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• Top-10 Bantamweight Marlon Moraes to Defend Title in WSOF 28 Main Event

  19-01-2016 23:46 via sherdog.com
  
  World Series of Fighting bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes will defend his title against Joseph Barajas on Feb. 20, the promotion announced Tuesday.
  
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• Vitor Belfort vs. Ronaldo Souza to Headline UFC Card in Brazil on May 14

  19-01-2016 23:45 via sherdog.com
  
  Vitor Belfort and Ronaldo Souza will meet in the headliner of a UFC event in Brazil on May 14.
  
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• Matt Mitrione: It was the referee's job to 'save me from myself' after eye pokes against Travis Browne

  19-01-2016 23:03
  
  In retrospect, Matt Mitrione would have liked for his UFC Fight Night 81 battle with Travis Browne to have been stopped after the initial eye poke. Only, he doesn’t think the responsibility should have fell to him to make that decision. Especially in the heat of the moment, while his livelihood was in play.The heavyweight believes that the referee that night, Gary Forman, should intervened upon understanding that the first poke — and definitely the second poke — were effecting
  
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• Bellator 148’s Raphael Butler Credits Training with Deontay Wilder for Improved Self-Belief

  19-01-2016 22:49 via sherdog.com
  
  Having recently served as a sparring partner for the first American heavyweight boxing titlist in nearly a decade, Raphael Butler has acquired a sense of what it takes to be a champion.
  
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• Duane Ludwig: I've 'done a lot more' for T.J. Dillashaw than Urijah Faber has

  19-01-2016 21:30
  
  Duane Ludwig wasn't happy with Conor McGregor's comments from The Ultimate Fighter in the fall. McGregor called T.J. Dillashaw a "snake in the grass," a phrase that has been repeated by fans in the direction of Dillashaw ad nauseum.
  Dillashaw ended up leaving Team Alpha Male and the group's patriarch Urijah Faber for Elevation Fight Team in the fall. On the show, McGregor questioned Dillashaw's loyalty toward Faber. "Bang" feels the Irishman was not quite fluent on the situation before he opened
  
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• B.J. Penn Officially Ends Retirement, Plans to Have Greg Jackson in Corner

  19-01-2016 20:50 via sherdog.com
  
  B.J. Penn today finally confirmed what many began had already begun to suspect: “The Prodigy” is giving mixed martial arts another go.
  
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• Video: Patrick Cote Calls Out Nick Diaz

  19-01-2016 20:16
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAuZJZkZkfYPatrick Cote, who is fresh off a win over Ben Saunders at UFN 81, wants to step into the octagon with Nick Diaz next. Cote says he wants a guy who is ranked in the top 15, and that Diaz is that guy. Here's what he had to say:“There’s a guy who’s coming back in August, it’s Nick Diaz,” Cote said in Boston. “I would be very happy to share the Octagon with him. He’s a big name. I have nothing personal against him.
  
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• Urijah Faber Wants Third Fight Against Dominick Cruz

  19-01-2016 20:10
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_kfu839OVUUrijah Faber recently told FOX Sports that he's been waiting for another shot at Dominick Cruz. Faber and Cruz each have one win over each other, making a potential third fight the rubbermatch. Here's what he had to say:“Cruz, you have got to give it to him. What a journey he has been on,” Faber told Fox Sports on the post-fight show. “He’s a real champion, he’s a true champion, he’s only lost to one team, that’
  
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• Kurt Angle On CM Punk: “He’s A Great Pro Wrestler, But Fighting’s A Different Story”

  19-01-2016 20:05
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la5NP2F_qq0Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle recently spoke on CM Punk's upcoming UFC debut. Angle at one point was going to switch from pro wrestling to MMA, but UFC president Dana White said Angle didn't pass the physical exam. Kurt recently spoke to DigitalSpy about CM Punk making that same switch:
  “I wouldn’t say he is a young 37, I think that he’s a beat-up 37, but he has been able to take the year off – that’s going to help,&rdqu
  
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• BJ Penn officially ends retirement: 'I want to go get that 145-pound belt'

  19-01-2016 20:05
  
  B.J. Penn is back. The former two-division UFC champion, who last year was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, announced Tuesday on The MMA Hour that he is officially coming out of retirement with famed trainer Greg Jackson in his corner.
  "That's who I am, Ariel," Penn told host Ariel Helwani. "That's who I am. That's what I do.
  "I want to go get that 145-pound belt. That's definitely a huge motivation for me. I believe with Greg Jackson's help, I can get that done. And I believe that I will be
  
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• Bedorf-McSweeney, Enomoto-Saidov Set for KSW 34 on March 5

  19-01-2016 17:57 via sherdog.com
  
  A heavyweight championship tilt between James McSweeney and Karol Bedorf will top the KSW 34 bill, promotion officials recently announced.
  
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• Livia Renata Souza says she's ready for UFC: 'I'm the f*cking strawweight Conor McGregor'

  19-01-2016 17:00
  
  COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Invicta FC strawweight champion Livia Renata Souza scored the first knockout of her career Saturday night but she didn't make it out unscathed.
  "F**k Muay Thai, man," Souza said post-fight at Invicta FC 15. "I love jiu-jitsu because it doesn't hurt. No problem, though."
  The champ broke her right hand sometime during her 90-second title defense to the formerly undefeated DeAnna Bennett.
  Now 9-0 with seven submission victories, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt believes she'
  
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• Lorenzo Fertitta On UFC Fighters Violating New Reebok Policy: “I Think It’s Not Fair”

  19-01-2016 16:02
  
  UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta recently spoke with The Boston Herald about his growing frustration with the "very, very small minority" of fighters who aren't complying with the new UFC/Reebok uniform and sponsorship policy.As reported last week, UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos, as well as Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Nate Diaz violated the policy. With these three being the aforementioned "very, very small minority," Fertitta addressed the trio by offering the following analogy regarding kid
  
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• Invicta notebook: Shannon Knapp 'open to' superfight between Cris Cyborg and Tonya Evinger

  19-01-2016 16:00
  
  COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Invicta FC is currently in search of competitive fights for Cris Cyborg. The most realistic possibility could be right under its nose.
  Invicta president Shannon Knapp said after Invicta 15 on Saturday night that a superfight between Cyborg and Tonya Evinger is something the promotion is considering. Cyborg is Invicta's featherweight champion, while Evinger holds the bantamweight belt.
  "We've talked about that," Knapp said. "Tonya will take it, because Tonya would fight anyb
  
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• Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 ‘James vs. Molina’ Results & Play-by-Play

  19-01-2016 15:49 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog.com's live Premier Boxing Champions coverage kicks off Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET.
  
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• Dominick Cruz: 'I could put it on' Demetrious Johnson again in superfight

  19-01-2016 15:00
  
  Urijah Faber is a very possible next fight for Dominick Cruz. So is Raphael Assuncao. There's even a chance the UFC will want an immediate rematch between Cruz and T.J. Dillashaw.
  But there's someone else out there interested, too, and he happens to be one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
  After Cruz beat Dillashaw by split decision to regain the bantamweight title Sunday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night 81, Demetrious Johnson's coach Matt Hume took to social media to
  
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• The MMA Hour with Dominick Cruz, BJ Penn, Carlos Condit, Matt Mitrione, Paige VanZant, Duane Ludwig, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Mark Henry, Chris Leben

  19-01-2016 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Tuesday's show:
  1:00 p.m. ET -- Duane Ludwig will look back at T.J. Dillashaw's controversial loss to Dominick Cruz.
  1:25 p.m. -- BJ Penn will talk about his feud with Nik Lentz, training at JacksonWink and whether he's really coming out of retirement.
  1:45 p.m. -- Matt Mitrione will update us on the state of his right eye and discuss his controversial loss to Travis Browne.
  2:05 p.m. -- Carlos Condit will look back at his close split deci
  
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• Morning Report: Urijah Faber feels bad for 'unlucky' Jose Aldo, but impressed with Conor McGregor's 'legendary' KO

  19-01-2016 14:00
  
  Urijah Faber is angling for a rubber match with UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz, but he's still keeping an eye on 145 pounds.
  Faber has fought, trained with or coached against all the major players at featherweight and admits he was disappointed to see longtime champion Jose Aldo dispatched so quickly by Conor McGregor.
  McGregor knocked Aldo out in just 13 seconds during their Dec. 12 main event at UFC 194 to become the undisputed featherweight champion.
  "I feel really bad for Aldo," F
  
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• UFC champ Cormier honored by California State Assembly

  19-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier received an award from the California State Assembly Tuesday for his service to the city of San Jose and the state of California.Cormier was honored by the award, but said he gives back because it's what he believes in."I truly believe that we are put in these positions to be a guiding light for young people around the world to follow," Cormier said on Instagram. "I don't help to be honored, but it felt good to know that people around the city notice
  
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• TUF LATAM 3 to be Filmed in Argentina

  19-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  Buenos Aires, January 2016 - For the first time in its history, UFC®, the leading organization of mixed martial arts, will produce content in Argentina. Televisa and Mandarina TV, a local TV production company, will be responsible for the creation of the third edition of The Ultimate Fighter® Latin America for UFC.The reality show, since its first airing in the U.S. in 2005, has produced more than 30 seasons. The Latin American version made its debut in 2014 and has launched two seasons
  
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• Frankie Edgar inspiring Rivera in search of UFC glory

  19-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  As the gold standard for New Jersey MMA, former UFC lightweight champion and current featherweight contender Frankie Edgar’s words hold a lot of weight, especially in the Garden State. So when bantamweight prospect Jimmie Rivera happened to meet Edgar a while back, long before the Ramsey native was on the main card of the next UFC event in Newark on Jan. 30, it meant a lot to hear words of encouragement from someone who made it to where he wanted to be.“I met him one time and he said
  
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• Elkins, Skelly Meet on UFC 197 Card

  19-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  Fresh off big wins last Fall, featherweights Darren Elkins and Chas Skelly will meet in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 5 as part of the stacked UFC 197 card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.Winner of four straight, a streak that includes finishes of Tom Niinimaki, Jim Alers and Kevin Souza, Skelly could make his way into the featherweight top 15 over longtime 145-pound standout Elkins, who most recently scored a three-round unanimous decision win over Robert Whiteford in Dublin last October.Tickets f
  
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• Belfort vs. Jacare to Headline Brazil Event in May

  19-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Brazil's first UFC event of 2016 will be one to remember, as former light heavyweight champion Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort looks to make his case for another shot at the middleweight title when he faces countryman and former Strikeforce champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza on Saturday, May 14.The five-round main event will headline a FS1-televised card to take place at a site to be named shortly.Fresh from a November knockout of Dan Henderson that concluded the trilogy between the two MMA superstars,
  
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• Alvarez take No. 1 at lightweight in latest rankings

  19-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Eddie Alvarez positioned himself nicely for a potential shot at the lightweight title by beating former champ Anthony Pettis at Fight Night Boston.In the official UFC rankings release Tuesday, Alvarez’s stock grew even more with a three-spot jump to the No. 1 position in the lightweight division, passing No. 2 Khabib Nurmagomedov and Pettis, who falls two spots to No. 3.“When I signed with Dana (White) and Lorenzo (Fertitta) I simply told them I would like the best guys that you guys
  
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• Patrick Cote wants to fight Nick Diaz, knows it will be a 'fun fight'

  19-01-2016 04:00
  
  BOSTON -- Patrick Cote talks about his TKO victory over Ben Saunders at UFC Fight Night 81, fighting at welterweight, wanting to fight Nick Diaz, his MMA career, and much more.
  
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• Video: Ronda Rousey Claims She Will Fight In 2016, Still Wants Rematch With Holly Holm

  19-01-2016 02:47
  
  Former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey spoke to TMZ this past weekend about the recent news regarding her asking the UFC for more time off, which led to the UFC signing current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate instead of waiting for Holm vs. Rousey II.Rousey told TMZ that she plans to fight before the end of the year. As noted, she asked the UFC for additional time off, as Dana White announced that she would not be fighting at the landmark UFC 200 event
  
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• Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione full fight video highlights

  19-01-2016 02:00
  
  Watch Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 81's main card above, courtesy of FOX Sports.UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz took place Jan. 17, 2016 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. UFC heavyweight contenders Travis Browne (18-3-1) and Matt Mitrione (9-5) collided on the night's main card, which aired live on FOX. Catch the video highlights above.For more on Browne vs. Mitrione, check out the MMAFighting.com live blog below, co
  
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• Dominick Cruz felt 'pop' in heel during fifth round against T.J. Dillashaw

  19-01-2016 00:00
  
  It doesn't seem like an injury that could keep him out for any significant length of time, but everyone's collective breath will probably be held anyway.
  Dominick Cruz said on the Fox Sports 1 post-fight show that he felt a pop in his heel during the fifth round against T.J. Dillashaw on Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston. That explains the limp he was showing as the fight ended.
  "It's extremely painful," Cruz said. "That's the best way I can put it. That's why I st
  
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