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• Conor McGregor's 13-second KO of Jose Aldo gets Claymation, Street Fighter treatments

  16-12-2015 23:30
  
  Conor McGregor looks good in a suit. Maybe even better in clay.
  McGregor's 13-second knockout win over Jose Aldo at UFC 194 on Saturday night in Las Vegas got the Claymation treatment this week. McGregor's left hand and climbing of the cage were both featured. Impressively, even the tattoos "The Notorious" sports on his tattoos were redone.
  The fight was so short, Instagram user @azxd was able to represent the entire thing.THE NOTORIOUS
  A video posted by (@azxd) on Dec 13, 2015 at 11:26am PST
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• Jose Aldo’s coach responds to ‘deflated’ comments by Joe Rogan, Brendan Schaub

  16-12-2015 22:30
  
  Joe Rogan and Brendan Schaub are confident that Jose Aldo’s body was "different" when he fought Conor McGregor at UFC 194 on Dec. 12, and Jose Aldo’s camp isn’t happy with their comments. During Aldo's introduction at UFC 194, Rogan said the Brazilian looked "soft" and "deflated".
  "He's never failed a test, but who knows," Schaub said on Rogan’s podcast. "You're batshit crazy if you don't think Jose Aldo's body looked different. You're batshit crazy if you think he's gonn
  
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• Lorenzo Fertitta Predicts Conor McGregor Will Be First $100 Million Earner in UFC

  16-12-2015 22:19 via sherdog.com
  
  With his 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo at UFC 194, Conor McGregor gained some serious leverage at the bargaining table.
  
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• Brazillian MMA Commission Investigating Fraudulent Medical Exams

  16-12-2015 21:36
  
  MMAFighting’s Guilherme Cruz is reporting that CABMMA, the Brazilian commission that sanctions some of the bigger MMA organizations in the country, has learned of widespread fraud in the medical records submitted by fighters. Chairman Rafael Favetti told Cruz that ”The commission has been doing a secret investigation against frauds in medical exams provided by athletes in several gyms. We got to a point where we’re possibly dealing with a criminal gang, a gang that has as
  
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• Holly Holm UFC 194 media day scrum

  16-12-2015 21:30
  
  LAS VEGAS -- UFC woman's bantamweight champion Holly Holm discusses her rematch with Ronda Rousey, her experience now being the champion, and more.
  
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• Donald Cerrone expects Rafael dos Anjos to ‘absolutely’ look different after USADA testing

  16-12-2015 20:30
  
  LAS VEGAS -- When Rafael dos Anjos defends his UFC lightweight strap this Saturday at UFC on FOX 17, it'll be the first time he has competed under the sport's new era of USADA drug testing.
  And for Donald Cerrone, after having fought dos Anjos in 2013 and watched him truck through Anthony Pettis in May, let's just say that "Cowboy" expects to see a different version of the Brazilian when the two rematch in Orlando.
  "His strength, oh, it's going to be a different strength," Cerrone told MMA Fight
  
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• Rockhold’s Coach “Pissed” Weidman Fight Wasn’t Stopped Sooner, Belfort Rematch Next?

  16-12-2015 20:29
  
  While Chris Weidman's corner has stood by their decision not to stop the fight against Luke Rockhold at this past Saturday's UFC 194 pay-per-view event, it has actually been Rockhold's corner who has a problem with the savage beating Weidman was allowed to take during the final minute of the third round of their championship fight in Las Vegas this past weekend.On Monday's edition of "The MMA Hour," Javier Mendez spoke about the epic 185-pound title fight in the co-main event of the UFC 194 even
  
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• Andreas Spang-Shamil Gamzatov Light Heavyweight Bout Pulled from WSOF 26

  16-12-2015 19:30 via sherdog.com
  
  A proposed light heavyweight scrap pitting Andreas Spang against Shamil Gamzatov has been removed from the World Series of Fighting 26 lineup.
  
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• Manager refutes Fabricio Werdum’s claim that Conor McGregor wanted to train at Kings MMA

  16-12-2015 18:00
  
  Hours before Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo entered the Octagon to battle the for undisputed UFC featherweight championship in Las Vegas, heavyweight kingpin Fabricio Werdum told the media at the MGM Grand Garden Arena that "The Notorious’" team reached out to Rafael Cordeiro to train at Kings MMA for a few days.
  "Conor McGregor wanted to train with us there," Werdum said in a media scrum. "No way. Imagine us against Jose Aldo, our friend? We're 100 percent with Aldo, the entire Kings MMA. T
  
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• Melvin Guillard vs. Mike Bronzoulis added to Bellator 149 fight card

  16-12-2015 17:29
  
  Bellator's first tentpole event of 2016 is beginning to fill up.
  Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie – set for Feb. 19 at Houston's Toyota Center – recently added a lightweight scrap between Melvin Guillard (32-15-2) and Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1) to the main card festivities set to air on Spike TV.Since getting cut from the UFC in 2014, Guillard has posted a 1-2 record in World Series of Fighting (WSOF) and Bellator MMA action, dropping his last two. His Bellator debut against
  
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• Anthony Pettis on Jose Aldo: 'I think Conor got in his head' before UFC 194

  16-12-2015 16:00
  
  Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo have some history. Or, at least, they almost did. In February of 2013, Pettis was set to drop to featherweight to challenge Aldo for the title, something that never materialized when Pettis withdrew from the fight due to injury.
  Still, it is with great interest that former UFC lightweight champion Pettis watched the UFC 194 main event between his one-time, would-be foe and rising sensation Conor McGregor on Saturday night.
  After the blistering one-punch knockout McGr
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 194 results, Conor McGregor's future, UFC on FOX 17 preview

  16-12-2015 15:21
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  The last time we talked I told you when we speak again, the sport will have changed. In some ways it didn't, in other ways, it'll never the be same. Conor McGregor is your new featherweight king, but who saw Jose Aldo last no more than 13 seconds? Even those calling for a first-round KO never thought he'd be wiped out in a single exchange. There's so much to unravel here, we'll do our best to make it happen.
  Then there's the rest of UFC 194. Chris W
  
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• Luke Rockhold's coach 'f-ing pissed' Chris Weidman fight wasn't stopped in third round at UFC 194

  16-12-2015 15:00
  
  The tough part of hindsight in sports is that it is often too easy to pinpoint the exact moment the tide turned in a contest. In the case of UFC 194's co-main event, that moment came midway through the third round, when Chris Weidman threw an ill-advised spinning wheel kick and Luke Rockhold immediately and deftly took him to the canvas.
  Rockhold never gave that position back, advancing into mount then unleashing a hellacious salvo of punches and elbows which left Weidman barely able to answer t
  
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• Morning Report: 'King' Mo Lawal calls Conor McGregor's comparisons to Muhammad Ali 'a slap in the face'

  16-12-2015 14:00
  
  UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is already drawing comparisons to Muhammad Ali, but not everyone's happy about it.
  After watching McGregor stop Jose Aldo just 13 seconds into their main event title bout at UFC 194, UFC commentator Kenny Florian certainly wasn't alone lavishing praise on the Irishman.
  "When you see someone like a Conor McGregor you realize that he's special," Florian said Monday on his podcast. "He is that Michael Jordan character that comes in a scores 63 points o
  
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• Time right for McCrory to make UFC return

  16-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It was the fifth of six fights Tamdan McCrory would have during his first stint in the UFC, and apparently the tipping point for “The Barn Cat” to go from hot prospect to star. After his first-round TKO of Ryan Madigan at UFC 96 in March of 2009, McCrory thrilled fans around the globe when he blurted out to Joe Rogan during his post-fight interview, “I rode in here on my f****** Thunderhorse and took care of business.”His comment was a response to not getting to hear Deth
  
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• OSP Meets Feijao in UFC 196 Bout

  16-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Two explosive light heavyweight contenders collide in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 6, as the number six-ranked Ovince Saint Preux battles 14th-ranked Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante on the UFC 196 card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.UFC 196 is headlined by the world heavyweight championship rematch between Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez.Tennessee's Saint Preux announced his arrival to the elite tier of 205-pounders with his back-to-back knockouts of Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Patrick Cummins, an
  
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• Nate Diaz ready to re-establish stature in lightweight division

  16-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  There are a few distinct traits to a Nate Diaz fight.The most obvious of course are the mean mugs, scowls and taunts he launches in the direction of his opposition before the Stockton native backs up his posturing with the other Diaz staples that include an all-out boxing assault and a ground game that has forced some of the current era’s best lightweight fighters to tap out.If you are the man standing across the Octagon from the younger half of the fighting Diaz brothers and winner of sea
  
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• Myles Jury determined to walk own path in new division

  16-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  If 2015 has proved one thing, it’s that Myles Jury is a young man who doesn’t do anything quite like anyone else.“I think that's a good thing,” Jury laughs. “I don't want to be like everybody else. It's my path, my journey, so I'm making decisions that I feel are best for me and my close, core group. That's the way I like to roll the dice in this game. When you hear “roll the dice,” there’s a gambler’s component to such a statement, but
  
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• Markos welcomes test after switch to Tristar

  16-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Sometimes, leaving a job is the happiest time in someone’s life. If not the happiest, it’s at least in the top 10 of satisfying moments. But when Randa Markos left her job as a Pharmacy Assistant recently to become a full-time fighter, it was far from an easy task.“That was a difficult choice to make,” she said. “I was getting a paycheck every two weeks and there was a family atmosphere at the pharmacy with everybody being so supportive of me, so leaving was a huge
  
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• Kaufman looks for win to get back in title hunt

  16-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  When Holly Holm removed the UFC women’s bantamweight crown from the head of Ronda Rousey on November 15, to say Sarah Kaufman was happy would probably be an understatement.And it’s not just because Holm is a friend and training partner of Kaufman, but with the win scored by “The Preacher’s Daughter,” the careers of Kaufman and several members of the 135-pound weight class who had been defeated by the dominant Rousey got a jolt of new energy heading into the tail end
  
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• Fight Night Orlando Fantasy Preview

  16-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Following a blockbuster trio of cards last weekend, the UFC will host one more title fight before the close of 2015, as lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos puts his belt on the line against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone this Saturday night in Orlando.It's the first title defense for dos Anjos, who won the belt back in March after a five-round rout of Anthony Pettis. He actually holds a win over Cerrone from 2013, so there's no doubt Cowboy wants the title and he wants revenge. Also on th
  
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• Lightweights Melvin Guillard, Mike Bronzoulis to Meet at Bellator 149 in Houston

  16-12-2015 04:03 via sherdog.com
  
  Melvin Guillard will face Mike Bronzoulis in a lightweight matchup at Bellator 149.
  
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• Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor rematch betting odds: McGregor an early favorite

  16-12-2015 04:00
  
  The betting odds for UFC 194's main event between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor were a subject of pre-fight discussion. At times, McGregor was the favorite over the long-reigning champion in Aldo, angering Aldo sympathizers and generally causing somewhat of a stir. If there's a rematch, however, the odds likely won't be nearly as controversial.
  According to Bovada, they have rematch odds with the new champion McGregor as the early favorite:
  Conor McGregor -160 (5/8)
  Jose Aldo +130 (13/10)
  Betting
  
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• Brunson-Carneiro, Thatch-Bahadurzada Among UFC Fight Night Pittsburgh Additions

  16-12-2015 03:52 via sherdog.com
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship on Tuesday took a major step in filling out the lineup for its UFC Fight Night event in Pittsburgh, announcing seven new contests for the Feb. 21 card.
  
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• Brunson-Carneiro, Thatch-Bahadurzada Among New Additions to UFC Fight Night Pittsburgh

  16-12-2015 03:52 via sherdog.com
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship on Tuesday took a major step in filling out the lineup for its UFC Fight Night event in Pittsburgh, announcing seven new contests for the Feb. 21 card.
  
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• UFC 194 prelims blow away FOX Sports 1 ratings records

  16-12-2015 03:30
  
  Conor McGregor likes to brag about doing record-setting numbers, and like in his fights, he backs it up.Besides drawing a $10.1 million gate on Saturday night, breaking the all-time U.S. record of $7.2 million that he set in July for the Chad Mendes fight, UFC 194 set FS 1 records for the most watched prelims before a pay-per-view and the most watched weigh-ins in history.The prelims on Saturday night did 1,931,000 viewers on FS 1 and another 146,000 on Fox Deportes, the most-watched pay-per-vie
  
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• Roan Carneiro vs. Derek Brunson, six other fights official for UFC Fight Night in Pittsburgh

  16-12-2015 03:09
  
  The UFC's return to Pennsylvania is filling out.
  Middleweight standout Roan Carneiro will meet fellow contender Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night 82 on Feb. 27 in Pittsburgh, the UFC announced Tuesday. Also on the card, Brandon Thatch will take on the returning Siyar Bahadurzada.
  Carneiro (20-9) has won six straight, including his UFC return against Mark Munoz via submission at UFC 184 back in February. The Battlegrounds MMA one-night, eight-man tournament winner has not lost a fight since 2011.
  
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• Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez UFC 196 staredown

  16-12-2015 02:00
  
  LAS VEGAS -- At UFC 194 media day, Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez squared off in front of the media Saturday afternoon.
  
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