutt comport himself like Buddy from Elf. But right now his innocence in a hardened game is a little refreshing. Sometimes you don’t need complexity in your cast. Sometimes you welcome Happy for the sake of Happy.On Thursday night, after Northcutt overcame his first bit of adversity when Cody Pfister spent a couple a minutes on top of him, the 19-year old Northcutt came into the post-fight presser be
  
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• Sergio Moraes dedicates UFC win to daughter after suicide attempt

  11-12-2015 20:30
  
  One of the toughest moments in Sergio Moraes’ life became his biggest motivation for UFC Fight Night 80.
  Weeks after signing a contract to face Omari Akhmedov on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas, the jiu-jitsu specialist saw his 13-year-old daughter Beatriz attempt suicide in Curitiba, Brazil, where he lives and trains.
  "Bia", as Moraes calls her, jumped out of the window of his apartment in the fourth floor. She fractured a foot and her spine, but survived. The welterweight managed to stay focused on
  
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• Ronda Rousey: Holly Holm rematch at UFC 200 is 'what I want'

  11-12-2015 20:00
  
  Ronda Rousey has come out of hiding. And she looks just fine.
  TMZ captured Rousey outside her Los Angeles home Thursday, and the former UFC women's bantamweight champion gave them her first video interview since the loss to Holly Holm.
  In the short interview, Rousey said she wants to fight Holm in a rematch at UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas.
  "It's what I want," Rousey said. "It's up to the UFC, and it's up to her camp. So, we'll see what happens."
  Holm and her team are hoping to fight sooner, ag
  
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• ONE Fighter Yang Jian Bing Dies From Weight Cutting Complications

  11-12-2015 19:44
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SS5WVmVzOwMixed martial arts has been struck by the second high profile weight cutting death in recent memory, as Chinese flyweight Yang Jian Bing passed away earlier today in Pasay, Philippines. He was scheduled to fight Geje Eustaquio today for ONE Championship (formerly ONE FC), the biggest promotion in Asia. Yesterday, ONE had released a statement saying that  the fight had been cancelled "due to Yang's severe dehydration from attempting to mak
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale predictions

  11-12-2015 19:30
  
  For the second time in as many days, the UFC stages an event in Las Vegas. This time two of the best featherweights not named Conor McGregor or Jose Aldo will battle for a No. 1-contender's spot. The card also decides the title for season 22 of The Ultimate Fighter.
  What: The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale
  Where: The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, Nevada
  When: Friday, the four-fight Fox Sports 1 card starts at 8 p.m. ET and the six-fight Fox Sports 1 main card starts at 10 p.m.
  Frankie Edga
  
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• UFC 194 Q&A with Holly Holm

  11-12-2015 19:00
  
  For the UFC 194 Q&A, UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm will answer questions from the fans on Friday afternoon. The video is expected to begin above at 4 p.m. ET.
  
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• Video: Paige VanZant Emotional After Loss: “I’m Just New, I’ve Got A Lot To Learn”

  11-12-2015 18:30
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcDKJEAW4PMPaige VanZant was asked about her loss to Rose Namajunas at UFC Fight Night 80 at the post-fight press conference last night, and said sheblames it on her lack of experience and preparation. VanZant, who was very emotional, said that she is new and has a lot to learn.
  “I got outclassed in every way,” VanZant said. “I guess when I got hit I got rocked pretty bad. I’m new; I got to get my technique better.”“I’m ju
  
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• Dana White Denies Disappointment in Paige VanZant Defeat: ‘This is the Win-or-Lose Business’

  11-12-2015 18:03 via sherdog.com
  
  There’s no denying that the Ultimate Fighting Championship has invested a lot of time and effort in promoting Paige VanZant in recent months.
  
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• Rose Namajunas 'can feel for' Paige VanZant, because last year she was in a similar position

  11-12-2015 18:00
  
  LAS VEGAS -- As Paige VanZant struggled to hold back tears at UFC Fight Night 80's post-fight conference, the impact of a devastating loss reflected in her bloodied face, her opponent Rose Namajunas couldn't help but feel a sneaking sense of déjà vu.
  Nearly a year ago to the day, Namajunas was sitting in that very spot, distraught after a hype derailing loss to Carla Esparza, and struggling to come to terms with the less than fairy tale ending a whirlwind ride had given her.
  "I fee
  
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• Despite Free-Agent Status, Aljamain Sterling Seems Focused on UFC Bantamweight Gold

  11-12-2015 17:53 via sherdog.com
  
  Aljamain Sterling wrapped up his first UFC contract in emphatic fashion, submitting Johnny Eduardo with a guillotine choke in the second round of their bantamweight clash in Las Vegas on Thursday night.
  
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• UFC 194 weigh-in video

  11-12-2015 17:28
  
  At the UFC 194 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday night's UFC 194 fights will step on the scale Friday evening, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor will have to make the featherweight limit of 145 pounds.The UFC 194 weigh-in takes place at 6 p.m. ET, and the video is above.Check out the UFC 193 weigh-in results below.Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
  Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor
  Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold
  Jacare S
  
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• Brandon Vera KOs Paul Cheng, Claims Inaugural One Championship Heavyweight Crown

  11-12-2015 17:22 via sherdog.com
  
  Brandon Vera now knows the feeling of having championship gold strapped around his waist.
  
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• Aljamain Sterling wouldn't mind a fight with Bryan Caraway, if he'd 'stop hiding under Miesha Tate's tit and fight'

  11-12-2015 17:00
  
  LAS VEGAS – Aljamain Sterling is a free agent. And after Thursday night's victory over Johnny Eduardo at UFC Fight Night 80, he's an undefeated free agent with three straight finishes in the UFC.
  In other words, "The Funk Master" is on solid footing right at a moment when it's time to get paid.
  During the post-fight press conference, the Serra-Longo fighter was asked about the statement he made.
  "Let's line them up, man — let's line them up," Sterling said. "And I'll keep choking the
  
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• ONE Championship 35 results: Brandon Vera head kicks his way to heavyweight gold

  11-12-2015 16:48
  
  As a UFC fighter, Brandon Vera was never able to capture gold in either the heavyweight or light heavyweight divisions, despite once publicly stating he was going to be the first fighter in the organization's history to do so.
  Despite those missed goals, Vera, now 37 years of age, earned the inaugural heavyweight title for ONE Championship on Friday, besting Paul Cheng with a thunderous knockout finish in short order at ONE Championship 35 in Manila, Philippines.
  Cheng, a week-of late replacemen
  
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• UFC 194: Pros predict Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor

  11-12-2015 16:00
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Nearly 11 months have passed since Conor McGregor vaulted over the cage wall in Boston, bum-rushed a bizarrely amused Jose Aldo, and set in motion the most anticipated featherweight fight in the sport's young history. In the time since, handfuls of bum lives have been changed, red panty stock climbed to record highs, and the prophetic words of an Irishman have rung true with unnerving regularity.
  Now if that pattern continues into Saturday night, and McGregor finishes Aldo insi
  
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• 'Outclassed' Paige VanZant admits, 'I just don’t have the technique yet'

  11-12-2015 15:30
  
  Paige VanZant might be young, but she took her loss like a season veteran.
  Facing the media after losing to Rose Namajunas, VanZant admitted that she still has a long way to go in terms of skill level to be an elite fighter in the UFC. There were no excuses -- just sobering truths. VanZant didn't shy away from any of it.
  "I definitely have the heart, I have the aggression," she said. "I don't have the technique yet and I think everyone has known that."
  Namajunas, 23, dominated VanZant, 21, in ev
  
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• Live Chat, Day 3: UFC Fight Night 80 results, TUF 22 Finale and UFC 194 discussion

  11-12-2015 15:23
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  Day three, here we go and there's so much to get to. Last night, Rose Namajunas put on a virtuoso performance against Paige VanZant, absolutely dominating and bludgeoning the rising strawweight prospect. It was arguably Namajunas' best performance to date and says a lot about her future as well as VanZant's.
  Sage Northcutt weathered a bit of early pressure to score his second stoppage win in as many UFC fights, Michael Chiesa had the best win of his
  
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• One Championship Flyweight Jianbing Yang Dies Following Weigh-ins

  11-12-2015 15:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Chinese flyweight Jianbing Yang died Friday afternoon in the Philippines after being rushed to the hospital Thursday following what his opponent called a failed weight cut.
  
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• UFC 194 Weigh-in Video (6 p.m. ET)

  11-12-2015 14:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the official UFC 194 weigh-ins here:
  
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• ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ 22 Finale Results, Play-by-Play & Updates

  11-12-2015 14:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog.com's live “The Ultimate Fighter 22” Finale coverage kicks off at 8 p.m. ET.
  
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• Morning Report: Joe Rogan supports Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate, wants to see Ronda Rousey fully recover

  11-12-2015 14:00
  
  UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm wants to keep active, but the promotion has other plans.
  Holm KO'd former champ Ronda Rousey Nov. 15 at UFC 193, but UFC president Dana White plans to keep her shelved for a rematch targeted for July 9 at UFC 200 in Las Vegas Nevada.
  Holm's manager Lenny Fresquez pitched Holm making her first title defense to Miesha Tate in the meantime, but White sarcastically shot that idea down Tuesday.
  UFC commentator Joe Rogan understands White's motivation
  
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• ONE Championship's Yang Jian Bing dies from weight cutting complications

  11-12-2015 13:53
  
  Yang Jian Bing was set to compete at ONE Championship 35 against Geje Eustaquio in a flyweight contest before that bout was cancelled on Thursday. ONE Championship noted via release following the weigh-ins that bout had been cancelled "due to Yang's severe dehydration from attempting to make weight. Yang Jian Bing has suffered from dehydration and suspected heat stroke. He has been transported to the hospital where he is undergoing intensive rehydration treatment."
  The news took a turn for the w
  
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• ONE Championship 35 results

  11-12-2015 12:30
  
  MMA Fighting has ONE 35 results for the Vera vs. Cheng fight card Friday from the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.In the main event, Brandon will face Paul Cheng for the ONE heavtweight world title.Check out the ONE 35 fight card below.
  Main card:
  Brandon Vera vs. Paul Cheng
  Mark Striegl vs. Recce McLaren
  Ana Julaton vs. Irina Mazepa
  Angela Lee def. Lena Tkhorevska via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:26 of round 2
  Preliminary card:
  Bruno Pucci def. Anthony Engelen via submission (re
  
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• Angry at ONE initially, Ana Julaton turned one-year layoff into 'blessing'

  11-12-2015 11:00
  
  Ana Julaton was used to staying active. It's all she knew as a pro boxer. In 2008, she had five fights. Two other years since her 2007 debut, she fought three times.
  We have now reached the final month of 2015 and Julaton has yet to enter the cage for ONE Championship. She had requested to compete multiple times this year, she said, but was rebuffed. That has not made her very happy.
  "We kept asking for fights, but it just never worked out," Julaton told MMA Fighting. "So whatever. I really have
  
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• UFC 194 fight week recap: Day 3

  11-12-2015 10:47
  
  After a busy first two days, UFC 194 fight week didn't slow down Thursday. UFC 194 open workouts kicked off the day, followed by the TUF 22 Finale weigh-ins. UFC Fight Night 80 ended the day with Rose Namajunas submitting Paige VanZant. MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani, Shaun Al-Shatti, and Chuck Mindenhall break down all the action above.
  
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• Next for Sage Northcutt after second UFC win? Finish final exam on Friday

  11-12-2015 09:40
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Sage Northcutt talks about his win over Cody Pfister, the controversial standup, what's next for him, and more.
  
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• Firas Zahabi discusses Sage Northcutt's second UFC win, start of GSP's training camp

  11-12-2015 08:28
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Firas Zahabi discusses Sage Northcutt's second win at UFC Fight Night 80, what he thought of the stand-up, George St-Pierre's training camp, and more.
  
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• Rose Namajunas Empathizes with Paige VanZant After Lopsided Win: ‘I Can Feel for Her’

  11-12-2015 08:21 via sherdog.com
  
  Prior to “The Ultimate Fighter 20” finale, Rose Namajunas was the UFC’s next big thing, a fighter who seemed to possess that elusive “it” quality that can be so hard to attain.
  
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• Danny Roberts 'feels on top of the world' after UFC Fight Night 80 win

  11-12-2015 08:06
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Danny Roberts discusses his win over Nathan Coy at UFC Fight Night 80, how he pulled off the finish, fighting demons, how he got his nickname, and more.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 80 Bonuses: Rose Namajunas banks $50,000 for performance

  11-12-2015 07:57
  
  UFC Fight Night 80 competitors Jim Miller, Michael Chiesa, Rose Namajunas and Tim Means will each take home a hefty, $50,000 paycheck Thursday evening.
  Miller and Chiesa earned Fight of the Night honors for their back-and-forth, two-round scrap. While Miller took Chiesa's back in the fight's first frame, Chiesa turned the tables in Round 2, capitalizing on a failed kneebar attempt from Miller and locking in the fight-ending rear-naked choke.
  This marks Miller's fourth Fight of the Night bonus in
  
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• Dana White: Referee Stand-up in Northcutt-Pfister Bout Was ‘Ridiculous’

  11-12-2015 07:45 via sherdog.com
  
  Sage Northcutt’s sophomore UFC outing revealed that while the perpetually upbeat lightweight has plenty of potential, he is still very much a work-in-progress.
  
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• Rose Namajunas vs. Paige VanZant full fight video highlights

  11-12-2015 07:05
  
  Watch Rose Namajunas Vs. Paige VanZant full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 80's main event above, courtesy of ESPN.UFC Fight Night 80: Namajunas vs. VanZant took place Dec. 10, 2015 at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan. Rose Namajunas (7-0) took on Paige VanZant (12-6-1) in a women's strawweight contest in the night's main event, which aired live on UFC Fight Pass. Catch the video highlights above.
  For more on UFC Fight Night 80, check out Dave Doyle's recap of the event.
  
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• UFC 194 Official Weigh-in Results

  11-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC 194, which is headlined by the featherweight title unification bout between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor and the middleweight title fight between Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold , airs live on Pay Per View at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada at 10pm/7pm ETPT.Main Event – UFC featherweight titleJose Aldo (145) vs. Conor McGregor (145)UFC featherweight strap is on the line at #UFC194! @JoseAldoJunior vs @TheNotoriousMMA Sat. Dec. 12 | LIVE on PPV https://t.co/peZQfW5vJt&md
  
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• UFC 194: By The Numbers

  11-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  1Current ranking of Jose Aldo on the UFC pound-for-pound list7Consecutive title defenses by UFC featherweight champion Aldo, tied with UFC flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson for 4th most consecutive title defenses in UFC history15WIns by Aldo in UFC/WEC competition, most in UFC/WEC featherweight history 3:30:00Total fight time by Aldo in UFC/WEC competition, most in UFC/WEC featherweight history9KO/TKOs by Aldo in UFC/WEC competition, most in UFC/WEC featherweight history15Active fight win strea
  
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• Tweets of the Week - 12/11

  11-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Tomorrow: UFC 194 Aldo vs McGregorOne More Day... #UFC194 pic.twitter.com/NtdveCyxJj— #UFCVegas (@ufc) December 11, 2015 "I take inspiration from everyone and everything." @TheNotoriousMMA #UFC194 https://t.co/8ZPqu0bpNd— Reebok (@Reebok) December 9, 2015 There will always be doubters. Let them doubt. They will all be proven wrong this Saturday. @Reebok #JointheTeam pic.twitter.com/j6KUk4NaLt— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) December 10, 2015 Gettin skinny with
  
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• Thousands Attend Holly Holm Q&A To Salute The Champ

  11-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  If there was any question whether UFC fans would accept new UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm after she dethroned the ultra-popular Ronda Rousey in November, that answer was delivered at Friday’s fan Q&A in the MGM Grand Garden Arena before the UFC 194 weigh-in. And yes, everybody loves Holly, especially the Irish fan base that showed up to cheer for their man Conor McGregor before his Saturday bout against Jose Aldo. Whether they were serenading “The Preacher&rs
  
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• Tecia Torres Is Quietly Making Noise Among The Strawweights

  11-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  In a wide-open strawweight class, Tecia Torres should be making a lot more noise. She’s unbeaten as a professional, holds wins over the trio of Rose Namajunas, Paige VanZant and Felice Herrig, and she’s fighting on the biggest card of the year on Saturday against Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger. So have people forgotten about “The Tiny Tornado” or has she forgotten to remind people about what she’s done? “I'll go with I haven't reminded them of that,” she said wi
  
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• Ryan Hall relishes Ultimate second chance

  11-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  By the age of 30, Ryan Hall had become a decorated black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, gone through the ups and downs of being in that world, and had even been involved in a viral video that saw him subdue a belligerent patron while at a restaurant on the Jersey shore. So six weeks in a house with a bunch of other professional fighters wasn’t really that bad.“Compared to a lot of the other stuff I've heard, people do a lot of complaining before, and I was like 'This wasn't that bad,'&
  
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• Northcutt silences doubters with victory

  11-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The first 57 seconds of Sage Northcutt’s UFC career didn’t show much besides his imposing power and athleticism. He dominated Francisco Trevino and won via TKO early in the opening round.But some were left questioning the legitimacy of Northcutt’s opponent and the fight’s stoppage. //
  Thursday was a different story.Northcutt submitted Cody Pfister (12-5-1) by guillotine choke in the second round at Fight Night Las Vegas, the first of a three-day flurry of UFC events
  
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• Namajunas prevails, VanZant earns respect

  11-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Two things were made very clear from Thursday night’s main event at Fight Night Las Vegas: Rose Namajunas is among the best women’s strawweights in the world and Paige VanZant is a warrior.Namajunas battered VanZant for 4 1/2 rounds before finishing “12 Gauge” by rear-naked choke at 2 minutes, 25 seconds in the fifth. The win came after applause rained from the crowd throughout the five-round war – some for Namajunas’ perfect counter strikes and others for Van
  
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• Live: Ultimate Fighter Finale on FS1 results

  11-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber? Click below to get the results for all the fights at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015.Edgar vs. Mendes | Lobov vs. Hall | Barboza vs. Ferguson | Lauzon vs. Dunham | Kawajiri vs. Knight | Erosa vs. Wrzosek | Gonzaga vs. Erokhin | LaFlare vs. Pierce | Sanchez vs. Herrera | Gruetzemacher vs. LloverasThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber main cardFrankie Edgar
  
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• Joe Proctor is a Working Joe, and proud of it

  11-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Most would assume that the first dream for any professional fighter isn’t to win a world title, but to first succeed at fighting as a full-time gig. That dream is usually fulfilled in the transition from the regional circuit to the UFC.But what of Joe Proctor, a veteran of more than three years in the Octagon who also holds a day job as a corrections officer in his native Massachusetts? As he puts it, even if he put a UFC championship belt around his waist, he would always keep another job
  
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• How to Watch The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber

  11-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Skip ahead to Main CardThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber  Friday, December 11th Late Prelims 8:00PM EDT / 5:00PM PDT / 12:00AM GMT Online Airings FIGHT PASS on UFC.tv: Available Worldwide Excluded Countries: US, Brazil, UK, Latin America, Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Caribbean, and the Middel East Cable/Satellite AiringsNorth AmericaUS - FOX Sports 1 (Channel Finder)US - FOX DeportesCanada - Fight NetworkCanada - RDS 2Central/South Ame
  
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