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• HBO Boxing PPV Weigh-in Results: ‘Canelo,’ Khan on Point

  06-05-2016 23:29 via sherdog.com
  
  The brand-new T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip will host its first fight event on Saturday as Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will defend his WBC middleweight title against British phenom Amir Khan.
  
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• Invicta FC 17 Results: Play-by-Play, Updates & Round-by-Round Scoring

  06-05-2016 22:48 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog's live Invicta FC 17 play-by-play and round-by-round scoring kick off Saturday at 9 p.m. ET.
  
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• Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan Results, Round-by-Round Scoring & Play-by-Play

  06-05-2016 22:48 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog's live boxing play-by-play and round-by-round scoring kicks off at approximately 11:15 p.m. ET. Also, a free live stream of the undercard can be viewed here.
  
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• Buchinger to Defend Featherweight Crown Against Idrisov at M-1 Challenge 67

  06-05-2016 22:22 via sherdog.com
  
  M-1 Global announced Friday that featherweight champion Ivan Buchinger will defend his crown against undefeated challenger Magomed Idrisov in the headlining bout of M-1 Challenge 67.
  
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• UFC 198 stars excited for Cris Cyborg’s Octagon debut

  06-05-2016 22:00
  
  CURITIBA, Brazil -- Cris Cyborg makes her highly anticipated Octagon debut on May 14 against Leslie Smith, and fellow UFC 198 stars Anderson Silva, Fabricio Werdum, Ronaldo Souza, Vitor Belfort, Mauricio Rua and Demian Maia say what they expect for her future inside the Octagon.
  (Editor's note: Click on CC on player above for English translation.)
  
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• James Vick vs. Beneil Dariush targeted for UFC 199

  06-05-2016 21:01
  
  The UFC is targeting a lightweight fight between James Vick and Beneil Dariush for UFC 199 after Evan Dunham, Vick's original opponent, recently withdrew from the fight due to undisclosed reasons, MMA Fighting has learned.
  Coincidentally just one week ago, Vick agreed to fight Dunham after Leonardo Santos got injured.
  Vick (9-0) defeated Glaico Franca via unanimous decision 13 days ago at UFC 197. Meanwhile, Dariush (12-2) was submitted by Michael Chiesa a week prior at UFC on FOX 19, snapping h
  
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• Report: Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz Rematch “99-Percent Done” For UFC 202

  06-05-2016 19:59
  
  According to a report by Jeremy Botter, the planned rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will now take place at UFC 202 on August 20.No location or venue for the event has been reported.On Friday, rumors started pouring out concerning a possible McGregor-Floyd Mayweather boxing match coming together. McGregor, the reigning UFC featherweight champion, remains under contract with the UFC despite his refusal to do a press tour for UFC 200.Officials removed McGregor - and eventually Diaz - f
  
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• Angela Lee Takes Atomweight Title in FOTY Contender at One Championship 42

  06-05-2016 19:08 via sherdog.com
  
  Angela Lee was indeed unstoppable.
  
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• Tyron Woodley talks history with Robbie Lawler, says UFC 201 matchup not official yet

  06-05-2016 19:00
  
  Tyron Woodley recently received some good news.
  Reports surfaced that the UFC is targeting a matchup between Woodley and welterweight champion Robbie Lawler for UFC 201 July 30 in Atlanta.
  It's that verbiage that is a little worrying, though. "Targeting." "In the works." Every report comes with a qualifier, indicating that nothing is official.
  "I would say ‘targeted,’ ‘in the works,’ I would say that’s accurate," Woodley told MMA Fighting. "I would like to think thi
  
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• UFC 198 Free Fight: Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza Takes Out Yushin Okami

  06-05-2016 18:39
  
  Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza made a statement against Yushin Okami, finishing the one-time UFC title contender inside of the first round.Next weekend, Souza meets Vitor Belfort in the co-main event of UFC 198 from Brazil.You can see a complete replay of Souza-Okami in the video below:[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seuBqdHfYsU[/embed]
  
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• Jon Jones, Others Offer Up Thoughts On Overeem-Arlovski In “UFC Breakdown”

  06-05-2016 18:37
  
  Jackson-Wink teammates Alistair Overeem and Andrei Arlovski collide this Sunday at UFC Fight Night 87.In a special offering of "UFC Breakdown" from John Gooden and Dan Hardy, the two are joined by Jon Jones and others to offer up insight into the heavyweight main event.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5KUELmq6yg[/embed]
  
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• Tribute Video Released For Fallen Bellator Fighter Jordan Parsons

  06-05-2016 18:35
  
  After putting up the fight of his life, Jordan Parsons passed away this past week from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run incident in Florida.The Bellator MMA featherweight was scheduled to compete next Saturday night at Bellator 154.A special tribute video was posted on YouTube in honor of Parsons:[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkYKL1XSEy0[/embed]
  
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• Las Vegas Police Investigating Death of MMA Fighter Blas Avena as Suicide

  06-05-2016 18:06 via sherdog.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating the death of mixed martial arts fighter Blas Avena as a possible suicide, according to a report from TMZ.com.
  
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• ONE Championship 42 results: Angela Lee captures gold over Mei Yamaguchi in instant classic

  06-05-2016 17:58
  
  The first women's title fight in ONE Championship history ended up being an instant classic. In a frenetic battle that featured a buffet of scrambles and wild submission attempts, 19-year-old Angela Lee took everything Mei Yamaguchi had and kept on coming to capture the inaugural ONE atomweight strap with a unanimous decision victory over the Japanese veteran in the main event of ONE Championship 42 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday night.
  Lee (6-0) is one of ONE‘s brightest prospe
  
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• ONE “Ascent To Power” Results: Angela Lee, Roger Gracie Claim Gold

  06-05-2016 17:42
  
  Angela Lee and Roger Gracie were crowned new ONE champions Friday night at ONE: Ascent to Power.Lee earned a decision over Mei Yamaguchi in the main event inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium, becoming the first-ever ONE female atomweight champion.
  The victory was the first time in six fights that the 19-year-old "Unstoppable" was pushed outside of the second round. She had finished all five of her previous foes, including three in the first round.Gracie, a veteran of the UFC and Strikeforce, sli
  
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• ONE Championship 42 Results: Lee vs. Yamaguchi

  06-05-2016 15:07
  
  MMA Fighting has ONE championship 42 results for the Lee vs. Yamaguchi fight card Friday from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.In teh main event, Angela Lee squares off against Mei Yamaguchi for the inaugural women's atomweight title. Roger Gracie squares off against Michal Pasternak for the ONE light heavyweight title.Check out the ONE championship results below.Angela Lee vs. Mei Yamaguchi
  Roger Gracie vs. Michal Pasternak
  Kotetsu Boku vs. Narantungalag Jadambaa
  Tatsuya Mizun
  
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• Report: Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing Match in the Works

  06-05-2016 15:04 via sherdog.com
  
  The saga continues.
  
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• Dada 5000 says it's 'disturbing' Kimbo Slice would fight so soon after steroid failure

  06-05-2016 15:00
  
  The aftermath from the fight between Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 at Bellator 149 in February hasn't been much prettier than the actual fight.
  Dhafir Harris, better known as Dada 5000, suffered serious health complications following his fight with Kimbo Slice back in February. To make this situation more alarming, three weeks after the event, Slice tested positive for steroids.
  Since then, little information from Harris about his experience has emerged. However, we recently caught up with Harris to
  
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• Morning Report: Miesha Tate explains 'shocking' incident between Ronda Rousey and Paige VanZant

  06-05-2016 14:00
  
  UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate was a guest yesterday on The Joe Rogan Experience, and predictably it didn't take long for the conversation to turn to Ronda Rousey.
  First the usual paces were accounted for -- Tate talked about the rivalry, and the fact that the two will likely never be friends -- but then Tate broke off to something else entirely and unloaded a story from a V.I.P. function relayed to her by popular UFC strawweight Paige VanZant. Catch the exchange below.
  Tate: "[Paige] cam
  
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• ACB 35 live stream online

  06-05-2016 11:30
  
  Watch ACB 35 live stream online on MMA Fighting starting at 10:30 a.m. ET on Friday morning.The Absolute Championship Berkut Fight League is holding the event at the Tbilisi Sports Palace in Tbilisi, Georgia.
  In the main event, Albert Duraev will defend his ACB Welterweight title against Michail Tsarev in the main event. Muslim Makmudov and Gadzhimurad Antigulov will square off for the light heavyweight ACB belt.The commentators for the event will be UFC veteran Luke Barnatt and Bryan Lacey.Chec
  
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• Tweets of the Week - 5/6

  06-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
   Overeem vs ArlovskiFriends or Foes?#UFCRotterdam | Sun, May 8 | LIVE and FREE on @FS1 2pmET/11amPT! pic.twitter.com/TBvsfXFmzU— UFC (@ufc) May 3, 2016 The one and only @JoeRogan previews the #UFCRotterdam main event between @AlistairOvereem & @AndreiArlovskihttps://t.co/exoYWqWRsM— UFC (@ufc) May 5, 2016 Have you all seen the @UFC Breakdown show for #UFCRotterdam? Here is the 'On The Mat' section - https://t.co/w5ym6pKOgr via @youtube— Dan Hardy (@danhardymm
  
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• Seery: 'I'm the hardest hitter at flyweight'

  06-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Technical boxing and grit have become hallmarks of Neil ‘2 Tap’ Seery’s UFC performances. To add to that, he just appears to love fighting more than most people in the game. Never taking a backward step in the Octagon, you’ll often see the 36-year-old flash a brief smile at his opponents during the most heated of exchanges, before he’ll load up again and fire off another furious flurry. He relishes any opportunity he gets to trade leather on the world’s bigges
  
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• Invicta FC 17 Preview

  06-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Gold is up for grabs in “The Golden State”.It’s no secret that the women’s bantamweight and strawweight divisions are stacked. So stacked that the UFC has great fighters, great challengers, and truly great champions in both weight classes. And yet, the two baddest title owners at 135 pounds and 115 pounds may be the current Invicta FC champs - Tonya Evinger and Livia Renata Souza.On May 7 at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California, gold belt
  
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• How to Watch UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski

  06-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Skip ahead to Main CardUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski Sunday, May 8thFIGHT PASS Prelims 10:30AM EDT / 7:30AM PDT / 2:30PM GMTOnline Airings FIGHT PASS on UFC.tv: Available Worldwide Excluded Countries: BrazilCable/Satellite AiringsCentral/South AmericaBrazil - CombateMexico - UFC NetworkArgentina - UFC NetworkBolivia - UFC NetworkChile - UFC NetworkColombia - UFC NetworkCosta Rica - UFC NetworkEcuador - UFC NetworkEl Salvador - UFC NetworkHonduras - UFC Netwo
  
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• Horiguchi next big thing out of South Florida

  06-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Something magical is happening in South Florida.In the United States, MMA’s main staging grounds have been and still are along California’s golden coastline, on the streets of Las Vegas, and tucked away in the red desert of Albuquerque, New Mexico. But there has been a developing trend that has some of the best and brightest in the sport heading to the east coast. Specifically, the Sunshine State.It’s not Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse alluring these top talents. It’s a dif
  
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• By The Numbers: Fight Night Rotterdam

  06-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  3Current ranking of Alistair Overeem as a UFC heavyweight19Career KO/TKOs by “The Reem” including his most recent second round KO/TKO of Junior Dos Santos at UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 211Of those knockouts by the former Strikeforce heavyweight champion stemmed from a kick or a knee74.5Significant striking accuracy percentage by Overeem, best in UFC history (min. 5 fights and 350 sig. att.) //
  >62Significant striking accuracy percentage by The Reem in each of his eight
  
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• Arlovski all business before Overeem fight

  06-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Andrei Arlovski, despite being a 6-foot-4, 240-pound wrecking machine, is known to be a spirited jokester within the walls of the Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Whether it’s pulling faces behind other fighter’s backs during interviews or front kicking flyweight teammate John Dodson all the way across the team’s training cage – Arlovski rarely leaves an opportunity to stage a prank unused. Up high in the Panorama room of Rotterdam’s Mainpo
  
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• Vitor Belfort vs. Michael Bisping full fight video

  06-05-2016 04:00
  
  After losing via submission to Jon Jones at UFC 152, Vitor Belfort needed to bounce back in a big way.
  That's exactly what he did against Michael Bisping at UFC on FX 7.
  See how Belfort took care of business against the Brit in the full fight video above.
  Belfort returns to action May 14 at UFC 198, where he will face Ronaldo Souza in a high-profile middleweight tilt.
  
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• Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Chiesa in the works for UFC's South Dakota debut

  06-05-2016 02:30
  
  An intriguing lightweight fight between Tony Ferguson and Michael Chiesa is in the works for the UFC's debut in South Dakota.
  According to multiple sources, the promotion is currently targeting Ferguson vs. Chiesa as the main event of the July 13 card in Sioux Falls, S.D. The UFC has yet to officially announce the fight because it has yet to be finalized.
  Ferguson (20-3) has won his last seven fights in a row, most recently beating Edson Barboza in December. He was scheduled to fight Khabib Nurm
  
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• Miesha Tate: Rousey Cussed Out Paige VanZant For Congratulating Holm (Video)

  06-05-2016 02:06
  
  According to UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey cussed out Paige VanZant for congratulating Holly Holm on beating Rousey at UFC 193.Tate said during her appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast (via TMZ Sports) that Rousey cussed out the current "Dancing With The Stars" competitor at a VIP event soon after finding out that she had congratulated Holm.Tate said that VanZant told her that Rousey approached her and said, "F*ck you you fair-weathered b*tch, how dare you
  
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• Angela Lee has designs on ONE title, helping women gain stronger voice in Asia

  06-05-2016 02:00
  
  It has gotten to the point now that, just one year into her pro MMA career, Angela Lee can no longer walk down the street in Singapore without being recognized.
  "It's getting kind of tough nowadays," Lee told MMA Fighting. "I'm getting a lot more people stopping me on the streets and it's cool. It's really neat and I enjoy it. The people here, they're really friendly about it. They're just really excited fans and I gladly take a picture with them."
  Lee has a lot to process right now. There's tha
  
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• ‘Bigfoot’ Silva on Stefan Struve: 'I see a lot of openings in his game'

  06-05-2016 00:00
  
  Antonio Silva desperately needs a win, and he expects to get it quickly at UFC Fight Night 87.
  The one-time heavyweight contender faces Stefan Struve in the co-main event of Sunday’s card in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and celebrates the fact that he’s 100 percent healthy for his 10th UFC fight.
  "I had a great camp at American Top Team," Silva told MMA Fighting. "I’m 100 percent, no injuries. For the first time, I’m going to a fight with no injuries. I did a great camp and I&
  
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