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• WSOF 29 live stream online

  12-03-2016 22:00
  
  The WSOF 29 live stream online can be found in the video above for the undercard starting at 8 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows:Ian Henisch vs. Tyler Vogel
  Josh Huber vs. Clay Wimer
  Danny Mainus vs. Brandon RoyvalThese bouts are expected to run until 10 p.m. ET. The main card will then be televised on NBC Sports.
  International fans of MMA Fighting should be able to watch the stream for the main card here after it starts on NBC Sports. U.S. fans can watch stream
  
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• Jake Shields Bet on Nate Diaz to Defeat ‘Overhyped’ Conor McGregor at UFC 196

  12-03-2016 21:38 via sherdog.com
  
  Even though Nate Diaz was partying in Mexico not long before he got the call to fill in for Rafael dos Anjos against Conor McGregor at UFC 196, Jake Shields was more than confident enough to invest in his longtime training partner.
  
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• Jake Shields on Conor McGregor losing: 'It was over when he went for the takedown'

  12-03-2016 21:00
  
  The mixed martial arts and sports world watched on Saturday night when Nate Diaz defeated Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196, but few had a front-row seat like Jake Shields. Not only did the former UFC and now current WSOF welterweight corner Diaz, but was party to much of the pre-fight squabbling between his teammate Diaz and McGregor.
  More than that, Shields has been training with Diaz before the younger brother of Nick could even fight. It's that fuller perspective on Diaz's up and d
  
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• Michael Bisping Eyeing Fights With Nick Diaz & Winner Of Rockhold-Weidman II

  12-03-2016 20:31
  
  Fresh off a win over Anderson Silva, Michael Bisping has several potential opponents in his cross hairs. Bisping’s manager Audie Attar told MMAFighting.com that not only does Bisping want to step in the cage with Nick Diaz, but he also earned the right to fight for the UFC Middleweight Championship. Middleweight champ Luke Rockhold will defend against Chris Weidman at UFC 199 in June, and Attar believes Bisping will face the winner.“Nick Diaz is definitely calling him out and that so
  
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• Jon Jones: Holly Holm Will Be A UFC Champion Again

  12-03-2016 20:23
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a8gozvoB7IJon Jones is confident that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm get the title belt back one day. Following her loss to Miesha Tate at UFC 196, Jones explained why he has "no doubt" Holm will bounce back. Jones and Holm are training teammates at JacksonWink MMA.“I’m not worried about Holly too much. I know for a fact that her best is yet to come. It really is. She will hold the belt again,” Jones told FOX Sports. &
  
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• Two Changes Made to UFC Fight Night Card in Brisbane

  12-03-2016 19:46 via sherdog.com
  
  Next weekend’s UFC Fight Night card in Brisbane has undergone a couple of alterations, promotion officials recently announced.
  
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• Verhoeven Dominates Brestovac to Retain Heavyweight Title in Glory 28 Main Event

  12-03-2016 19:40 via sherdog.com
  
  Rico Verhoeven has become a riddle that no current heavyweights can solve as Croatian Mladen Brestovac was the latest challenger who was perplexed from start to finish.
  
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• Vakhitov Dethrones Cavalari in Glory 28 Super Fight Series Headliner

  12-03-2016 19:40 via sherdog.com
  
  When the two light heavyweights met last year at Glory 20 in Dubai, Brazilian Saulo Cavalari got the best of Artem Vakhitov.
  
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• World Series of Fighting 29 Results: Play-by-Play & Round-by-Round Scoring

  12-03-2016 19:28 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog.com's live World Series of Fighting 29 coverage kicks off Saturdeay at 8 p.m. ET. Also, watch a free live stream of the undercard here.
  
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• Kickboxing's best heavyweight Rico Verhoeven 'confident' he can beat top-10 MMA fighters right now

  12-03-2016 19:00
  
  The world's best heavyweight kickboxer is fixed on becoming the world's best heavyweight MMA fighter.
  Rico Verhoeven, the GLORY kickboxing heavyweight champion, is extremely serious about his crossing over into MMA. So much so that he says he's actually more excited about training in mixed martial arts than kickboxing right now.
  "On the MMA side, everything is new," Verhoeven told MMA Fighting. "The grappling, the submissions. Stuff like that. All those things are new. When you feel things are w
  
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• Brian Foster says WSOF champ Justin Gaethje flirts with too much ‘brain damage'

  12-03-2016 18:00
  
  When Brian Foster finally meets World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin Gaethje at WSOF 29, he knows exactly what type of challenge he is facing. Gaethje may not be a household name, but he remains one of the most talented lightweights outside of the UFC ranks, an undefeated tank of a man who lives by the gospel of forward pressure and ultra-aggression. Gaethje fights are exciting simply because the 27-year-old thrives within chaos like few in this sport.
  But that type of style come
  
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• Dominick Cruz: The game 'has progressed' past 'uncoachable' Urijah Faber

  12-03-2016 17:00
  
  Dominick Cruz stole the glasses of a nearby reporter, slipped them on and put on his best analyst voice.
  The UFC bantamweight champion was asked to break down the current storyline between him, his next opponent Urijah Faber and the man he just beat for the belt, T.J. Dillasaw.
  "Faber was too scared to face T.J. -- plain and simple," Cruz said, wearing his faux analyst spectacles at the EA Sports UFC launch party during UFC 196 fight week in Las Vegas. "And so [Cruz] came back, and being the Cru
  
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• Video: Jones, D.C. Caught On Tape Talking Trash In Parking Lot After UFC “Unstoppable”

  12-03-2016 16:48
  
  https://youtu.be/a1LENwJ7Ms0If you thought the trash-talk between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier was intense on-camera, wait until you hear what they have to say to each other when they think they're not on camera.Footage leaked this week that shows Jones and Cormier talking trash to each other as they walked to their cars after the UFC "Unstoppable" press conference last weekend.Transcribed below is a recap of what Jones and D.C. said to each other on the way to their cars after the press event,
  
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• Dana White Says UFC Working On Conor McGregor vs. Frankie Edgar For UFC 200

  12-03-2016 16:34
  
  Just because he lost at UFC 196 earlier this month, UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor's character traits have not changed one bit, according to UFC President Dana White.White appeared on "The Russillo and Kanell" show this week and revealed that after talking to McGregor, UFC is now focused on finalizing his opponent for UFC 200, as the Irishman insists on getting right back inside the Octagon after suffering his first UFC loss to Nate Diaz."I was at his house last night talking to [McGr
  
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• Dana White On Holm’s Loss To Tate: “She Went Out Like A Gangster”

  12-03-2016 16:24
  
  While Dana White may have preferred Holly Holm wait for the Ronda Rousey rematch instead of taking a fight during the interim, the UFC President couldn't help but admire the way "The Preacher's Daughter" went out at UFC 196.Holm was choked out by Miesha Tate in the co-main event of UFC 196 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, but according to White, "she went out like a gangster.""She went out like a gangster," said White during his appearance on the Max and Marcellus show. "She g
  
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• Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown Results (3/12/2016)

  12-03-2016 16:19
  
  Ayaka Hamasaki successfully defended her Invicta FC atomweight title against Amber Brown in the main event of this weekend's Invicta FC 16 event at the Tropicana Las Vegas, Nevada.Hamasaki secured an armbar submission at 2:52 of the third round in the headline bout of the evening on Friday night in Vegas.Below are quick-match results of the entire event:Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown Full Results:Ayaka Hamasaki def. Amber Brown by submission (armbar) at 2:52, R3Jennifer Maia def. Vanessa Port
  
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• Fightweets: Should Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz rematch?

  12-03-2016 16:00
  
  A week has passed since UFC 196, but not only are the ramifications from the monumental event still dominating the conversation, they will probably continued to be discussed for weeks and months down the road. So without further ado, let's get right into it.
  Diaz-McGregor 2?
  @KevinMuehleisen (and several others asking similar questions): All of these fighters are getting immediate rematches. Why is no one considering McGregor-Diaz 2? Could be huge $
  In the wake of UFC 196, I got asked about ever
  
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• Dana White: Holly Holm 'went out like a gangster' against Miesha Tate

  12-03-2016 15:00
  
  UFC president Dana White might not have been happy that Holly Holm chose to fight Miesha Tate, rather than wait on a big-money rematch with Ronda Rousey.
  But that didn't stop White from admiring the way Holm went out at UFC 196.
  Holm fought Tate's fifth-round choke for all it was worth at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and ultimately went unconscious rather than tap away her UFC women's bantamweight title.
  And that had White gushing about Holm's valor on ESPN radio's Los Angeles affiliate on Friday.
  
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• Sarah D'Alelio: I hope anyone who bet against me 'bet their 'f*cking house and kid's college fund'

  12-03-2016 11:14
  
  LAS VEGAS -- After her big win over Andrea Lee at Invicta FC 16 on Friday, Sarah D'Alelio discussed her uhappiness in being the underdog against Lee, how long it took her to cut down at flyweight and why she believes she deserves the next title shot.
  
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• Roxanne Modafferi: 'Give me the title shot next -- I want the belt!'

  12-03-2016 11:01
  
  LAS VEGAS -- After beating DeAnna Bennett at Invicta FC 16 on Friday, Roxanne Modaferri discusses why she thinks she deserves a title shot, being excited about bloodying an opponent for the first time and the preparation for her weigh-ins Mortal Kombat outfit.
  
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• Jinh Yu Frey was initially 'irritated' by Invicta weigh-in confusion

  12-03-2016 10:50
  
  LAS VEGAS -- After defeating Herica Tiburcio at Invicta FC 16 on Friday, Jinh Yu Frey discussed being unhappy about the confusion Thursday at weigh-ins, her strategy against Tiburcio and whether or not she wants the next atomweight title shot.
  
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• Angela Hill 'wouldn't be surprised' if she gets next Invicta strawweight title shot

  12-03-2016 10:37
  
  LAS VEGAS -- After her TKO win over Stephanie Eggink at Invicta FC 16 on Friday, Angela Hill discussed the possibility of getting the next Invicta strawweight title shot, her experiences in the UFC and why she is so vocal on social media.
  
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• Irene Aldana says she's ready for Invicta title rematch against Tonya Evinger

  12-03-2016 10:20
  
  LAS VEGAS -- After knocking out Jessamyn Duke at Invicta FC 16 on Friday, Irene Aldana discusses being ready to get a rematch against bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger, her issues at weigh-ins Thursday and the body shots that ended Duke's night.
  
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• New Invicta interim champ Jennifer Maia was 'anxious' before hearing judges' scores

  12-03-2016 10:08
  
  LAS VEGAS -- After her interim flyweight title-winning victory over Vanessa Porto at Invicta FC 16, Jennifer Maia discussed being nervous about the judges' decision in a close fight, her mindset during the back-and-forth battle with Porto and what's next for her.
  
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• Invicta champ Ayaka Hamasaki interested in moving up, signing with UFC

  12-03-2016 09:52
  
  LAS VEGAS -- After her successful title defense at Invicta FC 16 over Amber Brown, Invicta FC atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki discusses her desire to move up to strawweight and fight in the UFC, the strength of Brown and how she was actually almost finished in the first round Friday.
  
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• Abel Trujillo, Justin Scoggins off UFC Brisbane card

  12-03-2016 08:43
  
  The UFC's return to Brisbane took a hit Friday.
  Both Abel Trujillo and Justin Scoggins are off the card at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir, the UFC announced. Trujillo has visa issues and will not be able to make his fight against Ross Pearson, while Scoggins is injured and out of his bout with Ben Nguyen.
  The good news is that Chad Laprise has stepped in for Trujillo and will face Pearson. The fight between Scoggins and Nguyen has been called off. The UFC is currently looking for an opponent to f
  
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• Three Fights That Should Be At UFC 200

  12-03-2016 08:12
  
  There is still no lineup announced yet for UFC 200, which is less than four months away. The UFC is in full force with its "Unstoppable" campaign right now and while there may not be any fights listed for UFC 200, it is still fun to speculate who might be fighting on July 9th. Here is what three fights Joe Silva and Sean Shelby should make for UFC 200.Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo 2 (Featherweight Championship): A good amount of people may get upset that Frankie Edgar does not get the t
  
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• Hamasaki Armbars Brown to Retain Atomweight Title in Invicta FC 16 Headliner

  12-03-2016 07:24 via sherdog.com
  
  In a captivating grappling chess match, Ayaka Hamasaki was just a little bit craftier than Amber Brown.
  
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• Invicta FC 16 results: Ayaka Hamasaki defends belt with nasty armbar submission

  12-03-2016 07:14
  
  Ayaka Hamasaki was fighting for the belt and a lot more Friday night.
  Exactly five years ago, Hamasaki's home country of Japan was hit with an earthquake and then a tsunami. More than 18,500 people either died or went missing.
  Hamasaki wanted to honor those victims on the anniversary of the date.
  "My fight was canceled and a lot people passed away," Hamasaki said through a translator. "I had a special feeling going into this fight."
  It came through in the cage.
  Hamasaki successfully defended her
  
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• Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki taps Brown, Maia claims interim title

  12-03-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  After claiming championship gold in her last appearance, Ayaka Hamasaki returned to the Invicta FC cage on Friday night and picked up her first successful defense of the atomweight title with a third-round submission win over a game and gutsy Amber Brown at Trinidad Pavillion in Tropicana Las Vegas.The opening round was one of the best rounds of 2016, with Hamasaki hitting an explosive double in space early, posturing up to rain down shots on Brown before the Albuquerque native threw up a triang
  
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• Spectacular Andre Soukhamthath Flying Knee KOs Kody Nordby in CES MMA 33 Headliner

  12-03-2016 06:21 via sherdog.com
  
  Andre Soukhamthath stepped over the fallen Kody Nordby on his way to the throne. There could be no clearer evidence of his handiwork.
  
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• WSOF 29 Results: Gaethje vs. Foster

  12-03-2016 06:00
  
  MMA Fighting has WSOF 29 results for its upcoming World Series of Fighting event Saturday night at the Bank of Colorado Arena in Greely, Colo.In the main event, Justin Gaethje will defend his WSOF lightweight title against Brian Foster.Check out the WSOF 29 results below.Main card (NBC Sports at 10 p.m. ET)
  Justin Gaethje vs. Brian Foster
  Josh Copeland vs. Mike Hayes
  Cory Devela vs. Louis Taylor
  Josh Cavan vs. Kris HocumUndercard (MMA Fighting at 9 p.m. ET)
  Ian Henisch vs. Tyler Vogel
  Josh Huber
  
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• Nate Diaz Delivers Message To Justin Bieber While On “Extra”

  12-03-2016 03:49
  
  Nate Diaz, fresh off the biggest win of his career and sporting a swollen right eye still, appeared on Friday's edition of "Extra" from Universal Studios in Hollywood.Diaz was asked to deliver another message to pop star Justin Bieber, which he gladly did, along with rumors of his possible retirement.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmW0v7GBNJw[/embed]
  
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• Tecia Torres In The Clear With USADA Ahead Of UFC On FOX 19

  12-03-2016 03:31
  
  Just about a month out from her fight with Rose Namajunas, and it would seem as if Tecia Torres is in the clear with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.As the USADA and UFC continue to work to get banned substances out of MMA, testing remains a top priority.
  Torres, who defeated Namajunas in their first meeting, has been tested twice in under four weeks, according to a post she made on Instagram Friday. The two strawweight contenders meet at UFC on FOX 19 from Tampa, Florida on April 16.[embed]https://
  
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• How Important Is Chris Weidman’s UFC 199 Title Fight? “Do-Or-Die”

  12-03-2016 03:07
  
  [embed]https://twitter.com/ChrisWeidmanUFC/status/708471676040830976[/embed]Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman didn't play around when describing just how critical his rematch with Luke Rockhold at UFC 199 later this year is.As you can see from the above message posted by "The All-American" on Twitter, he is taking the fight very seriously.Weidman, who lost to Rockhold this past December, won the title with a victory over Anderson Silva. He followed that up by proving his win was no
  
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• Nate Diaz: I Might Retire

  12-03-2016 03:03 via sherdog.com
  
  Talking Exclusively with “Extra’s” Charissa Thompson at Universal Studios Hollywood, Nate Diaz says he may retire following his submission of Conor McGregor at UFC 196.
  
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• Justin Gaethje Is Not To Be Missed Saturday At WSOF 29 (Editorial)

  12-03-2016 02:49
  
  Let's be honest. Saturday night's World Series of Fighting 29 leaves much to be desired outside of one match.Sure, live MMA on cable television is worth tuning in to see, but if you are expecting fight of the year quality matches, you may be disappointed.There is one exception to that, though, and it is the main event.Justin Gaethje defends his lightweight title against Brian Foster from the Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado on NBC Sports Network.And folks, if you have yet to see the a
  
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• Dana White claims McGregor vs. Diaz did 1.5 million pay-per-view buys

  12-03-2016 01:00
  
  After saying on Saturday night during the post-fight press conference that UFC 196 was going to break every record, while the word "every" was an overstatement, UFC president Dana White said the event did an estimated 1.5 million pay-per-view buys during an interview with Max & Marcellus on ESPN Radio to put the event in rarefied air.
  With the pay-per-view price higher than UFC 100 and the new revenue streams being developed, combined with the $8.1 million live gate which was the third-bigge
  
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• Jon Jones Says He’s Made “Tremendous” Personal Changes: “I Have A Lot Of Proving To Do”

  12-03-2016 00:21
  
  Jon Jones, who recently revealed he's training for a fight sober for the first time, says he's made "tremendous changes" in his personal life. In an interview with ESPN, the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion says the sobriety he has now isn't something he's had since he was young.“In my personal life, I’ve made tremendous changes. People who actually know me would know that," Jones said. "Sobriety is something I haven’t had since I was young. So I’m very proud of that
  
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• Roy Nelson & Derrick Lewis Call Each Other Out For Fight Later This Year

  12-03-2016 00:15
  
  Derrick Lewis is scheduled to fight Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC Fight Night 86 on April 10th, but he still has his eyes on Roy Nelson. Lewis and Nelson are rumored to fight later this year.
  When Nelson got word that Lewis was going to fill in for the injured Ruslan Magomedov at UFN 86 in April, he made it clear he still wants the fight even if Lewis loses.“Well I still want [Lewis] after he loses to [Gonzaga],” Nelson wrote on his Facebook page. “Can’t call a man out and not e
  
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• Ken Shamrock, Kimbo Slice Reportedly Fail Drug Tests For Bellator 149 Fight

  12-03-2016 00:06
  
  Add Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice to the list of names who have made headlines for failed drug tests in the past few days.Shamrock and Kimbo reportedly failed the pre-fight drug test for their fight against each other back at Bellator 149 in February.Despite the fact that each man has fought since then, Kimbo beating Dada 5000 and Shamrock losing to Royce Gracie, their failed tests for Bellator 149 just came back this week according to Susan Stanford of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regul
  
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