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• The Best MMA Workouts

  28-04-2016 23:12 via sherdog.com
  
  Sponsored by Under Armour, and directed by Litvinenko, comes the Combine Training, short series of MMA Hard Workout motivational videos displaying bits and pieces from Alexandr’s system of exercises.
  
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• World Series of Fighting Signs Heavyweight Lorenzo Hood for June 17 Debut

  28-04-2016 23:06 via sherdog.com
  
  World Series of Fighting announced on Thursday afternoon the signing of heavyweight Lorenzo Hood.
  
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• Cezar Ferreira replaces Scott Askham vs. Anthony Smith at TUF 23 Finale

  28-04-2016 23:00
  
  Fresh off a win over Oluwale Bamgbose, Cezar Ferreira already has a new fight coming up.
  Anthony Smith, who was scheduled to take on Scott Askham on July 8 in Las Vegas, will now meet "Mutante" Ferreira, according to the UFC on Thursday. The event, headlined by Joanna Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Claudia Gadelha, takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Askham was removed from the card due to visa issues.
  Smith (25-11) started his second UFC run in February, earned his first Octagon victory over Leo
  
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• Miesha Tate Targeting Showdown with Ronda Rousey at Madison Square Garden

  28-04-2016 22:48 via sherdog.com
  
  Miesha Tate already has a featured spot on one of the UFC’s most anticipated events of all-time, but if all goes as planned this summer, she also hopes to help welcome mixed martial arts to the Empire State in November.
  
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• Cezar ‘Mutante’ Replaces Askham, Faces Anthony Smith at ‘TUF 23’ Finale

  28-04-2016 20:56 via sherdog.com
  
  Anthony Smith has a new opponent at "The Ultimate Fighter 23” finale.
  
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• Diego Brandao released by the UFC following felony arrest

  28-04-2016 20:53
  
  The UFC has released Diego Brandao.
  The former Ultimate Fighter winner was cut this week by the promotion, UFC officials confirmed with MMA Fighting on Thursday. This comes on the heels of Brandao's felony battery arrest earlier this month. Sherdog was the first to report the news of his release.
  Brandao, 28, was arrested in Albuquerque, N.M., on April 15 on four felony counts, including aggravated battery with great bodily harm. The Brazilian fighter is being accused of pistol-whipping and
  
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• UFC Releases ‘The Ultimate Fighter 14’ Winner Diego Brandao

  28-04-2016 20:20 via sherdog.com
  
  According to sources close to the situation, Diego Brandao has been released from the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
  
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• Ex-UFC heavyweight Shawn Jordan, Lorenzo Hood sign with WSOF

  28-04-2016 20:00
  
  World Series of Fighting bolstered its heavyweight division on Thursday, inking free agent heavy hitters Shawn Jordan and Lorenzo Hood to exclusive, multi-fight deals.
  The signing of Jordan (18-7) is the more notable of the two. A 31-year-old former fullback for Louisiana State University's 2003 championship team, Jordan spent the past four years fighting under the UFC banner, racking up a 6-4 record with three performance bonuses. All six of Jordan's Octagon victories ended via knockout or TKO,
  
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• First-Ever UFC Women’s Flyweight Bout Booked For UFC Fight Night 89

  28-04-2016 19:57
  
  At the UFC Fight Night 89 event scheduled for this June in Ottawa, history will be made inside the Octagon.It was announced this week that at UFN 89, the first-ever UFC Women's Flyweight bout will take place.Former TUF veteran Joanne Calderwood will meet former UFC Women's Strawweight title contender Valerie Letourneau in a Women's Flyweight bout.It was noted that this is a "special attraction fight" and not the "launch of a new UFC division," however it has been said that UFC is looking into th
  
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• Junior Dos Santos Out 12-Weeks Following Shoulder Surgery

  28-04-2016 19:52
  
  It looks like it will be a while before we see Junior Dos Santos back inside the Octagon.The former UFC Heavyweight Champion noted on social media that following his successful victory over Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night 86, he underwent shoulder surgery and will be on the sidelines for 12 weeks recovering as a result.Dos Santos posted the following on official Instagram page this week:"Despite being Brazilian I've never played soccer very well, I also wasn't good enough on swimming or running
  
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• Valerie Letourneau vs. Joanne Calderwood flyweight bout added to UFC Fight Night 89

  28-04-2016 18:55
  
  The first women’s flyweight bout in the history of the UFC is set for June 18, as one-time strawweight title contender Valerie Letourneau meets Joanne Calderwood at Ottawa’s UFC Fight Night 89.
  The UFC calls the bout a "special flyweight attraction", not "the launch of a new division". However, the promotion revealed they are "looking into possibly opening a women’s flyweight division in the future."
  Letourneau (8-4) competed as a flyweight and bantamweight before joining the U
  
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• Cain Velasquez UFC 200 media scrum

  28-04-2016 18:00
  
  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Cain Velasquez discusses possibly making changes in his training, how you deal with injuries during changes, if he was upset he didn't get a title shot, how the altitude hurt him against Fabricio Werdum, Rockhold vs. Weidman 2, and more during a recent media lunch.
  
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• Junior dos Santos sidelined 12 weeks following shoulder surgery

  28-04-2016 17:30
  
  Junior dos Santos’ win over Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night 86 was a costly one.
  The former UFC heavyweight champion, who dominated Rothwell in a five-round fight in Zagreb earlier this month, revealed on his social media that he underwent surgery recently to repair a shoulder injury.Despite being Brazilian I've never played soccer very well, I also wasn't good enough on swimming or running or any other sports like those. But luckily I found myself in the fight world and I can say, I'm goo
  
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• Cain Velasquez Has No Sympathy For Conor McGregor

  28-04-2016 17:28
  
  Cain Velasquez is set to face Travis Browne at UFC 200 in a heavyweight bout. Both fighters have been on the road to promote the fight. The former heavyweight champion has appeared on Fox Sports 1 and other media outlets to promote his bout and UFC 200.During a media lunch brunch, Velasquez was asked about his thoughts on the Conor McGregor situation and the balance between training and promoting bouts."Can I see his side? No not really," Velasquez said at media day. "I'm doing it. Everybody els
  
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• Letourneau, Calderwood to Clash in Flyweight Bout at UFC Fight Night Ottawa

  28-04-2016 17:21 via sherdog.com
  
  Valerie Letourneau and Joanne Calderwood will make a little promotional history when they square off at UFC Fight Night Ottawa.
  
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• Josh Koscheck And Paul Daley Get In Heated Exchange

  28-04-2016 17:16
  
  Josh Koscheck signed with Bellator last summer and has yet to fight with the promotion. That is all changing after it was announced that Koscheck would face Paul Daley in a rematch from their first bout in 2010. The event will take place at Bellator 158 in London this summer.The former UFC fighter is currently on a five-fight losing streak which includes fighters like Robbie Lawler, Tyron Woodley, and Johny Hendricks in those string of losses. On the other hand, Paul Daley is on a five-figh
  
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• Ronda Rousey’s Movie Career Will Take Her To “Lifetime” Network

  28-04-2016 17:11
  
  Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey has inked a three-movie deal with Lifetime network, according to a report by Deadline.Rousey, who has appeared in a handful of films, joins the likes of tennis icon Serena Williams and music legend Janet Jackson for a series of upcoming movies as the network moves away from melodramas.The movies with Rousey will bring stories that reflect her passions about empowerment to the screen, according to the network. The 29-year-old has appeared in "The Expendables 3," "
  
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• Joseph Duffy to Meet Mitch Clarke at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on July 7

  28-04-2016 17:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Joseph Duffy will lock horns with Mitch Clarke at UFC Fight Night “Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez” in Las Vegas on July 7.
  
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• Alistair Overeem Ends The MMA Career Of Brock Lesnar In This Fight Replay

  28-04-2016 17:00
  
  It was billed as one of the biggest heavyweight fights in MMA history, as former Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem took on ex-UFC titleholder Brock Lesnar at UFC 141.The fight did not last very long, as Overeem destroyed the body of Lesnar in earning a first round finish.Overeem returns to action next month against Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night 87.Check out a replay of Overeem-Lesnar in the video below:[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbpwc3lP3WI[/embed]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 89’s 12-Bout Lineup All Set For Memorial Day Weekend

  28-04-2016 16:57
  
  The fight card for UFC Fight Night 89 has been set, with the action beginning on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET.Set for Sunday, May 29 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, the card is headlined by Cody Garbrandt meeting Thomas Almeida, along with Renan Barao facing off against Jeremy Stephens.Those two fights, along with Tarec Saffiedine-Rick Story, Chris Camozzi-Vitor Miranda, Lorenz Larkin-Jorge Masvidal and Josh Burkman-Paul Felder anchor the FOX Sports 1 main card that begins at 9
  
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• Joe Duffy vs. Mitch Clarke Added To UFC Fight Night 90 In July

  28-04-2016 16:23
  
  On Thursday, UFC announced an intriguing featherweight fight for their upcoming UFC Fight Night 90 event in July.Scheduled for two days before the landmark UFC 200 pay-per-view event, UFC will present UFC Fight Night 90, headlined by the UFC Lightweight Championship bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Eddie Alvarez.Added to UFN 90 on Thursday is a 145-pound bout between Joe Duffy and Mitch Clarke.UFC Fight Night 90 is scheduled for July 7, 2016 and will air exclusively on UFC Fight Pass.https://tw
  
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• Dana White Addresses Conor McGregor Saga, McGregor’s Future In The UFC

  28-04-2016 16:15
  
  https://youtu.be/WRhV_LzLhYoAs noted, UFC held the official ticket on-sale press conference for their landmark UFC 200 event scheduled for July 9th. During the presser, UFC President Dana White further addressed the ongoing saga between the UFC and Conor McGregor.McGregor was originally scheduled to fight Nate Diaz in an immediate 170-pound rematch at UFC 200, however he was pulled from the event when he refused to take part in his promotional commitments surrounding the event.At Wednesday's pre
  
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• Cain Velasquez on Conor McGregor situation: 'Can I see his side? No, not really'

  28-04-2016 16:00
  
  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Chalk up Cain Velasquez on the UFC's side in the promotion's disagreement with Conor McGregor.
  Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion, said he doesn't personally care whether or not McGregor is fighting at UFC 200, but he doesn't blame the UFC for pulling him for not wanting to fly into the United States to do press.
  "I'm doing it, everybody else is doing it," Velasquez said Tuesday at a UFC 200 media day. "Can I see his side? No, not really. I'm doing it. Every
  
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• Joe Duffy vs. Mitch Clarke booked for UFC Fight Night 90

  28-04-2016 15:50
  
  A pair of lightweights will meet at UFC Fight Night 90 as Ireland's Joe Duffy faces Canadian Mitch Clarke on July 7 in Las Vegas. The UFC announced the news Thursday on Twitter.Canadian @MitchClarkeMMA will meet @Duffy_MMA inside the Octagon at #UFCVegas on July 7! pic.twitter.com/qIOfzjzRJD
  — UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) April 28, 2016Duffy, 28, is coming off of a loss to Dustin Poirier via unanimous decision at UFC 195 in July. He maintains a 14-2 MMA record and is 2-1 inside the Octagon.
  Clarke
  
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• Morning Report: Don Frye sides with Conor McGregor, picks Jon Jones to defeat Daniel Cormier

  28-04-2016 14:00
  
  Conor McGregor now has an MMA legend supporting him.
  Two-time UFC tournament winner Don Frye has made it known that he's backing McGregor in the featherweight champion's recent dispute with the UFC. In an interview with Submission Radio, Frye talked about McGregor's dust up with Dana White and why he thinks the Irish superstar is in the right.
  "I think he's right. He's spot on. That takes too much god damn time away from, you're hired to be a fighter not to be an interview, interviewee. You
  
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• UFC and Wrestling Canada Lutte Announce Partnership

  28-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  Las Vegas – UFC® today announced a new partnership agreement with Wrestling Canada Lutte to actively promote amateur and Olympic wrestling throughout Canada."We are delighted to announce our new partnership with Wrestling Canada Lutte,” UFC Executive Vice-President and General Manager, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Tom Wright said. “Wrestling continues to be a major cornerstone of mixed martial arts, shaping countless UFC champions over the years. UFC is fully committed
  
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• Letourneau to Face Calderwood in Ottawa

  28-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Fresh from her five-round battle with strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 193 in November, Canadian star Valerie Letourneau will return to fight in Canada on Saturday, June 18, when she faces Scottish standout Joanne Calderwood in a special flyweight attraction at TD Place Arena in Ottawa.The bout marks the UFC’s first ever women’s 125-pound fight, but is not the launch of a new division. UFC officials are looking into possibly opening a women’s flyweight division in
  
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• Grice keeps fighting after life-changing crash

  28-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  If not for the scar on his head, Matt Grice looks like any other member of the Oklahoma City Police Department. And if you didn’t know the story of that scar, of how being rear-ended at a red light by a distracted driver going 65 miles per hour at impact nearly killed him, you might just assume he got that scar during his time as a professional mixed martial artist.That’s the best compliment you can pay Grice, because it reminds him that life is as close to normal as it can be, somet
  
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• After finding self, Perez helps others in retirement

  28-04-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It’s about living your life how you want to live it.Last August in Saskatoon, a 54-second knockout of veteran Sam Stout by a young and fairly unknown lightweight prospect named Frankie Perez culminated with an impromptu retirement inside the Octagon. To everyone’s surprise, including his coaches and father, it was the 26-year-old from Howell, New Jersey – who had just won his first UFC bout – hanging up his four-ounce gloves. It wasn’t an easy decision for Perez, bu
  
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• Roger Gracie, Michal Pasternak to Vie for Vacant LHW Belt at One Championship 41

  28-04-2016 05:32 via sherdog.com
  
  A previously announced bout pitting Roger Gracie against Michal Pasternak at
  
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• Ronda Rousey signs three-movie deal with the Lifetime network

  28-04-2016 04:00
  
  Ronda Rousey's career outside the Octagon is healthier than ever.
  The former UFC women's bantamweight champion and pop culture phenom recently signed a three-movie contract with the Lifetime network, according to Deadline.com (h/t FOX Sports). Rousey's films will revolve around empowerment, the report said.
  Also joining Lifetime's new team are Serena Williams and Janet Jackson. The network is attempting to steer away from the melodramas that have become a punchline over the years.
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• Roger Gracie meets Michal Pasternak for inaugural ONE Championship light heavyweight title

  28-04-2016 03:00
  
  Roger Gracie vs. Michal Pasternak was already official for May 6’s ONE Championship event in Singapore, but the promotion announced Wednesday that the fighters will now collide for the inaugural 205-pound title.
  Gracie (7-2) stopped James McSweeney in his promotional debut in December 2014, making his return to the light heavyweight division after a 2-1 run as middleweight under the Strikeforce and UFC banners.
  Pasternak (11-0) racked up a perfect 10-0 record in the Polish market before jo
  
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• Jon Jones Denies Powerlifting Adversely Affected Performance at UFC 197

  28-04-2016 02:27 via sherdog.com
  
  In the days leading up to UFC 197, Jon Jones praised a new workout regimen that he said made him a stronger, better athlete.
  
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• Miesha Tate wants Ronda Rousey rematch at Madison Square Garden

  28-04-2016 02:00
  
  Miesha Tate has a formidable foe ahead of her at UFC 200, where she'll the first defense of her newly won UFC women's bantamweight championship against the dangerous Amanda Nunes.
  But as Tate found herself at a Wednesday press conference at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City promoting the July 9 card in Las Vegas, she couldn't help but cast an eye forward to the big arena next door.
  Tate, who defeated Holly Holm to win the title at UFC 196, says that after she disposes of Nune
  
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• Jon Jones reveals his mother suffered leg amputation during UFC 197 fight week

  28-04-2016 01:00
  
  Jon Jones may not have been satisfied with his win over Ovince Saint Preux, but between his legal issues and a 15-month layoff, he had plenty of obstacles to overcome to make it to at UFC 197. However, none of those obstacles were more significant than the one that struck close to home just days before Jones made his UFC return.
  "In my last fight, I had a lot of stuff stacked up against me," Jones said Wednesday at a UFC 200 press conference in New York. "A lot of you guys don't really realize w
  
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• Jose Aldo on Conor McGregor not doing media for UFC 200: ‘That proves how weak he is’

  28-04-2016 00:00
  
  Conor McGregor was scheduled to rematch Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 200, but ended up removed from the card after he refused to do a media tour to promote the event.
  Jose Aldo, a former UFC featherweight champion who battles Frankie Edgar for the interim title on the same night on July 9, was on the media tour during the week, and criticized "The Notorious" for his decision.
  "That proves how weak he is," Aldo told ESPN. "I don't see him as an athlete, I don't respect him. In my opinion, h
  
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