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• Maldonado Files A Second Appeal To Overturn Loss To Fedor, Confident He Will Win

  01-07-2016 23:12
  
  https://youtu.be/mbv6u5hJZBEAfter initially claiming he wouldn't, Fabio Maldonado ended up filing an official protest regarding the decision of his fight with MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko at the EFN 50 event in Fedor's home country of Russia. This week, the former UFC contender took things one step further.Stefano Sartori, who is the manager for Maldonado, spoke with MMAFighting.com just 48 hours after their fight, pointing out that they had appealed the decision to the Russian MMA Union.Radmir
  
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• Video: Joe Rogan Breaks Down Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Claudia Gadelha Title Fight At TUF 23 Finale

  01-07-2016 22:55
  
  https://youtu.be/8uBM5UXYdgIAnother one of the underappreciated gems of UFC's upcoming loaded International Fight Week next week, which will see three events in three days in Las Vegas, Nevada, features UFC Women's Strawweight Champion and TUF 23 coach Joanna Jedrzejczyk looking to defend her title against bitter-rival and former foe, Claudia Gadelha, who also served as a coach for the TUF 23 season.Featured above is a new video released by the UFC on Friday which features longtime commentator a
  
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• Video: Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen From UFC 159 (Full Fight)

  01-07-2016 22:15
  
  https://youtu.be/y3zi435pTQUAhead of their upcoming landmark UFC 200 event, UFC continues to release a number of major past fights, in their entirety, for free.Featured above is the fifth title defense of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, as he battled former UFC Middleweight title contender Chael Sonnen in a fight that was memorable for a few reasons, one of which was the gruesome broken toe that Jones suffered.Had "Bones" not finished Sonnen when he did, he was in real jeopardy
  
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• Relationship with UFC mended, Jon Jones wants to be 'more of a company guy'

  01-07-2016 22:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Jon Jones wants to keep his battling within the Octagon.
  For years, Jones and the UFC have had a tenuous relationship, dating back to when Jones wouldn't fight a short-notice opponent at UFC 151 in 2012. The card had to be cancelled and UFC president Dana White went on a media conference call to essentially bury Jones and his coach Greg Jackson.
  Jones said Tuesday at a UFC 200 media lunch, though, that his relationship with the UFC is mended and he wants to be more of a "company g
  
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• Matt Mitrione Cleared to Fight Oli Thompson at Bellator 158 on July 16

  01-07-2016 21:52
  
  A featured heavyweight bout between Matt Mitrione and Oli Thompson at Bellator 158 will proceed as planned after Mitrione was medically cleared to compete on the July 16 card.
  
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• D.C. Says He’s Fighting The Jones Who Fought OSP: “He’s Paying For Outlandish Living”

  01-07-2016 21:42
  
  https://youtu.be/Ar3miFxKjccDuring the official media conference call on Thursday, which featured Brock Lesnar, Mark Hunt and UFC 200 headliners Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion D.C. took some more shots at former champion "Bones" Jones' struggles in his personal life.When asked about his upcoming rematch with Jones, who defeated him via decision when the two first met inside the Octagon in January of 2015, Cormier claimed that he isn't fighting the Jones ever
  
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• Video: UFC Rankings Report Ahead Of International Fight Week (Part 1)

  01-07-2016 21:27
  
  https://youtu.be/gv6xW-b5BJYAhead of UFC's jam-packed International Fight Week in Las Vegas next week, which will see three stacked events in three days, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin and Matt Parrino preview the action in the latest UFC Rankings Report.Featured above is part one of the report, which features the UFC Hall Of Famer and broadcast member looking at some of the fights scheduled for the three-day stretch, including the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship grud
  
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• Matt Mitrione Cleared, Fight With Oli Thompson Set For Bellator 158

  01-07-2016 20:22
  
  Coming off a knockout win in his Bellator debut last month, Matt Mitrione will indeed be allowed to fight in just over two weeks at Bellator 158 against Oli Thompson.Mitrione (10-5) was medically cleared following his win and will meet Thompson in the co-main event of the card.
  The headline fight features Paul Daley vs. Douglas Lima, while Michael Page takes on Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos and Linton Vassell meets Francis Carmont in other Spike TV bouts.The 37-year-old Mitrione knocked out out Ca
  
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• Fabio Maldonado appeals to WMMAA, confident loss to Fedor Emelianenko will be overturned

  01-07-2016 20:00
  
  Fabio Maldonado’s team is still hopeful that his controversial majority decision loss to Fedor Emelianenko at Fight Night 50 will be overturned.
  Maldonado fought "The Last Emperor" on June 17, and surprisingly dominated the Russian heavyweight in the first round, almost finishing him more than once. Emelianenko came back to win the next two rounds, and Maldonado’s team believes the fight should have been scored a draw after such a dominant opening round.
  Stefano Sartori, who manages
  
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• Video: Joe Rogan Breaks Down Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez Title Fight At UFN 90

  01-07-2016 19:09
  
  https://youtu.be/CEErJG9il4oOne of the underappreciated gems of UFC's upcoming loaded International Fight Week next week, which will see three events in three days in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos will look to defend his title against former Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez.Featured above is a new video released by the UFC on Friday which features longtime commentator and analyst Joe Rogan breaking down the Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez bout, which serves as the
  
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• Brock Lesnar Initially Thought He Would Return at UFC’s New York Debut in November

  01-07-2016 19:01
  
  Were it not for some last-minute maneuvering, Brock Lesnar’s UFC comeback might not have occurred until late in 2016.
  
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• Following pregnancy, Alexis Davis ready to return to UFC

  01-07-2016 18:50
  
  New mother Alexis Davis is ready to resume her fighting career.
  Davis (17-6), who gave birth to a boy earlier this year, is back to full-time training and is hoping to fight again before the end of the year, according to her manager Mike Roberts.
  The Canadian-born bantamweight, considered to be one of the best female fighters in the world, hasn't fought since her April 2015 win over Sarah Kaufman. She'll return to the UFC a winner in six of her last seven fights, with her only loss coming to the
  
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• Cody Garbrandt vs. Takeya Mizugaki Officially Set for UFC 202 in Las Vegas

  01-07-2016 18:46
  
  A bantamweight clash between Cody Garbrandt and Takeya Mizugaki has been added to the UFC 202 lineup.
  
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• Regrets on the Fedor Emelianenko Front Few, Far Between for Fabio Maldonado

  01-07-2016 18:00
  
  Fabio Maldonado lost a disputed majority decision to former Pride Fighting Championships titleholder Fedor Emelianenko at Eurasia Fight Nights 50 on June 17 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
  
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• ‘JZ’ Cavalcante to Defend Lightweight Title vs. Freddy Assuncao in Titan FC 40 Main Event

  01-07-2016 17:35
  
  Florida-based MMA promotion Titan Fighting Championship will head to Coral Gables, Fla., on Aug. 5 for its next event, which will take place inside the Bank United Center. Headlining Titan FC 40 will be newly-crowned lightweight champion Gesias Cavalcante defending his belt against Freddy Assuncao.
  
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• Daniel Cormier: Lifestyle made Jon Jones 'a middle-aged man at 28'

  01-07-2016 17:00
  
  The way Daniel Cormier sees it, the Jon Jones we saw against Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197 is the fighter we're going to witness from now on.
  A bulked-up Jones plodded methodically through his unanimous decision victory over Saint Preux in Las Vegas, a far cry from the fluid and dynamic striker fans have come to expect over the years.
  Jones attributes this to a simple case of ring rust (it was his first fight in nearly 16 months) and of adjusting to a last-minute change in opponents (OSP substit
  
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• Rafael Dos Anjos Believes He Is A Better Fighter Than Eddie Alvarez

  01-07-2016 16:45
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exjtb9EDLvs[/embed]UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos shocked the world when he dominated Anthony Pettis for five rounds in claiming the title.When dos Anjos successfully defended the belt vs. Donald Cerrone late last year, he cemented his status as the top 155-pound fighter in the world.
  Dos Anjos looks to defend his belt once more next week when he meets Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC Fight Night 90. The entire card streams live on UFC Figh
  
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• Miesha Tate Taking Time Off After UFC 200, Amanda Nunes Fight

  01-07-2016 16:35
  
  In no way, shape or form is Miesha Tate overlooking her first bantamweight title defense vs. Amanda Nunes at UFC 200 next Saturday night.But on the heels of three straight fight camps, "Cupcake" does want to take a break from the action.During a conference call earlier this week, Tate stated plans to return to the Octagon in late 2016 following her bout vs. Nunes."I know I want to take a little time to enjoy myself," Tate said. "I went straight from my camp with Holly, straight into Bryan (Caraw
  
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• Miesha Tate Taking Time Off After Amanda Nunes Fight At UFC 200

  01-07-2016 16:35
  
  In no way, shape or form is Miesha Tate overlooking her first bantamweight title defense vs. Amanda Nunes at UFC 200 next Saturday night.But on the heels of three straight fight camps, "Cupcake" does want to take a break from the action.During a conference call earlier this week, Tate stated plans to return to the Octagon in late 2016 following her bout vs. Nunes."I know I want to take a little time to enjoy myself," Tate said. "I went straight from my camp with Holly, straight into Bryan (Caraw
  
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• Two New Bouts Complete Fight Card For Invicta FC 18

  01-07-2016 16:27
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mw3sYP-XS8[/embed]The nine-fight lineup for Invicta FC 18 is now complete with the addition of two final fights.Aspen Ladd and Jessica Hoy meet in a battle of unbeaten bantamweights, while Tessa Simpson and Simona Soukupova square off in the atomweight division.The entire card streams live on UFC Fight Pass July 29 from the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City. In the main event, strawweights Alexa Grasso and Jodie Esquibel battle.Ladd (3-0) kept her unbeat
  
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• Artem Lobov vs. Chris Avila In The Works For UFC 202 In August

  01-07-2016 16:18
  
  Yet another fight has been announced for the upcoming UFC 202 pay-per-view event in August this week.According to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, another interesting fight with ties to the UFC 202 main event is being targeted for the show, as Artem Lobov and Chris Avila are expected to meet on the 8/20 fight card.Lobov is a friend and training partner of UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor, who fights Nate Diaz in a 170-pound rematch in the main event of the show. Meanwhile, Lobov's expe
  
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• Michael Bisping Calls Georges St-Pierre “A Little B*tch”

  01-07-2016 16:03
  
  When Georges St-Pierre called out Michael Bisping for a UFC Middleweight Title shot in his first potential fight back inside the Octagon, he was one of many to challenge the new 185-pound king. This week, GSP got somewhat of a response from "The Count."Bisping spoke on "The Countdown on SiriusXM Rush" on Thursday and addressed St-Pierre's call-out. He also blasted the former UFC 170-pound champion for walking away from the sport because of the growing performance-enhancing drug (PED) issues."I h
  
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• Making the Walk

  01-07-2016 15:30
  
  What does a fighter do on fight day? If you’re Bellator’s Matt Mitrione, you just take it real easy and wait for the punches to fly. Carl Seumanutafa isn't a household name, but when you see him as a 255-pound man that's going to try and take your head off later that night, you tend to pay attention. Matt Mitrione is seeing Seumanutafa's movements unfold in front of him on the St. Louis sidewalks. He sees himself chopping Seumanutafa down, one big swing of the ax at a time. Mitrione
  
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• Artem Lobov vs. Chris Avila targeted for UFC 202

  01-07-2016 15:17
  
  At UFC 202, the Diaz vs. McGregor rivalry will extend beyond the main event.
  The UFC is working towards adding a featherweight fight between Artem Lobov and Chris Avila to the Aug. 20 card, MMA Fighting has learned.
  The booking is an interesting one because Lobov is a good friend and training partner of McGregor, while Avila is a protégé of the Diaz brothers. Of course, McGregor vs. Nate Diaz is the main event of UFC 202.
  Lobov (12-12, 1 NC), 29, is 0-2 in the UFC. After reaching t
  
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• Morning Report: Michael Bisping calls Georges St-Pierre 'a little b*tch' for leaving MMA because of PEDs

  01-07-2016 14:00
  
  UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping called Georges St-Pierre "a little b*tch' for taking a leave of absence from MMA and would like his second title defense to be against him. Michael Bisping's title run might end up being the strangest in modern UFC history and he hasn't even defended the belt yet.
  Since Bisping won the title off of Luke Rockhold at UFC 199, the debate over who his first title defense should be against has been vigorous. Contenders have been coming out of the woodwork try
  
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• Zingano's break gave time to gain back her passion

  01-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Personally and professionally, Cat Zingano has spent the better part of the last three years living inside a tornado.After arriving on the UFC stage as an unbeaten contender and collecting a come-from-behind victory over Miesha Tate in her promotional debut, the dark clouds started moving in overhead and the funnel cloud appeared on the horizon. A thrilling performance that should have unlocked greater opportunities and carried the talented fighter to new levels of recognition and established he
  
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• UFC Statement on Daniel Omielanczuk

  01-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed Daniel Omielanczuk of a potential Anti-Doping Policy Violation involving Meldonium, a prohibited substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List. USADA further informed UFC that due to recent WADA statements regarding the handling of Meldonium cases, they will not be issuing a provisional suspension to Omielanczuk at this time. Accordingly, Omielanczuk has not been removed from his schedule
  
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• Tweets of the Week - 7/1

  01-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It's Canada Day, Eh! I live every day like it's Canada day!#CanadaDay2016 https://t.co/lWX6XgNXsz— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 1, 2016 Happy bday Canada #CanadaDay— patrick cote (@patrick_cote) July 1, 2016 Bonne fête du Canada! Happy Canada Day guys!— Steve Bosse Official (@Stevebossemma) July 1, 2016 Happy Canada dayhttps://t.co/dzYXL15ofC— Mitch Gagnon (@MitchGagnonUFC) July 1, 2016 Thanks, Todd. It Took Hard Work and Dedication!&n
  
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• The 10: The Best of the Best from the Best Month in UFC History

  01-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Putting this feature together from month-to-month is challenging, but this edition of The 10 easily takes the cake.How do you narrow a field of 60-plus fights over six events down to 10? How do you roll out a list of bouts that fans have to check out between the 1st and the 31st and leave out former champions like Cain Velasquez, Johny Hendricks and TJ Dillashaw, all three of whom compete at UFC 200, one of the six – SIX! – events on tap for the month of July?How do you skip over the
  
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• On The Rise: UFC International Fight Week Edition

  01-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  With three consecutive events and more than 30 bouts scheduled to take place, it’s easy to understand how a collection of the lesser known talents competing during UFC International Fight Week could slip into the background and not receive the attention they deserve.Five championship bouts and the return of Brock Lesnar tend to do that.But amidst the sea of big names and marquee fights set to take place in Las Vegas stands a quartet of up-and-coming fighters looking to make a name for them
  
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• Edgar, a creature of habit, just keeps winning

  01-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  Tuesday at 8 p.m. For several years, that’s been the go-to time to talk to Frankie Edgar. Fight in and fight out, the text to Toms River’s finest requesting a chat inevitably comes back with that time. It’s a ritual he chuckles at when brought to his attention.“It seems like that,” Edgar said. “Usually I’m home by 6:30, I jump in the shower, eat, and there’s my window to get an interview in.”It’s a small detail with a greater m
  
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• Cormier, Jones go back-and-forth on media call

  01-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Neither Brock Lesnar nor Mark Hunt are particularly talkative individuals, and when faced with questions on Thursday’s UFC 200 media conference call, the heavyweight combatants that will take part in next Saturday’s penultimate bout kept things short, sweet and to the point.After discussing his truncated training camp and the appeal of stepping into the cage with a former champion and formidable draw like Lesnar, Hunt joked about the dealing with the desert heat in Las Vegas, where h
  
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• By the Numbers – TUF 23 Finale

  01-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  12Current ranking of Joanna Jedrzejczyk on the UFC pound-for-pound list11-0Pro record of current UFC women’s strawweight champion including five wins inside the Octagon399-132Significant strikes landed to absorbed by “Joanna Champion” across her three wins in UFC women’s strawweight title fights220Significant strikes landed by Jedrzejczyk en route to her most recent unanimous decision win over Valerie Letourneau at UFC 193, 2nd most sig. strikes landed in a UFC bout behin
  
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• Alvarez's attitude the reason behind his success

  01-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Eddie Alvarez’ greatest attribute in a fight isn’t his punching power or his wrestling. It’s not his steel chin or his will to win. Instead, the 32-year-old from Philadelphia will tell you that in a fight, it’s his attitude that breaks his opponents. But as he explains, that’s not something you can teach or learn. It’s either in you or it’s not, and the place it comes from isn’t pretty.“It’s not just about how you fight, but about the w
  
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• Top prospect Aspen Ladd returns at Invicta FC 18

  01-07-2016 04:00
  
  One of the best prospects in women's MMA returns to the cage next month.
  Aspen Ladd will meet fellow undefeated fighter Jessica Hoy at Invicta FC 18 on July 29 in Kansas City, the promotion announced Thursday on its radio show. Also added to the card was an atomweight clash between Tessa Simpson and Simona Soukupova.
  Ladd (3-0) is a top up-and-coming women's bantamweight fighter. She has finished all three of her pro fights, which all came in Invicta. Ladd, 21, is coming off a third-round T
  
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• Jon Jones no longer looking at heavyweight, wants to ‘rack up as much money and as many wins as I can'

  01-07-2016 03:00
  
  A move up to heavyweight always seemed to be the final frontier for Jon Jones. The longtime UFC light heavyweight champion, and current interim light heavyweight champion, stoked the flames of a potential shift up in weight for years, stating often that it was a goal he wanted to achieve once he had cleaned out the 205-pound division for good.
  However, after seeing the effect his newfound sobriety has had on his lanky 6'4" frame, Jones no longer views the move towards heavyweight as something in
  
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• Jon Jones no longer looking at future plans at heavyweight, wants to ‘rack up as much money and as many wins as I can'

  01-07-2016 03:00
  
  A move up to heavyweight always seemed to be the final frontier for Jon Jones. The longtime UFC light heavyweight champion, and current interim light heavyweight champion, stoked the flames of a potential shift up in weight for years, stating often that it was a goal he wanted to achieve once he had cleaned out the 205-pound division for good.
  However, after seeing the effect his newfound sobriety has had on his lanky 6'4" frame, Jones no longer views the move towards heavyweight as something in
  
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• Jon Jones: ‘My Goal is to Make It Look Easier’ Against Cormier in UFC 200 Rematch

  01-07-2016 02:10
  
  It’s no secret that Jon Jones isn’t the biggest fan of Daniel Cormier, or vice-versa.
  
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• Brock Lesnar on steroid allegations: 'I'm a white boy and I'm jacked -- deal with it'

  01-07-2016 02:00
  
  Mark Hunt and many others have taken umbrage with the UFC granting Brock Lesnar an exemption from four months of drug testing before he could enter the Octagon. The UFC's anti-doping policy led by USADA states that any athlete coming out of retirement must give the UFC four months of notice so the fighter can be put back in USADA's drug-testing pool.
  Lesnar, who just officially signed back with the UFC in early June, was given a waiver for that time period. Hunt, who has been tested since the UF
  
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• UFC And Topps Announce The Launch Of New UFC KNOCKOUT 16 Trading Card App

  01-07-2016 01:47
  
  On Thursday afternoon, UFC and Topps announced the launch of the new Topps UFC KNOCKOUT 16 trading card App.Below is the official release that UFC issued on their official website this afternoon:UFC and Topps launch Knockout 16 digital trading card appUFC® today announced the launch of its first digital trading card app, developed in collaboration with longstanding licensee Topps®. Available for fight fans around the world, “Topps UFC KNOCKOUT 16” will bring the global sports
  
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• Brock Lesnar Doesn’t Care if WWE Supports His Comeback Bid at UFC 200

  01-07-2016 01:45
  
  While World Wrestling Entertainment may have granted Brock Lesnar what it believes is a one-off opportunity to compete at UFC 200, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the sports entertainment organization is necessarily 100 percent behind the venture.
  
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• UFC Vet Bristol Marunde to Star in ‘House Flipping’ Show on HGTV

  01-07-2016 01:30
  
  The last time the fight world saw Bristol Marunde in action, it was in the main event of RFA 31 in downtown Las Vegas last October.
  
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• Jon Jones wants UFC 200 fight with Daniel Cormier to 'look easier than it did the first time'

  01-07-2016 01:00
  
  It would seem Jon Jones has one clear-cut goal in his fight against Daniel Cormier when the two collide in the main event of UFC 200 a week from Saturday night in Las Vegas: Regaining the UFC light heavyweight title he held for four years.
  But then, this isn't your ordinary title fight dynamic. Jones, regarded by many as the greatest fighter in the history of mixed martial arts, never lost his title in the cage, as he was stripped of the belt last year due to his legal situation.
  And he already
  
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• Brock Lesnar on Stephanie McMahon UFC comments: 'I don't care what she says'

  01-07-2016 00:18
  
  WWE isn't a huge fan of Brock Lesnar competing at UFC 200? Pardon Lesnar is he doesn't give a damn.
  In an interview this week with Business Insider, UFC chief brand officer Stephanie McMahon said WWE was "not supporting the fight necessarily" regarding Lesnar's bout July 9 against Mark Hunt in Las Vegas. Lesnar, who had not heard the comment, responded rather succinctly -- and in true Lesnar fashion -- in a media conference call Thursday.
  "I don't know," Lesnar said with a laugh. "I don't c
  
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