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• BJ Penn vs. Dennis Siver to serve as UFC 199's featured prelim fight

  10-05-2016 23:29
  
  BJ Penn's comeback fight will air live on cable television.
  According to UFC officials, the Penn vs. Dennis Siver featherweight bout will serve as the final prelim fight on the FS1 broadcast leading into the UFC 199 pay-per-view main card on June 4.
  The five-fight main card will feature: Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman for the middleweight title, Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber for the bantamweight title, Max Holloway vs. Ricardo Lamas, Dan Henderson vs. Hector Lombard and Dustin Poirier vs. Bobb
  
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC Fight Night 87

  10-05-2016 23:00
  
  There's a new doctrine for those paying attention to UFC post-fightinterviews.It's not exactly, "Ask and ye shall receive," but it's closer to "Ask andyour chances of receiving increase greatly."On Sunday, Alistair Overeem, fresh from fourth win in a row, asked for thewinner of this coming Saturday's Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic fight for theheavyweight title. He went on to say he'd like the fight in November, in MadisonSquare Garden, and then to make his first title defense on a show next y
  
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• Marlon Moraes-Josh Hill rematch headlines WSOF 32

  10-05-2016 22:43
  
  World Series of Fighting 32 is now a double-title affair after a bantamweight title matchup was named the main event.
  WSOF announced bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes will make his next title defense against a familiar foe on July 30 in Everett, Wash., when he rematches Josh Hill.
  Hill (14-1), of Hamilton, Ontario, suffered his only career defeat at the hands of Moraes, going the distance before losing a unanimous decision at WSOF 18. Since then, he's won four consecutive fights.
  Moraes (16-4-
  
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• WSOF 32 Gets New Main Event with Marlon Moraes-Josh Hill Bantamweight Title Rematch

  10-05-2016 22:40 via sherdog.com
  
  World Series of Fighting has added a second title fight to WSOF 32, as a bantamweight championship rematch between Marlon Moraes and Josh Hill will now headline the July 30 event.
  
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• Marlon Moraes-Josh Hill Rematch Now Headlines WSOF 32

  10-05-2016 22:16
  
  A second championship rematch has been added to the upcoming World Series of Fighting 32 event, as bantamweight titleholder Marlon Moraes meets Josh Hill.Set for July 30 from the XFINITY Arena in Everett, Washington, the main card airs live on NBC Sports Network at 10:30 p.m. ET.Previously, featherweight champion Alexandre Almeida vs. former champion Lance Palmer was to serve as the headline fight. That contest will now be the co-main event for the event, which also features Ben "Phoenix Jones"
  
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• Cat Zingano moves training to Alliance MMA prior to UFC 200

  10-05-2016 21:57
  
  Cat Zingano will be switching things up prior to UFC 200.
  The UFC women's bantamweight contender has decided to train for her July 9 fight against Julianna Peña at the Alliance Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., MMA Fighting confirmed with her manager Ed Soares.
  Soares said Zingano will be "trying it out for this camp" when asked if this was a full-time move for Zingano. She had most recently trained with Elevation Fight Team in Colorado.
  "I think that cross-training and getting diff
  
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• King Mo Blames Bjorn Rebney For The Way His Run With TNA Wrestling Went

  10-05-2016 21:42
  
  Ahead of his Bellator 154 main event fight this weekend on Spike TV against former top-ranked UFC contender Phil Davis, Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal spoke about his run in TNA Wrestling, explaining why he specifically blames former Bellator MMA President Bjorn Rebney for the way his tenure with the pro wrestling promotion went.Below are some of the highlights from the Muhammed Lawal interview, which you can check out in full at WrestlingINC.com:On if he has been paying attention to the state of TNA
  
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• Julia Budd Injured; Marloes Coenen to Face Alexis Dufresne in Non-Title Bout at Bellator 155

  10-05-2016 20:31 via sherdog.com
  
  Bellator MMA will no longer crown a women’s featherweight champion at this month’s Bellator 155.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 328 - Alistair Overeem

  10-05-2016 20:28
  Alistair Overeem will talk about his big win over Andrei Arlovksi and look ahead to what's next for him.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 328 - Ben Rothwell

  10-05-2016 20:25
  Ben Rothwell will look back at his recent loss to Junior dos Santos and talk about what's next for him.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 328 - Gegard Mousasi

  10-05-2016 20:23
  Gegard Mousasi will talk about his time at UFC Rotterdam and preview his UFC 200 fight against Derek Brunson.
  
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• Alexis Dufresne replaces Julia Budd against Marloes Coenen at Bellator 155

  10-05-2016 20:22
  
  An undisclosed injury has forced veteran Julia Budd out of her Bellator 155 bout against Marloes Coenen, which was going to crown the inaugural Bellator women's featherweight champion.
  Replacing her at the event in Boise, Idaho, is Alexis Dufresne, in what will be a three-round, non-title matchup.
  The pioneering Coenen, a former Strikeforce bantamweight champion, takes a 23-6 record into the fight. She has won four of her past five matchups, including both of her Bellator bouts.
  The 25-year-old
  
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• The MMA Hour - 328 - Randy Couture

  10-05-2016 20:20
  The legendary Randy Couture will talk about his involvement with Bellator this weekend and the latest with his career.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 328 - Scott Coker

  10-05-2016 20:18
  Bellator CEO Scott Coker will preview this weekend's event headlined by Muhammed Lawal vs. Phil Davis.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 328 - Gilbert Melendez

  10-05-2016 20:16
  Gilbert Melendez will discuss his upcoming fight against Edson Barboza after a year away from the sport.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 328 - Stefan Struve

  10-05-2016 20:14
  Stefan Struve will discuss his 16-second win over Antonio Silva at UFC Rotterdam.
  
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• Marloes Coenen Receives New Opponent For First-Ever Bellator Female Featherweight Title-Fight

  10-05-2016 20:12
  
  Marloes Coenen will now meet Alexis Dufresne at Bellator 155 for the inaugural Bellator female featherweight title, the promotion announced Tuesday.Coenen was set to square off with Julia Budd for the belt, but an injury has knocked Budd out of the contest.Coenen (23-6) and Dufresne (5-2) will anchor the online coverage of the card on May 20 from the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho.
  Below is the complete press release and current fight card:Due to injury, Julia Budd (8-2) has been forced to wi
  
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• Marloes Coenen Receives New Opponent For Bellator 155 Prelim Main Event

  10-05-2016 20:12
  
  Marloes Coenen will now meet Alexis Dufresne at Bellator 155, the promotion announced Tuesday.Coenen was set to square off with Julia Budd for the inaugural female featherweight belt, but an injury has knocked Budd out of the contest.Coenen (23-6) and Dufresne (5-2) will anchor the online coverage of the card on May 20 from the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. The bout will now be for the title.Below is the complete press release and current fight card:Due to injury, Julia Budd (8-2) has been
  
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• The MMA Hour - 328 - Y'all must have forgot

  10-05-2016 20:07
  Ariel Helwani looks back at a classic clip.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 328 - Fan questions

  10-05-2016 20:05
  Ariel Helwani and Marc Raimondi answer questions.
  
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• BAMMA postpones event to implement mandatory MRI scans for fighters

  10-05-2016 20:00
  
  The death of Joao Carvalho is having a marked effect on mixed martial arts in Europe.
  BAMMA is the latest organization to make a major change for fighter safety following the tragic passing of Carvalho after a bout in Ireland last month. The British promotion announced Tuesday that it would be pushing back its June event to properly implement a new MRI/MRA testing procedure.
  Beginning after the event this weekend, BAMMA fighters will be required to have an MRI/MRA scan, according to a press
  
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• Vitor Belfort: Reebok Deal Leaves UFC Fighters ‘Practically Living in Slavery’

  10-05-2016 19:16 via sherdog.com
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Vitor Belfort is speaking out against the UFC’s sponsorship deal with apparel company Reebok.
  
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• Josh Samman’s book 'The Housekeeper' does some heavy lifting

  10-05-2016 19:00
  
  One of the tricky things about writing a memoir at just 28 years old is that people tend not to appreciate the merit of the enterprise. That is unless something tragic or otherwise extraordinary has happened at such a young age, and you’re a semi-public figure who’s had to deal with life’s screwball narratives in the open.
  Like the UFC’s Josh Samman.Samman’s life is forever intertwined with that of "Isabel," his girlfriend who died in a car crash back in Aug. 2013 a
  
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• BAMMA Postpones Planned June Event After Change In Medical Standards

  10-05-2016 18:52
  
  BAMMA, one of the top MMA promotions in Europe, is moving an event set for this June in Ireland to a later date after introducing mandatory MRI/MRA scans for all fighters.The card, BAMMA 26, will now take place September 10.
  Below is the complete press release from the promotion:BAMMA has always sought the highest possible standards of regulation for mixed martial arts events. Consequently, due to BAMMA introducing mandatory MRI\MRA scans for all BAMMA fighters, the decision has been taken to mo
  
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• Jon Jones On Post-UFC 200 Plans, Daniel Cormier’s Chances

  10-05-2016 17:33
  
  Interim UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has fired back up the social media talk, engaging with fans recently through Twitter.Jones meets Daniel Cormier July 9 at UFC 200 to unify the belts after he was stripped of the title last year. He won the interim championship with a decision over Ovince Saint Preux in his first fight in over a year.When "Bones" noticed a post by the UFC's official Twitter account asking "Will (Cormier) hear 'And Still' at UFC 200?" he took note.[embed]https://twi
  
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• “Countdown To Bellator 154: Phil Davis vs. King Mo” Premieres On SPIKE Tonight

  10-05-2016 17:24
  
  On Tuesday evening, Bellator MMA will premiere their "Countdown to Bellator 154" special, which looks at the upcoming main event between Phil Davis (15-3, 1 NC) and Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (19-4, 1 NC).Below is the official press release Bellator MMA officials sent out on Tuesday to promote their upcoming event, which takes place on May 14, 2016 from the SAP Center in San Jose, California.Watch “Countdown to Phil Davis vs King Mo” TONIGHT on SPIKE at 11 p.m. ETBefore the action kick
  
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• UFC 198’s Demian Maia Sounds Off On Being “Stepping Stone”

  10-05-2016 17:23
  
  Demian Maia reached the top of the mountain while competing at middleweight, challenging then-UFC champion Anderson Silva for the belt.Now as a veteran in one of the more loaded divisions in the promotion, welterweight, Maia believes the UFC was using - and continues to - him as a stepping stone for other challengers to emerge.Case in point, Maia's three previous fights all came vs. fighters he describes as "rising prospects." Wins in all three, though, earned him his bout Saturday night in the
  
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• UFC 198 Goes “Inside The Octagon” To Breakdown Werdum-Miocic

  10-05-2016 17:18
  
  UFC Fight Pass announcers John Gooden and Dan Hardy are back with another installment of "Inside the Octagon."The two preview Saturday night's title fight between reigning heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum and top contender Stipe Miocic at UFC 198.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RitpUxoiX7E[/embed]
  
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• Video: Paige VanZant Advances To Semifinals Of “Dancing With The Stars”

  10-05-2016 16:44
  
  UFC Women's Strawweight contender Paige VanZant advanced to the semifinals of the ABC reality show competition, "Dancing With The Stars."On Monday night's episode of the show, VanZant crushed the Viennese waltz with her dance partner Mark Ballas. She also put on a great paso doble performance with NFL player Antonio Brown, dancer Sharna Burgess and the aforementioned Ballas in team competition.You can check out footage of VanZant's appearance on Monday's episode of "Dancing With The Stars" below
  
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• Bigfoot Silva Goes On Rant Against Critics, Tells Them To “F*ck Off”

  10-05-2016 16:37
  
  After being knocked out in just 15 seconds by Stefan Struve at this past Sunday's UFC Fight Night 87 event in the Netherlands, UFC Heavyweight contender Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva took to social media to respond to his critics.Bigfoot doesn't appear to be handling his loss to Struve very well. Worse yet, he seems to be unable to deal with the internet feedback to his devastating defeat.Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva posted the following on his official Instagram page after his 15-second loss to Stefan Str
  
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• Ben Rothwell Admits Taking Junior Dos Santos Fight Was “Strategically Stupid”

  10-05-2016 16:31
  
  https://youtu.be/6pPzmh0AzSQFollowing his most recent loss to former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos at UFC Fight Night 86 last month, UFC Heavyweight contender Ben Rothwell is questioning his decision to accept such a dangerous fight.As Rothwell explained to Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of "The MMA Hour" at MMAFighting.com, he's upset that he wasn't able to back up everything he had said while preparing for the Dos Santos fight."I didn't fulfill everything that I said I was goin
  
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• Vitor Belfort Compares UFC/Reebok Sponsorship Deal To “Slavery”

  10-05-2016 16:27
  
  Add MMA legend Vitor Belfort to the list of fighters who have issues with UFC's current Reebok sponsorship arrangement.Ahead of his UFC 198 bout against Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza in Curitiba, Brazil this Saturday, "The Phenom" spoke about some of his problems with the UFC's Reebok sponsorship deal."MMA is a lot closer to entertainment than sport these days," said Belfort during an interview with Sportv. "I'm not satisfied with the way the company is handling sponsorship. We are pretty much living i
  
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• Ben Rothwell says accepting Junior dos Santos fight was ‘strategically stupid’

  10-05-2016 16:00
  
  The road to the UFC title ended in Croatia for "Big" Ben Rothwell, who saw his four-fight win streak snapped at the hands of Junior dos Santos at UFC Fight Night 86. The loss sent Rothwell back to a crowded landscape of heavyweight contenders and spoiled a surprising run that appeared to have the 34-year-old on the verge of competing for a UFC strap.
  "I didn't fulfill everything that I said I was going to do," a disappointed Rothwell said Monday on The MMA Hour, speaking for the first time
  
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• BAMMA Postpones Dublin Show as Ireland Looks to Increase MMA Fighter Safety

  10-05-2016 15:37 via sherdog.com
  
  British promoter BAMMA has been forced to postpone next month’s event in Dublin, Ireland, in order to implement “higher medical practices” with regards to fighter safety.
  
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• ‘Bigfoot’ Silva goes off on critics following 16-second loss

  10-05-2016 15:00
  
  Antonio Silva suffered the fastest loss of his mixed martial arts career Saturday, getting knocked out in 16 seconds against Stefan Struve in Rotterdam, Netherlands. And days after the UFC Fight Night 87 defeat, "Bigfoot" lost his temper on social media.
  The 36-year-old heavyweight, who scored only one victory in the past seven UFC bouts, called out the haters on his social media, inviting them to spar at American Top Team gym in Florida.
  "Many people think that because we’re famous we don
  
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• Fabricio Werdum Reveals UFC 198 Strategy: ‘45 thousand Werdums’

  10-05-2016 14:49 via sherdog.com
  
  Fabricio Werdum felt the support of his fellow Brazilians one week before his scheduled defense of the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title. “Vai Cavalo” participated in a seminar promoted by friend, former Chute Boxe rep and current Black Belt MMA School frontman Marlon Mathias on May 7
  
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• Morning Report: Vitor Belfort compares the UFC-Reebok deal to 'slavery'

  10-05-2016 14:00
  
  UFC middleweight Vitor Belfort says fighters are "pretty much living in slavery" as a result of the UFC's sponsorship deal with Reebok. Former UFC champion Vitor Belfort isn't happy with the UFC sponsorship situation.
  In late 2014 the UFC struck an exclusive apparel deal with Reebok which then went into effect last year. The deal has been met with significant criticism and the latest to add to that is Vitor Belfort. In an interview with Sportv, (transcribed and translated by Blood
  
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• Granados Spoils Alba’s Perfect Record; Palacios Bests Royval in Combate Americas Slugfest

  10-05-2016 07:25 via sherdog.com
  
  Atomweights Paulina Granados and Stephanie Alba squared for the third time in the main event of Monday’s Combate Americas event in Los Angeles.
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter Blog: Eric Spicely - Ep. 4

  10-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
   So far Team Claudia is 2-for-2 with finishes in both fights so far. I can say the vibe on the team is very happy and confident. After Tatiana’s fight we instilled a new rule: when you fight and win you have to dance with one of the coaches. It’s a tradition in Brazil. So as soon as we got back to the locker, Tatiana cut a rug. The next fight chosen was Andrew Sanchez vs. Myron Dennis. I really wanted to fight next because I was riding the momentum of our two wins and I had a ve
  
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• Long path to 198 'meant to be' for Werdum

  10-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  After winning the interim UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 197 a couple of weeks ago, Jon Jones spoke of the belt as if it were a prize found at the bottom of a box of Cracker Jacks.While it was shiny like the linear title he wore around his waist for a number of years, that belt was still in Daniel Cormier’s possession and the one presented to him after his win over Ovince Saint Preux that sat before him on the dais was little more than costume jewelry. It was pretty, but without any re
  
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• Illness Forces Silva Off UFC 198 Card

  10-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The homecoming fight of Anderson Silva in Curitiba will not be taking place this weekend, as the former middleweight champion has been forced off Saturday's UFC 198 card due to an illness.A replacement will not be brought in to fight Silva's opponent, Uriah Hall, and the UFC 198 card will proceed with 12 bouts. Moving to the main card is the welterweight bout between Warlley Alves and Bryan Barberena. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Dillashaw-Assuncao II Official for UFC 200

  10-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw returns to the Octagon on Saturday, July 9, and in a UFC 200 bout he's been waiting for, he'll get the chance to avenge a 2013 loss to Raphael Assuncao.MORE ON UFC 200: Tickets On Sale Now | Complete fight card | Live in Las vegas on July 9 from brand new T-Mobile Arena | Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar 2 meet for interim title | Aldo vows aggression | Cain Velasquez faces Travis Browne in critical h
  
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• Cyborg ready for place amongst UFC legends

  10-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Cris “Cyborg” Justino has waited a long time to have the words “UFC fighter” next to her name. Yet unlike some who play it cool in the lead up to such a monumental career moment, she is not downplaying her Octagon debut against Leslie Smith this Saturday, a UFC 198 bout that just happens to be taking place in her hometown of Curitiba, Brazil. //
  “Every day when I run in the morning, I think about my fight, all my fans, the crowd,” she said. “This is
  
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• Paige VanZant dances with NFL's Antonio Brown, advances to 'Dancing With The Stars' semifinals

  10-05-2016 04:21
  
  Paige VanZant is inching closer to winning "Dancing With The Stars."
  The UFC darling advanced to the semifinals Monday night after nailing a Viennese waltz with partner Mark Ballas and putting on a great paso doble performance with Ballas, NFL player Antonio Brown and dancer Sharna Burgess in team competition.
  VanZant and Ballas scored a 28 out of a possible 30 for their Viennese waltz, which was somewhat of a take on "Game of Thrones." VanZant was dressed as a kind of ice queen and Ballas was a
  
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• Ilir Latifi sympathizes with the ‘artist,’ Conor McGregor, after UFC 200 fallout

  10-05-2016 04:00
  
  In the commotion of the Conor McGregor/UFC dispute that ultimately ended up in a main event-cancelling stand-off, people have drawn sides as to which camp they can most empathize with. Fighters, fans and media have been a little divided on the matter.Yet McGregor’s fellow European, Swedish light heavyweight Ilir Latifi, tends to side with McGregor, who refused to fly overseas to partake in the UFC 200 promotional tour going on this week.
  After all, Latifi entered the UFC at the same time M
  
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• UFC Posted: A Look Back At Fight Night Rotterdam

  10-05-2016 02:54
  
  John Gooden and Dan Hardy might not have called UFC Fight Night 87, but they got in on the action.A special "UFC Posted" show was released on YouTube Monday, as the two reviewed the card from Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  Joining Gooden and Hardy were winners Alistair Overeem, Gunnar Nelson and Germaine de Randamie on the program, which you can view below:[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-5hWomcXxo[/embed]
  
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• Monday Morning Analyst: Gunnar Nelson's jiu-jitsu and chain wrestling

  10-05-2016 02:30
  
  UFC welterweight Gunnar Nelson not only rebounded from his worst loss, but did so by arguably earning his best win. In this episode of the Monday Morning Analyst, we look at Nelson's mastery of the mount, the addition of chain wrestling to his game and more from UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski.
  
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• Daniel Cormier, Luke Rockhold Have Some Fun On Social Media

  10-05-2016 02:28
  
  [embed]https://twitter.com/dc_mma/status/729813228788797440[/embed]One Daniel Cormier comment about "dropping" Luke Rockhold during a training session spiraled into a Twitter attack on Jon Jones.Cormier and Jones will meet to unify the UFC light heavyweight titles in July, a few weeks after Rockhold defends his middleweight belt vs. Chris Weidman.[embed]https://twitter.com/LukeRockhold/status/729818782814756865[/embed][embed]https://twitter.com/dc_mma/status/729819128224174081[/embed]
  
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• Two Title Fights, No. 1 Contender Bout Set For Titan FC 39

  10-05-2016 02:13
  
  Titan FC officials have confirmed three planned fights for Titan FC 39, including a pair of title fights.Pat Healy and Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante meet in the main event on UFC Fight Pass for the lightweight belt, while Andre Harrison defends his title in the co-main. Also, newly-signed Dhiego Lima faces David Michaud in a No. 1 contender match.Below is the complete press release from Titan FC:Titan FC 39 will take place at the Bank United Center in Coral Gables, FL and will feature a main event for
  
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• UFC 198 Embedded, Episode 1: 'Surrounded by 45,000 Werdums'

  10-05-2016 00:00
  
  On the first episode of UFC 198 Embedded, heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum has lunch with the governor of Parana, while Stipe Miocic trains in Ohio. Later in the episode, Werdum rolls with Mauricio Rua, Cris Cyborg arrives in Curibita, Ronaldo Souza practices in Rio de Janeiro, and Vitor Belfort cooks pizza with his family.
  
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