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• Yair Rodriguez vs. Alex Caceres in the works for UFC event in Utah

  09-06-2016 23:30
  
  A featherweight bout between Yair Rodriguez and Alex Caceres is in the works for the UFC's first ever event in Utah. The news was first reported by FloCombat on Thursday, and was later confirmed to MMA Fighting.
  Caceres (12-8-1 NC) is coming off an impressive victory over MMA veteran Cole Miller at last Saturday's UFC 199. The 27-year-old Caceres took that fight with less than two weeks notice, and defeated Miller via unanimous decision. Prior to that, Caceres outpointed Masio Fullen on January
  
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• Weidman Undergoes Neck Surgery, Hopes To Return At UFC MSG Event In Nov.

  09-06-2016 22:32
  
  When Michael Bisping shocked the world by knocking out Luke Rockhold to become the new UFC Middleweight Champion of the world, it was supposed to be the night that former champion Chris Weidman received his immediate rematch for the title he held for multiple years.Instead, Weidman was getting surgery to repair his injured neck, an injury that forced him to pull out of the 6/4 bout against Rockhold in Inglewood, California.According to MMAFighting.com, Weidman underwent successful neck surgery p
  
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• UFC headed to Salt Lake City for Fight Night on Aug. 6

  09-06-2016 22:30
  
  You know the old adage, it first you don't succeed, try, try, try again?
  On Thursday, the UFC announced that it is bringing the Octagon to Salt Lake City, Utah, on Aug. 6, for a UFC Fight Night. This will mark the second time the promotion has attempted to hit that market.
  The UFC planned to visit Utah in June 2010 -- then title UFC on Versus 2 -- but ended up relocating the card to San Diego when ticket sales sputtered. That event was planned for a Sunday, which accounted for the poor numbers.
  
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• Michael “Venom” Page vs. Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos Expected For Bellator 158

  09-06-2016 22:24
  
  Michael "Venom" Page finally has a new opponent for the upcoming Bellator 158 event.MVP (10-0), who was originally scheduled to fight Fernando Gonzalez at the event, which takes place in July, was forced to wait to find out who his new opponent would be once Gonzalez pulled out of the bout due to injury.Now, it's being reported by multiple outlets that Bellator MMA officials have lined up a fight between Michael "Venom" Page and Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (21-17) for the show.Bellator 158 is sc
  
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• UFC Veteran Noad Lahat Signs With Bellator MMA

  09-06-2016 22:19
  
  This week, Bellator MMA welcomed a new featherweight prospect to their active talent roster.According to multiple sources, Noad Lahat (9-2) has signed on with the promotion and will compete in their 145-pound division.Lahat went 2-2 while fighting for the UFC. The plans for his official Bellator MMA debut have yet to be officially finalized, however there is speculation that he will be part of their rumored card later this year in Israel.
  
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• Frank Mir Predicts Hunt Will Beat Lesnar: “Brock Doesn’t Like To Be Hit”

  09-06-2016 22:14
  
  Ahead of his Octagon return against Mark Hunt at UFC 200 in July, Brock Lesnar finds himself the focus of his UFC 100 foe Frank Mir's latest pre-fight analysis.According to the former UFC Heavyweight Champion, who handed Lesnar his first defeat inside the Octagon before losing to him in their highly-viewed rematch at UFC 100 in 2009, Hunt should be the favorite going into UFC 200 because of the fact that Lesnar doesn't like to get hit.During a recent episode of his Phone Booth Fighting podcast,
  
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• Chris Weidman Targets Title Shot vs. ‘Bum’ Michael Bisping at UFC 205 in New York

  09-06-2016 21:27 via sherdog.com
  
  Chris Weidman is on track to return when the Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its New York debut at Madison Square Garden late this year, and he has a pretty good idea of who his opponent should be.
  
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• Jose Aldo believes it's 'impossible not to cry' after watching his new biopic

  09-06-2016 21:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- Jose Aldo went through a lot before becoming the longest featherweight champion in history, and his life story hit theaters in Brazil.
  "Mais forte que o mundo" ("Stronger than the world", in Portuguese) premiered Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, and the former UFC 145-pound champion couldn’t hold his tears back while watching Jose Loreto play the MMA star on the big screen.
  "I have to thank (director) Afonso Poyart and the whole crew for telling my story in theaters and makin
  
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• Mark Hunt: Anti-Doping Policy Exemption Granted to Brock Lesnar ‘A Load of Bulls—t’

  09-06-2016 20:02 via sherdog.com
  
  Mark Hunt has some very strong feelings regarding the Anti-Doping Policy exemption granted to Brock Lesnar to allow the former heavyweight champion to compete at UFC 200 on July 9.
  
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• Four-Time UFC Veteran Noad Lahat Signs Multi-Fight Deal with Bellator MMA

  09-06-2016 19:50 via sherdog.com
  
  Noad Lahat has signed an exclusive, multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA.
  
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• UFC Headed to Salt Lake City for Fight Night Event on Aug. 6

  09-06-2016 19:45 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship will travel to Salt Lake City for the first time on Aug. 6.
  
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• Michael Page to Face Evangelista Santos at Bellator 158 in London

  09-06-2016 19:33 via sherdog.com
  
  Michael Page has a new opponent for Bellator 158, as he will face Brazilian veteran Evangelista Santos in a featured welterweight bout on July 16 in London.
  
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• Robbie Lawler Says He Would Have Taken Conor McGregor’s Soul If They Had Fought

  09-06-2016 19:17
  
  While promoting his upcoming title defense against Tyron Woodley at UFC 201, UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler spoke about the once rumored champion vs. champion match between himself and UFC Featherweight Champion "The Notorious" Conor McGregor.
  If you take "Ruthless" Robbie's word for it, McGregor should avoid a fight with him at all costs.Lawler spoke with Zach Klein of WSB-TV recently and when the topic of a potential fight with McGregor came up, the reigning UFC 170 pound champion poi
  
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• Mark Hunt on Brock Lesnar: 'I think he's juiced to the gills'

  09-06-2016 19:00
  
  Mark Hunt doesn't mince words.
  Speaking with Fox Sports Australia, Hunt discussed his UFC 200 opponent, Brock Lesnar – and his sentiments were none too complimentary.
  "I think he’s juiced to the gills — and I still think I’m going to knock him out," Hunt said.
  Normally, an athlete entering the UFC ranks needs to give four months notice to assimilate to the company's anti-doping program. Lesnar, who will fight July 9, was not able to give a heads-up four months in adv
  
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• Mike Brown discusses Kimbo Slice's bout with pneumonia, their relationship and favorite memories

  09-06-2016 18:00
  
  Former WEC champion Mike Brown knew Kimbo Slice better than most. As a competitor, he trained alongside and befriended the YouTube star-turned-MMA fighter. As a coach, he was tabbed to train him when Slice decided to resume his career in the Bellator cage.
  In this interview from The Luke Thomas Show on SiriusXM, Brown speaks candidly about Slice, revealing the heavyweight star had signs of serious illness prior to his untimely demise. Brown also opens up about the Kimbo he knew, how he'll rememb
  
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• Noad Lahat signs with Bellator

  09-06-2016 17:33
  
  Noad Lahat is headed to Bellator.
  The Israeli-born featherweight has signed with the promotion after recently parting ways with the UFC, MMA Fighting has learned. His debut fight hast yet to be finalized.
  Lahat (9-2) was 2-2 in the UFC. He most recently lost flying knee knockout to Diego Rivas in February. He holds notable wins over Steven Siler and Niklas Bäckström inside the Octagon.
  With Bellator considering a show in Israel later this year, the 32-year-old Lahat, who was just the s
  
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• Michael Page faces Evangelista Santos at Bellator 158

  09-06-2016 16:44
  
  Michael Page has a new opponent for Bellator 158.
  The rising welterweight, who was originally scheduled to face Fernando Gonzalez on July 16, will now take on longtime Brazilian veteran Evangelista Santos, MMA Fighting confirmed the news following a report by Daily Star.
  Bellator 158 is scheduled for July 16 at London’s 02 Arena.
  Santos (21-17) impressed in his Bellator debut in April, stopping Brennan Ward in just 30 seconds. "Cyborg" returned to action less than a month later, but ended
  
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• Mark Hunt Explodes Over Brock Lesnar’s USADA Exemption: “It’s A Load Of Bullsh*t”

  09-06-2016 16:23
  
  Apparently Mark Hunt isn't overly thrilled with the fact that the UFC and USADA will be giving Brock Lesnar an exemption for his testing according to the policy.As noted, USADA's policy calls for retired fighters to be tested when they come back, however Lesnar will not have to do so.“I don’t think that’s fair. I think it’s a load of bullsh*t, I think it’s rubbish,” Hunt told UFC FIGHT WEEK on Fox Sports in an exclusive interview. “I don’t think an
  
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• Morning Report: Robbie Lawler says he would have taken Conor McGregor's soul had they fought

  09-06-2016 14:00
  
  Ruthless indeed.
  Yesterday, Robbie Lawler, the UFC welterweight champion and number 4 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, and Tyron Woodley were in Atlanta to promote their upcoming title fight and the two sat down for an interview with WSB-TV Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein. In the interview, Klein asked Lawler if he was disappointed that the previously rumored fight with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor didn't materialize and the two had this exchange:
  Lawler: "I wasn't to
  
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• Chris Weidman undergoes successful neck surgery

  09-06-2016 13:48
  
  Things are starting to look up again for Chris Weidman.
  The former UFC middleweight champion underwent successful neck surgery Wednesday in New York. The surgery was performed by Dr. K. Daniel Riew. Weidman returned home later that night.
  According to Weidman, he'll begin physical therapy and strength training on Thursday and resume "hard MMA sparring" in six weeks.
  Weidman described the procedure he was getting on a recent episode of "The MMA Hour." He is hoping to return to action at UFC 205 i
  
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• UFC Visits Salt Lake City on Aug. 6

  09-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The UFC's Octagon will set down in Salt Lake City, Utah for the first time on Saturday, August 6, with a UFC Fight Night show to take place at Vivint Smart Home Arena.The event will air on FOX Sports 1. Tickets go on sale on Friday, June 24.No fights have been announced for the card. Stay tuned to UFC.com for more news on Fight Night Salt Lake City. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Road to UFC 200: Best KO's in UFC history

  09-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Over the last few weeks, the road to UFC 200 has taken us through the history of the UFC while celebrating some of the sport’s most notable figures. Today, we look at a selection of the most spectacular knockouts to take place in the Octagon.UFC 6 - Tank Abbott-John MatuaIn the early days of the UFC, the knockouts came in a fast and furious fashion, and most were brutal reminders that this was a contact sport. But few were as emphatic as Tank Abbott’s introduction to the world, an 18
  
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• Outside the Octagon: Count Turned King

  09-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Michael Bisping sat in the middle of a crowded locker room, drenched in sweat, chest still heaving from nine minutes and 14 seconds of sanctioned combat, but you couldn’t wipe the smile off his face.It was the same smile the world saw last Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, California, moments after Bisping shocked that world with a first-round knockout of Luke Rockhold that earned him the UFC middleweight title. But the first one, on June 24, 2006, backstage at the Hard Rock Hotel
  
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• Newcomer Meunier Debuts against Covington in Ottawa

  09-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  With Alex Garcia forced to withdraw from his June 18 bout against Colby Covington, fellow Canadian Jonathan Meunier has agreed to step in for the UFC Fight Night bout at TD Place Arena in Ottawa.Making his UFC debut after putting together a perfect 7-0 record on the local circuit, the 28-year-old Meunier will represent Quebec City and his Tristar team in the Octagon against the hard-charging Covington in what promises to be an explosive matchup.Fight Night Ottawa is headlined by a five-round bou
  
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• Lawler on fighting McGregor: I'd take his soul

  09-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  If @Ruthless_RL fought @TheNotoriousMMA at #UFC196, things would've been different..... https://t.co/otrP634ie6https://t.co/dvn3fLJQ8y— UFC (@ufc) June 9, 2016 Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Frye inducted, Fedor returns on FIGHT PASS

  09-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  DON FRYE JOINS UFC HALL OF FAME Last Saturday’s thrilling UFC 199 event in Los Angeles was crammed with stunning announcements – among them the news Don Frye would be joining the UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2016.Known as “The Predator”, Frye stormed into the UFC back in 1996 and had an immediate impact on the evolving MMA scene. In his first event – UFC 8 - Frye smashed his way through three opponents to win the single-night tournament in less than four combined minut
  
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• UFC 199 Medical Suspensions: Hector Lombard Facing 6 Months After KO Loss

  09-06-2016 04:30 via sherdog.com
  
  Six fighters from an action-packed UFC 199 card are looking at potential six-month layoffs.
  
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• Matt Mitrione Thinks Bout with ‘Rampage’ Jackson Would Break Bellator Ratings Records

  09-06-2016 03:18 via sherdog.com
  
  Matt Mitrione will make his Bellator MMA debut at Scottrade Center in St. Louis on June 24, the same night Quinton Jackson returns to the California-based promotion.
  
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• Jessica Andrade confident she will earn more knockouts in new weight class

  09-06-2016 03:00
  
  INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Jessica Andrade talks about he knockout win over Jessica Penne at UFC 199, fighting in a new weight class, the new weigh-in procedure, and much more.
  
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• UFC’s Marc Ratner To Be Honored By International Boxing Hall Of Fame

  09-06-2016 02:11
  
  Marc Ratner, the UFC's vice president of regulatory affairs, will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this coming weekend.Ratner was one of five new members selected for induction.“In Halls of Fame, mostly it’s the fighters and the trainers, and regulators aren’t the ones they would honor,” Ratner said. “So I’m very pleased with that. Judges, referees, I just don’t know how many commission people they have on there, so I’m honore
  
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• Conor McGregor Named Highest Paid MMA Fighter, According To Forbes

  09-06-2016 02:05
  
  Forbes released a list of the Top-100 highest-paid athletes in the world, and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor finds himself on it.McGregor, who is scheduled to return to action later this year at UFC 202 vs. Nate Diaz, comes in ranked 85th on the list. "Notorious" made a reported $22 million, with $18 million coming in salary and fight earnings from the UFC.Ronda Rousey had previously made the Top-10 female list, but she was not included on the Top-100 overall for 2015.
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• Miesha Tate Makes Reebok Look Real Good (Photo)

  09-06-2016 02:00
  
  [embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BGZ5qqpikg9/[/embed]Sometimes, a picture is really all you need.UFC female bantamweight champion Miesha Tate snapped the above photo and posted it online, stating that she is getting her body in prime condition for UFC 200 next month. Tate defends her title against Amanda Nunes at the mega-card in Las Vegas.
  
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• Brian Ortega: I've looked up to Clay Guida my whole life

  09-06-2016 01:00
  
  TORRANCE, Calif. - Brian Ortega talks fighting and defeating Clay Guida at UFC 199, the death of Muhammad Ali, his crazy year and much more.
  
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• Conor McGregor Ranks 85th on Forbes’ List of Top 100 Highest Paid Athletes

  09-06-2016 00:18 via sherdog.com
  
  A reported $22 million in earnings over the past 12 months makes Conor McGregor the world’s 85th highest-paid athlete, according to Forbes.com.
  
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