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• UFC 196 Press Conference: McGregor & Diaz Put On A Show In Promotional Debut

  24-02-2016 23:14
  
  https://youtu.be/x0Ze86N21roIt didn't take long for Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz to get fans excited about the new main event for UFC 196.UFC held the first press conference for the new main event on Wednesday and the fireworks exploded between the two headliners on a nuclear level.The press event started off as a one-man "Conor McGregor Show," with McGregor taking shots at Rafael dos Anjos for pulling out of the originally scheduled fight with what the Irishman described as a "bruised foot." H
  
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• Proposed Holly Holm vs. ‘Cyborg’ Justino Catchweight Fight

  24-02-2016 21:32
  
  Now that McGregor vs. Diaz is set for the main event at UFC 196, we can turn our focus to the rest of the card. UFC 196 will feature a great co-main event with Holly Holm (10-0) vs. Miesha Tate (17-5).Holm is coming off of a upset TKO win over Ronda Rousey (12-1) at UFC 193 back in November. With Rousey sidelined due to Hollywood obligations and other PR related tours, Holm is set to face Tate at UFC 196 on March 5th for a chance to defend her bantamweight title.However, Bleacher Report has
  
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• Marcos Galvao on Ex-Teammate Eduardo Dantas: ‘We Haven’t Spoken in Years’

  24-02-2016 21:14 via sherdog.com
  
  Several years ago in Brazil at the Nova Uniao main academy, Marcos Galvao and Eduardo Dantas were teammates. They became friends and trained together constantly, but in the back of each other’s heads, the two knew that someday their paths would inevitably cross in the throes of real combat, not just in the gym.
  
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• Conor McGregor Opens As Significant Betting Favorite Over Nate Diaz

  24-02-2016 21:03
  
  The betting odds are in for the new UFC 196 main event, and as expected, the champion opened up as a betting favorite over his short-notice replacement opponent.UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor opened up as a near four-to-one favorite over UFC Lightweight contender Nate Diaz, who will now be fighting McGregor in the UFC 196 main event after UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of the fight with a broken foot.Bovada oddsmaker Jimmy Shapiro set McGregor as a -350 favorite
  
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• Chuck Liddell On Jon Jones: “I’d Be Big Trouble For Him”

  24-02-2016 20:50
  
  https://youtu.be/bD_JolE1UPAEver since he was criticized him for not fighting at UFC 151 a few years ago, Jon Jones hasn't been the biggest Chuck Liddell fan. If he caught the recent episode of "The Fighter And The Kid" podcast, he definitely won't be changing his mind anytime soon.UFC Hall Of Famer Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell appeared on the weekly program this week and explained why he would be a bad style matchup for the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion."We'll see how he comes back," Lidd
  
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• Video: UFC 196 Press Conference With Conor McGregor & Nate Diaz At 4pm EST.

  24-02-2016 20:31
  
  https://youtu.be/x0Ze86N21roUFC will hold their first official press conference on Wednesday at 4pm EST. to promote the new UFC 196 main event for next Saturday's pay-per-view.The press conference, which you can watch live right here via the YouTube player embedded above, will feature UFC President Dana White, UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz and more.
  
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• John Kavanagh says UFC 196 should serve as 'a lesson' for future Conor McGregor opponents

  24-02-2016 20:30
  
  Conor McGregor is batting .500 in the unluckiest way. When Rafael dos Anjos dropped out of UFC 196 due to a broken foot, the UFC lightweight champion became the fourth opponent to pull out of a McGregor fight over the Irishman's eight Octagon appearances. And in a Wednesday column penned for Irish outlet The 42, McGregor's head coach at SBG Ireland, John Kavanagh, couldn't help but notice the trend.
  "Six of Conor's last 12 opponents have pulled out," Kavanagh wrote. "Even if a certain fight
  
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• UFC 196 Press Conference Video: Watch Conor McGregor & Nate Diaz Face Off (4 p.m. ET)

  24-02-2016 20:14 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz square off at the UFC 196 press conference.
  
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• Cabral vs. Madadi, Krylov vs. Barroso Added to UFC Fight Night Rotterdam

  24-02-2016 20:11 via sherdog.com
  
  The UFC Fight Night Rotterdam lineup was recently bolstered by the addition of two new bouts, as Yan Cabral will meet Reza Madadi at lightweight, while Nikita Krylov will face Francimar Barroso at light heavyweight.
  
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• John Dodson to Face Manny Gamburyan at UFC on Fox 19 in Tampa

  24-02-2016 19:43 via sherdog.com
  
  John Dodson will make his return to the bantamweight division at UFC on Fox 19.
  
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• UFC 196 press conference video

  24-02-2016 19:30
  
  At the UFC 196 press conference, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will answer questions from the media. The video is expected to begin above at 4 p.m. ET.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 317 - Rampage Jackson

  24-02-2016 18:44
  Quinton Jackson will explain how he ended up back in Bellator.
  
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• Frankie Edgar “Pissed Off” About Reports He Passed On McGregor Fight

  24-02-2016 18:40
  
  Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is not happy.After UFC president Dana White came out Tuesday and claimed that Edgar turned down a bout with Conor McGregor for UFC 196, "The Answer" wants to come clean.
  In an interview with MMAFighting.com, Edgar explained what happened and why he was unable to accept the fight, adding that he is "even more pissed that Dana's insinuating that I 'refused' to take this fight, which is bullshit.""I got a call from Ali (Abdel-Aziz, his manager) saying t
  
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• UFC Rankings: “The Dominator” Climbs The Pound-For-Pound Chart

  24-02-2016 18:33
  
  UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz rose to No. 4 in the latest UFC rankings for the pound-for-pound Top-15.Cruz climbed three spots and is now tied with lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. The changes saw Robbie Lawler, the welterweight titleholder, fall two spots, along with Luke Rockhold and Daniel Cormier moving up one position each.Despite winning, Donald Cerrone dropped four spots to ninth at lightweight, as his bout vs. Alex Oliveira took place at welterweight. It remains unknown w
  
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• UFC Fight Night 84: Embedded, Episode 2 Featuring Bisping, Mousasi

  24-02-2016 18:29
  
  The second installment of UFC Fight Night 84 "Embedded" has been released ahead of Saturday's card.In this episode, Michael Bisping prepares for his main event fight vs. Anderson Silva, while Gegard Mousasi makes sure to pack his protective gear.We also see the arrival of Silva to England.[embed]https://youtu.be/xvYYNFkIPF8[/embed]
  
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• Conor McGregor opens as heavy favorite over Nate Diaz at UFC 196

  24-02-2016 18:28
  
  Conor McGregor was a betting favorite over two of the most successful champions in the UFC -- Jose Aldo and Rafael dos Anjos -- so it's no surprise that history will repeat itself against Nate Diaz at UFC 196.
  McGregor (-350) opened as a near four-to-one favorite over Diaz (+260) in advance of UFC 196's newly booked welterweight main event, according to Bovada oddsmaker Jimmy Shapiro.
  The news followed a whirlwind of activity on Tuesday which saw lightweight champion dos Anjos withdraw
  
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• UFC Champion Rafael Dos Anjos Shows Off Injured Foot

  24-02-2016 18:27
  
  Rafael dos Anjos will not be defending his lightweight title this coming March 5 at UFC 196 due to an injured left foot.Dos Anjos, who was replaced in the main event by Nate Diaz to battle Conor McGregor, posted a picture of the injury on social media."Sorry to all my real fans and (the) UFC," he wrote. "I have 32 professional fights on my career and I never cancel any fight due to injuries, but it is a contact sport and injuries happen."[embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BCJxvqRhTp-/[/embed]
  
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• The MMA Hour - 317 - Julianna Pena

  24-02-2016 18:22
  Julianna Peña will discuss her recent legal troubles and what's next for her.
  
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• Conor McGregor Opens as Big Betting Favorite Against Nate Diaz at UFC 196

  24-02-2016 18:15 via sherdog.com
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship 145-pound champion Conor McGregor will open as a big favorite in his 170-pound debut against Nate Diaz at UFC 196.
  
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• Kongo Excited for Bellator 150 Bout with ‘Spartan’ After ‘Trying to Fight Him Since 2013’

  24-02-2016 18:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Cheick Kongo has long been one of MMA’s most talented heavyweights, but for one reason or another, he has never quite lived up to expectations.
  
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• Nate Diaz Vows to Bring Ninja 'Sh*t' Against Conor McGregor

  24-02-2016 17:36
  
  After UFC on FOX 17, Nate Diaz made his case for a shot against Conor McGregor, and the two will now square off at UFC 196.
  
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• Frankie Edgar 'pissed' at UFC, says the ‘C’ in UFC stands for ‘Conor’

  24-02-2016 17:24
  
  Not everybody received the news that Nate Diaz would step in to face Conor McGregor at UFC 196 with complete enthusiasm. One of those who didn’t get a fuzzy feeling from Tuesday night’s announcement was Frankie Edgar, the contender back there at 145 pounds who keeps shrinking in McGregor’s rear view mirror as he steers off into other weight classes.
  Edgar’s manager Ali Abdel-Aziz was approached by the UFC to take the fight against McGregor on essentially 10 day’s no
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 196 shake-up, Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva and Bellator 149 talk

  24-02-2016 16:08
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  What topic isn't there to discuss? UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos injured himself in training and had to withdraw from his bout with Conor McGregor at UFC 196. That's the bad news. The good news is Nate Diaz has stepped in as a replacement and the new bout will be contested at welterweight. There's so much to consider here, it's bananas, but we'll try to wrap our heads around it.
  Don't forget, though, there's Michael Bisping taking on And
  
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• Ken Shamrock calls for ‘disgraceful’ Royce Gracie result to be made right: ‘Don’t let me go out like that’

  24-02-2016 15:00
  
  Ken Shamrock waited 21 years for closure in his rivalry with Royce Gracie. Now, the situation feels more unresolved than ever before.
  Shamrock and Gracie's long-awaited trilogy match ended in controversy Friday night at Bellator 149 when Gracie capitalized on an unnoticed illegal knee to the groin and finished Shamrock with a flurry of hammerfists just seconds after the foul.
  "I'm still numb," Shamrock told MMA Fighting days after the loss. "I just don't know how something like this could happen
  
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• Morning Report: Chuck Liddell says he'd still give Jon Jones 'trouble,' 'I would catch him sooner or later'

  24-02-2016 14:00
  
  If you can get UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell talking about Jon Jones, just sit back and enjoy.
  The beef between the former light heavyweight champs goes back years and seems to have started when Liddell took a shot at Jones for refusing to fight at UFC 151. Chuck has also been a critic of Jones' fighting style for years, believing 'Bones' doesn't have enough killer instinct.
  Asked this week if he sees anyone beating Jones at 205 pounds in the near future, Liddell looked pained t
  
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• Undefeated Thibault Gouti more than ready for UFC debut

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Thibault Gouti had his 29th birthday all planned out, even if the rest of the world wasn’t aware of such plans. But when Lukasz Sajewski was forced to withdraw from his bout against Teemu Packalen, the unbeaten Frenchman got the call he expected, freeing up Feb. 27 for him to make his UFC debut.On his birthday. “I was waiting for this call and I wasn’t surprised,” Gouti said. “Deep in my mind, I knew that I will fight in this UFC for my birthday.” The big
  
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• Things looking up for Mike Wilkinson despite bad injury luck

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Mike Wilkinson hasn’t had an easy go at it in his UFC career thus far, and it has nothing to do with wins and losses, as he’s emerged victorious in two of his three Octagon bouts. The problem for the Leigh, Lancashire native is that those three fights took place over the course of the last three-plus years, with Wilkinson’s body being a more fearsome opponent than anyone he’s faced in competition. It makes you wonder why he continues to do this, but he has no such questio
  
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• Opportunity knocks, Nate Diaz answers, verbal warfare to ensue vs. Conor McGregor

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  Most fighters want what has been appropriately dubbed “the money fight.” But as former featherweight champion and perennial pound-for-pound elite Jose Aldo found out at UFC 194, Conor McGregor is just as much bite as he is bark.WATCH IT: McGregor-Diaz press conference today at 4 pm ET/1 pm PT Longtime UFC bad boy Nate Diaz has been screaming for McGregor. The Stockton, California product said recently that the Irish superstar “stole the blueprint” on how to mix s
  
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• Must-watch: re-live the UFC 196 Press Conference

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Missed today's thrilling UFC 196 press conference between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz? No worries - re-live the action here with Tweets, Periscopes, pictures and more that went down!Re-watch the full press conference here: Tweets, pictures and videos:The first face off!! @TheNotoriousMMA vs. @NateDiaz209 at the #UFC196 presser https://t.co/SRbfaFl3vm— #UFCLondon (@UFCEurope) February 24, 2016 McGregor vs Diaz on March 5 at #UFC196 pic.twitter.com/JU4YMar6bB— Dana Whit
  
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• McGregor doesn't disappoint in verbal war with Diaz

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  TORRANCE, CaliforniaHundreds of fans lined up here early in the morning on the side of the UFC Gym building in searing 80-something degree temperatures with no relief from the sun.Thank goodness for the comic relief and entertainment from UFC featherweight champion, Conor McGregor. //
  As he always does, McGregor delighted his fans at the UFC 196 press conference Wednesday by starting and engaging in an expletive, insult-ridden war of words with his new opponent in the main event, lightweigh
  
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• London Blog Part 1: The iconic capital is primed for UFC’s return

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  LONDONLondon is set to host the biggest fight in the history of UFC FIGHT PASS on Saturday night, as the greatest mixed martial artist England has ever produced, Michael Bisping, takes on the most spectacular proponent the sport has boasted, Anderson “The Spider” Silva. The iconic English capital is gearing itself towards the UFC’s return to The O2. Billboards declare the arrival of the world’s flagship promotion all over the stations that support London’s undergrou
  
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• Live as it happens: London open workouts

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Join us throughout today's Open Workouts from the flagship JD Sports store in London ahead of this Saturday's UFC Fight Night Silva vs. Bisping and see the latest reaction from the social media world - Tweets, Periscopes, pictures - we've got it all hereWatch how it went down: //
  Anderson Silva live at the open workouts in London!Posted by UFC on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 //
  Michael Bisping live at the open workouts ahead of UFC London!Posted by UFC on Wednesday, February 24, 2016Li
  
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• How it happened: Re-live the London workouts

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Didn't get a chance to join us live for the UFC Fight Night Silva vs. Bisping Open Workouts at the flagship JD Sports store in London? Re-live the entire experience with our social media rewind and see the best from the social media world - Tweets, Periscopes, pictures - we've got it all here.Watch how it went down: //
  Anderson Silva live at the open workouts in London!Posted by UFC on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 //
  Michael Bisping live at the open workouts ahead of UFC Lond
  
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• Former TUF finalist ready for return after 2+ year layoff

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  “What happened to Davey Grant?”That’s the first non-social media, non-UFC Fighter Profile result that comes up on Google when you type in the name of the Ultimate Fighter Season 18 finalist.It’s a legitimate question many are probably asking now that Grant’s name is listed on the call sheet for Saturday’s UFC return to London. After all, it has been 27 months since the wiry British bantamweight from Bishop Auckland set foot inside the Octagon. The biggest
  
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• Follow live: UFC 196 Press Conference

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Join us throughout today's UFC 196 Press Conference from the UFC Gym in Torrance, CA and see the latest reaction from the social media world - Tweets, Periscopes, pictures - we've got it all here! The first face off!! @TheNotoriousMMA vs. @NateDiaz209 at the #UFC196 presser https://t.co/SRbfaFl3vm— #UFCLondon (@UFCEurope) February 24, 2016 Nate Diaz on what he'll buy with this payday: "Probably a whole bunch of nice shit"#UFC196— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) February 24
  
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• Fatherhood gives Pickett different motivation in Octagon

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Fighting used to be a fairly cut and dried experience for Brad Pickett. First, it was to prove that he could be the best European bantamweight, then the best in the world once he made it to the WEC and UFC. Today though, Buddy Pickett has changed the way the new father looks at the world and his day job.“Being a successful fighter, you have to be selfish at times about your training and going away,” he said. “But when you have a kid, it's not about you anymore, it's about your
  
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• Epic clash of UK favorites Silva vs. Bisping: It’s A London Thing

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  LONDONOn Saturday, UFC is staging a monumental Fight Night in London, headlined by the UK’s longest-serving UFC athlete, Michael “The Count” Bisping and the former middleweight champion, Anderson “The Spider” Silva. This event is huge for so many reasons: It’s a former champion against a Top 10 contender; for some, it’s the greatest fighter of all time versus one of the most polarizing and successful UFC fighters; it’s an exclusive UFC Fight Pass b
  
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• Dos Anjos responds to McGregor's comments about his injury

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Opponents set to face UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor have a tendency of pulling out of the fight. Four of McGregor’s eight UFC opponents have not made it to fight night.MORE ON UFC 196: Buy Tickets to UFC 196 | Check out the stacked fight card | Join UFC FIGHT PASS to watch all the best fights of McGregor and Diaz featured in Faceoff collection | Free Fights: McGregor vs. Chad Mendes | McGregor vs. Diego Brandao | Holly Holm vs. Ronda Rousey | 
  
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• Diaz steps up, states case against McGregor

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  TORRANCE, CaliforniaNate Diaz was sitting in an unexpected hot seat Wednesday at the UFC 196 press conference alongside Conor McGregor. There was only a moderator, and a war of harsh words between them.THE OTHER SIDE: McGregor doesn't disappoint as he starts verbal war with DiazA whirlwind 24 hours had followed since Rafael Dos Anjos announced he was backing out of his UFC 196 title defense against McGregor due to a broken foot sustained while training. Diaz quickly stepped up to be the fill-in
  
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• Conor McGregor unfiltered in Ireland before UFC 196

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Get inside the mind of Conor McGregor on his home turf in Dublin, Ireland. Click here to watch the full video Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Amirkhani promises to keep making quick work of rivals

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  It was a unique introduction to Makwan Amirkhani. While the last few of the 30,000 fans in attendance at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Johnson were leaving Stockholm’s Tele2 Arena into a freezing Swedish January 2015 night, a small auditorium in the massive stadium’s catacombs was packed with a few dozen reporters.A few hours earlier, UFC debutant Amirkhani had blown up the huge arena with a blistering eight-second flying knee knockout of veteran featherweight Andy Ogle. Given that
  
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• After layoff, Rustam Khabilov happy to be back on track

  24-02-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  For a while, it looked like nothing would stop Rustam Khabilov on the way to the top of the lightweight division. Stoppages of Vinc Pichel and Yancy Medeiros were followed by a Fight of the Night win over Jorge Masvidal, and the “Tiger” was seemingly one main event victory over former lightweight champion Benson Henderson away from title contention.Khabilov would lose that June 2014 bout to Henderson, then another to Adriano Martins, before injuries and visa issues kept him out of th
  
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• Conor McGregor To Face Nate Diaz At UFC 196

  24-02-2016 05:34
  
  UFC Officials have confirmed that Conor McGregor (19-2) will be facing Nate Diaz (18-10) at UFC 196. Earlier today, Rafael Dos Anjos (25-7) had to pull out of the fight due to a broken foot. Many have speculated throughout the day that Nate Diaz would face McGregor, so the matchup is not much of a surprise.However, the biggest surprise of the announcement is that the fight will take place at 170 pounds. "The Notorious" has been known to be physically bigger when he fought at 145 pounds
  
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• Conor McGregor Faces Nate Diaz at Welterweight in New UFC 196 Main Event

  24-02-2016 05:13 via sherdog.com
  
  Conor McGregor will remain the headliner at UFC 196, albeit against a much different opponent than he was expecting.
  
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• Conor McGregor to meet Nate Diaz at UFC 196

  24-02-2016 05:10
  
  They might as well rename it UFC 209.
  Nate Diaz will be the man to step in to face Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196, UFC president Dana White announced Tuesday night on ESPN's SportsCenter. The bout will take place at welterweight.
  FOX Sports first reported the news Tuesday.
  McGregor was supposed to face lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos on the March 5 card in Las Vegas, but dos Anjos pulled out Tuesday with a broken foot. McGregor, the UFC lightweight champion, was going to attem
  
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• UFC Fight Night 84 Embedded, Episode 2: 'I came to win'

  24-02-2016 04:53
  
  On the second episode of UFC Fight Night 84 Embedded, Michael Bisping gives his team a tour of London, Thales Leites hikes the Morro das Andorinhas trail, Gegard Mousasi packs for his trip, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva readies for Saturday night, and much more.
  
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• Coach details injury that forced Rafael dos Anjos out of UFC 196 clash with Conor McGregor

  24-02-2016 03:30
  
  Rafael dos Anjos, a 19-fight UFC veteran, was scheduled to defend his lightweight title against featherweight kingpin Conor McGregor on March 5, but a broken foot will force the Brazilian to pull out from a fight for the first time in his UFC career.
  dos Anjos, who was scheduled to headline UFC 196 against "The Notorious", injured his foot while training at Kings MMA in California, and his head coach Rafael Cordeiro explained to MMAFighting.com how he got hurt.
  "Unfortunately, an injury happened
  
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• Krylov vs. Barroso, Madadi vs. Cabral booked for UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam

  24-02-2016 03:00
  
  Two Nova Uniao fighters are slated to compete at the UFC Fight Night card in Rotterdam on May 8.
  Light heavyweight Francimar Barroso will take on Nikita Krylov, while Yan Cabral meets Reza Madadi in a lightweight bout in Netherlands. Sources close to the situation confirmed the match-ups to MMAFighting.com following reports by Globo and Combate.
  Krylov (19-4) enters the fight coming off three consecutive first-round finishes under the UFC banner. Prior to a submission over Marcos Rogerio de Lima
  
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• Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz at UFC 196 Apparently Falls Apart Due To Weight Negotiations

  24-02-2016 01:19
  
  Earlier, it was looking as if re-emerging lightweight contender Nate Diaz is the leader in the Conor McGregor sweepstakes, or he was if you go by various social media posts from those close to him today. First, Jose Garcia, Diaz's strength and conditioning coach, posted about it on Facebook, and screen grabs of the posts quickly spread on Twitter:https://twitter.com/OJEntertainment/status/702220314198073346/photo/1A few minutes later, Michael "Layzie the Savage" Mardones, a northern Califor
  
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• UFC Fight Night's Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Oliveira averages 983,000 viewers

  24-02-2016 00:00
  
  A Sunday night Fight Night, billed as the Battle of the Cowboys, did 983,000 viewers, up 11 percent from,last year's average.While not doing the big numbers of UFC's first two FS1 fight nights of the year, Sunday's battle of the 'Cowboys' still finished 11 percent above the 2015 average for prime time Fight Nights on the station.The welterweight main event, featuring former lightweight top contender Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone against Brazil's Alex "Cowboy" Oliveira, averaged 983,000 viewers. The ma
  
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