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• Jordan Parsons to Meet Adam Piccolotti at Bellator 154 on May 14

  08-04-2016 22:03
  
  Jordan Parsons will square off against Adam Piccolotti at Bellator 154, promotion officials announced Friday.
  
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• Flyweights Patrick Holohan, Willie Gates to Clash at UFC Fight Night Rotterdam

  08-04-2016 19:30
  
  A flyweight showdown between Patrick Holohan and Willie Gates has been added to the UFC Fight Night Rotterdam lineup.
  
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• UFC 199 Update: John Makdessi to Face Mehdi Baghdad in Los Angeles on June 4

  08-04-2016 19:07
  
  John Makdessi will lock horns with Mehdi Baghdad at UFC 199 on June 4.
  
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• Pacquiao vs. Bradley 3 weigh-in video

  08-04-2016 15:00
  
  At the Pacquiao vs. Bradley 3 weigh-ins, Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley will step on the scale Friday evening in Las Vegas, and we'll have the live video here at MMA Fighting.com.In the main event, Pacquiao and Bradley will have to make the welterweight limit of 147 pounds.The Pacquiao vs. Bradley 3 weigh-in takes place at 6 p.m. ET at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev., and the video is above.The Mayweather vs. Maidana 2 weigh-in results are below:Manny Pacquiao vs. Tim Bradley
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• Morning Report: Jon Jones thinks he 'has a lot more work to do' to earn a second chance

  08-04-2016 14:00
  
  Last May, after overcoming some early knockdowns at the hands of Anthony Johnson, Daniel Cormier took Johnson down and choked him out in the third round, winning the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. It was vacant because a month earlier, Jon Jones had been stripped of the title due to his connection with a hit-and-run.
  In an extended feature by Mike Bohn of Rolling Stone Jon Jones discussed his past struggles and current efforts to move past them; specifically, how he didn't take
  
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• UFC Fight Night Zagreb ‘Rothwell vs. Dos Santos’ Results: Play-by-Play & Updates

  08-04-2016 09:43
  
  Sherdog.com's live UFC Fight Night “Rothwell vs. Dos Santos” coverage kicks off Sunday at 10:30 a.m. ET.
  
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• Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley 3 Results: Round-by-Round Updates & Play-by-Play

  08-04-2016 09:43
  
  Sherdog.com's Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley play-by-play kicks off at approximately 11 p.m. ET.
  
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• Watch Live: Manny Pacquiao & Timothy Bradley Weigh-ins (6 p.m. ET)

  08-04-2016 09:05
  
  Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley take to the scale Friday at 6 p.m. ET
  
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• UFC statement on Frank Mir

  08-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Frank Mir of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an in-competition sample collected the day of his fight on March 20, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia.USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Mir. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full a
  
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• Tweets of the Week - 4/8

  08-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Rothwell vs Dos SantosWho's ready for Sunday?! #UFCZagreb: @RothwellFighter vs @junior_cigano on @FS1 2pm/11am ETPThttps://t.co/HBmkF0fBHg— UFC (@ufc) April 6, 2016 New episode of "On the Fly" is up! #UFCZagreb https://t.co/BUtUPsdZL5 pic.twitter.com/fuZxqCAhV8— Dana White (@danawhite) April 8, 2016 Let @DanHardymma and @JohnGoodenuk give you the lowdown on the #UFCZagreb main event https://t.co/ff7ZEtBdCK https://t.co/c9IBGCkwN9— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) April 7, 2016
  
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• Rockhold, Weidman feud intensifies ahead of UFC 199 rematch

  08-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  It makes perfect sense that the tension between current middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and former king Chris Weidman is at an all-time high going into their anticipated rematch in the main event of UFC 199.Rockhold took Weidman’s belt. The two greatest 185-pound fighters on the planet are vying for one title, and only one man can claim the top spot.Weidman said he is on a mission to reclaim his place atop the division.“I want this fight more than any other fight I&rsquo
  
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• Makdessi vs. Baghdad Set for UFC 199

  08-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  While a short-notice UFC debut against New York groundfighter Chris Wade didn't work in his favor, French striker Mehdi Baghdad will get a favorable style matchup his second time around in the Octagon when he faces fellow stand-up ace John Makdessi in a UFC 199 lightweight bout on June 4. In the main event, which airs live on Pay-Per-View from The Forum in Inglewood, California, Luke Rockhold defends his UFC middleweight title against Chris Weidman. In the co-featured bout, Dominick Cruz defends
  
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• Dos Santos takes happy approach to big fight

  08-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  A few days before a pivotal fight in his career, one that may determine whether he remains in the heavyweight title picture or tumbles down the top ten, Junior Dos Santos is still smiling. There is no mean mugging described as “focus,” no shutting off of the media covering his Sunday main event in Zagreb, Croatia against Ben Rothwell.He’s still Junior, perhaps the happiest man in all of mixed martial arts. //
  “I have a good life,” he said. “I have a great
  
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• By The Numbers: Fight Night Zagreb

  08-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  4Current ranking of “Big” Ben Rothwell as a UFC heavyweight4Consecutive wins/finishes by Rothwell, 2nd longest active UFC heavyweight win streak and 2nd longest active UFC finish streak behind current UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold’s 52Consecutive submission wins by Big Ben via “gogo choke” over Matt Mitrione and Josh Barnett, only fighter to use said choke inside the Octagon and only fighter to submit Barnett across his 42 fight pro career91.7Fini
  
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• UFC Octagon Girls Arianny Celeste, Brittney Palmer Heat Up Social Media

  08-04-2016 04:32
  
  The UFC is truly one of the leaders when it comes to social media and taking advantage of it.That definitely holds true for Octagon girls Arianny Celeste and Brittney Palmer, who decided there was no better time than Thursday night to heat things up.[embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BD7AKJNiX3x/[/embed][embed]https://twitter.com/BrittneyPalmer/status/718259088690454530[/embed]
  
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• Cat Zingano, Julianna Pena Will Meet At UFC 200

  08-04-2016 04:24
  
  To get to the UFC female bantamweight title, Julianna Pena must go through a former contender.Pena will meet Cat Zingano this July as part of UFC 200 from Las Vegas. The card will also include Miesha Tate defending the 135-pound belt against Amanda Nunes.Following her victory on The Ultimate Fighter, Pena (7-2) spent over a year on the sidelines recovering from a knee injury. She returned in 2015 with wins over Milana Dudieva and Jessica Eye.Zingano (9-1) saw her unbeaten run come to a screechin
  
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• Video: Robert Whiteford Featured In UFC On The Fly For UFN 86

  08-04-2016 04:20
  
  This coming Sunday, Robert Whiteford meets Lucas Martins in the featured UFC Fight Pass bout for UFC Fight Night 86.Whiteford was chronicled on the first episode of "On the Fly," a reality series that follows fighters as they prepare for battle.Check out the episode in the video below:[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-k6kcufykk[/embed]
  
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• Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir full fight video

  08-04-2016 04:00
  
  At UFC 146, Junior dos Santos defended his heavyweight title for the first time against former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir. dos Santos used his superior boxing and power to finish Mir in the second round.
  Dos Santos defeated Mir via TKO at 3:04 of round two.
  Coming off a TKO loss to Alistair Overeem back in December 2015, 'Cigano' is ready to return to the winning column by taking on No. 5 ranked heavyweight Ben Rothwell in the main event of UFC Fight Night 86. This card takes place on Ap
  
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• Bellator Signs Irish Prospect James Gallagher, ‘TUF: Brazil 3’ Vet Guilherme ‘Bomba’

  08-04-2016 03:09
  
  Irish prospect James Gallagher and UFC veteran Guilherme Vasconcelos have both signed deals with Bellator MMA.
  
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• Muay Thai Star Tiffany Van Soest Signs with Invicta FC, Glory

  08-04-2016 00:05
  
  In a joint announcement on Thursday afternoon, Invicta FCand Glory revealedthe signing of Tiffany Van Soest.
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov Finally Has New Opponent For UFC On FOX 19

  08-04-2016 00:03
  
  The rollercoaster ride that has been Khabib Nurmagomedov's scheduled Octagon return at the UFC On FOX 19 event appears to have made its' final stop, as "The Eagle" now officially has a new opponent for his highly-anticipated Octagon return.Nurmagomedov will return at the event next weekend but it won't be against Tony Ferguson as originally planned, or even Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, as was rumored at one point.
  When "The Eagle" makes his UFC return, he will be fighting Octagon newcomer Darrell Ho
  
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• Greg Jackson glad to see Jon Jones emerge focused after 'bad situation'

  08-04-2016 00:00
  
  After his latest run-in with the law for a moving violation, Jon Jones spent a couple of nights behind bars for violating his probation. And while he sat in a cell, a lot of people openly wondered why he doesn’t just hire a full-time driver.
  Well, the UFC’s former light heavyweight champion has done just that. He admitted as much on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour.
  And his longtime coach in Albuquerque, Greg Jackson -- who made an appearance on the same show -- thinks that Jones eme
  
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