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• Coach: ‘Shogun’ Rua was willing to fight Rashad Evans despite knee injury

  09-03-2016 23:00
  
  Mauricio Rua will no longer fight Rashad Evans at UFC on FOX 19, but the former UFC light heavyweight champion was willing to step inside the Octagon injured.
  The UFC announced Wednesday that "Shogun" suffered an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Glover Teixeira on the April 16 event. Rua’s coach, Rafael Cordeiro, told MMAFighting.com that the Brazilian was still interested in competing despite an "old knee injury."
  "Shogun had a knee injury for a while, and felt it again trainin
  
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• Gegard Mousasi Willing to Fight Anderson Silva at UFC 199 or UFC 200

  09-03-2016 22:34 via sherdog.com
  
  While Anderson Silva is seeking a fight on the UFC 198 card in Curitiba, Brazil, it appears that Gegard Mousasi won’t be one of his options for the May 14 event.
  
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• Gegard Mousasi formally challenges Anderson Silva to fight at UFC 199 or UFC 200

  09-03-2016 21:55
  
  Gegard Mousasi has been making plenty of noise about his desire to fight Anderson Silva next. Now, he is officially throwing down the gauntlet.
  In a statement released Wednesday to MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani, Mousasi's manager Nima Safapour formally laid down the challenge for Silva to meet Mousasi on either June 4 at UFC 199, or July 9 at UFC 200."All of the Brazilian media has been contacting us today about a potential Mousasi/Silva match-up in Brazil. It is an exciting idea as it will be a
  
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• Ruslan Magomedov out with injury against Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC Fight Night 86

  09-03-2016 20:30
  
  One of heavyweight's only prospects is going to be stuck on the shelf for awhile. Ruslan Magomedov announced Wednesday that he has been forced to withdraw from his UFC Fight Night 86 contest against Gabriel Gonzaga after suffering an apparent knee injury.
  Magomedov (14-1) posted a photo of an x-ray on Twitter and wrote that he "can barely walk" due to the injury. UFC officials have yet to announce Magomedov's withdrawal or a replacement opponent for Gonzaga.Sorry to all my fans & @gonzagabjj
  
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• Glover Teixeira Replaces ‘Shogun’ Rua, Faces Rashad Evans at UFC on Fox 19

  09-03-2016 20:30 via sherdog.com
  
  Mauricio Rua has withdrawn from his UFC on Fox 19 clash against Rashad Evans due to injury. As a result, Glover Teixeira will replace “Shogun” on the April 16 card in Tampa, Fla.
  
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• Glover Teixeira replaces injured ‘Shogun’ Rua vs. Rashad Evans at UFC on FOX 19

  09-03-2016 20:23
  
  Former champion Rashad Evans has a new opponent for his return to the Octagon.
  The UFC announced on Wednesday that Mauricio Rua has pulled out of the UFC on FOX 19 co-main event with a "small injury", and Glover Teixeira will step in and face "Sugar" on April 16 in Tampa.
  Teixeira (24-4) enters the bout coming off back-to-back impressive finishes over Ovince St. Preux and Patrick Cummins, bouncing back to the win column following losses to Jon Jones and Phil Davis.
  Evans (19-4-1), who was schedu
  
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• Shogun Out, Teixeira In Against Rashad Evans At UFC On FOX 19

  09-03-2016 20:16
  
  On Wednesday, UFC announced that one of the big matches planned for their UFC On FOX 19 event in April has been changed.An injury has forced MMA legend Mauricio "Shogun" Rua off of the card. Shogun was originally scheduled to compete on the show against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans.With Shogun out, UFC has announced that hard hitting contender Glover Teixeira has stepped up on short notice and will be Evans' new opponent.UFC On FOX 19 takes place in Tampa, Florida on April
  
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• Patricky ‘Pitbull’ vs. Derek Campos to Headline MMA Portion of Bellator 152 Card

  09-03-2016 20:15 via sherdog.com
  
  TheMMA portion ofBellator 152 card has been finalized, with Patricky "Pitbull" Freire taking on fellow lightweight Derek Campos in the main event.
  
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• “Inside MMA” Gets A New Co-Host In Mauro Ranallo

  09-03-2016 19:32
  
  Mauro Ranallo, who was recently signed by the WWE to announce "Smackdown," has another weekly gig.Ranallo will replace Kenny Rice as the co-host of "Inside MMA" on AXS TV beginning March 25, according to a press release. Ranallo calls boxing action for Showtime and is also the former voice of Strikeforce."In a year in which I landed a dream job with WWE, my dream to once again cover MMA and work with my broadcasting brother Bas Rutten has also come true," Ranallo said. "Filling the shoes of cons
  
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• How’s Donald Cerrone Vs. Georges St-Pierre Sound For UFC 200?

  09-03-2016 19:25
  
  If officials want to make an interesting fight for UFC 200 this July, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone is down.With rumors floating around about a potential return to the Octagon for former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, Cerrone wanted to make sure his name was thrown in the hat to welcome "Rush" back.Cerrone recently moved up to welterweight and defeated Alex Oliveira after falling last December in a bout with UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. As typical Cowboy fashion, he isn't s
  
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• Michael Bisping-Chael Sonnen Rematch On For Submission Grappling Affair

  09-03-2016 19:16
  
  Michael Bisping and Chael Sonnen will mix it up - outside the Octagon this time.The two will be part of the March 20 UR Fight event in Phoenix that airs live on internet pay-per-view.According to a report by MMAjunkie.com, Bisping is cleared to do the submission grappling event because it does not fall under regulation of the Arizona Boxing and MMA Commission. Bisping was medically suspended following his February win over Anderson Silva.Along with Bisping-Sonnen, the event features former Olymp
  
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• Knee Injury Forces Magomedov Out of UFC Fight Night Zagreb Bout vs. Gonzaga

  09-03-2016 18:41 via sherdog.com
  
  Ruslan Magomedov has suffered a knee injury and has been forced to withdraw from a scheduled heavyweight clash against Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC Fight Night in Zagreb on April 10.
  
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• Bellator 149 Virtual Reality With Kimbo Slice

  09-03-2016 18:31
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcVWO0lk78Q[/embed]As part of the production to Bellator 149, special virtual reality cameras were present backstage to catch all the action.In the video above, see some of that footage from the three separate six-camera rigs using GoPro cameras on Kimbo Slice and others ahead of their fights that night from Houston.
  
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• Cris Cyborg campaigns for UFC 198 fight, rips ‘coward’ Ronda Rousey

  09-03-2016 18:30
  
  Curitiba-native Cris Cyborg wants to fight at UFC’s first trip to her homeland.
  Scheduled for the 42,000-seat Atletico Paranaense soccer stadium on May 14, UFC 198 will be headlined by Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic, and the Invicta FC featherweight champion is campaigning for a sport on the card.
  "I’m training, waiting for a new challenge," Cyborg told MMAFighting.com via text message," and I would like to thank to everyone who is in this campaign with me #CyborgNoUFCBrasil."
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• UFC's Giovani Decker wants 15 fights at UFC 198

  09-03-2016 18:00
  
  The UFC returns to Brazil on May 14, and the promotion is working on the possibility of holding 15 bouts on the UFC 198 pay-per-view card.
  Headlined by heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum against Stipe Miocic, UFC 198 takes place at the Atletico Paranaense Stadium in Curitiba, and UFC general manager of Brazil Giovani Decker told Na Grade do MMA that six more match-ups could be added to the event.
  "We’re trying to make it bigger, 15 fights, and it’s a bit complicated," Decker said,
  
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• WSOF inks three fighters, including UFC veteran John Howard

  09-03-2016 17:00
  
  The World Series of Fighting announced some new signings Tuesday, including a very familiar name.
  Veteran John Howard, who competed in the UFC 14 times spread over two stints, has signed on to compete with the promotion. Howard last fought at UFC Fight Night 80 in December against Tim Means, where he suffered a second-round knockout. Overall, he has lost four of five fights after scoring upset victories over Siyar Bahadurzada and Uriah Hall in 2013.
  WSOF president Ray Sefo stated in his "Executi
  
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• Miesha Tate On Ronda Rousey: “She’s A Broken Woman”

  09-03-2016 15:46
  
  Let the shots fly!Now that Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate would appear to be the next UFC Women's Bantamweight title fight on the horizon, the shots are starting to fly out of camp Tate.The new UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion spoke with FOX Sports following her inspirational victory over former champion Holly Holm at UFC 196 this past weekend.During the discussion, Tate commented on what she feels is a "broken woman" -- former champ Rousey."What about Ronda's mentality? I think Ronda is beating
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 196 recap, women's bantamweight's future and more

  09-03-2016 15:15
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  We're days past UFC 196: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz and we're all still absorbing what the results mean. Did McGregor manage his weight improperly? Is he too enamored with his own power to fully develop his striking? Does he need to bring in better training partners? Or, is this all a big overreaction? We'll discuss his future plus what Diaz can expect in the way of big main events for his foreseeable future.
  Then there's the women's bantamweight
  
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• Rafael dos Anjos admits he lost his ‘payday,’ but open to Robbie Lawler superfight at UFC 200

  09-03-2016 15:00
  
  Perhaps the biggest loser from the madness of UFC 196, at least in a financial sense, is someone who didn't fight at all.
  UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos lost his golden ticket to the Conor McGregor show when he dropped out with a broken foot less than two weeks before the event. And after seeing his replacement, Nate Diaz, shatter the illusion of the unbeatable Irishman, dos Anjos' takeaways are twofold: first, that his big payday is likely gone for good, and second, that he could've
  
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• Morning Report: Dana White blasts Holly Holm's manager, 'I don't know if she really knows what she lost'

  09-03-2016 14:00
  
  Dana White never really hit it off with Holly Holm's longtime manager Lenny Fresquez.
  Even going back to before Holm signed with the promotion in 2014, Fresquez and the UFC president had very different ideas about how much she was worth.
  After Holm KO'd Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, that conversation shifted to one about how best to manage her career. White and UFC brass advocated for Holm to wait for a massive payday in a rematch with Rousey later in 2016, but Holm's team insisted she stay acti
  
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• Sterling says he's ready to set division on fire

  09-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  When Aljamain Sterling arrived to the UFC in early 2014, he did so with a game plan in mind.The Serra-Longo product knew it would take a few fights to earn him a top 10-ranked opponent, and that’s precisely what he received after earning back-to-back victories in his first two showings inside the Octagon. After the bout against Takeya Mizugaki was set, the 26-year-old Long Island native shifted to the next phase of his plan, and his attack on the next tier of the bantamweight division bega
  
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• Shogun Out, Teixeira In for Evans Bout

  09-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua has been forced to withdraw from his April 16 bout in Tampa against Rashad Evans due to injury. Replacing him in the FOX-televised bout will be number four-ranked contender Glover Teixeira.In the main event at Amalie Arena, unbeaten lightweight powerhouse Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov takes on former Ultimate Fighter winner Tony "El Cucuy" Ferguson. Plus, Lyoto Machida squares off with Dan Henderson and Rose Namajunas faces Tecia Torr
  
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• Just call her 'Joanna Champion'

  09-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Joanna Jedrzejczyk had a pretty great year in 2015.After closing out her freshman year in the Octagon with a split decision win over Claudia Gadelha, the Polish kickboxer used her sophomore campaign to become the queen of the strawweight division and one of the most beloved superstars on the UFC roster.At UFC 185 in March, she told reporters that instead of learning how to properly pronounce her challenging last name, they could just call her “Joanna Champion.” That was before she wa
  
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• Chris Leben's comeback with Bellator scrapped due to heart issue

  09-03-2016 05:39
  
  Chris Leben's MMA career could be over -- and definitely, at the very least, on hold -- due to a health issue.
  Despite a recent agreement to make a comeback with Bellator, Leben will no longer be competing for the organization due to a heart ailment, the former UFC star confirmed with MMA Fighting via email.
  "Not gonna be able to make a comeback in Bellator at least for the foreseeable future," Leben wrote. "I'm in good spirits. I feel great. Unfortunately, the heart issue has sidelined me."
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• Watch New UFC “Unstoppable” Trailer

  09-03-2016 04:34
  
  The UFC has released its new trailer for its campaign "Unstoppable" which is all of the next big UFC events leading up to UFC 200. The "Unstoppable" campaign has a stacked set of cards including Cormier vs. Jones 2, Werdum vs. Miocic, and Rockhold vs. Weidman 2. The UFC has pushed the marketing in these campaigns that feature its fight schedules and this one includes some really big fights coming up. Check the trailer out!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYx9LzLntcM
  
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• World Series of Fighting Signs 14-Fight UFC Veteran John ‘Doomsday’ Howard

  09-03-2016 03:18 via sherdog.com
  
  World Series of Fighting has added another familiar face to its roster: John “Doomsday” Howard.
  
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• Coach: Honest Corner Advice Helped Spur Miesha Tate to Victory at UFC 196

  09-03-2016 03:12 via sherdog.com
  
  As the fifth round approached in the women’s bantamweight title clash between Holly Holm and Miesha Tate at UFC 196, the challenger’s corner didn’t bother sugarcoating the situation.
  
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• UFC 196 coverage brings in two new records for FOX Sports 1

  09-03-2016 03:00
  
  Conor McGregor may have lost to Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 on Saturday night, but for the second straight show, McGregor brought fans to television in near record numbers.McGregor already held couple of records already with UFC's biggest live event ever on FS 1, with 2,751,000 viewers for the show he headlined on Jan. 18, 2015 in his win over Dennis Siver. He also holds the record for the most-watched fight ever on the station with 3,162,000 viewers. McGregor more recently was a key
  
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• Nate Diaz Discusses Potential Rematch with Conor McGregor

  09-03-2016 02:49 via sherdog.com
  
  Nate Diaz discusses comments made by Justin Bieber and a potential rematch with Conor McGregor.
  
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• Holly Holm Working To Correct Problems In Her Game

  09-03-2016 01:36
  
  Former UFC female bantamweight champion Holly Holm wants to get back inside the Octagon as soon as possible.Now, just a few short days away from UFC 196, Holm is already working on her game inside the Jackson-Wink MMA gym.Her teammates, Diego Sanchez, snapped this picture of "The Preacher's Daughter" trying to get out of a rear-naked choke during a practice session.[embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BCtj9emGaH1/[/embed]
  
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• Serious Heart Condition Ends Chris Leben’s Comeback Bid with Bellator MMA

  09-03-2016 01:18 via sherdog.com
  
  Chris Leben will not be making comeback in Bellator MMA.
  
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• Conor McGregor’s Coach Wants Jose Aldo Rematch Next, Okay With Frankie Edgar Fight

  09-03-2016 01:07
  
  While Conor McGregor fell off the horse a bit with his loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 this past Saturday evening, it won't be long before it's time for "The Notorious" one to hop back on and decide what's next for his UFC career.On Monday's edition of "The MMA Hour," McGregor's coach John Kavanagh spoke with MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani about some potential options the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion has on the table.On some of the fight offers on the table for Conor McGregor's next bout:"T
  
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• Kenny Florian Says Saturday Proved To Be “Too Much, Too Soon” For Conor McGregor

  09-03-2016 00:53
  
  While the pre-fight talk going into UFC 196 was that with a welterweight victory over Nate Diaz, UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor could conceivably challenge for the UFC Welterweight Championship against Robbie Lawler, perhaps at the landmark UFC 200 event in July. After less than two rounds with Diaz inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena, all of that went away for McGregor, and UFC analyst Kenny Florian thinks he knows why.Florian spoke with fellow UFC analyst Jon Anik during their most re
  
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• Trainer: Anderson Silva Still in Talks to Fight at UFC 198, Will Return to Training This Week

  09-03-2016 00:16 via sherdog.com
  
  Less than two weeks removed from a five-round decision loss to Michael Bisping in London, Anderson Silva is already planning his next bout.
  
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