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• Video: D.C. Shows Off Custom Jon Jones Heavy Bag For UFC 200 Training Camp

  31-05-2016 23:35
  
  This week, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier showed off a new custom heavy bag he had setup for the training camp for his bout at the upcoming UFC 200 landmark event in July.Featured below is a clip of D.C. showing off the heavy bag that he received from an unknown company, which features Jon Jones' likeness on it. In addition to the clip, Cormier wrote the following:"Ha this is awesome. Can't remember the company that sent it to me. So if you are the company that sent that to me I s
  
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• Cast For TUF: Latin America 3 With Chuck Liddell & Forrest Griffin As Coaches Revealed

  31-05-2016 23:29
  
  On Tuesday, UFC revealed the complete roster for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3, which will feature UFC Hall Of Famers Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin as coaches.The 16 contenders who will compete on the TUF: Latin America 3 season will be fighting in the 155-pound lightweight division.Below are the list of fighters who will be competing on TUF: Latin America 3 this season:John Bedoya (5-0-0), 25, Bogota, ColombiaMartin Bravo (11-0-0), 22, Rosarito, MexicoYasser C
  
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• Video: UFC 199: On The Brink — Michael Bisping

  31-05-2016 23:22
  
  https://youtu.be/1CyEwtau6UEAhead of this Saturday's UFC 199 pay-per-view in Inglewood, California, UFC middleweight contender Michael Bisping is featured in UFC 199: On The Brink, which you can watch above.Featured in the above video is a behind-the-scenes look at "The Count's" memorable victory over MMA legend Anderson Silva in his hometown of London, England.Bisping challenges Luke Rockhold for the UFC Middleweight Championship in the main event of this Saturday's UFC 199 pay-per-view, which
  
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• UFC's Valentina Shevchenko unharmed, coach recovering after chaotic shootout

  31-05-2016 23:20
  
  Valentina Shevchenko is safe and her coach is on the mend.
  The UFC women's bantamweight contender was caught in the crossfire of a shootout during a robbery at a restaurant in Peru over the weekend, according to an initial report by Comercio. Her longtime coach Pavel Fedotov was shot by one of the robbers.
  The aftermath, with Shevchenko rushing to Fedotov's aid, was caught on security cameras.
  On Tuesday, Shevchenko's manager Roger Allen told MMA Fighting that Shevchenko was "fine" and
  
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• Cody Garbrandt wants Bryan Caraway at UFC 203: 'I'm on a different level'

  31-05-2016 23:00
  
  Cody Garbrandt notched the biggest victory of his young career Sunday evening at UFC Fight Night 88, knocking out the previously undefeated Thomas Almeida in Round 1.
  Now, "No Love" turns his attention to his next opponent, and he already has a name and a date in mind.
  "Going into this fight with Thomas Almeida, obviously Aljamain Sterling and Bryan Caraway [were] matched up [on the card] too, and they talked about the winners facing each other," Garbrandt told Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition
  
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• ‘TUF Latin America 3: Team Liddell vs. Team Griffin’ Cast Revealed

  31-05-2016 22:25 via sherdog.com
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship on Tuesday announced the full cast for the third season of “The Ultimate Fighter Latin America.”
  
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• Video: UFC 199 Countdown: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 Preview

  31-05-2016 22:12
  
  https://youtu.be/p9EMJmlGJ_IOn Tuesday evening on FS1, UFC will premiere their "Countdown to UFC 199" special for this Saturday's UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 pay-per-view event in California.Featured above is a video preview for the episode that UFC released on Tuesday afternoon.The official description for the preview of "Countdown to UFC 199" reads as follows:"Luke Rockhold makes his first title defense, as Michael Bisping gets his long-awaited shot at the belt. UFC 199 Countdown takes you
  
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• Luke Rockhold says Chris Weidman might have been easier foe than Michael Bisping

  31-05-2016 21:51
  
  Luke Rockhold disagrees with Chris Weidman's assessment of the UFC 199 main event. No surprise there.
  Weidman told Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour hat he gave Rockhold, the champion, a gift by pulling out of their middleweight title fight Saturday in Los Angeles. Michael Bisping, Rockhold's new opponent, is an easier foe, Bisping said.
  Rockhold would not co-sign that statement. Not even close.
  "I think [Weidman] might have been easier, in my opinion," Rockhold told Helwani
  
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• Video: Holm’s Next Opponent Shevchenko Present During Armed Robbery In Peru, Trainer Shot

  31-05-2016 21:40
  
  Pavel Fedotov, trainer of UFC fighter Valentina Shevchenko, who is scheduled to be Holly Holm's next opponent at the UFC On FOX 20 event in Chicago, Illinois in July, was shot and taken to the emergency room after a shootout at a restaurant in the Chorrilos district of Lima, Peru. Shevchenko was also there at the time of the shooting.Three armed robbers allegedly entered the restaurant on Sunday evening, stealing approximately $1,486 from the cash register, as well as cellphones, wallets and oth
  
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• UFC Fight Night Salaries: Jeremy Stephens ($100K), Rick Story ($76K) Top Payroll

  31-05-2016 21:01 via sherdog.com
  
  Jeremy Stephens didn’t top the bill at Sunday’s UFC Fight Night, but the longtime Octagon veteran walked away from the event with the largest disclosed payout.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 88 Salaries: Jeremy Stephens Tops List With $100,000 Payday

  31-05-2016 19:22
  
  Following a successful UFC Fight Night 88 event this past Sunday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, the fighter salaries have surfaced online.Leading the payroll for this past Sunday's event, which UFC President Dana White called the "sleeper card of the year," was Jeremy Stephens. "Lil Heathen" Stephens earned a reported $100,000 payday for his victory over former UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao in Barao's featherweight debut.Below are the complete UFN 88 fighter salaries, according to figures r
  
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• UFC Fight Night 88 salaries: Jeremy Stephens tops payroll with $100,000

  31-05-2016 18:42
  
  UFC featherweight contender Jeremy Stephens handily led the disclosed payroll of UFC Fight Night 88, earning a salary of $100,000 for his co-main event victory over former bantamweight champion Renan Barao, according to figures released Monday to MMA Fighting by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
  Stephens spoiled Barao's long-awaited debut in the featherweight division by winning a back-and-forth contest via unanimous decision on the night's main card, which aired lived on FOX Sports 1 on May 29 fr
  
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• UFC 199 Embedded, Episode 2: 'I never think about my opponent...I'm better than they are'

  31-05-2016 17:16
  
  In the second episode of UFC 199 Embedded, Luke Rockhold gets a pedicure, Dominick Cruz attends a birthday party (but he can't eat), Michael Bisping gets a surprise phone call from UFC President Dana White, Urijah Faber and Team Alpha Male watch Cody Garbrandt knock out Thomas Almeida at UFC Fight Night 88, and more.
  
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• Cage Warriors Champ Jack Hermansson Signs with UFC, Debuts Against Scott Askham in Germany

  31-05-2016 16:47 via sherdog.com
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship has retained the services of one of Europe’s most talented middleweights: Jack Hermansson.
  
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• Video: UFC 199 Embedded — Episode Two

  31-05-2016 16:46
  
  https://youtu.be/jEfrR0TvaUAUFC recently released the second episode in their UFC 199 "Embedded" fight week series.The official description for episode two of UFC 199 Embedded, which you can watch in its' entirety above, reads as follows:"On Episode 2 of UFC 199 Embedded, the fighters find ways to relax as training camps wind down. UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold enjoys a pedicure, while bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz resists the birthday cake at a three-year-old’s celebration
  
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• Akihiro Gono Joins Real FC Lightweight Tourney; Opening-Round Matchups Set for June 12

  31-05-2016 16:46 via sherdog.com
  
  Real Fighting Championship has completed the bracket for its upcoming 155-pound title tournament with the addition of Japanese MMA mainstay Akihiro Gono.
  
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC Fight Night 88

  31-05-2016 16:00
  
  On paper, putting unranked Cody Garbrandt in a television main event on a show with a couple of matches with ranked fighters was surprising. But the way the night played out, the gamble paid off.When Cody Garbrandt and Thomas Almeida were announced for the main eventfor Sunday's UFC Fight Night, is was something of a shock.It's not that neither hadn't looked strong, as you had two young unbeatenfighters who looked like down the line they would be potential contenders.But neither had ever headlin
  
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• The MMA Hour with Luke Rockhold, Urijah Faber, Stipe Miocic, Chris Weidman, Cody Garbrandt, Paige VanZant, Bryan Caraway

  31-05-2016 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Tuesday's show:
  1:00 p.m. ET -- Cody Garbrandt will talk about his big win over Thomas Almeida and what's next for him.
  1:25 p.m. -- Chris Weidman will discuss his neck injury and his timetable for a return to action.
  1:45 p.m. -- Luke Rockhold will preview his UFC 199 main event against Michael Bisping.
  2:05 p.m. -- Paige VanZant will recap her time on "Dancing with the Stars" and discuss his return to fighting.
  2:25 p.m. -- Urijah Faber
  
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• The MMA Hour with Luke Rockhold, Urijah Faber, Stipe Miocic, Chris Weidman, Cody Garbrandt, Bryan Caraway

  31-05-2016 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Tuesday's show:
  1:00 p.m. ET -- Cody Garbrandt will talk about his big win over Thomas Almeida and what's next for him.
  1:25 p.m. -- Chris Weidman will discuss his neck injury and his timetable for a return to action.
  1:45 p.m. -- Luke Rockhold will preview his UFC 199 main event against Michael Bisping.
  2:05 p.m. -- Bryan Caraway will look back at his big win over Aljamain Sterling and discuss what's next.
  2:25 p.m. -- Urijah Faber will l
  
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• Morning Report: Urijah Faber asked UFC to take extra precautions to ensure Dominick Cruz would make it to fight night

  31-05-2016 14:00
  
  UFC bantamweight Urijah Faber says he asked the UFC to take extra precautions to ensure bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz would not pull out of their scheduled fight for June 4.It's almost time to put up or shut up.
  In the past few months, Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz have been sniping back and forth at each other through various media interviews in the build up to their bantamweight championship fight this Saturday at UFC 199. Faber has accused Cruz of PED usage and says the champion isn't
  
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• Morning Report: Uriah Faber asked UFC to take extra precautions to ensure Dominick Cruz would make it to fight night

  31-05-2016 14:00
  
  UFC bantamweight Uriah Faber says he asked the UFC to take extra precautions to ensure bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz would not pull out of their scheduled fight for June 4.It's almost time to put up or shut up.
  In the past few months, Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz have been sniping back and forth at each other through various media interviews in the build up to their bantamweight championship fight this Saturday at UFC 199. Faber has accused Cruz of PED usage and says the champion isn't "
  
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• Kickboxing: Glory 32 ‘SuperFight Series’ Undercard Complete with 5 Bouts

  31-05-2016 09:51 via sherdog.com
  
  Kickboxing promoter Glory on Tuesday announced its “SuperFight Series” undercard for Glory 32, which takes place July 22 at Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia.
  
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• Underdog Bisping finally has title shot; plans to flip the script

  31-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The bright lights of the historic Forum, a venue that helped catapult the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers into “Showtime,” plus a global audience, the UFC middleweight championship on the line, a chance to settle the score with Luke Rockhold … this wasn’t the plan for Michael Bisping.Fewer than four months ago he earned the biggest win of his career, defeating Brazilian icon Anderson Silva. Bisping then resumed his work as a television pundit as well as an actor, with a r
  
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• UFC and Dgital Media Launch 'UFC Unfiltered With Jim Norton and Matt Serra'

  31-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Las Vegas – UFC® today announced its partnership with DGital Media to launch an exclusive on-demand audio series. “UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra” will be the primary podcast destination for fight fans as veteran comedian Jim Norton and former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra serve as co-hosts for the global sports brand’s first-ever audio series.  Scheduled to debut on Tuesday, June 21, this series will publish two episodes per week, available
  
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• UFC 199 Cheat Sheet: Breaking down fights

  31-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Think you know how the next fight card will play out? Play UFC Pick 'EmLuke Rockhold will defend his middleweight title for the first time this weekend at UFC 199 when he takes on bitter rival Michael Bisping, who stepped in to accept the fight following an injury to former champion Chris Weidman. Rockhold defeated Bisping in their previous meeting in 2014, but the confident Brit is fired up for a second shot at the champion and that kind of disdain shared between opponents will likely bring the
  
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• On The Rise: UFC 199 Edition

  31-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Saturday’s UFC 199 fight card is stacked: S-T-A-C-K-E-D, stacked.The main card is a collection of pivotal bouts capped by two championship grudge matches, one featuring a new titleholder looking to start his reign in style against a tenured veteran with nothing to lose, and the other pitting a man who reclaimed the throne he was forced to abdicate squaring off with his nemesis one last time.But while the main card garners the majority of the attention and houses the biggest names that will
  
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• Decisionator? Cruz only cares whose hand gets raised

  31-05-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  For most UFC fighters, the rise to infamy comes from a highlight reel featuring signature knockouts or submissions. Conor McGregor’s trash talk or Ronda Rousey’s finishes become viral sensations that help grow their brand. Referred to as the “Decisionator” by longtime foe and UFC 199 opponent Urijah Faber, Dominick Cruz isn’t a knockout artist who creates social media buzz. But he’s OK with that. “Faber’s worst enemy is his ego. The finish is when
  
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• Ben Askren, Joe Warren will be new co-hosts of 'Let's Get It On' podcast

  31-05-2016 04:00
  
  The "Let's Get It On" podcast had big shoes to fill with the departure of legendary referee John McCarthy. The show is about to make a major splash in replacing him, though.
  Ben Askren and Joe Warren will be the new co-hosts of the show alongside Sean Wheelock, sources told MMA Fighting. An announcement is expected Tuesday and the first episode will be posted Friday.
  McCarthy, who founded the podcast along with Wheelock early last year, announced he would be leaving earlier this month. The
  
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• Jeremy Stephens feels he mentally broke Renan Barao at UFC Fight Night 88

  31-05-2016 02:00
  
  Jeremy Stephens is one of the heaviest hitters in the lower weight classes, a guy who's gone toe-to-toe with the best of them in a UFC stint which dates back nearly a decade.
  So he's willing to give former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao credit for his toughess, as the two slugged it out in a Fight of the Night performance Sunday at UFC Fight Night 88.
  But he also believes he broke Barao's will in the latter's featherweight debut, making the difference in Stephens' unanimous decision win i
  
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• Report: UFC's Valentina Shevchenko caught in middle of robbery shootout in Peru

  31-05-2016 00:56
  
  UFC fighter Valentina Shevchenko's trainer, Pavel Fedotov, was shot and taken to the emergency room after a shootout at a chicken restaurant in the Chorrilos district of Lima, Peru. Shevchenko was also present at the establishment during the chaos. The news was reported on Monday by Peruvian news outlet El Comercio.
  Three armed robbers allegedly entered the establishment Sunday night, taking 5,000 soles –  about 1,486 U.S. dollars – from the cash register as well as cellpho
  
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• Video: UFC 199: Bad Blood – Cruz vs. Faber 3 (Full Episode)

  31-05-2016 00:48
  
  https://youtu.be/xUC9gLxwoukOn Sunday, UFC posted the full "UFC 199: Bad Blood -- Cruz vs. Faber" special on their official YouTube channel.The official description for the UFC special, which you can watch in its' entirety above, reads as follows:"Bad Blood will boil over as UFC 199 features an intense match-up between bitter rivals. The rubber match in one of the longest-running feuds in MMA, Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and former WEC champ Urijah Faber will reignite their war of almost
  
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• Bellator Adds Three Bouts To Upcoming Bellator 156 Fight Card In Fresno

  31-05-2016 00:17
  
  Bellator MMA officials recently announced the final three matches for their upcoming Bellator 156: Galvao vs. Dantas event scheduled for later this month.Among the three new fights officially announced this week is a new main card bout, which features Chris Honeycutt (7-1) moving up to middleweight to take on Mikkel Parlo (13-2).The updated lineup for the Bellator 156: Galvao vs. Dantas event, which takes place on June 17, 2016 in Fresno, California, is as follows:Bellator 156 Main Card (Spike T
  
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