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• After Recent Koscheck Injury, Paul Daley ‘Losing Faith’ in Possibility of Rematch in Bellator

  21-01-2016 23:20 via sherdog.com
  
  Paul Daley will find himself in an interesting position come Jan. 29, as he headlines a Bellator MMA fight card in his hated rival’s hometown.
  
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• Manager explains why Dominick Cruz’s title win was ‘great’ for former champ Renan Barao

  21-01-2016 21:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- Dominick Cruz dethroned T.J. Dillashaw to reclaim the UFC bantamweight title at UFC Fight Night 81, and his win might affect the future of a former champion.
  Renan Barao considered moving to the featherweight division after losing to Dillashaw in July, his second TKO loss to the California-native in 14 months. However, watching Cruz defeat his ex-rival via decision last Sunday gives him hope to one day fight for the 135-pound title again.
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• Matt Mitrione Speaks Out Against UFC For Not Stopping Browne Fight After Eye-Poking

  21-01-2016 20:43
  
  https://twitter.com/mattmitrione/status/689617877356396544Matt Mitrione was poked in the eye by Travid Browne twice during their fight at UFC Fight Night 81. Browne was not docked any points for them and won the fight. Mitrione was interviewed on The MMA Hour this week, and said he feels the fight should have been stopped."In the middle of that fight, after the first eye poke, I was fighting with one eye closed just so I could see one Travis. That’s not a safe way to fight at the highest l
  
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• Conor McGregor: ‘The Fight Business is My Passion, Not Show Business’

  21-01-2016 20:40 via sherdog.com
  
  Don’t expect Conor McGregor to go full-scale Hollywood anytime soon.
  
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• Conor McGregor on Floyd Mayweather barbs: 'There's people buried in the desert for less than that'

  21-01-2016 18:00
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. surely hit a nerve with Conor McGregor. Or, at the very least, gave him a good reason to advance a pseudo-feud.
  Earlier this month, Mayweather told Fight Hype that he believes racism "still exists" in combat sports because the different treatment he gets compared to Conor McGregor.
  "They say he talks a lot of trash and people praise him for it, but when I did it, they say I'm cocky and arrogant," Mayweather said. "So biased. Like I said before, all I'm sayi
  
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• Miesha Tate: Holly Holm’s Coaches Are ‘Far Better’ Than Ronda Rousey’s

  21-01-2016 17:36 via sherdog.com
  
  Like most people who watched UFC 193, Miesha Tate was shocked to see Holly Holm handle Ronda Rousey with relative ease to capture the bantamweight championship.
  
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• Video: SNL Promo Released For Saturday’s Show Hosted By Ronda Rousey

  21-01-2016 17:25
  
  https://youtu.be/G5_4wcVyGUcWhile it will be a while before fans see her back in the Octagon again, you can watch Ronda Rousey debut her sketch-comedy chops this Saturday evening, as the former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion becomes the first UFC fighter in history to host Saturday Night Live.On Wednesday, SNL released the above video promo for this Saturday's episode, which features Rousey as the host of the legendary late night program, becoming only the third fighter in general, boxers inc
  
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• Former M-1 Challenge Heavyweight King Marcin Tybura Signs with UFC

  21-01-2016 17:23 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship has increased the depth of its heavyweight talent pool by signing former M-1 Challenge titlist Marcin Tybura to a multi-fight contract.
  
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• Holly Holm wants Ronda Rousey rematch, but only if Rousey is still 'passionate' about fighting

  21-01-2016 16:00
  
  LAS VEGAS -- When Holly Holm was still in boxing, she was asked a lot about Laila Ali.
  The daughter of all-time great Muhammad Ali was one of the best female boxers of her generation, retiring with a 24-0 record. However, many felt she should return, because she didn't fulfill all of her prodigious potential. Other champions like Ann Wolfe challenged Ali, but the fights never materialized.
  Reporters asked Holm at the time whether she thought Ali should come out of retirement to face women like W
  
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• Mark Hunt Explains His Game Plan For Frank Mir At UFC Fight Night 84

  21-01-2016 15:53
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQWCbpdD_vsMark Hunt recently detailed his game plan for UFC Fight Night 84 to FOXSports.com. Hunt will be facing Frank Mir at the event, and says he's not afraid of going to the ground with Mir during the fight.“It’s going to be a great fight. I know his game plan and I know that he knows mine, you know. I know he knows I’m going to try and knock his lips off, and he knows that I know he’s going to try and break my sh-t up [laughs],”
  
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• ‘Gods recognize gods’…Conor McGregor now a contender in the Divineweight division

  21-01-2016 15:00
  
  Conor McGregor solemnly swears he will always show up for fights. For press conferences this holds true, too, but he doesn’t always show up on time. Such was the case for Wednesday’s first UFC 197 media conference in Las Vegas, which started 25 minutes late and — temporarily — without the Irishman himself. When he did show he appeared with his head shaved, sunglasses, and an unbuttoned $1,250 Versace shirt that he said made him feel like "El Chapo in his prime." His first
  
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• The MMA Beat on RDA-McGregor, BJ Penn, Dominick Cruz, Kenny Florian, more

  21-01-2016 14:00
  
  On this week's episode of "The MMA Beat", the panel will discuss the UFC 197 pre-fight press conference, Dominick Cruz's win, Wanderlei Silva's future, TUF 23 and more.
  Watch "The MMA Beat" live today at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT.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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• Morning Report: CM Punk expects fans to be 'disappointed' when he 'beats up and chokes' opponent in UFC debut

  21-01-2016 14:00
  
  CM Punk knows a healthy bit of MMA fans can't wait to see him get knocked out in the Octagon.
  The former WWE star just hopes it ends up costing you.
  Speaking with 'The Head Line' (via MMAMania), Punk says his yet-to-be-named opponent is "in for a rude awakening" if he isn't taking the professional wrestler seriously.
  "I expect people to be disappointed," Punk said. "I expect all those people that think I'm going to get knocked out in 10 seconds to be disappointed. I expect people to bet aga
  
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• Super Six – Fabricio Werdum’s Defining Moments

  21-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  On February 6, UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum defends his undisputed crown against the man he won it from, Cain Velasquez. Yet despite Werdum’s current success, his road to UFC 196 has been a long and winding one. Read on for a look at six of his defining moments.Buy tickets now for the rematch between heavyweight Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez //
  UFC 90 - Junior Dos Santos (Watch on UFC FIGHT PASS)October 25, 2008Result: Dos Santos TKO1This may be an odd place to start,
  
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• Ronda gets 'romanced' in new SNL promotion

  21-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Get ready world, Ronda Rousey is about to bring the funny to a television near you.In a promotional video released by NBC, the UFC superstar gets "romanced, throws a few one-liners and even shows off some of her Octagon skills with comedian Beck Bennett ahead of Rousey's chance to host Saturday Night Live on Jan. 23, 2016.The former women's bantamweight champion will be joined by musical guest Selena Gomez on the episode, which can be seen at 11:30 pm ET/10:30 pm CT on your local NBC affiliate.
  
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• Mickey Gall determined not to waste 'Golden Tikcet' at UFc 196

  21-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  WE’VE seen and heard these stories before.Charlie Bucket found the 'Golden Ticket' to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, and Rocky Balboa was plucked from obscurity to challenge Apollo Creed.But those stories came from the realm of fantasy. In the case of New Jersey native Mickey Gall, it’s all very real.Gall made his professional MMA debut last November at a regional event called Dead Serious 17 in Philadelphia, registering his first win with an impressive rear-naked choke finis
  
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• Mickey Gall determined not to waste 'Golden Ticket' at UFC 196

  21-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  WE’VE seen and heard these stories before.Charlie Bucket found the 'Golden Ticket' to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, and Rocky Balboa was plucked from obscurity to challenge Apollo Creed.But those stories came from the realm of fantasy. In the case of New Jersey native Mickey Gall, it’s all very real.Gall made his professional MMA debut last November at a regional event called Dead Serious 17 in Philadelphia, registering his first win with an impressive rear-naked choke finis
  
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• Ferguson-Johnson II Heads to UFC 197

  21-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Since winning The Ultimate Fighter in 2011, number five-ranked lightweight contender Tony Ferguson has lost just once in 11 Octagon bouts. On Saturday, March 5, "El Cucuy" gets his chance to avenge that defeat in a UFC 197 bout against number seven-ranked Michael "The Menace" Johnson. Tickets for UFC 197, which is headlined by the lightweight title fight between Rafael dos Anjos and Conor McGregor and the women's bantamweight title bout between Holly Holm and Miesha Tate, go on sale on January 2
  
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• Assuncao sets his sights after injury layoff

  21-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Prior to last Sunday evening, Raphael Assuncao had been the last fighter to defeat TJ Dillashaw and if not for an injury, he would have been the one sharing the cage with Renan Barao at UFC 173. Instead, while the Brazilian was recovering, the unsung challenger stepped into the Octagon, turned the division on its head and walked out with the title around his waist.Assuncao returned to action five months after Dillashaw won the title, but spent the remainder of the California native’s reign
  
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• UFC Champ Holly Holm Indifferent About Ronda Rousey’s Return to MMA

  21-01-2016 03:13 via sherdog.com
  
  Even if Holly Holm didn’t come out and say it directly, the implication was obvious: Miesha Tate has persevered through more adversity in her MMA career than ex-bantamweight queen Ronda Rousey.
  
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• Anthony Pettis wants to fight again as soon as possible

  21-01-2016 03:00
  
  No one was more disappointed with Anthony Pettis' performance on Sunday night than Pettis himself.
  Fighting for the first time in 10 months, the former UFC and WEC lightweight champion looked sluggish in a split-decision loss to Eddie Alvarez at Boston's TD Garden.
  That was the second straight defeat for Pettis, who lost his title to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 185.
  But Pettis doesn't plan on spending much time sulking about the loss. According to MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani on Wednesday's editi
  
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• Chris Weidman expects rematch with Luke Rockhold; open to fighting at UFC 199

  21-01-2016 02:00
  
  Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has not been promised an immediate rematch with the man who took the title, Luke Rockhold.
  But he expects to get the shot, and he's training as if it's going to be his, according to MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani on Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight.
  Weidman's team hasn't expressly been told by the UFC that he's next in line. But based on recent happenings with other top contenders at 185 pounds -- Yoel Romero's suspension following a failed USADA
  
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• Rafael dos Anjos ‘Not a Trash Talker’ But Vows to Send Conor McGregor Home ‘Sad’ at UFC 197

  21-01-2016 01:46 via sherdog.com
  
  If Rafael dos Anjos is remain UFC lightweight champion come March 5, he’ll need to keep a level head.
  
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• Urijah Faber set to host 2016 World MMA Awards

  21-01-2016 01:00
  
  UFC bantamweight contender Urijah Faber will host this year’s edition of the World MMA Awards.
  Fighters Only announced on Wednesday that "The California Kid" will join actress Alison Haislip on the stage for the ceremony on Feb. 5 at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas.
  "We’re thrilled that Urijah and Alison have agreed to host our Awards show this year," said Rob Hewitt, CEO of Fighters Only. "As MMA fans, we grew up with Urijah Faber - the ‘California Kid’ - who entertain
  
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• Dominick Cruz title win draws second-biggest audience ever for UFC on FS 1

  21-01-2016 00:30
  
  A UFC event on Sunday nights during the NFL playoffs looks to turn into an annual tradition after two years of ratings success.Sunday's Dominick Cruz bantamweight title win over T.J. Dillashaw drew the second-largest audience for a UFC event ever on Fox Sports 1, doing 2,288,000 viewers. The previous record of 2,751,000 was set last January for a similar show on a playoff night with a Conor McGregor vs Dennis Siver main event.The combination of what was in reality the strongest championship figh
  
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• Rafael dos Anjos wants to 'punish' Conor McGregor, 'make him bleed' for 'all the disrespect'

  21-01-2016 00:00
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Rafael dos Anjos is putting the anger of all of Conor McGregor's past opponents on his back.
  The UFC lightweight champion said Wednesday at the UFC 197 on-sale press conference that he could finish McGregor quickly, but he won't. Instead, he wants to brutalize McGregor for all the outrageous things he has said over the years.
  "I'm gonna have a chance to finish this fight in the first round," dos Anjos said. "But I want to punish him all the way until the third, until the fourth. I'm
  
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