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• UFC Heavyweight Champ Stipe Miocic Leads Cleveland Cavaliers Championship Parade

  22-06-2016 23:48
  
  Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic was in all his glory earlier this afternoon in Cleveland during his beloved Cavaliers’ championship parade.
  
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• TMZ Sports Says “UFC Not Sold, Not Even Close”

  22-06-2016 23:44
  
  There continues to be conflicting reports regarding the potential sale of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).Following reports from FloCombat.com that claimed the Fertitta Brothers sold 100 percent ownership of the UFC for 4.2 billion dollars, UFC would claim through Yahoo! Sports that the rumors weren't true.UFC President Dana White appeared on the first ever "UFC Unfiltered" podcast and was asked about the sale rumors, but wouldn't commit to an answer, simply saying that current UFC empl
  
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• Sultan Aliev, Hyun Gyu Lim to Meet at UFC 202

  22-06-2016 23:43
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship officials updated its event page for UFC 202 Wednesday afternoon, adding a welterweight showdown between Sultan Aliev and Hyun Gyu Lim.
  
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• UFC Signs Unbeaten Prospect Ketlen Vieira

  22-06-2016 23:39
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to bolster its women’s roster and on late Tuesday night, it was revealed that undefeated bantamweight prospect Ketlen Vieira has signed a four-fight deal with the promotion.
  
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• Dana White on Donald Cerrone: Everyone wants to make a million dollars, but some don't get there

  22-06-2016 23:00
  
  Donald Cerrone didn't seem happy with his purse Saturday night after beating Patrick Cote at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson.
  All things considered, though, Dana White doesn't think Cerrone did too bad for himself.
  "Me and Cerrone are as tight as tight can be," the UFC president said Tuesday on the UFC Unfiltered podcast. "And there's a lot of personal stuff with me and Cerrone, too, on the positive side. But the kid made over $200,000 on a fight on free TV on the co-main event and the g
  
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• Valerie Letourneau: Wardrobe malfunction, not strikes, caused odd reaction vs. Joanne Calderwood

  22-06-2016 21:00
  
  Valerie Letourneau's Reebok sports bra might have contributed to her loss over the weekend.
  The UFC women's fighter wrote on social media that her odd reactions to body kicks from Joanne Calderwood at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson last Saturday were not due to pain. Letourneau said they were out of embarrassment due to a major wardrobe malfunction.
  "I have been practicing martial arts for 17 years, so I have no problem taking hits to the chest," Letourneau wrote on Instagram. "It
  
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• Matt Mitrione believes he needs 'a carrot in front' of him to succeed

  22-06-2016 20:30
  
  2011 and 2014 were good years for Matt Mitrione. Those are the only two periods in his UFC career where he competed three times inside a twelve-month bracket. Of those six fights, Mitrione won five of them, including two performance bonuses in 2014 alone.
  If there is any key to Mitrione's success, it appears to be consistency.
  As Mitrione prepares to make his Bellator debut on Friday at Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 against Carl Seumanutafa, the heavyweight told the media on Tuesday's conference
  
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• Stipe Miocic Part Of Cleveland’s Victory Parade For NBA Champions

  22-06-2016 19:49
  
  Stipe Miocic got the ball rolling for the city of Cleveland earlier this year, winning the UFC heavyweight title.This past Sunday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers followed, claiming the NBA championship for the first time in team history.Miocic was part of the victory parade through Cleveland on Wednesday to honor the team:[embed]https://twitter.com/ufc/status/745623446361513984[/embed]
  
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• “Kimbo Slice: One Of A Kind” Video Preview, Episode Airs Friday Night

  22-06-2016 19:44
  
  Spike has put together a special tribute for Kimbo Slice that will air Friday night at 7 p.m. ET ahead of Bellator 157: Dynamite 2."Kimbo Slice: One of A Kind" takes a look at the life and career of Slice, who passed away recently at 42 years old.The documentary gives viewers an inside look at Kimbo’s legendary rise to prominence as a Miami street fighter and YouTube sensation with rarely before-seen-footage and interviews with those who were with him from the start. From feared street fig
  
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• UFC Fight Night 90 Free Fight: Rafael Dos Anjos Vs. Jason High

  22-06-2016 19:42
  
  Recently, Jason High earned himself the spot of No. 1 contender in World Series of Fighting with a win over Mike Ricci.In this fight replay, see current UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos score a win over High.Dos Anjos defends his title next month at UFC Fight Night 90 against Eddie Alvarez.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pVMpSUovWs[/embed]
  
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• Tickets On Sale Now For UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley

  22-06-2016 19:25
  
  https://youtu.be/4_5xlJ7-yvwTickets for the first UFC pay-per-view to follow their landmark UFC 200 event in July, officially went on sale to the general public this week.You can log onto UFC.com for information on how to purchase tickets for the UFC 201 pay-per-view event.Scheduled for July 30th at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, UFC 201 features a main event of Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley for the UFC Welterweight Championship.Join us here at MMANews.com on 7/30 for live coverage of the
  
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• Video: Preview Of Newest Episode Of “Dana White: Lookin’ For A Fight”

  22-06-2016 18:46
  
  https://youtu.be/UF3ppMx5EVwThis week, UFC released a video preview of the newest episode of UFC President Dana White's new reality show, "Dana White: Lookin' For A Fight."Featured above is the official video trailer for the next episode, which will soon be available on UFC Fight Pass.Below is the official description for the latest edition of "Dana White: Lookin' For A Fight""Dana and the guys head to Sioux Falls, South Dakota for a camping trip. Dana, Matt and Nick are completely out of their
  
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• Report: CM Punk vs. Mickey Gall Targeted For UFC 203 In September

  22-06-2016 18:42
  
  It looks like CM Punk's Octagon debut won't be happening in late August after all.After rumors indicated that the Punk vs. Mickey Gall fight would be finally taking place under the Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz headlined event, UFC 202, on August 20th, reports are now circulating that claim their fight has been pushed back a bit.According to MMAFighting.com reporter Ariel Helwani, the Punk-Gall bout is now targeted for the UFC 203 pay-per-view event.The UFC 203 pay-per-view is scheduled to take p
  
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• UFC Signs Undefeated Women’s Bantamweight Prospect Ketlen Vieira

  22-06-2016 18:37
  
  This week, UFC signed a new women's bantamweight contender.Undefeated Brazilian prospect Ketlen Vieira has reportedly signed a four-fight deal with the UFC, according to a new post she made on her official Facebook page this week.Vieira debuted in MMAback in 2014, stringing together six consecutive victories in just 17 months, and winning the Mr. Cage Bantamweight Title in the process.There is no word regarding when Vieira will make her Octagon debut.
  
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• UFC Announces Diaz-McGregor 2 Press Conference For International Fight Week In July

  22-06-2016 18:23
  
  On Wednesday, UFC announced that they will be holding a press conference to launch the promotional efforts behind the UFC 202 pay-per-view in August, which features Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor 2.The press conference goes down during UFC's International Fight Week on July 7 at 3pm/noon ETPT at the David Copperfield Theater at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.The press event will kick-off International Fight Week, which features three straight events with UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez, The
  
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• UFC signs undefeated bantamweight Ketlen Vieira

  22-06-2016 17:30
  
  Undefeated bantamweight Ketlen Vieira has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC, Vieira and her manager Samir Nadaf announced Tuesday on their social media. There’s no date and opponent set yet for Vieira's promotional debut.
  Vieira made her MMA debut in October 2014, and racked up six straight wins in 17 months, winning the Mr. Cage bantamweight title in the process. The Manaus native only went the distance once in her career, scoring three submissions and two TKO finishes in her first fi
  
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• UFC does two of FOX Sports 2's highest-rated shows in history

  22-06-2016 17:00
  
  Even with a later start time than usual, Saturday night's UFC event headlined by the Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson win over Rory MacDonald did normal range numbers Fight Night numbers with 964,000 viewers.The number is slightly above what similar shows last June did, and slightly below the 1,034,000 that regular prime time Fight Nights (not including the Dominick Cruz vs. T.J. Dillashaw event which skewed the numbers) are averaging in 2016.Normally, the Fight Night main cards air from 10 p.m. to
  
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• GSP Says He Wants Michael Bisping As His First Opponent Back In The UFC

  22-06-2016 16:56
  
  As noted earlier this week, Georges St-Pierre made it clear that he has decided to make his MMA return, with the only thing that could stop him being an inability to reach a deal with the UFC.Now that St-Pierre is eyeing an Octagon return, who is he thinking about in terms of his first opponent?GSP spoke with Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of "The MMA Hour" at MMAFighting.com and made it clear that newly crowned UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping is his first choice after hearing about
  
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• Miesha Tate UFC 200 media lunch scrum

  22-06-2016 16:00
  
  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- At a UFC 200 media lunch, UFC women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate discusses her upcoming fight with Amanda Nunes, a potential fight with Cris Cyborg and whether or not she'd like a rematch with Ronda Rousey.
  
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• Live Chat: GSP's return to UFC, UFC sale talk, Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 preview

  22-06-2016 15:44
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  There's no major UFC event this weekend, but there is certainly a lot to discuss. First and foremost, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has indicated a strong interest in returning to the UFC. While I'll be there to cover it if he does, I personally do not like this call and wish it were not so. I recognize I'm in the minority on this opinion, but nevertheless, I find GSP's record to be impeccable. He left with his health mostly int
  
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• Miesha Tate thinks she can be the one to overcome challenge of Cris Cyborg

  22-06-2016 15:00
  
  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Many female fighters have been asked about the prospect of fighting Cris Cyborg. Not only does Miesha Tate say she would do it, she's thought quite a bit about it.
  The UFC women's bantamweight champion said Monday at a media lunch that she'd be willing to fight Cyborg, even at a catchweight of 140 pounds. The idea of facing the Invicta FC 145-pound champion -- and arguably the baddest woman on the planet -- is very interesting to her.
  "I think it would be really cool to
  
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• Morning Report: Dana White praises Fedor Emelianenko, says EFN 50 showed people still want to see him

  22-06-2016 14:00
  
  Sounds like Dana White is trying to cozy up to The Last Emperor.
  It is well known that Fedor Emelianenko and the UFC have had a pretty long running adversarial relationship. This past weekend, Emelianenko headlined EFN 50 which was streamed live on fight pass. It was arguable the worst Emelianenko has ever looked in his career, barely scraping out a win over UFC light heavyweight cast off Fabio Maldonado in a fight where everyone but two of the judges saw a win for Maldonado. In the past, UFC pr
  
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• Will Brooks had his eyes set on the UFC since day 1

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  For about an 18-month stretch around 2009 and 2010, Will Brooks says he couldn't afford a one-bedroom apartment in the Chicago suburbs.He often had nowhere to sleep besides his 1993 Dodge Avenger, but that was difficult to pull off in the winter. Brooks says the car had leather seats, which were near impossible to sleep on in colder months.When desperate, Brooks would sneak into the gym where he trained and slept, purposefully leaving the back door open during practice so he could get in later.C
  
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• Victory FC 51 Preview

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
   Before International Fight Week comes into full focus and the trio of events set to take place in Las Vegas to kick off the month of July begins to dominate any and all MMA discussions, Victory Fighting Championship lands on UFC FIGHT PASS Friday night with a compact seven-fight event featuring a handful of familiar names.Here’s a look at the key matchups taking place at the Buccaneer Arena in Urbandale, Iowa.Robert Emerson vs. Shawn WestThe 34-year-old Emerson was a member of the de
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: The Rock and CM Punk

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Movie star and WWE superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and UFC fighter and former WWE superstar CM Punk join Matt Serra and Jim Norton in the second episode of UFC Unfiltered. Punk talks about his transition the UFC from WWE, and The Rock discusses managing his busy movie career schedule and more. Here's what you can listen to:1:20 - Eating healthy after the life of a fighter2:40 - Matt and Jim talks about the positive feedbac from the first episode3:44 - Matt wonders what to call The Rock: Dway
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 23: Ep. 10 Recap

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The first semifinal bout is in the books on The Ultimate Fighter, but there was a real shake up this week before another finalist could be determined. As the episode started out, teammates Andrew Sanchez and Eric Spicely were ready to set friendship aside so they could battle it out for a spot on the live finale on July 8 in Las Vegas. Before they got the chance to square off, fellow teammate Cory Hendricks continued to deal with the fallout from his severely injured neck and shoulder that was s
  
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• The UFC Returns to Manila this October

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Following a memorable debut in the Philippines in 2015, the UFC will be back in Manila on Saturday, October 15 for an event to take place at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.No bouts have been announced for the UFC FIGHT PASS event, which follows the card in May of last year headlined by the bout between Frankie Edgar and Urijah Faber, as well as the final match of Mark Munoz' career.“We are very excited to be back in the Philippines,” Kenneth Berger, Executive Vice President & General
  
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• Talking Fights with Skylar Astin

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  To say Skylar Astin is a UFC fan would be doing a disservice to his level of fandom.The 28-year-old actor, best known for his role as Jesse Swanson in “Pitch Perfect” and its sequel, isn’t just one of those celebrities that is shouting out the headliner and plugging that week’s hashtag on Twitter. Over the last several years, not only has Astin been in attendance at numerous live events, but he’s also fostered some relationships within the MMA community that have al
  
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• McGregor honored to meet pound for pound No. 1 female in the game

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Conor McGregor took a break from preparing for his rematch with Nate Diaz by meeting up with Rihanna after the pop-star's concert in Dublin.Mcgregor was at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday to watch the Barbadian songstress kick off her ANTI World Tour in the Irish capital and caught up with the Umbrella singer after her show. Both Rihanna and Mcgregor posted photos on social media of their encounter in Dublin, with the UFC champion saying that it was 'an honour to see the pound for pound number
  
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• Jose Aldo looks past Edgar at UFC 200, already in pursuit of McGregor

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  From the outside, the 13-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor that cost Jose Aldo his UFC belt looked like a soul-crushing way to end a dominant, decade-long undefeated streak.But, if you ask the former champ, the “disappointing” moment might just have been what he needed to reignite a spark.“Before (the loss), I don’t know if I was inadvertently in a comfort zone, but I was dragging along a little,” Aldo said during a media scrum on the lead-up to his UFC 200 ret
  
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• Is Stephen Thompson getting the next title shot?

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Few fighters have had as challenging a path to the top as Stephen Thompson.Written off as a busted prospect following a decision loss to Matt Brown back in 2012, Thompson has since rebounded with seven consecutive victories over the cream of the division. Former top contender Rory MacDonald fell to Thompson in five rounds in Ottawa on June 18, and before that, Thompson melted former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks in just three minutes, 31 seconds.For comparison, welterweight champion Robb
  
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• Fight Night Las Vegas Fantasy Cheat Sheet

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will look to successfully defend his title on July 7 against Eddie Alvarez in the main event of the UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas during UFC International Fight Week 2016. Dos Anjos has looked like an unstoppable machine in his last few fights, but Alvarez believes he has the veteran experience to unseat the champion and take the lightweight title back to Philadelphia with him. In addition to the main event, a heavyweight co-headliner between Roy Nelson
  
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• Dominick Cruz believes Wilson Reis' self-confidence is a key to victory at UFC 201

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Right after being announced as the next challenger to the UFC’s flyweight belt, Wilson Reis told MMAjunkie that one of his most valuable weapons against champ Demetrious Johnson was the fact he trained with the last guy to beat him.That guy is none other than UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who defended the promotion’s 135-pound title with a unanimous decision win over Johnson in 2011, at UFC on Versus 6. Johnson hasn’t lost again since, going on to drop a weight class
  
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• Cormier on Lesnar, UFC 200, and more...

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Each week, ESPN.com writer and MMA Live Extra analyst Brett Okamoto provides his take on the hottest topics in the world of mixed martial arts.This week, Okamoto squares off with UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier to debate the latest news and trends. Cormier (17-1) has won two straight fights since he lost to Jon Jones in January 2015. Cormier and Jones will meet again in the main event of UFC 200 in Las Vegas on July 9.1. For the first time, the UFC has waived a mandatory four-month
  
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• CM Punk Makes UFC Debut in September

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Former WWE superstar CM Punk was one of the most notable UFC signings in recent years. On September 10, 2016, he will make his long-awaited UFC debut when he faces Mickey Gall in a welterweight bout at UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio.In the main event of UFC 203, which takes place at Quicken Loans Arena, hometown hero Stipe Miocic defends his UFC heavyweight title for the first time against Alistair Overeem. In the co-main event, Fabricio Werdum faces Ben Rothwell.Free on UFC FIGHT PASS: Watch Gall's
  
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• Calderwood to get fight bonus and new contract

  22-06-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Joanne Calderwood's financial woes may have been solved already.Following a win over Valerie Letourneau last Saturday night, Calderwood took to Instagram to express her dismay about not getting a post-fight bonus for her knockout victory and tagged the post with "broke as hell" when mentioning her current financial struggles.Calderwood hadn't fought in nearly a year when she knocked out the former strawweight title contender. And it seems her fight-night pay wasn't going to get her through anoth
  
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC Fight Night 89

  22-06-2016 03:00
  
  Two weeks ago, UFC 199 was held in Los Angeles, where the state athleticcommission had brought in experts months back for a symposium onweight-cutting.CSAC Executive Director Andy Foster had long talked of weight cutting asbeing one of the most important issues facing the sport.From what was said by experts at the symposium, for the first time,weigh-ins for a UFC show were moved up several hours. Fighters were able toweigh-in the morning before the fight and the public weigh-ins were just f
  
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• The MMA Hour - 335 - Georges St-Pierre

  22-06-2016 00:57
  Georges St-Pierre will stop by to update us on his latest.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 335 - Luke Rockhold

  22-06-2016 00:54
  Luke Rockhold will reflect on his loss at UFC 199 and discuss what's next for him.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 335 - Fabricio Werdum

  22-06-2016 00:43
  Fabricio Werdum will discuss what went wrong at UFC 198 and his upcoming fight against Ben Rothwell.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 335 - Cris Cyborg

  22-06-2016 00:40
  Cris Cyborg will look back at her successful UFC debut and talk about what's next for her.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 335 - Will Brooks

  22-06-2016 00:37
  Will Brooks will talk about signing with the UFC and making his Octagon debut in July.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 335 - Frankie Perez

  22-06-2016 00:34
  Frankie Perez will talk about life after announcing his retirement last August.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 335 - Dave Meltzer

  22-06-2016 00:32
  Our own Dave Meltzer will discuss the latest MMA news.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 335 - Fan questions

  22-06-2016 00:27
  Ariel Helwani and Eric Jackman answer fan questions.
  
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