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• WSOF 27 weigh-in video

  22-01-2016 23:00
  
  At the WSOF 27 weigh-ins, all 16 fighters taking part in Saturday night's WSOF 27 fights will step on the scale Friday evening, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the co-main event, Teddy Holder and Shamil Gamzatov will have to make the light heavyweight limit of 205 pounds.The WSOF 27 weigh-in video takes place at 6 p.m. ET, and the video is above.Check out the WSOF 27 weigh-in results below.Main card (NBC Sports at 10 p.m. ET)
  Luiz Firmino (155.4) vs. Caros Fodor (154.6)
  
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• PBC on Fox Weigh-in Results: Garcia, Guerrero On Target

  22-01-2016 22:10 via sherdog.com
  
  The last hurdle before they go toe-to-toe has been cleared as both Danny Garcia and Robert Guerrero made weight at Friday afternoon’s weigh-ins.
  
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• Healthy at last, Khabib Nurmagomedov takes inspiration from Dominick Cruz

  22-01-2016 22:00
  
  Few fighters can truly sympathize with the plight of Khabib Nurmagomedov. It was just two years ago when the undefeated Dagestani was considered to be one of lightweight's most feared contenders. Then one injury led to another, and overnight Nurmagomedov found himself on the outside looking in -- a ghost sidelined for over 21 months while the division moved on without him, and the man he last dismantled, Rafael dos Anjos, became UFC champion.
  Still, Nurmagomedov knows his story can have a happy
  
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• Dominick Cruz Wants Third Urijah Faber Fight: “We Owe It To The Fans”

  22-01-2016 20:45
  
  In an interview on Thursday night, Dominick Cruz made it clear who he wants to fight next: His old rival Urijah Faber. Cruz first lost to Faber by submission at WEC 26 in 2007, then got his revenge in 2011 at UFC 132 when he defeated Faber by decision.
  “For the past four years, the only name I’ve been asked about is Faber,” Cruz told MMAFighting.com, “whether I’m on the FOX desk or shopping at the mall. Let’s get him out of my face and out of the way, so I can
  
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• Henry Briones out of UFN 83; Francisco Rivera steps in to face Brad Pickett

  22-01-2016 20:00
  
  Henry Briones will not be stepping inside the octagon to face Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night 83. The cast member of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America season one is out of the competition due to an undisclosed injury, according to the UFC on Friday.
  Pickett (24-11) is now scheduled to face Francisco Rivera (11-5) in a bantamweight bout.
  "One Punch" last competed at UFC 189 where he made his return to the bantamweight division losing to top prospect Thomas Almeida via knockout. Pickett may find
  
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• CM Punk Speaks On Backlash From MMA Fans & Batista’s Advice For Him

  22-01-2016 20:00
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnieLt9eDfACM Punk recently spoke to Yahoo Sports about his new career as an MMA fighter. and revealed some advice he got from fellow former WWE champ and MMA enthusiast Batista. Punk, who has yet to make his octagon debut, currently has an 8-fight deal with the UFC.
  “Part of my reason for most of the decisions I make in life is I don’t want to have regrets,” Punk said. “I talked to Dave Bautista [an ex-WWE wrestler who has one pro MMA figh
  
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• Bellator 148’s Chris Honeycutt: ‘I’ll Dye My Hair Blond and Whip Paul Daley’s Ass’

  22-01-2016 19:36 via sherdog.com
  
  If all goes as planned for Chris Honeycutt in 2016, the Bellator MMA welterweight will be fighting for a shiny gold belt by the end of the year.
  
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• Rising Star Sage Northcutt Gets New Opponent at UFC on Fox 18

  22-01-2016 19:16 via sherdog.com
  
  With less than two weeks before UFC on Fox 18, Sage Northcutt will have to prepare for a different foe.
  
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• Miesha Tate: Holly Holm is a 'more dangerous opponent' than Ronda Rousey

  22-01-2016 19:00
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Miesha Tate figured that if she was going to get another shot at the UFC title it would come against Ronda Rousey. "Cupcake" was not alone in that assessment.
  But now that things have been turned upside down, Rousey's longtime rival won't mind seeing Holly Holm across the Octagon from her. Tate things it might be a more difficult fight, too.
  "I think that Holly's coaches are far better than Ronda's and I think that makes her a more dangerous opponent," Tate said Wednesday at a UFC 1
  
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• Sage Northcutt gets new opponent, weight class at UFC on FOX 18

  22-01-2016 18:57
  
  Sage Northcutt is gaining a new opponent and losing some of his weight cut.
  Bryan Barbarena will step in for Andrew Holbrook to face Northcutt at UFC on FOX 18 on Jan. 31 in Newark, the UFC announced Friday. The bout, originally scheduled to take place at lightweight, will be contested at welterweight.
  Northcutt (7-0) has stormed onto the scene as someone to watch after being signed following an appearance on UFC president Dana White's reality show, Lookin' For a Fight. The Houston native has wo
  
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• Matt Mitrione to undergo surgery on broken orbital bone

  22-01-2016 18:39
  
  Matt Mitrione is scheduled to undergo surgery on his broken right orbital bone early next week.
  Mitrione, who lost in controversial fashion to Travis Browne via TKO on Sunday following two eye pokes, told MMAFighting.com that he is unsure how long he'll be sidelined for following surgery, however according to Mitrione, the good news is the injury is "non-weight bearing and has significant blood flow."
  Following the loss, the MMA community was split regarding how the apparent accidental fouls sho
  
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• Francisco Rivera Replaces Briones, Meets Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night London

  22-01-2016 18:01 via sherdog.com
  
  Francisco Rivera has replaced the injured Enrique Briones and will clash with Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night London on Feb. 27.
  
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• Legacy 50 Weigh-in Results: ‘Cyborg’, Young on Point

  22-01-2016 17:06 via sherdog.com
  
  Legacy Fighting Championship 50 takes place Friday night at the Arena Theatre in Houston, and the headlining bout between Evangelista Santos and Artenas Young is expected to be an entertaining one.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 81 rewind

  22-01-2016 17:00
  
  With UFC Fight Night 81 in the books, MMA Fighting's E. Casey Leydon takes a look back at the memorable event where Dominick Cruz won the UFC bantamweight title against T.J. Dillashaw.
  
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• Until the Last Light Leaves London

  22-01-2016 15:00
  
  JTB Photo/UIG via Getty ImagesUntil the Last Light Leaves LondonFour brothers who took on the world, until the night the world fell apart.By Shaun Al-Shatti
  Prelude
  Start with the sighs. They’re deafening. It is early April and Sam Stout won’t say it yet, but he is thinking about the end.
  You ask if he’s done fighting. No. He just needs some time to regroup. A few months to catch his breath before committing back to the UFC calendar. It sounds reasonable, though you can barely
  
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• Morning Report: Frankie Edgar could see himself taking two UFC belts off Conor McGregor in back-to-back fights

  22-01-2016 14:00
  
  Frankie Edgar isn't having a great start to 2016.
  Not only does he have to wait for his UFC featherweight title shot, he might have to fight a pissed off Jose Aldo in the meantime.
  Edgar really won't have any clue as to his future until March 5 when lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos defends his title to featherweight champ Conor McGregor at UFC 197 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  McGregor looks to make history as the first fighter to simultaneously hold two titles for the promotion and Edgar is alread
  
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• UFC and British Wrestling Association announce partnership

  22-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC and the British Wrestling Association today announced a partnership agreement to actively promote amateur and Olympic wrestling throughout the United Kingdom."We are very happy to announce our new partnership with the British Wrestling Association,” UFC Senior Vice President & General Manager – EMEA James Elliott said. “UFC is fully committed to supporting the development of clean and safe amateur sports. Our sports share the same core values and wrestlers are among the
  
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• Tweets of the Week - 1/22

  22-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  That's Today!! Go Get 'Em!RDA, McGregor, Holm & Tate in Las Vegas for #UFC197 | Tickets on-sale this Friday https://t.co/xpoFms2wXy https://t.co/Jxe4rv8pop— UFC (@ufc) January 20, 2016The Shirt? It is 'Loud'. Zing!You hear that? Me neither. pic.twitter.com/WU9g5aLDuU— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) January 22, 2016The Comeback Kid... Again!#SanDiego Thank you for all the continued support! #TeamCruz | @MonsterEnergy @ToyotaEscondido @ToyoTires pic.twitter.com/6bB6QS6BRf—
  
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• Northcutt Gets New Foe for Newark Bout

  22-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  There's been a change of plans for the New Jersey debut of rising star Sage Northcutt on Jan. 30 in Newark's Prudential Center, as an injury has forced Andrew Holbrook from the FOX-televised bout.Stepping in for Holbrook in a bout that will now be contested in the welterweight division is Arizona's Bryan "Bam Bam" Barberena, who is 7-1 in his last eight bouts, a stretch that includes a Fight of the Night battle against Chad Laprise.The FOX-televised event at Prudential Center is headlined by the
  
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• Northcutt Gets New Foe for New Jersey Bout

  22-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  There's been a change of plans for the New Jersey debut of rising star Sage Northcutt on Jan. 30 in Newark's Prudential Center, as an injury has forced Andrew Holbrook from the FOX-televised bout.Stepping in for Holbrook in a bout that will now be contested in the welterweight division is Arizona's Bryan "Bam Bam" Barberena, who is 7-1 in his last eight bouts, a stretch that includes a Fight of the Night battle against Chad Laprise.The FOX-televised event at Prudential Center is headlined by the
  
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• Elite eight - Cain Velasquez's defining moments

  22-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  At the top of the heavyweight mountain for most of his UFC career, Cain Velasquez will look to get back there on Saturday, February 6 when he takes on Fabricio Werdum in their UFC 196 rematch. With a win, Velasquez will join Randy Couture as the only fighters to win the UFC heavyweight crown three times, and that victory would undoubtedly find a home on this list of the Mexican-American battler’s defining moments.Buy tickets now for the rematch between heavyweight Fabricio Werdum and Cain
  
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  22-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
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• By the Numbers: Heavyweights

  22-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  12UFC event where the heavyweight division was first established - February 7th, 19972:57Time it took for Mark “The Hammer” Coleman to force Dan “The Beast” Severn to tap via neck crank to become the first UFC heavyweight champion188UFC event where Fabricio Werdum secured a third round guillotine choke of Cain Velasquez to become the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion18UFC heavyweight champions5Interim UFC heavyweight champions37Times the UFC heavyweight title (including
  
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• Brisbane, London cards get new fights

  22-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  Fight fans in London and Brisbane will be treated to several interesting matchups shortly, as bouts on both cards have been recently made official.On February 27 at London's O2 Arena, hometown hero Brad Pickett has had a change of opponents, as Mexico's Henry Briones has been forced out of the bout due to injury. Stepping in for what may be an even more explosive matchup is 135-pound knockout artist Francisco Rivera.The UFC's return to Brisbane on March 19 will see Australia's own "Rowdy" Bec Ra
  
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• Tony Ferguson-Michael Johnson Rematch Booked for UFC 197 on March 5

  22-01-2016 04:20 via sherdog.com
  
  Tony Ferguson will have the chance to avenge the lone loss of his Octagon tenure when he meets Michael Johnson at UFC 197 on March 5.
  
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• Bec Rawlings to Face Seo Hee Ham at UFC Fight Night Brisbane

  22-01-2016 04:06 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC officials announced Thursday afternoon that “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings will lock horns with Seo Hee Ham in a strawweight clash at UFC Fight Night “Hunt vs. Mir” in Brisbane.
  
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• Tony Ferguson, Michael Johnson set for rematch at UFC 197

  22-01-2016 02:32
  
  Tony Ferguson has the opportunity to avenge the only loss of his UFC career.
  The red-hot lightweight puts his seven-fight win streak on the line when he meets Michael Johnson at UFC 197 on March 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Los Angeles Daily News initially reported the fight on Thursday.
  Ferguson (20-3), of Costa Mesa, Calif., is 10-1 in the UFC, a run which started when he won The Ultimate Fighter 13. His only loss in that span was to Johnson, a decision at UFC on FOX
  
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• UFC 196: Fabricio Werdum media lunch scrum

  22-01-2016 02:30
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Before UFC 196, UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum discusses his past fight with Cain Velasquez, how his game has evolved, Conor McGregor, at a media lunch Thursday.
  
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• CSAC revokes corner license of Edmond Tarverdyan for allegedly falsifying application regarding arrest

  22-01-2016 01:50
  
  Coach Edmond Tarverdyan is in some hot water in his home state.
  The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) revoked his corner license last week for allegedly falsifying his application with regards to a past arrest, MMA Fighting has learned.
  Tarverdyan's case will be brought to the commission for a hearing Feb. 2 in Los Angeles, according to a document sent from CSAC executive director Andy Foster to Association of Boxing Commissions president Mike Mazzulli on Jan 12. The document was obtai
  
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• Fabricio Werdum: I would have slapped Conor McGregor at UFC 197 press conference

  22-01-2016 01:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Conor McGregor won the UFC featherweight championship, will fight for the lightweight championship in March, and has already started talking about challenging for the welterweight title.
  But if he keeps yapping about Kings MMA, he might find himself in the crosshairs of a heavyweight.
  UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum was among those watching Wednesday's UFC 197 press conference in Las Vegas, which promoted the March 6 fight between McGregor and lightweight champion Rafael
  
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• Mickey Gall On Possible CM Punk Fight: “I’m Gonna Hurt Him Early”

  22-01-2016 00:52
  
  Mikey Gall will fight Michael Jackson at UFC 196, and if he wins, he will face CM Punk. Gall recently spoke with The Sun about Punk's transition from pro wrestling to MMA.“I think it’s a ballsy move. I respect him, he’s made himself a superstar in professional wrestling," Gall said. "He’s obviously a special guy. But I think he’s coming into MMA and against any MMA fighter he’s gonna be in trouble—but especially in trouble with me. I’m so excited m
  
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• Relatively unscathed, new champion Dominick Cruz officially sets sights on Urijah Faber again

  22-01-2016 00:01
  
  It appears as though Dominick Cruz's luck is changing for the better.
  Cruz, who once again became undisputed UFC bantamweight champion on Sunday following a split decision victory over T.J. Dillashaw, was told by his doctor earlier this week that he has a minor tear in his left plantar fascia.
  That's actually great news for Cruz, who said he slightly injured his left foot before the Dillashaw fight but felt a tear towards the end of their championship bout Sunday night. Once Cruz began to limp,
  
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