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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk ready to give 'IV, steroids, USADA book' to Claudia Gadelha as pre-fight gift

  03-04-2016 23:00
  
  UFC women's strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has been busy recently. In addition to touring the country and visiting top MMA gyms along the way, she recently completed filming of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season 23. She'll be one coach and her nemesis, Claudia Gadelha, will be the other.
  While the filming lead to some tense moments (more on that in a moment), Jedrzejczyk has very few reasons not to smile these days.
  "It was nice," the champion said of the filming of TUF for Fox Sports 1
  
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• Max Holloway doesn’t believe Conor McGregor will ever fight at featherweight again

  03-04-2016 21:00
  
  PHOENIX -- One figure lost amongst the drama surrounding Conor McGregor and the featherweight division is Max Holloway, the surging 24-year-old Hawaiian who has won a division-best eight consecutive fights.
  Despite his momentum, Holloway ended up being the odd man out at UFC 200. And while he insists that he sees the merits of what McGregor is attempting to do in the upper weight classes, Holloway also can't help but wonder if featherweight has seen the last of its UFC champion.
  "At the end of t
  
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• WrestleMania 32 Results: Play-by-Play & Updates

  03-04-2016 20:25
  
  Yep, we're covering WrestleMania 32. Why? Because former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will be in action. OK, we'll come clean: we just want to rock WrestleMania. Join us at 7 p.m. ET. Don't worry, we did not take away from any mixed martial arts coverage to execute this play-by-play.
  
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• Jose Aldo: UFC interim title ‘means nothing’

  03-04-2016 18:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar will be fighting for the UFC interim featherweight championship at UFC 200, but the Brazilian doesn’t care about the interim belt.
  The Nova Uniao star held the undisputed gold for years, and entering a cage on July 9 to fight for an interim belt while champion Conor McGregor moves up in weight one more time to face Nate Diaz on the same night feels weird for him.
  "He will be fighting at the same night in a different division, in a rematch that
  
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• A look back at the 1990s hysteria which got MMA banned in New York

  03-04-2016 17:00
  
  After lengthy deliberations, the Governor of New York signed into law a bill that put the Ultimate Fighting Championship events under the auspices of the New York State Athletic Commission, and ended any questions about the legality of the company's events.The law will go into effect in 120 days, and the UFC has planned two events for the state over the next several months.That's the lead for a story I could write in a few days, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign the bill that made New Y
  
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• Daniel Cormier won't need surgery, expected back by August or September

  03-04-2016 16:32
  
  UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, who pulled out of the UFC 197 main event on April 23 in Las Vegas, is expected to be able to fight again by around August or September according to a source close to the fighter.Cormier would be expected to defend his title against the winner of the Jon Jones vs. Ovince Saint-Preux replacement fight for the interim title that was announced on Saturday.Cormier suffered a lower left leg injury in training on March 25. It was described as a freak injur
  
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• Jose Aldo Accuses Conor McGregor Of Being “Full Of Juice” Heading Into UFC 196

  03-04-2016 16:14
  
  Jose Aldo made some pretty big statements when taking part in a media scrum in Brazil recently.Aldo spoke about his decision to turn down the short notice offer he received to fight Conor McGregor at UFC 196 when Rafael dos Anjos pulled out. According to Aldo, he turned the fight down because it was offered on short notice and was going to be a non-title fight at 155 pounds.Additionally, Aldo made a pretty big claim regarding Conor McGregor and performance-enhancing drugs."The fight was not at f
  
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• Focus: UFC 196 Edition

  03-04-2016 16:03
  
  MMA Fighting's Esther Lin looks back at her favorite UFC 196 photos.
  
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• Daniel Cormier Apologizes, Comments On Pulling Out Of UFC 197 Main Event

  03-04-2016 16:01
  
  When the news broke on April Fool's Day that Daniel Cormier had pulled out of the UFC 197 rematch against Jon Jones scheduled for later this month, many fans had hoped it was only a joke. Unfortunately for D.C, the situation is all too real.Cormier took to his official Instagram page on Saturday to explain his decision to pull out of the scheduled UFC 197 main event:"The decision to not fight on April 23rd was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make. I've been scheduled to fight 18 times a
  
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• WSOF 30 Results – Branch Retains, Fitch Wins WSOF Welterweight Title

  03-04-2016 15:52
  
  World Series Of Fighting held their WSOF 30 event on Saturday night, April 2, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.The main event of the show saw WSOF Middleweight Champion David Branch retain his title with a unanimous decision victory. In the co-main event of the evening, former UFC title contender Jon Fitch became the new WSOF Welterweight title by defeating Joao Zeferino in the vacant title fight.Below are complete WSOF 30 quick-match results:MAIN CARD (NBCSN, 11:30 p.m. ET):- David Branch def. Cliffor
  
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• Click Debate: Serious shades of gray in latest chapter of Jon Jones saga

  03-04-2016 15:00
  
  The opinions about Jon Jones seem to run the gamut. Either "Bones" is a menace to society and should be locked up or he's a misunderstood guy being targeted by police. When it comes to fans and their hot takes, nuance doesn't really come into play.
  In reality, though, this current situation with Jones is rife with complexities.
  On Tuesday, Jones turned himself in on a probation violation after being pulled over and given five traffic tickets a week earlier, including one for drag racing. Jones w
  
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• Jon Jones to Daniel Cormier: 'So much for being willing to die'

  03-04-2016 14:00
  
  Jon Jones just couldn't help himself.
  The former UFC light heavyweight champion took the high road Saturday morning, wishing Daniel Cormier well in his recovery. But "Bones" added a little jab in late Saturday night on Twitter.
  "So much for being willing to die," Jones wrote.Jones deleted the tweet a few minutes later. The "willing to die" line was surely in reference to something Cormier said to Jones in a face-off interview with Joe Rogan as moderator to promote their upcoming -- and now
  
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• Jon Jones to Face Ovince St. Preux at UFC 197

  03-04-2016 08:59
  
  One of the most anticipated rematches in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship was put on hold Friday when defending light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier pulled out of UFC 197 due to a leg injury.
  
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• WSOF 30 results: David Branch retains the middleweight title, Jon Fitch captures welterweight gold

  03-04-2016 08:33
  
  A point deduction from an illegal knee didn't stop David Branch (18-3) from defending his WSOF middleweight title.
  The 34-year-old New Yorker battled against Clifford Starks (13-3) in the main event of WSOF 30 on Saturday night. Branch, who currently holds the middleweight and light heavyweight WSOF titles, defeated Starks by unanimous decision.
  It was the grappling, clinching, and takedowns of Branch that troubled Starks in every round. Branch faced some adversity early on in the fight as he wa
  
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• David Branch, Jon Fitch Leave World Series of Fighting 30 Wearing Championship Gold

  03-04-2016 07:55
  
  David Branch will sit a bit longer on the World Series of Fighting throne at 185 pounds.
  
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• World Series of Fighting 30 Results: Play-by-Play & Round-by-Round Scoring

  03-04-2016 07:30
  
  Sherdog.com's World Series of Fighting 30 coverage kicks off Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. Also, a free live stream of the prelims can be viewed HERE.
  
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• TUF Spotlight – A Look at the History of TUF Coaches

  03-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  On April 20, the newest season of The Ultimate Fighter will hit FS1, and while the focus will be on the light heavyweight men and strawweight women fighting for a UFC contract, there will be no shortage of attention paid to the coaches, UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and No. 1 contender Claudia Gadelha.In July, these coaches will meet in the Octagon for the second time to settle their score, but there will also be bragging rights on the line as they look to le
  
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• Jose Aldo: Conor McGregor was ‘full of juice in his body’ before UFC 196

  03-04-2016 02:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- Jose Aldo is still frustrated that he won’t get the rematch he was hoping for at UFC 200.
  The former UFC featherweight champion, who campaigned for another fight with Conor McGregor to avenge the 13-second loss he suffered in December, is slated to meet Frankie Edgar for the interim belt on July 9.
  The Brazilian was offered a bout with "The Notorious" at UFC 196, replacing injured Rafael dos Anjos in a lightweight bout, but turned down the opportunity. According to Aldo,
  
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• Rousimar Palhares, Garry Tonon Fight to Stalemate in Draw-Filled Polaris 3 Event

  03-04-2016 01:30
  
  With the rules of 15-minute fights and a winner only able to be crowned via submission, Polaris events are usually littered with entertaining matchups with combatants going for broke.
  
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• Jon Jones vs. Ovince St. Preux For Interim Light Heavyweight Title Headlines UFC 197

  03-04-2016 00:36
  
  Well, we have our new main event.After issuing an open challenge to all light heavyweights and heavyweights in an attempt to save the UFC 197 main event, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon "Bones" Jones has a new opponent and the UFC 197 main event is in fact saved.It was announced on Saturday evening that Jon Jones will fight Ovince St. Preux in the new UFC 197 main event. The Jones-OSP fight will be a five round bout and will be for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.Of cour
  
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• Polaris Pro 3 ‘Rousimar Palhares vs. Garry Tonon’ Play-by-Play & Results

  03-04-2016 00:30
  
  Polaris Pro 3 "Rousimar Palhares vs. Garry Tonon" play-by-play kicks off at 1:30 p.m. ET.
  
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