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• Eddie Alvarez UFC Fight Night 81 workout scrum video

  15-01-2016 23:54
  
  BOSTON -- At UFC Fight Night 81 workouts, Eddie Alvarez talks about fighting the best,  Anthony Pettis, his UFC tenure, why he moved back to Philly, and more.
  
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• Dominick Cruz UFC Fight Night 81 workout scrum video

  15-01-2016 23:36
  
  BOSTON -- At UFC Fight Night 81 workouts, Dominick Cruz discusses his entrance on crutches, what his past couple of years have been like, how tough an open workout is before weigh-ins, T.J. Dillashaw, and more.
  
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• Anthony Pettis UFC Fight Night 81 workout scrum video

  15-01-2016 23:16
  
  BOSTON -- At UFC Fight Night 81 workouts, Anthony Pettis discusses his past year, looking past Rafael dos Anjos, his wrestling, and more.
  
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• FBI Investigating “Credible Threats” Made Against Top 10 UFC Contender Tim Kennedy

  15-01-2016 22:51
  
  The FBI is reportedly looking into what is considered "credible threats" made against top ten UFC Middleweight contender Tim Kennedy by Islamic sympathizers.Kennedy wrote about the ISIS threats earlier this week on social media. He recently posted an update on his official Facebook page informing his fans that he spoke with the FBI.According to the decorated military veteran, he told the FBI to "let those cowards come." Kennedy, currently ranked number six in the UFC's 185-pound division, wrote
  
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• CM Punk’s UFC Debut Now Expected For UFC 199

  15-01-2016 21:25
  
  Former WWE Superstar Phil "CM Punk" Brooks will probably be making his debut at UFC 199, according to UFC President Dana White. On Friday White appeared on Toucher & Rich to promote Fight Night 81 and revealed Punk's first fight could take place earlier than expected.“The CM Punk fight is probably going to be in June,” White said. “UFC 199 is what I’m thinking.”He also acknowledged this will be an uphill battle for Punk and he doesn't have the ama
  
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• Dana White says CM Punk's debut will ‘probably' come at UFC 199, not UFC 200

  15-01-2016 21:00
  
  The who, when, and where of CM Punk's long-discussed UFC debut are slowly coming to light.
  UFC president Dana White was a guest Friday on Boston's Toucher & Rich show, and when asked about a timetable for Punk's unveiling, White revealed that the UFC is targeting a June date, rather than a July 9 showcase at UFC 200, as many have suspected.
  "The CM Punk fight is probably going to be in June," White said. "UFC 199 is what I'm thinking."
  The news arrived two days after White revealed
  
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• Anthony Pettis Says He’ll Fight For Money, Not Wait For Title Shot With Win Over Alvarez At UFN 81

  15-01-2016 20:35
  
  https://youtu.be/TJ9z-100J90With the TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz main event getting the majority of the attention heading into Sunday's UFC Fight Night 81 event fans may have forgotten that former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis will be fighting for the first time since losing his title to Rafael dos Anjos in March of last year.Pettis, who Dana White was already trying to promote as the new number one pound-for-pound fighter in the sport and next top draw for the UFC, lost a one-sided
  
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• Dominick Cruz rolls out Willy Wonka homage, arrives to workouts on crutches

  15-01-2016 20:23
  
  BOSTON – In what was an apt and timely homage to a cult classic, Dominick Cruz gave everyone the squirms for a quick minute at Friday’s open workouts. Cruz showed up to the UFC in GYM in Boston on crutches as he made his way to the cage. For a quick minute people were wondering what was going on.Then, just as he got to the entrance, Cruz dropped the crutches and did a somersault into the cage, much to the delight of the public who’d assembled to see the former champ on display.
  
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• Video: Dominick Cruz Pulls Fake Injury Prank At UFC Fight Night 81 Open Workouts

  15-01-2016 20:09
  
  Although you can cut the tension between Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw with a knife heading into their showdown at this Sunday's UFC Fight Night 81 event, Cruz proved he still has his sense of humor as the fight draws closer, as he pulled a fast one on the media and fans in attendance at the official open workouts on Friday.Cruz, the former UFC Bantamweight Champion who never lost his title in the Octagon but was eventually stripped after multiple injuries and circumstances left him on the side
  
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• Travis Browne Says His Personal Life Will Not Distract Him At UFC Fight Night 81

  15-01-2016 19:03
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLYz9bYDSKwTravis Browne declined to answer questions about anything he learned from his girlfriend Ronda Rousey's loss at UFC 193, and made it clear he is only focusing on one thing right now: His fight against Matt Mitrione on Sunday. Browne and Mitrione will meet at UFC Fight Night 81, and Browne told MMA Junkie that this fight is important in his quest to be a champion in the UFC.Related: Travis Browne Accused Of Domestic Abuse, Brutal Photos Posted OnlineFoll
  
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• Edmond Tarverdyan hoping the new year is better than the last

  15-01-2016 19:00
  
  BOSTON – It’s a new year for the Glendale Fighting Club, and that’s exactly how head coach Edmond Tarverdyan is looking at it. That’s because 2015 ended up being a tumultuous one for him and the gym. Tarverdyan’s most famous charge Ronda Rousey lost her bantamweight title in November to Holly Holm at UFC 193. Before that happened, Tarverdyan’s financial woes came to light and Rousey’s mother, Annmaria De Mars, publicly lambasted the coach as a "bad perso
  
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• Alessio Sakara vs. Brian Rogers announced for Bellator's Italy co-promotion

  15-01-2016 18:48
  
  A battle of heavy hitters will take center stage in Bellator's debut in Italy.
  Italian veteran Alessio Sakara will meet Brian Rogers in the main event of a an April 16 event in Turin, Italy, which will be co-promoted with local promoter Oktagon Kickboxing. Bellator announced the light heavyweight bout on Friday.
  Sakara (17-11, 2 NC) competed in the UFC from 2005-13 and will make his Bellator debut with the bout. He's coming off a first-round TKO Dib Akil in Austria on Sept. 18.
  Rogers (12-8) is
  
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• Video: Matt Mitrione To Test Free Agency Market After Sunday’s UFN 81

  15-01-2016 18:45
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPNS3RJOLBwMatt Mitrione (9-4) will be fighting Travis Browne (17-3-1) at UFC Fight Night 81, and regardless of the outcome, he plans to test the free agency market after the fight. The heavyweight bout against Browne will mark the end of Mitrione's contractual obligations to the UFC.As shown in the above video, Mitrione spoke with Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting about how he and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta couldn't reach a deal they were both happy with. Mitrione expl
  
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• Aljamain Sterling Says He Should Be Paid Like Sage Northcutt

  15-01-2016 18:37
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0May6IJpQEUFC bantamweight prospect Aljamain Sterling has an MMA record of 11-0, with a UFC record of 3-0, and he wants to start getting paid. Sterling cited Sage Northcutt as a fighter who he would like to be in the same earnings bracket as. Northcutt earned over $80,000 at UFN 80.
  Related: Aljamain Sterling: “Maybe Bryan Caraway Will Stop Hiding Under Miesha Tate’s T*t and Fight Me”Sterling explained his current position in an interview with M
  
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• Showtime Boxing Weigh-in Results: Deontay Wilder, Artur Szpilka Primed & Ready

  15-01-2016 18:12 via sherdog.com
  
  All of the final hurdles have been cleared for Saturday night’s heavyweight title fight on Showtime as all of the main card combatants officially weighed in on Friday, making the televised portion of the event a go. The event will also stream live and free on Sherdog.com, as well.
  
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• Bellator MMA Announces First Matchups for Co-Promoted Fights in Italy for April 16

  15-01-2016 18:12 via sherdog.com
  
  Bellator MMA will expand its horizons on April 16 as the promotion is set to partner with Italian kickboxing league Oktagon for an event at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy.
  
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• Invicta FC 15 Weigh-in Video (7 p.m. ET)

  15-01-2016 18:10 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the official weigh-in video at 7 p.m. ET.
  
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• Cyborg On Rousey’s Loss: It’s Sad, I Can’t Say Anything Bad About Her

  15-01-2016 17:57
  
  After years of trash-talk, Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino seems to be developing a soft spot for Ronda Rousey.During a recent interview, Justino shared her thoughts on the public reaction to Rousey's first MMA loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November. Cyborg explained why no fighter likes to lose, however she admits it does show you who really has your back and who doesn't.Cyborg offered the following comments regarding Rousey's loss while promoting her own title defense against Daria Ibragimova at
  
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• If Dominick Cruz has any say in the matter, WEC will never die

  15-01-2016 17:00
  
  As Dominick Cruz stands on the brink of regaining one world championship he never lost in the Octagon, he still has thoughts about the other one, which has been all but forgotten.
  The Alliance MMA fighter, who meets T.J. Dillashaw for the UFC bantamweight title on Sunday night in Boston in the main event of UFC Fight Night 81, was recognized as the UFC's first 135-pound kingpin in Dec. 2010. But his lineal world title stretched back to when he knocked out Brian Bowles in March of that year to cl
  
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• Cris Cyborg feels 'terrible' about the fan backlash against Ronda Rousey

  15-01-2016 16:00
  
  COSTA MESA, Calif. -- It might be a totally different situation in almost every way, but Cris Cyborg empathizes with Ronda Rousey.
  In 2011, Cyborg was the Strikeforce women's featherweight champion and the pound-for-pound best female fighter on the planet. Then she popped for steroids after a win over Hiroko Yamanaka and was suspended by the California State Athletic Commission.
  It was during that dark time that Cyborg said she found out who her real friends were. She suspects Rousey is going th
  
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• Invicta FC 15 weigh-in video

  15-01-2016 15:00
  
  At Invicta FC 15 weigh-ins, all 16 Invicta FC fighters taking part in Saturday's Invicta FC 15 fights will step on the scale Friday evening, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg and Daria Ibragimova will have to make the featherweight limit of 145 pounds.Check out the Invicta FC 15 weigh-in results below.Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 9 p.m. ET)
  Christiane Justino vs. Daria Ibragimova
  Livia Renata Souza vs. DeAnna Be
  
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• RFA 34 Weigh-in Results: Smith, Velickovic Cleared for Title Scrap

  15-01-2016 14:12 via sherdog.com
  
  Resurrection Fighting Alliance will invade the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo., Friday with an intriguing welterweight title fight.
  
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• Morning Report: Dana White says Ronda Rousey still highest-paid, biggest star, but Conor McGregor 'nipping at her heels'

  15-01-2016 14:00
  
  Ronda Rousey suffered a crushing loss in November, but it hasn't hurt her star power according to UFC president Dana White.
  UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm scored the upset of 2015 when she sent Rousey crashing to the canvas 59 seconds into round two of their main event at UFC 193.
  "Ronda means a lot to the UFC and to this sport," White told Yahoo! Sports (via MMA Mania). "As in everything. Everything this woman does. She's an unbelievable athlete, personality, friend, partner,
  
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• The MMA Beat on Diaz, UFC 197, Rousey, Penn-Lentz, Punk & more

  15-01-2016 13:00
  
  On this week's on-the-road episode of The MMA Beat, the paneldiscusses Nick Diaz's reduced suspension, UFC 197, Ronda Rousey's timeoff, BJ Penn vs. Nik Lentz, CM Punk's potential first opponent and more.
  Subscribe to the show on iTunes: audio | video or Soundcloud here. Stream it on Stitcher here.
  Music courtesy of APM Music.
  
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• Wade returns, ready to put his name in the 155-pound mix

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  Standing out in the UFC lightweight division is a difficult task for any fighter, as the 155-pound weight class is the deepest, most talented collection in the sport today.Seemingly every event someone new delivers a standout performance that puts them in the spotlight and earns them some attention, but only for a moment because one or two weeks later, without fail, another hungry lightweight will stride into the Octagon and put forth a memorable effort. Just like that, last week’s breakou
  
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• Veteran Cote enjoying quest for UFC glory

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  At 35 years old and approaching his 18th UFC fight this Sunday in Boston against Ben Saunders, Patrick Cote is still as ambitious as ever. A world championship is on the “to do” list, and he also wants to surpass countryman Georges St-Pierre as the Canadian with the most fights in the UFC.If achieved, both goals would put the Quebec native in the history books forever. But as far as impact goes, Cote’s influence might be felt even more strongly in an area that has nothing to do
  
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• UFC Statement on Diego Brandao

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed Diego Brandao of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation involving Carboxy-Tetrahydrocannabinol (“Carboxy-THC”) which is a metabolite of marijuana and/or hashish, above the decision limit of 180 ng/mL, stemming from an in-competition sample collected following his fight on January 2, 2016 in Las Vegas.USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results ma
  
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• Tweets of the Week - 1/15

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Fight Night Boston: Dillashaw vs CruzSiiiieeeeekkkkk! #UFCBoston #Cruz https://t.co/cJ2d8KfBQg— UFC (@ufc) January 15, 2016 Great flow tonight, feelin like a million bucks. Thanks @duanebangcom @justinbuchholz and kcrig1… https://t.co/cOmtU38Dlf— TJ Dillashaw (@TJDillashaw) January 15, 2016 Anthony Pettis vs Eddie Alvarez this SUNDAY live and free on @FS1!!! pic.twitter.com/k7UBUafbZt— Dana White (@danawhite) January 15, 2016 On the way to Open Workouts !!
  
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• Pettis learning from title defeat

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  BOSTON — Anthony Pettis has a lot at stake entering Sunday’s UFC Fight Night. He lost his lightweight title belt to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 185 in March of last year and hasn’t stepped into the octagon since. The defeat was a difficult experience and forced him to make a lot of changes, both to the team around him and in his preparation for fights. “There was so much I learned in my last fight, but I think it was more my mental preparation,” Pettis said Th
  
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• O’Connell carries purpose and perspective into the Octagon

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Sean O’Connell had to chase his moment of realization all the way across a crowded marketplace into a dusty backstreet in Mazabuka, Zambia. The young girl he ran after had broken out of the Catholic orphanage at least a dozen times the past few weeks – but it would be the tattooed, 220-pound hulk who brought her back, becoming the big brother she and the other outcast girls never had. And while the poor 13-year-old runaway thought at first that O’Connell was going to kidnap her
  
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• Mutapcic survives Iowa test to get UFC call

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  After receiving a welcome to the UFC before his Sunday bout on UFC FIGHT PASS against Francimar Barroso, Elvis Mutapcic responded with a “Thank you very much” that sounded eerily like the man he got his nickname “The King” from – Elvis Presley.“I’ve been practicing,” he laughed, clearly at ease with coming in on short notice for the biggest fight of his career.“You can’t give me short notice at all,” he said. “There’s
  
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• Jackson gets chance of lifetime in Octagon

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  As a longtime MMA correspondent in Texas, Mike Jackson is usually the one asking the questions, so it was no surprise to hear him turn the tables on his own interview and ask another regarding his UFC debut on Feb. 6 in Las Vegas.“Personally, do I think I’m ready to be in the UFC?” Jackson, who faces fellow Octagon newcomer Mickey Gall in a UFC 196 bout to be featured on UFC FIGHT PASS, asked. And he responded.Related: Gail "Hail Mary" sets up road to CM Punk fight | 
  
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• How to Watch UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Skip ahead to Main CardUFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz Sunday, January 17thFIGHT PASS Prelims 6:00PM EDT / 3:00PM PDT / 11:00PM GMTOnline Airings FIGHT PASS on UFC.tv: Available Worldwide Excluded Countries: BrazilCable/Satellite AiringsCentral/South AmericaBrazil - CombateMexico - UFC NetworkArgentina - UFC NetworkBolivia - UFC NetworkChile - UFC NetworkColombia - UFC NetworkEcuador - UFC NetworkPanama - UFC NetworkParaguay - UFC NetworkPeru - UFC NetworkRep. Dominicana - UFC NetworkVe
  
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• Gall 'Hail Mary' sets up road to CM Punk fight

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The UFC show on YouTube is called “Dana White: Lookin’ For A Fight.” But the UFC president found out on a recent trip to Philadelphia that Mickey Gall was looking for one as well.And he got it. Well, not exactly the one he called for, but if the New Brunswick, New Jersey prospect defeats Mike Jackson during the UFC FIGHT PASS prelims at UFC 196 in Las Vegas on Feb. 6, he’ll get the fight he wants with former WWE superstar CM Punk.Watch Episode 1 of "Dana White: Looki
  
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• Felder going back to basics in search of winning ways

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  On Sunday one of the UFC’s top prospects from early 2015 meets its newest commodity in 2016. That is, lightweight Paul Felder and UFC FIGHT PASS.Sage Northcutt churned up the excitement at Fight Night Las Vegas and ever since the headlining bout on FIGHT PASS has been a can’t-miss. The “Irish Dragon” looks to continue this new movement when he squares off against Daron Cruickshank at Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz in Boston on Sunday. Don’t miss Paul Feld
  
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• Dillashaw: I'm going to retire him

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  BOSTON — TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz weren’t always feuding. The trash talk between them in recent months wasn’t the norm. Being rivals for Sunday night’s UFC bantamweight title fight at TD Garden, however, changed the equation. “I’ve always been super respectful with the guy and pretty easy going with each other, but once the fight got announced, he turned into someone else,” Dillashaw said Thursday at UFC Fight Night Boston media day at The Westin C
  
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• Cruz fully confident in his knees

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  BOSTON — A UFC fighter having to recover from an ACL injury once is hard enough. Dominick Cruz has done it three times. Cruz, who didn’t fight in 2012 or 2013 because of injuries, was forced to vacate the UFC bantamweight title in 2014 when ailments prevented him from defending the belt inside the octagon. He returned in September of that year to fight Takeya Mizugaki at UFC 178 and posted a dominant first-round TKO, only to suffer another setback that December when he
  
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• Browne determined to make himself relevant with win in Boston

  15-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Travis “Hapa” Browne faces Matt Mitrione at UFC Fight Night on Sunday in Boston’s TD Garden, and although Conor McGregor isn’t the headliner in the mostly Irish-American northeast city this time around, the local fans should be getting ready for a main card heavyweight bout that will most certainly deliver fireworks.“Matt is tough guy,” Browne said. “He’s light on his feet and he fights relaxed. He goes for it and he’s a big dude at 6-4 and 2
  
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• Frankie Edgar’s Coach Taunts Conor McGregor With Sarcastic Comment For Avoiding Fight

  15-01-2016 06:50
  
  Now that it's out in the open and officially confirmed by the UFC that UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor is moving up to challenge Rafael dos Anjos to attempt to win the UFC Lightweight Championship and hold both titles simultaneously, the Frankie Edgar camp is doing their part to get "The Notorious" champion back to defend his original UFC title against the man who deserves it.Respected MMA coach Mark Henry took to social media, posting a very sarcastic comment taunting the Irishman for
  
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• Videos: UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz & Pettis vs. Alvarez “Embedded” Special

  15-01-2016 06:36
  
  UFC has released the complete "Embedded" preview special for this weekend's UFC Fight Night 81 event, which features a loaded fight card with Anthony Pettis vs. Eddie Alvarez in the co-main event and the highly anticipated main event pitting UFC Bantamweight Champion TJ Dillashaw defending his title against the former champion who never lost his belt in the Octagon, Dominick Cruz.The preview special was added to the official UFC YouTube channel this week in two parts. The main feature, which foc
  
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• Urijah Faber Predicts T.J. Dillashaw Will Knock Out Dominick Cruz On Sunday

  15-01-2016 04:47
  
  Urijah Faber has made his prediction for the main event of Sunday's UFC Fight Night 81, which will see T.J. Dillashaw facing off against Dominick Cruz. Faber predicted on The MMA Hour that his former protege Dillashow would knock out Cruz. Here's what faber had to say:“It’s going to be an interesting match up. I don’t want to give away my insight on either guy, really, but I think it’s going to be an interesting match-up. I think a couple of things could happen. I don&rsq
  
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• Dana White: Ronda Rousey Is UFC’s Biggest Star, But Conor McGregor Is Nipping At Her Heels

  15-01-2016 04:41
  
  UFC president Dana White recently spoke to Yahoo! Sports about Ronda Rousey and her career so far in the UFC. He praised the former UFC women's bantamweight champ, but acknowledged that Conor McGregor's star power may soon overshadow Rousey's.
  “Everything this woman does, she’s incredible,” White told Yahoo! Sports. “She’s an unbelievable athlete, personality, friend, partner … you name it, Ronda Rousey is amazing. I think Ronda Rousey is the biggest star in
  
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• Video: New Samsung Commercial Starring Joanna Jedrzejczyk

  15-01-2016 04:28
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duHFAM-L9vkSamsung released a new commercial on Thursday starring UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk. The commercial will air in Poland, and the YouTube version above has English subtitles. Jędrzejczyk is from Olsztyn, Poland.Jędrzejczyk won the UFC women's strawweight championship at UFC 185 in March of 2015, after defeating Carla Esparza by TKO, in what was awarded the "performance of the night." She has since successfully defended the ti
  
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• Rafael dos Anjos Says Conor McGregor’s “Traitor” Comments “Make No Sense”

  15-01-2016 04:15
  
  Earlier this week Conor McGregor posted a message online calling his upcoming UFC 197 opponent Rafael dos Anjos a "traitor." The lightweight champion has fired back at McGregor, saying McGregor's claims make no sense and that he's "out of his mind." Here's what Ajos had to say:“It doesn’t make any sense,” Dos Anjos told MMAFighting.com. “We have a lot of Brazilians in the United States. It doesn’t mean we’re traitors to our country. I’ve got kids, and I
  
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• Dana White Says He Likes The Idea Of Robbie Lawler vs. Nick Diaz Rematch

  15-01-2016 04:06
  
  A fan recently asked Dana White about the possibility of a rematch between Robbie Lawler and Nick Diaz, and the UFC president replied positively on Twitter. Here's what White had to say:https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/687177179789045760Lawler and Diaz fought back at UFC 47 in 2004, which saw Lawler suffer his only knockout loss in his career. Lawler is currently the UFC welterweight champion and does not have an opponent lined up for his next fight. Diaz is suspended from competing until Au
  
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• Cain Velasquez Says Training With Cormier & Rockhold Will Help Him Win At UFC 196

  15-01-2016 03:55
  
  Former UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez is currently training with UFC light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier and UFC middleweight champ Luke Rockhold at AKA. Velasquez recently spoke with MMAjunkie about what it's like training with the two champions in California.
  “‘DC,’ just being a good workout partner in general, for everything, and obviously being one of my coaches, for him to have that knowledge of what I need to do to win this fight (is important),” Velasquez
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 media day photos

  15-01-2016 03:30
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 videos

  15-01-2016 02:53
  
  UFC Fight Night 81 videos are for Sunday's UFC event in Boston. In the main event, UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw squares off against Dominick Cruz. In the debut of UFC Fight Night 81 Embedded, get a closer look at next Sunday's clash between UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw and former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz.Also the show featured the co-main event between former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and Eddie Alvarez.
  
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• Charles Rosa Gets Third Different Opponent for UFC Fight Night Boston

  15-01-2016 01:30 via sherdog.com
  
  Charles Rosa will have to hope that the third time is the charm.
  
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• Matt Mitrione explains why he has decided to fight out his UFC contract

  15-01-2016 01:25
  
  BOSTON -- Matt Mitrione talks about his long history with Travis Browne, finally fighting Browne at UFC Fight Night 81, whether Browne's best days are behind him, how long it took to get over his loss to Ben Rothwell, what he learned from the setback, his upcoming free agency, and much more.
  
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