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• Video: McGregor & Diaz Nearly Brawl During Staredown At UFC 196 Presser

  03-03-2016 23:48
  
  https://youtu.be/5Qq6mMVR1ngWell, it was only going to be so long before Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz were going to have trouble containing themselves after the heated build-up to their showdown this Saturday in Las Vegas.At the second UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz press conference held on Thursday, McGregor and Diaz were nearly involved in a brawl.During the staredown after the presser, McGregor shoved away Diaz's hand, which led to Diaz shoving UFC President in an attempt to go after McGregor. Lu
  
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• Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz scuffle at UFC 196 pre-fight press conference

  03-03-2016 23:34
  
  LAS VEGAS -- At the UFC 196 pre-fight press conference, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz nearly brawled during a face off. UFC President Dana White and others intervened to stop it. Watch the video above to see it.
  
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• Darrion Caldwell's career plan: Win Bellator title, defend it 15 times, retire

  03-03-2016 21:00
  
  Darrion Caldwell has a clear vision for his mixed martial arts future.
  First, he's going to defeat Joe Warren on Friday night in the main event of Bellator 151.
  Then he'll go on to win the Bellator bantamweight title, whomever goes on to win the bout between the between between champion Marcus Galvao and challenger Eduardo Dantas, whenever it gets rescheduled.
  Then he'll go on to defend the belt 15 times.
  Then he'll call it a carer.
  Simple as that.
  "That's the way I figure it," the undefeated Ca
  
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• Bellator 151 weigh-in video

  03-03-2016 20:30
  
  At the Bellator 151 weigh-ins, all 22 fighters taking part in Friday's Bellator 151 fights will step on the scale Thursday evening, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Joe warren and Darrion Caldwell will have to make the bantamweight limit of 135 pounds.The Bellator 151 weigh-ins take place at 6 p.m. ET, and the video is above.Check out the Bellator 151 weigh-in results below.Main card (Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET)
  Joe Warren vs. Darrion Caldwell
  Gilbert Smith vs.
  
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• Dada 5000 Released From Hospital Following Bellator 149 Defeat

  03-03-2016 20:27 via sherdog.com
  
  After more spending more than a week in a Houston hospital following his loss to Kimbo Slice at Bellator 149, Dhafir "Dada 5000" Harris is finally back home.
  
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• RFA 36 Weigh-ins: Vannata Heavy, Main Event Title Bout with Barcelos Scrapped

  03-03-2016 20:25 via sherdog.com
  
  Resurrection Fighting Alliance returns to the Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota, Friday night, as RFA 36 will be televised live on AXS TV starting at 10 p.m.
  
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• Cain Velasquez undergoes successful surgery, eyes summer return

  03-03-2016 20:00
  
  Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is making progress from his latest setback.
  MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight that Velasquez recently underwent back surgery. Sources say the procedure went well and he's got an eye on his return to the Octagon.
  While Velasquez (13-2) has been a killer in the Octagon over the course of his career, the American Kickboxing Academy standout has been known as much for his injury woes as for his succe
  
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• Dada 5000 released from hospital following Kimbo Slice bout

  03-03-2016 19:45
  
  Nearly two weeks after his Bellator debut against Kimbo Slice, Dada 5000 has been released from the hospital.
  The news comes from a representative of Dada 5000's camp, who posted an update Wednesday on the heavyweight's Facebook page.
  "Dada 5000 has been released from the Hospital and is now back home in South Florida," the message stated. "He wants all his supporters to know he appreciates them and is nothing without them. He will soon be available to tell his story."
  Dada 5000, aka Dhafir
  
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• Conor McGregor says Jon Jones isn't the top pound-for-pound fighter: 'I'm No. 1'

  03-03-2016 19:00
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Jon Jones will be back in the Octagon next month after a year away dealing with legal issues. In that time, Conor McGregor believes he has usurped Jones as the best fighter on the planet.
  When asked Wednesday about Jones' standing as the best in the world, McGregor cut off a reporter.
  "He's not," McGregor said at UFC 196 open workouts.
  How does McGregor rank the best MMA fighters? Well, it's a pretty repetitive list.
  "I'm number one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine,"
  
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• Cris Cyborg Starts Push To Compete At UFC 198 In Brazil

  03-03-2016 18:12
  
  For Invicta FC champion Cris "Cyborg" Justino, the chance to fight inside the world-famous Octagon in her native country of Brazil is a dream she has.Now, with the UFC set to return to the country later this year for UFC 198, Justino is starting up an online push to secure a spot on the card."It has been almost 10 years since I last fought in my home country of Brazil.I am very lucky that over the last decade my Brazilian Fans have continued to support me and my career as I chased my dreams as a
  
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• Free Fight: Relive McGregor vs. Brandao Before UFC 196

  03-03-2016 18:05
  
  Conor McGregor  headlined a UFC fight card for the first time ever when he fought Diego Brandao back in 2014 in just his 3rd fight inside the Octagon. What was better for McGregor was that he got to fight in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland.Diego Brandao, at the time, had won three of his last four fights. Like Nate Diaz, Brandao is known to be a fighter who is extremely aggressive and will exchange shots in the pocket. However, McGregor used his distance against Brandao and dictated mo
  
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• Holly Holm: “I Don’t Want My Career Defined By One Fight”

  03-03-2016 17:39
  
  Holly Holm created a legacy in female boxing that will stand the test of time.Now, she wants to do the same in MMA.Holm, the reigning UFC bantamweight champion, looks to defend her title this Saturday night against Miesha Tate. "The Preacher's Daughter" stunned the world when she knocked out Ronda Rousey last November.“I don’t want my career to be defined by one fight," said Holm, during a recent interview on UFC Tonight. "I want to show more things. I’m here to fight. Every fi
  
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• Kenny Florian Sees Plenty Of Advantages For Nate Diaz Vs. Conor McGregor

  03-03-2016 17:35
  
  While many believe Conor McGregor will run right through Nate Diaz this coming Saturday night at UFC 196, former title contender Kenny Florian believes the underdog has a strong shot at the upset.Florian, a co-host on "UFC Tonight," offered up his thoughts on the main event during a recent edition of the program.“The Diaz brothers are always training and in shape. Nate’s got a longer reach than Conor and Conor hasn’t faced someone like that before," Florian said. "Nate’s
  
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• UFC 196 Open Workout Video Highlights

  03-03-2016 17:13
  
  Let Megan Olivi take you through highlights from the recent open workouts for UFC 196 in the video below.Featured are snippets of the action put on by Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz and others, along with interviews with fighters and media members.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqz07THATAo[/embed]
  
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• Invicta FC Champ Cris ‘Cyborg’ Seeking Spot on UFC 198 Card in Brazil

  03-03-2016 17:06 via sherdog.com
  
  While a showdown with Ronda Rousey may be on the backburner, Cristiane Justino still has UFC dreams.
  
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• Video: UFC 196 Pre-Fight Press Conference (4 p.m. ET)

  03-03-2016 17:02 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the UFC 196 pre-fight press conference here:
  
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• Miesha Tate: Holly Holm has great striking, but 'maybe a glass chin, too'

  03-03-2016 17:00
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Conventional wisdom is that if Miesha Tate beats Holly Holm, it'll be due to her superiority in the grappling and wrestling exchanges. Tate, though, has viewed something else that she believes can be exploited.
  Holm might have a substantial pedigree as a striker -- she was a three-division boxing champion and one of the best female boxers ever. But Tate thinks if she lands hard punches, she could have quite a bit of success against Holm, the UFC women's bantamweight champion.
  "I thi
  
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• Bellator 151 Weigh-in Video (6 p.m. ET)

  03-03-2016 17:00 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the Bellator 151 weigh-ins here:
  
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• Potential Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson fight is under discussion

  03-03-2016 16:30
  
  A welterweight showdown with explosive potential is currently under discussion.
  MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday edition of UFC Tonight that talks are under way for a matchup between Rory MacDonald and Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson.
  The 33-year-old Thompson (12-1) is coming off the most impressive performance of his career, a one-sided, first-round TKO finish of former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks in Las Vegas on Feb. 6.
  The South Carolina native has won six
  
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• Nate Diaz: I've been talking like Conor McGregor for years, but 'they tried to quiet me down'

  03-03-2016 16:00
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Big-money fights. Real fighters. Staying true to martial arts.
  These are things Conor McGregor talks about a lot. They're also things Nate Diaz has discussed in interviews for years.
  "I've been already talking that, before he was even in the UFC," Diaz said Wednesday at open workouts. "And now he's this new guy with all this new stuff coming out and everybody is pushing him, everyone is like, 'yeah!' and it's on every article, every headline, because he's from Ireland."
  Diaz knows w
  
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• Morning Report: Matt Brown, Tyron Woodley get into Twitter war over Conor McGregor's welterweight contendership

  03-03-2016 14:00
  
  Conor McGregor might be holding the UFC featherweight division "hostage" but he's also causing turmoil at 170 pounds.
  McGregor moves up to welterweight to face lightweight contender Nate Diaz March 5 at UFC 196, but he's already got serious plans for the division. If McGregor can top Diaz Saturday night in Las Vegas, he wants to challenge welterweight champ Robbie Lawler at UFC 200 in July.
  Welterweight contender Matt Brown doesn't hate the idea one bit. He actually endorses it.
  "I can unde
  
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• Miesha Tate: I’m Holly Holm’s Kryptonite

  03-03-2016 08:27
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyiVWgdOFlwMiesha Tate is scheduled to fight Holly Holm at UFC 196 for the women’s bantamweight title bout, and recently explained to FoxSports.com why this is the perfect match up for her.“I really think that I’m Holly Holm’s kryptonite. I am the worst matchup that Holly could ask for. I have more ring experience. I have a wrestling background, which is a threat there and it’s a completely different style of takedowns. She has never
  
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• Jose Aldo Signs Two-Year Deal With Reebok

  03-03-2016 08:21
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP7Rf1iDhycFormer UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has officially signed with Reebok. He had previously turned down the official UFC outfitter in favor of his sponsorship with Venum in 2015. Comate.com reports that Aldo's Reebok deal is for two years.Aldo is expected to return to the octagon later this year.Benson Henderson Says Reebok Deal Played A Very Big Part In His UFC Departure
  
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• Miesha Tate UFC 196 open workout highlights

  03-03-2016 07:11
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Miesha Tate put on a show on front of the fans and the media at the UFC 196 open workouts.
  
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• Unfazed By new fame, Holm keeps priority on winning

  03-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  LOS ANGELESHolly Holm arrived at The Palm Restaurant recently with a prized new possession: a Louis Vuitton monogram icon purse - a little something the UFC champion splurged on after her stunning upset knockout victory over Ronda Rousey. UFC champion Conor McGregor carries his belt everywhere. Holm has a bag and a little something you can’t see slung over the shoulder – newfound fame. Holm's life has changed so much, and yet, so many things have stayed the same. She still lives in A
  
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• UFC 196 Blog: Chaotic closing statements highlight final media clash

  03-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Dana White wipes the perspiration from his hands on the legs of his jeans before welcoming Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz to face off for the penultimate time before Saturday night’s UFC 196 main event.As Diaz stretches out his tall frame, his fist stops just in front of McGregor’s face, which is being held aloft by the tall, regal stance of the Irishman. There is a pause as the main event duo stares at each other, but only for a peaceful, pregnant second.Suddenly, McGregor’s lef
  
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• The Downes Side – UFC 196 Predictions

  03-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz may not give a (you know what), but you should give a [darn] about this week’s Downes Side!We may have been denied the chance to see a simultaneous two-division titleholder, but we have gained something just as good. Yes, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, we will see the 209 vs the 353 in a welterweight matchup. In the co-main event, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm defends her title for the first time against
  
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• Tate's journey from bottom could reach top at UFC 196

  03-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  If Miesha Tate had a jump shot or a killer crossover, we probably wouldn’t be talking about her this week. At the very least, we would not be talking about her challenging Holly Holm for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship in the co-main event of UFC 196. But fate has a funny way of doing things, and when Tate decided that she couldn’t play basketball for Franklin Pierce High School, her only other option was to join the boys’ wrestling team. //
  “It was t
  
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• Stockton sees a folk hero in Nate Diaz

  03-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It certainly wasn’t the worst thing that Nate Diaz has ever been called. But during a wild press conference last week, Conor McGregor dismissively insulted his UFC 196 opponent as a “little cholo gangster from the hood.”And it’s true that Diaz, who wears a perpetual scowl on his face, is one of mixed-martial arts’ baddest bad boys. It can be hard sometimes for him to get through a complete sentence without dropping an F-bomb. He has given the middle figure to o
  
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• Rolling Stone: Holm vs. Tate and the shadow of Ronda Rousey

  03-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC champion Holly Holm has a big fight coming up – and it's not against Ronda Rousey.Holm (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), the UFC women's Bantamweight titleholder, puts her belt on the line against Miesha Tate (17-5, 4-2) on Saturday at UFC 196. But with the questions she's getting ahead of the fight, you'd hardly know it. At every press junket and promotional stop, the queries come about Rousey – her claims that she contemplated suicide following her loss to Holm last year
  
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• Octagon return can't come soon enough for Saggo

  03-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The injury was bad enough, but it was the sound of Jason Saggo’s Achilles tendon rupturing last March that sticks with you. And thanks to the wonders of modern technology, Saggo just happened to be recording his training session when he took a step and suffered the injury that kept him out of action since his October 2014 bout with Paul Felder.“It sounds like a shotgun,” Saggo said. “I'm actually really happy I videotaped that session, because I wouldn't have believed it.
  
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• McGregor, Diaz feud intensifying just hours before UFC 196 clash

  03-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  UFC 196 headliners Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz sat feet away from each other with little incident when announcing their Saturday bout on Feb. 24. Yet Thursday at the David Copperfield Theater at MGM Grand, that (fairly) civil tone disappeared, with the two getting into a brief scuffle as they faced off following the event’s final press conference.The incident was quickly defused by UFC President Dana White, his staff and security, but not before McGregor’s SBG Ireland squad
  
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• Everything starting to click for Corey Anderson

  03-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  As a self-proclaimed perfectionist, Corey Anderson can also be the nervous sort when everything is going the way he wants it to in the closing stages of a training camp.“If you're not nervous, then you don't love the sport the way you should,” he said, pointing out that in every training camp he’s had since joining the UFC roster after winning season 19 of The Ultimate Fighter, his thoughts about three weeks out from the fight are always the same. “I'm about to lose.&rdqu
  
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• Archives: Stockton sees a folk hero in Diaz

  03-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It certainly wasn’t the worst thing that Nate Diaz has ever been called. But during a wild press conference last week, Conor McGregor dismissively insulted his UFC 196 opponent as a “little cholo gangster from the hood.”And it’s true that Diaz, who wears a perpetual scowl on his face, is one of mixed-martial arts’ baddest bad boys. It can be hard sometimes for him to get through a complete sentence without dropping an F-bomb. He has given the middle finger to o
  
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• Holly Holm UFC 196 open workout highlights

  03-03-2016 06:08
  
  LAS VEGAS -- UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm put on a show for the fans and the media at the UFC 196 open workouts Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Conor McGregor says welterweight title fight is top choice next: 'I would beat Robbie' Lawler

  03-03-2016 04:46
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Conor McGregor will be fighting at 170 pounds against Nate Diaz on Saturday at UFC 196. His next fight could very well be at the same weight -- for the belt.
  "That's there," McGregor said Wednesday at open workouts here at MGM Grand. "I mean, why not? That's probably the leading option."
  That means McGregor challenging Robbie Lawler for the welterweight title could very well happen at UFC 200 in July. And "The Notorious" said he would be very confident if that came together.
  "I like
  
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• Nate Diaz UFC 196 open workout scrum

  03-03-2016 04:15
  
  LAS VEGAS -- After UFC 196 workouts, Nate Diaz talks about fighting Conor McGregor, the weight, the trash talk, and more.
  
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• Miesha Tate UFC 196 workout scrum

  03-03-2016 03:58
  
  LAS VEGAS -- At the UFC 196 open workouts, Miesha Tate talked about being energized for her title shot against Holly Holm, whether she still contemplates a scenario where she fights Ronda Rousey again and more.
  
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• Holly Holm UFC 196 workout scrum

  03-03-2016 03:55
  
  LAS VEGAS -- At the UFC 196 open workouts scrum, UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm talked about trading on the feet with Miesha Tate, if she'd be willing to wait until November to fight Rousey and more.
  
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• Conor McGregor Plans To “Pound Out” Nate Diaz

  03-03-2016 03:38
  
  Conor McGregor isn't concerned with the jiu-jitsu game of Nate Diaz.McGregor, the reigning UFC featherweight champion, will move all the way up to welterweight to face Diaz this Saturday night at UFC 196 in the main event.During an interview on "UFC Tonight" Wednesday, McGregor offered up his thoughts on how the bout will go down. Remember, "Notorious" has earned himself quite the moniker for being able to accurately forecast fight finishes.“His jiu-jitsu is overrated. I see opportunities
  
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• Conor McGregor UFC 196 workout scrum

  03-03-2016 03:29
  
  LAS VEGAS -- After UFC 196 workouts, Conor McGregor talks about fighting at welterweight, the "crying babies" in the game, what's next for him, if he could beat Robbie Lawler, and more.
  
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• Conor McGregor UFC 196 workout video

  03-03-2016 03:03
  
  LAS VEGAS -- At UFC 196 workouts, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor put on a show in front of the fans and the media Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Nick Diaz Makes Appearance On UFC 196: Embedded, Episode Three

  03-03-2016 02:20
  
  Former UFC title contender Nick Diaz gets his chance to shine in the third installment of UFC 196 "Embedded."Diaz helps out his brother, Nate, ahead of Nate's main event fight with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor this Saturday night.Also, Holly Holm is given a hero's sendoff from her Jackson-Wink MMA crew, while former middleweight champion Chris Weidman plays lackey to teammate, Gian Villante.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KhFQdBK0Q4[/embed]
  
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• Holly Holm Not Talking About Ronda Rousey Ahead Of UFC 196

  03-03-2016 02:15
  
  UFc female bantamweight Holly Holm isn't about to provide Miesha Tate with any added ammunition ahead of UFC 196 this Saturday night.The two will meet in the co-main event from Las Vegas and the MGM Grand Garden Arena.During open workouts on Wednesday, Holm (10-0) was asked her thoughts on a potential late-2016 rematch with Ronda Rousey. The former world boxing champion knocked Rousey out last year to win the belt."At this point, I'm not looking past March 5," Holm said (thanks to MMAjunkie.com
  
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• Manager Says Chael Sonnen Open to Taking ‘Right Fight’ at Conclusion of NAC Suspension

  03-03-2016 02:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Chael Sonnen might just be on the verge of coming out of retirement.
  
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• Alexa Grasso Injured; Angela Hill Steps in to Face Stephanie Eggink at Invicta FC 16

  03-03-2016 01:10 via sherdog.com
  
  Mexican strawweight prospect Alexa Grasso has suffered an undisclosed injury in training and has been forced to withdraw from a proposed clash with Stephanie Eggink at Invicta FC 16.
  
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