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• UFC Fight Night Weigh-in Video & Results: No Issues for Mark Hunt, Frank Mir in Australia

  18-03-2016 23:57 via sherdog.com
  
  Their time in the sport likely running short, Mark Hunt and Frank Mir have a date Down Under.
  
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• Video: UFC Fight Night 85: Mir vs. Hunt Weigh-In Results

  18-03-2016 23:01
  
  https://youtu.be/TQXFb_INo1EThe official weigh-ins for Saturday's UFC Fight Night 85 event, which features a Heavyweight main event between Frank Mir and Mark Hunt, took place on Friday in Brisbane, Australia.Below are complete results from the official weigh-ins for the event, which airs live on FOX Sports 1 on March 19, 2016.Main card (starts at 10 p.m. ET):Mark Hunt (264) vs. Frank Mir (260)Neil Magny (170) vs. Hector Lombard (170)Jake Matthews (155) vs. Johnny Case (155)Dan Kelly (186) vs. A
  
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• 'Buchecha' vs. Roger Gracie 2, Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Satoshi Ishii set for Metamoris 7

  18-03-2016 23:00
  
  Metamoris may have taken a year off, but it is far from dead. The jiu-jitsu promotion on Friday announced a rematch between Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida and Roger Gracie to headline Metamoris 7 on July 17 in Los Angeles, Calif.
  In addition, the card is expected to feature UFC fighters Gabriel Gonzaga and Gilbert Burns rolling against Satoshi Ishii and Dillon Danis, respectively; Metamoris creator Ralek Gracie vs. Tim Spriggs; Matheus Diniz vs. Yuri Simoes; along with a secret match to be unveiled o
  
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• Frankie Edgar Wants Jose Aldo Rematch After Conor McGregor Title Fight

  18-03-2016 22:13
  
  https://youtu.be/zeN7FzopwgcWhile Frankie Edgar still has "The Notorious" one set in his sights, "The Answer" has started talking about who he's hoping to see across the Octagon after a potential title fight with UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor.Edgar spoke with 97.3 ESPN's "The Sports Bash" recently about his February 2013 decision loss to Jose Aldo and how he would like to fight him in a rematch after a McGregor fight -- which is still his primary goal."The Answer" stated the followin
  
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• Donald Cerrone vs. Patrick Côté targeted for UFC's debut in Ottawa

  18-03-2016 22:05
  
  Another intriguing welterweight fight is coming to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  The UFC is targeting Donald Cerrone vs. Patrick Côté for the June 18 card in Canada's capital city, MMAFighting.com has learned. The promotion is expected to announce the 170-pound fight shortly.
  Cerrone (29-7, 1 NC) was victorious in his UFC welterweight debut last month when he submitted Alex Oliveira via triangle choke.
  Coté (23-9) has won his last three fights in a row, most recently defeating Ben
  
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• Jessica Aguilar injured, out of UFC 197 fight with Juliana Lima

  18-03-2016 21:53
  
  Jessica Aguilar won’t enter the Octagon on April 23, sources told MMAFighting.com.
  The former WSOF strawweight champion, who lost to 115-pound contender Claudia Gadelha in her promotional debut last August, was slated to meet Juliana Lima at UFC 197, but was forced out of the contest due to a knee injury.
  The promotion is currently looking for a new opponent for Lima (8-2), who defeated Nina Ansaroff and Ericka Almeida after losing to current champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her UFC debut on
  
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• UFC Fight Night 85 Q&A with Miesha Tate

  18-03-2016 20:00
  
  For the UFC Fight Night 85 Q&A, UFC women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate will answer questions from the fans on Friday afternoon. Joining her will be fellow UFC fighters Dennis Bermudez and Robert Whittaker. The video is expected to begin above at 7 p.m. ET.
  
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• Miesha Tate Claims She Doesn’t Owe Holly Holm A Rematch For UFC Title

  18-03-2016 18:55
  
  https://youtu.be/OpuByQAy36kWhile speaking with reporters in Australia ahead of Saturday's UFC Fight Night 85 event in Brisbane, UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate shared her belief that she doesn't owe former champion Holly Holm a rematch.Tate spoke with the media prior to the event, which features Frank Mir vs. Mark Hunt in the main event, and revealed that she would like to compete on the landmark UFC 200 event scheduled for July 9th."I've been kind of tossing around the idea if it
  
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• Frank Mir Claims Fedor Emelianenko Wouldn’t Have Fared Well In The UFC

  18-03-2016 18:48
  
  Frank Mir, who fights Mark Hunt in the main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night 85 event in Brisbane, Australia, recently shared his thoughts on the old feeling from the MMA community that PRIDE always had better heavyweight fighters than the UFC.Mir appeared as a guest on MMAJunkie.com Radio and shared his belief that the PRIDE fighters being better than UFC fighters debate was nothing more than a myth."I was told constantly if these three guys came over to the UFC, they're going to clean house
  
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• McGregor-Diaz II Expected To Be Announced As UFC 200 Main Event

  18-03-2016 18:19
  
  Due to the success of UFC 196, which is believed to have drawn in the neighborhood of 1.5 million buys on pay-per-view, UFC is looking at putting together an immediate rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz for their landmark UFC 200 event in July.According to a new MMAFighting.com report, UFC is close to finalizing a deal to announce a welterweight rematch between McGregor and Diaz as one of the main events for their historic UFC 200 show.McGregor lost his first ever UFC fight to Diaz at
  
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• Report: Nate Diaz-Conor McGregor Rematch Targeted for UFC 200 Headliner

  18-03-2016 18:11 via sherdog.com
  
  Conor McGregor will apparently get his chance at redemption.
  
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• Aung La N Sang Guillotines Mohamed Ali in One Championship ‘Union of Warriors’ Main Event

  18-03-2016 17:35 via sherdog.com
  
  Aung La N Sang sent his countrymen home with smiles on their faces.
  
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• ONE Championship 40: Union Of Warriors Results

  18-03-2016 17:26
  
  Submissions were the name of the game Friday at ONE Championship 40: Union of Warriors, as both the main and co-main events ended in the first round with tapouts.In the headline bout from the Thuwanna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, Aung La N Sang locked up a guillotine choke on Mohamed Ali. Sang, a native of Myanmar, sent the crowd home happy with the first round win.Adriano Moraes, a former ONE champion, positioned himself nicely for a rematch for the title by securing a brabo choke on Euge
  
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• Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz rematch in the works for UFC 200

  18-03-2016 17:04
  
  It appears as though UFC 200 is on the verge of getting its main event.
  The UFC is close to finalizing a non-title welterweight rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz for the July 9 card, MMAFighting.com has learned from multiple sources. If all goes as planned, the promotion is hoping to announce the fight shortly.
  Earlier this month, Diaz defeated McGregor via second-round rear-naked choke in the main event of UFC 196. The fight, which was put together on just 11 days notice after McGreg
  
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• Tapping in mixed martial arts shouldn't be stigmatized

  18-03-2016 17:00
  
  In this clip from this week's Promotional Malpractice Live Chat, I argue that celebrating Holly Holm for not tapping is as misplaced as criticizing Conor McGregor not not tapping (although some response to him has come in the form of hypocrisy allegations). Either way, stigmatizing tapping is a terrible and frankly, harmful idea.
  
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• Miesha Tate felt 'energy shift' from Conor McGregor to Nate Diaz before UFC 196

  18-03-2016 16:00
  
  Miesha Tate had a better viewpoint than just about anyone else for the war of words between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. She was right there in the pre-fight press conference just a few feet away from both men.
  During that time, in the days leading up to UFC 196, Tate says she felt the tables turn a bit between the two men. McGregor was pouring on the trash talk and Diaz was absorbing everything the Irishman had to offer, taking it in stride -- not unlike the storyline of their eventual fight.
  
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• TJ Dillashaw: “I’m Pretty Pissed, Faber Isn’t Deserving Of Cruz Title Fight”

  18-03-2016 15:58
  
  Apparently TJ Dillashaw isn't happy at all about his former teammate Urijah Faber getting the next shot at UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz.Dillashaw recently spoke about UFC's decision to go with Faber as Cruz's first title defense, as opposed to giving him an immediate rematch. Below are some highlights of what Dillashaw said about the subject.On finding out about the Cruz-Faber III bout and his reaction:"I flew to Las Vegas and met with [UFC CEO] Lorenzo Fertitta to plead my case. They
  
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• Cruz On Faber: “He’s Talking About My Back Fat, So I Want To Hurt Him”

  18-03-2016 15:52
  
  In the fight game, often times the combatants will be fueled by all kinds of things. In the upcoming trilogy bout between UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber, we may have a "first."During the UFC Unstoppable press conference earlier this month, Faber referenced Cruz's "back fat," an insult that has apparently stuck with the UFC's 135-pound champion.On this week's edition of UFC Tonight, Cruz explained why Faber is going to pay for bringing up his "back fat.""Honestly, I want
  
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• Miesha Tate: “I’d Like To Fight One More Time Before Ronda Rousey’s Return”

  18-03-2016 15:18
  
  https://youtu.be/OpuByQAy36kThey say lightning never strikes twice, but it looks like new UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate is determined to put that theory to the test.Tate revealed during her recent appearance on Submission Radio that much like her recent opponent and former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm, she wants to take another fight instead of waiting for a guaranteed big money showdown with Ronda Rousey.As seen at UFC 196, Holm rolled the dice and it cost her --
  
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• FFC 23 Weigh-in Results & Pictures

  18-03-2016 15:18 via sherdog.com
  
  The athletes of FFC 23 took to the scales Thursday, making official Friday’s hybrid card of mixed martial arts and kickboxing action at Multiversum Schwechat in Schwechat, Austria.
  
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• Video: Miesha Tate Says Holly Holm “Crumbled Under The Pressure” At UFC 196

  18-03-2016 15:10
  
  https://youtu.be/LVevBkldeO4While Holly Holm may have been ahead on the cards going into the end of her fight with Miesha Tate at UFC 196, but according to Tate, after round two, the stage was set for her to pull off the upset later in the fight.Tate spoke about the fight during her appearance on The Fight Network this week."I think she just crumbled under the pressure when I took her down in that second round," Tate told Fight Network's John Pollock. "My coaches and Bryan [Caraway] actually tol
  
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• Video: UFC Fight Night 85: Mir vs. Hunt Weigh-Ins Today At 6:30pm EST.

  18-03-2016 15:01
  
  https://youtu.be/TQXFb_INo1EThe official weigh-ins for Saturday's UFC Fight Night 85 event headlined by the heavyweight bout between Frank Mir and Mark Hunt will take place later this evening.Featured above is the video player that you will be able to watch the official UFN 85 weigh-ins on right here at MMANews.com. The fighters are scheduled to hit the scales at approximately 6:30opn EST. / 3:30pm PST.Below is the scheduled lineup for Saturday's UFC Fight Night 85 event:Main card (starts at 10
  
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• Fight Journal: Jinh Yu Frey

  18-03-2016 15:00
  
  Rising atomweight contender Jinh Yu Frey won an impressive unanimous decision over former champion Herica Tiburcio at least week's Invicta FC 16 event.
  MMAFighting.com shadowed Frey before, during and after the fight.
  This is Fight Journal: Jinh Yu Frey.
  
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• From out of the shadow emerges ‘Baby Slice,’ Kimbo Slice’s son…

  18-03-2016 14:00
  
  Tom Brink is a 30-year old fighter from Endicott, the same town in upstate New York that produced Jon Jones. Not much was known about him heading into his fight on Saturday, March 12, other than he had pretty good hands -- no Golden Gloves or anything, but a real gamer on the feet. That was the loose scouting report from a New England-based promoter named Jesse Camp, who booked Brink to appear on his Warrior Nation: XFA XII show in the Western Massachusetts town of Chicopee.Brink, whom select fe
  
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• Weigh-in Video: UFC Fight Night ‘Hunt vs. Mir’ (6:30 p.m. ET)

  18-03-2016 13:00 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the officialUFC Fight Night “Hunt vs. Mir” video stream right here:
  
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• UFC Brisbane Q/A Video Stream: Miesha Tate, Dennis Bermudez & Robert Whittaker (7:15 ET)

  18-03-2016 13:00 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the UFC Fight Night “Hunt vs. Mir” Q&A with Miesha Tate, Dennis Bermudez and Robert Whittaker live from the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Friday, March 18 at 7:15 p.m. ET.
  
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• UFC Brisbane Q/A Video Stream: Miesha Tate, Dennis Bermudez & Robert Whittaker

  18-03-2016 13:00 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the UFC Fight Night “Hunt vs. Mir” Q&A with Miesha Tate, Dennis Bermudez and Robert Whittaker live from the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Friday, March 18 at 7:15 p.m. ET.
  
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• Morning Report: Miesha Tate says Holly Holm 'crumbled under the pressure' after round two at UFC 196

  18-03-2016 13:00
  
  Holly Holm may have won more rounds at UFC 196, but Miesha Tate was certainly more impactful.
  Tate was down on the scorecards heading into the fifth round of their co-main event title bout but believes scoring a dominant round two set the table to submit the champion and steal the fight.
  "I think she just crumbled under the pressure when I took her down in that second round," Tate told Fight Network's John Pollock. "My coaches and Bryan [Caraway] actually told me, 'She's either going to stay dow
  
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• UFC Fight Night 85 weigh-in video

  18-03-2016 12:00
  
  At UFC Fight Night 85 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 85 fights will step on the scale Friday afternoon, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Mark Hunt and Frank Mir will have to make the heavyweight limit of 265 pounds.Check out UFC Fight Night 84 weigh-in results below.
  Main card (starts at 10 p.m. ET)
  Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir
  Neil Magny vs. Hector LombardJake Matthews vs. Johnny CaseDan Kelly vs. Antônio Carlos J&ua
  
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• Tweets of the Week - 3/18

  18-03-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Hunt vs Mir!Hunt vs Mir this Saturday LIVE and FREE on @FS1!!! pic.twitter.com/OI6gsbWYcD— Dana White (@danawhite) March 17, 2016 Who wins at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir? Take a look at our predictions https://t.co/L4ejhejxE9 #UFC #UFCBrisbane pic.twitter.com/z3iInX0WWK— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) March 18, 2016 "I'm going to try to put my fist through his face." @MarkHunt1974 #UFCBrisbane pic.twitter.com/gqqvQOZhof— UFC (@ufc) March 18, 2016 Thanks @made2fade
  
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• Rawlings: you're not the same after fighting me

  18-03-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings, who fights Seohee Ham this Saturday (Sunday in Australia) on the main card of UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir, doesn’t just promise a win anymore.In fact, the women’s strawweight fighter, whose UFC.com profile aptly lists her main strength as “aggressiveness,” has become fond of the term “Soul Eater.”“I remember someone said you literally ate (your opponent’s) soul at the weigh-ins and I just loved that saying, so I k
  
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• Miley Cyrus shows support and appreciation for Nate Diaz

  18-03-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
   I actually am a big fan of Conor and think his showmanship and athleticism is a wicked combination (even though fighting isn't usually my vibe id rather it in a ring then on the streets in an entertaining rather than violent form, usually the good sports always hug it out at the end) BUT with that being said huge congratulations to Nate Diaz VEGAN ufc fighter and now champion! Plant based people can be just as strong as carnivores and I am super stoked to see such a fine example! Thank you
  
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• Fight Night Hunt vs Mir weigh-in results

  18-03-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC Fight Night Brisbane, which is headlined by the UFC heavyweight clash between Mark Hunt and Frank Mir, and the welterweight fight between Hector Lombard and Neil Magny, airs live on FS1 from Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia Saturday, March 19 at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.Four prelim bouts will air live on FS1 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT, and the event's first two prelims will air exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS beginning at 7pm ET / 4pm PT.Main Event - UFC heavyweight five-round fightMark Hu
  
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• Cerrone vs. Cote Heads to Ottawa

  18-03-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  The UFC's first visit to Ottawa on June 18 has received another jolt of high-level welterweight action, as Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone faces surging Canadian veteran Patrick Cote in UFC Fight Night action.In the main event, Rory MacDonald faces Stephen Thompson in a clash of top 170-pound contenders.A longtime lightweight standout, Cerrone moved to the welterweight division in February and promptly dispatched Alex Oliveira via first-round submission, making it 9-1 over his last 10 fights. In Cote, C
  
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• By The Numbers: Fight Night Brisbane

  18-03-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  9Current ranking of Mark Hunt as a UFC heavyweight5KO/TKOs by the “Super Samoan” inside the Octagon, including his most recent first round knockout of Antonio Silva at UFC 1937Knockdowns by Hunt, tied for 5th most among active UFC heavyweights339Significant strikes landed by Hunt, 8th most among active UFC heavyweights86.4Percentage of Hunt’s sig. strikes landed have targeted his opponent’s head, largest proportion of head strikes in UFC heavyweight history (min. 5fights
  
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• A lot has changed for Pearson - except fighting

  18-03-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson has been fighting since he was 17. At 31 years old now, the British boxing ace has seen it all as he enters UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Hunt against former TUF winner Chad Laprise this weekend in Brisbane, Australia.“In my personal life, a lot has changed since I started fighting,” Pearson said. “I’m a married man, I moved to Australia, I have a family. But in my fighting life, nothing has changed. I still have the same dream to be the
  
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• Viscardi Andrade out to ‘spoil the Australian party’ at UFC Fight Night 85

  18-03-2016 03:00
  
  The UFC returns to Australia four months after the thrilling UFC 193, and Viscardi Andrade wants to spoil the night for Australian welterweight Richard Walsh.
  Fighting outside of Brazil for the first time in his 24-fight MMA career, Andrade battles Walsh in the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night 85 in Brisbane on March 19, and expects home field advantage to be an issue for his opponent.
  "This is my first fight outside of Brazil, and I’m excited to show my work to the world," Andrade t
  
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• Hector Lombard vs. Nate Marquardt full fight video

  18-03-2016 01:00
  
  At UFC 166, Hector Lombard earned his second UFC win after stopping former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nate Marquardt. The former Bellator middleweight champion knockout Marquardt at 1:48 of round one.
  Lombard is set to fight welterweight prospect Neil Magny in his return to the octagon following his one year suspension. The fight is scheduled for the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 85 on March 19 in Brisbane, Australia.
  
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• Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall Confirmed For UFC 198

  18-03-2016 00:11
  
  The UFC confirmed a recent report for UFC 198, making Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall official.Silva vs. Hall is added to the May 14 event from inside the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil that features Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight title.Also, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza battles Vitor Belfort in the co-main event and former light heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua takes on Corey Anderson.The 40-year-old Silva (33-7) is coming off a decision loss to Michael Bisping las
  
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