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• UFC on FOX 18 open workout photos

  28-01-2016 23:56
  
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• Sage Northcutt UFC on FOX 18 open workout highlights

  28-01-2016 23:36
  
  HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Sage Northcutt put on another high-flying show at UFC on FOX 18 workouts Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Sage Northcutt UFC on FOX 18 open workouts scrum

  28-01-2016 23:22
  
  NEWARK, N.J. -- Sage Northcutt talked about his welterweight fight against Bryan Barberena at UFC on FOX 18, the late switch in opponent from Andrew Holbrook, how life has changed over the past year, his interactions with fans, the benefits of fighting at welterweight instead of lightweight, his past few opponents' trash talk, his status at Tristar, and much more.
  
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• Paul Bradley Looks to Rebound from ‘Sucky’ No Contest in Rematch vs. Chris Honeycutt

  28-01-2016 22:58 via sherdog.com
  
  Paul Bradley was fighting relatively well against Chris Honeycutt at Bellator 140 last July, but in the blink of an eye, the bout was over.
  
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• After Nearly Eating Himself out of MMA, Tony Johnson Has Mastered Portion Control

  28-01-2016 22:26 via sherdog.com
  
  There was a point in Tony Johnson’s life where he almost ate himself out of mixed martial arts entirely.
  
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• Victory FC 47 Headliner Josh Neer Wants to Be Out of MMA ‘Within the Next 3 Years’

  28-01-2016 22:04 via sherdog.com
  
  Josh Neer has been aroundmixed martial arts for a long time.
  
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• Bellator 148 weigh-in video

  28-01-2016 21:30
  
  At the Bellator 148 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Friday's Bellator 148 fights will step on the scale Thursday evening, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Paul Daley and Andy Uhrich will have to make the welterweight limit of 170 pounds.The Bellator 148 weigh-ins take place at 8 p.m. ET, and the video is above.Check out the Bellator 148 weigh-in results below.Main card (Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET)
  Paul Daley vs. Andy UhrichChris Honeycutt vs. Paul Bra
  
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• World Series of Fighting draws 213,000 viewers for Firmino vs. Fodor

  28-01-2016 21:00
  
  With a show lacking in major names, the World Series of Fighting took advantage of a somewhat free Saturday night, when it came to MMA fights, to draw 213,000 viewers for its live show from the Fed Ex Forum in Memphis.The number put NBC Sports in sixth place among sports cable networks in the time slot. The major sports competition was actually with three of the broadcast networks airing sports head-to-head. There was NBA, Figure Skating and PBC boxing. The boxing ended early in the WSOF live br
  
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• Amanda Nunes, Valentina Shevchenko meet in battle of women's 135 contenders at UFC 196

  28-01-2016 20:17
  
  UFC 196 has a women's bantamweight title fight and now it might have something of a title eliminator.
  Amanda Nunes will meet Valentina Shevchenko on the newly branded card March 5 in Las Vegas, the UFC announced. The name UFC 196 was previously used for the Feb. 6 event, but that was changed this week. Holly Holm will defend her UFC women's bantamweight title against Miesha Tate in the co-main event.
  Nunes (11-4) has won two straight fights via first-round finish, the latest a submission of form
  
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• Bantamweights Amanda Nunes, Valentina Shevchenko to Clash at UFC 196

  28-01-2016 20:10 via sherdog.com
  
  A matchup of female bantamweights has been added to the UFC 196 bill, as Amanda Nunes will face Valentina Shevcheko on March 5.
  
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• Paul Daley wants to fight Wanderlei Silva more than anyone: 'He's a real-ass fighter'

  28-01-2016 19:00
  
  A fight with Josh Koscheck is surely on the horizon. But Paul Daley would prefer to face another former UFC star.
  There is one fight that "Semtex" wants most and it got closer to becoming a reality two weeks ago. The UFC released Wanderlei Silva, allowing him to sign with any other MMA promotion. Silva is still under indefinite suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission, but Daley is hoping that fight will happen eventually.
  "Jesus, that fight excites me more than any other fight right no
  
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• Ronda Rousey’s Coach: “Have We Been Doing Everything Wrong? No.”

  28-01-2016 18:53
  
  https://vimeo.com/117636643Coming out of Ronda Rousey's devastating loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, a lot of criticism has been heaped upon her head coach. Edmond Tarverdyan. Going into the fight, there was already a lot of questioning of his coaching acumen, thanks in large part to a series of videos where Rousey's mother (former world champion judoka AnnMaria De Mars) ripped Tarverdyan, and it only got worse. Rousey appeared to be completely ill-equipped to fig
  
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• Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Ruslan Magomedov among fights announced for UFC's Croatian debut

  28-01-2016 18:53
  
  A heavyweight matchup of note was among a handful of bouts announced for the UFC's Croatian debut.
  Former heavyweight title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga will meet Dagestan's Ruslan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night 86 in Zagreb on April 10, one of four fights announced by the company Thursday.
  Gonzaga, whose UFC experience dates back to 2005, carries a 17-10 record into bout. The Ludlow, Mass. resident snapped a three-fight losing streak on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas with a decision win over Konstantin
  
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• Chael Sonnen joins 'The Celebrity Apprentice' cast

  28-01-2016 18:00
  
  Chael Sonnen will take on Arnold Schwarzenegger inside the boardroom for Season 8 of NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice."
  Sonnen – the former UFC and WEC standout – joins a star-studded cast featuring women's boxing legend Laila Ali, actress Brooke Burke, musical artists Vince Neil and Boy George, and several other key figures from the sports and entertainment world.
  Advising Schwarzenegger inside the boardroom throughout the show will be key business leaders Warren Buffet, Los Angeles
  
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• BJ Penn Verbally Agrees To Fight On March 5th

  28-01-2016 17:40
  
  https://soundcloud.com/anikandflorian/ep-40-bj-penn-talks-march-return-rivera-longo-reaction-to-werdum-velasquez-cancelationAfter calling out Nick Lentz earlier this month, BJ Penn is officially coming out of retirement at age 37. Penn is training for his comeback with Greg Jackson, and claims he's verbally agreed to fight "at UFC 197."In a recent episode of the Anik and Florian podcast, Penn revealed that he is preparing to step into the octagon in March, but says he isn't allowed to disclose t
  
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• Gonzaga-Magomedov, 3 Other Bouts Announced for UFC Fight Night Zagreb

  28-01-2016 17:25 via sherdog.com
  
  The UFC Fight Night card in Zagreb, Croatia, has its first four bouts, including a heavyweight tilt pitting Gabriel Gonzaga against Ruslan Magomedov.
  
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• Chael Sonnen to Compete Against 16 Others on NBC’s ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’

  28-01-2016 17:15 via sherdog.com
  
  Chael Sonnen continues to find his way outside of the mixed martial arts world.
  
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• Damacio Page-Matt Schnell Flyweight Title Bout to Headline Legacy FC 52

  28-01-2016 17:14 via sherdog.com
  
  Damacio Page will defend his flyweight title against Matt Schnell in the Legacy Fighting Championship 52 headliner on March 25.
  
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• Ryan Bader's coach Aaron Simpson says it's 'evident' Anthony Johnson is mentally weak

  28-01-2016 17:00
  
  Anthony Johnson is mentally weak and breakable. That's what Ryan Bader's coach Aaron Simpson believes.
  Simpson, who had an 11-fight career with the UFC and now coaches at Power MMA, appeared on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour where he discussed Bader's upcoming fight against Johnson at this Saturday's UFC on Fox 18.
  As a former assistant wrestling coach at Arizona State University, Simpson says Johnson's mental weakness was evident through out his junior college wrestling career and even Johnso
  
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• Jose Aldo doesn’t regret anything in loss to Conor McGregor

  28-01-2016 16:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- Jose Aldo lost his UFC featherweight title in 13 seconds at UFC 194, but guarantees emotions didn’t play a factor against Conor McGregor.
  "Scarface" and "Notorious" finally met in the Octagon after months of trash talk, but the Brazilian wasn’t able to do anything in the fight, as McGregor countered his first attack with a vicious left hand that dropped Aldo out cold.
  Speaking with the media last week in Rio de Janeiro, the former 145-pound champion said he doesn&rs
  
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• UFC on FOX 18 road to main event

  28-01-2016 15:00
  
  NEWARK, N.J. -- Before UFC on FOX 18, see how light heavyweights Anthony Johnson and Ryan Bader reached the main event Saturday night.
  
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• Bellator 148 Weigh-in Video Stream (8 p.m. ET)

  28-01-2016 14:45 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch a live stream of the Bellator 148 weigh-ins live on Sherdog at 8 p.m. ET:
  
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• Lion Fight 27 Weigh-in Video Stream (8 p.m. ET)

  28-01-2016 14:42 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch a live stream of the Lion Fight 27 weigh-ins live on Sherdog at 8 p.m. ET:
  
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• Morning Report: Edmond Tarverdyan responds to critics of Ronda Rousey's performance against Holly Holm

  28-01-2016 14:00
  
  Don't count on seeing Ronda Rousey at UFC 200 in July.
  The former women's bantamweight champ suffered a brutal headkick knockout to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November and her head coach, Edmond Tarverdyan, doesn't see a July 9 rematch in the cards.
  Rousey is set to star in a remake of "Road House" this spring and Tarverdyan wants four months after filming wraps to prepare for Holm.
  "It was the biggest loss of my career," Tarverdyan told ESPN. "You know you won't ever want that to happen agai
  
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• Welcome to the UFC: Adam Milstead

  28-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  Adam Milstead had a successful amateur run in MMA, and he was eager to get his pro career off to a similarly blazing start in 2011.“Because I was so amped up for the opportunity to fight as a professional athlete, I had all these crazy ideas of what I was gonna do to make it seem that I was awesome,” laughs the newest member of the UFC heavyweight roster, a young man who didn’t exactly succeed that first time out against Dane Bonnigson.“I found out real quick that there&r
  
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• UFC veteran Perosh steps away from Octagon

  28-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Anthony Perosh was on the outside looking in when the UFC made its first visit to his native Sydney, Australia in February of 2010. On site to support his friend Elvis Sinosic, Perosh had gone 5-2 since his 0-2 stint in the Octagon in 2006, but when Ben Rothwell fell ill the week of UFC 110, “The Hippo” was in the right place at the right time to accelerate his return. Perosh took a fight with Mirko Cro Cop on two days’ notice, and while he lost the fight, he won so much more.&
  
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• Tony Martin treating first 2016 bout like UFC debut

  28-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Fight time was closing in and the last week of hard training for this Saturday’s UFC FIGHT PASS bout against Felipe Olivieri was approaching, but Tony Martin wasn’t going to miss being in Boston’s TD Garden for his teammate Rob Font’s bout against Joey Gomez on Jan. 17.So he watched Font stop Gomez, stayed for Charles Rosa’s victory over Kyle Bochniak, and then it was back home. No sticking around for the Dominick Cruz-TJ Dillashaw main event, no after parties. Just
  
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• The Downes Side: Fight Night New Jersey predictions

  28-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  That’s right boys and girls, you’re about to get hit with a blizzard of knowledge known as the Downes Side! Since I’ve been living in Southern California the last couple years, I don’t really know what a blizzard looks like anymore. But “blizzard” still sounds cooler than “moderately sunny day of knowledge.”No matter what climate you live in, the UFC will be turning up the heat in the Prudential Center in New Jersey this weekend. In the main event
  
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• Rothwell in search of more than title glory

  28-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  Generally speaking, Ben Rothwell doesn’t have many complaints about the recently released UFC: A Visual History book. With one exception.“I want more pages,” the heavyweight contender, who returns to the Octagon this Saturday to face Josh Barnett, said. “I want more Ben Rothwell in it, and it has to be earned. I’m very big on dues paid. Am I mad? No. I need to go win a title, I need to show everyone how good I really am, and then those pages will appear. I want to p
  
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• Rolling Stone: Sage knows you want to punch him in the face

  28-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Sage Northcutt is a 19-year-old UFC action figure who folds frying pans in half, studies petroleum engineering at Texas A&M for fun, avoids music with "cussing, curse words and inappropriate stuff" and is polite almost to the point of parody – during our 15-minute chat, he said "sir" or "thank you" 23 times.Combine those courtesies with his All-American looks, undefeated record inside the Octagon and Hollywood marquee nickname ("Super Sage Northcutt") and you have all the makings
  
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• Rafael Natal quietly making noise

  28-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Rafael “Sapo” Natal is currently No. 15 in the official UFC middleweight rankings, a feat the Brazilian has been striving quietly for over the past few years.“I finally cracked the Top 15 and now I need to work that much harder to crack the Top 10,” he said. “A win over Kevin Casey (at UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Bader) will be another step in the right direction.”The fight takes place this Saturday in Natal’s backyard of Newark, New Jersey. The Renzo Gr
  
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• Northcutt proving he's no one-hit wonder in UFC

  28-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Sage Northcutt isn’t used to losing. At anything. In karate, his exploits and dozens of titles earned him an induction to the Black Belt magazine Hall of Fame in 2012. At 16. //
  It got so crazy for the Texas teenager that he started giving his trophies away. And in doing so, he showed just what kind of young man he was. And is.“In the more recent years, I started to give away the trophies to little kids and people that came out to support me and watch me,” he said. “
  
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• Frank Mir selected to Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame

  28-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Frank Mir wasn’t sure what to think when he was called in for a meeting with UFC president Dana White last week in Las Vegas.“It was kind of weird,” Mir laughs. “The last couple years, if Dana wants to talk to me, he just calls me himself. I think most people think that when their employer doesn’t call them directly, this might not be good. Am I getting the retirement speech? What’s going on?”It was all good, as White broke the news to the former two-tim
  
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• Four Bouts Announced for Debut Event in Croatia

  28-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  London, UK – UFC® today announced the first four bouts to be included in the organisation’s debut event in Croatia on Sunday, April 10 at Zagreb Arena. Tickets for UFC FIGHT NIGHT® ZAGREB will go on general sale on Friday, February 12. Heavyweight hitters Gabriel Gonzaga (17-10; fighting out of Ludlow, Massachusetts, USA) and Ruslan Magomedov (14-1; fighting out of The Republic of Dagestan, Russia) will collide at the Zagreb Arena as the Brazilian legend looks to put a stop t
  
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• Dana White Says ‘Lookin’ for a Fight’ All In A Day’s Work

  28-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  NEW YORKWhen UFC President Dana White discusses the success of his series “Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight,” he makes it sound so easy. “I had a concept for the show, I grabbed the two people that I thought would work, we went out on the road, and it worked,” White said Thursday during a media luncheon in New York City.But if the 17-hour days, two to three days at a time, required to film each episode weren’t enough, consider that White is also running the big
  
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• Confident Randy Brown unfazed by sudden fame

  28-01-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Funny what an appearance on the “Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight” show can do. For Sage Northcutt, it was the springboard to the UFC and a FOX-televised main card fight this Saturday in New Jersey.Joining “Super Sage” on the card is the second fighter to be discovered on the show, but Randy Brown – who faces Matt Dwyer on UFC FIGHT PASS at Prudential Center – isn’t overwhelmed by his instant celebrity status. //
  “I wouldn’t say ins
  
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• Photo: Donald Cerrone Sticks It To UFC & Reebok With Nike-Inspired Social Media Post

  28-01-2016 04:42
  
  In what can't help but be perceived as a response to the UFC's partnership with Reebok, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone recently took to social media to gloat about the excellence that is Nike.Cerrone, who was one of the first three fighters to be issued a fine for violating the UFC's outfitting policy based around their deal with Reebok, posted a photo of himself wearing Nike training gear on his official Instagram account with a caption that reads, "Sure love the way my Nike shoes and shorts fit! So m
  
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• Sage Northcutt Defends His “Super” UFC Payouts, Explains His Value To The Company

  28-01-2016 04:36
  
  While some have reacted negatively to the fact that 19-year-old UFC newcomer Sage Northcutt is already earning $40,000 show and $40,000 win purses in his first two fights inside the Octagon, the rookie sensation is quick to point out his value to the promotion.Northcutt spoke about the reaction to his UFC pay during a recent interview with the folks at MMAJunkie.com."I want everyone in the UFC to make as much money as they can. I want the best and the most money everyone can make in the UFC. I t
  
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• UFC 196 Now Headlined By McGregor-Dos Anjos, 2/6 Event Renamed UFC Fight Night 82

  28-01-2016 04:30
  
  As a result of the mess that is the originally planned UFC 196 pay-per-view on February 6th, Conor McGregor vs. Rafael Dos Anjos will now no longer be headlining the UFC 197 event scheduled for March.UFC announced on Wednesday that due to the cancellation of the Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum fight, and then the cancellation of the Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic replacement fight, the UFC 196 pay-per-view, which was originally announced as being headlined by Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen "Wonderboy"
  
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• Anthony Johnson vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida full fight video

  28-01-2016 04:00
  
  Anthony Johnson took on Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC 104 in October 2009, and the results were terrifying.
  Then a welterweight – sort of – Johnson stepped into the cage against Yoshida after missing weight, clocking in at 176 pounds, 5 pounds over the limit. Ultimately, this didn't matter, as "Rumble" needed just 41 seconds to take care of business inside the Octagon.
  Watch the full fight video above to see how Johnson stamped his victory.
  Johnson now looks to build upon a UFC 191 knocko
  
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• UFC 197 Becomes UFC 196 After Feb. 6 Pay-Per-View Rebranded as Fight Night Card

  28-01-2016 01:57 via sherdog.com
  
  The injuries to Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum have forced the Ultimate Fighting Championship to do a little bit of rebranding with its events.
  
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• Hendricks vs. 'Wonderboy' card will be titled UFC Fight Night, not UFC 196

  28-01-2016 01:44
  
  What's in a name? That's a loaded question in the UFC.
  The card once known as UFC 196, scheduled for Feb. 6 in Las Vegas, got a new main event and broadcast setting Tuesday and a new name Wednesday.
  The UFC announced that the event, now headlined by a fight between Johny Hendricks and Stephen Thompson, will now just be entitled UFC Fight Night, like any other show airing on FOX Sports 1.
  The name UFC 196 will be used for the March 5 card in Las Vegas that was once called UFC 197. That card is he
  
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• Luke Rockhold talks future in UFC middleweight division: 'All signs point to Chris Weidman'

  28-01-2016 01:00
  
  Luke Rockhold captured the UFC middleweight championship Dec. 12 at UFC 194 by smashing then-champion Chris Weidman via fourth-round TKO.
  The finish was definitive. Each punch and elbow during the fight-ending sequence sent a message, declaring Rockhold the undisputed 185-pound king.
  To hear Rockhold tell it, though, that message may not have reached its intended recipient, and an immediate rematch could await in his near future.
  "All signs point to Weidman [for my first title defense]," Rockhol
  
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