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• Dana White Says Ronda Rousey Is Finally “Ready To Return”

  02-04-2016 21:53
  
  According to UFC President Dana White, not only is former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey able to eat apples again, she is also once again finally "ready to fight."White appeared on TMZ Live this weekend and spoke about the upcoming return of one of the biggest stars in the UFC. He claimed that Rousey will return to the Octagon in November or December and that the door is open for a potential third fight against Miesha Tate for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.Rousey last
  
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• Video: Jon Jones Extends Open Challenge To Keep UFC 197 Main Event Alive

  02-04-2016 21:39
  
  Jon Jones may have appeared to be the "bad guy" heading into the original UFC 197 main event, but he is certainly looking more and more like the "good guy" as we sit and wait to find out if we have a new UFC 197 main event."Bones" Jones took to his official Instagram page on Saturday afternoon to post a video of himself extending an open challenge to keep the UFC 197 main event alive.Jones stated the following in the video, which you can watch below:"Hey, y'all know I'm not into taking last-minu
  
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• Jones On D.C. Pulling Out Of UFC 197: “Have A Healthy Recovery, Enjoy That Belt”

  02-04-2016 19:36
  
  Jon Jones has finally broken his silence regarding the unfortunate news that Daniel Cormier has pulled out of their scheduled rematch for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at the UFC 197 pay-per-view scheduled for later this month.The news was broken on Friday that due to an "undisclosed injury," Cormier was forced to pull out of the Jones rematch at UFC 197 on April 23rd.It had been feared that due to Jones' ongoing legal issues, he would force a cancellation to the highly-anticipated Jone
  
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• Video: Michael Bisping: “Rockhold Is Going To Smoke Weidman Again”

  02-04-2016 19:26
  
  https://youtu.be/vVTy29wGs40Michael Bisping appeared on this week's edition of "Inside MMA" on AXS TV and while speaking with hosts Bas Rutten and Ron Kruck, he had plenty to say about the UFC's current 185-pound landscape.When asked about the possibility of challenging reigning champion Luke Rockhold for the title in a rematch of a fight he lost to Rockhold the first time around, "The Count" claims he'll still be able to generate interest in a Bisping-Rockhold bout by the time the fight hits th
  
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• WSOF 30 Weigh-In Results From Las Vegas, Nevada

  02-04-2016 19:16
  
  World Series Of Fighting held the official weigh-ins for Saturday's WSOF 30 event, which features two title fights, on Friday in Las Vegas, Nevada.In the main event of the evening, David Branch and Clifford Starks will compete for the WSOF Middleweight title, while former UFC title contender Jon Fitch battles Joao Zeferino in the co-main event for the WSOF Welterweight title.Below are complete results from the official WSOF 30 weigh-ins.Main Card (airing on NBC Sports at 11:30 p.m. ET):- David B
  
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• Aldo’s Coach Predicts Diaz Will Beat McGregor Again, Talks Aldo-Edgar II

  02-04-2016 19:06
  
  Jose Aldo's longtime coach Andre Pederneiras recently addressed his fighter competing for an interim title against Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 instead of fighting Conor McGregor in a rematch for the undisputed title, as well as his thoughts on McGregor's upcoming 170-pound rematch against Nate Diaz.According to Pederneiras, he and Aldo were expecting the rematch with McGregor as their next fight, but because things didn't work out that way, they will simply prepare to win the interim title and chal
  
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• Sneak Peek At Upcoming Episode Of “Lookin’ For A Fight” With Dana White

  02-04-2016 16:24
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFnnfz3bGYI[/embed]The fourth installment of "Lookin' for a Fight" with UFC president Dana White, former champion Matt Serra and Nick the Tooth will come out Tuesday, but a sneek peak at the episode has been released.In this episode, the crew heads to Minnesota to scout a heavyweight prospect, does some snowboarding and checks out a heavy metal band.
  
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• Jose Aldo Predicts Diaz Will Make McGregor Feel “Greater Shame” At UFC 200

  02-04-2016 16:03
  
  Former UFC 145-pound champion Jose Aldo, who will be competing for an interim title against Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 in July, recently spoke with FOX Sports about his confusion over UFC booking Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II as the main event of the UFC 200 show.As Aldo sees it, the McGregor-Diaz II bout makes no sense because it "doesn't get anyone, anywhere.""You know as an athlete obviously it's good because I get to fight, but as a fan it sucks. To me it makes no sense really. Because every
  
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• WSOF 30 predictions

  02-04-2016 16:00
  
  WSOF puts on two title fights this Saturday as champion Branch seeks to defend his middleweight belt while the vacant welterweight title is up for grabs.
  What: WSOF 30: Branch vs. Starks
  Where: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
  When: Saturday, the six-fight preliminary card streams live on MMA Fighting at 8:30 p.m. ET and the four-fight main card goes live on NBC at 11:30 p.m. ET.
  David Branch vs. Clifford Starks
  Starks is a perfectly capable wrestler, but Branch's ascendancy to tw
  
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• Cris Cyborg talks relationship with Dana White, says Ronda Rousey giving up would be ‘bad for everyone’

  02-04-2016 15:00
  
  CURITIBA, Brazil -- Cris Cyborg discusses her UFC 198 debut against Leslie Smith, relationship with UFC president Dana White, what’s next for her in the UFC and Invicta FC, if she still wants to fight Ronda Rousey, and much more.
  (Editor's note: Click on CC on player above for English translation.)
  
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• Fightweets: On Conor McGregor, Frankie Edgar, Jose Aldo, and interim titles

  02-04-2016 14:00
  
  Soon enough, the schedule will be back in full swing, and this blip in the calendar without many fights will be a distant memory.
  In the meantime, the MMA world, as it tends to, left us plenty to discuss this week, from Jon Jones' latest travails to the official announcement of Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor 2 and Frankie Edgar vs. Jose Aldo at UFC 200. And, oh yeah, at the very last minute, word broke that Daniel Cormier has to pull out of his UFC 197 fight with Jones.
  On, then, to a new edition
  
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• WSOF 30 Results: Branch vs. Starks

  02-04-2016 07:00
  
  MMA Fighting has WSOF 30 results for its upcoming World Series of Fighting event Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.In the main event, David Branch will defend his WSOF middleweight title against Clifford Starks. Jon Fitch and Joao Zeferino will compete for the vacant WSOF welterweight title in the co-main event.Check out the WSOF 30 results below.Main card (NBC Sports at 11:30 p.m. ET)
  David Branch vs. Clifford Starks
  Jon Fitch vs. Joao ZeferinoVinny Magalhaes vs. Jak
  
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• Super Six – Jon Jones

  02-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Jon Jones may be the current pound-for-pound king of the UFC, but he no longer holds the crown of the light heavyweight division, a situation he hopes to change in the main event of UFC 197 on April 23. But before the big night in Vegas arrives, we’ll take a look back at a half-dozen of Jones’ greatest moments.Stephan BonnarUFC 94Result: Jones WUD3Watch on FIGHT PASSThese days, it’s almost hard to believe that Jones got into the UFC in 2008 as a late replacement for Tomasz Drwa
  
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• Cormier Injured; Jones vs. Saint Preux Headlines UFC 197

  02-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC announced today that UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has been forced off the UFC 197 card due to an injury to the interosseous membrane in his left leg. As a result, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will fight No. 6 Ovince Saint Preux for the interim championship in the main event of UFC 197 on Saturday, April 23 in Las Vegas.This event, which is co-headlined by the UFC flyweight championship bout between Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo, will take place at th
  
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• Daniel Cormier Suffers Injury, Pulls Out Of UFC 197 Fight Against Jon Jones

  02-04-2016 05:17
  
  It happened anyways.While it seemed that Jon Jones was going to ruin the rematch fans have been looking forward to against Daniel Cormier for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 197 later this month with his legal problems, the fight was going to resume as planned.And then it happened.The news broke late Saturday evening that reigning UFC 205-pound champion Cormier has pulled out of the fight at UFC 197 on April 23rd due to an undisclosed injury.We should have more on this breaking sto
  
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• Daniel Cormier Injured, Pulled From UFC 197 Rematch with Jon Jones

  02-04-2016 04:51
  
  This is not an April fool’s joke.
  
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• PBC on Spike: No Problems for Adrien Broner Against Ashley Theophane

  02-04-2016 04:50
  
  On a cold January night in Cincinnati, Adrien Broner allegedly beat a man unconscious outside of a bowling alley, then allegedly took money from the man’s pocket after losing a pile of cash at a high-stakes game.
  
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• Nah-Shon Burrell Handed Contentious Split Decision Over Chris Curtis at CES MMA 34

  02-04-2016 04:50
  
  The collective groans, raised eyebrows and shaking heads said it all.
  
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• Daniel Cormier injured, out of UFC 197 rematch against Jon Jones

  02-04-2016 04:29
  
  The highly-anticipated rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones won't be happening later this month after all.
  An injury has forced Cormier, the UFC light heavyweight champion, to withdraw from the fight, MMAFighting.com has confirmed via multiple sources. Cormier wasn't available for comment when contacted by MMAFighting.com Friday night.
  BJPenn.com first reported the news.
  Cormier and Jones were scheduled to headline UFC 197 on April 23 in Las Vegas. It's unclear at this time whether Jones
  
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• Rousimar Palhares: Grappling Garry Tonon is a chance to show I’ve changed

  02-04-2016 04:00
  
  Jiu-jitsu expert Rousimar Palhares returns to competition Saturday in Poole, England, in a 15-minute submission match against Garry Tonon in the main event of Polaris Pro 3, and the match could mean more than proving he’s the better grappler.
  Currently serving a two-year suspension in MMA after controversial actions in his WSOF title defense against Jake Shields, including holding the submission too long after his opponent tapped, "Toquinho" sees the grappling match as a chance to show the
  
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• Free Fight: Relive Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson

  02-04-2016 03:41
  
  With UFC 197 around the corner, the Zuffa-based company has slowly been hyping up its marketing strategy for the anticipated main event. The UFC has released a free fight on YouTube of Cormier's successful title defense over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192 in 2015.It was a back-and-forth match as Cormier squeezed by the Swedish native by a split-decision victory. Both fighters would earn a "fight of the night" bonus for their entertaining bout. Alexander Gustafsson is still on the sidelines with
  
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• Neil Magny signs new four-fight contract with UFC

  02-04-2016 02:25
  
  Free agency might be a new trend in mixed martial arts, but it's apparently not of interest to Neil Magny.
  The streaking welterweight contender has signed a new four-fight contract with the UFC, Magny informed MMAFighting.com on Friday. Magny had one fight left on his old contract before signing a new one.
  The 28-year-old Magny is coming off a thrilling TKO win over Hector Lombard in March. That victory marked his third in a row and tenth in his last 11 fights. He's also been one of the most act
  
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• Joao Zeferino won’t be surprised with quick finish over Jon Fitch in WSOF 30 title fight

  02-04-2016 02:00
  
  Joao Zeferino was on his way to Colorado to go skiing on the mountains when he got a call from his manager, offering to replace Jake Shields against Jon Fitch for the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight title on April 2, and he immediately changed plans.
  The Brazilian fighter, a runner-up in the WSOF one-night, eight-man lightweight tournament last November, returns to 170 pounds for a chance to become the new champion at WSOF 30, and he knows what to expect from the fellow UFC veteran.
  
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• WSOF 30 Weigh-in Results: Thumbs Up for Headliners David Branch, Clifford Starks

  02-04-2016 01:35
  
  Two title fights anchor the latest offering from the World Series of Fighting.
  
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• Premier Boxing Champions on Spike ‘Broner vs. Theophane’ Results & Play-by-Play

  02-04-2016 01:05
  
  Sherdog.com will have live coverage of Premier Boxing Champions's on Spike card at approximately 10 p.m. ET.
  
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• ‘TUF: Smashes’ Winner Norman Parke Announces UFC Release

  02-04-2016 00:42
  
  Norman Parke, the lightweight winner of “The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes,” has been released by the UFC.
  
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• Video: Henry Cejudo vs. Dustin Kimura From UFC On FOX 13

  02-04-2016 00:38
  
  We must go yet another week without live UFC, but we can provide you with a fight replay.In this one, check out Henry Cejudo taking out Dustin Kimura on his way to challenging for the UFC flyweight title later this month at UFC 197 vs. Demetrious Johnson.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_mErNLZO6w[/embed]
  
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• Norman Parke Reports His Own Release From The UFC

  02-04-2016 00:29
  
  Despite a solid 5-3-1 record over nine Octagon appearances, Norman Parke has been released from the UFC.Parke, a winner of The Ultimate Fighter who started his UFC run 4-0-1, lost three of his last four - all of which went to a decision. Of his nine bouts inside the Octagon, eight of them went all the way.While it might still be an April Fool's Day joke, the Irish fighter is proclaiming that it is not on his official Facebook page.[embed]https://twitter.com/norman_parke/status/716019479604551680
  
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• Marloes Coenen-Julia Budd Meet For Bellator Featherweight Title

  02-04-2016 00:02
  
  The first-ever Bellator female featherweight champion will be crowned this coming May at Bellator 155, as Marloes Coenen meets Julia Budd.The bout, set for May 20 from the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho, will not be part of the Spike TV main card. Instead, according to a report by MMAjunkie.com, it will anchor the online prelims before the televised action.Coenen (23-6) has won both of her Bellator appearances and is 4-1 over his last five. She is a former Strikeforce champion and challenged
  
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