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• Cezar Ferreira knows he will have haters in Brazil even if he wins UFC title

  08-07-2016 23:30
  
  Cezar Ferreira had his back against the wall in April after losing three of his last four fights, but a victory over Oluwale Bamgbose isn’t enough for the Ultimate Fighter Brazil winner to relax. "Mutante" returns to the Octagon Friday, facing Anthony Smith at TUF 23 Finale in Las Vegas, and still keeps in mind that he’s in a must-win situation.
  "Pressure is always there, it doesn’t matter if you win or lose," Ferreira told MMA Fighting. "I kept working hard. I already forgot a
  
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• Video: Dana White Says He’s Not Talking To Jon Jones Anymore Following Drug Test Incident

  08-07-2016 23:19
  
  https://youtu.be/fHqqNC1zkFkAs UFC's International Fight Week rolls on this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, several top UFC fighters and personalities are making the media rounds to help spread the word about what is expected to be among the biggest UFC events of all-time.Among the long list of media stops made on Friday, just over 24 hours away from the landmark UFC 200 event, which emanates from the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC President Dana White and UFC Light Heavyweight
  
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• USADA: Jon Jones ‘B’ sample also comes back positive for banned substance

  08-07-2016 23:16
  
  LAS VEGAS — The ‘B' sample will not clear Jon Jones.
  USADA said Friday in a statement that the ‘B' sample taken from Jones on June 16 also came back positive. The UFC interim light heavyweight champion was pulled from UFC 200 this week after he failed an out-of-competition drug test.
  "I can confirm that Mr. Jones' B sample results have been reported by the laboratory, and that the results confirm the findings of the A sample," USADA spokesperson Ryan Madden said in a statement.
  
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• Jessica Aguilar says Claudia Gadelha has a 'huge' chance in beating champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk

  08-07-2016 23:00
  
  The UFC women's strawweight title is up for grabs this Friday at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale, and long-€”time top-ranked strawweight Jessica Aguilar believes challenger Claudia Gadelha can dethrone the champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
  Aguilar, who many considered to be the best strawweight in the world prior to joining the UFC rooster, knows a thing or two about Jedrzejczyk's opponent. Last year, Aguilar vacated her WSOF strawweight title to chase UFC gold by taking on Gadelha in a tit
  
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• Video: UFC 200 Embedded Episode Six Shows D.C. Finding Out About Silva Fight

  08-07-2016 22:23
  
  https://youtu.be/iGX1rZxpKYoAhead of this Saturday's landmark UFC 200 pay-per-view, which saw the main card go through a number of changes even compared to when the UFC 200 Embedded episodes began airing to promote the final "home-stretch" this week, the sixth episode is now available.Episode six, which you can watch above, is the first episode to feature some of the newer fights and faces that either weren't originally part of the show or were, but were fighting completely different opponents w
  
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• Demetrious Johnson injured, out of UFC 201 title fight with Wilson Reis

  08-07-2016 22:09
  
  Demetrious Johnson won’t defend his title at UFC 201.
  The first and only UFC flyweight champion has suffered an injury and will be forced to postpone his clash with Wilson Reis, MMA Fighting has confirmed with sources following a report by Combate.
  Johnson (24-2-1) was looking to defend his title for the ninth time versus Reis, entering the bout coming off 10 straight victories with five finishes.
  Reis (20-6) earned a shot at the gold after beating Dustin Ortiz via unanimous decision in Ja
  
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• Demetrious Johnson Pulls Out Of UFC 201 Flyweight Title Defense Against Wilson Reis

  08-07-2016 22:08
  
  Fans who were looking forward to UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson's next title defense will have to wait a little longer than expected."Mighty Mouse," the reigning UFC Flyweight Champion and the guy more and more people are pointing to as the rightful owner to the number one spot in the always-debated "Pound For Pound" rankings, has reportedly pulledout of his next title defense, which wasscheduled to be against Wilson Reis.Brazilian media outlet Globo was first to report the story, whi
  
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• UFC 200 Embedded, Episode 6: ‘I felt bad for [Jones]’

  08-07-2016 21:58
  
  In the sixth episode of UFC 200 Embedded, Daniel Cormier talks Jon Jones, Anderson Silva makes an emergency replacement (and eats pizza), Frankie Edgar cuts weight and Jose Aldo tells his teammates that chewing gum helps him shed pounds.
  
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• Flyweight Champ Demetrious Johnson Withdraws from UFC 201 Co-Main Event Due to Injury

  08-07-2016 21:56
  
  UFC 201 has lost its co-main event, as flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has withdrawn from the July 30 card due an undisclosed injury.
  
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• Shevchenkos coach back in gym just weeks after getting shot

  08-07-2016 21:00
  
  Antonina Shevchenko was on a plane from Madrid by way of Stockholm feeling pretty good back in May. She had just won her eighth Muay Thai world title and was heading home to Peru with a gold medal.
  When she arrived in Lima, though, her emotions quickly changed. One of her training partners met her at the airport and told her something frightening: her coach Pavel Fedotov was shot at a restaurant by burglars while he was having dinner with her sister Valentina.
  "When I [heard] it, I couldn't beli
  
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• Dana White doesn't plan on talking to Jon Jones, believes star should have 'cleaned house'

  08-07-2016 20:45
  
  UFC president Dana White still hasn't talked to the interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.
  Two days after Jones was plucked from UFC 200 for failing a USADA-administered drug test back in June, forcing the UFC to scramble to fill the void, White hasn't had any inclination to call Jones and get his side of the story. In fact, he says that he wouldn't even be open to taking Jones' call right now.
  During an appearance on The Herd on Fox Sports 1, White was troubleshooting the difference betw
  
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• Miesha Tate’s coach says weight cut was ‘a little bit tougher’ than usual

  08-07-2016 20:36
  
  LAS VEGAS — Miesha Tate nearly missed the window to weigh-in Friday morning for UFC 200, because she was having a harder time cutting weight than usual, according to her coach.
  Tate's coach Robert Follis told Submission Radio that the UFC women's bantamweight champion's weight was just not coming off as quickly as it usually does. Tate was almost late for the 8 a.m.-to-10 a.m. weigh-in here at Monte Carlo, but checked in before 10 and hit the scale at 10:02 a.m.
  A UFC spokesperson sai
  
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• How Fernando Bruno's part-time job helps (and disturbs) his UFC career

  08-07-2016 20:00
  
  Ultimate Fighter Brazil finalist Fernando Bruno changed his routine a bit before the biggest fight of his career. After losing to Glaico Franca at the TUF Brazil 4 lightweight final in August, Bruno moves back down to 145 pounds to meet former lightweight title contender Gray Maynard at Friday’s TUF 23 Finale in Las Vegas.
  And even though Maynard enters the bout in a must-win situation after losing four of his last five fights, the Nova Uniao fighter expects a tough challenge inside the Oc
  
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• Miesha Tate nearly misses weigh-in window, fight with Amanda Nunes still on

  08-07-2016 19:39
  
  LAS VEGAS — UFC 200 nearly lost another main event.
  Miesha Tate almost missed the two-hour window to weigh-in Friday morning here at the Monte Carlo. If Tate would have checked in after 10 a.m. PT, her main event title fight with Amanda Nunes would have been called off, per UFC spokesperson Dave Lockett. Tate hit the scale and made weight (134.5 pounds) at about 10:02 a.m.
  Kelvin Gastelum and Johny Hendricks also narrowly made the window between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Hendricks missed weight a
  
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• Miesha Tate Just Makes Early Weigh-In Deadline For UFC 200

  08-07-2016 19:11
  
  As if UFC 200 hasn't had enough drama already.With the seconds ticking down, reigning UFC female bantamweight champion Miesha Tate stepped on the scale Friday morning in Las Vegas for the official weigh-ins.
  And successfully came in a half-pound under the 135-pound limit.Tate just made the 10 a.m. PT cutoff for the weigh-ins, which will also air live later today on MMA News. She is set to face Amanda Nunes for the belt Saturday night in the new main event of the historic card.[embed]https://twit
  
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• Photo: Alan Jouban Suffers Two Breaks In Left Hand During Win

  08-07-2016 18:35
  
  [embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BHmUeNIBAE_/?taken-by=alanjouban[/embed]If you needed proof that Alan Jouban's offensive flurry was halted by an injury Thursday night at UFC Fight Night 90, there is your answer.Jouban, who stated after his win over Belal Muhammad that he believed he broke his left hand, did in fact do just that - in two places.The fighter did earn "Fight of the Night" honors and an additional $50,000 for his effort.
  
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• Daniel Cormier “Honored” To Face Anderson Silva At UFC 200

  08-07-2016 18:27
  
  It's been an incredible last few days for UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier.But now, "DC" can focus in on just fighting.Cormier will take on former middleweight champion Anderson Silva Saturday night at UFC 200, as officials replaced Jon Jones with "The Spider."
  "I am honored to share the Octagon with the one of the greatest fighters of all time," Cormier said in an exclusive statement to MMA Fighting after the fight was announced. "This is a very tough fight for me, and I have to fi
  
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• UFC Continues To Promote UFC 200 As “Biggest, Baddest Card Ever”

  08-07-2016 18:15
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNHhBLan6SE[/embed]Despite the loss of Jon Jones, the UFC promotional team isn't backing down from their claims of UFC 200 being the "biggest, baddest card ever."In fact, they might have added some more numbers to their latest promo with the addition of Anderson Silva.
  It was announced late Thursday night that Silva will face Daniel Cormier in a non-title fight as part of Saturday's card from Las Vegas. The former UFC middleweight champion and the current l
  
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• Eddie Alvarez Praises Rafael Dos Anjos After UFC Fight Night 90

  08-07-2016 18:11
  
  Newly-crowned UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez had nothing but praise and respect for Rafael dos Anjos after finishing him Thursday night at UFC Fight Night 90.Alvarez, who became the first fighter to wear both UFC and Bellator gold with the first round victory, stated that the way the bout ended could have very easily been the other way around."This guy (dos Anjos) is the best in the division," he said during the post-fight press conference. "To be able to come out with a win over him, an
  
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• Conor McGregor Believes UFC 202 Will Outperform UFC 200

  08-07-2016 18:06
  
  Of course, Conor McGregor believes his upcoming UFC 202 main event fight with Nate Diaz will be a bigger deal than UFC 200 this weekend.The reigning UFC featherweight champion and his opponent held a press conference earlier this week as ticket sales begin for their August contest in Las Vegas.When asked about the prospects of pay-per-view buys and other numbers regarding UFC 200, "Notorious" was quick to point out the success of his recent PPV, UFC 196, along with the upcoming UFC 202 card.&ldq
  
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• Ross Pearson says cutting to featherweight gave him kidney, digestive issues

  08-07-2016 18:00
  
  LAS VEGAS — Ross Pearson's weight cut to 145 pounds was so oppressive, it has resulted in long-term health issues.
  The UFC veteran revealed his kidney and digestive struggles Tuesday after his open workout for media and fans. Pearson moved back up to 155 pounds back in 2012, but still didn't feel at full strength at that weight after making the cut to featherweight twice.
  "I've had some kidney problems in the past," Pearson said. "Kidneys is one and my digestive system. Cutting to 145 mess
  
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• Claudia Gadelha foresees trilogy fight with win over 'limited' Joanna Jedrzejczyk

  08-07-2016 17:30
  
  Joanna Jedrzejczyk became the first and only fighter to defeat Claudia Gadelha in December 2014, and Gadelha will have the opportunity to avenge that loss on July 8. And if she’s successful, the Brazilian already expects a third bout with the UFC strawweight champion.
  "Maybe we fight a third time," Gadelha said during a media day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. "The first fight between us was controversial. I believe I won, she says she won. I saw it several times, scored it round by round, and
  
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• Video: UFC 200 Weigh-Ins Live Today At MMANews.com Starting At 6pm ET

  08-07-2016 17:04
  
  https://youtu.be/MGs-fLhCZIwAs UFC's International Fight Week continues to roll on through what is easily the busiest weekend of the year in the MMA world, it's time to close the UFC Fight Night 90 chapter and begin looking ahead to chapters two and three, as The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale takes place live tonight and the official weigh-ins for Saturday's UFC 200 pay-per-view are also on the schedule for today.The official public weigh-ins for Saturday's landmark UFC 200 event are scheduled for
  
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• Anderson Silva ‘wasn't really training that hard' before UFC 200, but still ‘ready for war'

  08-07-2016 17:00
  
  LAS VEGAS - At the start of UFC 200 fight week, Anderson Silva thought he was traveling to Las Vegas to help induct his mentor Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira into the UFC Hall of Fame. But by Thursday night, Silva was a full-fledged part of the show.
  The UFC announced that Silva is scheduled to fight light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in a three-round non-title bout on the main card of UFC 200. Silva replaces the spot vacated by Jon Jones, who was yanked off the card due to a random June 16 dru
  
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• Video: UFC Fight Night 90 Post-Fight Press Conference

  08-07-2016 16:24
  
  https://youtu.be/4LyZj68rowQFollowing the first of three consecutive events as part of UFC's International Fight Week, UFC held their first post-fight press conference where a brand new UFC Champion spoke about his big victory in the main event.Eddie Alvarez, the former Bellator Lightweight Champion, scored a first-round TKO victory over the now former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos, to become the new UFC 155-pound champion.The Alvarez-Dos Anjos bout served as the first title fight an
  
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• Jon Jones being booted from UFC 200 sucks, but the big picture came into focus

  08-07-2016 16:00
  
  It speaks volumes that Jon Jones’ crisis management expert, Denise White, showed up to an impromptu press conference steeped in fresh crisis and greeted the media with, "I’m sure you all know who I am…"  We do. We shouldn’t. We certainly don’t want to. But we do…and man, there’s just so much wrong with that picture. What the hell’s going on out there in Vegas ahead of UFC 200?Jones was emotionally distraught in explaining his way through the
  
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• UFC 200 weigh-in video

  08-07-2016 15:00
  
  At the UFC 200 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday night's UFC 200 fights will step on the scale Friday evening, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt will have to make the heavyweight limit of 265 pounds.The UFC 200 weigh-in takes place at 6 p.m. ET, and the video is above.Check out the UFC 200 weigh-in results below.Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
  Miesha Tate vs. Amanda Nunes
  Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt
  Daniel Cormier vs
  
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• Morning Report: Daniel Cormier calls fight with Jon Jones 'snakebitten', says Jones 'can't get out of his own way'

  08-07-2016 14:00
  
  UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is disappointed his fight with Jon Jones is off but says he believes they will fight again eventually. It has been a pretty hectic 24 hours for Daniel Cormier.
  Late last night, the UFC held and impromptu press conference to announce that Jon Jones had been removed from the UFC 200 main event for a potential USADA violation stemming from a June 16th test. Cormier spoke briefly at the press conference affirming that he would like to remain on UFC 200 i
  
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• Anderson Silva: I hope Jon Jones isn’t mad I took his UFC 200 spot

  08-07-2016 13:00
  
  LAS VEGAS — On Wednesday night, one of the greatest fighters of all time was pulled from UFC 200. About 24 hours later, one of the greatest fighters of all time was added to the card.
  Anderson Silva will be replacing Jon Jones at UFC 200 on Saturday here at T-Mobile Arena against Daniel Cormier, it was announced Thursday night. Jones tested positive for a banned substance in a June 16 out-of-competition drug test and was flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation.
  After a day-l
  
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• Rafael dos Anjos praises Eddie Alvarez, but also asks for a rematch

  08-07-2016 11:00
  
  Thursday night was tough for Rafael dos Anjos. The Brazilian entered the day as the champion of the UFC's lightweight division, but finished as just a contender. Former Bellator lightweight kingpin Eddie Alvarez blasted dos Anjos, stopping him inside a round at 3:49 of the first at UFC Fight Night 90. It was to be dos Anjos's second title defense until it became his loss.
  "No excuses, man," dos Anjos said at the post-fight press conference at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. "I was in the bes
  
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• UFC Fight Night 90 post-fight show

  08-07-2016 10:23
  
  LAS VEGAS — Following a crazy Thursday here, Ariel Helwani, Shaun Al-Shatti and Marc Raimondi discuss Eddie Alvarez's title win over Rafael dos Anjos, Anderson Silva's addition to UFC 200, Jon Jones and much, much more.
  
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• Coach Mark Henry reacts to Eddie Alvarez's title win, switches focus to Frankie Edgar at UFC 200

  08-07-2016 09:59
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Head coach Mark Henry talks about Eddie Alvarez becoming the new UFC lightweight champion, transitioning his focus to Frankie Edgar now and more.
  
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• Anderson Silva UFC 200 press conference

  08-07-2016 09:35
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Before UFC 200, Anderson Silva and UFC president Dana White discuss why Silva is fighting Daniel Cormier at Saturday's event.
  
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• Weigh-in Video: UFC 200 (6 p.m. ET)

  08-07-2016 09:05
  
  Watch the UFC 200 weigh-ins here:
  
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• Eddie Alvarez says he'd welcome an easier fight next, 'like Conor McGregor'

  08-07-2016 08:00
  
  To kick off the UFC's big long weekend in Las Vegas heading into UFC 200 on Saturday night, Eddie Alvarez made the first big statement by taking the lightweight belt from Rafael dos Anjos. The underdog Alvarez caught dos Anjos with a right hand that wobbled him, and then proceeded to take him apart in the first round.
  He put him away with punches at 3:49 of the first round.
  And afterwards, when discussing what was next in the UFC's most competitive division, the Philadelphia native said he'd lik
  
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• New UFC Champ Eddie Alvarez Open to ‘Gimme Fight’ with Conor McGregor

  08-07-2016 07:44
  
  To say it’s been a long, arduous journey for Eddie Alvarez would be an understatement.
  
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• Derrick Lewis Disappointed By Split-Decision Victory, Wants Rematch with Roy Nelson

  08-07-2016 07:22
  
  Although he walked out of UFC Fight Night with his fourth straight victory, Derrick Lewis was not pleased with the way that triumph was achieved.
  
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• Eddie Alvarez Stuns Rafael dos Anjos to Take Lightweight Title in UFC Fight Night Headliner

  08-07-2016 07:13
  
  Eddie Alvarez becomes first fighter to capture UFC and Bellator MMA gold, upsetting Rafael dos Anjos on Thursday in Las Vegas.
  
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• Ultimate Fighter finale final results & news

  08-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at The Ultimate Fighter season 23 Finale: Jedrzejczyk vs Gadelha 2? Click below to get the results for all the fights at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Friday, July 8, 2016.Jedrzejczyk vs Gadelha | Sanchez vs Rountree | Suarez vs Cooper | Pearson vs Brooks | Choi vs Tavares | Silva vs Holbrook | Maynard vs Bruno | Moraga vs Nicolau | Hendricks vs Stansbury | Ferreira vs Smith | Matthews vs Lee | Jingliang vs ZafirThe Ultimate Fighter season 23 finale main cardMai
  
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• UFC lends a hand at charities as part of Community Day

  08-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Las Vegas – UFC employees and star athletes brought their fighting spirit to five local Las Vegas charities Wednesday, July 6, as the organization held its Community Day. The event was part of the 5th annual UFC International Fight Week, the world’s largest celebration of combat sports, which brings tens of thousands of visitors each year to the Fight Capital of the World.Hall of Fame athletes Forrest Griffin and Matt Hughes joined UFC analyst Dan Hardy in kicking off the day’s
  
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• UFC 200 weigh-in results

  08-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC 200, which is headlined by the UFC women’s bantamweight title fight between Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes, and the heavyweight clash between Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt, airs live on Pay-Per-View from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 9 at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.Four prelim bouts will air live on FS1 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT, and the event's first three prelims will air exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS beginning at 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT.Main Event – UFC women’s bantamweight
  
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• Tweets of the Week - 7/8

  08-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Fight Week is Here and It's Already Crazy!#AndNew!!! @Ealvarezfight after his #UFCVegas 1st Round TKO win tonight! pic.twitter.com/F2BPv5P99l— #UFCFightWeek (@ufc) July 8, 2016 Always been a fan of Alvarez! That was great! #AndNew— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 8, 2016 Eddie Alvarez, UFC lightweight champion. Let that marinate. 3rd time in 2016 we've seen a heavy underdog become a first-time UFC champion.— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) July 8, 2016 Tonight is starts with
  
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• Suarez, Sanchez newest Ultimate Fighters

  08-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  SANCHEZ vs ROUNTREETeam Claudia’s Andrew Sanchez was in control from wire to wire in his Ultimate Fighter light heavyweight final against Team Joanna’s Khalil Rountree Friday night, winning a shutout unanimous decision at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.Scores were 30-25 twice and 30-26 for the latest TUF winner.Rountree stuffed Sanchez’ first takedown attempt and followed up with a bomb that missed wide. The next few takedowns were soon secured though, allowing the New Jersey produ
  
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• Rountree's positive mentality pays off on TUF

  08-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  When it comes to a sunny disposition and positive outlook on life, Khalil Rountree may already be a world champion. But the fight game has a peculiar way of chipping at anyone’s positivity, so when Rountree won his elimination bout to get into the house for The Ultimate Fighter 23 and then fell out of the competition when defeated by pre-show teammate Cory Hendricks within a week, he had some questions to deal with, especially with five weeks remaining.But in typical Rountree fashion, he f
  
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• Reasons to watch UFC 200

  08-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  In perhaps the most intriguing stylistic matchup in recent UFC history, Brock Lesnar returns to the Octagon in the co-main event of UFC 200 to take on super striker Mark Hunt in a heavyweight epic.Lesnar is a wrestling machine. The former Division I national champion has the third-highest takedown accuracy (55 percent) in heavyweight history. He has been defying the odds ever since the first time he put on the four-ounce gloves. His ground and pound is scary. He has landed 162 significa
  
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• Previewing the TUF finalists and how they got here

  08-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Near the end of The Ultimate Fighter Season 23’s final episode on Wednesday, UFC President Dana White said the outcome likely produced the best finale matchups in the history of the show. He may be right. The season was dominated by Team Claudia and decision fights. Team Claudia won seven of the eight fights and all but two fights were decided by decisions. But when it came time for the semifinals, the competition separated itself. Light heavyweights Andrew Sanchez and Khalil Rountree earn
  
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• Maynard, Nicolau go distance for victories

  08-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  MAYNARD vs BRUNOFormer lightweight contender Gray Maynard began the newest chapter of his career in a positive fashion on Friday, winning a three-round unanimous decision over Fernando Bruno in his featherweight debut at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.Scores were 30-27 across the board for Maynard, now 13-6-1 with 1 NC; Bruno falls to 16-4.A slugfest broke out immediately, Bruno winging hooks with both hands as he tried to test Maynard’s chin at featherweight. Maynard weathered th
  
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• Live: Ultimate Fighter finale results & news

  08-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at The Ultimate Fighter season 23 Finale: Jedrzejczyk vs Gadelha 2? Click below to get the results for all the fights at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Friday, July 8, 2016.Jedrzejczyk vs Gadelha | Sanchez vs Rountree | Suarez vs Cooper | Pearson vs Brooks | Choi vs Tavares | Silva vs Holbrook | Maynard vs Bruno | Moraga vs Nicolau | Hendricks vs Stansbury | Ferreira vs Smith | Matthews vs Lee | Jingliang vs ZafirThe Ultimate Fighter season 23 finale main cardWat
  
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• Li, Lee show off power at TUF 23 finals

  08-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Miss the fights? Watch them on UFC FIGHT PASS now!LEE vs MATTHEWSKevin Lee pulled off the most impressive win of his Octagon career in lightweight action at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Friday, stopping Aussie phenom Jake Matthews in the first round of their TUF 23 Finale prelim bout. //
  Lee (13-2), who has now won five of his last six, showed off his strength immediately, slamming Matthews (11-2) to the mat, where he began firing off strikes to the head. After a spell on the canvas, Matth
  
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• Johnson Injured; Bout with Reis Off UFC 201 Card

  08-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  The continuing assault on the UFC record books by flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will take a slight pause, as it was announced Friday that "Mighty Mouse" has been forced out of his UFC 201 co-main event bout against Wilson Reis on July 30 due to injury. There is no word yet regarding a rescheduled date for the bout, which would have marked Johnson's attempt at a ninth successful title defense. UFC 201, which takes place at Philips Arena in Atlanta, is headlined by the welterweig
  
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