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• Coach Eric Del Fierro: Dominick Cruz is ‘back to his WEC days mentally’

  17-01-2016 23:00
  
  When Dominick Cruz steps into the Octagon against T.J. Dillashaw on Sunday night for the chance to reclaim his bantamweight title, it’ll be a feat of perseverance. In the last four-and-half years, Cruz has fought just once. That was an explosive cameo at UFC 178 against Takeya Mizugaki, whom he finished in 61 seconds via TKO. That was in 2014.And that came on the heels of two ACL procedures and a torn groin. Since then he’s suffered yet another ACL tear, and undergone yet another len
  
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• Burnin' rubber: Ben Saunders looking to 'change the game' with 10th Planet principles

  17-01-2016 21:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Any time you pull off something that's never been done before, well, it's bound to get you thinking about what could be next. And so it was for Ben Saunders.
  A journeyman with runs in both the UFC and Bellator, Saunders began working with Eddie Bravo almost two years ago. He had already started adopting some of the 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu system and had Bravo in his corner for his first fight back in the UFC.
  You probably already know what happens next. Saunders pulled off the first
  
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• This Week in Struggle: Cornering Cyborg's opponent, McGregor printed on cash, EA UFC snubs

  17-01-2016 19:00
  
  Life is hard for all of us, but especially for professional cage fighters. Join us now for a laugh and a cry as we reflect on "This Week in Struggle."
  The struggle is best paired with Tom Waits. Enjoy.
  I am literally the only person who was to go to the ER from an allergic reaction to tooth paste
  — Paige VanZant (@PaigeVanzantUFC) January 14, 2016
  Nose surgery absolutely sucks.... constant sharp pressure from plastic stents that are stitched in. No bueno
  — The Diamond (@DustinPo
  
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• Fedor Emelianenko Won’t Fight Again Until Late 2016

  17-01-2016 18:41
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr1MCcx6ldUFedor Emelianenko returned to MMA with a TKO victory over Jaideep Singh Rizin Fighting Federation day 2. Now, the question is who he'll fight next. Rizin VP Jerry Millen took to Twitter to kill a rumor that Fedor would headline their April 17th show:https://twitter.com/JerryMillen/status/687024632206110720Emelianenko was expected to headline Rizin's April 17th Rizin show in Nagoya City, Japan. The promotion sees him as their biggest draw.Related: King M
  
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• Dominick Cruz had to retire in his own mind before he could come back

  17-01-2016 18:00
  
  One thousand, five hundred and sixty-nine days. It looks so much worse when spelled out. If all sticks according to plan, and T.J. Dillashaw at last gets the opponent he deserves on Jan. 17 at UFC Fight Night 81, that's how long Dominick Cruz will have waited between brushes with gold. One thousand, five hundred and sixty-nine days of bad news, of announcements and postponements and Twitter updates that'll break your damn heart all over again.
  Cruz can admit now that there were times when he que
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 predictions

  17-01-2016 17:30
  
  The UFC is back in Boston and this time not merely with a UFC bantamweight title fight (the first title fight ever on Fox Sports 1), but arguably the best bantamweight fight ever. Of course, the bout has to live up to something before that can be declared, but the ingredients are there.
  What: UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz
  Where: TD Garden, Boston, Mass.
  When: Sunday, the five-fight Fight Pass card starts at 6 p.m. ET, the four-fight Fox Sports 1 preliminary card starts at 8 p.m. and the ma
  
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• MMA's next great weight-cutting guru is focused first on becoming a great fighter

  17-01-2016 17:00
  
  The first time Charles Rosa was flown out to a UFC event it wasn't for his skills in the cage -- it was for his abilities in the kitchen.
  Four years ago, Rosa was just an amateur fighter when MMA nutrition guru George Lockhart called upon him to help with Rory MacDonald's weight cut ahead of MacDonald's fight with B.J. Penn. Lockhart flew Rosa to Seattle before UFC on FOX 5 and put him up in the Grand Hyatt, the host hotel.
  "I got like the royal treatment," Rosa said with a laugh. "They told the
  
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• Cris Cyborg: UFC 'lost something' by not bringing me in at featherweight

  17-01-2016 16:00
  
  COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Cris Cyborg continues to be a dominant champion, and it continues to be outside the boundaries of the UFC.
  The Brazilian slugger smoked Daria Ibragimova by knockout at 4:58 of the first round in the main event of Invicta FC 15 on Saturday night here at The Hangar at the Orange County Fair. Cyborg retained her Invicta featherweight title with the victory. This is three straight first-round finishes for her and Cyborg has not even gone to a decision since 2008.
  There is a cas
  
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• Ross Pearson’s caution for Conor McGregor: ‘It’s a whole different world at 155’

  17-01-2016 15:30
  
  BOSTON – With Conor McGregor now set to move up to 155 pounds to try and capture a second title at UFC 197 against Rafael dos Anjos, the questions as to how he’ll look as a lightweight have begun to surface. Because McGregor cuts a significant amount of weight to get down to 145 pounds, many believe he is a natural 155-pound fighter.
  Yet if anybody can speak on the vast difference between fighting at 145 pounds and 155 pounds, it’s the Englishman Ross Pearson. Pearson, who figh
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 start time, TV schedule for T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz

  17-01-2016 15:00
  
  The UFC Fight Night 81 start time, TV schedule is for the Dillashaw vs. Cruz event at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. on Sunday night. The fight card is broken into three different parts with the early portion on UFC Fight Pass before switching over to FOX Sports 1. This post will help explain which fights are airing where and at which times.The main card airs on FOX Sports 1 beginning at 10 p.m. ET. It is listed as follows:T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz
  Anthony Pettis vs. Eddie Alvarez
  Travis
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 preview show

  17-01-2016 14:00
  
  MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani and Chuck Mindenhall take a closer look at the top storylines heading into Sunday night's UFC Fight Night 81, including T.J. Dillashaw trying to defend his UFC bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz. In the co-main event, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis squares off against Eddie Alvarez.More Coverage: UFC Fight Night 81 Results | UFC news
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• Rob Font on long-awaited return: 'I’ve been here. I’ve done this.'

  17-01-2016 13:00
  
  Eighteen months after knocking out George Roop in his UFC debut at UFC 175, bantamweight Rob Font gets a second chance to dazzle inside the UFC Octagon.
  Taking on fellow New Englander and former training partner Joey Gomez at Sunday's UFC Fight Night 81 event in Boston, Font (11-1) recognizes the enormity of it all. The ring rust. The local crowd. The familiar foe. The 10-fight winning streak in tow.
  For Font, it all adds up to either one major disappointment or one praiseworthy triumph.
  "The an
  
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• Coach: Conor McGregor Could Challenge For Third UFC Title Within A Year

  17-01-2016 12:44
  
  It looks like Conor McGregor won't be satisfied with just two UFC world titles if he manages to defeat Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 197 in March.According to "The Notorious" Irishman's coach, John Kavanagh, McGregor could potentially move all the way up to 170 pounds to challenge Robbie Lawler -- or whoever else is champion at the time -- for the UFC Welterweight Championship.Kavanagh told The42.ie the following:"Conor has been cutting down to 145 pounds since he
  
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• Invicta FC 15 Results – Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino Scores Another First Round KO

  17-01-2016 12:15
  
  Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino managed to successfully defend her title while scoring her third consecutive first round knockout at the Invicta FC 15 event on Saturday night.Cyborg knocked out Daria Ibragimova with just two seconds remaining in the first round, earning her third straight first round KO and improving her professional record to 15-1-1.Below are quick-match results from the Invicta FC 15 event, which took place at The Hangar at OC Fair in Costa Mesa, C
  
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• At 37, Francisco Trinaldo feels he finally reached his full potential

  17-01-2016 11:00
  
  The UFC produced its first Brazilian edition of The Ultimate Fighter reality show in 2012, and only six of the 16 fighters that made into the house are still on the UFC roster. Francisco Trinaldo, the oldest of all at 37, is riding the longest win streak in the Octagon -- tied with his teammate Sergio Moraes -- with four victories.
  One of the most popular TUF fighters in his country, "Massaranduba" started his mixed martial arts career in 2006, but only in 2014 he finally lived up to his fu
  
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• UFC Fight Night Boston Results: ‘Dillashaw vs. Cruz’ Play-by-Play & Updates

  17-01-2016 10:09 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog.com's live UFC Fight Night “Dillashaw vs. Cruz” coverage kicks off Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.
  
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• LIVE: Fight Night Dillashaw vs. Cruz results

  17-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz? Click below to get the results for all the fights at TD Garden in Boston on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016.Dillashaw vs. Cruz | Pettis vs. Alvarez | Browne vs. Mitrione | Pearson vs. Trinaldo | Cote vs. Saunders | Boetsch vs. Herman | Wade vs Baghdad | Blanco vs. Sanders | Felder vs. Cruickshank | Latifi vs. O’Connell | Rosa vs. Bochniak | Font vs. Gomez | Barroso vs MutapcicUFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz main cardBantamweight Champi
  
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• Jedrzejczyk and Gadelha to Coach TUF 23

  17-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighter® will put mixed martial arts’ global dominance on display again as UFC® strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will coach opposite No. 1 contender Claudia Gadelha. The coaches will lead a group of eight light heavyweights and eight strawweights who will compete for a UFC contract and the title of The Ultimate Fighter.The Ultimate Fighter®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia will kick-off on FS1 on Wednesday, April 20 with a two-hour season premiere airing at 10
  
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• Invicta FC 15: Cyborg closes out exciting night in impressive fashion

  17-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino continued her dominant ways at The Hangar at the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa, California on Saturday night, patiently waiting to find her opening before blasting Daria Ibragimova with a heavy right hand in the final seconds of the first round to retain her featherweight title in the main event of Invicta FC 15 seen live on UFC FIGHT PASS. The challenger started the bout smiling and dove in on a single leg early, but Cyborg was able to defend and
  
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• Felder, Latifi win in early Boston fights

  17-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  FELDER vs. CRUICKSHANKIn need of a win after two close decision losses, lightweight rising star Paul Felder got it in the most unconventional way in his UFC FIGHT PASS featured bout against Daron Cruickshank Sunday at TD Garden in Boston, turning from striker to grappler to submit the Detroit native in the third round. //
  “I had to finish him,” Philadelphia’s Felder said.Felder pressured Cruickshank as the fight commenced, yet Cruickshank was unbothered by his opponent&rsq
  
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• Felder delivers when he needs it most in Boston

  17-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  BOSTON Just three days before his bout at Fight Night Boston, Paul Felder admitted the possibility of being cut from the UFC was on his mind. Sure, his back-to-back losses came against two of the better lightweights, but as Felder said, you have to win to stay in the UFC. On Sunday night Paul Felder left the Octagon at TD Garden with everything he wanted: a beer, a purple belt and a finish. “I felt I needed to prove to the UFC I’m worthy of the fights they’ve given me. These bi
  
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• Cote, Herman get big TKO wins in Boston

  17-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  COTE vs SAUNDERSThe resurgence of 35-year-old veteran Patrick Cote continued in UFC Fight Night preliminary action at TD Garden in Boston Sunday, as he halted Ben Saunders in two rounds, making it wins in 5 of 6 welterweight bouts for the Canadian.More from Fight Night Boston: Full results | Felder delivers when he needs it most | Latifi, Rosa among early winners on FIGHT PASS | Watch the FIGHT PASS prelims here | Octagon interviews: Paul FelderAfter trading kicks for two minutes, Saunders got C
  
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• #ANDNEW! Cruz beats Dillashaw by split decision

  17-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It’s appropriate that on Muhammad Ali’s 74th birthday, Dominick Cruz floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee against TJ Dillashaw, regaining the UFC bantamweight title he never lost in the Octagon with a five-round split decision at TD Garden in Boston.Scores were 49-46, 48-47 and 46-49 for Cruz, who was forced to relinquish his title in January of 2014 due to a series of debilitating injuries. Sunday, he got it back in his first fight since a 61-second knockout of Takeya Mizug
  
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• Alvarez gets close win, Browne and Trinaldo triumph

  17-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  ALVAREZ vs PETTISEddie Alvarez turned to his wrestling game in Sunday’s UFC Fight Night co-main event against former world lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, starting and finishing strong en route to a three-round split decision over “Showtime” at TD Garden in Boston.More from Fight Night Boston: Full results | Felder delivers when he needs it most | Cote, Hernan get big TKO’s in prelims | Latifi, Rosa among early winners on FIGHT PASS | Watch the FIGHT PASS prelims her
  
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• Invicta FC 15 results: Cris Cyborg throttles Daria Ibragimova to defend title

  17-01-2016 06:16
  
  COSTA MESA, Calif. -- For the first time in a long time, Cris Cyborg's opponent almost made it out of the first round.
  Almost.
  Daria Ibragimova did a decent job of pushing Cyborg against the cage and going for takedowns. But when the 10-second clack sounded, Cyborg went for broke. She crushed Ibragimova with a hard right hand and then pounced for a knockout finish at 4:58 of the first Saturday night in the main event of Invicta FC 15 at The Hangar at the Orange County Fair.
  With the victory, Cyb
  
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• ‘Cyborg’ KOs Daria Ibragimova to Retain Featherweight Title in Invicta 15 Main Event

  17-01-2016 06:09 via sherdog.com
  
  It lasted longer than most anticipated, but Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino made sure the Invicta Fighting Championships featherweight title was not going anywhere.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 Results: Dillashaw vs. Cruz

  17-01-2016 06:00
  
  MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Night 81 results for the Dillashaw vs. Cruz fight card Jan. 17, plus live coverage from Boston, live blogs of the main card, and live UFC Fight Night 81 twitter updates.
  In the main event, UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw squares off against former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. Dillashaw has won four straight fights, while Cruz hasn't lost since WEC 26 on March 24, 2007 en route to a 11-fight win streak.Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis
  
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• Deontay Wilder Defends Against Artur Szpilka, Spews Against Tyson Fury

  17-01-2016 05:56 via sherdog.com
  
  BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- It was perfect, blunt, short and devastating. In a blink, the game, courageous Artur Szpilka was on his back -- and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder kept his belt with a crushing right hand on the chin that stopped the Polish southpaw at 2:24 of the ninth round Saturday night at Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
  
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• Kenny Florian & Why The Cover Up Is Worse Than The Crime

  17-01-2016 02:31
  
  As noted earlier, former three time UFC championship challenger turned UFC and Fox Sports analyst/color commentator has been suspended by the latter entity. His crime? He plagiarized large portions of his technical breakdown of T.J. Dillashow vs. Dominick Cruz from boxing analyst Lee Wylie's video breaking down 1040s boxer Willie Pep. Twitter personality The Naked Gambler deserves credit for pointing out exactly what Florian did:https://twitter.com/NakedGambling/status/687798251324571648htt
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 weigh-in photos

  17-01-2016 00:58
  
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• Anthony Pettis plays painful prank on his brother Sergio

  17-01-2016 00:22
  
  There's nothing like some brotherly love between Anthony Pettis and Sergio Pettis. Unfortunately, for Sergio, his older brother set him up perfectly during a training session at UFC Fight Night 81.
  On the first attempt, Anthony Pettis kicked a can brilliantly off his brother's head.#Repost @monsterenergy with @repostapp. ・・・ When @showtimepettis tells you to stand still... You STAND STILL! #Don't miss all the action go down in the @ufc Octagon Sunday January 17th at 10pm ET
  
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• Deontay Wilder vs. Artur Szpilka Updates: Results, Play-by-Play & Round-by-Round Scoring

  17-01-2016 00:08 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog.com's live Showtime Boxing coverage kicks off Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. Also, a free live stream of Deontay Wilder vs. Artur Szpilka can be watched HERE.
  
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• Video: UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz Weigh-In Results

  17-01-2016 00:07
  
  https://youtu.be/RMaEqPOYM3MUFC held the official weigh-ins for tomorrow night's UFC Fight Night 81 event, which features TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz for the UFC Bantamweight Championship and Anthony Pettis vs. Eddie Alvarez. Below are the official numbers from today's weigh-ins in Boston, Mass.MAIN CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 10 PM ET/7 PM PT):T.J. Dillashaw (135) vs. Dominick Cruz (135) - UFC Bantamweight ChampionshipAnthony Pettis (155.5) vs. Eddie Alvarez (155.5)Travis Browne (238) vs. Matt Mitri
  
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