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• Dominick Cruz on T.J. Dillashaw: 'You can dress up a turd, but it still stinks'

  08-01-2016 23:57
  
  Dominick Cruz loves tormenting Team Alpha Male. He once coined the term of endearment "Team Alpha Fail."
  T.J. Dillashaw isn't technically part of that squad anymore, but Cruz won't discriminate leading up to their title fight next week.
  "You can dress up a turd, but it still stinks," Cruz said Friday on a media conference call. "That's T.J. Dillashaw. He's still an Alpha Male guy. He's still got those guys training with him. He's still one of them. He's still a jock. He's still a meathead. He's
  
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• Conor McGregor Under Investigation For Automatic Rifle Photo

  08-01-2016 23:32
  
  UFC Featherweight champion Conor McGregor is under investigation in Ireland for a photo he posted on Instagram that appears to depict him holding an automatic rifle. The Notorious is back in Dublin and has the Gardai looking into whether the weapon is real or a replica.“We are investigating the circumstances under which the photo was taken,” a Gardai spokesperson told The Irish Independent. “Gardai from Crumlin are investigating.”McGregor's next fight takes place at UFC 1
  
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• EA Sports UFC 2 Has A “Big Announcement” Coming Shortly

  08-01-2016 22:58
  
  Something is brewing on the EA Sports UFC front, with a "big announcement" that looks to be coming this weekend. Since yesterday, the official EA Sports UFC account on Twitter has been tweeting about a special announcement coming to those who sign up for the EA Sports UFC mailing list before tomorrow:https://twitter.com/EASPORTSUFC/status/685177576445374465https://twitter.com/EASPORTSUFC/status/685249577100947457https://twitter.com/EASPORTSUFC/status/685536468471799808As you can see, t
  
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• Photos: Ronda Rousey’s Body Paint Shoot For 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

  08-01-2016 22:42
  
  Well, now it's confirmed. And guess what? Everyone continues to be as excited as they were when the very-difficult-to-figure-out "tease" was put up in a promotional effort by Sports Illustrated to spread the word about their upcoming 2016 Swimsuit Issue featuring a celebrity donning nothing but a body paint bathing suit.For those who still haven't figured it out -- and don't feel bad, because it was definitely a tough nut to crack -- former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey
  
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• Photos From Ronda Rousey’s Body Paint Shoot For 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

  08-01-2016 22:42
  
  Well, now it's confirmed. And guess what? Everyone continues to be as excited as they were when the very-difficult-to-figure-out "tease" was put up in a promotional effort by Sports Illustrated to spread the word about their upcoming 2016 Swimsuit Issue featuring a celebrity donning nothing but a body paint bathing suit.For those who still haven't figured it out -- and don't feel bad, because it was definitely a tough nut to crack -- former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey
  
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• Photos: Dana White Looking Shredded With Shirt Off On “Lookin’ For A Fight”

  08-01-2016 22:08
  
  https://youtu.be/_9bPA38TaJ0As Dana White continues to finish rolling out his new reality show, "Dana White: Lookin' For A Fight," fans are already finding out that they will be discovering more than just up-and-coming MMA prospects, they'll be learning things about the UFC President that they would've never found out at a UFC press conference.That's right folks, the big news coming out of the show thus far, outside of the fact that it was announced that it is where the UFC intends to find the o
  
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• Anthony Pettis: This is Eddie Alvarez's ‘last chance at a title run'

  08-01-2016 21:00
  
  Anthony Pettis can relate to what Eddie Alvarez is going through, because he once had to make the same climb.
  Like Alvarez, Pettis entered the UFC as the champion of another major promotion with a point to prove that he belonged. Like Alvarez, Pettis lost his immediate title shot due to outside circumstances, then dropped his first Octagon appearance as well, before picking up the pieces with a much-needed split decision win.
  The rest remains to be seen. Pettis carried his momentum into a f
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 media conference call

  08-01-2016 19:00
  
  UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw, former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and Eddie Alvarez are scheduled to be on Friday's UFC Fight Night 81 media conference call. The video above is expected to begin at 4 p.m. ET.
  
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• Rafael Cordeiro on Conor McGregor: Rafael dos Anjos Wants to ‘Break His Soul’ at UFC 197

  08-01-2016 18:49 via sherdog.com
  
  Kings MMA frontman Rafael Cordeiro on Friday confirmed to Sherdog.com that Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight titleholder Rafael dos Anjos will defend his belt against featherweight champion Conor McGregor in the UFC 197 main event on March 5 in Las Vegas.
  
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• UFC Annnounces Fight Night Events for Croatia, Netherlands in 2016

  08-01-2016 18:37 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship will enter a pair of new international markets in the coming year.
  
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• Holly Holm's first title defense will come against Miesha Tate, not Ronda Rousey

  08-01-2016 18:00
  
  Miesha Tate beat out Ronda Rousey. Probably not the way she wanted, but "Cupcake" will surely take it.
  Holly Holm will make her first women's bantamweight title defense against Tate -- not Rousey -- at UFC 197 on March 5 in Las Vegas, sources confirmed with MMA Fighting on Thursday night. Bleacher Report's Jeremy Botter was the first to report the news.
  Holm (10-0) shocked the world and became an overnight celebrity when she knocked out Ronda Rousey with a head kick at UFC 193 in November.
  
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• Reneau vs. Evans-Smith Added to UFC Fight Night Card in Pittsburgh

  08-01-2016 17:58 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced Thursday the addition of a women’s bantamweight skirmish to its UFC Fight Night card in Pittsburgh on Feb. 21, as Marion Reneau will tango with Ashlee Evans-Smith.
  
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• Red (panties) alert: Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos is happening

  08-01-2016 17:12
  
  Of all the fighters that Conor McGregor reduced to ash during the UFC’s "Go Big" media conference back in September, Rafael dos Anjos was perhaps the most memorable. That little exchange between McGregor and the lightweight champion was the very reason the Irish showed up in Vegas shooting red panties from their fingers like rubber bands for his fight with Jose Aldo.
  You might remember that RDA was merely answering a hypothetical about defending his lightweight belt against McGregor, when
  
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• Vinicius Queiroz replaces injured Augusto Sakai, meets Cheick Kongo at Bellator 150

  08-01-2016 16:00
  
  Cheick Kongo has a new opponent for his return at Bellator 150.
  Initially scheduled to face Augusto Sakai at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane on Feb. 26, Kongo will now take on fellow UFC veteran Vinicius Spartan. The Brazilian heavyweight revealed the news to MMA Premium.
  "I’m really motivated for this opportunity again. Two years ago I had this chance to fight him, but I ended up injured," "Spartan" said. "Kongo is a big name, and this fight will take my career to the next level. I have new
  
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• Marion Reneau vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith added to UFC Fight Night 82 in Pittsburgh

  08-01-2016 15:30
  
  A female bout was added to the upcoming UFC Fight Night 82 card in Pittsburgh, featuring bantamweights Marion Reneau and Ashlee Evans-Smith.
  The event takes place at the Consol Energy Center on Feb. 21, and will be headlined by a welterweight clash between Donald Cerrone and Tim Means.
  After a strong start in the UFC, defeating Alexis Dufresne and Jessica Andrade, Reneau (6-2) lost a decision to current 135-pound champion Holly Holm last July, snapping a five-fight winning streak that included f
  
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• UFC announces dates for events in Croatia, Netherlands

  08-01-2016 14:31
  
  The UFC has announced the dates for its first trips to Croatia and Netherlands, visiting the Zagreb Arena on April 10 and the Ahoy Rotterdam on May 8. Both events will take place on a Sunday and air on FOX Sports 1 in the United States.
  "It is truly a testimony to the growth of the UFC brand to be breaking into two new markets in Europe in the first half of 2016," said James Elliott, UFC EMEA general manager and vice president, in a statement. "The fans have been demanding local live events and
  
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• Morning Report: Luke Rockhold happy to rematch Chris Weidman and 'send him back down for good'

  08-01-2016 14:00
  
  UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has Vitor Belfort at the top of his wish list, but he's not opposed to squaring off a second time with Chris Weidman.
  Rockhold stole the title away from Weidman in a dominant fourth-round TKO stoppage back in December at UFC 194, but the former champ has been "harassing" UFC president Dana White for a rematch ever since.
  "100 percent, I'm fine with that," Rockhold told FOX Sports. "I don't need extra motivation. Someone's coming for me from the other
  
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• Frank Mir vs. Mark Hunt Reportedly Signed For UFC Fight Night 84 In March

  08-01-2016 10:24
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdGi7XI5Y_cFrank Mir is reportedly stepping back into the octagon for the first time after this loss to Andrei Arlovski at UFC 191 by unanimous decision. The former UFC heavyweight champ is rumored to be fighting Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 84. UFC officials have yet to comment.Mir has an MMA record of 18-10, and is 3-3 in his last six fights. Hunt is 11-10-1 in MMA and 30-13 in kickboxing. He's 2-3-1 in his last six bouts.UFC Fight Night 84 takes place on March
  
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• UFC announces landmark events in Croatia and the Netherlands for 2016

  08-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  UFC today announced two landmark events scheduled to take place in Europe in 2016; Croatia at the Zagreb Arena on Sunday April 10 and in The Netherlands at the Ahoy Rotterdam on Sunday May 8. Both are new markets for the world’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation as the company continues to demonstrate growth in the EMEA market. Tickets for UFC FIGHT NIGHT ZAGREB will go on general sale on Friday, February 12 and for UFC FIGHT NIGHT ROTTERDAM on Thursday, March 24. Both events w
  
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• Tweets of the Week - 1/8

  08-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Check in with the ChampsHustlin' every day #hustlin #hustle #photo #photoshoot @anywhere.pl #JJ #JJchamp #joanna… https://t.co/HosNKWhiU1 pic.twitter.com/1WAHTujiCy— Joanna Jedrzejczyk (@joannamma) January 8, 2016 So Weidman wants to do it again... I'm not opposed. https://t.co/d9hPMO40LI— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) January 8, 2016 This is my new thing! Ask me some dumb shit on #asktheanalyst and ur getting blocked! One… https://t.co/Ia7KW8jDqQ— Danie
  
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• Featherweights Kawajiri, Bermudez to meet in Pittsburgh

  08-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Winner of three of his four UFC bouts, Japanese veteran Tatsuya "The Crusher" Kawajiri will seek another Octagon victory on Feb. 21, when he faces top ten-ranked Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez in an important featherweight bout at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. In the UFC Fight Night main event, which airs live on FOX Sports 1, Donald Cerrone moves up to the welterweight division to face Tim Means. Tickets go on sale on January 22.Check out the Fight Night Pittsburgh fight card A longtime lig
  
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• Days after classic clash, Condit opens up

  08-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  Despite a loss that some would describe as crushing, a smile is easy to find for Carlos Condit in the aftermath of UFC 195. Last Saturday night in Las Vegas, “The Natural Born Killer” and champion Robbie Lawler stepped into the Octagon to battle for the welterweight strap, and the end result was truly a fight for the ages. For 25 intense minutes, the hard-charging challenger went toe-to-toe with the heavy-handed and resilient titleholder in an instant classic which saw the wills and
  
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• By the Numbers: Inside the D'Arce choke

  08-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  The D’Arce choke.For almost every UFC fan in the world, it’s pronounced as one syllable with a soft C as “darce”. To the Renzo Gracie BJJ black belt the choke is affectionately named after, Joe D’Arce pronounces it “dee-are-see”. The owner and operator of D’Arce Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on Long Island did not invent the move, but D’Arce did use the arm triangle variation to great effect in his grappling competition days. While not flashy or as rar
  
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• Boston headliners exude swagger as fights near

  08-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  A little over a week before Dominick Cruz makes his long-awaited return to challenge TJ Dillashaw for the bantamweight title, the fighters fielded questions on the Fight Night Boston media conference call. Breaking news: Dillashaw and Cruz are still at it. “(Cruz) just doesn’t mind talking sh*t,” Dillashaw said Friday of the challenger’s continued barrage of insults in the lead up to fight night. “I’m just not one of those guys. He can’t take the fact th
  
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• Boetsch bulks up in search of winning ways

  08-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Tim Boetsch is an honest man. Ask him a question and he’ll give you a straight answer. So when asked if the power in Dan Henderson’s right hand is as potent as everyone says it is, he quickly reveals that “I think he hits harder than what everyone says he does. I was definitely surprised, to say the least. He’s still got it.”Boetsch’s June bout with the former two-division PRIDE champion was his big shot, a chance to headline against a legend of the sport and
  
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• Report: Dos Anjos-McGregor, Holm-Tate Title Bouts Set for UFC 197 in Las Vegas

  08-01-2016 05:45 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC 197 is shaping up to be an event to remember.
  
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• Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir to Headline UFC Fight Night in Brisbane on March 20

  08-01-2016 05:35 via sherdog.com
  
  A heavyweight showdown pitting Mark Hunt against Frank Mir will serve as the main event for the UFC Fight Night card in Brisbane on March 20.
  
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• Blockbuster: Conor McGregor vs. Rafael dos Anjos, Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate targeted for UFC 197

  08-01-2016 05:32
  
  We're only a few days into 2016 and there is already an early leader for most stacked card of the year.
  Conor McGregor will move up to lightweight and challenge for the title against Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC 197 on March 5 in Las Vegas, sources confirmed with MMA Fighting. In the targeted co-main event, Holly Holm will make her first women's bantamweight title defense against Miesha Tate.
  Bleacher Report's Jeremy Botter was the first to break the news. The UFC has not annou
  
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• Top flyweight prospects Justin Scoggins, Ray Borg meet at UFC 196

  08-01-2016 05:00
  
  Two of the best young flyweights in the world will meet on Super Bowl weekend.
  Justin Scoggins faces Ray Borg at UFC 196 on Feb. 6 in Las Vegas, the UFC announced Thursday. Neither man is even 24 years old.
  Scoggins (10-2), nicknamed "Tank," is coming off a unanimous decision win over Josh Sampo at UFC 187 last May. The karate specialist from South Carolina lost two in a row before that, but against top flyweights John Moraga and Dustin Ortiz. Scoggins, 23, has been a pro MMA fighter for less th
  
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• McGregor-Dos Anjos, Holm-Tate Expected For Blockbuster UFC 197 PPV In March

  08-01-2016 04:13
  
  It looks like the UFC will soon be announcing two big title fights for their upcoming UFC 197 pay-per-view event and coincidentally enough, neither champion will be fighting someone that was originally intended, or "guaranteed/promised" by the UFC themselves. Despite that fact, it's highly unlikely that many fans will be complaining when March 5th rolls around.BleacherReport.com is reporting that the UFC will soon announce "The Notorious" Conor McGregor challenging for the UFC Lightweight Champi
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao full fight video

  08-01-2016 04:00
  
  At UFC 173, T.J. Dillashaw became the UFC's bantamweight champion by stopping Renan Barao in one of the biggest upsets of 2014.
  Dillashaw defeated Barao at 2:26 of round 5.
  Since, the now Team Elevation member has successfully defended his bantamweight title twice and is planning on defending it a third time against the former UFC and WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. Dillashaw vs. Cruz is expected to headline Boston's UFC Fight Night 81 on Jan. 17.
  
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• UFC 196 Update: Ray Borg to Meet Justin Scoggins on Feb. 6

  08-01-2016 02:10 via sherdog.com
  
  A clash between flyweight prospects has been added to the UFC 196 bill, as Ray Borg will face Justin Scoggins in Las Vegas.
  
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• Frank Mir vs. Mark Hunt targeted for UFC Fight Night Brisbane

  08-01-2016 00:13
  
  An important heavyweight fight could soon be added to the UFC's return to Australia.
  According to sources with knowledge of the situation, the promotion is targeting Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir on March 20 in Brisbane. The promotion has yet to officially announce the fight.
  Hunt (11-10-1), who currently resides in Australia, is coming off a first-round TKO victory over Antonio Silva at UFC 193 in November.
  Mir (18-10) saw his two-fight winning streak snapped against Andrei Arlovski at UFC 191 in Sep
  
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• Joseph Benavidez vs. Zach Makovsky set for UFC 196

  08-01-2016 00:00
  
  A pair of veteran flyweights are set to tango at UFC 196.
  Joseph Benavidez will meet Zack Makovsky on February 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. MMAFighting.com confirmed the initial Thursday report by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  Benavidez (23-4) is in the midst of a run in which he's been untouchable against everyone in the flyweight division not named Demetrious Johnson. The Team Alpha Male fighter has won four straight bouts, with the last one being a decision victory over Ali B
  
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