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• James Thompson targeting rematches with Bobby Lashley, Kimbo Slice after Rizin

  27-12-2015 23:00
  
  James Thompson has a bad taste in his mouth from his last fight. In the first round at Bellator 145 last month, Bobby Lashley shot for a takedown While trying to defend, Thompson went into almost a full split, injuring his leg.
  Lashley finished the takedown and poured on big punches. Thompson was done in just 54 seconds via TKO.
  Later, the Brit found out he partially tore his hamstring. He doesn't think the victory is anything Lashley should gloat over.
  "Don't get me wrong, he won the fight," Th
  
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• Fabricio Werdum to Cain Velasquez: 'Be careful with the right arm'

  27-12-2015 21:00
  
  Fabricio Werdum will defend his UFC heavyweight title for the first time in a rematch against Cain Velasquez on Feb. 6, headlining UFC 196 in Las Vegas, and he’s looking to submit the American Kickboxing Academy product one more time.
  "Vai Cavalo" dominated and tapped Velasquez to win the undisputed gold with a guillotine back in June, and predicts he’ll catch the former champion’s right arm when they meet again inside the Octagon.
  "And now, just asking Cain Velasquez, be caref
  
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• Submission of the Year 2015: Ronda Rousey armbars Cat Zingano

  27-12-2015 20:05
  
  In 2013, this site named Anthony Pettis' armbar from the guard over Ben Henderson as its choice for Submission of the Year. The criteria used to name it as such is as follows:There are five elements that are most notable: the creativity of the submission; the ability to pull it off in a high-stakes, high-pressure situation; the lethality of the particular submission; the quality of the opponent on which the submission is being applied and the point in the fight or match when the submission is se
  
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• Holly Holm 'open to' fighting Cris Cyborg at heavier weight class

  27-12-2015 19:00
  
  Holly Holm is willing to do something Ronda Rousey said she absolutely would not.
  The new UFC women's bantamweight champion said in a media scrum before UFC 194 that she'd be willing to move up in weight to fight Cris Cyborg, the dominant Invicta FC featherweight champion. Rousey, who Holm beat for the UFC belt, refused to go up in weight for the megafight, because of Cyborg's past performance-enhancing drug use.
  "I know with the UFC, they don't have that division," Holm said. "So, if that was s
  
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• Having overcome hard times, AJ Matthews living the dream by fighting in Japan

  27-12-2015 18:00
  
  Back in the day, AJ Matthews caught a VHS tape of Kazushi Sakuraba fighting in PRIDE. He was living in South Dakota at the time, and he and his brother began learning jiu-jitsu almost immediately afterwards. Saitama, where Sakuraba was fighting, became hallowed ground.A decade-and-a-half later, he’s one of the Bellator fighters crossing over to compete on the inaugural Rizin card, which takes place in Saitama, Japan on Dec. 29. Even with a disrupted camp heading into his fight with Anatoly
  
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• Johny Hendricks Calls Out Georges St-Pierre For A Rematch If He Returns

  27-12-2015 17:56
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8z2huPfTB0With Georges St-Pierre training for a possible return, his former opponent Johny Hendricks has called him out for a rematch. In an interview with Submission Radio, Johny Hendricks stated if GSP returns, he wouldn't mind stepping into the octagon with him again.Here's what Hendricks had to say:“GSP might come back (laughs). If GSP comes back, guess who wants to meet him? This guy. So there’s a lot of things that can come into play by the time
  
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• Johny Hendricks Calls Out Georges St-Pierre For A Rematch If He Makes UFC Return

  27-12-2015 17:56
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8z2huPfTB0With Georges St-Pierre training for a possible return to MMA competition, his former opponent Johny Hendricks has officially called him out for a rematch, seemingly trying to do his part to lure back the former UFC pay-per-view king.In an interview with Submission Radio, Johny Hendricks made it clear that if GSP does in fact return to the sport, he would like to be the man to welcome him back inside the Octagon.Here's what Hendricks had to say regarding
  
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• Technique Talk: Brandon Gibson explains why MMA striking's future is now

  27-12-2015 17:05
  
  With even a casual look around the UFC today, something is immediately apparent as it relates to striking: changes are afoot. Whether it's the movement training of Conor McGregor, the novelty of the footwork of Dominick Cruz or the ability of T.J. Dillashaw to be unpredictable as he shifts in the pocket, there is a new wave of striker taking over the elite ranks. Just as MMA itself was proof more than one style of unarmed combat was necessary to succeed, the game's elite strikers adopt that ment
  
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• Cormier, Florian Explain Why They’re Feeling Concerned About CM Punk’s Future In The UFC

  27-12-2015 16:04
  
  https://youtu.be/_shgZhU6omACurrent UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel "D.C." Cormier and former two-division title contender turned UFC analyst/announcer Kenny "KenFlo" Florian got many in the MMA world talking when they revealed on this week's edition of "UFC Tonight" on FS1 that they are starting to become concerned -- on a couple of different levels -- with former WWE Superstar CM Punk's future in the UFC.According to Cormier, as more time passes, the less Punk's impact on UFC's business
  
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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk: Paige VanZant will 'for sure become a UFC champion’

  27-12-2015 16:00
  
  Even though Paige VanZant was outclassed by Rose Namajunas at UFC Fight Night 80 on Thursday night, she showed her mettle by withstanding punishment for nearly five rounds. How much did it stand out? Most people were buzzing about VanZant’s heart more than they were Namajunas’ superiority in the aftermath of the fight.
  And at just 21 years old, there is plenty of reason to think VanZant will bounce back and learn from the experience. An emotional VanZant herself said she needed to sh
  
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• Anderson Silva Says He’s Going Back After UFC Title If He Beats Michael Bisping In February

  27-12-2015 12:41
  
  While the MMA world learned earlier this week that former UFC 185-pound king Anderson Silva will be making his long-awaited return to the Octagon for the first time since his UFC 183 fight with Nick Diaz at the O2 Arena in London, as he faces England's own Michael Bisping. However, the MMA world is just now learning that "The Spider" has plans -- with a win over Bisping, of course -- to go back after the UFC Middleweight Title that he held for nearly seven straight years.Silva told UFC.com the f
  
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• Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim full fight video

  27-12-2015 04:00
  
  At UFC 132, Carlos Condit (30-8) gave Dong Hyun Kim his first professional MMA loss by knocking him out with a violent flying knee. That performance earned Condit the Knockout of the Night bonus.
  Condit defeated the Stun Gun via TKO at 2:58 of round one.
  'The Natural Born Killer' is scheduled to fight for the title against current welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 195 on Jan. 2.
  
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• Movement coach Ido Portal calls Conor McGregor ‘the espresso man’

  27-12-2015 02:00
  
  One of the more talked about aspects in the lead-up to UFC 194 was Conor McGregor’s movement coach, Ido Portal, who showed up with him at the open workouts in Las Vegas and put on a display. Particularly concerned were the Irish fans themselves, who suspected McGregor was barking up the wrong tree.
  Or at very least, an unfamiliar tree.The Israeli movement guru Portal appeared on last week’s edition of The MMA Hour, and he said he heard the general complaints going on among the Irish.
  
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