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• UFC Fight Night 86 in Tweets: Pros react to Junior dos Santos vs. Ben Rothwell, Derrick Lewis vs. Gabriel Gonzaga

  10-04-2016 23:58
  
  JUNIOR DOS SANTOS DEF. BEN ROTHWELLRothwell vs Dos Santos @ufc main event summed up:
  JDS jab - head✔️
  JDS jab - body✔️
  JDS right - body✔️
  JDS right - head shot✔️#UFCZagreb
  — Johnny Hollywood (@HollywoodCase) April 10, 2016
  What a great performance by JDS @ufc #50-45
  — Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) April 10, 2016Dos Santos is looking good. That jab is sharp. Rothwell let up on his leg kicks and can't close the distance on JDS
  
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• Two More Video Promos Released For UFC 197

  10-04-2016 23:44
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HImr9EK13YY[/embed]The UFC released two more video promos for the upcoming UFC 197 pay-per-view centering around the new main event.With Daniel Cormier injured, the April 23 card from Las Vegas will feature Jon Jones vs. Ovince Saint Preux for the interim light heavyweight title.Demetrious Johnson defends his flyweight belt vs. Henry Cejudo in the co-main.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X68-aVFd6w0[/embed]
  
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• Derrick Lewis Has Some Fun With Jon Anik After UFC Fight Night 86 Win

  10-04-2016 23:38
  
  Derrick Lewis finished off Gabriel Gonzaga inside of the first round, but "The Black Beast" still kept his mind focused on having fun after.Lewis joked around with Jon Anik in the post-fight interview before letting it be known he wants a spot in the Top-15 and a path to the UFC heavyweight title.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N40nI_bYgxk[/embed]
  
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• Miss UFC “Road To The Octagon?” Here’s A Complete Replay

  10-04-2016 23:34
  
  If you missed the debut of "Road to the Octagon" for Saturday's UFC on FOX 19 card, you can see a complete replay of the program right here.The card features Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira, Lyoto Machida vs. Dan Henderson and Rose Namajunas vs. Tecia Torres on FOX from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J6E3cnNbyI[/embed]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 86 results: Junior dos Santos dominates Ben Rothwell

  10-04-2016 23:23
  
  The Junior dos Santos we've been waiting on, the one whose skills took him all the way to the UFC heavyweight championship, showed up Sunday in Zagreb.
  Dos Santos looked like a reinvigorated fighter in the main event of UFC Fight Night 86, the UFC's debut card in Croatia. Instead of the headhunter who has been seen in recent fights, the former champion used slick movement and a wide variety of punishing strikes to overwhelm a game Ben Rothwell.
  The judges' scores were 50-45 across the board for
  
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• Junior dos Santos Punishes Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night in Zagreb

  10-04-2016 23:22
  
  Junior dos Santos takes unanimous decision from Ben Rothwell in UFC Fight Night 86 main event on Sunday in Croatia.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 86 post-fight press conference video

  10-04-2016 23:19
  
  The UFC Fight Night 86 post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the Octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com.UFC officials will announce the winners of the Fight of the Night and the Performance of the Night bonuses, and winning fighters will meet the media after their fights.The UFC Fight Night 86 post-fight press conference takes place about 30 minutes after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 5:30 p
  
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• Roy Nelson Answers Challenge From Derrick Lewis

  10-04-2016 22:38
  
  As far as Roy Nelson is concerned, send over the papers because he is ready to stop the Derrick Lewis hype train.Lewis picked up his sixth Octagon finish Sunday at UFC Fight Night 86 over Gabriel Gonzaga and immediately issued another challenge to "Big Country." Moments later, Nelson responded via social media to the call-out.Nelson snapped a three-fight losing skid in February with a victory over Jared Rosholt.[embed]https://twitter.com/roynelsonmma/status/719259979526451200[/embed]
  
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• UFC Zagreb Highlight Video: Watch Derrick Lewis Lamp Gabriel Gonzaga

  10-04-2016 22:25
  
  Heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis scored the biggest win of his career in the co-main event when he knocked longtime veteran Gabriel Gonzaga’s equilibrium into orbit.
  
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• Early Finishes Highlights Prelims For UFC Fight Night 86

  10-04-2016 20:22
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqRdROWzBF8[/embed]Several highlight-reel finishes went down during the early prelims for Sunday's UFC Fight Night 86 event from Croatia.Thanks to FOX Sports, highlights of three of those finishes are available for viewing.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmUAEXW9iBE[/embed][embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS_o_mgHMr4[/embed]
  
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• The Weekly Grind: Julie Kedzie freezes in Walmart parking lot, Donald Cerrone's wedding message, more

  10-04-2016 20:11
  
  The life of a professional fighter isn't all glitz and glamour. As if getting punched, kicked, kneed, choked and twisted into a pretzel on a regular basis isn't enough, fighters attract a general wackiness that makes their lives, well, interesting. To commemorate these day-to-day hardships, slip-ups, pranks, and more, we bring you "The Weekly Grind." Enjoy.
  I was going to go camping with #AuntJoan tonight. The weather is freezing and windy and I couldn't find the campground to res
  
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• UFC Fight Night Prelims: Replacement Zak Cummings Pins First Defeat on Nicolas Dalby

  10-04-2016 20:00
  
  Zak Cummings presented Nicolas Dalby with a set of problems he could not solve.
  
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• UFC Zagreb Highlight Video: Watch Alejandro Perez Pound Out Ian Entwistle

  10-04-2016 19:37
  
  For a second it seemed as though England’s Ian Entwistle was going to have a short night. He immediately latched onto Alejandro Perez’s leg and went for a heel hook as soon as the fight started, but the California-based Mexican defended it perfectly.
  
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• UFC Zagreb Highlight Video: Watch Damian Stasiak Choke Filip Pejic

  10-04-2016 19:28
  
  Polish bantamweight Damian Stasiak looked magnificent as he took out Croatian Filip Pejic with a textbook rear-naked choke in the opening round.
  
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• UFC Zagreb Highlight Video: Watch Mairbek Taisumov Knock Out Damir Hadzovic with Crushing Uppercut

  10-04-2016 19:20
  
  In a lightweight brawl, it was a vicious right uppercut by Mairbek Taisumov that ended things abruptly in the opening round.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 86 Results – Junior Dos Santos Beats Ben Rothwell In Croatia

  10-04-2016 18:28
  
  UFC Fight Night 86 took place on Sunday, April 10, 2016 in Zagreb, Croatia, featuring an intriguing Heavyweight main event between top contenders Ben Rothwell and Junior Dos Santos.The main event saw Dos Santos pick-apart Rothwell with strikes across five rounds in a fight that was contested completely on the feet. Rothwell's power kept Dos Santos conservative in his attack, but in the end, JDS' accumulative attack added up and by the end of the fight, Rothwell's face showed it.In the co-main ev
  
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• UFC Fight Night 86 Results – Ben Rothwell vs. Junior Dos Santos (IN PROGRESS)

  10-04-2016 18:28
  
  UFC Fight Night 86 took place on Sunday, April 10, 2016 in Zagreb, Croatia, featuring an intriguing Heavyweight main event between top contenders Ben Rothwell and Junior Dos Santos.Below are complete quick-match results of the UFN 86 event from 4/10:Main Card (FOX Sports 1 at 2 p.m. ET)- Ben Rothwell vs. Junior dos Santos- Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Derrick Lewis- Francis Ngannou vs. Curtis Blaydes- Timothy Johnson vs. Marcin Tybura- Jan Blachowicz def. Igor Pokrajac via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-2
  
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• UFC Fight Night 86 Results – Ben Rothwell vs. Junior Dos Santos

  10-04-2016 18:28
  
  UFC Fight Night 86 took place on Sunday, April 10, 2016 in Zagreb, Croatia, featuring an intriguing Heavyweight main event between top contenders Ben Rothwell and Junior Dos Santos.Below are complete quick-match results of the UFN 86 event from 4/10:Main Card (FOX Sports 1 at 2 p.m. ET)- Ben Rothwell vs. Junior dos Santos- Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Derrick Lewis- Francis Ngannou vs. Curtis Blaydes- Timothy Johnson vs. Marcin Tybura- Igor Pokrajac vs. Jan Blachowicz- Maryna Moroz vs. Cristina StanciuUn
  
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• Video: UFC Zagreb ‘Rothwell vs. Dos Santos’ Post-Fight Press Conference

  10-04-2016 18:20
  
  Watch the UFC Fight Night “Rothwell vs. Dos Santos” post-fight press conference here:
  
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• Jared Cannonier blasts Cyril Asker with a left hook, finishes on the ground

  10-04-2016 17:45
  
  Huge KO victory for Jared Cannonier at #UFCZagreb https://t.co/SVAlMCs2pd
  — UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) April 10, 2016Heavyweight Jared Cannonier (8-1) earned his first UFC win with a bang. The 32-year-old American blasted his opponent Cyril Asker with a left hook, sending him straight to the canvas at this Sunday's UFC Fight Night 86. The referee stopped the fight at 2:44 of round one.
  In his post-fight interview, Cannonier said that he's a small heavyweight and will likely move down to the lig
  
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• UFC Fight Night 86 Results: Rothwell vs. dos Santos

  10-04-2016 16:08
  
  MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Night 86 results for the Rothwell vs. dos Santos fight card April 10 from Zagreb, Croatia.In the main event, Ben Rothwell will square off against former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos. Gabriel Gonzaga battles Derrick Lewis in a heavyweight contest in the co-main event.Check out the UFC Fight Night 86 results below.Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 2 p.m. ET)
  Ben Rothwell vs. Junior dos Santos
  Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Derrick Lewis
  Francis Ngannou vs. Curtis Blaydes
  Tim
  
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• King Mo: Don't credit Conor McGregor for bringing 'moneyweight' to MMA

  10-04-2016 16:00
  
  SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Conor McGregor might be reigniting the trend of jumping around weight classes. But he surely didn't start it, according to Muhammed Lawal.
  McGregor left the division where he is champion, featherweight, to fight Nate Diaz at welterweight last month. He'll fight Diaz again at that weight at UFC 200 in July. McGregor and Diaz both made it clear they didn't "give a f*ck" about weight classes and that was a major selling point of their fight, which could end up being the high
  
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• Jon Jones accepted Ovince Saint Preux fight to 'make things right for UFC 151'

  10-04-2016 15:00
  
  The world around Jon Jones is never dull. That fact is more true than ever on the heels of a whirlwind week that saw Jones jailed for yet another run-in with the law, released with new restrictions on his probation, then immediately faced with a short-notice opponent swap following the injury withdrawal of UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier.
  The result of all that commotion? Jones will instead fight Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197 on April 23 for the interim UFC light heavyweight t
  
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• Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley 3 full fight video highlights

  10-04-2016 08:11
  
  Watch Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley 3 full fight video highlights from the Pacquiao vs. Bradley 3 main event above.Pacquiao vs. Bradley 3 took place April 9, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2) faced Timothy Bradley (33-2-1, 1 no-contest) in the main event. Highlights can been viewed above.For more on Pacquiao's memorable victory, check out the play-by-play from Luke Thomas below.The fighters are now startingtheir walkout, with the broadcast alre
  
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• Manny Pacquiao drops Timothy Bradley twice, earns unanimous decision victory

  10-04-2016 07:03
  
  It wasn't a fight fans clamored for, but the third meeting between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley appeared to exceed expectations.
  Perhaps more importantly, it offered something the first two fights didn't as Pacquiao dropped Bradley twice in the fight, ultimately earning a unanimous decision victory at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The judges all scored is 116-110. MMA Fighting scored it 117-110 for Pacquiao.
  The bout started early in a back-and-forth manner as Bradl
  
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• Live: All the Fight Night Zagreb results here

  10-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia on Sunday, April 10, 2016.Rothwell vs Dos Santos | Lewis vs Gonzaga | Ngannou vs Blaydes | Johnson vs Tybura | Pokrajac vs Blachowicz | Moroz vs Stanciu | Dalby vs Cummings | Entwistle vs Perez | Taisumov vs Hadzovic | Pejic vs Stasiak | Whiteford vs Martins | Cannonier vs Asker | Di Chirico vs VelickovicUFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos mai
  
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• Lewis, Ngannou get TKO wins in Zagreb

  10-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  CO-MAIN: LEWIS vs GONZAGAIn Sunday’s UFC Fight Night co-main event at Arena Zagreb in Croatia, Derrick Lewis may have earned himself a spot in the heavyweight top 15, as he knocked out veteran gatekeeper Gabriel Gonzaga in the first round.More from Fight Night Zagreb: Full results | Dos Santos dominant in main event victory | Lewis, Ngannou get TKO wins in Zagreb | Cummings wins; Perez, Taisumov, Stasiak get 1st Round victories | Cannonier with big TKO; Martins, Velickovic win decisions |
  
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• Fight Night Zagreb: Talking Points

  10-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  After two title fight losses, it’s a tall task to climb back to the top of the mountain.Junior Dos Santos started the journey back with a win over current title No. 1 contender Stipe Miocic, but was derailed by Alistair Overeem by KO last December.Things change quickly in this sport, and just like that, even on the heels of a disappointing loss, Dos Santos seems to have placed himself right back in the title picture. More from Fight Night Zagreb: Full results | Postfight bonuses | Dos Sant
  
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• Fight Night Zagreb postfight bonus recap

  10-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  $50K!! Congrats Jared Cannonier, @Thebeast_ufc, @diablitoUFC and @Taisumov155 at #UFCZagreb! pic.twitter.com/oxkoGY3LdS— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) April 10, 2016Performance Bonuses: Mairbek Taisumov, Derrick Lewis, Alejandro Perez, Jared Cannonier • During the UFC FIGHT PASS Prelims, Jared Cannonier gave the sold-out crowd a jolt of energy with his Round 1 TKO win over Cyril Asker that earned him one of four performance bonuses on the night. It was a left hook that sent Asker to the gro
  
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• Fight Night JDS vs Rothwell final results

  10-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia on Sunday, April 10, 2016.Rothwell vs Dos Santos | Lewis vs Gonzaga | Ngannou vs Blaydes | Johnson vs Tybura | Pokrajac vs Blachowicz | Moroz vs Stanciu | Dalby vs Cummings | Entwistle vs Perez | Taisumov vs Hadzovic | Pejic vs Stasiak | Whiteford vs Martins | Cannonier vs Asker | Di Chirico vs VelickovicUFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos mai
  
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• Dos Santos dominates Rothwell for victory

  10-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Following a rough outing against Alistair Overeem last December, former UFC heavyweight titleholder Junior Dos Santos was back in championship form Sunday, as he won a five-round unanimous decision victory over Ben Rothwell in the main event of UFC Fight Night at Arena Zagreb in Croatia.More from Fight Night Zagreb: Full results | Dos Santos dominant in main event victory | Lewis, Ngannou get TKO wins in Zagreb | Cummings wins; Perez, Taisumov, Stasiak get 1st Round victories | Cannonier with bi
  
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• Cummings wins; Perez, Taisumov, Stasiak get 1st Round victories

  10-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  CUMMINGS vs DALBYKansas City welterweight Zak Cummings held off a stellar effort from Copenhagen’s Nicolas Dalby in a UFC Fight Night prelim bout at Arena Zagreb in Croatia on Sunday, moving to 4-1 in the Octagon with a three-round unanimous decision victory.Scores were 30-27 across the board for Cummings, now 19-4; Dalby falls to 14-1-1.More from Fight Night Zagreb: Full results | Dos Santos dominant in main event victory | Lewis, Ngannou get TKO wins in Zagreb | Cummings wins; Perez, Tai
  
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• Cannonier with big TKO; Martins, Velickovic win decisions

  10-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Replay the first three fights on UFC FIGHT PASSMARTINS vs WHITEFORDIt wasn’t the barnburner most expected, but Brazil’s Lucas Martins got a much needed win in UFC Fight Night featherweight action on Sunday, taking a split decision victory over Rob Whiteford at Arena Zagreb in Croatia. Scores were 30-27, 29-28 and 28-29 for Minas Gerais’ Martins, now 16-3; Glasgow’s Whiteford falls to 12-4.The action in the opening frame saw both men exhibit plenty of discipline in their a
  
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• All the Fight Night Zagreb results here

  10-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia on Sunday, April 10, 2016.Rothwell vs Dos Santos | Lewis vs Gonzaga | Ngannou vs Blaydes | Johnson vs Tybura | Pokrajac vs Blachowicz | Moroz vs Stanciu | Dalby vs Cummings | Entwistle vs Perez | Taisumov vs Hadzovic | Pejic vs Stasiak | Whiteford vs Martins | Cannonier vs Asker | Di Chirico vs VelickovicUFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos mai
  
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• Manny Pacquiao Shows Vintage Form in Dominant Performance Against Tim Bradley

  10-04-2016 06:56
  
  He was bouncing again on his toes and the soles of his feet, popping up and down like a kangaroo.
  
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• Free Live Stream: Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley Prelims

  10-04-2016 01:57
  
  Live and free, watch the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley undercard.
  
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