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• Diego Rivas vs. Noad Lahat added to UFC 196

  23-12-2015 23:00
  
  A featherweight bout between Diego Rivas and Noad Lahat is scheduled to take place at UFC 196. The UFC announced the news on Tuesday.
  Rivas, who competed in The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): Latin America, is coming off a successful UFC debut after outpointing fellow TUF: Latin-America alumni Rodolfo Rubio back at UFC Fight Night 56 on Nov. 8, 2014. The Chilean is still undefeated in his MMA career with 6 straight wins.
  Unlike Rivas, Lahat lost in his UFC debut and suffered his first professional MMA
  
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• Alcantara-Rivera, Makashvili-Jackson Added to UFC on Fox 18 Lineup

  23-12-2015 21:52 via sherdog.com
  
  The fight card for UFC on Fox 18 continues to grow, as the promotion announced on Wednesday that Iuri Alcantara will face Jimmie Rivera at bantamweight and Levan Makashvili will meet Damon Jackson at featherweight on Jan. 30.
  
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• ONE Championship Bans Weight Cutting By Dehydration

  23-12-2015 21:26
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNw31Ug5HmAStemming from the death of flyweight Yang Jian Bing, ONE Championship has banned weight cutting by dehydration and announced a new program designed to encourage fighters competing at their "walking weights." This is the first time a MMA promotion has tried to reformat the entire weigh-in system. It's a pleasant surprise, as nothing happened after the death of Lendro Souza before a Shooto Brazil card in 2013. In a press release, ONE CEO Victor
  
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• Demetrious Johnson: I Would Consider a Move to the UFC 135-Pound Division

  23-12-2015 21:17 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson talks Geane Herrera, Henry Cejudo and what makes fights exciting.
  
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• UFC fight roundup: Olivier Aubin-Mercier gets new opponent for UFC on FOX 18

  23-12-2015 21:00
  
  UFC on FOX 18 has three new match-ups, and one of them was made after an injury.
  Joaquim Silva, slated to face Olivier Aubin-Mercier on Jan. 30, was forced out of the card with an undisclosed injury. With the change, fellow Brazilian Carlos Diego Ferreira will step in and take on the Tristar prospect in Newark, RDS first reported.
  Ferreira (11-2), who entered the UFC as a promising lightweight and backed it up with a pair of finishes, has his back against the wall following losses to Beneil Dari
  
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• Cain Velasquez: If Tyson Fury Fights a Top-15 Guy in MMA, He’ll Lose For Sure

  23-12-2015 20:59 via sherdog.com
  
  Cain Velasquez discusses his upcoming rematch with Fabricio Werdum.
  
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• Original Trainer Says ‘Doors Are Always Open’ for Former Charge Junior dos Santos

  23-12-2015 20:58 via sherdog.com
  
  For the past six months, Junior dos Santos trained at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla., the first he has held a camp without the guidance of original mentor Luiz Dorea.
  
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• Fedor Emelianenko Claims Rizin FF Will Drug Test Fighters

  23-12-2015 20:58
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6fm2JCrlMoWith mixed martial arts promotions outside of the United States and Canada, there's always a question of whether or not the fighters will be drug tested. That goes doubly for Japanese promotions given Pride Fighting Championship's.history of telling fighters they won't be tested for steroids. With the new Rizin Fighting Federation promotion being pushed as "the new Pride," it was inevitable that this would come up, and it finally has. In an interview wi
  
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• Light Heavyweights Jimi Manuwa, Nikita Krylov Booked for UFC Fight Night London

  23-12-2015 20:57 via sherdog.com
  
  Jimi Manuwa will compete on home soil when he faces Nikita Krylov at UFC Fight Night London on Feb. 27.
  
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• One Championship Adopts New Weigh-In Policy Following Recent Fighter Death

  23-12-2015 20:56 via sherdog.com
  
  After the death of flyweight Jianbing Yang earlier this month, One Championship has adopted a new policy to prevent its athletes from cutting massive amounts of weight prior to a fight.
  
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• Official Release Date Announced For EA Sports’ UFC 2 Video Game

  23-12-2015 18:45
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIBhdfjMfK0The release for for EA Sports' upcoming UFC 2 has been announced. The video game will hit shelves on March 21st, 2016 on Xbox One and PS4. The game is said to feature over 250 playable fighters.Here are some of the features EA is touting for the game:Knockout Physics System: A revolutionary new physics-driven hit reaction and knockout system delivers more visceral, more rewarding, and more authentic KOs than ever before. Every knockout is now unique, an
  
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• Full TV Viewership Details For UFC On FOX 17 Are In

  23-12-2015 18:21
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mDWGCDC02EThe full TV viewership numbers from UFC on FOX 17 are in. The December 19th event in Orlando event pulled in 2,781,000 viewers on FOX. The UFC's December events on FOX have averaged 2,800,000 million viewers for the past two years. The show was headlined by Rafael dos Anjos vs. Donald Cerrone, and Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem.The prelims on FOX Sports 1 were headlined by Myles Jury vs. Charles Oliveira did 693,000 viewers.The main card went up
  
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• ONE Championship announces new weigh-in program following fighter’s death

  23-12-2015 18:00
  
  ONE Championship will hold 24 events in 2016, and has announced some changes before the first card of the year in January.
  Twelve days after the death of Yang Jian Bing, who died while attempting to cut weight for a flyweight bout with Geje Eustaquio at ONE Championship 35, the promotion announced a new weigh-in program which bans weight-cutting by dehydration. Under the new program, fighters will have to weigh-in several times before and during fight week, including three hours before the event
  
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• Two More Fights Added To Fight Night 83

  23-12-2015 17:04
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ6DXxwcTC8UFC officially announced two new fights this week for UFC Fight Night 83. Teemu Packalen will face Lukasz Sajewski in lightweight action, and Jarjis Danho will make his UFC debut in a heavyweight bout against Daniel OmielanczukAs of press time, there's no official word on what the main event for the night will be. Michael Bisping vs. Gegard Mousasi, and Makwan Amirkhani vs. Mike Wilkinson are also currently on the card.UFC Fight Night 83 takes place on
  
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• Three Fights Added To Fight Night 83

  23-12-2015 17:04
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ6DXxwcTC8UFC officially announced two new fights this week for UFC Fight Night 83. Teemu Packalen will face Lukasz Sajewski in lightweight action, and Jarjis Danho will make his UFC debut in a heavyweight bout against Daniel Omielanczuk. Update: The UFC also announced on Wednesday that Jimi Manuwa vs. Nikita Krylov in heavyweight action has also been added to the card.As of press time, there's no official word on what the main event for the night will be. Michae
  
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• Holly Holm still hoping to fight before UFC 200: July is 'a really long time from now'

  23-12-2015 17:00
  
  Holly Holm wants to fight as soon as possible. The UFC is hoping to save her for a big money rematch with Ronda Rousey in July.
  Holm beat Rousey by second-round knockout at UFC 193 in November, stunning the sports world. The former three-division boxing champion is interested in a fairly quick turnaround to fight someone like top contender Miesha Tate while Rousey gets primed for a likely return at UFC 200 on July 9.
  Holm said she is not used to long layoffs in between fights, averaging close to
  
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• Wanderlei Silva vows to slap Conor McGregor in the face

  23-12-2015 16:00
  
  Conor McGregor stopped Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to become the new undisputed UFC featherweight champion, but a former MMA champion is still upset with him.
  Wanderlei Silva, an ex-PRIDE middleweight champion and former UFC title contender, posted a video on his Facebook asking for an immediate rematch between Aldo and McGregor, and threatening to slap "The Notorious" in the face for his recent comments about Jesus.
  "Me versus Jesus in the Octagon? I tell you what, there's not a man alive that can
  
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• Live Chat: UFC on FOX 17 results, MMA in 2016 and more

  23-12-2015 15:16
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  The year in MMA is basically over and it ended with Saturday's UFC on FOX 17 event. Despite self-appointed internet sleuths determining there was a clear difference between the physiques of Rafael dos Anjos since USADA testing began (there wasn't), the UFC lightweight champion couldn't have looked better as he dispatched Donald Cerrone in just 66 seconds. The question is now what happens to him, whether he faces Conor McGregor or some other lightwei
  
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• Jimi Manuwa vs. Nikita Krylov added to London’s UFC Fight Night 83

  23-12-2015 15:00
  
  The UFC has officially announced another match-up for its return to London on Feb. 27, featuring light heavyweights Jimi Manuwa and Nikita Krylov.
  Manuwa (15-2) looks to once again restart a winning streak in the UFC following a second-round loss to Anthony Johnson in September. "Poster Boy", who only lost to top ranked fighters "Rumble" and Alexander Gustafsson in his 17-fight career, holds a 4-2 UFC record.
  Krylov (19-4), on the other hand, attempts to add another win to his three-fight streak
  
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• Morning Report: Nick Diaz 'sick' over brother Nate's pay, says Conor McGregor fight 'needs to happen'

  23-12-2015 14:00
  
  Nick Diaz isn't happy.
  Rather than see his brother Nate making headlines for his resurgent performance over Michael Johnson at UFC on FOX 17, much of the post-fight chatter has centered around his paycheck.
  Speaking with Chael Sonnen on his podcast, Diaz said he'd rather see his brother retire than fight for a fight purse of $20,000 to show and $20,000 to win.
  "It makes me sick," Diaz said his brother's disclosed salary. "It makes me sick what I get paid. It makes me sick for what I've
  
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• Two Bouts Added to Stacked Newark Card

  23-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  After a career-best year in 2015 that included UFC wins over Marcus Brimage and Pedro Munhoz, bantamweight prospect Jimmie Rivera will get a home game in Newark, New Jersey on January 30 when he faces number 15-ranked Iuri Alcantara in a UFC Fight Night bout at Prudential Center.The FOX-televised event is headlined by the light heavyweight bout between Anthony "Rumble" Johnson and Ryan "Darth" Bader. Tickets are on sale now.Also added to the event is a featherweight matchup between Levan Makashv
  
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• 'Rumble' gets it together to become title threat

  23-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  In 2015, nine years after he turned pro, Anthony Johnson finally arrived.With the troubles of his past, both in and out of the Octagon, in the rearview mirror, “Rumble” got down to business and showed why he’s one of the best light heavyweights in the world. “It’s been amazing,” he said. “Like I said in a post on my Facebook page, regardless of the ups and downs, this year has been amazing, something I’ll live with and cherish forever, and I wouldn
  
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• Jedrzejczyk looking to stay dominant in 2016

  23-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Others may have gotten more attention, but when it comes to going from obscurity to stardom, it’s hard not to consider 2015 the Year of "Joanna Champion."  Entering the year, the native of Olsztyn, Poland was a promising contender in the UFC’s new women’s strawweight division, but as she sat with a varied array of champions and contenders during a Dec. 12 media day for UFC 194, it was clear that this was a world champion who is never going back to being the fighter whose m
  
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• By the Numbers: 2015 Year in Review

  23-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  41UFC events in 201513PPV events22FOX and FOX Sports 1 events combined6UFC Fight Pass events4New countries were added to the Octagon’s passport - Philippines, Poland, Scotland and South Korea473Fights154KO/TKOs90Subs51.6Percentage of the 244 finishes in 2015 occurred in the first round (126)20Title fights (including the interim UFC featherweight title fight between Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes at UFC 189)15Finishes across those title fights - 11 KO/TKOs and 4 subs7New UFC champions were
  
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• 10 Best – Top UFC submissions of 2015

  23-12-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  The submission. It’s not only a way to attack in the Octagon, it can also be the great savior, the combat sports version of a two-out, bottom of the ninth home run. When done perfectly, it’s a thing of beauty. As we continue the highly unofficial awards season, here are 10 submissions from 2015 that capture just what the ground game is about in the UFC. FIGHT PASS subscribers: Watch all the best submissions from 2015 here10 – Aljamain Sterling-Takeya MizugakiAs one of the
  
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• Injured Kelvin Gastelum out of UFC 195

  23-12-2015 04:00
  
  Kelvin Gastelum is out of his UFC 195 welterweight bout against Kyle Noke after suffering an undisclosed injury, according to the UFC on Tuesday.
  Spanish MMA news outlet Indiscutido reported it was a wrist injury that forced the welterweight prospect to pull out of the fight.
  Also, it was reported that Alex Morono (11-3) will be making his UFC debut by replacing Gastelum and taking on Noke. Morono is currently on a five-fight winning streak.
  Additionally, a lightweight bout between Abe
  
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• Kelvin Gastelum Pulls From UFC 195 Fight Due To Injury

  23-12-2015 03:34
  
  The UFC announced on Tuesday that Kelvin Gastelum has pulled out of his scheduled fight against Kyle Noke at UFC 195 due to injury. Alex Morono will be taking Gastelum's place.UFC 195 takes place on January 2nd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This is the first UFC event of 2016. Here's the current card for the event:Main Card (PPV – 10 PM ET/7 PM PT)Welterweight Title Bout: Robbie Lawler (26-10, 1NC) vs. Carlos Condit (30-8)Heavyweight Bout: Stipe Miocic (13-2) vs. Andrei Arlov
  
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• Kelvin Gastelum Injured, Out of UFC 195; Kyle Noke to Face Newcomer Alex Morono

  23-12-2015 03:06 via sherdog.com
  
  An unspecified injury has forced Kelvin Gastelum to withdraw from his scheduled UFC 195 matchup against Kyle Noke.
  
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• WSOF 26 medical suspensions: Lance Palmer, three others receive potential seven-month suspensions

  23-12-2015 03:00
  
  Former World Series of Fighting featherweight champion Lance Palmer was one of four fighters to receive extended medical suspensions in the aftermath of WSOF 26, the Nevada Athletic Commission announced on Tuesday.
  Palmer, who dropped his title to Alexandre Almeida via unanimous decision loss, will be required to seek doctor's clearance on a potentially injured left thumb or be forced to sit out until July 2016.
  Joining him on that list are Robbie Peralta (broken foot), Johnny Nunez (left thumb)
  
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• Emanuel Yarbrough, largest UFC fighter ever, passes away at 51

  23-12-2015 01:00
  
  Emanuel Yarbrough, who was on the wrong end of the most famous knockdowns in early UFC history, passed away on Monday at the age of 51.Yarbrough, who fought once in the UFC, and three times overall, was the largest MMA fighter in its history. At one time, he was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest athlete.At 6-foot-7, he was billed at 616 pounds for a fight against 195-pound Keith Hackney on the third UFC event, held on Sept. 9, 1994, at the Grady Cole Center, in
  
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• UFC on FOX 17 draws virtually identical numbers to previous shows in December

  23-12-2015 00:00
  
  A Rafael dos Anjos vs. Donald Cerrone lightweight title match main event on Saturday night led to UFC's final show of the year doing virtually identical numbers as the past two Decembers.The show did a final rating of 2,781,000 viewers. The number was exactly what the FOX show had been doing the past two years in December, with 2.8 million viewers for a 2014 show headlined by Junior Dos Santos vs. Stipe Miocic,, and a 2013 show headlined by Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez for the flyweig
  
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