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• Glover Teixeira wants to fight at UFC on FOX 20: ‘Bring anyone’

  18-06-2016 23:24
  
  Glover Teixeira vs. Anthony Johnson is off at UFC on FOX 20, and the Brazilian still hopes to fight in Chicago.
  Coming off a big first-round win over former UFC champion Rashad Evans in April, Teixeira was upset to hear that "Rumble" was out of the FOX event on July 23, but hopes to face another opponent in five weeks.
  "I’d rather stay on the card," Teixeira told MMA Fighting. "I’m prepared, and I spent a lot of money bringing guys from Brazil to help me. For sure, I’d like to
  
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• Aljamain Sterling changes his tune, says fighter pay is 'not that bad'

  18-06-2016 22:00
  
  Aljamain Sterling might be turning into a company man.
  Over the past few years, Sterling has been one the the most vocal dissidents when it comes to fighter pay. Last September, Sterling began voicing his displeasure at his compensation and lack of promotional support, saying that he didn't feel the UFC had was giving him the push he deserved and suggesting that he may have to retire from fighting for lack of pay.
  "The pay is definitely not what it is unless you're the champ or a guy that's
  
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• Anthony Johnson Withdraws From UFC on Fox 20 Co-Main Event vs. Glover Teixeira

  18-06-2016 20:22 via sherdog.com
  
  Anthony Johnson is out of a UFC on Fox 20 co-headlining matchup with Glover Texieira.
  
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• Leandro Silva explain decision to risk UFC career for work visa

  18-06-2016 20:00
  
  Brazilian lightweight Leandro Silva only had one win in four UFC fights when he decided to move to the United States for better opportunities -- and he saw a short-notice fight with welterweight Lewis Gonzalez as the perfect chance to get a work visa. He gambled with his career, and won.
  "I decided to move to the United States to go after my dream, the UFC title, and get out of my comfort zone," Silva told MMA Fighting. "MMA is changing every six months now, so you have to be smart and evolve. I
  
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• Report: Anthony Johnson Pulls Out Of UFC On FOX 20 Fight With Glover Teixeira

  18-06-2016 19:22
  
  Another one bites the dust.According to a report at MMAFighting.com, UFC Light Heavyweight contender Anthony "Rumble" Johnson has pulled out of his scheduled fight against Glover Teixeira at the upcoming UFC On FOX 20 event.Johnson, who was set to come into what was a striking fans dream match against Teixeira fresh off of two consecutive knockout victories over Ryan Bader and Jimi Manuwa, pulled out of the fight due to undisclosed reasons. Teixeira was coming into the fight off of finishes of R
  
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• Anthony Johnson out of UFC on FOX 20 fight against Glover Teixeira

  18-06-2016 19:06
  
  The much-anticipated Anthony Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira fight is off.
  According to sources, Johnson has been forced to pull out of the July 23 fight. It is unclear at this time what caused him to withdraw from the fight.
  The promotion has yet to finalize who, if anyone, will replace Johnson against Teixeira on the main card, which will air live on Fox from the United Center in Chicago.
  Johnson (21-5) was looking to score his third straight victory after knocking out Ryan Bader and Jimi Manuwa i
  
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• Bellator's Scott Coker: Early weigh-in format 'the future of MMA'

  18-06-2016 18:00
  
  The first major promotion to experiment with the new, early weigh-in format is committed to it moving forward.
  Bellator will use an earlier weigh-in next week for its Bellator MMA: Dynamite 2 event in St. Louis, MMA Fighting confirmed Friday with officials. Bellator has now had earlier weigh-ins at three different events: in Kansas, at Mohegan Sun and Friday in Fresno, Calif.
  Bellator 150 in Kansas back in February was the first event that a commission and promotion tried out the rapidly ex
  
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• Fedor Emelianenko Plans To Keep Fighting After Brutal Bout With Fabio Maldonado

  18-06-2016 16:34
  
  Although most in the MMA world had the same feeling after the Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabio Maldonado fight on Friday, apparently one important person did not.The consensus opinion from most who watched the EFN 50 main event this weekend is that Fedor should seriously considering retiring, however it doesn't appear that he feels the same way."All is still ahead," Fedor said at the EFN 50 post-fight press conference after scoring a controversial majority decision victory over Maldonado in St. Peter
  
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• Rory MacDonald gambling on himself in a moment of much uncertainty

  18-06-2016 16:00
  
  In a game of calculated risks, Rory MacDonald — a rare free agent in MMA as of Sunday morning— is betting on himself pretty heavily tonight in Ottawa. For the most part that’s because he’s going up again Stephen Thompson, who, after decimating Johny Hendricks during Super Bowl weekend, has the look of a champion in pending. Should "Wonderboy" waltz into Canada’s capital and do the same thing to MacDonald, the appointed heir to GSP’s throne will see his market
  
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• Chris Weidman: Georges St. Pierre is looking for 'easy fight,' and a belt by challenging Michael Bisping

  18-06-2016 15:30
  
  \ Chris Weidman is not surprised the UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping hasn't been calling him out.
  In the run up to UFC 199, Bisping said, "When I beat Luke Rockhold, Weidman can be my first defense." However, since winning the middleweight title Bisping has cooled to the idea, suggesting that Weidman shouldn't be granted a title shot coming off a loss and proclaiming that as the champion, he now calls the shots. At Friday's UFC Fight Night 89 Q&A in Ottawa, Weidman admitt
  
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• Fabio Maldonado: ‘Fedor Emelianenko didn’t win that fight. Judges saw what nobody else did’

  18-06-2016 15:00
  
  Fabio Maldonado was a huge underdog in his first post-UFC fight, facing legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko in Russia at Friday’s Fight Night Global 50. And even though a majority decision loss will forever stand in his record, the Brazilian returns to Sao Paulo feeling victorious.
  "I have the utmost respect for Fedor, he’s the most humble fighter I’ve ever met in my life, and I’m happy that I fought here. But I think I won the fight, right?" Maldonado told MMA Fighti
  
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• UFC Fight Night 89 predictions

  18-06-2016 14:00
  
  The UFC comes back to Canada with a massively consequential welterweight bout paired with an equally intriguing welterweight co-main event.
  What: UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson
  Where: TD Place Arena, Ottawa, Canada
  When: Saturday, the three-fight Fight Pass preliminary card starts at 6 p.m. ET, the four-fight Fox Sports 1 preliminary card starts at 8 p.m. and the six-fight FS1 card kicks off at 10 p.m. ET.
  Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson
  This is the toughest call I've seen in some t
  
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• UFC Fight Night ‘MacDonald vs. Thompson’ Results: Play-by-Play & Updates

  18-06-2016 08:36 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog's live UFC Fight Night “MacDonald vs. Thompson” play-by-play kicks off Saturday at 6:45 p.m. ET.
  
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• UFC Fight Night Ottawa final results

  18-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at UFC FIGHT NIGHT MacDonald vs Thompson? Click below to get the results for all the fights at TD Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, June 18, 2016.MacDonald vs Thompson | Cerrone vs Cote | Bosse vs O’Connell | Aubin-Mercier vs Gouti | Letourneau vs Calderwood | Saggo vs Silva | Cirkunov vs Cutelaba | McCrory vs Jotko | Beal vs Soto | Theodorou vs Alvey | Markos vs Jones-Lybarger | Covington vs Meunier | Bagautinov vs Herrera
  UFC FIGHT NIGHT MacDonald vs Thom
  
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• Thompson wins technical battle vs MacDonald

  18-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  With seven consecutive wins, including a dominant five-round unanimous decision victory over No. 1-ranked welterweight contender Rory MacDonald Saturday at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson made it clear that he should be next in line for a crack at the 170-pound crown.“Title belt, baby,” Thompson said when asked about his future plans. “I want the winner of Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley.”Lawler and Woodley meet in July, and no one will
  
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• Theodorou, Markos among early Ottawa winners

  18-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  THEODOROU vs ALVEYIt wasn’t pretty, but Elias Theodorou got the job done in the UFC FIGHT PASS featured bout against Sam Alvey, winning their middleweight bout at TD Place Arena in Ottawa via unanimous decision.Scores were 29-28 and 30-27 twice.While the action wasn’t particularly compelling, Theodorou easily controlled the first round behind his unorthodox movement and kicks. Alvey was baffled by his foe’s game plan, not getting any shots off until the closing seconds of the f
  
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• Saggo, Jotko, Soto among winners in Ottawa prelims

  18-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  SAGGO vs SILVALightweight prospect Jason Saggo scored an important victory at TD Place Arena in Ottawa Saturday night, as he took a split decision over Brazil’s Leandro Silva.Scores were 29-28 twice and 28-29 for Prince Edward Island’s Saggo, now 12-2; Sao Paulo’s Silva falls to 19-3-1 with 1 NC.The first two rounds were competitive, Saggo taking the first thanks to his ground game and Silva likely earning the second on the feet, where he landed the crisper strikes upstairs and
  
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• Gustafsson set for Octagon return Sept. 3

  18-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Back in action for the first time since his October 2015 classic with Daniel Cormier, No. 4-ranked light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson will battle Poland's Jan Blachowicz in a UFC Fight Night bout at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany on September 3.In the main event, it's a clash of former heavyweight champions when Andrei Arlovski meets Josh Barnett. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Fight Night Ottawa results and news

  18-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at UFC FIGHT NIGHT MacDonald vs Thompson? Click below to get the results for all the fights at TD Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, June 18, 2016.MacDonald vs Thompson | Cerrone vs Cote | Bosse vs O’Connell | Aubin-Mercier vs Gouti | Letourneau vs Calderwood | Saggo vs Silva | Cirkunov vs Cutelaba | McCrory vs Jotko | Beal vs Soto | Theodorou vs Alvey | Markos vs Jones-Lybarger | Covington vs Meunier | Bagautinov vs Herrera
  UFC FIGHT NIGHT MacDonald vs Thom
  
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• Cowboy wins co-main; Bosse claims thriller

  18-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  CERRONE vs COTEFormer lightweight contender Donald Cerrone appears to have found a home at 170 pounds, as he picked up his second win and second finish in the welterweight division, stopping Patrick Cote in the third round of their UFC Fight Night bout at Ottawa’s TD Place Arena on Saturday.The victory tied Cerrone with Demian Maia for fourth most wins in UFC history with 17.Cote came out aggressively, maybe too aggressively, as Cerrone used his opponent’s forward motion to score a t
  
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• WSOF 31 Results: Blagoy Ivanov bests 'Cuddly Bear' to retain WSOF title

  18-06-2016 06:15
  
  Blagoy Ivanov overcame adversity, defeating the "Cuddly Bear" to retain his WSOF heavyweight title.
  It was a grueling 25-minute fight packed with blood, sweat and wild haymakers. Both heavyweights had their moments in what was mostly a striking battle, but it was Ivanov's technique and clean shots that enabled him to outpoint Josh Copeland. During the first round, Ivanov was cut on the side of the head and all throughout the fight, the cut was bleeding non-stop. Nonetheless, Ivanov kept the pres
  
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• UFC Fight Night 89 Results: MacDonald vs. Thompson

  18-06-2016 06:00
  
  MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Night 89 results for the MacDonald vs. Thompson fight card May 29 at the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Canada.In the main event, Rory MacDonald will square off against Stephen Thompson in a key welterweight contest. Donald Cerrone faces Patrick Cote in antoher welterweight match in the co-main event.Check out the UFC Fight Night 89 results below.Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10:30 p.m. ET)
  Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson
  Donald Cerrone vs. Patrick Cote
  Steve Bosse vs. Sea
  
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• Ivanov Retains Heavyweight Crown with Grueling Decision Over Copeland at WSOF 31

  18-06-2016 05:53 via sherdog.com
  
  Blagoy Ivanov emerged from his 25-minute encounter with Josh Copeland at World Series of Fighting 31 bloodied and exhausted, but most importantly, with his spot atop the promotion’s heavyweight division intact.
  
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• Bellator 156 results: Eduardo Dantas bludgeons Marcos Galvao to reclaim bantamweight title

  18-06-2016 05:37
  
  In a bout where he was seeking redemption, former Bellator bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas would find that and more as he outclassed previous teammate Marcos Galvao at the Savemart Center in Fresno, California.
  Both fighters opened orthodox, but right away Galvao took center of the cage. Dantas would resort to switching stances and pawing from the outside while Galvao peppered his former teammate with inside and outside leg kicks. Less than two minutes in, Dantas tried to score a front kick
  
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• Eduardo Dantas Dissects Marcos Galvao to Reclaim Bantamweight Title at Bellator 156

  18-06-2016 05:36 via sherdog.com
  
  Eduardo Dantas has returned to the throne.
  
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• Following controversial victory, Fedor Emelianenko says 'we will fight on'

  18-06-2016 01:57
  
  It appears as though Fedor Emelianenko will keep on fighting.
  Following his controversial majority decision victory over Fabio Maldonaldo Friday night in St. Petersburg, Russia at EFN 50, a fight in which he almost got knocked out in the first round, Emelianenko implied that his fighting days aren't over yet.
  "All is still ahead," he said at the post-fight press conference, "we will fight on."
  Earlier in the press conference, Emelianenko, 39, added, "as far as the rest of my career, I will recup
  
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• Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabio Maldonado full fight video highlights

  18-06-2016 01:03
  
  The Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabio Maldonado full fight video highlights are for the EFN 50's main event above, courtesy of ESPN.EFN 50: Fedor vs. Maldonado took place June 17 at the Sibur Arena in St. Petersburg, Russia. Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 no-contest) has now won five straight fights, while Fabio Maldonado (22-10) has now lost four of his past five fights. Catch the video highlights above.For more on Fedor vs. Maldonado, check out the play-by-play courtesy of MMAFighting.com's Chuck Minden
  
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