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• UFC on FOX 17 weigh-in photos

  18-12-2015 23:57
  
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• Fully healed from neck injury, Charles Oliveira eager to make up for his 'loss'

  18-12-2015 23:30
  
  ORLANDO -- The last time Charles Oliveira was getting ready to fight, he was the main event against Max Holloway up north in Saskatoon.
  Since that time, everything has gone south. With an injury to his neck heading into his bout with Holloway, Oliveira was unable to continue just 90 seconds in when his body went numb after he hit his head. It was both a scary and anticlimactic moment for Oliveira. This Saturday night, the 26-year old "Da Bronx" will try and put his last fight behind him down in
  
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• UFC on Fox 17 Results: ‘Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2’ Play-by-Play & Updates

  18-12-2015 23:16 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog's live UFC on Fox 17 coverage kicks off at 3:30 p.m. ET.
  
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• Joe Warren vs. Darrion Caldwell to Headline Bellator 151 on March 4

  18-12-2015 22:42 via sherdog.com
  
  A bantamweight clash between Joe Warren and Darrion Caldwell will top the
  Bellator 151 bill on March 4.
  
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• Video: UFC On FOX 17 Weigh-In Results

  18-12-2015 22:38
  
  https://youtu.be/FzR1pORdJGwUFC held the official weigh-ins on Friday for Saturday's UFC On FOX 17 event, which features Rafael dos Anjos vs. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone for the UFC Lightweight Championship in the main event, and two featured bouts on the undercard, including Alistair Overeem vs. Junior dos Santos and Nate Diaz vs. Michael Johnson.Below are the official weights for tomorrow night's show:UFC On FOX 17 Main Card (FOX):- Rafael dos Anjos (154.5) vs. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone (154.5) -- U
  
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• Full Betting Odds For Saturday’s UFC on FOX 17

  18-12-2015 22:31
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcQKcgHLQlsBetting odds for this Saturday's UFC on FOX 17 have hit the web. 5Dimes.com reports that lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos is -285 against title challenger Donald Cerrone, who is +205 for their main event fight.In the co-main event, Junior Dos Santos is -265 against Alistair Overeem, who is +185. Meanwhile Nate Diaz is +225 for his fight against Michael Johnson, who is -305, and Karolina Kowalkiewicz is -175 against Randa Markos, who is +135.UFC on FOX
  
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• UFC Contender Aljamain Sterling Is Officially a Free Agent

  18-12-2015 22:06
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ8AP9q1cdcUFC bantamweight contender Aljamain Sterling has had a quick rise to the top. He got a fight with long-time contender Takeya Mizugaki in his third UFC fight back in April and passed the test with flying colors, winning with just the second arm triangle from guard in UFC history. He followed it up with another dominant submission win over another veteran contender when he defeated Johnny Eduardo last week, and that was the last fight of his UFC cont
  
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• Referee & Judges Announced For Robbie Lawlor vs. Carlos Condit At UFC 195

  18-12-2015 21:47
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgu8Cx28ECsThe Nevada State Athletic Comission announced this week that "Big" John McCarthy will serve as the referee for UFC 195's main event welterweight title fight between champion Robbie Lawlor and Carlos Condit. UFC 195 takes place on January 2nd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
  McCarthy recently served as the third man in the octagon at UFC 194, when he had to stop the fight between Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo at the 13 second mark.The commissio
  
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• Referee & Judges Announced For Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit At UFC 195

  18-12-2015 21:47
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgu8Cx28ECsThe Nevada State Athletic Comission announced this week that "Big" John McCarthy will serve as the referee for UFC 195's main event welterweight title fight between champion Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit. UFC 195 takes place on January 2nd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
  McCarthy recently served as the third man in the octagon at UFC 194, when he had to stop the fight between Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo at the 13 second mark.The commissio
  
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• Joe Warren vs. Darrion Caldwell to headline Bellator 151 in March

  18-12-2015 21:28
  
  A pair of world-class wrestlers will meet in the Bellator cage.
  Former two-division champion Joe Warren will meet rising star Darrion Caldwell in the main event of Bellator 151 on March 15 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla., the promotion announced Friday.
  Warren (13-4), a former world champion wrestler, has won six of his last seven fights and coming off a unanimous decision win over L.C. Davis in September. After that bout, Warren tested positive for marijuana and was handed a 90-d
  
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• Even with the freeloaders, Josh Samman happy to get a fight in his home state of Florida

  18-12-2015 21:00
  
  ORLANDO -- Josh Samman is one of those fighters who is stealthily climbing the rungs in the middleweight division, and yet it's a wonder, because he keeps making loud noises on the way up.
  Samman faces Tamdan McCrory on Saturday night at UFC on FOX 17, and with a win he'll make it a perfect 4-0 in the UFC since competing on The Ultimate Fighter 17. Should he finish "The Barncat," he'll have four finishes in that stretch. In his last four victories, dating back to an XFC fight against Mikey Gomez
  
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• MMA News Highlights From Around The Web (12/18)

  18-12-2015 20:25
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cov7aZ3DfzoOur first item this week is the above embedded, video, which is the latest cartoon from Tommy Toe Hold, which he made for Stephie Haynes' UFC on Fox picks article at Bloody Elbow. In it, Nate Diaz (well, Tommy's version of Nate Diaz), one of the show's most popular characters goes off on a rant stemming from the story of him drawing a self portrait on UFC on Fox posters since he wasn't pictured.At Bleacher Report, Patrick Wyman has his usual fight
  
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• WSOF 26 live stream online

  18-12-2015 20:00
  
  The WSOF 26 live stream online can be found in the video above for the undercard starting at 7 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows:Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Danny Davis, Jr.
  Johnny Nunez vs. David Jordan
  Hakeem Dawodu vs. Marat Magomedov
  Gil Guardado vs. Giga Chikadze
  These bouts are expected to run until 9 p.m. ET. The main card will then be televised on NBC Sports.International fans of MMA Fighting should be able to watch the stream for the main card here after
  
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• Lance Palmer doesn't know who would corner Urijah Faber in a fight with T.J. Dillashaw

  18-12-2015 19:00
  
  Last week, the UFC held three back-to-back events in which World Series of Fighting featherweight champion and Team Alpha Male member Lance Palmer cornered a different teammate each night.
  On Dec. 10, Palmer stepped in The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas to corner strawweight prospect Paige VanZant, who was set to take on her biggest test yet, Rose Namajunas.
  Namajunas proved her place in the division, dominating VanZant for almost five entire rounds before securing a rear-naked choke.
  
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• Video: Nate Diaz, Michael Johnson Have Altercation Ahead of UFC on Fox 17

  18-12-2015 18:34 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC on Fox 17 is just a day away, but apparently Nate Diaz and Michael Johnson can’t wait even that long.
  
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• Video: Nate Diaz & Michael Johnson Involved In Pre-Fight Brawl On Friday

  18-12-2015 18:14
  
  Well, the Nate Diaz vs. Michael Johnson bout scheduled for Saturday's UFC On FOX 17 fight card just got a whole lot more interesting following a pre-fight scuffle between the two lightweight contenders.Diaz reportedly shoved Johnson as the two were walking down a hallway preparing to take their pre-fight medicals, which led to a pull-apart with both fighters having to be restrained by their nearby teammates and friends.UFC fighter Tamdan McCrory posted the following clip of the altercation, whic
  
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• Video: Nate Diaz & Michael Johnson Involved In Pre-Fight Altercation On Friday

  18-12-2015 18:14
  
  Well, the Nate Diaz vs. Michael Johnson bout scheduled for Saturday's UFC On FOX 17 fight card just got a whole lot more interesting following a pre-fight altercation between the two lightweight contenders.Diaz reportedly shoved Johnson as the two were walking down a hallway preparing to take their pre-fight medicals, which led to a pull-apart with both fighters having to be restrained by their nearby teammates and friends.UFC fighter Tamdan McCrory posted the following clip of the altercation,
  
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• WSOF title challenger Alexandre Almeida thought career was over after brain aneurysm diagnosis

  18-12-2015 18:00
  
  Alexandre Almeida was selected to be on the fourth season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil earlier this year, but was kicked out of the show after his medical report indicated a brain aneurysm. Nine months later, "Capitao" is fighting for the WSOF featherweight championship.
  A former Jungle Fight 145-pound champion, Almeida received a call from the UFC a couple days before flying to Las Vegas, informing that the Nevada Athletic Commission advised them to remove him from the show.
  Almeida thought
  
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• Nate Diaz, Michael Johnson have pre-fight altercation before UFC on FOX 17 bout

  18-12-2015 17:32
  
  Nate Diaz and Michael Johnson face off at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 17 event in Orlando, but had to be separated after Diaz shoved Johnson.UFC middleweight Tamdan McCrory, who faces Josh Samman in the same event, posted a video of the heated encounter between Diaz and Johnson on Friday morning.
  "I have heard about this happening but I didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes," McCrory posted on his Instagram.
  Sources close to the situation told MMAFighting that it all went down when b
  
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• WSOF CEO Carlos Silva: Promotion to Hold at Least 12 Events, Explore New Venues in 2016

  18-12-2015 17:28 via sherdog.com
  
  In June, World Series of Fighting announced the hiring of Carlos Silva as its CEO.
  
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• Now switching to boxing, Tyrone Spong's coach says a big name fight on the horizon

  18-12-2015 17:00
  
  ORLANDO –Tyrone Spong may be done with mixed martial arts for good. And possibly kickboxing, too.
  The Blackzilians fighter who has been splitting time between kickboxing and MMA over the last few years is still plagued by lingering issues with his right leg, which he fractured in gruesome fashion against Gokhan Saki at Glory 15 in April 2014. Though he held multiple titles as a kickboxer, he competed just twice in professional MMA events, both under the World Series of Fighting banner. Spo
  
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• UFC on Fox 17 Weigh-in Video (4 p.m. ET)

  18-12-2015 16:40 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the official UFC on Fox 17 weigh-in video here:
  
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• JacksonWink on the brink of history

  18-12-2015 16:00
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- It's the day before Thanksgiving. Most people in this mile-high desert city are either heading out to their holiday destination or making last-minute preparations.
  But as far as Jon Jones and Andrei Arlovski are concerned, it might as well be just another Wednesday.
  Jones, the sport's top pound-for-pound fighter, and Arlovski, the former UFC heavyweight champion, see an opportunity to sneak in another workout while the world around them frets.
  Arlovski has a Jan. 2 date with
  
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• Addition of weight classes, IV ban proposed at historic weight-cutting summit

  18-12-2015 15:30
  
  LOS ANGELES -- One of the first matters approved by the new MMA rules and regulations committee could be a major one.
  Chairperson Sean Wheelock said Thursday at the California State Athletic Commission's weight-cutting summit that the committee has approved a plan to alter and add weight classes to the unified rules of mixed martial arts.
  The outline for the new divisions would be as follows, by division: 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165, 175, 185, 195, 205, 225, 265 (heavyweight) and super heavywei
  
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• Fedor Emelianenko’s Opponent For MMA Comeback Announced

  18-12-2015 15:21
  
  Well, we finally know Fedor Emelianenko's opponent for his MMA comeback. Let's just say that after finding out Fedor's dance partner for his first fight back in over three years, the excitement level for Rizin FF's debut event hasn't changed one bit.A press conference was held this week to announce Fedor's opponent for the event, which airs on New Year's Eve from Japan on Spike TV in North America as a special called, "Breakfast with Fedor" at 10:00am EST.Fedor will be fighting Jaideep Singh in
  
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• UFC on FOX 17 weigh-in video

  18-12-2015 15:00
  
  At the UFC on FOX 17 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters taking part in Saturday night's UFC on FOX 17 fights will step on the scale Friday evening, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone will have to make the lightweight limit of 155 pounds.The UFC on FOX 17 weigh-in takes place at 4 p.m. ET, and the video is above.Main card (FOX at 8 p.m. ET)
  Rafael dos Anjos vs. Donald Cerrone
  Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem
  Michael Johnson v
  
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• Morning Report: Junior dos Santos says he'll knock out Fabricio Werdum again in a rematch

  18-12-2015 14:00
  
  Junior dos Santos will have his hands full Saturday when he faces Alistair Overeem at UFC on FOX 17 in Orlando, but he's already thinking ahead.
  During a Reddit Ask Me Anything session with fans, Dos Santos says history will repeat itself if he's booked against UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum.
  "It would be the same thing," Werdum said. "I would knock him out."
  It only took Dos Santos 80 seconds to KO Werdum during his promotional debut at UFC 90 back in 2008. Dos Santos went on to
  
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• World traveler Dollaway happy for US return

  18-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  CB Dollaway may be the team player of all team players on the UFC roster after fighting his last four fights in international locales, but this Saturday, “The Doberman” is staying home in the US of A, and he couldn’t be happier.“It's a lot of stress off,” he said after visits to Canada, Brazil (twice) and Germany kept him from fighting in the United States since October of 2013. “With all the paperwork and visas and tax forms, it starts to become a stressor. T
  
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• Tweets of the Week - 12/18

  18-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Dos Anjos vs Cowboy II"He's got my belt. I'm going to whip his ass & get it" @CowboyCerrone #UFCOrlando VIDEO https://t.co/uPNaFbTEZw pic.twitter.com/mxNXO1HWqa— #UFCOrlando (@ufc) December 18, 2015 .@junior_cigano encara @Alistairovereem no #UFCOrlando, neste sábado. Card completo: https://t.co/gXcZuBRMT3 pic.twitter.com/fNalLXxbzU— UFC BRASIL (@ufc_brasil) December 18, 2015 Michael Johnson, Nate Diaz get into pre-fight scuffle in Orlando https://t.co/kNFmg5QjZG
  
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• How to Watch UFC on FOX: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2

  18-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Skip ahead to Main CardUFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 Saturday, Decemeber 19thFIGHT PASS Prelims 3:30PM EDT / 12:30PM PDT / 8:30PM GMTOnline Airings FIGHT PASS on UFC.tv: Available Worldwide Excluded Countries: BrazilCable/Satellite AiringsCentral/South AmericaBrazil - CombateMexico - UFC NetworkArgentina - UFC NetworkBolivia - UFC NetworkChile - UFC NetworkColombia - UFC NetworkEcuador - UFC NetworkPanama - UFC NetworkParaguay - UFC NetworkPeru - UFC NetworkRep. Dominicana - UFC N
  
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• Fight Night Orlando Weigh-In Results

  18-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  UFC Fight Night, which is headlined by the UFC lightweight championship bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone and the heavyweight bout between Junior Dos Santos and Alistair Overeem, airs live on FOX from Amway Center in Orlando, Florida at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Six prelim bouts will air live on Fox Sports 1 at 5pm ET / 2pm PT, and three early prelims may be viewed on UFC FIGHT PASS at 3:30pm ET / 12:30pm PT.MAIN EVENT - UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPDonald Cerrone (154.5) VS Rafael dos Anjo
  
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• Diaz, Johnson ready to bring it in Orlando

  18-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  ORLANDONate Diaz and Michael Johnson are two fighters at very different stages of their careers. //
  Diaz is the grizzled veteran who has been through everything inside the Octagon during his eight-plus year UFC career. Johnson is in his prime and potentially on the doorstep of a title shot.But fortunes change quickly in the UFC and a win for Diaz puts him right back in the center of the title picture, and Johnson knows that a game Diaz presents a tough test.“It’s an incredible f
  
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• By the Numbers: UFC Fight Night Orlando

  18-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  10Current ranking of Rafael dos Anjos on the UFC pound-for-pound list185UFC event where dos Anjos captured the UFC lightweight title by earning a dominant unanimous decision win over Anthony Pettis //
  90Significant strikes landed by dos Anjos against Pettis, 5th most landed by a fighter in a UFC lightweight title fight9Takedowns by dos Anjos against Pettis across 10 attempts13Wins by dos Anjos inside the Octagon, 4th most in UFC lightweight history3:40:46Total Octagon time by dos Anjos, 4th
  
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• WSOF 26 Results: Palmer vs. Almeida

  18-12-2015 06:00
  
  MMA Fighting has WSOF 26 results for its upcoming World Series of Fighting event Friday night at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nev.Lance Palmer will defend his WSOF featherweight title against Alexandre de Almeida in the main event.Check out the WSOF 26 results below.Main Card (NBC Sports at 9 p.m. ET)
  Lance Palmer vs. Alexandre Almeida
  Ozzy Dugulubgov vs. Nic Herron-Webb
  Robbie Peralta vs. Sheymon Moraes
  Josh Hill vs. Bekbulat Magomedov
  Jake Heun vs. Clinton WilliamsUndercard (M
  
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• Fedor Emelianenko's opponent announced as Jaideep Singh, Rizin's original plan

  18-12-2015 04:49
  
  Jaideep Singh was going to be Fedor Emelianenko's opponent on New Year's Eve. And then he wasn't. But really, it seems like Singh was the plan all along.
  Rizin Fighting Federation made it official Thursday night, naming Singh as Emelianenko's opponent in a press conference in Japan. The two will meet in the main event of the two-day megacard Dec. 31 at Saitama Super Arena. The event marks former PRIDE boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara's return to MMA. It will air in the United States on Spike TV.
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• Fedor Emelianenko to Face Jaideep Singh at Rizin FF’s New Year’s Eve Event

  18-12-2015 04:34 via sherdog.com
  
  At long last the suspense has ended: Fedor Emelianenko finally has a dance partner for New Year’s Eve.
  
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• Featherweight Prospect A.J. McKee Signs Multi-Year Extension with Bellator MMA

  18-12-2015 02:48 via sherdog.com
  
  A.J. McKee’s impressive 2015 campaign has earned him a measure of security in Bellator.
  
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• The UFC's poet laureate, Nik Lentz, issues a new poem ahead of fight with Danny Castillo

  18-12-2015 02:30
  
  ORLANDO -- Though he didn't attend the UFC on FOX 17 media day on Thursday, Nik Lentz wasn't exactly idling in his hotel room. In fact, "The Carny" was busy writing a poem just two days ahead of his fight with Danny Castillo on Saturday night's prelims — his third such installment since striking out against B.J. Penn in October.
  In this one, the bard of fisticuffs revisited last week's colossal weekend in Las Vegas, with detours into Al Iaquinta eating jabs and yet another potshot at his o
  
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• World Series of Fighting 26 Results & Play-by-Play

  18-12-2015 02:12 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog.com reports from the Cosmopolitan Resort Casino in Las Vegas at 7 p.m. ET with live World Series of Fighting 26 results and round-by-round scoring. Also, a free live stream of the undercard can be watched HERE.
  
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• WSOF 26 Weigh-in Results: Champion Palmer, Challenger Almeida OK’d in Las Vegas

  18-12-2015 01:14 via sherdog.com
  
  The World Series of Fighting will close out the year featuring perhaps its most underappreciated champion.
  
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• WSOF 26 Weigh-in Video

  18-12-2015 00:58 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the official World Series of Fighting 26 weigh-ins here
  
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• WSOF CEO Confirms ‘Amicable Parting of Ways’ with Former Executive VP Ali Abdel-Aziz

  18-12-2015 00:43 via sherdog.com
  
  World Series of Fighting CEO Carlos Silva confirmed to Sherdog.com on Thursday that former Executive Vice President Ali Abdel-Aziz is no longer with the promotion.
  
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• Nate Diaz UFC on FOX 17 fan Q&A

  18-12-2015 00:00
  
  ORLANDO -- UFC lightweight contender Nate Diaz took some time during Thursday's UFC on FOX 17 open workouts to talk with fans about Reebok, why the UFC rankings are stupid, recent TUF winner Ryan Hall, and more.
  
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