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• UFC 199 ultimate media day staredowns

  02-06-2016 21:55
  
  At UFC 199 media day, the top fighters, outside of the top two fights, squared off Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Video: UFC 199 Pre-Fight Press Conference

  02-06-2016 21:47 via sherdog.com
  
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• Video: Wild UFC 199 Press Conference With Rockhold-Bisping, Cruz-Faber

  02-06-2016 21:43
  
  https://youtu.be/y4W-TTZ7bHcOn Thursday afternoon, UFC will hold the final pre-fight press conference ahead of this Saturday's highly-anticipated UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 pay-per-view event.Scheduled for today's UFC 199 presser are UFC President Dana White, UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold, UFC Middleweight contender Michael Bisping, UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz and UFC Bantamweight contender Urijah Faber.You can watch a complete video archive of the UFC 199 press confer
  
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• UFC 199 videos

  02-06-2016 21:38
  
  UFC 199: Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping takes place at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. on Saturday, June 4, 2016. MMA Fighting brings you coverage of this event in the form of videos. At the UFC 199 open workouts on Thursday, Michael Bisping spoke to the media about facing Luke Rockhold for the middleweight title, fighting on short notice, his thoughts about Chris Weidman and more.
  
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• Luke Rockhold: “Anderson Silva Isn’t On My Level, He Never Was”

  02-06-2016 21:32
  
  During the build-up to his first defense as UFC Middleweight Champion at this Saturday's UFC 199 pay-per-view, one thing is for sure, Luke Rockhold is not lacking confidence.In addition to his prediction for a spectacular first-round knockout of Michael Bisping at this Saturday's event, which goes down at The Forum in Inglewood, California, Rockhold is also claiming he is on another level compared to longtime UFC Middleweight king Anderson Silva, noting that he always has been."Bisping stays tru
  
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• Video: Dana White Reacts To Valentina Shevchenko Being Involved In Wild Shootout

  02-06-2016 21:27
  
  https://youtu.be/KER6B6EeN9QUFC President Dana White recently spoke with celebrity-gossip website TMZ.com and gave his candid reaction to UFC Women's Bantamweight contender Valentina Shevchenko, who is scheduled to fight former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm on FOX in July,being involved in a wild shootout at a restaurant in Peru earlier this week.For those who missed the story earlier this week, you can catch up on the incident, which includes leaked security camera footage of the
  
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• Dana White details 'frustrating' negotiations with Nate Diaz over Conor McGregor rematch

  02-06-2016 21:24
  
  The latest chapter in the public negotiations between the UFC and Nate Diaz played out on Thursday when UFC president Dana White confirmed that he left his recent Stockton meeting with Diaz frustrated and unable to come to terms on the blockbuster rematch between Diaz and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor.
  "No, that was true," White said on FOX Sports 1's The Herd. "That was true. It wasn't necessarily as much Nate Diaz as it was the management, but yeah, I did. And the problem is -- wha
  
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• Woodley to Spend Portion of Camp at ATT in Florida Prior to Lawler Bout at UFC 201

  02-06-2016 21:15 via sherdog.com
  
  Things could get a little awkward at American Top Team in the next few months.
  
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• Valentina Shevchenko Says Coach Risked Life Defending Her During Shootout in Peru

  02-06-2016 21:12 via sherdog.com
  
  Valentina Shevchenko says coach Pavel Fedotov risked his life defending her during a shootout at a restaurant in Peru earlier this week.
  
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• Dana White: UFC is looking at ‘another fight' for Conor McGregor that isn't Nate Diaz

  02-06-2016 20:33
  
  On Thursday, UFC president Dana White said on SportsCenter that he was unsure if the much-discussed rematch between Nate Diaz and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor would ever take place, but that the UFC was still trying to hammer out a deal to get the rematch booked.
  However in a subsequent interview on FOX Sports 1's The Herd, White appeared less hopeful, revealing that the UFC has begun looking at alternative opponents for McGregor's next fight after unsuccessfully trying to reac
  
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• Minor Knee Surgery Could Delay Ronda Rousey’s UFC Return Until Early 2017

  02-06-2016 20:30 via sherdog.com
  
  Ex-bantamweight queen Ronda Rousey could return to the Octagon later than expected after undergoing minor knee surgery on Wednesday.
  
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• Dana White On McGregor vs. Diaz II: “I Don’t Know If That Will Ever Happen”

  02-06-2016 20:25
  
  UFC President Dana White appeared on ESPN's "SportsCenter" on Thursday and spoke about the latest negotiations for a Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz rematch.According to the UFC boss, putting together a McGregor-Diaz rematch has been "a little challenging."“We’re trying to set up a fight right now," White said during his appearance on ESPN on Thursday morning. "It’s been a little challenging. I’m trying to get the deal done.”White continued, explaining that despite bei
  
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• Cleveland's Stipe Miocic reflects on heavyweight title, says Cavs are next champs

  02-06-2016 20:00
  
  Now that he's taken the heavyweight title from Fabricio Werdum and completed his victory lap around his native city of Cleveland, it's back to work for Stipe Miocic. Or, technically, it's get married first — then back to work.
  Miocic got a hero's welcome upon returning back to Ohio after knocking out Werdum at UFC 198, and has since learned that he'll make his first title defense against Alistair Overeem at UFC 203 right there on his home turf. It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks for Mio
  
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• Dana White unsure if Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz rematch 'will ever happen'

  02-06-2016 19:31
  
  UFC 196 is, by some estimates, the most successful pay-per-view event in the company's history. Attempts at a rematch have been made, but none have been successful. That, said UFC President Dana White on Thursday's SportsCenter, gives him concern there may never be a rematch, despite effort on his part to make it happen.
  "We're working on what's next for [McGregor]," White told SportsCenter host Cari Champion. "We're trying to set up a fight right now. It's been a little challenging. Obviou
  
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• UFC 199 press conference video

  02-06-2016 19:29
  
  At the UFC 199 press conference, UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, Michael Bisping, Urijah Faber and UFC president Dana White will answer questions from the media and the fans Thursday afternoon. The video is expected to begin at 4 p.m. ET.
  
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• Dana White: Ronda Rousey gets knee surgery, aiming for December or January return

  02-06-2016 18:55
  
  Will former women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey help make history when the UFC puts on its first event at Madison Square Garden in New York City in November? According to UFC President Dana White, she won't. In fact, she won't fight in November at all. White says Rousey recently had minor knee surgery and her timeline for a return is being pushed back.
  "Ronda Rousey, I don't know," While told ESPN's Cari Champion on SportsCenter Thursday. "I'm hoping we're going to get Ronda back this yea
  
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• Ronda Rousey Undergoes Surgery This Week, Will Fight For UFC Title In Return Bout

  02-06-2016 18:48
  
  UFC President Dana White announced on Thursday that Ronda Rousey underwent minor knee surgery on Wednesday and that her return, which was originally hoped to be taking place at UFC's debut at Madison Square Garden in November, will be slightly pushed back.Rousey, who had a successful operation this week, is expected to make her Octagon return on either the December or New Year's Eve weekend events at the earliest, according to the UFC President.White confirmed that whoever has the UFC Women's Ba
  
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• Ronda Rousey Undergoes Surgery This Week, Will Fight For UFC Title In December

  02-06-2016 18:48
  
  UFC President Dana White announced on Thursday that Ronda Rousey underwent minor knee surgery on Wednesday and that her return, which was originally hoped to be taking place at UFC's debut at Madison Square Garden in November, will be slightly pushed back.Rousey, who had a successful operation this week, is expected to make her Octagon return on either the December or New Year's Eve weekend events.White confirmed that whoever has the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship when Rousey is ready to
  
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• UFC Fight Night 88, headlined by Garbrandt vs. Almeida, draws 757,000 viewers

  02-06-2016 18:00
  
  Between putting lesser-known names in the main event, and the holiday weekend, UFC's Sunday night Fight Night headlined by Cody Garbrandt's first round finish of Thomas Almeida was the lowest rated of the company's four prime time Fight Nights this yearThe show did 757,000 viewers on average for the main card that aired from 9 p.m. to 12:18 a.m. The show peaked at 897,000 viewers for the decision win by Jeremy Stephens over Renan Barao in Barao's debut as a featherweight.
  Not including the aberr
  
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• Motivation No Issue for Luke Rockhold in Rematch with Michael Bisping at UFC 199

  02-06-2016 18:00 via sherdog.com
  
  While Luke Rockhold may have handily dispatched Michael Bisping in their 2014 meeting, the recently crowned middleweight champion isn’t looking past “The Count” in their rematch.
  
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• Video: Highlights From The UFC 199 Open Workouts

  02-06-2016 17:55
  
  https://youtu.be/J2E_oCMNn9IOn Wednesday, UFC released footage from this week's UFC 199 open workouts.Featured in the highlights of the open workouts from this week, which can be seen via the video player embedded above, are UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold, his opponent Michael Bisping, UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz and his opponent Urijah Faber.Rockhold-Bisping 2 headlines this Saturday's UFC 199 pay-per-view for the UFC Middleweight title, while Cruz-Faber 3 will serve as the
  
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• Drysdale-Spann Title Fight, Mackenzie Dern MMA Debut Set for Legacy FC 58

  02-06-2016 17:48 via sherdog.com
  
  Legacy Fighting Championship officially announced Thursday afternoon that its event next month will feature two of the best jiu-jitsu players on the planet.
  
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• Valentina Shevchenko Comments On Being Caught In The Middle Of A Shootout In Peru

  02-06-2016 17:45
  
  As noted, Holly Holm's next opponent, Valentina Shevchenko, was recently present during an armed robbery in Peru that resulted in her trainer being shot.The incident was actually caught on camera, and security footage of the incident can be seen online here.Following the incident, Shevchenko released the following statement via her official Facebook page:Thank you so much dear friends for all the moral support in this very hard time that I and my family are going through!On Sunday my coach maste
  
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• Video: UFC 199 Embedded — Episode Four

  02-06-2016 17:35
  
  https://youtu.be/80xHW_1jBd8On Wednesday evening, UFC released the fourth installment of their UFC 199 Embedded series, which gives fans an all-access behind-the-scenes look at the top fighters as they prepare for battle at this Saturday's pay-per-view in Inglewood, California.Embedded above is episode four of UFC 199 Embedded. The official description for episode four reads as follows:"On Episode 4 of UFC 199 Embedded, middleweight champion Luke Rockhold flies to LA and checks out his luxurious
  
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• UFC 199 open workout highlights

  02-06-2016 17:00
  
  TORRANCE, Calif. -- Check out the UFC 199 open workout highlights from Wednesday's UFC event at the UFC Gym Torrance.
  
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• Anderson Silva cleared for light training, but unlikely to fight at UFC 200

  02-06-2016 16:00
  
  Anderson Silva underwent surgery three days before his planned bout with Uriah Hall at UFC 198, and it’s unlikely that he returns to the Octagon in July.
  The former UFC middleweight champion, who looks for his first win inside the Octagon since 2012, had to undergo surgery on May 11 to remove his gall bladder. Two days after the surgery, his trainer Rogerio Camoes told Sherdog that he was hoping to come back at UFC 200.
  "Thank God everything went fine and Anderson is already planning his r
  
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• Different weigh-in procedure for UFC 199, explained

  02-06-2016 15:00
  
  For most of the last 15 years in the UFC, the structure of weigh-ins before events has been the same. This weekend will be different.
  The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has shaken things up with its emphasis on changing the culture of using severe dehydration to cut weight in MMA. In February, the CSAC passed ground-breaking rules that have already been adapted in other commissions across the country.
  UFC 199 in Los Angeles will be the first UFC event where the new regulations will
  
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• Morning Report: Brendan Schaub calls Conor McGregor the UFC's 'pink elephant in a circus full of grey'

  02-06-2016 14:00
  
  Brendan Schaub is starting to open up on Dana White.
  Yesterday, the former UFC heavyweight went on Colin Cowherd's The Herd on Fox Sports 1 with his podcasting partner Bryan Callen to promote their very successful podcast The Fighter and the Kid. While there, the topic of Schaub's tenure as a professional MMA practitioner came up and Cowherd asked Schaub about his departure from the sport and UFC President Dana White.
  "We don't see eye to eye. I respect the guy. People think I hate him, I don't
  
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• The MMA Hour - 332 - Chris Weidman

  02-06-2016 07:50
  
  Chris Weidman will discuss his neck injury and his timetable for a return to action.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 332 - Luke Rockhold

  02-06-2016 07:45
  
  Luke Rockhold will preview his UFC 199 main event against Michael Bisping.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 332 - Urijah Faber

  02-06-2016 07:40
  
  Urijah Faber will look ahead to his bantamweight title fight against Dominick Cruz at UFC 199.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 332 - Cody Garbrandt

  02-06-2016 07:37
  
  Cody Garbrandt will talk about his big win over Thomas Almeida and what's next for him.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 332 - Stipe Miocic

  02-06-2016 07:34
  
  Stipe Miocic will talk about life as UFC heavyweight champion and his first title defense against Alistair Overeem.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 332- Bryan Caraway

  02-06-2016 07:26
  
  Bryan Caraway will look back at his big win over Aljamain Sterling and discuss what's next.
  
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• Valentina Shevchenko releases statement on being caught in shootout crossfire

  02-06-2016 07:24
  
  Valentina Shevchenko says her coach might have saved her life and his own as well.
  The UFC women's bantamweight contender's coach Pavel Fedotov was shot in a chaotic shootout with robbers at a restaurant in Peru on Sunday night. Shevchenko was also present at the restaurant and rushed to Fedotov's side in the aftermath.
  Shevchenko released her first public comments Wednesday on social media. She wrote that Fedotov only began shooting at the robbers when they came closer to their table. Shev
  
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• The MMA Hour - 332- Fan questions

  02-06-2016 07:22
  Ariel Helwani and Eric Jackman answer fan questions.
  
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• Vick ready to realize potential at UFC 199

  02-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  LOS ANGELESJames Vick’s career has been a slow, injury-plagued journey. All of a sudden it’s picked up steam and has more momentum than ever before after the undefeated Texan got an email from UFC matchmaker Joe Silva just days after his win at UFC 197 to fight at UFC 199.After fighting just five times in a little less than three years, Vick now has his second bout in six weeks. Better yet, it’s against 10th-ranked lightweight Beneil Dariush, giving Vick the
  
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• The forgotten piece of a crowded 145-lb picture, Holloway focused on winning

  02-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  LOS ANGELES There’s a forgotten man within the featherweight division who has won eight straight fights but is often left out of the conversation monopolized by Conor McGregor, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar. Insert Max Holloway.The Hawaiian native is 8-0 since 2014 and has looked more impressive in each fight after the other. But while the McGregor-Aldo saga lasted for a about a year, and with Edgar now in the mix for the interim title, Holloway’s name has yet to be mentioned
  
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• The Downes Side: UFC 199 predictions

  02-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another double title shot edition of The Downes Side. Definitely better than one of those banal double rainbows, it might even be as entertaining as the movie Double Take.There won’t be any need for a double shot of espresso, because the fight card of UFC 199 has enough excitement to keep your great uncle awake past his bed time. In the main event of the evening, Luke Rockhold defends his middleweight title for the first time against M
  
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• Legendary Henderson at crossroads at UFC 199 as career winds down

  02-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  LOS ANGELESDan Henderson has had a storied athletic career, dating back to wrestling in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as a mixed martial arts career that goes back to the late 90s, including his UFC debut in 1998 at UFC 17. But Saturday night at UFC 199, it could all be coming to an end. Henderson, the former PRIDE champion and perennial UFC championship contender, is at a crossroads as he competes at a UFC 199 against Hector Lombard on Saturday.RELATED: Dan Henderson - fight of the
  
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• Breese embraces lessons ahead of UFC 199 test

  02-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Tom Breese came away with a win when he took to the Octagon for the first time in his homeland at UFC London in February. Yet, the English fans didn’t quite get the resounding first round knockout they had been expecting from the 24-year-old. The buzz around the British capital was palpable during fight week. Breese and legendary Brit Michael Bisping were the talk of the town. Having put away Luiz Dutra and Cathal Pendred in the first round of his first two UFC bouts, a similar finality wa
  
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• UFC 199 Embedded, Episode 4: 'I want to eat Bisping's liver with some fava beans'

  02-06-2016 05:51
  
  In the fourth episode of UFC 199 Embedded, Luke Rockhold does some media and shows off his the mansion he's staying at, Dominick Cruz arrives in Los Angeles to a huge house of his own, Urijah Faber gets in a haircut and packing and Michael Bisping relaxes with his family.
  
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• UFC 199 open workout photos

  02-06-2016 04:11
  
  View this gallery here.
  
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• Urijah Faber UFC 199 pre-fight scrum

  02-06-2016 03:55
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Urijah Faber spoke to the media at the UFC 199 open workouts on Wednesday about challenging Dominick Cruz for the UFC bantamweight title, his future in the UFC, the success of the new generation of Team Alpha Male, and more.
  
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• Dominick Cruz UFC 199 pre-fight scrum

  02-06-2016 03:38
  
  LOS ANGELES -- UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz spoke to the media at the UFC 199 open workouts on Wednesday about defending his belt against Urijah Faber, how Faber would fare against teammate Cody Garbrandt, his status in the pound-for-pound rankings, and more.
  
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• Luke Rockhold wants to make SportsCenter with Michael Bisping victory

  02-06-2016 03:33
  
  UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold told the media on Wednesday he was hoping to 'leave a lasting impression' by beating Michael Bisping badly enough to end up on ESPN's SportsCenter.
  
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• Michael Bisping UFC 199 pre-fight scrum

  02-06-2016 03:05
  
  At the UFC 199 open workouts on Thursday, Michael Bisping spoke to the media about facing Luke Rockhold for the middleweight title, fighting on short notice, his thoughts about Chris Weidman and more.
  
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• UFC Fight Night Medical Suspensions: Caraway Facing 6 Months Out with Shoulder, Lumbar Pain

  02-06-2016 01:35 via sherdog.com
  
  Bryan Caraway was one of the biggest winners on Sunday’s UFC Fight Night card, but the bantamweight contender could be sidelined for up to six months with injuries sustained at the event.
  
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• Michael Bisping responds to 'bitter' Chris Weidman's comments about fight with Luke Rockhold

  02-06-2016 01:28
  
  TORRANCE, Calif. -- Chris Weidman's barbs toward Luke Rockhold had some collateral damage in Michael Bisping.
  On Monday's episode of The MMA Hour, Weidman told Ariel Helwani that he gave Rockhold two gifts when he pulled out of UFC 199: Bisping on "a silver platter" and the "easiest title fight in the history of title fights."
  Bisping, as one might imagine, didn't take too kindly to those words.
  "Chris Weidman is a very, very bitter individual for somebody that spouts on about Jesus," Bisping sa
  
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• Tim Means to attend hearing for USADA appeal June 15: 'I am expecting great news'

  02-06-2016 01:00
  
  Tim Means will attend a hearing June 15 to appeal his February USADA violation.
  While Means could not comment on the specifics of his case, he told MMA Fighting the situation is looking up for him and his team.
  "I can't give any info except [the] hearing is the 15th," Means told MMA Fighting via text message. "My attorney, Howard Jacobs, and [UFC vice president of athlete health and performance] Jeff Novitsky have built an outstanding case. I am expecting great news on the 15th. USADA found
  
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