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• Jose Aldo to UFC: ‘I Will Not Accept Any Other Fight Other Than a Title Shot’

  27-01-2016 23:01 via sherdog.com
  
  Jose Aldo has delivered an ultimatum. Now it’s time to see if the UFC will agree to his terms.
  
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• Jose Aldo: 'I will not accept any other fight other than a title shot'

  27-01-2016 22:38
  
  Jose Aldo broke his silence regarding his fighting future Wednesday afternoon via Instagram.
  The 29-year-old Brazilian recently lost his featherweight title to Conor McGregor at UFC 194 via knockout in a bout that last only 13 seconds. Now, Aldo wants a rematch – and only a rematch.Hi everyone, i was quiet for a while because i was waiting for my rematch based on how the fight Went down, in fact I was already training for it, but apparently I was wrong. So I wanted to make something c
  
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• Ferguson-Nurmagomedov, Chiesa-Dariush Targeted for UFC on Fox 19

  27-01-2016 21:18 via sherdog.com
  
  A pair of intriguing lightweight matchups are reportedly in the works for UFC on Fox 19.
  
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• Free agent Shawn Jordan willing to walk away from MMA if not offered enough money

  27-01-2016 20:30
  
  Shawn Jordan seems like a guy who would be a fairly hot commodity on the free-agent market.
  He fights in the heavyweight division, which is one of the most shallow in MMA. At 31 years old, he's far younger than most of the major names in the weight class.
  Jordan is also exciting. He's won three fight-night bonuses and all but two of his 10 UFC fights ended in a knockout, whether it was he or his opponent being finished.
  Yet three months into free agency, the former LSU football star is still wai
  
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• Michael Chiesa vs. Beneil Dariush in the works for UFC on FOX 19

  27-01-2016 20:04
  
  Another bout between ranked fighters is in the works for UFC on FOX 19, as Michael Chiesa and Beneil Dariush are expected to put their win streaks on the line in a pivotal lightweight clash on April 16. Sources confirmed the match-up Wednesday to MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani.
  Chiesa (13-2) looks to further his momentum after submitting Jim Miller to pick up a statement win at UFC Fight Night 80.
  A 28-year-old former winner of The Ultimate Fighter 15, Chiesa has pieced together an impressive
  
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• Kurt Angle Won’t Fight Someone In Their Prime, But Considering Fight Against MMA Legend

  27-01-2016 18:48
  
  https://youtu.be/wFwDF3T7WGcWhile Kurt Angle admits that the chances of him entering MMA and fighting top opposition in their prime are slim-to-none, the former Olympic gold medalist is talking like a fight against an MMA legend is still a possibility.Angle appeared on "The Roman Show" recently and claimed that at age 47 he won't be fighting a fighter that is in his prime, he is interested in having a pro MMA match against a Hall Of Famer."Of course, I'm not going to fight a guy in their prime,"
  
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• Kurt Angle Says He Won’t Fight Someone In Their Prime, But Would Consider Fighting MMA Legend

  27-01-2016 18:48
  
  https://youtu.be/wFwDF3T7WGcWhile Kurt Angle admits that the chances of him entering MMA and fighting top opposition in their prime are slim-to-none, the former Olympic gold medalist is talking like a fight against an MMA legend is still a possibility.Angle appeared on "The Roman Show" recently and claimed that at age 47 he won't be fighting a fighter that is in his prime, he is interested in having a pro MMA match against a Hall Of Famer."Of course, I'm not going to fight a guy in their prime,"
  
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• Stipe Miocic Challenges Fabricio Werdum To Memorial Day Weekend Fight

  27-01-2016 18:46
  
  After their potential UFC 196 fight was scrapped on Monday, Fabricio Werdum reached out to Stipe Miocic on Twitter. Miocic took the opportunity to challenge Werdum to a fight in May.https://twitter.com/FabricioWerdum/status/692053953656139776https://twitter.com/stipemiocicufc/status/692085510144000000It's possible the UFC will book this fight, but the odds might be better that Cain Velasquez gets his rematch against Werdum.Related: UFC 196 Pulled Off PPV, New Main Event Announced For FS1 Card On
  
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• Kurt Angle Says There’s A “One Percent” Chance He’ll Fight In Bellator

  27-01-2016 18:37
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFwDF3T7WGcWhile at the Legends of Wrestling event in Miami last weekend, Kurt Angle spoke to The Roman Show about his upcoming appearance at Bellator 149 on February 19th. Bellator 149 takes place in Houston, TX and will be headlined by Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock, with Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 serving as the co-main event.“The main event is Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock. I’ll be commentating some on that night. They are having me get my feet wet,
  
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• Video: EA Sports UFC 2 Ultimate Team Trailer

  27-01-2016 18:28
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLx4mfhgqCcOne of the additions to EA Sports UFC 2 that wasn't in the original game is he addition of Ultimate Team, a popular mode from EA Sports various traditional team-based stick and ball sports games. The trailer for UFC Ultimate Team just dropped a few minutes ago and can be viewed at the top of this article. Here's how the EA Sports UFC features page describes the new mode:UFC Ultimate TeamCreate your team of up to five fighters using UFC 2’s deep cu
  
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• Fabricio Werdum reacts to backlash after UFC 196 withdrawal

  27-01-2016 18:22
  
  UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum received some criticism for his decision to withdraw from UFC 196 after his opponent Cain Velasquez pulled out with a back injury, and the promotion selected Stipe Miocic as a replacement. Confident he made the right move, "Vai Cavalo" released a statement reacting to the backlash from the fans.
  Read the full statement below:I think it was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life not to fight Cain, Miocic or any other fighter because I had a back
  
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• Report: Rashad Evans vs. Mauricio Rua Likely for UFC on Fox 19 in April

  27-01-2016 18:17 via sherdog.com
  
  A light heavyweight clash pitting Rashad Evans against Mauricio Rua is expected to take place at UFC on Fox 19 on April 16.
  
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• Ramazan Emeev, Maiquel Falcao to Meet in MW Grand Prix at M-1 Challenge 65

  27-01-2016 18:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramazan Emeev will fight Maiquel Falcao in the second M-1 Grand Prix middleweight eliminator, the Russian-based MMA promotion announced. The fight will take place March 4 in Moscow at the M-1 Challenge 65 event.
  
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• Rashad Evans vs. Shogun Rua targeted for UFC on FOX 19

  27-01-2016 17:08
  
  Rashad Evans and Mauricio Rua may finally meet in 2016.
  The matchup between the former UFC champions is in the works for UFC on FOX 19 in April 16, sources told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani following a report by Combate.
  It's a match-up that has been set before when it was originally booked for March 19, 2011 when "Shogun" was still the UFC light heavyweight champion, but Evans injured his knee before the fight.Rua (23-10), who lost to Evans’ replacement Jon Jones at UFC 128, enters
  
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• Travis Browne’s Wife Warns Rousey About Domestic Abuse, Rousey Posts “Rocky” Response?

  27-01-2016 15:39
  
  It looks like Ronda Rousey's new jewelry has caught the attention of a name from Travis Browne's past.Jenna Renee Webb, the soon-to-be ex-wife of the UFC Heavyweight star, who is now openly dating Ronda Rousey, took to social media following rumors of a "promise ring" Rousey was rumored to be wearing during her SNL appearance.Webb posted -- and later deleted -- the following harsh "meme" after seeing the ring.She later took to Twitter to comment further on accusations of Browne being involved in
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 196 discussion, UFC on FOX 18 and Bellator 148 preview

  27-01-2016 15:15
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  The issue of injuries in mixed martial arts (MMA) and how to combat them rages on as Cain Velasquez has withdrawn from yet another bout due to injury. The severity of it is not known, but a back injury can be a trouble indicator of something more lasting and long term. Fabricio Werdum also withdrew from the bout due to injury, but said he'd have soldiered on had it been Velasquez and not Stipe Miocic who filled in. This rankled fans who forget fight
  
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• UFC 196 Pulled Off PPV, New Main Event Announced For FS1 Card On 2/6

  27-01-2016 15:06
  
  Well, UFC finally made an official decision.With Cain Velasquez pulling out, followed by Fabricio Werdum, the UFC 196 pay-per-view has officially been scrapped.UFC President Dana White announced to Yahoo! Sports that UFC 196 will be pulled from pay-per-view and moved to FOX Sports 1, with Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson scheduled as the new main event for the FS1 card.UFC 196: Hendricks vs. Thompson is scheduled for February 6, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Ne
  
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• Rafael dos Anjos explains why it’s good that 'lunatic' Conor McGregor is in his head

  27-01-2016 15:00
  
  NITEROI -- In his first interview after the UFC made Rafael dos Anjos vs. Conor McGregor official for March 5, the lightweight champion said "the most complicated part of all this will be control myself so I don’t put my hands on this lunatic before the fight." In the first UFC 197 press conference, "The Notorious" showed he’ll do anything to get inside the Brazilian’s head.
  From Jesus to "El Chapo" to dos Anjos’ kids and team, McGregor wouldn’t even let dos Anjos a
  
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• Morning Report: Ben Rothwell takes a shot at UFC heavyweights over PED use

  27-01-2016 14:00
  
  Ben Rothwell knows a thing or two about performance enhancing drugs.
  The UFC heavyweight contender was suspended nine months following his TKO victory over Brandon Vera at UFC 164 due to elevated levels of testosterone. Rothwell was undergoing testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and had a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) to compete as such, but still tested high.
  2-0 since then, Rothwell hasn't shown any ill effects of being off TRT, at least not in the win column. He's just not so sure t
  
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• Hendricks vs. Thompson Now Headlines UFC Fight Night on FS1 Feb. 6 in Las Vegas

  27-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Las Vegas – UFC® announced today that its card on Saturday, Feb. 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will now air live on FS1 and be headlined by a five-round welterweight bout between former champion Johny Hendricks and the dynamic Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.Originally scheduled as UFC 196 live on Pay-Per-View, the fight card was moved to FS1 following the loss of the heavyweight title fight between champion Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez, as both competitor
  
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• Dwyer ready to put on show against 'Lookin' for a Fight' alumnus

  27-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Matt Dwyer didn’t know who Randy Brown was when he was presented with a UFC FIGHT PASS bout against him this Saturday in Newark, New Jersey. That changed soon enough.“At first, we didn’t realize that he was on that show,” Dwyer said, referring to the “Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight” show that saw the UFC President discover the unbeaten Brown. “We looked at his previous fights, and he never faced any UFC veterans, nobody with a real big name. So we
  
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• Anthony Johnson ready to beat Ryan Bader up in New Jersey

  27-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Whether it’s called a title eliminator or not, when two of the very best in the division are fighting - a win is one step toward the belt and a loss is one step away. And that goes double for this Saturday’s main event on FOX, as No. 4-ranked light heavyweight Ryan Bader is putting his impressive five-fight win streak on the line against destruction artist and No. 2-ranked Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. “If he wins this fight then he gets a title shot and, if I lose, I d
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson targeted for April UFC on Fox event

  27-01-2016 04:27
  
  The UFC is targeting a matchup between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson for an April 16 UFC on Fox event.
  Sources confirmed the news to MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani after Michael Johnson, who was expected to face Ferguson March 5 at UFC 197, withdrew from their affair for undisclosed reasons.
  Nurmagomedov (22-0) has not competed since UFC on Fox 11 in April 2014. At that event, he defeated current UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision. Overall, "The Eagle" is 6
  
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• UFC signs heavyweight Adam Milstead to four-fight deal

  27-01-2016 04:00
  
  The UFC recently beefed up its heavyweight division with the signing of Adam Milstead (7-1).
  Sources close to the situation confirmed to MMAFighting.com that Milstead penned a four-fight deal with the promotion.
  Fighting out of Pittsburgh, the 28-year-old Milstead has won seven straight, all via finish (five knockouts, two submissions). He has finished his last three opponents with strikes in just over four minutes of combined fight time.
  A lifelong athlete in wrestling, football, and baseball,
  
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• Manager: Stipe Miocic did not turn down fight with Jon Jones, anticipates showdown with Fabricio Werdum

  27-01-2016 03:34
  
  Stipe Miocic has had a tumultuous 48 hours.
  He's gone from UFC title challenger to odd man out to potential opponent for Jon Jones' heavyweight debut to a man who reportedly turned down a $1 million opportunity.
  At least, that's the storyline if you believe everything you read on Twitter.
  When Cain Velasquez bowed out of his Feb. 6 title fight at UFC 196 against Fabricio Werdum with a back injury, Miocic stepped up to bat, offering his services for the golden opportunity. Wish granted - Miocic w
  
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• Nate Diaz offered to fight Anthony Pettis in UFC 196 main event

  27-01-2016 02:00
  
  Stockton almost saved UFC 196.
  Nate Diaz offered to fight Anthony Pettis in the main event of UFC 196 when the heavyweight title headliner was lost this week, sources told MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani.
  The UFC considered the matchup, and it was a viable option as of Tuesday morning, but the promotion decided for undisclosed reasons to ultimately go in another direction.
  On Tuesday afternoon, UFC president Dana White announced to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports that Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thomps
  
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• UFC 197 Update: Vitor Miranda to Face Marcelo Guimaraes in Las Vegas on March 5

  27-01-2016 01:19 via sherdog.com
  
  A middleweight clash between Vitor Miranda and Marcelo Guimaraes is set for UFC 197.
  
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• World Series of Fighting announces return to NBC, full 2016 schedule of events

  27-01-2016 00:00
  
  World Series of Fighting (WSOF) will return to live broadcast television on NBC in 2016.
  Sources today revealed WSOF's remaining 2016 schedule to MMAFighting.com, with highlights including a return to NBC and the release of a digital shoulder programming series that will bring fighters' training camps into fans' living rooms, showing them the ins and outs of a day in the life of a WSOF athlete.
  In all, WSOF scheduled 10 live events for the remainder of 2016. Next up is WSOF 28: Moraes vs. Baraja
  
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