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• UFC 3 Competitor Emmanuel Yarborough Dies at 51

  22-12-2015 23:58 via sherdog.com
  
  Emmanuel Yarborough, a former sumo wrestler who competed in three mixed martial arts bouts and fought at UFC 3, has died.
  
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• WSOF 26 Salaries: Ex-Champ Lance Palmer, Ozzy Dugulubgov Take Largest Purses

  22-12-2015 23:48 via sherdog.com
  
  Lance Palmer lost his World Series of Fighting title in the main event of WSOF 26, but the featherweight standout still took home one of the show’s biggest paychecks.
  
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• WSOF 26 salaries: Lance Palmer earns event-high $28,000 in title loss

  22-12-2015 22:45
  
  Lance Palmer may have lost his featherweight title at World Series of Fighting 26, but he still carried the show's payroll sheet.
  Palmer earned an event-high $28,000 for his main event loss to Alexandre Almeida, according to figures released to MMA Fighting on Tuesday by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
  Almeida, an unheralded 27-year-old Brazilian making his second appearance in WSOF, took the title with a narrow unanimous decision over Palmer in the night's headlining bout, which aired live Dec.
  
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• UFC adds two more bouts to February's UFC Fight Night 83 in London

  22-12-2015 22:38
  
  Though a headliner for the card is still to be determined, two more fights have been announced for the UFC's return to London, England on February 27.
  On Tuesday Zuffa announced that a lightweight bout between Finish fighter Teemu Packalen (7-1) and 25-year old Polish prospect, Lukasz Sajewski (13-1) will take place at UFC Fight Night 83, along with a heavyweight bout between Daniel Omielanczuk and Jarjis Danho.
  The 33-year old Omielanczuk, who also hails from Poland, and has a 17-5-1 record, wh
  
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• UFC On FOX 17 Medical Suspensions: Cerrone & Dollaway Out 45 Days, More

  22-12-2015 21:57
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mDWGCDC02EThe medical suspensions from the action at UFC on FOX 17 have been announced. Some of the more notable suspensions include CB Dollaway and Donald Cerrone both being out for at least 45 days, and Junior Dos Santos being out for 30 days.UFC on FOX 17 took place at the Amway Center in Orlando, FL on December 19th. It was the final event of the year for the UFC, and was headlined by a lightweight title fight between Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone, and
  
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• Velasquez Says He’s Learned From Mistakes & Will Win Werdum Rematch At UFC 196

  22-12-2015 21:50
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAm11m7HzeYCain Velasquez is currently preparing for his fight with Fabricio Werdum at UFC 196, a rematch from their UFC 188 fight. In their previous bout, Werdum became UFC heavyweight champion by submitting Velasquez in the third round.Velasquez recently spoke with Comate.com to promote the fight, and explained that this is a position he's been in before. The former UFC champ says he's been making corrections to his game plan based on that loss.“I’ve
  
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• Two Bouts Added to UFC Fight Night London on Feb. 27

  22-12-2015 21:15 via sherdog.com
  
  The card for UFC Fight Night London is nearly complete, as the Las Vegas-based promotion on Tuesday revealed a pair of additions to the Feb. 27 event.
  
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• UFC on Fox 17 Salaries: Free Agent Alistair Overeem ($542K) Tops Payroll

  22-12-2015 20:24 via sherdog.com
  
  Alistair Overeem was the top earner at UFC on Fox 17 this past Saturday, as the Dutch heavyweight pocketed $542,857 for his second-round stoppage of Junior dos Santos ($400,000) in the co-main event.
  
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• Coach: Jose Aldo ‘maybe overconfident’ at UFC 194, targets April return

  22-12-2015 20:00
  
  Jose Aldo came up short against Conor McGregor, losing in just 13 seconds at UFC 194. After months of build-up, the first UFC featherweight champion rushed into "The Notorious" seconds into the UFC 194 main event, eating a counter left hook that dropped him unconscious to the ground.
  A week after the bout, Nova Uniao head coach Andre Pederneiras says Aldo was so confident he didn’t follow the strategy.
  "I wouldn’t say anxious. Maybe overconfident, because he was really well," Pederne
  
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• Joe Rogan On Diaz Saying He Was Told McGregor Fight Is On: “I Think He’s Talking Sh*t”

  22-12-2015 18:54
  
  Following a run of excellent UFC events over the past two weeks, longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan spoke about the lay of the land during his latest "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast.Regarding Nate Diaz's claims that UFC matchmaker told him a fight between he and Conor McGregor "is on," Rogan questioned whether or not that is really the case."Do you really believe that Joe Silva told Nate Diaz that Conor McGregor "was next?" Rogan wondered. "Or is Nate Diaz just being a smart guy? I think Nate's b
  
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC on FOX 17

  22-12-2015 18:00
  
  The quest for red panty night was clearly on every fighter's mind when UFCpresented its final show of the year on FOX this past Saturday night fromOrlando, Fla.In order, Charles Oliveira, Nate Diaz and Rafael dos Anjos all called outConor McGregor, who coined the phrase that whoever gets him, it's red pantiesnight for their girlfriend because from a financial and career situation, it'sthe closest thing in UFC to winning a lottery.McGregor, 27, has the real potential to be the biggest drawin
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw: Chael Sonnen is an Idiot that Cannot Stay Clean

  22-12-2015 17:41 via sherdog.com
  
  T.J. Dillashaw on title fight with Dominick Cruz, Urijah Faber and move to Colorado.
  
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• Dominick Cruz: Fox Analyst Work Kept My MMA Game Sharp While Injured

  22-12-2015 17:32 via sherdog.com
  
  Dominick Cruz talks match up with T.J. Dillashaw and benefits of analyst work.
  
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• UFC On FOX 17 Fighter Salaries Revealed: Overeem Earns $542k

  22-12-2015 17:21
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqUIdJhjZZkFighter salaries for UFC on FOX 17 were announced this week, and there was a total disclosed payroll of $1,994,857 to the fighters.Rafael dos Anjos earned $300,000 defending his lightweight title against Donald Cerrone, who earned $79,000. Meanwhile, Alistair Overeem earned $542,857 in his victory over Junior Dos Santos, who earned $400,000.Here's the full list of payouts from UFC on FOX 17:Rafael dos Anjos ($300,000 + no win bonus = $300,000) def. Dona
  
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• UFC on FOX 17 rewind

  22-12-2015 16:00
  
  With UFC on FOX 17 in the books, MMA Fighting's E. Casey Leydon takes a look back at the sights and sounds of a memorable fight week.
  
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• Morning Report: Joe Rogan lays out his ideal matchups for Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Frankie Edgar and Rafael dos Anjos

  22-12-2015 14:00
  
  UFC matchmaker Joe Silva has a tough job, so Joe Rogan thought he'd lend a hand.
  Newly minted featherweight champion Conor McGregor has stated an interest in moving up to 155 pounds, but he also has options where he is. McGregor believes he could hold and defend each title simultaneously, but UFC brass aren't so keen on the idea.
  At featherweight, Frankie Edgar and former champ Jose Aldo hope McGregor sticks around. At 155 pounds, lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos and Nate Diaz would both give
  
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• Gastelum Injured, Out of UFC 195

  22-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The injury bug has hit welterweight contender Kelvin Gastelum, who has been forced out of his UFC 195 bout against Kyle Noke. Stepping in on January 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena will be Octagon newcomer Alex Morono.Moving to the main card of the event, which is headlined by the welterweight title fight between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit, is the lightweight matchup pitting Abel Trujillo against Tony Sims.An exciting young talent with a background in both Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,
  
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• Emanuel Yarbrough 1964-2015

  22-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It's hard to think of a fighter who made the impression Emanuel Yarbrough did in just one UFC bout, a testament to the charisma and larger than life aura of "The Gentle Giant," who passed away on December 21 in Richmond, Virginia.He was 51."Meet the proverbial immovable object," said the voiceover on the pre-fight feature before Yarbrough's lone Octagon bout against Keith Hackney at UFC 3 in September of 1994. Standing at 6-foot-8 and weighing in at 616 pounds, New Jersey's Yarbrough was an impo
  
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• ONE Championship announces full calendar for 2016

  22-12-2015 04:00
  
  One Championship has announced its entire 2016 schedule on Monday.
  Starting on Jan. 23, with a fight card at the Changsa Stadium in China, the promotion will hold 14 events next year, including trips to new markets in Thailand, Vietnam and Hong Kong. Besides the 14 fight cards announced, the promotion will still put on 10 other shows in China, with dates and locations yet to be announced.
  "As we wrap up 2015, I’m very pleased that it has been a great year for ONE Championship in terms of g
  
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• UFC's Julianna Pena allegedly kicked two men in groin, leading to assault arrest

  22-12-2015 03:25
  
  One of the UFC's top female stars was arrested Sunday after allegedly kicking multiple men in the groin in the aftermath of a bar fight, according to an incident report from the Spokane (Wash.) PD.
  Julianna Pena, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 18 in 2013, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning on two counts of assault. Officers were called to a fight outside a bar in downtown Spokane and arrested Pena, according to public information officer Cpl. Jordan Ferguson of the Spokan
  
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• Three Fighters Released From UFC Contracts Including Vaughan Lee

  22-12-2015 02:15
  
  The UFC officially released three fighters from their contracts on Monday. The cuts were Vaughan Lee, Hugo Viana, and Alan Omer.Vaughn lost his last two fights, to Iuri Alcantara and Patrick Holohan. Hugo Viana lost in his last two octagon appearances, to Aljamain Sterling and Guido Cannetti. Alan Omer also lost his last two bouts, to Jim Alers and Arnold Allen.Both Lee and Viana had lost to UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw in the span of less than a year.
  
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• Gina Carano Says She Warned Dana White That Holly Holm Would Be A Special Fighter

  22-12-2015 02:02
  
  Gina Carano was recently interviewed by FOX Sports, and revealed that she had told Dana White in 2014 that Holly Holm is a legitimate contender in the MMA world. Carano said she advised the UFC president to sign Holm to a deal right away, but White didn't take it seriously.“I remember talking to Dana White last year sometime in his office, he had the five top contenders in each weight class written on his office windows — male and female — and there were a couple names I couldn
  
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• Mike Ricci vs. Caros Fodor headlines WSOF 27 in January

  22-12-2015 02:00
  
  World Series of Fighting (WSOF) will make its promotional debut in Tennessee on Jan. 23rd at The Theater at FedExForum when The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) and UFC veteran Mike Ricci takes on former Strikeforce lightweight Caros Fodor. The promotional made the news official via release on Monday.
  Ricci, 29, is riding a three-fight win streak, with his most recent win coming inside the WSOF's lightweight division. Ricci faced Joe Condon in November at WSOF 25, winning via headkick KO at just 2:41
  
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• UFC on FOX 17 medical suspensions: C.B. Dollaway, Cole Miller receive indefinite suspensions

  22-12-2015 00:01
  
  C.B. Dollaway was one of two fighters to receive potentially lengthy medical suspensions in the aftermath of UFC on FOX 17, as he and fellow veteran Cole Miller both were handed indefinite sentences pending physician clearance due to injuries sustained during the event.
  The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation released the full medical suspension list to MMA Fighting on Monday.
  Dollaway suffered a decisive second-round loss to Nate Marquardt on the night's undercard, while
  
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