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• Chael Sonnen says ‘Jacare' Souza should be removed from UFC rankings for turning down UFC 199 title fight

  27-05-2016 23:00
  
  The UFC was forced to scramble when a neck injury took Chris Weidman out of his rematch against middleweight champion Luke Rockhold a little over two weeks before UFC 199.
  Promotion officials ultimately settled on Michael Bisping as a replacement to fight Rockhold, though the British veteran wasn't the UFC's first choice. That honor went to Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, a top-ranked middleweight contender who turned down the opportunity after learning that a meniscus injury sustained during his UFC 19
  
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• ‘Babalu’ Sobral still waiting to get paid by Metamoris

  27-05-2016 22:00
  
  Metamoris has put on more than 40 grappling matches in three and a half years of existence, but some competitors are still waiting to get paid.
  Rising black belt A.J. Agazarm openly criticized the promotion in the past for not getting paid for a match with UFC veteran Karo Parisyan last August, and MMA Fighting has learned that Renato Sobral, who grappled against Chael Sonnen at Metamoris 6, in May of 2015, also haven’t received his money yet.
  "I think (Metamoris founder Ralek Gracie)
  
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• Wilson Reis vows to ‘shock the world’ against flyweight king Demetrious Johnson

  27-05-2016 21:00
  
  Wilson Reis agreed to fight Joseph Benavidez inside the Octagon, but the decision to select Benavidez as one of the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter 24 opposite Henry Cejudo ended up giving the Brazilian the biggest fight of his life.
  A former EliteXC featherweight champion, Reis will challenge Demetrious Johnson for the UFC flyweight championship in the co-main event of UFC 201 in Atlanta, and the Alliance MMA product wasn’t completely taken off guard when his coach Eric Del Fierro called
  
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• Shamil Gamzatov vs. Louis Taylor Completes WSOF 32 Main Card

  27-05-2016 20:06
  
  The World Series of Fighting 32 main card is complete with the addition of a middleweight showdown pitting Shamil Gamzatov against Louis Taylor.
  
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• Emil Meek reflects on knockout win over Rousimar Palhares, says UFC congratulated him

  27-05-2016 19:40
  
  Emil Meek shocked the world last Saturday in Milan, Italy by knocking out the infamous submission artist Rousimar Palhares.
  The Norwegian fighter was deemed to be just another victim of Palhares' superb leg lock game at Venator FC 3, but he proved many people wrong by stopping the former UFC fighter and former WSOF welterweight champion in the first round. Unlike many fighters, who understandably opted out of fighting the controversial Palhares, Meek saw an opportunity in the match up, and actua
  
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• Legendary Boxing Trainer Teddy Atlas On McGregor-Mayweather: “He Has No Chance”

  27-05-2016 19:02
  
  If - and it remains a huge if still - Conor McGregor steps inside a boxing ring with Floyd Mayweather later this year, legendary boxing trainer and ESPN analyst Teddy Atlas believes the UFC featherweight champion has "no chance."Atlas, who provided a lengthy hand-written note on the "dream match," did say that if MMA was mixed into the match that "of course (it would) easily be the victor" for McGregor.[embed]https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/736237475140644865[/embed]
  
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• Dominick Cruz claims Urijah Faber 'ran from' T.J. Dillashaw

  27-05-2016 19:00
  
  In the cage, UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is known for one of the most advanced stick-and-move styles the game's ever seen.
  He's proven similarly elusive when verbally sparring with his opponents in the buildup to his fights.
  During a wildly entertaining UFC 199 conference call on Thursday, Cruz, who meets Urijah Faber in the co-feature bout a week from Saturday night in Inglewood, Calif., went right after Cruz's sore spot: His relationship with former training partner T.J. Dillashaw.
  
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• Dana White: UFC Fight Night 88 Is “Sleeper Card Of The Year”

  27-05-2016 18:56
  
  With a slick promo to back up his claim, UFC president Dana White remarked on Twitter that Sunday's UFC Fight Night 88 event might be the "Sleeper card of the year."Airing on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass, the event features unbeaten bantamweights Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt in the main event, along with Renan Barao-Jeremy Stephens in a featherweight contest.[embed]https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/736238664292794368[/embed]
  
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• ONE Championship 43 Results: New Strawweight Champion Is Crowned

  27-05-2016 18:44
  
  A night of quick finishes turned sour for the Thailand crowd at ONE Championship 43: Kingdom of Champions Friday, as home country superstar Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke lost to strawweight title to Yoshitaka Naito.Naito, making his debut with ONE, improved to 11-0 in his career when he locked up a rear-naked choke in the fourth round of their main event. The card took place from inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.In the co-headliner, Marat Gafurov kept his unbeaten record intact with
  
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• Shamil Gamzatov vs. Louis Taylor finalizes WSOF 32 main card

  27-05-2016 18:31
  
  WSOF has added a middleweight bout between Shamil Gamzatov and Louis Taylor to complete the main card of WSOF 32. The news was announced by the promotion on Friday.The 25-year-old Gamzatov is undefeated in his professional MMA career and has finished all his opponents. Gamzatov last competed on January at WSOF 27 where he knocked out Teddy Holder in the first round.
  His opponent, Louis Taylor, is on a five-fight winning streak that includes four first-round submission wins and one first-round kn
  
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• Aljamain Sterling Finding the Value in Being UFC Fight Pass Headliner

  27-05-2016 17:01
  
  When unbeaten Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight prospect Aljamain Sterling signed a new contract with the UFC, he was of the understanding that he’d find himself in a better situation to market himself.
  
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• 'Kid' Yamamoto injured, Joe Soto steps in to fight Chris Beal at UFC Fight Night 89

  27-05-2016 17:00
  
  'Kid' Yamamoto has suffered another injury and won't be returning to the octagon at UFC Fight Night 89. The UFC announced the news on Thursday.
  Former UFC title challenger Joe Soto (15-5) will look for his first UFC win, stepping up as a late replacement to fight Chris Beal. Soto, who's first fight in the UFC was against T.J. Dillashaw for the bantamweight title, is currently in a three-fight losing streak. Soto last fought in January at UFC 195 where he lost a split decision to Michinori T
  
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• Miesha Tate On Rousey/VanZant Incident, UFC Giving McGregor Preferential Treatment

  27-05-2016 16:25
  
  UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate recently shared her feelings on Conor McGregor getting what she feels is "preferential treatment" from the UFC, as well as the much-talked about incident between Ronda Rousey and Paige VanZant.Tate spoke with RJ Clifford and Steve Cofield of SiriusXM Rush Fight Club this week and spoke about both topics, as well as some other subjects."I think Ronda is somewhat emotionally unstable and I think that's been characteristic for a long time," said Tate of
  
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• In the Shadow of The Monster

  27-05-2016 15:00
  
  Photo: Esther LinIn the Shadow of The Monster
  By Shaun Al-Shatti
  Junior year, 1993. There is no stopping this ghost in the red and white singlet. The shredded ligament in his knee is nothing more than a distraction, a discomfort, because this is winning time and motherfuckers like him feast on greatness. But then, a pop –€” his jaw is broken. He can barely clench his teeth. He calls time and thumps the side of his head. Once. He is a madman. Twice. He is a surgeon. The bones in
  
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• Morning Report: Miesha Tate calls Ronda Rousey 'emotionally unstable' and cautions Conor McGregor not to get 'big-headed'

  27-05-2016 14:00
  
  UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate gave her opinion about Ronda Rousey's incident with Paige VanZant and Conor McGregor getting preferential treatment from the UFC. Miesha Tate just can't avoid talking about Ronda Rousey.
  Yesterday, the UFC women's bantamweight champion joined RJ Clifford and Steve Cofield on SiriusXM Rush Fight Club to hang out and shoot the breeze; inevitably the conversation turned towards the former champion Rousey, specifically the story that came out from Tate
  
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• Tweets of the Week - 5/27

  27-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  What You're Doing On SundayCan't. Wait. For. Sunday. #UFCVegas pic.twitter.com/NtJGkuaqzx— #UFCVegas (@ufc) May 27, 2016 I can't wait to put on a show this Sunday!! @ufcpic.twitter.com/x8F94Zhy8n— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) May 27, 2016 Hey @FunkMaster_UFC very cool! Aljamain Sterling vs Bryan Caraway this Sunday on @FS1!!!https://t.co/26qYbqRn7f— Dana White (@danawhite) May 27, 2016 Olympian @Sara_McMann is ready for war! She headlines the @FS1 prelims SUNDAY
  
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• Stephens prepared to welcome Barao to the division

  27-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  sJeremy Stephens isn’t the guy anyone wants to see when making their debut in a new division. The answer is clear with one look at the highlight reel of the “Lil’ Heathen,” one that has seen him knock out top-level opponents at featherweight and lightweight.So what is a former bantamweight like Renan Barao not ready for when he makes his 145-pound debut against Stephens this Sunday?“He ain’t ready for the ‘Heathen,’ my man,” Stephens laughs.
  
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• Road to UFC 200: The bizarre moments

  27-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  From the sublime to the spectacular, the UFC has offered it all to fight fans since that first event in 1993. But in the process, there have been some moments that can certainly be defined as unique or bizarre. Here are ten of them…Countdown to UFC 200Best of the best: Strikers | Entrances | Upsets | MomentsFigures that helped us get here: Matt Hughes | Brock Lesnar | Urijah Faber | Forrest GriffinBehind the lens - over 15 years of greatest UFC phot
  
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• Road to UFC 200: Forrest Griffin - The ultimate fighter

  27-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  There were days when Forrest Griffin didn’t want to talk. He wasn’t being snarky (well, maybe a little); it was just that he appeared to want the same level of dedication paid to his inquisitor’s art as he gave to his.Bottom line, if he was asked a stupid question, he either gave a one-word answer back or something completely off the wall and unusable. Countdown to UFC 200Best of the best: Strikers | Entrances | Upsets | MomentsFigures that helped us get here: Matt Hu
  
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• How to Watch UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt

  27-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Skip ahead to Main CardUFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt Sunday, May 29thFIGHT PASS Prelims 6:00PM EDT / 3:00PM PDT / 10:00PM 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 NetworkNicaragua -
  
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• Caraway gets to respond to Sterling Sunday

  27-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Ken Shamrock had his brother Frank. Ricardo Almeida had Frankie Edgar. The Nogueira Brothers had Anderson Silva. Pat Miletich had Matt Hughes, Jens Pulver had Tim Sylvia. Mike Pyle had Randy Couture. All of those men were active fighters who also coached UFC champions. Today, there’s just one active fighter on the roster who also coaches a world champion. His name is Bryan Caraway, the coach, and boyfriend, of women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate.However, Caraway may be facing t
  
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• Barao at 145 pounds finally feels at peace

  27-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It’s been said that when fighters prepare for a bout, they’re getting ready to fight twice. The first match is against the scale, the second against their opponent. And if you asked these fighters which battle they prefer, most would say the one against a person trying to punch them in the face.Renan Barao would agree with this sentiment, especially over the last few years of his career, when his toughest fights were the ones to make 135 pounds. They were draining, brutal battles, bu
  
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• Andrew Sanchez cornering for Fight Night Las Vegas Sunday

  27-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Ultimate Fighter Season 23 contestant Andrew Sanchez is back in Las Vegas. If you’ve missed the current season, Sanchez is a gifted wrestler who defeated favorite Phil Hawes in the fights to get in the house and then won again in his opening round fight against Myron Dennis.Sanchez isn’t in Las Vegas this weekend to fight – the show still has half the season yet to air - but here to corner UFC middleweight fighter Jake Collier (9-2). Collier is slated to fight unbeaten Albert U
  
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• Renato Carneiro was sick and tired of Zubaira Tukhugov’s fans ahead of UFC 198

  27-05-2016 04:00
  
  CURITIBA -- Renato Carneiro defeated Zubaira Tukhugov via split decision Saturday night at UFC 198, and he credit his opponent’s fans for the extra motivation he got leading up to the featherweight contest.
  Carneiro, who was returning to action a year and a half after tapping Tom Niinimaki in his promotional debut, was attacked by hundreds of Russian fans on social media.
  "I only have 1000 followers on Instagram, but I got 100 comments in Russian per day over the past month saying ‘Z
  
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• Video: UFC Fight Night 88 Main Event Preview From Joe Rogan

  27-05-2016 03:42
  
  Joe Rogan offers up his thoughts on Sunday night's UFC Fight Night 88 main event in the video below.Rogan breaks down the battle between unbeaten bantamweights Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2yjouhdR5c[/embed]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 88 Main Event Preview From Joe Rogan (Video)

  27-05-2016 03:42
  
  Joe Rogan offers up his thoughts on Sunday night's UFC Fight Night 88 main event in the video below.Rogan breaks down the battle between unbeaten bantamweights Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2yjouhdR5c[/embed]
  
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• Luke Rockhold says that UFC 199 will be Michael Bisping’s ‘swansong’

  27-05-2016 02:00
  
  As soon as Michael Bisping was announced as the late replacement for Chris Weidman to face Luke Rockhold, you knew there was going to be some smack talk. It happened the first time through when they fought at UFC Fight Night 55 in Sydney, Australia in 2014, when Rockhold scored a second-round submission victory over England’s own.And it happened again on Thursday during the UFC 199 media conference call to set the table for the rematch.After a full decade in the UFC, Bisping is getting his
  
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• KSW 35 Weigh-in Results: Khalidov, Karaoglu Cleared for Title Tilt

  27-05-2016 02:00
  
  KSW, Poland’s most prestigious promotion, is set to unleash another event full of mayhem on Friday. KSW 35 will be held inside the Ergo Arena in Gdansk/Sopot, Poland, and the marquee is stacked with two championship bouts.
  
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• UFC Champ Daniel Cormier Named Honorary Chairman of World Cup of Wrestling

  27-05-2016 00:34
  
  UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will serve as the honorary chairman for the 2016 World Cup of Freestyle Wrestling.
  
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• Daniel Cormier named honorary chairman of World Cup of Wrestling

  27-05-2016 00:03
  
  Daniel Cormier has never strayed far from his wrestling roots and his involvement with USA Wrestling will continue next month.
  The UFC light heavyweight champion has been named as the honorary chairman of this year's World Cup of Freestyle Wrestling, it was announced Thursday. Cormier's primary role for the event will be promotion, which he is certainly no stranger to in the world of prize fighting.
  The event will take place June 11 and 12 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Coincidentally, that i
  
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