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• Hector Lombard vs. Neil Magny added as co-main event for UFC Fight Night 84

  18-01-2016 23:43
  
  UFC welterweights Hector Lombard (34-4-1, two no-contests) and Neil Magny (17-4) will face off in the co-main event of March 20's UFC Fight Night 84 in Brisbane, Australia.BREAKING: @HectorLombard returns against @NeilMagny at #UFCBrisbane https://t.co/gpdAEymUrT pic.twitter.com/FzFj4IbnfN
  — UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) January 18, 2016The card is headlined by a heavyweight clash between Mark Hunt (11-10-1) and Frank Mir (18-10).
  Lombard has not competed since a UFC 182 tilt against Josh Burkman i
  
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• Hector Lombard Returns Against Neil Magny in UFC Fight Night Brisbane Co-Main Event

  18-01-2016 23:43 via sherdog.com
  
  Hector Lombard will return from suspension to face rising welterweight talent Neil Magny in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night in Brisbane on March 20.
  
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• Urijah Faber Calls for Rubber Match with UFC Bantamweight King Dominick Cruz

  18-01-2016 23:28 via sherdog.com
  
  Urijah Faber was going to be in an interesting position regardless of who won Sunday’s UFC Fight Night Boston main event.
  
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• Eddie Alvarez ‘Didn’t See a Split Decision’ in UFC Fight Night Win Over Anthony Pettis

  18-01-2016 22:36 via sherdog.com
  
  Eddie Alvarez and Anthony Pettis might not have put on the fight that most were expecting, but the man who had his hand raised in the end didn’t think the contest was as close as the final tally reflected.
  
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• Eddie Alvarez: ‘I’d be stupid not to’ exploit the ‘deep hole’ in Anthony Pettis’ game

  18-01-2016 22:00
  
  Eddie Alvarez knew he had the blueprint to beat Anthony Pettis. It was just a matter of implementing it.
  Alvarez outwrestled and out-pressured Pettis to capture a hard fought split decision over the former lightweight champion at UFC Fight Night 81. While the fight itself didn't provide the type of fireworks many expected, it got the job done, as Alvarez pushed his name to the forefront of title conversation by picking up the biggest win of his UFC career.
  "I'm my biggest critic, before anyone,"
  
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• Chris Wade wants Sage Northcutt, says he's a 'terrible' match up for him

  18-01-2016 21:00
  
  BOSTON -- Chris Wade talks about his submission win over Mehdi Baghdad at UFC Fight Night 81, fighting in Boston, wanting to fight Sage Northcutt, and much more.
  
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• Travis Browne on foul-filled win over Matt Mitrione: 'I am not a dirty fighter'

  18-01-2016 20:00
  
  Travis Browne has a message after his controversial performance against Matt Mitrione: "I'm not a ditry fighter."
  Browne's heavyweight main-card bout against Mitrione Sunday at UFC Fight Night 81 turned on a pair of eye pokes, neither of which were penalized by referee Gary Forman.
  But Browne says not only were the eye pokes not intentional, but that he was profusely apologetic to Mitrione in the Octagon at Boston's TD Garden.
  "In the cage I was apologizing up and down to Matt," said Browne, who
  
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• Ronda Rousey Says Holly Holm Rematch Will Happen in 2016: ‘That’s All I Want’

  18-01-2016 18:53 via sherdog.com
  
  Ronda Rousey may not be fighting at UFC 200 as originally planned, but the former bantamweight champion still plans on trying to avenge her loss to Holly Holm sometime before the year is over.
  
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• Monday Morning Analyst: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz breakdown with Robin Black

  18-01-2016 18:46
  
  UFC Fight Night 81 is in the books. With the help of the Fight Network's Robin Black, we talk Dominick Cruz getting his UFC bantamweight title back after defeating T.J. Dillashaw, Anthony Pettis' poor showing against Eddie Alvarez, Travis Browne's mount on Matt Mitrione and more.
  
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• Dominick Cruz explains post-fight dig at suspended Kenny Florian

  18-01-2016 18:00
  
  Dominick Cruz carved out some time in his victory speech Sunday to take a shot at Kenny Florian and it almost broke MMA Twitter.
  Florian was suspended by Fox Sports this weekend after being accused of plagiarism in an article posted to FoxSports.com. After beating T.J. Dillashaw, Cruz quipped: "Kenny Florian, stop copying and pasting, man."
  Afterward, Cruz explained that he and Florian -- who work together as Fox Sports analysts -- have a good relationship and he was just having a bit of fu
  
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• Dominick Cruz not only reclaims his title, but a platform to say ‘I told you so’

  18-01-2016 17:00
  
  BOSTON – Heading into Sunday night, if you were taking Dominick Cruz’s general proclamation that he might be a better fighter now than he was four years ago with a grain of salt, then headed out of it you were treated to 135 pounds of pure saltiness. Cruz showed up in his most elusive capacity to reclaim his bantamweight title in Boston. T.J. Dillashaw, who knows how to put the tamps on people, hit him only one out of every five times he attempted to.
  As Brian Stann said, Cruz was a
  
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• VIDEO: UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz Post-Fight Press Conference

  18-01-2016 16:56
  
  https://youtu.be/Z1y0q6DT9qgDominick Cruz, who successfully regained the UFC Bantamweight title that he never lost inside the Octagon, spoke about defeating the man who rose to the top during his own lengthy absence from active competition, TJ Dillashaw, at the UFC Fight Night 81 event on Sunday night.Featured above is the complete video archive of the UFC Fight Night 81 post-fight press conference, which features UFC President Dana White, both Cruz and Dillashaw, as well as additional fighters
  
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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Claudia Gadelha To Coach TUF 23, Season Premiere On April 20th

  18-01-2016 16:24
  
  During the UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz event at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. on Sunday evening, UFC announced the coaches for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter.The 23rd season of the regular Ultimate Fighter series, not counting the various international TUF seasons, will be coached for the second time in history by women fighters, as UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and the number one contender in the division, Claudia Gadelha, will be the opposing coaches
  
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• Ronda Rousey says she's still planning on Holly Holm rematch before end of 2016

  18-01-2016 16:00
  
  Ronda Rousey has her hands full in Hollywood, but she's not done with MMA.
  The former UFC women's bantamweight champion told TMZ this weekend that she plans on fighting again before 2016 is up. UFC president Dana White told Yahoo! this week that Rousey was going to need some time off and was out of a planned fight at UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas.
  "Some time later in the year," Rousey said. "They haven't told me an exact date or location or anything yet."
  Rousey's schedule is loaded. She h
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw: 'I do feel like I won that fight' with Dominick Cruz

  18-01-2016 15:00
  
  BOSTON – In the end, both the former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and the current champion T.J. Dillashaw took home an additional $50,000 for their five-round title fight on Sunday night.
  But only one man took home the belt. And that was Cruz, who was stripped of his title in Jan. 2014 after suffering another in a series of injuries ahead of his fight with Renan Barao. Cruz and Dillashaw fought for five very close rounds, in which both guys had their moments.
  It ended with Cruz winn
  
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• Morning Report: Lorenzo Fertitta says it's 'not fair for fighters not to comply with the Reebok outfitting policy'

  18-01-2016 14:00
  
  The UFC's six-year, $70 millions partnership with Reebok likely hasn't gone as smoothly as both sides hoped.
  Both Reebok and UFC have maintained a very positive united front publicly, but getting the promotion's roster of fighters and their fans to buy in to the new tiered sponsorship payout system has been a work in progress.
  As the partnership's disciplinary arm, the UFC was forced to fine three of its most notable athletes following their Dec. 19 bouts at UFC on FOX 17 for non-compliance
  
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• Matt Mitrione says his orbital bone was broken in fight with Travis Browne

  18-01-2016 13:00
  
  Matt Mitrione suffered one of the worst looking eye injuries in UFC history, with a badly swollen shut eye and large hematoma suffered in his loss to Travis Browne. Matt Mitrione, hospitalized with one of the worst looking eye injuries in the history of the UFC on Sunday night in Boston, stated on Twitter that he had suffered a broken right orbital bone.Broken orbital floor. This and the shoulder happened after the 2nd eye poke. I don't think they would've happened pic.twitter.com/wFn1NC3j5Y
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• UFC Fight Night 81 post-fight show

  18-01-2016 11:22
  
  BOSTON -- After UFC Fight Night 81, MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani and Chuck Mindenhall break down the top storylines.
  
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• Urijah Faber knew T.J. Dillashaw's temper would be 'problem' at UFN 81

  18-01-2016 10:02
  
  BOSTON -- During a media scrum at UFC Fight Night 81, Urijah Faber talks about T.J. Dillashaw and Duane Ludwig drama, fighting Dominick Cruz for a third time, and more.
  
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• Dominick Cruz Says Plantar Fascia, Not Knee, Hindered Movement in Dillashaw Bout

  18-01-2016 09:55 via sherdog.com
  
  The MMA community can exhale -- for now. Dominick Cruz’s knee is just fine.
  
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• Cruz, Dillashaw Offer Differing Views on Split Decision in UFC Fight Night Headliner

  18-01-2016 09:35 via sherdog.com
  
  It’s no big surprise that Dominick Cruz and T.J. Dillashaw don’t agree on who won their fight following a back-and-forth struggle in the UFC Fight Night Boston headliner on Sunday night.
  
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• Dominick Cruz explains why winning back title actually isn't best moment of his life

  18-01-2016 09:34
  
  BOSTON -- After UFC Fight Night 81, UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz discusses getting his belt back, his performance against T.J. Dillashaw, a chat he needs to have with UFC brass, the happiest moment in his life and more.
  
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• Travis Browne Brushes Off Eye-Poke Controversy: ‘I’m Not a Dirty Fighter’

  18-01-2016 09:10 via sherdog.com
  
  While Travis Browne returned to the win column on Sunday at UFC Fight Night Boston, it doesn’t rank among the Hawaiian heavyweight’s most satisfying career performances.
  
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• Dominick Cruz, TJ Dillashaw earn Fight of the Night bonus at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston

  18-01-2016 08:59
  
  Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw put on a show for the Boston crowd in attendance Sunday evening at UFC Fight Night 81.
  For five rounds, the two bantamweight stars went back and forth, trading shots and attempting a variety of strikes, feints and takedowns. After 25 minutes, the fate of the bout rested in the hands of the three men sitting cageside.
  In the end, it was a raised hand for Cruz and slumped shoulders for Dillashaw, as the former WEC bantamweight champion regained his title via split-de
  
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• Charles Rosa didn't want to 'risk' wearing Bruins jersey at UFC Fight Night 81 weigh-ins

  18-01-2016 08:41
  
  BOSTON -- Charles Rosa talks about his win over Kyle Bochniak at UFC Fight Night 81, fighting in his hometown of Boston, not wearing an NHL Bruins jersey at weigh-ins due to the Athlete Outfitting Policy, and much more.
  
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• Francimar Barroso proposed to his girlfriend after his win over Elvis Mutapcic

  18-01-2016 08:37
  
  BOSTON -- Francimar Barroso talks about his win over Elvis Mutapcic at UFC Fight Night 81, proposing to his girlfriend after the fight, what's next for his UFC career, and much more.
  
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• UFC Fight Night Bonuses: Cruz, Dillashaw, Herman, Sanders Pocket $50K Checks

  18-01-2016 07:41 via sherdog.com
  
  In a headliner that was too close to call, both Dominick Cruz and T.J. Dillashaw emerged $50,000 richer for their efforts.
  
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• Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis full fight video highlights

  18-01-2016 07:41
  
  Watch Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 81's co-main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz took place Jan. 17, 2016 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis (18-4) took on Eddie Alvarez (27-4) in the night's co-main event, which aired live on FOX. Catch the video highlights above.For more on Alvarez vs. Pettis, check out the MMAFighting.com live blog below,
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 in Tweets: Pros react to Dominick Cruz vs. T.J. Dillashaw, Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis

  18-01-2016 07:28
  
  Dominick Cruz is once again the UFC bantamweight champion.
  After withstanding a five-year stream of injuries and historically bad misfortune, Cruz out-danced and out-scored T.J. Dillashaw to reclaim his UFC title via split decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 81. The win completed a comeback story unlike any other, and Cruz's fellow fighters took to Twitter to sound off with their thoughts.
  #andnew congrats @TheDomin8r , crush you are an inspiration. You never stopped believing. Congrat
  
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• Dominick Cruz vs. T.J. Dillashaw full fight video highlights

  18-01-2016 07:16
  
  Watch Dominick Cruz vs. T.J. Dillashaw full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 81's main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz took place Jan. 17, 2016 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw (12-3) looked to defend his title against former beltholder Dominick Cruz (21-1) in the night's main event, which aired live on FOX. Catch the video highlights above.For more on Dillashaw vs. Cruz, check ou
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 results: Dominick Cruz beats T.J. Dillashaw, regains UFC bantamweight title

  18-01-2016 07:00
  
  Through all the heartache, all the setbacks, all the disappointments, Dominick Cruz never stopped believing in himself.
  The San Diego native never lost his UFC bantamweight champion in the cage and had never even been defeated at 135 pounds.
  But when everyone else wrote him off, through injuries to both knees and a groin tear, Cruz never gave up hope.
  And that self-belief paid off in spades on Sunday night in Boston, as he returned from his latest absence and engaged T.J. Dillashaw in a magnific
  
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• Hunt-Mir Tickets On-Sale Feb. 4

  18-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  Brisbane, Australia – A clash between UFC® heavyweight legends will headline the organization’s second visit to the Queensland capital, as No.9-ranked Mark Hunt will face two-time UFC heavyweight champion and current No.10-ranked Frank Mir at UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: HUNT vs. MIR on Sunday, March 20, 2016 (Saturday, March 19 in North America) at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Thursday, February 4 at 10 a.m. AEST. Fighting out of S
  
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• Fight Night Dillashaw vs. Cruz: Post-fight bonus recap

  18-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Fight Of The Night: TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz Performance Bonuses: Ed Herman and Luke Sanders • The five-round championship grudge match between TJ Dillashaw and Dominic Cruz took home top fight honors • Luke Sanders’ 1st Round submission over Maximo Blanco took one of the two performance bonuses of the evening • Ed Herman’s 2nd Round TKO over Tim Boetsch took the other performance bonus of the night • All four fighters earn $50k for their efforts tonight Mor
  
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• Fight Night Dillashaw vs. Cruz final results

  18-01-2016 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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• Faber agrees Cruz won; Doesn’t want Dillashaw fight

  18-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  BOSTON The main event at Fight Night Boston between champ TJ Dillashaw and challenger Dominick Cruz saw two judges on opposite ends of a 49-46 scorecard. Urijah Faber, who many think will get the next shot against either Dillashaw or Cruz, may have summed it up best:“That was weird,” he said with a laugh.More from Fight Night Boston: Full results | Post-fight bonus recap | #ANDNEW! Cruz beats Dillashaw by split decision | Alvarez gets close win, Browne and Trinaldo also victorious |
  
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• Dominick Cruz Edges T.J. Dillashaw to Recapture UFC Bantamweight Championship

  18-01-2016 07:00 via sherdog.com
  
  Dominick Cruz dethrones T.J. Dillashaw with split decision in their UFC Fight Night main event in Boston.
  
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• Boston Talking Points: Cruz, Alvarez, Browne and more

  18-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  BOSTONSunday night in Boston, it was like Dominick Cruz had never left.Forced from the sport he loves for most of the last four years because of injury, Cruz returned in all his glory to reclaim the bantamweight championship in a five-round classic against now-former champion TJ Dillashaw at TD Garden.More from Fight Night Boston: Full results | Post-fight bonus recap | #ANDNEW! Cruz beats Dillashaw by split decision | Faber agrees Cruz won; Doesn’t want Dillashaw fight | Alvarez gets clos
  
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• Dominick Cruz vs. T.J. Dillashaw UFC Fight Night 81 scorecard

  18-01-2016 06:53
  
  Check out Dominick Cruz vs. T.J. Dillashaw UFC Fight Night 81 scorecard to see how the judges scored a memorable main event at the TD Garden in Boston on Sunday night.Dave Ginsberg gave Cruz rounds 1-3 (48-47) , while Tony Weeks gave rounds 2-4 to Cruz (49-46). Sal D'Amato only gave Cruz the second round en route to a 49-46 score for Dillashaw.
  Cruz won the fight via split decision (48-47, 46-49, 49-46).More Coverage: UFC Fight Night 81 Results | UFC news
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• Jedrzejczyk, Gadelha to Coach ‘TUF 23,’ Meet in Strawweight Title Rematch on July 8

  18-01-2016 05:51 via sherdog.com
  
  Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha will coach against each other on Season 23 of “The Ultimate Fighter” before meeting in a strawweight title rematch on July 8.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 results: Francisco Trinaldo outslugs Ross Pearson

  18-01-2016 04:39
  
  Francisco Trinaldo just keeps on winning.
  The Brasilia, Brazil native won for the fifth consecutive time Sunday night, as he outslugged Ross Pearson in a lightweight bout at Boston's TD Garden. Trinaldo earned the unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 81 with a pair of 30-27s from the judges and a 29-28.
  The opening round was mostly a tentative affair, as both Trinaldo in particular seemed content to circle and counter as Pearson stalked. Toward the end of the round, though, Trinaldo landed heav
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 live blog: Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione

  18-01-2016 04:37
  
  This is the UFC Fight Night 81 live blog for Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione, a heavyweight bout at Sunday night's UFC event at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass.Browne, who has three wins in his past five fights, will face Mitrione, who has three wins in his past five fights as well, on the main card.Check out the UFC Fight Night 81 live blog below.More Coverage: UFC Fight Night 81 Results | UFC news
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  Round 1: Mitrione is orthodox while Browne is orthodox. Mit
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz Results

  18-01-2016 04:33
  
  MMA Fighting brings you UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz results. UFC Fight Night 81 takes place at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. The event is headlined by a fight between UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw and former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. In the co-main event, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis squares off against Eddie Alvarez. The UFC is back in Boston and this time not merely with a UFC bantamweight title fight (the first title fight ever on Fox Sp
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 live blog: Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo

  18-01-2016 04:18
  
  This is the UFC Fight Night 81 live blog for Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo, a lightweight bout at Sunday night's UFC event at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass.Pearson, who has three wins in his past five fights, will face Trinaldo, who has four wins in his past five fights, on the main card.Check out the UFC Fight Night 81 live blog below.More Coverage: UFC Fight Night 81 Results | UFC news
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  Round 1: The opening bout of the UFC Fight Night 81 main card i
  
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• UFC Fight Night Prelims: Patrick Cote Batters Ben Saunders for Stoppage in Boston

  18-01-2016 04:00 via sherdog.com
  
  Patrick Cote claimed another victim as part of his rebirth in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s welterweight division.
  
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• Chris Wade Calls Out Sage Northcutt After Fourth Straight UFC Win at Fight Night Boston

  18-01-2016 03:56 via sherdog.com
  
  After scouring the UFC’s archived content to research his short-notice opponent on Sunday, Chris Wade has a bigger fish in mind for his next Octagon appearance.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 results: Patrick Cote overwhelms Ben Saunders

  18-01-2016 03:51
  
  UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has a habit of calling every fighter who puts in a solid performance the best version of that fighter we've ever seen.
  Sunday night, though, we might have actually seen the best version of Patrick Cote, and for someone with more than 30 pro fights, that's saying something.
  A sharp Cote overwhelmed Ben Saunders at UFC Fight Night 81 before finishing him via TKO in a welterweight machup. The time of the stoppage at Boston's TD Garden was 1:19.
  "I think it was a conf
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 video: Luke Sanders blasts Maximo Blanco with left hand, finishes via submission

  18-01-2016 02:49
  
  Luke Sanders wasn't interested in taking Maximo Blanco to a decision at UFC Fight Night 81.
  Shortly into their preliminary bout at UFC Fight Night 81, Sanders connected with a crisp left hand, sending Blanco tumbling to the canvas.
  From there, Sanders immediately locked up the rear-naked choke, forcing the tap and ending the bout in short order.
  The UFC's official Twitter account captured the action:.@CoolHandMMA with the HUGE left hand! What a debut for Sanders! #UFCBoston https://t.co/h2iRgCdT
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 results: Luke Sanders upsets Maximo Blanco in debut

  18-01-2016 02:25
  
  Luke Sanders came into his UFC debut with an undefeated record and a low profile.
  The Tennessee native leaves Boston with the unbeaten record intact, but now far more people know his name.
  Sanders improved to 12-0 with a first-round submission victory over veteran Maximo Blanco at UFC Fight Night 81 on Sunday. The time was 3:38.
  In a fast-paced, back-and-forth round, Sanders found himself in early trouble, on the wrong end of a deep Blanco arm triangle.
  But Sanders escaped. Soon thereafter, he f
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 results: Paul Felder submits Daron Cruickshank

  18-01-2016 02:04
  
  Sunday night's UFC Fight Night 81 featured a Fight Pass bout between Paul Felder and Daron Cruickshank, and it figured to be an explosive lightweight striking battle.
  Instead, it turned out to be Felder's chance to prove he's got more to his game than his kickboxing, as he outgrappled Cruickshank in the final round of a grinding battle and finished it with a rear-naked choke. The time of the finish at Boston's TD Garden was 3:56 of the final round.
  The first round was something of a feeling-out
  
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• Video: Ilir Latifi blasts Sean O'Connell with a vicious right hook

  18-01-2016 01:44
  
  It took only 30 seconds for Ilir Latifi to stop his opponent Sean O'Connell at UFC Fight Night 81. After a few short exchanges the Swedish fighter blasted O'Connell with a right hook that sent him wobbling to the canvas forcing the referee to stop the bout in the first round. With this victory, Latifi is now 4-2 in the UFC after making his debut back in April of 2013.That power from @LatifiMMA is SCARY! #UFCBoston https://t.co/Vh8nWwUaC8
  — #UFCBoston (@ufc) January 18, 2016
  
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