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• Jose Aldo Reveals Pre-Fight Deal, Says “Piece Of Sh*t” McGregor Didn’t Keep His Word

  14-01-2016 23:48
  
  Former UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo recently spoke out about a pre-fight agreement made with UFC officials prior to his title defense against Conor McGregor at UFC 194 and explained how "The Notorious" Irishman broke his word immediately after the fight.Aldo told Portal Vale Tudo that prior to losing his title to McGregor at the UFC 194 pay-per-view that both he and McGregor agreed to vacate the Featherweight title after the fight -- regardless of who won -- and move up to the Lightweigh
  
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• EA Sports UFC 2 Closed Beta Registration Now Open

  14-01-2016 23:27
  
  https://youtu.be/ITteOdFBu5ILast week, we reported that EA Sports was pushing fans (specifically, owners of 2014's EA Sports UFC) to opt-in to their UFC mailing list to get first dibs on a special announcement, believed to be some kind of beta access. Today, the official EA Sports UFC site added a frequently asked questions page for the upcoming EA Sports UFC 2 closed beta, which then links to a registration page. There's also an associated help page on Help.EA.com. So, what are the details
  
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• Wanderlei Silva Apologizes for ‘Fixed Fights’ Comment, Released from UFC Contract

  14-01-2016 22:50 via sherdog.com
  
  Wanderlei Silva has been released from his Ultimate Fighting Championship contract and is free to pursue offers from other promotions.
  
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• Attorney: UFC released Wanderlei Silva from contract

  14-01-2016 21:43
  
  The business relationship between Wanderlei Silva and the UFC is no more.
  The UFC released Silva from his contract Thursday, his attorney Ross Goodman confirmed with MMA Fighting. Silva is now free to pursue other business opportunities, including a potential promotional agreement with Bellator that the UFC blocked in 2014, Goodman said.
  The news was first reported by MMA Junkie .
  Goodman also said the defamation lawsuit filed by the UFC's parent company Zuffa against Silva was settled Thur
  
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• UFC Releases Wanderlei Silva From His Contract

  14-01-2016 21:27
  
  MMA Junkie's Steven Marrocco just tweeted this as a follow-up to the story about Wanderlei Silva retracting his fight fixing allegations against the UFC:https://twitter.com/MMAjunkieSteven/status/687725381508440064It was not exactly a secret that after being suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission for life after fleeing a drug test (he claimed he was taking a banned diuretic to heal a wrist injury), Silva wanted to leave the UFC and fight overseas, though the lifetime suspension has sin
  
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• FBI Investigating ISIS Threats Against UFC Middleweight Tim Kennedy

  14-01-2016 21:06 via sherdog.com
  
  The FBI recently contacted Special Forces soldier and Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Tim Kennedy after he was reportedly threatened by the Islamic State group (ISIS).
  
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• Wanderlei Silva Retracts UFC Fight Fixing Allegations

  14-01-2016 20:46
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij4e39es1mkIt appears that there's been a resolution to the UFC's lawsuit against Wanderlei Silva for claiming he had proof that they fix fights, as he posted an apology on his Facebook page:Silva's RetractionI Was Wrong, apologize."In July of last year, I posted a number of comments on Facebook and Twitter, which included repeated claims that the UFC "fixed fights" and that I could "prove it." I hereby retract any such statements in their entirety as I failed to
  
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• Wanderlei Silva apologizes for UFC fight-fixing claims: 'I was wrong'

  14-01-2016 20:46
  
  Wanderlei Silva is walking back salacious claims he made last year about the UFC.
  The MMA legend wrote on Facebook last July that he knows the UFC fixes fights and could prove it. On Thursday, Silva took to Facebook again to "apologize" and say he was wrong."
  "I hereby retract any such statements in their entirety as I failed to understand that the term "fight-fixing" specifically refers to the illegal action or practice of dishonestly determining the outcome of a contest before it occurs,"
  
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• Augusto Mendes suffers injury moments after signing UFC deal, out of Sunday’s card in Boston

  14-01-2016 20:16
  
  Two days after signing with the UFC to fight Charles Rosa on short notice in Boston, Augusto Mendes is already out of the featherweight bout.
  A multiple time jiu-jitsu world champion, "Tanquinho" signed with the promotion to replace injured Jimy Hettes. However, right after signing a deal with the UFC, the Brazilian suffered a rib injured in training and was forced off the card.
  Sources close to the situation said Mendes will get a new fight in a future card. According to UFC PR Dave Sholler, Ro
  
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• Cain Velasquez: How the Outcome in Fabricio Werdum Rematch at UFC 188 Will be Different

  14-01-2016 19:47 via sherdog.com
  
  Cain Velasquez on rematch with Fabricio Werdum and the strength of talent at American Kickboxing Academy.
  
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• Pride FC Veteran Akihiro Gono Plans to Fight Until he’s 50

  14-01-2016 19:36 via sherdog.com
  
  Akihiro Gono talks exclusively with Sherdog's Marcelo Alonso.
  
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• Daniel Cormier Says “Skill For Skill” He’s Better Than Jon Jones

  14-01-2016 19:31
  
  https://soundcloud.com/itstimewithbrucebuffer/bruce-buffer-talks-with-daniel-cormier-on-this-edition-of-its-timeWhile we have yet to receive a date for a rematch between Jon Jones and UFC light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier, Cormier is already taking shots at Jones and hyping up the fight. In a recent appearance on Bruce Buffer's podcast, Cormier admitted that while Jones outperformed him in their last fight, but said he won't let that happen again.“The truth is, I lost that fight to Jo
  
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• BJ Penn Calls Out Nik Lentz For March Fight, Lentz Issues “Non-Negotiable” Demands

  14-01-2016 19:00
  
  BJ Penn, 37, has been training with Greg Jackson and has called out Nik Lentz for a fight on March 5th. Penn posted the following on Instagram:“@niklentz this is a formal challenge for Nik Lentz to meet me in the octagon March 5th in Las Vegas. Nik you wrote a silly poem about me making fun of me, you said stuff about me and my parents, and you been making a#bringpennback hashtag, I ask you today to be a man and back up everything you said, talk the talk walk the walk , uncle BJ is mad alr
  
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• Fabricio Werdum on Luke Rockhold Challenge: ‘I Never Liked Cockyhold’

  14-01-2016 18:45 via sherdog.com
  
  Luke Rockhold’s desire to face Fabricio Werdum has reached the ears of the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder.
  
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• Pavel Vitruk vs. Sergey Morozov Added to M-1 Challenge 64 Card

  14-01-2016 18:30 via sherdog.com
  
  M-1 Global, Russia’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, announced Thursday morning the addition of a bantamweight showdown to its M-1 Challenge 64 card, as Pavel Vitruk will lock horns with Sergey Morozov in a 135-pound eliminator.
  
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• Fedor Emelianenko or Phil Davis next for Mo Lawal? 'Whichever one pays the most'

  14-01-2016 18:00
  
  After earning a cool $300,000 paycheck for his victory in the RIZIN heavyweight tournament, "King Mo" Lawal has decided he's okay with getting paid.
  So when you ask the former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion which fight he wants next, it's simple: Whichever opponent makes him the most dough.
  The 35-year-old Lawal could go ahead with the postponed bout with Bellator's Phil Davis, or he could take on Fedor Emelianenko over in Japan.
  Lawal said on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour that he's o
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 road to main event: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz

  14-01-2016 16:30
  
  Before UFC Fight Night 81, see how UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw and former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz arrived at their anticipated clash this Sunday night in Boston.
  
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• Unimpressed with 'Irish amateur belts,' Rafael dos Anjos says Conor McGregor is 'out of his mind'

  14-01-2016 16:00
  
  UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor looks to make history on March 5, but Rafael dos Anjos won't make it easy.
  McGregor moves up a weight class to challenge the lightweight champ at UFC 197 in Las Vegas, Nevada. If he can beat Dos Anjos, McGregor would be the first UFC champ to simultaneously hold a pair of title belts in the promotion.
  McGregor held the same honor in his native Ireland when he held titles at 145 and 155 pounds for Cage Warriors, but Dos Anjos isn't impressed.
  "UFC lightwe
  
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• Morning Report: Daniel Cormier has new plan to beat Jon Jones, 'Skill for skill I'm better than him'

  14-01-2016 14:00
  
  UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier doesn't know when, but the next time he steps into the Octagon he'll be sharing it with Jon Jones.
  Jones scored a unanimous decision in the five-round title bout with Cormier at UFC 182, but "DC" says he's corrected what cost him the fight.
  "The truth is, I lost that fight to Jones, but I didn't fight my best fight," Cormier told UFC announcer Bruce Buffer on his podcast. "I didn't fight very well and I still had a lot of moments in that fight. For m
  
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• The Downes Side: Fight Night Boston picks

  14-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  That’s right, boys and girls, I didn’t win the Powerball this week, so that means you all get another edition of the Downes Side. My tax bracket may never be in the 1%, but I’d like to think that I have the top 1% of predictions articles written by a retired fighter on UFC.com.Speaking of upper echelon, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Boston for a UFC Fight Night that Warren Buffet would categorize as a “must buy,” even if it is free on FOX Sports 1. L
  
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• Overheard: At Fight Night Boston Ultimate Media Day

  14-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  BOSTONWe collected the best quotes from all the media scrums at Fight Night Boston Ultimate Media Day as we continue on the road to fight night Sunday at TD Garden in Boston.Don’t miss all the action live and free on FS1 beginning at 10pm/7pm ETPT //
  “I expect to go in there and just adjust – make the adjustments needed. I never expect anything in a fight, that’s the thing about me. You got Conor McGregor who goes out there and says, ‘I’m going to do this
  
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• Invicta FC 15 on FIGHT PASS fight-by-fight preview

  14-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The ladies of Invicta FC are kicking off the New Year on UFC FIGHT PASS this Saturday with a stacked event headlined by two title fights.Live from The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California, the Invicta FC featherweight and strawweight championships will be up for grabs. In the co-main event, newly crowned Invicta FC strawweight champ Livia Renata Souza will aim to use her renowned grappling skills against the undefeated DeAnna Bennett. In the main event, Russian submission artist Daria Ibragimova wil
  
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• Ed Herman has gone back to basics in return to light heavyweight

  14-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  As his Sunday bout with Tim Boetsch approaches, Ed Herman is back in the Pacific Northwest and back in the light heavyweight division. About the only thing missing is a throwback fight in the Sport Fight promotion.He laughs, knowing that while some things changed, others remained the same.“It used to be really big time with all the shows, but there are only a few little shows out here now, so it changed a lot in that sense, but there’s still a lot of great guys who train out here.&rd
  
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• By the Numbers: Fight Night Boston

  14-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  4Current ranking of TJ Dillashaw on the UFC pound-for-pound list5.81Significant strikes landed per minute rate by current UFC bantamweight champion Dillashaw, best in UFC/WEC bantamweight history and 4th best in UFC history (min. 5 fights)100+Significant strikes landed by Dillashaw in four consecutive UFC fights, only UFC fighter to do so117Significant strikes landed by by Dillashaw against Renan Barao en route to a fourth round KO/TKO at UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao 2695Significant strikes l
  
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• Bochniak to debut against Rosa this Sunday

  14-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It will be an all-Boston showdown in the featherweight division this Sunday in Beantown, as Kyle Bochniak becomes the third opponent to agree to face Charles Rosa at TD Garden. More on Fight Night Boston: Reasons to watch Fight Night Boston | Cruz finally gets chance to shine after injuries | Watch: Robin Black breaks down main event | Watch: Dillashaw-Cruz go at it again on SI NOW | Watch UFC Boston Embedded: TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz, Anthony Pettis vs. Eddie Alva
  
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• A mature Ross Pearson is ready to make a run at the title

  14-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  As a 17-fight veteran of the UFC, lightweight Ross Pearson probably could have called up UFC matchmaker Joe Silva and asked to have his bout against Francisco Trinaldo moved from Boston this Sunday to London next month. But “The Real Deal” is just fine with a trip to Beantown.“I don’t know what it is about going home,” laughs Sunderland native Pearson, whose last two visits to the United Kingdom haven’t exactly gone so well. “I had the Melvin (Guillard)
  
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• UFC SVP Says Vitor Belfort Didn’t Duck Anderson Silva Rematch At UFC 197

  14-01-2016 04:56
  
  Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort 2 was originally supposed to be the main event for UFC 197, but plans got scrapped. Instead, Silva will be fighting Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 83, and Belfort doesn't have an opponent lined up yet. The two fought back in 2011 when Silva knocked out Belfort in the first round.UFC Senior Vice President Giovanni Decker explained in an interview with Combate this week that Belfort turned down the fight, but not necessarily because he was ducking a rematch Sil
  
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• Conor McGregor’s Coach Teases Fight With Frankie Edgar At UFC 200

  14-01-2016 04:50
  
  Conor McGregor’s Coach John Kavanagh recently wrote a blog at 42.ie where he teased that McGregor's next fight after UFC 197 will be against Frankie Edgar. The proposed fight would take place at UFC 200 in July. Here's what Kavanagh had to say:The elephant in the room in this situation, of course, has been Frankie Edgar. If Conor’s next fight was announced as being against Frankie, there would be a lot of complaints about him cutting too much weight and being too big for the rest of
  
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• Update On UFC Deciding On Their Plans For CM Punk’s Octagon Debut This Year

  14-01-2016 04:49
  
  As noted earlier, UFC President Dana White announced that Mickey Gall, the fighter who asked White, who was in the crowd at the time as the scene was filmed for his new "Dana White: Lookin' For A Fight" reality show, to let him be CM Punk's debut opponent in the UFC, will in fact be fighting for that exact opportunity at the UFC 196 pay-per-view in February.Gall will be fighting Michael Jackson, another fighter who will be making his debut in the UFC, in a preliminary bout on the UFC Fight Pass
  
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• UFC 197 Update: Corey Anderson vs. Tom Lawlor Booked for March 5 in Las Vegas

  14-01-2016 03:22 via sherdog.com
  
  Corey Anderson will square off against Tom Lawlor at UFC 197.
  
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• Retired Former Champ B.J. Penn Calls for Matchup with Nik Lentz at UFC 197

  14-01-2016 03:00 via sherdog.com
  
  As photos of a B.J. Penn appearance at Jackson-Wink MMA in Albuquerque, N.M., began to surface on social media over the past couple days, rumors of a comeback by the Hawaiian began to pick up steam.
  
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• Nik Lentz issues statement in response to B.J. Penn's callout

  14-01-2016 02:53
  
  After exchanging unpleasantries over the last couple of months, retired UFC hall of famer B.J. Penn posted a message on his Instagram on Wednesday formally challenging Nik Lentz to a fight at UFC 197. The two have had bad blood going back to a lingering feud between Penn and his one-time nutritionist, Mike Dolce, whom Lentz had also used to help make weight at 145 pounds. Penn called out Lentz while doing a television appearance in the fall, but people weren't sure how serious he was at the time
  
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• Latest EA UFC 2 gameplay trailer shows off new knockout, grappling systems

  14-01-2016 02:00
  
  Gamers can check out a first look at the new knockout and grappling physics systems for EA Sports UFC 2 in the series' latest gameplay trailer, which was released Tuesday and can be seen below.
  Series creative director Brian Hayes told MMA Fighting in November that the sequel's revamped grappling system marked a "big step forward" for the series, and that the new additions went a long way "to making the ground game feel a lot more responsive, like fighting on your feet."
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• Potential CM Punk Opponent Mickey Gall to Compete at UFC 196

  14-01-2016 01:35 via sherdog.com
  
  Former professional wrestling star CM Punk has a date and a potential opponent for his UFC debut.
  
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• Rafael dos Anjos fined $10,000 for wearing sponsor shirt at UFC on FOX 17 weigh-ins

  14-01-2016 01:00
  
  UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is a little lighter in the wallet.
  Ahead of his Dec. 19 title defense to Donald Cerrone at UFC on FOX 17, Dos Anjos was seen wearing an Evolve MMA shirt before stepping on the scales to weigh in. Word came this week that Dos Anjos had been docked a "significant" amount by the UFC for violating the promotion's Athlete Outfitting Policy.
  Speaking with MMAFighting.com on Wednesday, Dos Anjos revealed that sum to be $10,000.
  Dos Anjos trains part-time a
  
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• Dana White reveals name of CM Punk's potential opponent for UFC debut

  14-01-2016 00:07
  
  Mickey Gall hasn't quite hit the lottery yet, but he's one step away.
  Gall, the 23-year-old New Jersey welterweight who made a splash on the second episode of the UFC's Looking for a Fight series, is slated to fight fellow prospect Michael Jackson on Feb. 6 at UFC 196. If Gall wins, he is expected to receive the chance to welcome former professional wrestler turned MMA fighter CM Punk into the Octagon.
  UFC President Dana White announced the news Wednesday on Off the Record with Michael Land
  
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• Dana White Announces CM Punk’s Opponent To Officially Be Decided In Fight At UFC 196

  14-01-2016 00:02
  
  https://youtu.be/AGm-U8rYNb8On his appearance on TSN's "Off The Record with Michael Landsberg" on Wednesday, UFC President Dana White revealed exactly when, and more than likely who, CM Punk's first opponent will be inside the Octagon.White announced that after winning his pro MMA debut and calling out Punk after the fight in a scene that aired on the UFC President's new reality show, Mickey Gall has signed with the UFC and will debut in a preliminary bout at the UFC 196 pay-per-view in February
  
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• CM Punk’s Opponent To Officially Be Decided In Fight At UFC 196 On February 6th

  14-01-2016 00:02
  
  https://youtu.be/AGm-U8rYNb8On his appearance on TSN's "Off The Record with Michael Landsberg" on Wednesday, UFC President Dana White revealed exactly when, and more than likely who, CM Punk's first opponent will be inside the Octagon.White announced that after winning his pro MMA debut and calling out Punk after the fight in a scene that aired on the UFC President's new reality show, Mickey Gall has signed with the UFC and will debut in a preliminary bout at the UFC 196 pay-per-view in February
  
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