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• Nate Diaz on Conor McGregor's trash talk: 'There is not much to say' before rematch

  24-03-2016 23:39
  
  Conor McGregor took all kinds of shots at Nate Diaz before the two fought at UFC 196, calling him a "scared little brother" and questioning whether he is who he portrays himself to be.
  After Diaz beat him by second-round submission March 5, the Stockton, Calif., native is not sure what McGregor will come up with verbally before the rematch.
  "He's got his little moves, so he's probably got a bunch of stuff lined up," Diaz said Thursday on ESPN's SportsNation. "But there is not much to say."
  
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• UFC Fight Night Brisbane Medicals: Mir, Lombard Given Potential 6-Month Suspensions

  24-03-2016 23:14 via sherdog.com
  
  Frank Mir and Hector Lombard lost in decidedly different fashions at UFC Fight Night Brisbane this past Saturday, but both are facing potential six-month suspensions in defeat.
  
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• Rizin FF Signs UFC Veteran Daron Cruickshank to Compete at April 17 Event

  24-03-2016 22:11 via sherdog.com
  
  Rizin Fighting Federation has announced five new bouts for its April 17 event, including one which features a 13-time UFC veteran.
  
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• Coach: Conor McGregor’s Next Opponent To Be Announced This Week

  24-03-2016 22:03
  
  According to John Kavanagh, the head coach at the SBG Gym in Ireland, Conor McGregor's next opponent will be officially announced this week.Kavanagh told The Daily Star that he "believes" the announcement of McGregor's next fight will be coming at some point this week."I believe it is going to be announced this week," said Kavanagh.As confident as ever, Kavanagh explained that whoever McGregor fights next, there will be critics who complain about the fight, but at the end of the day, his fighter
  
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• UFC Fight Night 85 medical suspensions: Frank Mir, Hector Lombard given potential 180-day suspensions

  24-03-2016 22:00
  
  Frank Mir and Hector Lombard headlined a list of seven fighters to be given extended medical suspensions in the aftermath of the recent UFC Fight Night 85 event in Brisbane, Australia. The UFC, acting as its own sanctioning body for the international event, released its list of medical suspensions Thursday to MixedMartialArts.com, the official record keeper of the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC).
  Mir and Lombard suffered vicious losses in the night's main and co-main events, respect
  
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• Royce Gracie: Ken Shamrock’s alleged steroid use ‘made no difference’ at Bellator 149

  24-03-2016 20:52
  
  Royce Gracie returned to action almost nine years after his last MMA fight, scoring a TKO win over longtime rival Ken Shamrock at Bellator 149. Weeks after the contest in Texas, Shamrock took another hit when his drug test came back positive for nandrolone and methadone, and also for an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio.
  Gracie, who improved to 15-2-3 as a mixed martial artist and 2-0-1 against Shamrock, wasn’t shocked when he found out that his rival failed another drug test.
  
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• 4 Reasons Why A Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor Rematch Is The WRONG Fight

  24-03-2016 20:50
  
  Of all the story lines to emerge from the aftermath of UFC 196, the unlikeliest is perhaps an immediate rematch between Connor McGregor and Nate Diaz. Here are four reasons against a rematch.1. McGregor must defend his 145 pound beltIt's fine for McGregor to have other aspirations outside the Bantamweight division, even other belts and titles. However, the last Bantamweight title bout was in December 2015, which was of course McGregor's own stunning and devastating 13 second KO of defending cham
  
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• 4 Reasons why a Diaz vs. McGregor rematch is the WRONG fight

  24-03-2016 20:50
  
  Of all the story lines to emerge from the aftermath of UFC 196, the unlikeliest is perhaps an immediate rematch between Connor McGregor and Nate Diaz. Here are four reasons against a rematch.1. McGregor must defend his 145 pound beltIt's fine for McGregor to have other aspirations outside the Bantamweight division, even other belts and titles. However, the last Bantamweight title bout was in December 2015, which was of course McGregor's own stunning and devastating 13 second KO of defending cham
  
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• Held-Jansen, Gormley-Beltran Added to Bellator 155 Main Card in Boise

  24-03-2016 20:39 via sherdog.com
  
  A lightweight tussle between Marcin Held and Dave Jansen and a heavyweight tilt pitting Chase Gormley against Joey Beltran have been added to the Bellator 155 lineup.
  
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• UFC Planning to Renew ‘Fight for the Troops’ Series in 2016

  24-03-2016 20:17 via sherdog.com
  
  For the first time in three years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will host a “Fight for the Troops” event.
  
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• Trainer: ‘Anderson Silva as Motivated as He Was at Beginning of MMA Career’

  24-03-2016 19:41 via sherdog.com
  
  Anderson Silva has already arrived in Rio de Janeiro to begin his camp for Uriah Hall, whom he will face at UFC 198 on May 14 in Curitiba, Brazil.
  
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• The MMA Beat on Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor 2, MMA in New York, more

  24-03-2016 19:00
  
  On this week's episode, the panel will talk about MMA getting legalized in New York, McGregor vs. Diaz 2 and much more.
  Watch "The MMA Beat" live today at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 5 p.m. GMT.Subscribe to the show on iTunes: audio | video or Soundcloud here. Stream it on Stitcher here.
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• Nate Diaz-Conor McGregor 2 could be announced by end of week, according to coach

  24-03-2016 19:00
  
  An official announcement for a rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor could come as soon as the end of this week.
  That's according to McGregor's coach, John Kavanagh of Dublin's Straight Blast Gym.
  Kavanagh told Britain's Daily Star that the announcement of the UFC featherweight champion's next bout, which is expected to be another welterweight bout with Diaz at UFC 200 in Las Vegas on July 9, the announcement is coming soon.
  "I believe it is going to be announced this week," Kavanagh
  
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• Jon Jones With His “Excuse Of The Weak” Pointed Toward Daniel Cormier

  24-03-2016 18:41
  
  [embed]https://twitter.com/JonnyBones/status/712879556080709632[/embed]During a recent Nevada Athletic Commission hearing, it was announced that veteran referee Herb Dean will serve as the third man inside the Octagon at UFC 197 when Jon Jones challenges Daniel Cormier for the light heavyweight title.While Cormier made it known that he is not a fan of Dean, "Bones" took the news as a chance to call-out his bitter rival once again.Last January, Jones successfully defended his title against Cormie
  
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• Michael Page to Face Jeremie Holloway at Bellator 153 on April 22

  24-03-2016 17:44 via sherdog.com
  
  Flamboyant striking specialist Michael Page will lock horns with Jeremie Holloway at Bellator 153, promotion officials announced on Thursday.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 88 Scores Jessica Eye Vs. Sara McMann

  24-03-2016 17:42
  
  A key bout in the female bantamweight division has been added to UFC Fight Night 88, as Jessica Eye meets Sara McMann.The event is scheduled for May 29 from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, with Thomas Almeida taking on Cody Garbrandt in the main event.Eye (11-4) is just 1-3 over his UFC career, but she has been paired up against the best of the best. Her losses have come vs. current champion Miesha Tate via decision, top challenger Julianna Pena via decision and former contender Alexis
  
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• UFC, Harley-Davidson Renew Partnership Moving Forward, Add Military Platform

  24-03-2016 17:36
  
  The UFC and Harley-Davidson have had a long-running partnership, and that is going to continue moving forward.The promotion announced on Thursday that the two sides have reached a new agreement, extending their deal that first started in 2007.
  Previously, winners of The Ultimate Fighter have received Harley-Davidson motorcycles for their performances.Below is the complete press release regarding the news, which also mentions the return of a "Fight for the Troops" event in the near future:UFC tod
  
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• What Did Nate Diaz Buy Following His Victory Over Conor McGregor?

  24-03-2016 17:33
  
  Much was made about the amount of money Nate Diaz was offered to step in and fight Conor McGregor on short notice.Along with cashing his biggest disclosed payday to date, Diaz also earned a pair of "Fight Night" bonuses, and likely even more backstage.So, what did the "Stockton Bad Boy" purchases following his UFC 196 submission win? He told "UFC Tonight" Wednesday evening."Dinner," Diaz said. "I haven't really bought much yet. It just happened."Reports continue to circulate about a rematch - th
  
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• Miesha Tate’s World Has “Completely Turned Upside Down” Since Besting Holly Holm

  24-03-2016 17:28
  
  UFC female bantamweight champion Miesha Tate likely had no idea what was about to transpire when she submitted Holly Holm to win the belt.Tate, already a popular figure in female MMA, has skyrocketed since that win.“My world has completely turned upside down for the better," she said, during an appearance on UFC Tonight. "It’s been amazing. I’ve gotten so much love and happiness. People have been following my story for a long time and they know there’s been so much advers
  
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• Michael Bisping Lays Out Path To Title For Mark Hunt

  24-03-2016 17:25
  
  Fresh off a first round stoppage victory over Frank Mir, Mark Hunt is back on the right course towards the UFC heavyweight title.While Hunt mentioned possible rematches as his first priority, he also realizes those kind of fights will get him closer to a shot at the champion, who is currently Fabricio Werdum.During Wednesday night's edition of "UFC Tonight," guest host Michael Bisping laid out plans for Hunt moving forward.“I’d like to see him take on the winner of Alistair Overeem v
  
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• Daron Cruickshank Inks Deal With RIZIN FF, To Appear On April Event

  24-03-2016 17:21
  
  Former UFC fighter Daron Cruickshank has signed with Japanese-based RIZIN FF and will debut on the upcoming April card.Cruickshank is set to face Shinji Sasaki in a bout at lightweight on April 17 from Nagoya, Japan. He was released by the UFC earlier this year.The promotion also confirmed several more bouts for the card, which features a main event pitting Wanderlei Silva and a partner against Kazushi Sakuraba and Hideo Tokoro.
  Below is the complete press release from the promotion regarding th
  
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• Chris Weidman: ‘Vision Even Stronger’ to Regain UFC Title with MMA Legalized in New York

  24-03-2016 16:25 via sherdog.com
  
  New York native Chris Weidman has long been one of the prominent figures behind the UFC’s push to legalize MMA in the Empire State.
  
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• Nate Diaz Wants Conor McGregor Rematch At Lightweight

  24-03-2016 16:07
  
  Nate Diaz appeared on UFC Tonight Wednesday night to discuss his big win over McGregor a couple weeks ago, the money he has made, and the fame that he has gotten. A lot of rumors have been speculating that both Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will rematch in a headline fight at the highly-anticipated UFC 200 this summer.The Stockton-product also says that he is more than open to a rematch with the Irishman. Despite reports suggesting that the fight would again be at 170 pounds (to McGrego
  
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• Coming off back-to-back knockouts, Mark Hunt wants ‘top-five' opponent next

  24-03-2016 16:00
  
  Mark Hunt is 41 years young and still going strong. The "Super Samoan" proved once again why he is the walk-off king Saturday at UFC Fight Night 85, downing Frank Mir with a super missile of a right hand before casually strolling away with nary a glance back to see if Mir was still conscious.
  Now, with back-to-back first-round knockouts under his belt, Hunt is ready to scale back into the upper echelon of the UFC heavyweight ranks. And as long as his next opponent is ranked atop the division, Hu
  
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• Video: Diaz Says “A Lot Of Scripted Stuff Was Going On” With McGregor Before UFC 196

  24-03-2016 15:02
  
  Come hang LIVE with @TheBuzzer's Andy Nesbitt andUFC star Nate Diaz! 󾍘🏼Posted by UFC on FOX on Wednesday, March 23, 2016According to Nate Diaz, something was fishy about some of the pre-fight trash-talk between himself and "The Notorious" Conor McGregor leading up to their UFC 196 mega-fight earlier this month.Diaz appeared on FOX Sports' "The Buzz" on Wednesday and claimed that it seemed like "a lot of scripted stuff was going on.""It seemed like a lot of scripted stuff was goi
  
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• Holly Holm open to rematch either Ronda Rousey or Miesha Tate, but prefers to ‘avenge the loss’

  24-03-2016 15:00
  
  Now that Ronda Rousey has demonstrated that she’s healing up by way of posting a video of her eating an apple, conversation is kicking up as to what the UFC will do with the women’s bantamweight title.
  Will it book the trilogy fight between current champion Miesha Tate and Rousey, this time with Rousey as the challenger?  Or will the UFC look to book Tate against the fighter whom she beat at UFC 196, Holly Holm?
  The former champion Holm, who was winning on March 5 against Tate h
  
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• Nate Diaz: Conor McGregor's trash talk seemed like 'a lot of scripted stuff'

  24-03-2016 14:00
  
  The build up between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz before UFC 196 was epic. It's hard to believe the trash talk between the two men didn't lead to the near record pay-per-view buy totals the event garnered.
  Who could forget the press conference at UFC Gym? Or the fight week presser when McGregor punched Diaz's hands? And how about that priceless MSNBC back-and-forth interview that everyone was buzzing about?
  The lead up to UFC 196 was extremely memorable. But Diaz also feels like it was kind of c
  
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• Watch The MMA Beat live now

  24-03-2016 13:00
  
  On this week's episode, the panel will talk about MMA getting legalized in New York, McGregor vs. Diaz 2 and much more.
  Watch "The MMA Beat" live today at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 5 p.m. GMT.Subscribe to the show on iTunes: audio | video or Soundcloud here. Stream it on Stitcher here.
  Music courtesy of APM Music.
  
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• Morning Report: Andrei Arlovski says he is 'No. 1 priority' at JacksonWink over Alistair Overeem

  24-03-2016 13:00
  
  The Pitbull doth protest too much.
  Andrei Arllovski faces his Jackson-Winkeljohn teammate Alistair Overeem in the main event of the UFC's May 8 debut in the Netherlands. He claims he isn't upset about the booking, but you get the sense that isn't completely true.
  Asked if he had initiated the talks to face Overeem, Arlovski made it clear the fight wasn't his idea.
  "F**k no," Arlovski told MMA Latest. "Overeem called Joe Silva and begged him over and over to fight me in his hometown. The UFC call
  
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• Daron Cruickshank signs with Rizin FF, set to debut in April

  24-03-2016 09:00
  
  Former UFC fighter Daron Cruickshank has found a new home.
  Cruickshank has inked a new deal with Rizin Fighting Federation, MMAFighting.com has learned. "The Detroit Superstar" will meet Shinji Sasaki in a lightweight bout on the second Rizin FF card, which is scheduled to take place April 17 at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan.
  Cruickshank (16-8) was recently released by the UFC after losing his third fight in a row. The Ultimate Fighter season 15 competitor had been in the organization
  
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• Undefeated Wilson Returns on UFC 199 Card

  24-03-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  A clash of light heavyweight up and comers will be in the spotlight in the latest bout added to the UFC 199 card at The Forum in Inglewood on June 4.In this intriguing battle of unbeatens, Jonathan Wilson looks to follow up his UFC debut win over Chris Dempsey last August with another knockout victory over highly-touted Brazilian Luiz Henrique da Silva.In the UFC 199 main event, Luke Rockhold makes the first defense of his UFC middleweight title against Chris Weidman. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• UFC Renews Partnership with Harley Davidson

  24-03-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Las Vegas – UFC® today announced the renewal of its longstanding partnership with Harley-Davidson® via multi-year extension. The continued collaboration with the world’s most famous motorcycle company will showcase signature branding across multiple UFC-based platforms, including social, digital and programming with events on Pay-Per-View, UFC FIGHT PASS® and with global broadcast partners."We are excited to continue our partnership with Harley-Davidson," UFC Executive Vi
  
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• The 10: UFC’s Top Rivalries

  24-03-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  Red Sox vs. Yankees. North Carolina vs. Duke. Wilt Chamberlain vs. Bill Russell. Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier.The fabric of sport is woven with rivalries – opponents whose frequent encounters and hostile history has a way of elevating each game, each series, each fight into something bigger.On Saturday, April 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the most fierce rivalry currently raging on in the UFC will reach a boiling point as Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones step into the Octagon for a second
  
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• Bieber, Diaz all good now

  24-03-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Nate Diaz has finally patched things up with his biggest rival since fighting Conor McGregor at UFC 196: Justin Bieber.Things went south when Bieber went to Instagram to congratulate McGregor as a "true champion" after suffering his first UFC loss. Diaz didn't take kindly to that in responded in Diaz-like fashion: A photo posted by natediaz209 (@natediaz209) on Mar 8, 2016 at 12:01am PSTApparantly the two have squashed the beef now, though, and each shared an Instagram post on Wednesday nig
  
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• Ben Affleck: "Batman fights Conor McGregor style"

  24-03-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  International acclaimed actor Ben Affleck stars in the long-awaited movie "Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice" and said in an interview that his character's fighting style is inspired by Conor McGregor.In an interview with Reuters, the Oscar-winning actor starring as Bruce Wayne - and his alter ego Batman - mentioned how the action fighting scenes were inspired by one of the current UFC champions."It is a little bit more of a brawler, more physical. You kinda get the feeling of a more physical,
  
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• Ben Affleck: Batman fights are UFC influenced, like McGregor

  24-03-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  International acclaimed actor Ben Affleck stars in the long-awaited movie "Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice" and said in an interview that his character's fighting style is inspired by Conor McGregor.In an interview with Reuters, the Oscar-winning actor starring as Bruce Wayne - and his alter ego Batman - mentioned how the action fighting scenes were inspired by one of the current UFC champions."It is a little bit more of a brawler, more physical. You kinda get the feeling of a more physical,
  
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• Highest-Paid UFC Fighters: Conor McGregor

  24-03-2016 04:27 via sherdog.com
  
  Conor McGregor had one of the biggest UFC starts ever. It's no small wonder that he is also the highest-paid UFC fighter.
  
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• Nate Diaz More Interested in Money Than Titles: ‘The Belt is a Fairy Tale’

  24-03-2016 04:19 via sherdog.com
  
  Nate Diaz doesn’t harbor dreams of UFC gold.
  
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• Nate Diaz calls pursuit of title fights a misguided 'fairytale'

  24-03-2016 02:21
  
  UFC lightweight contender Nate Diaz was on UFC Tonight on Wednesday and discussed a range of topics with hosts Kenny Florian and Michael Bisping. Chief among them, Diaz offered reasoning for why the UFC might want to put him in a rematch with Conor McGregor. Watch the video above to hear him explain.
  
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• Titan FC signs Gesias Cavalcante, adds three fights to Titan 38

  24-03-2016 01:55
  
  Titan FC is chugging along nicely.
  The promotion recently signed Strikeforce and DREAM veteran Gesias Cavalcante to a deal and he will debut in June, Titan CEO Jeff Aronson told MMA Fighting on Wednesday.
  Execs have also been busy putting together Titan 38, which takes place April 30 in Miami. Aronson said three new fights have been added to the card: Peter Petties vs. Caio Rocha, Jack May vs. Chase Sherman and Sid Bice vs. Pedro Nobre. The card will air on UFC Fight Pass.
  Rocha trains out of th
  
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• Sara McMann, Jessica Eye to Meet at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on May 29

  24-03-2016 00:48 via sherdog.com
  
  Sara McMann will face Jessica Eye in a bantamweight clash at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on May 29.
  
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• Sara McMann vs. Jessica Eye added to UFC Fight Night 88

  24-03-2016 00:43
  
  A woman's bantamweight bout between Sara McMann (8-3) and Jessica Eye (11-4- NC) has been added to UFC Fight Night 88. The news was announced Wednesday on UFC Tonight.
  McMann is 1-3 in her past four performances inside the Octagon. The Olympic wrestling silver medalist last competed in August 2015 at UFC Fight Night 73, where she lost to top contender Amanda Nunes via rear-naked choke.
  Her opponent, Eye, finds herself in a similar situation as she is also 1-3 in her last 4 performances. The 29-y
  
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• The UFC, A Well-Oiled Circus

  24-03-2016 00:19
  
  As the largest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion company in the world, you’d expect the UFC to be a well-oiled machine. After all, they have the best fighters, the largest financial backers and the biggest fan base. However, if you peel back the layers, you’ll find a dysfunctional company with an outspoken (and often crude) president.Does the UFC’s controversial and unorthodox approach to MMA hinder or help make it into the multi-billion dollar company it is today?To give you
  
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• Lorenzo Fertitta & Chris Weidman React To Speeches At NY Assembly Vote On MMA

  24-03-2016 00:15
  
  https://youtu.be/9-X6suw5qxQUFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta and former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman felt like most of the MMA community when watching the New York State Assembly vote to legalize professional MMA in the state of New York on Tuesday.Fertitta and Weidman spoke in a conference call that featured several UFC executives after the event and in the former UFC 185 pound champion's opinion, many of the comments made in the speeches given during the voting process were "ridiculous" and
  
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• UFC Fight Night 85: Hunt vs. Mir Draws Ninth Most Viewers In FS1 History

  24-03-2016 00:01
  
  UFC Fight Night 85 drew the ninth most viewers in the history of UFC Fight Night events on FOX Sports 1 this past Saturday evening.The show, which aired live from Brisbane, Australia this past weekend and featured Mark Hunt knocking out Frank Mir in the main event, drew 1,149,000 viewers for FS1.The preliminary time slot, which featured Alan Jouban vs. Brendan O'Reilly in the top position, drew 766,000 viewers.Ratings for UFC Fight Night 85 actually peaked during the co-main event, which saw Nei
  
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