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• Glover Teixeira explains why he’s ‘taking risks’ by fighting Rashad Evans

  26-03-2016 22:00
  
  Glover Teixeira will share a cage with Rashad Evans on April 16, replacing injured Mauricio Rua on five weeks’ notice in the co-main event of Tampa’s UFC on FOX 19, but admits that he would have said yes for any opponent the promotion had offered.
  "I wanted to fight anyone because I don’t want to lose momentum and rhythm," Teixeira told MMAFighting.com. "I wasn’t injured after the (Patrick) Cummins fight, and I wanted to fight. I will fight anyone. I will always fight any
  
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• Felice Herrig Shows Off Her “Jiu-Jitsu Hair And Kinda Abs”

  26-03-2016 20:11
  
  Lost in a lot of the conversation regarding women's MMA is Felice Herrig.But, if you are a follower of Herrig on social media, you know that The Ultimate Fighter alum is a nice follow.Check out her latest post, which shows off an incredible figure by the strawweight:[embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BDbWFmLhjNe/[/embed]
  
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• New York’s Own Chris Weidman Wants Top Billing On First NYC Card

  26-03-2016 20:09
  
  A native of Long Island and a proud New Yorker, Chris Weidman has been pushing hard for the legalization of MMA in his home state.Now that the two sides are closer than ever, the former UFC middleweight champion is already thinking about his chance to fight in New York.Hear what Weidman had to say about that, his rematch with Luke Rockhold and more in the video below courtesy "Inside MMA."[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bc9_LRZ1bk[/embed]
  
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• Chuck Liddell Just Wanted Jon Jones To “Call Him” Over Interview Fiasco

  26-03-2016 20:06
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN2sZ2jJU4U[/embed]When Jon Jones responded to comments made by Chuck Liddell, "The Iceman" wasn't concerned.Liddell and Jones actually "met up" during UFC 196 in Las Vegas, and despite the fact that UFC president Dana White was concerned over a possible altercation, Liddell told "Inside MMA" that he just wanted to "talk things out.""You have my phone number," Liddell said he told Jones. "If you ever see an interview and you're worried about it, call me and
  
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• Chuck Liddell: Dana White thought Jon Jones and I were going to fight in stands at UFC 196

  26-03-2016 20:00
  
  Jon Jones and Chuck Liddell faced off in the stands during UFC 196 earlier this month. The two UFC legends were just posing for a picture that Jones would later post on Instagram.
  But UFC president Dana White feared the worst. He turned around and thought Jones and Liddell were going to throw down right there, Liddell said Friday night on Inside MMA.
  "He thinks we're gonna fight," Liddell said. "Dana, c'mon. You know me better than that. I'm not that guy."Glad I had the chance to talk
  
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• Demian Maia foresees UFC title fight in 2016: ‘I truly believe I can be the champion’

  26-03-2016 18:00
  
  Demian Maia might be one win away from a shot at the UFC welterweight title, and the fact that he stopped thinking about it led to this pivotial moment of his career.
  Maia, a former title contender at 185 pounds, came close to fighting for the welterweight gold in 2013 after a perfect 3-0 start in the division, but losses to Jake Shields and Rory MacDonald moved him down in the rankings. Two years and four wins later, Maia is once again close to his dream.
  "Before it was too much pressure, I was
  
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• Mir On Hunt’s KO Punch: “By Far The Hardest Punch I’ve Ever Received In My Career”

  26-03-2016 17:23
  
  Frank Mir accepts the fact that his fight against Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 85 in Brisbane, Australia was stopped when it was.The former UFC Heavyweight Champion said the following on the Phone Booth Fighting podcast when talking about whether or not referee Marc Goddard made the right call to stop the fight when Mir was floored by the big shot from Hunt, which ended up being the heavyweight slugger's latest "walk off knockout.""Yes, it was a good stoppage," Mir said. "My lights were on, but
  
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• Firas Zahabi Explains Why GSP Was Sitting Cageside For McGregor-Diaz Bout

  26-03-2016 17:10
  
  Tristar Gym's Firas Zahabi appeared as a guest on Monday's edition of "The MMA Hour" at MMAFighting.com and spoke with Ariel Helwani about the reason why Georges St-Pierre was in attendance at the UFC 196 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 5th.According to Zahabi, GSP was at the show to support a teammate and because the event originally called for Conor McGregor to challenge Rafael Dos Anjos for the UFC Lightweight title in an attempt to become the first-ever man in UFC history to
  
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• Bellator champ Liam McGeary was ‘pumped’ to see MMA legalized in his adopted home state

  26-03-2016 17:00
  
  When the bill to lift the ban on mixed martial arts was passed through the New York Assembly this week, one of those who rejoiced was a transplant Englishman who fosters a dream of fighting in the Empire State, too.That was Liam McGeary, the current lightweight champion in Bellator, who has for the past four years has called New York home, and who trains with Renzo Gracie just a few blocks from Madison Square Garden.
  "I was keeping a close eye on it, through the people at Spike and on the intern
  
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• Claudia Gadelha says Joanna Jedrzejczyk tries to be like Conor McGregor, but ‘is stupid’

  26-03-2016 16:00
  
  Claudia Gadelha and Joanna Jedrzejczyk are set to rematch for the UFC strawweight championship in the main event of TUF 23 Finale on July 8, and the rivalry became even bigger during the 23rd season of the reality show.
  Gadelha, who lost a close split decision to Jedrzejczyk in December 2014, spent a month in Las Vegas coaching fighters on The Ultimate Fighter, and they got into a fight on the last day of filming after the cameras had been put away.
  "The UFC was alert about not letting us alone
  
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• Frankie Edgar’s Manager Posts Epic Rant Claiming Conor McGregor Is Ducking Edgar

  26-03-2016 15:40
  
  Former World Series of Fighting executive and Frankie Edgar's current manager, Ali Abdel-Aziz, recently went on a rant for the ages on social media.According to the former WSOF executive, Conor McGregor is clearly ducking Frankie Edgar, something he felt the need to write about at length in a new post on his official Instagram page.Abdel-Aziz wrote the following on Friday:"When history speaks for itself, Frankie Edgar will go down as the guy who fought anyone at any weight, any time, and anywher
  
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• Fightweets: Is UFC 200 or MSG debut the bigger show?

  26-03-2016 15:00
  
  The New York State Assemby in Albany filled the void on a slow news week Tuesday, providing fight fans following along via live stream the same sort of free entertainment, equal parts hilarious and maddening, that we usually only get from the Nevada Athletic Commission.
  At the end of a far-too-long day, though, New York did the right thing and took a giant step toward becoming the 50th state to legalize mixed martial arts. This was by far the biggest news item of the week, so we'll take a look a
  
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• Firas Zahabi explains GSP's attendance at UFC 196, says former champ is 'still the best in the world'

  26-03-2016 14:00
  
  Even on hiatus, Georges St-Pierre captures the attention of the MMA world like few others.
  The former UFC welterweight champion recently attended March 5's UFC 196 event in Las Vegas, turning heads and causing many to question his involvement. According to head coach Firas Zahabi, St-Pierre's attendance is easily explainable.
  "If [UFC featherweight champion Conor] McGregor had won [against Nate Diaz at UFC 196], McGregor is just such a, he’s just such a guy, he stirs the pot, obviously, li
  
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• Frank Mir says referee made 'good stoppage' in Mark Hunt fight, not considering retirement

  26-03-2016 03:00
  
  The first thing some people said after Mark Hunt knocked Frank Mir out was that it was an early stoppage. The second thing said by some onlookers was that Mir should probably retire.
  Mir, the former UFC heavyweight champion, doesn't really agree with either one of those things.
  Foremost, Mir thought referee Marc Goddard did a good job stopping the fight when he did at UFC Fight Night 85 last weekend in Brisbane, Australia, Mir said on his Phone Booth Fighting podcast this week. Hunt landed
  
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• Schnell Wins Interim Flyweight Gold, Webb Upsets UFC Vet Soriano at Legacy FC 52

  26-03-2016 02:57 via sherdog.com
  
  Matt Schnell has his revenge — and the gold to go with it.
  
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• Bellator 155 Main Card Finalized

  26-03-2016 01:56
  
  Bellator 155 announced the finalization of its main card for May 20th. Bellator will be heading to CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho that weekend and will be headlined my a Middleweight title fight between current champion Rafael Carvalho (12-1) and Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1). The current middleweight champ is on an impressive 11-fight win streak.Other notables on the card include Pat Curran and Joey Beltran. Pat Curran will be the co-main event on the card facing Georgi Karakhanyan. Here is a lis
  
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