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• Conor McGregor: “Not Everyone Made The UFC $400 Million In 8 Months”

  22-04-2016 23:53
  
  https://youtu.be/T3gTwkCutlQDuring the UFC's International Fight Week launch event on Friday, a tweet from UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor was read and reacted to by Nate Diaz.McGregor took to Twitter during the event and tweeted the following comment:"Everyone flew in. Respect. But not everyone up there made the company 400million in 8 months."When the tweet was read out loud, Nate Diaz was asked for his reaction. Diaz simply replied, "Conor got his ass beat!"As noted, it was revealed
  
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• Video: Dana White Teases New Fight Being Negotiated For UFC 200

  22-04-2016 23:48
  
  https://youtu.be/T3gTwkCutlQAt the UFC International Fight Week launch event in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, some interesting hints were made regarding a potential new main event for the promotion's landmark UFC 200 event in July.During the promotional video that aired for UFC 200 during the press event on Friday, it was noted that the event would feature three title fights. When UFC President Dana White was asked about it, he alluded to a fight that he is working on putting together, but wouldn
  
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• Conor McGregor responds to Dana White's comments at press conference

  22-04-2016 23:47
  
  Dana White said Friday it wasn't fair to the rest of the UFC 200 athletes that Conor McGregor didn't fly into Las Vegas this week. It didn't take long for McGregor to respond on Twitter from Iceland.Everyone flew in. Respect.But not everyone up there made the company 400million in 8 months.
  — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 22, 2016McGregor said in a Facebook statement Thursday that he was focused on training to get revenge on Nate Diaz at UFC 200 after losing to Diaz at UFC 196 in
  
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• Video: Nate Diaz Says He Won’t Fight Anyone But Conor McGregor At UFC 200

  22-04-2016 23:41
  
  https://youtu.be/T3gTwkCutlQNate Diaz doesn't appear interested in fighting anyone but Conor McGregor at the upcoming UFC 200 event in July.During the UFC's special launch event for International Fight Week on Friday, which included promotion for the UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez, TUF 23 Finale and UFC 200 events, Diaz's status for the UFC's biggest event of all-time was addressed.Diaz, who was in attendance at the press event in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, claimed that if UFC isn't ab
  
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• Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor rematch officially off of UFC 200, Diaz to get new opponent

  22-04-2016 23:26
  
  It's dead.
  The highly anticipated rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor will not go down at UFC 200 officially, promotion president Dana White announced Friday during a press conference in Las Vegas. White said the UFC is working on finding Diaz a new opponent.
  "Nate Diaz wants to fight at UFC 200 and he will fight at UFC 200," White said.
  The entire saga began Tuesday when McGregor seemed to announce an impromptu retirement on Twitter. Hours later, White explained on ESPN that McGregor h
  
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• Video: UFC 200 Press Conference

  22-04-2016 23:14 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the UFC 200 kickoff press conference live at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• Video: Dana White Addresses UFC 200 Changes At Special Press Event On Friday

  22-04-2016 23:14
  
  https://youtu.be/T3gTwkCutlQOn Friday, UFC held a special "launch event" for this year's International Fight Week in Las Vegas, Nevada.The press conference promoted the shows that are scheduled for International Fight Week, including UFC 200, The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale and UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez.During the press event on Friday, UFC made some new announcements regarding the landmark UFC 200 event scheduled for July 9th at the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.As n
  
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• Video: Dana White Addresses UFC 200 Changes At Special Press Event

  22-04-2016 23:14
  
  https://youtu.be/T3gTwkCutlQOn Friday, UFC held a special "launch event" for this year's International Fight Week in Las Vegas, Nevada.The press conference promoted the shows that are scheduled for International Fight Week, including UFC 200, The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale and UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez.During the press event on Friday, UFC made some new announcements regarding the landmark UFC 200 event scheduled for July 9th at the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.As n
  
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• Kaitlin Young Joins Julie Kedzie as Co-Matchmaker for Invicta Fighting Championships

  22-04-2016 23:11 via sherdog.com
  
  Kaitlin Young will team up with former mixed martial arts foe Julie Kedzie to handle matchmaking duties for Invicta Fighting Championships.
  
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• HBO Boxing Weigh-in Video & Results: 'GGG,' Wade On Point

  22-04-2016 22:15 via sherdog.com
  
  One of boxing's biggest stars returns to the ring as Gennady “GGG” Golovkin looks to continue his destruction of the middleweight division when he defends his WBA and IBF crowns against Dominic Wade Saturday night.
  
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• Aldo Takes Shot At McGregor: “Some Of Us Can Train While Still Promoting The Fight”

  22-04-2016 22:13
  
  After kicking him while he was down by mocking him immediately after his first UFC loss to Nate Diaz back at UFC 196 in March, former UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo is back to capitalize on the attention the latest Conor McGregor situation is getting.Aldo, the former UFC 145-pound champion who was knocked out in 13 seconds by McGregor last December, took to social media on Friday to take a shot at McGregor for his refusal to promote UFC 200 as expected, a move that ended up resulting in UF
  
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• Video: UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux Embedded (Episode 4)

  22-04-2016 22:09
  
  https://youtu.be/ymsrHo6m3ZYAhead of this Saturday's UFC 197 pay-per-view, embedded above is episode four of the UFC 197 Embedded web-series.Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon "Bones" Jones makes his long-awaited Octagon return against Ovince Saint Preux for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 197 on Saturday evening.The official description for episode four of UFC 197 Embedded reads as follows:"On Episode 4 of UFC 197 Embedded, a local gym hosts an impromptu
  
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• Jose Aldo takes shot at Conor McGregor over Twitter

  22-04-2016 22:03
  
  Conor McGregor wasn’t interested in flying to multiple cities to promote a UFC 200 rematch with Nate Diaz, and former champion Jose Aldo fired shots at the Irishman on Twitter.
  Aldo, who lost to "The Notorious" back in December, flew to Las Vegas to promote his upcoming fight with Frankie Edgar, also booked for UFC 200 on July 9, and posted a picture on his Twitter after training with teammates.
  Training here in Vegas last night. Because some of us can train while still promoting the fight
  
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• Brent Primus ready for next step toward title at Bellator 153: 'I feel like I'm ready now'

  22-04-2016 22:00
  
  Brent Primus invites a ground fight.
  The 6-0 Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt feels he's unmatched in this realm, and five first-round finishes corroborate this belief. Heading into his Bellator 153 tilt against Gleristone Santos, Primus continues to lean on this foundation.
  "I really think a lot of guys that are in the cage, they have more of, like, submission wrestling and stuff like that," Primus told MMA Fighting. "Mine is Brazilian jiu-jitsu. It’s technical, step-by-step positions, pass
  
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• UFC 197 Embedded, Episode 4: 'Who has the best hair in MMA?'

  22-04-2016 21:52
  
  In the fourth episode of UFC 197 Embedded, Jon Jones gets tips from Duke Roufus and trains with Anthony Pettis and Sergio Pettis, Demetrious Johnson plays video games with coach Matt Hume, Ovince Saint Preux works out for the fans and Henry Cejudo gets his well-coiffed hair done.
  
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• John Dodson Apologizes For Comment About The Death Of Chyna

  22-04-2016 21:47
  
  Former two-time UFC title contender and current UFC Bantamweight contender John Dodson took to social media to issue an apology for comments he made about the passing of former WWE performer Joanie "Chyna" Laurer earlier this week.Upon hearing the news of the death of Chyna, as well as music artist Prince, Dodson took to Twitter where he made the following comment:"RIP Chyna and Prince. Two amazingly talented men."According to Dodson, however, it was a mere typo. Apparently he meant to write "tw
  
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• Video: UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux Weigh-In Results

  22-04-2016 21:38
  
  https://youtu.be/yh6T8Ua3i-0On Friday evening, every fighter scheduled for Saturday's UFC 197 fight card will officially tip the scales.Embedded above is the video player you can use to watch today's official UFC 197 weigh-ins live. The weigh-ins are expected to begin at approximately 7pm EST. / 4pm PST.Below is the scheduled lineup for this Saturday's pay-per-view event.Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com on Saturday, April 23rd for the best UFC 197 live results coverage on the web!UFC 197
  
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• ‘Kid’ Yamamoto to Make Octagon Return at UFC Fight Night Ottawa on June 18

  22-04-2016 21:20 via sherdog.com
  
  Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto will seek his first Octagon triumph when he faces Chris Beal at
  UFC Fight Night Ottawa on June 18.
  
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• Strawweight prospect Istela Nunes scores highlight-reel KO in Brazil

  22-04-2016 21:15
  
  Created to give talents from the favelas a chance to shine in mixed martial arts, Festival de Lutas da CUFA’s second edition took place Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro, and Istela Nunes made the most of the opportunity.
  Undefeated in MMA with three wins and one no contest, Nunes, a 23-year-old muay thai specialist from Parana Vale Tudo team, scored a devastating knockout over Karoline Martins in the third round, landing three head kicks.
  Istela Nunes just won via nasty KO at FLC 2 in Bra
  
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• Video: Watch Special UFC 200 Press Conference Live At 5pm EST. At MMANews.com!

  22-04-2016 20:52
  
  https://youtu.be/T3gTwkCutlQOn Friday, April 22, 2016 at approximately 5pm EST. / 2pm PST., UFC will hold a special press conference "launch event" for this year's International Fight Week.You will be able to watch the special press event via the video player embedded above, which will also include promotion for the UFC 200, UFC Fight Night and TUF Finale events scheduled for International Fight Week in July.The official description for today's special UFC press event reads:"Stars of UFC 200 wil
  
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• Video: UFC’s International Fight Week Launch Event From Las Vegas

  22-04-2016 20:52
  
  https://youtu.be/T3gTwkCutlQOn Friday, April 22, 2016 at approximately 5pm EST. / 2pm PST., UFC will hold a special press conference "launch event" for this year's International Fight Week.You will be able to watch the special press event via the video player embedded above, which will also include promotion for the UFC 200, UFC Fight Night and TUF Finale events scheduled for International Fight Week in July.The official description for today's special UFC press event reads:"Stars of UFC 200 wil
  
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• Bellator 153 live stream online

  22-04-2016 20:00
  
  Watch Bellator 153 stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 7 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows:Sam Watford vs. Dean Hancock
  Chris Foster vs. Vovka Clay
  Jason Bakanowski vs. T.J. Hepburn
  Pete Rogers vs. Mike Mangan
  Richard Patishnock vs. Djamil Chan
  Chris Honeycutt vs. Matt SecorMike Zichelle vs. Joe Cronin
  Matt Bessette vs. Keith Richardson
  Tim Caron vs. Justin SumterBlair Tugman vs. Jay PerrinBellator 153 takes place at the Mohegan Sun Arena i
  
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• Patricio Freire: ‘Bellator promised me’ title shot with win

  22-04-2016 19:46
  
  Patricio Freire wants to regain the Bellator featherweight belt, but first he needs to get past Henry Corrales.
  Freire’s life became a rollercoaster last November, when he lost the 145-pound title in a rematch with Daniel Straus. "Pitbull" wanted to avenge the loss and get the belt back, and claims that Bellator was willing to make a trilogy bout right away, but the champion was forced to be on the sidelines.
  "I was going to fight Straus now," Freire told MMA Fighting, "but he had a hand s
  
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• Evangelista Santos: From cockfighting to Bellator

  22-04-2016 18:30
  
  Almost 20 years after entering a vale tudo ring for the first time in Brazil, Evangelista Santos is still fueled by his cockfighting spirit.
  "Cyborg" competed in some of the biggest mixed martial arts promotions in the world throughout his career, from Pride to Strikeforce, and is excited to make his Bellator debut Friday against rising welterweight Brennan Ward.
  "I’m very confident," Santos told MMA Fighting. "I did a great camp. I fought three months ago at Legacy and kept training hard
  
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• Jon Jones on Conor McGregor: ‘Of course he's not retiring'

  22-04-2016 18:00
  
  LAS VEGAS -- From the beginning, Jon Jones had a feeling the dispute between the UFC and featherweight champion Conor McGregor was about more than retirement. He proved to be right.
  "Of course he's not retiring," Jones said of McGregor on Thursday. "No way.
  "God gave us these gifts. We've got to use these things. So, yeah, that was easy. I knew he wasn't retiring."
  The rift between McGregor and the UFC has raged on throughout UFC 197 fight week. Two days after the UFC pulled McGregor out of
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov Says UFC Offered Him GSP, Diaz Fights For UFC 200

  22-04-2016 17:47
  
  Well, it looks like the UFC is scrambling to book a new main event for UFC 200, and it appears that they are thinking outside the box.UFC Lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov recently claimed that UFC officials offered him a fight against Georges St-Pierre or Nate Diaz for the upcoming UFC 200 event in July.According to "The Eagle," however, he will not be able to make his Octagon return until September or October."Yesterday the UFC called me with a proposal to hold the main bout of the eve
  
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• Bellator 153 ‘Koreshkov vs. Henderson’ Results: Play-by-Play & Round-by-Round Scoring

  22-04-2016 17:36 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog.com's live Bellator 153 coverage kicks off at 7 p.m. ET. Also, watch a free live stream of the undercard HERE.
  
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• Watch Live: UFC 197 Weigh-ins (7 p.m. ET)

  22-04-2016 17:16 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the UFC 197 weigh-ins here:
  
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• Watch Live: UFC 200 Press Conference (5 p.m. ET)

  22-04-2016 17:14 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the UFC 200 kickoff press conference live at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• Watch Live: Bellator 153 Undercard & Prelims

  22-04-2016 17:10 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch a free live stream of the Bellator 153 undercard here:
  
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• Michael ‘Venom’ Page wants to continue kicking some serious aesthetics

  22-04-2016 17:00
  
  UNCASVILLE, Conn. – In Michael Page’s short mixed martial arts career, he’s crept into an exotic "must see" space by simply being who he is. And right now who he is is a long, undulating sniper who handles the range between him and his opponent like an artist handles the space between the canvas and his fingertips with his brush.As he gets set to fight for a third consecutive time at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, the bogeyman of the London Shootfighters gym says he’s no
  
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• UFC 200 press conference video

  22-04-2016 16:30
  
  At the UFC 200 press conference, the top UFC stars from that event and the other ones during International fight week, along with UFC president Dana White, are expected to attend the event Friday afternoon in Las Vegas. Miesha Tate, Amanda Nunes, Jose Aldo, Frankie Edgar, Cain Velasquez Travis Browne, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Claudia Gadelha, Rafael dos Anjos, and Eddie Alvarez are scheduled to attend. The video above is expected to begin at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• Photo: Nate Diaz Blasts Conor McGregor On Social Media

  22-04-2016 16:22
  
  The fun continues.On social media, Jake Shields, a Cesar Gracie teammate of Nate Diaz, posted the following side-by-side photo of Conor McGregor and Diaz.As seen in the photo below, the McGregor photo is shown on the left, which features his Twitter post directed at UFC on Friday evening.On the other side, we see Diaz posing for the camera after stopping McGregor back at UFC 196 in March. The caption for Diaz's half of the picture features McGregor's quote, slightly modified to take a shot at th
  
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• Demetrious Johnson: I totally understand where Conor McGregor is coming from

  22-04-2016 16:00
  
  LAS VEGAS -- How much media is too much? For Demetrious Johnson, the question is a difficult one to answer.
  Four years spent atop the UFC flyweight division has given Johnson a healthy understanding of the responsibilities expected from UFC headliners. There is a difference, though, between the type of media expectations placed on Johnson and those placed on a top-level draw like Conor McGregor.
  Rarely was that workload more obvious than on Thursday, when McGregor admitted to having lost hi
  
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• UFC 197 weigh-in video

  22-04-2016 15:00
  
  At the UFC 197 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday night's UFC 197 fights will step on the scale Friday evening, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Ovince Saint Preux will have to make the light heavyweight limit of 205 pounds.The UFC 197 weigh-in takes place at 7 p.m. ET, and the video is above.Check out the UFC 197 weigh-in results below.Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
  Jon Jones vs. Ovince Sa
  
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• The MMA Beat on McGregor vs. UFC, Jon Jones' return, Benson Henderson's debut, TUF 23, more

  22-04-2016 14:51
  
  On this week's episode, the panel discusses Conor McGregor vs. UFC, Jon Jones' return, Benson Henderson's Bellator debut, Kimbo Slice's next fight, TUF 23 and more.
  Subscribe to the show on iTunes: audio | video or Soundcloud here. Stream it on Stitcher here.
  Music courtesy of APM Music.
  
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• Morning Report: Jon Jones says his beef with Rashad Evans is over but he couldn't trust him to be a training partner

  22-04-2016 14:00
  
  Former teammates and UFC light heavyweight champions Jon Jones and Rashad Evans have put their feud behind them but Jones doesn't believe they will train together again. Jon Jones is willing to build bridges between himself and Rashad Evans, but it seems that training together is a bridge too far.
  Four years ago yesterday, Jon Jones and Rashad Evans stepped inside the cage to settle a feud years in the making, and on the line was the UFC light heavyweight championship.
  The back story was promoti
  
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• UFC 200 a 'work in progress,' but stars ready

  22-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Of the 12 seats on the dais for the kickoff press conference to officially announce several of the bouts for July’s UFC International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas Friday, only 11 were filled. So UFC President Dana White immediately made it clear that after a crazy week for the promotion, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will not be fighting Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 200 on July 9 at T-Mobile Arena.“Nate Diaz wants to fight on UFC 200,” White said. &ldqu
  
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• UFC 197 Jones vs Saint Preux weigh-in results

  22-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC 197, which is headlined by the UFC interim light heavyweight title clash between Jon Jones and Ovince Saint Preux, and the flyweight championship fight between Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo, airs live on Pay-Per-View from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 23 at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.Four prelim bouts will air live on FS1 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT, and the event's first three prelims will air exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS beginning at 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT.Main Event &ndash
  
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• Tweets of the Week - 4/22

  22-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
   UFC 197: Jones vs Saint PreuxJones vs Saint Preux!!! pic.twitter.com/3wiAviICmf— Dana White (@danawhite) April 21, 2016 Great workout with new family last night. We had a great vibe in the room. Epic https://t.co/BjxTliTASZ pic.twitter.com/FgyqFUm8sQ— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) April 21, 2016 Civilize the Mind, But make Savage the Body #UFC197 #KMAA #DownWithOSP #HaitianSensation pic.twitter.com/AeElyNx3Gn— Ovince Saint Preux (@003_OSP) April 22, 2016 .@
  
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• MMA helps Cody East win his fight

  22-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  One of the beautiful things about the fight game is that there’s really no barrier for entry. Sure, you won’t go anywhere if you can’t fight, but it’s likely that you can at least get a shot to compete. It’s not like a pickup game of basketball can lead to a call from the Lakers or a sandlot baseball game prompting a request to play centerfield for the Yankees. But in fighting, it’s different. Just ask Cody East.“I was at a wrestling tournament, and I ha
  
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• How to Watch UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux

  22-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Skip ahead to Main CardUFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux Saturday, April 23rdFIGHT PASS Prelims 6:30PM EDT / 3:30PM PDT / 11:30PM GMTOnline Airings FIGHT PASS on UFC.tv: Available Worldwide Excluded Countries: Brazil, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and SomaliaCable/Satellite AiringsCentral/South AmericaBrazil - CombateMexico - UFC NetworkArgentina - UFC NetworkBolivia - UFC NetworkChile - UFC NetworkColombia - UFC NetworkCosta Rica - UFC NetworkEcuador - UFC NetworkE
  
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• By The Numbers - UFC 197

  22-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  1Current ranking of Jon Jones as a UFC light heavyweight and on the UFC pound-for-pound list476Days between Jones’ most recent unanimous decision victory over Daniel Cormier at UFC 182 and his forthcoming bout against Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 19715Wins by the former eight-time defending UFC light heavyweight champion, most in modern UFC light-heavyweight history (post UFC 31)9Finishes by “Bones”, tied with Chuck Liddell for most in modern UFC light heavyweight history
  
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• Beal vs. Yamamoto Heads to Ottawa

  22-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Hoping to snap a two-fight losing streak in Ottawa, former Ultimate Fighter standout Chris Beal will face Japanese superstar Kid Yamamoto in a bantamweight bout at TD Place Arena on June 18.In the UFC Fight Night main event, top welterweight contenders collide when Rory MacDonald faces Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson. FOX Sports 1 will televise the card.One of Japan's most revered fighters, 39-year-old Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto will be back in the Octagon for the first time since a controversial no c
  
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• Bellator 153 Results: Koreshkov vs. Henderson

  22-04-2016 06:00
  
  MMA Fighting has Bellator 153 results for the Koreshkov vs. Henderson fight card Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
  In the main event, Benson Henderson makes his Bellator debut when he tries to defeat Bellator welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov.Check out the Bellator 153 results below.Main card (Spike TV at 8 p.m. ET)
  Andrey Koreshkov vs. Benson Henderson
  Patricio "Pitbull" Freire vs. Henry Corrales
  Brennan Ward vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos
  Michael Page vs. Jeremie
  
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• Video: Khalil Rountree stops Dereese with soccer kicks to the body, earning his spot in TUF 23

  22-04-2016 05:30
  
  Light heavyweight Khalil Rountree (4-0) punched his ticket into The Ultimate Fighter 23 house in impressive fashion.
  On Wednesday, the first episode of TUF 23 premiered on Fox Sports 1, showcasing a series of men's light heavyweight and woman's strawweight preliminary bouts that would determine who would be moving into the house and participating in this TUF season.
  In one of the preliminary bouts, Rountree was matched up against Floridian Muhammed Dereese (5-0). Rountree found himself in t
  
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• Josh Samman vs. Tim Boetsch, three other fights added to UFC Fight Night 91

  22-04-2016 05:00
  
  Four fights have been announced for the UFC's debut in South Dakota, most notably an intriguing middleweight matchup.
  A bout between Josh Samman and Tim Boetsch was one of four announced for UFC Fight Night 91 in Sioux Falls on July 13. MMAFighting confirmed the initial report by The Argus Leader.
  Both Samman and Boetsch are looking to shake off losses. Samman (12-3), a former TUF 17 competitor, had a three-fight win streak halted by Tamdan McCrory in December. The veteran Boetsch (18-10),
  
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• Conor McGregor Takes Shot At UFC: “I’ve Got My Bills Paid. Your Move.”

  22-04-2016 04:41
  
  After what has already been a long road between Conor McGregor and the UFC this week, "The Notorious" one has taken us on yet another detour.On Thursday evening, the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion returned to social media with another message seemingly directed squarely at the UFC brass."I've got my bills paid. My money made. And the entire game slayed. #YourMove," wrote McGregor in his latest tweet on Thursday night.You can check out McGregor's latest tweet, which features a photo of McGre
  
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• Randa Markos meets Jocelyn Lybarger at UFC Fight Night 89

  22-04-2016 04:00
  
  The UFC's debut in Ottawa just got another solid fight.
  Randa Markos will take on Jocelyn Lybarger at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson on June 18 in Canada's capital city, the UFC announced Thursday.
  Markos (5-3) is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC on FOX 17 in December. Before that, the Canada resident and Iraq native defeated Aisling Daly by unanimous decision at UFC 186 in April 2015. Markos, 30, had a nice run to the semifinals of The Ultimate Fight
  
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• UFC 197 media day photos

  22-04-2016 03:08
  
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