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• Dana White Says Rousey Is About To Let Him Know When She Will Fight Again

  11-05-2016 23:15
  
  https://youtu.be/aIzM-nJsp6YMany fans have continued to question when we will see the Octagon return of former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion and emerging mainstream celebrity "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey.During his appearance on "The Dan Patrick Show" this week, UFC President Dana White spoke about Rousey's UFC return status."I would really like her to fight this year," White said. "I hope she does. That's up to Ronda, Ronda is coming to come out and let us know when she's going to fight again. That
  
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• Cris Cyborg UFC 198 open workout (complete)

  11-05-2016 23:00
  
  CURITIBA, Brazil -- Cris Cyborg put on a show in front of the fans Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Healy-Cavalcante Lightweight Title Tilt Tops Titan FC 39 on June 10

  11-05-2016 22:42 via sherdog.com
  
  Titan FC 39 will be anchored by a lightweight title clash between Pat Healy and Gesias Cavalcante on June 10 at Bank United Center in Coral Gables, Fla., the promotion announced Wednesday.
  
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• Stipe Miocic does the worm at UFC 198 workouts

  11-05-2016 22:30
  
  CURITIBA, Brazil -- UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic does the worm at UFC 198 workouts on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Flyweights Czar Sklavos, Chico Camus to Headline RFA 40 on July 15

  11-05-2016 22:03 via sherdog.com
  
  Las Vegas-based MMA promotion Resurrection Fighting Alliance recently announced that a flyweight tilt pitting Czar Sklavos against Chico Camus will headline RFA 40 at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minn. on July 15.
  
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• Cris Cyborg spars with fan at UFC 198 workouts

  11-05-2016 22:00
  
  CURITIBA, Brazil -- At UFC 198 workouts, Cris Cyborg spars with a fan during her session Wednesday afternoon .
  
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• Ronda Rousey's return to fighting is 'up to her,' says UFC president Dana White

  11-05-2016 21:30
  
  Speculation on when Ronda Rousey will return to mixed martial arts has become the sport's biggest guessing game.
  For awhile, it was assumed the former UFC women's bantamweight champion would return in time for UFC 200. When that didn't come to pass, the UFC's debut event in Madison Square Garden in November became the next logical landing point.
  As of now, however, Rousey, who hasn't been seen in the Octagon since her knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 last November, has yet to indicate when
  
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• Stipe Miocic UFC 198 pre-fight scrum

  11-05-2016 21:00
  
  CURITIBA, Brazil -- Stipe Miocic will face Fabricio Werdum for the UFC heavyweight championship Saturday in Curitiba, Brazil, and spoke with the media about his preparation for the challenge, fighting one more time in Brazil, the 45,000 "happy face" masks, Alistair Overeem and Stefan Struve’s recent wins in Rotterdam, and more.
  
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• Dana White says Anderson Silva was ‘violently ill,' explains dropout from UFC 198

  11-05-2016 20:30
  
  The injury bug hit UFC 198 in a major way on Tuesday, as former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva withdrew from his pay-per-view bout against Uriah Hall just days out from fight night after experiencing problems with his gall bladder.
  Silva ultimately underwent surgery to remove his gall bladder, and on Wednesday morning UFC president Dana White appeared on The Kevin & Bean Show to explain the chain of events that led to Silva's illness.
  "So what's crazy is, we have a show called
  
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• Dana White: “If Floyd Mayweather Wants To Fight Conor McGregor, He Can Call Me”

  11-05-2016 20:26
  
  https://youtu.be/aIzM-nJsp6YBy now, everyone has heard the rumors regarding a potential boxing match between UFC Featherweight Champion "The Notorious" Conor McGregor and former boxing pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr.Unfortunately, UFC President Dana White doesn't see things quite the same as the fighters themselves."Conor McGregor is under contract with the UFC," White said Wednesday during his appearance on "The Dan Patrick Show." "Listen, if Floyd wants to fight Conor, call me Floyd.
  
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• Urijah Hall Officially Pulled From Saturday’s UFC 198 PPV

  11-05-2016 20:18
  
  As noted, MMA legend Anderson Silva is off of this Saturday's UFC 198 pay-per-view event in Curitiba, Brazil after being rushed to emergency surgery to have a gall bladder removed on Wednesday morning.It was clear that due to the operation, "The Spider" would be off of this weekend's fight card, however it wasn't known until now whether or not the UFC would be able to move someone into Silva's spot so that rising UFC contender Urijah Hall could remain on the card.Unfortunately, we now have our a
  
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• Dana White: “Conor McGregor And I Have Been Talking Every Day”

  11-05-2016 20:13
  
  https://youtu.be/ycvBQcq5UjcMany have been wondering about the communication status between Conor McGregor and Dana White following the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion's recent fallout with UFC management regarding the upcoming landmark UFC 200 event.This week, UFC President Dana White appeared on "The Dan Patrick Show," as seen above, to clear up the situation."Conor and I have been talking every day," White said on Wednesday. "We're gonna have dinner next week. Our relationship is great. W
  
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• UFC President to Meet with Conor McGregor Next Week to Discuss Future Plans

  11-05-2016 19:57 via sherdog.com
  
  Conor McGregor’s next UFC appearance has not yet been finalized, but Dana White expects to meet with the featherweight champ next week to discuss his future.
  
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• Dana White: If Floyd Mayweather wants to fight Conor McGregor, he should call me

  11-05-2016 19:30
  
  Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor have both done their parts to stoke the fire about a potential matchup between the two combat sports stars.
  Mayweather said over the weekend that his camp started the rumor about a fight with the brash Irishman and UFC champion. McGregor tweeted out a photo of a faux fight poster featuring the two men.
  In reality, any kind of boxing vs. MMA matchup between Mayweather and McGregor is little more than a pipe dream.
  Unless it happens in the UFC, according to prom
  
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• UFC President Dana White Denies Company is for Sale: ‘We’re Working on Expanding’

  11-05-2016 18:48 via sherdog.com
  
  While the Ultimate Fighting Championship might consistently have interested potential buyers, UFC President Dana White insists that the company is not for sale.
  
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• Dana White says he'll have dinner with Conor McGregor next week, put 'speed bump' behind them

  11-05-2016 18:23
  
  Dana White and Conor McGregor seem to be ready to kiss and make up.
  After a messy series of events in recent weeks, the UFC president said he'll sit down for dinner next week with his biggest financial draw to chat.
  "Conor and I have been talking every day," White said on "The Dan Patrick Show" on Wednesday. "We're gonna have dinner next week. Our relationship is great. We're gonna put the little speed bump in the road behind us and move forward. Everything is great."
  White said McGregor is stil
  
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• Dana White denies UFC for sale, says 'we're working on growing the company'

  11-05-2016 18:03
  
  UFC President Dana White appeared on The Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday, reiterating his position that the UFC is not for sale after ESPN reported Tuesday a sale of the company was in late stages. White didn't comment specifically on the details of the ESPN story, but hinted as opposed to being for sale to new ownership, the company was looking to expand its reach under the existing regime.
  "We're not up for sale," White told Patrick. "We're always working on deals and our expansion glo
  
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• Sergei Kharitonov’s Bellator MMA Debut Delayed by Illness

  11-05-2016 16:26 via sherdog.com
  
  As first reported by ESPN reporter Brett Okamoto, Pride Fighting Championships veteran Sergei Kharitonov has been removed from Saturday’s Bellator 154 card due to illness.
  
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• Uriah Hall off UFC 198 fight card

  11-05-2016 16:07
  
  One-time opponent of Anderson Silva, UFC middleweight Uriah Hall, is off Saturday's UFC 198 fight card, MMA Fighting's Guilherme Cruz has learned. Combate was the first to report the news.
  The UFC attempted to find a replacement fight for Hall once it was determined Silva was too ill to compete and required gallbladder surgery. However, the two sides could not come to a mutually-agreed upon arrangement.
  Silva vs. Hall was set to take place on Saturday's main card. According to the UFC, Warl
  
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• UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski beats afternoon ratings average, but falls short of record

  11-05-2016 16:00
  
  Sunday's heavyweight contenders fight with Alistair Overeem beating Andrei Arlovski paced a main card that averaged 656,000 viewers. While well above the usual average number for that time slot, it fell short of the time slot record set last month by the Junior Dos Santos vs. Ben Rothwell card. Sunday's Fight Night from Rotterdam, Holland, headlined by Alistair Overeem's second round stoppage of Andrei Arlovski in a battle of top-ranked heavyweights, did 656,000 viewers for the main card.The num
  
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• Countdown to Bellator 154: Phil Davis vs. King Mo Lawal video

  11-05-2016 16:00
  
  Light heavyweighs Phil Davis and Mo Lawal face off in the main event of Saturday's Bellator 154 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. In this Countdown special from Spike TV, the story of both fighters is told both in terms of who they are, how they got here and more.
  
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• Live Chat: UFC for sale, UFC 198 and Bellator 154 preview and more

  11-05-2016 15:36
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  And it should be an interesting one, too. With reports surfacing from ESPN that the UFC is in advanced talks to sell the organization, speculation has run rampant. No one really knows what any of it means yet, although two of the groups are Chinese and heavily investing in various sports properties. The L.A. Times and Las Vegas Review-Journal both spoke to UFC President Dana White, who denied the ESPN report, but other MMA journalists have also repo
  
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• Uriah Hall Will not Fight at UFC 198; Neogotiations with Leonardo Leite Fall Through

  11-05-2016 15:25 via sherdog.com
  
  With Anderson Silva being officially pulled from Saturday’s UFC 198 card in Curitiba, Brazil, the Ultimate Fighting Championship was searching for a late-replacement opponent to square off with Uriah Hall.
  
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• Update: Anderson Silva Undergoes Surgery To Remove Gall Bladder

  11-05-2016 15:20
  
  As reported on Tuesday evening, MMA legend Anderson Silva is out of his scheduled fight against Urijah Hall at this Saturday's UFC 198 pay-per-view in Curitiba, Brazil.Silva's doctor Marcio Tannure told MMAFighting.com that "The Spider" is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove his gall bladder on Wednesday morning.
  He was expected to fly from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Curitiba, Brazil for the fight on Tuesday morning, however he was instead rushed to the hospital four hours before his team was
  
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• Dana White Says UFC Is Not For Sale: “Facts Couldn’t Be Further Off”

  11-05-2016 15:12
  
  It looks like UFC President Dana White doesn't agree with recent reports that claim UFC is in "advanced talks" to be sold for up to 4 billion dollars to new owners.White told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the ESPN.com report about the potential UFC sale "could not be further off.""The UFC is not for sale," White said. "The ESPN story is overblown. Darren Rovell is not a fan of facts. His facts could not be further off."ESPN first reported the news on Tuesday evening that the Lorenzo and Fran
  
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• Dennis Siver Injured, Out Of UFC 199 Bout Against BJ Penn

  11-05-2016 15:05
  
  Shortly after the news came out on Tuesday that BJ Penn vs. Dennis Siver would serve as the main event of the preliminary card for next month's UFC 199 event, the fight itself was scrapped.BJPenn.com was the first to report the news that Siver has suffered an undisclosed injury and had to pull out of the scheduled fight against "The Prodigy" as a result.As of this writing, there is no word as to whether or not Penn will remain on the card. Penn last fought in 2014, dropping a third fight to form
  
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• Report: Dennis Siver Out of UFC 199; New Opponent Sought for B.J. Penn

  11-05-2016 15:03 via sherdog.com
  
  An undisclosed injury has forced Dennis Siver off of June 4’s UFC 199 card, according to a report from BJPenn.com.
  
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• Fabricio Werdum celebrates ‘millionaire contract’ ahead of UFC 198 fight with Stipe Miocic

  11-05-2016 15:00
  
  CURITIBA -- UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum discusses his new ‘millionaire’ eight-fight deal with the UFC, his upcoming bout with Stipe Miocic at UFC 198, fighting in a soccer stadium in Brazil, a possible trilogy bout with Alistair Overeem and much more.
  (Editor's note: Click on CC on player above for English translation.)
  
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• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: ‘I’m Going to Play My Game’ at UFC 198

  11-05-2016 14:07 via sherdog.com
  
  On the heels of back-to-back losses, the second being a controversial decision in his rematch with Mauricio Rua, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will face Patrick Cummins at UFC 198 on May 14 in Curitiba, Brazil.
  
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• Morning Report: T.J. Dillashaw calls Urijah Faber 'childish,' says Faber's claims of PED usage are 'bullsh*t'

  11-05-2016 14:00
  
  T.J. Dillashaw is tired of the "high school girl drama" with Urijah Faber.
  Since Dillashaw left Faber's Team Alpha Male to go train with Duane Ludwig, Faber has made increasingly hostile comments towards his former training partner. Recently, Faber has been doing media for his title bout with Dominick Cruz and during multiple interviews he insinuated that Dillashaw had been using PEDs prior to losing the UFC bantamweight title to Cruz. Yesterday, Dillashaw was interviewed by Steve Cofield and RJ
  
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• Former TUF Finalist Dhiego Lima asks to replace Anderson Silva at UFC 198

  11-05-2016 13:01
  
  Now that Anderson Silva had to drop out from the stacked UFC 198 main card in Brazil, Uriah Hall needs a new opponent on short notice. A former TUF Finalist and welterweight, Dhiego Lima, has reached out as a possible replacement.Lima tweeted yesterday,"I'm a tuf finalist like you in shape Medicals up to date and Brazilian I'm your guy if u want to stay on the card"Lima competed on TUF Season 19 and advanced all the way to the finale where the Brazilian lost to champion Eddie Gordon in the first
  
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• UFC 198 Cheat Sheet: Breaking down the fights

  11-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Think you know how the next fight card will play out? Play UFC Pick 'EmUFC 198 lands in Curitiba, Brazil this Saturday with the biggest card to ever take place in the country, one headlined by heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum taking on Stipe Miocic in the main event. Werdum is making the first defense of his undisputed title after defeating Cain Velasquez last year, while Miocic wants to bring a championship back to Cleveland as he gets his first shot at UFC gold. Plus, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souz
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter Blog: Amanda Cooper - Ep. 4

  11-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The momentum has been building for Team Claudia since our initial victory and it gave our team an aura of confidence and sense of upcoming success. How the training would be structured was on all of our minds coming into the house and I feel everyone on the blue team had an advantage throughout the show because our practices were simple and effective. The coaching staff of Team Claudia didn't try to teach new techniques as much. They focused more on individual preparation and strengthened what w
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 23: Ep. 4 Recap

  11-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It’s another week down on The Ultimate Fighter and another loss for Team Joanna, as Andrew Sanchez dominated Myron Dennis for two rounds en route to a third straight victory for Team Claudia. It seemed like a must win situation for strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, who launched into an expletive-filled tirade aimed at her team this week following two less than impressive performances turned in by Khalil Rountree and JJ Aldrich. Jedrzejczyk was so fired up that she put her team throu
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 23: Ep. 4 Preview

  11-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Winning isn't everything, but it's really the only thing that matters on The Ultimate Fighter, and thus far, strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk hasn't experienced any of that with her team down 0-2 in the competition.There's little doubt that Jedrzejczyk is one of the most competitive people on the entire UFC roster, so losing isn't something she's accustomed to, but matters are made worse because her team keeps falling to her rival, Claudia Gadelha. The first fight of the season saw one of
  
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• On the rise: Emerging talent at UFC 198

  11-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Saturday night’s Pay-Per-View event in Curitiba, Brazil is a showcase of some of the top talents to ever emerge from the country – legends like Vitor Belfort, and “Shogun” Rua – and some of the biggest current stars in the sport from the South American nation as well, like heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Cris Cyborg.In addition to the established stars that fly the Brazilian flag stepping into the Octagon inside Arena da
  
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• Flyweights to be featured on Season 24 of TUF

  11-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The flyweight division will take center stage on The Ultimate Fighter for the first time on season 24, with 125-pound titleholders from around the globe competing not for a UFC contract, but for the chance to fight Demetrious Johnson for the UFC flyweight championship on the season finale card on December 3. These 16 competitors will be coached in the tournament by two of the top flyweights in the world, Henry Cejudo and Joseph Benavidez, as they look to make history. Plus, Cejudo and
  
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• Cummins thinks Kings MMA training paying off

  11-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Patrick Cummins’ 8-3 record doesn’t quite represent the kind of talent and experience he actually possesses, and he’s counting on showing the things he’s learned in past fights as he goes into his UFC 198 bout against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira this Saturday.“I’ve had eleven fights and I’ve gained a lot of experience,” the former Penn State wrestler said. “I’ve fought some of the best guys in the division and it’s silly to think I d
  
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• Cole Miller to Face Penn at UFC 199

  11-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  A member of Team Pulver on season five of The Ultimate Fighter, a season that pitted his coach Jens Pulver against BJ Penn, Cole Miller will get a chance to face Penn on Saturday, June 4, when he replaces the injured Dennis Siver on the UFC 199 card in Inglewood, California. In the UFC 199 main event at the Forum, which airs live on Pay-Per-View, Luke Rockhold defends his UFC middleweight title against Chris Weidman. In the co-featured bout, Dominick Cruz defends his UFC bantamweight crown
  
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• B-Dubs, UFC give fan experience of a lifetime

  11-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Buffalo Wild Wings prides itself on giving sports fans the best view of the action. With a little help from the UFC, B-Dubs took it to another level.As a way of introducing Buffalo Wild Wings’ new UFC Takeout Pack, one lucky fan received the experience of a lifetime on April 23 as middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin visited a Las Vegas Buffalo Wild Wings and surprised one fan and three friends with free takeout … along with tickets to a VIP hosp
  
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• Anderson Silva to undergo surgery Wednesday, could be cleared to train in 4 to 6 weeks (update)

  11-05-2016 06:26
  
  CURITIBA, Brazil -- Anderson Silva is out of a UFC 198 middleweight clash with Uriah Hall, and Silva’s doctor Marcio Tannure told MMA Fighting that the former champion is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday morning to remove his gall bladder.
  Silva was expected to fly from Rio de Janeiro to Curitiba on Tuesday morning, but was rushed to the hospital four hours before his team was supposed to leave.
  "He called me and said ‘I’m going to the hospital, but I’ll get better&
  
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• Anderson Silva to undergo surgery Wednesday, could be cleared to train in 4 to 6 weeks

  11-05-2016 06:26
  
  CURITIBA, Brazil -- Anderson Silva is out of a UFC 198 middleweight clash with Uriah Hall, and Silva’s doctor Marcio Tannure told MMA Fighting that the former champion is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday morning to remove his gall bladder.
  Silva was expected to fly from Rio de Janeiro to Curitiba on Tuesday morning, but was rushed to the hospital four hours before his team was supposed to leave.
  "He called me and said ‘I’m going to the hospital, but I’ll get better&
  
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• Dennis Siver injured, out of UFC 199 fight opposite B.J. Penn

  11-05-2016 06:07
  
  UFC featherweight veteran Dennis Siver has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout against B.J. Penn at UFC 199 after suffering an undisclosed injury. MMA Fighting confirmed the news Tuesday following an initial report by BJPenn.com.
  Siver was slated to welcome Penn back into the Octagon following a two-year retirement for the Hawaiian at UFC 199, which takes place on June 4 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. There is no word yet on whether Penn will remain on the card.
  Pen
  
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• Dana White denies report: 'The UFC is not for sale'

  11-05-2016 05:39
  
  The plot thickens.
  Hours after ESPN.com published a report from business inside Darren Rovell citing sources saying the UFC's owners were in "advanced talks" to sell the promotion, UFC president Dana White denied it.
  White told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the ESPN piece was "overblown."
  "The UFC is not for sale," White said. "The ESPN story is overblown. Darren Rovell is not a fan of facts. His facts could not be further off."
  ESPN reported Tuesday that the Fertitta brothers were
  
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• Anderson Silva Out of UFC 198 Bout with Uriah Hall, May Require Gallbladder Surgery

  11-05-2016 04:54 via sherdog.com
  
  Anderson Silva has withdrawn from UFC 198 with only days left before the pay-per-view event in Curitiba, Brazil.
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw-Raphael Assuncao Rematch Official for UFC 200

  11-05-2016 04:26 via sherdog.com
  
  Former Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight titleholder T.J. Dillashaw will get the chance to avenge one of the three losses on his ledger when he meets the returning Raphael Assuncao at UFC 200.
  
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• Raphael Assuncao vs. T.J. Dillashaw rematch set for UFC 200

  11-05-2016 04:15
  
  UFC 200 just officially got even deeper.
  The contracts have been signed and a bantamweight rematch between T.J. Dillashaw and Raphael Assuncao has been made official for the July 9 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, ESPN.com reported Tuesday.
  Assuncao (23-10) defeated Dillashaw (12-3) in a highly debatable split decision which earned Fight of the Night honors at UFC Fight Night 29 in Brazil on Oct. 9, 2103. That was Dillashaw's only fight in a nine-stretch span which saw him rise to the
  
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• Anderson Silva out of UFC 198, could need surgery to remove gall bladder

  11-05-2016 03:32
  
  Anderson Silva will not be making his return home this weekend.
  The legendary former UFC champion is ill and out of his fight with Uriah Hall at UFC 198 on Saturday in Curitiba, Brazil, the promotion announced Tuesday. Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole was the first to report the news. Silva is experiencing abdominal pains and might need surgery to remove his gall bladder, the report stated.
  Silva (33-7, 1 NC) is regarded as perhaps the greatest UFC fighter of all time. The former middleweight cham
  
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• Breaking: Anderson Silva Out Of UFC 198, May Require Surgery

  11-05-2016 03:19
  
  Anderson Silva will not compete this Saturday night at UFC 198.Just days before his scheduled bout with Uriah Hall, Silva was forced out according to a report by Yahoo! Sports.The former UFC middleweight champion may need gall bladder surgery after experiencing abdominal pain.UFC president Dana White confirmed the news and Silva will be looked at by UFC medical consultant Jeff Davidson for a potential gall bladder surgery.White added that they are working on securing a new opponent for Hall to k
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw Vs. Raphael Assuncao Now Official For UFC 200

  11-05-2016 03:16
  
  Another former champion is now officially tied to UFC 200, as T.J. Dillashaw takes on Raphael Assuncao.Officials made the previously-reported bantamweight bout official Tuesday night.Dillashaw (12-3) will get the chance to avenge a previous defeat, as he lost to Assuncao via split decision. Despite that, the former champion earned a shot at Renan Barao thanks to an injury to Assuncao, winning the title and defending it twice.This past January, Dillashaw lost to Dominick Cruz via split decision,
  
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