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• Video: Michael Page blasts 'Cyborg' Santos with flying knee at Bellator 158

  16-07-2016 23:40
  
  Facing perhaps the toughest test of his career, Michael Page delivered another classic 'MVP' finish.
  The British fighter put out a highlight-reel finish, knocking out Evangelista Santos, or better known as 'Cyborg', in the second round of his Bellator 158 main card fight. With this performance, 'MVP' remained undefeated as a professional fighter and improved his record to 11-0.
  Bellator 158 took place on Saturday at the 02 Arena in London, England.
  
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• Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Joins Wanderlei Silva in Rizin FF’s Openweight Grand Prix Tournament

  16-07-2016 23:01 via sherdog.com
  
  Rizin Fighting Federation’s upcoming openweight grand prix just added another big name, as the promotion announced that Mirko Filipovic will take part in the bracket.
  
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• Bellator 158 Results: Daley vs. Lima

  16-07-2016 22:00
  
  MMA Fighting has Bellator 158 results for the Daley vs. Lima fight card Saturday at the 02 Arena in London.In the main event, Paul Daley will square off against Douglas Lima in a welterweight contest. Matt Mitrione faces Oli Thompson in a heavyweight contest in the co-main event.Check out the Bellator 158 results below.Main card
  Paul Daley vs. Douglas Lima
  Matt Mitrione vs. Oli Thompson
  Michael Page vs. Evangelista Santos
  Likasz Klinger vs. Francis Carmont
  James Gallagher vs. Mike CuttingUnderca
  
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• Rizin returns with tournament with Cro Cop, Wanderlei Silva and stars from glory days

  16-07-2016 21:00
  
  A unique cast of characters including former MMA and kickboxing legends, giants and current Japanese amateur wrestling stars will head the return of the Rizin Fighting Federation with four shows between now and the end of the year.The shows will be built around a 16-man heavyweight Grand Prix tournament, which starts on Sept. 25 at the Saitama Super Arena. It continues with the quarterfinals on Dec. 29, and the semifinals and finals on New Year's Eve.The Fuji Network, which has a long history of
  
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• Hunt To Lesnar: “For Someone Who Was Cheating, You Still Hit Like A P*ssy”

  16-07-2016 20:45
  
  Well, on top of all their other problems, the UFC appears to have one pissed off Samoan on their hands. Depending on how they choose to handle the situation, they might not have him on their roster at all.Following the news that USADA flagged Brock Lesnar for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition test administered on June 28th, just 11 days before his Octagon comeback at UFC 200, UFC heavyweight contender Mark Hunt has been quite vocal on social media. Ulti
  
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• Mark Hunt Now Demanding Brock Lesnar’s Entire UFC 200 Fight Purse

  16-07-2016 20:11
  
  [embed]https://twitter.com/markhunt1974/status/754182411227836416[/embed]After initially setting his sights on half of Brock Lesnar's $2.5 million UFC 200 fight purse, Mark Hunt has changed his mind.He wants it all.Lesnar was notified of a possible violation of the USADA anti-doping policy on Friday, and Hunt - who lost via decision to the former UFC heavyweight champion - immediately asked for either half the salary or be released from the UFC.
  Hunt also let it be known that he has had fun with
  
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• Mark Hunt Now Asking For Brock Lesnar’s Entire UFC 200 Fight Purse

  16-07-2016 20:11
  
  [embed]https://twitter.com/markhunt1974/status/754182411227836416[/embed]After initially setting his sights on half of Brock Lesnar's $2.5 million UFC 200 fight purse, Mark Hunt has changed his mind.He wants it all.Lesnar was notified of a possible violation of the USADA anti-doping policy on Friday, and Hunt - who lost via decision to the former UFC heavyweight champion - immediately asked for either half the salary or be released from the UFC.
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• Benson Henderson-Patricio Freire To Headline Bellator/PBC Doubleheader

  16-07-2016 20:07
  
  According to a report by the LA Times, Benson Henderson-Patricio "Pitbull" Freire will headline a doubleheader of MMA and boxing on August 26 from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.Henderson-Freire will be the main attraction, as the boxing portion from Premier Boxing Champions features Robert Guerrero vs. David Peralta. The main bouts will air live on Spike TV.Earlier this year, Henderson (23-6) made his Bellator debut, falling to welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov via decision. Hende
  
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• Sean Santella Forced Out Of UFC 201 Matchup With Wilson Reis

  16-07-2016 20:04
  
  [embed]https://twitter.com/Srock125/status/754307136017006593[/embed]Sean Santella will not be making his Octagon debut this month at UFC 201 vs. Wilson Reis.The flyweight posted on social media Saturday that officials have taken him off the card because there is not enough time before July 30 to get his medical information cleared."Well talk about the biggest blue ball of all time but I'm sad to announce that my UFC debut has been cancelled," Santella posted. "They said I need more medicals don
  
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• UFC On FOX 20 “Road To The Octagon” Debuts Tonight On FOX

  16-07-2016 20:01
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrZFg8nwCEo[/embed]"Road to the Octagon" will debut for UFC on FOX 20 this evening at 5 p.m. ET.The series takes a look at next Saturday's event from Chicago that features a headline bout between former champion Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko.Also, Edson Barboza battles former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez in his return from a suspension.
  
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• Benson Henderson vs. Patricio Freire headlines Bellator, boxing double event

  16-07-2016 20:00
  
  Mixed martial arts and boxing will join forces next month when Bellator and Premier Boxing Champions stage a doubleheader event on back-to-back days, Aug. 26-27, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., with the Aug. 26 Bellator card headlined by the lightweight return of former UFC champion Benson Henderson against ex-Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Freire.
  On the boxing side of things, Robert Guerrero will take on David Peralta on a Aug. 27 card that also features Alfredo Angulo vs. Fr
  
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• Benson Henderson, Patricio Freire to Meet in Lightweight Bout at Bellator 160

  16-07-2016 19:56 via sherdog.com
  
  After a brief stint at welterweight, Benson Henderson will return to 155 pounds to face ex-featherweight king Patricio Freire at Bellator 160 on Aug. 26.
  
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• Mark Hunt Calls for Brock Lesnar’s Entire UFC 200 Purse After Failed Drug Test

  16-07-2016 19:32 via sherdog.com
  
  Mark Hunt was never confident that UFC 200 opponent Brock Lesnar was completely clean.
  
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• Sean Santella Says Short-Notice Debut vs. Wilson Reis at UFC 201 Canceled

  16-07-2016 19:25 via sherdog.com
  
  Just a few days ago, Sean Santella was given the opportunity of a lifetime. Now it appears that his UFC dream is on hold.
  
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• Conor McGregor explains why he wanted to fight Nate Diaz at 170 pounds again

  16-07-2016 19:00
  
  Conor McGregor has gotten many questions — and plenty of criticism — for wanting to fight Nate Diaz again at welterweight, two divisions up from where McGregor holds the UFC title.
  In a press conference last week in Las Vegas, McGregor addressed his reasons for wanting to take on Diaz at 170 pounds for a second straight time. The two will meet in the main event of UFC 202 on Aug. 20 at T-Mobile Arena in Vegas. Diaz beat McGregor by second-round submission in the first fight at UFC 19
  
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• WWE Issues Statement On Brock Lesnar’s USADA Issues, SummerSlam Return Status

  16-07-2016 18:08
  
  As noted, Brock Lesnar was flagged by USADA for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition administered on June 28th.WWE has since issued a statement acknowledging the situation and commenting on the SummerSlam status of "The Beast Incarnate."WWE.com issued the following:"The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Brock Lesnar of a potential policy violation, stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on June 28, 2016, according to a statement re
  
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• Brock Lesnar & USADA Representative Comment On Potential Anti-Doping Violation

  16-07-2016 17:47
  
  Brock Lesnar has finally broken his silence regarding being flagged by USADA for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition test on June 28th."We'll get to the bottom of this," said Lesnar in a brief statement released through the Associated Press.It has also since been confirmed that Lesnar, who was tested eight times during the build-up to his UFC 200 comeback fight against Mark Hunt, passed all of the other tests outside of the flagged 6/28 test. Lesnar provi
  
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• Oli Thompson says he won’t let Matt Mitrione off the hook like Carl Seumanutafa did

  16-07-2016 17:00
  
  If anybody was watching Matt Mitrione’s Bellator debut against Carl Seumanutafa with special interest a couple of weeks back, it was big Oli Thompson, whom the promotion brought out from England just for the privilege. Thompson’s mission was to step inside the cage after Mitrione’s fight and challenge him to a fight three weeks from that date if (A) Mitrione won, and (B) if Mitrione didn’t get creamed in the process of winning.So Thompson’s heart dropped a little bi
  
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• Bellator 158 predictions

  16-07-2016 16:00
  
  Bellator MMA makes its organizational debut in the UK, albeit with a card badly damaged by injury and worse. Still, it features a number of standout UK fighters plus a top welterweight contender fight.
  What: Bellator 158: Daley vs. Lima
  Where: O2 Arena, London, England
  When: Saturday, the preliminary card starts at 6:30 p.m. ET on MMA Fighting. The five-fight main card starts on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET.
  Paul Daley vs. Douglas Lima
  From what I hear, Lima fought Andrey Koreshkov with a badly damaged
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw slams the UFC for treating fighters like employees minus the benefits

  16-07-2016 15:00
  
  T.J. Dillashaw took the UFC to task this week for what he perceives as an issue with fighter treatment.
  The former UFC bantamweight champion said on Team Alpha Male's Stud Show Radio that he believes the UFC treats fighters like employees rather than what they legally are: independent contractors. Dillashaw pointed to the UFC's deals with Reebok and USADA as potential evidence.
  "They treat us like employees, but they don't give us benefits like employees," Dillashaw said. "It's kind of craz
  
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• Fightweets: Will Brock Lesnar fight again in the UFC?

  16-07-2016 14:00
  
  We've come to the end of the most eventful stretch in the history of mixed martial arts, in which a string of four fight events were overshadowed by a pair of major potential drug-test failures, and that minor little matter of the UFC's sale.
  Well, actually, we thought we were done, and then Brock Lesnar popped for a potential USADA violation late Friday.
  So, with no lack of subject matter, lets get right into another edition of Fightweets.
  Lesnar's drug-test fallout
  @dpop2: Chances Brock fights
  
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• 2016 Half-year Awards

  16-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Yes, it may be mid-July, but when it’s the Highly Unofficial awards list, rules may be made and broken at any time. So, after a wild International Fight Week and an equally exciting card in Sioux Falls on Wednesday, here are the best of the best of the first half (and 16 days) of 2016.NEWCOMERS1. Cris CyborgIt’s almost not fair to include the Invicta FC featherweight champion because she’s been so dominant for so many years, but hey, rules are rules, and perhaps the best female
  
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• Czar Sklavos No Match for Chico Camus in Resurrection Fighting Alliance 40 Headliner

  16-07-2016 06:45 via sherdog.com
  
  Chico Camus has taken his Ultimate Fighting Championship release in stride.
  
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• Brock Lesnar passed multiple other USADA drug tests before UFC 200

  16-07-2016 06:11
  
  Brock Lesnar is facing a USADA anti-doping violation after testing positive for a banned substance in a June 28 drug test. Lesnar, though, also came back clean in multiple previous tests, MMA Fighting confirmed Friday night with USADA.
  "We'll get to the bottom of this," Lesnar said in a statement to The Associated Press.
  Lesnar provided the AP with copies of three letters notifying him that he had passed USADA drug tests prior to UFC 200. Lesnar was tested eight times in the month leading up to
  
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• WWE releases statement regarding Brock Lesnar’s drug-test failure

  16-07-2016 04:32
  
  It's still unclear if Brock Lesnar will be penalized by WWE for his USADA drug-test failure.
  WWE released a statement regarding Lesnar's potential USADA anti-doping violation Friday night and it said very little.
  "Brock Lesnar has not performed for WWE since WrestleMania and is not scheduled to return until Sunday, August 21," the statement read.
  Lesnar was initially supposed to appear on television before that return date, per MMA Fighting's Dave Meltzer, but the statement makes it sound like t
  
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• Hunt Gives UFC An Ultimatum: Give Half Of Lesnar’s Purse, Or Grant Him UFC Release

  16-07-2016 04:14
  
  Well, it sounds like Mark Hunt is taking the news regarding Brock Lesnar being flagged by USADA for a potential Anti-Doping Violation incredibly serious.Hunt apparently gave the UFC an ultimatum upon finding out that Lesnar tested positive for what is believed to be a yet-to-be-announced banned substance for their fight at UFC 200. Apparently Hunt wants either half of Lesnar's purse from the fight, which was disclosed by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) as being a reported $2.5 million, or e
  
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• Teruto Ishihara vs. Horacio Gutierrez added to UFC Fight Night 92

  16-07-2016 04:00
  
  A featherweight bout pitting Teruto Ishihara and Horacio Gutierrez has been added to UFC Fight Night 92 in Salt Lake City. The news was announced by UFC Español on Wednesday.
  Ishihara (8-2-2) is returning to action after knocking out Julian Erosa in the second round at UFC 196 back in March. Prior to that, the 24-year-old Japanese fighter made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 75, fighting to a draw against Mizuto Hirota in the featherweight final of Road to UFC: Japan – the UFC
  
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• Mark Hunt asks for half of Brock Lesnar's purse or to be released from the UFC

  16-07-2016 03:14
  
  Mark Hunt wants some answers ... or else.
  Upon hearing the news that Brock Lesnar, who defeated Hunt via unanimous decision at UFC 200 last week, had been notified by USADA of a potential anti-doping violation, stemming from a failure of an out-of-competition drug test on June 28, Hunt asked UFC officials for half of Lesnar's purse or else he would like to be released from his contract effective immediately. Hunt said the UFC has not yet responded to his request.
  "The cheaters get a slap on the
  
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• Mark Hunt ‘not surprised’ Brock Lesnar failed drug test

  16-07-2016 02:56
  
  Mark Hunt said weeks before he even fought Brock Lesnar that he believed Lesnar was "juiced to the gills." So, the UFC heavyweight contender was not shocked that Lesnar tested positive for a banned substance in an out-of-competition test before UFC 200.
  "Not surprised," Hunt said in a message to MMA Fighting.
  Lesnar defeated Hunt by unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 200 last week in Las Vegas. That result will now be in question after the UFC announced that a Lesnar out-of-competiti
  
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• Pros react to Brock Lesnar's USADA violation

  16-07-2016 01:57
  
  Brock Lesnar's peers didn't wait for long to hop on social media to give their take on the news that Lesnar tested positive in an out-of-competition test. See how they reacted below.Whahaha no shit!! Hey, I'm not surprised motherfuckers! Fucking fakeass cheating wrestler https://t.co/8gpkSl5sWh
  — Stefan Struve (@StefanStruve) July 15, 2016
  USADA has no chill! If USADA had a body it would have Michael Jordan's crying face on it
  — Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 15, 2016
  Funny Brock
  
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• UFC Statement On Brock Lesnar Being Flagged By USADA For Potential Anti-Doping Violation

  16-07-2016 01:24
  
  As noted, USADA announced that they have flagged Brock Lesnar for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from a test administered to the former UFC Heavyweight Champion on June 28th.Following the release of the story, UFC has issued an official statement on the matter via their official website, UFC.com, which you can check out below."The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Brock Lesnar of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation s
  
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• Brock Lesnar Facing Possible Anti-Doping Violation After Failing Out-of-Competition Test

  16-07-2016 01:15 via sherdog.com
  
  Another prominent fighter fromUFC 200 has failed a drug test.
  
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• Former Strongman Champ Thompson Looking to Spoil Mitrione’s Rise at Bellator 158

  16-07-2016 01:10 via sherdog.com
  
  Oli Thompson may not have the same name recognition in the United States as Bellator 158 opponent, but that has done little to hinder his upset plans.
  
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• Brock Lesnar Flagged By USADA For Potential Anti-Doping Violation

  16-07-2016 01:02
  
  Just when fans may have thought he was in the clear, yet somehow looked like a shredded monster, Brock Lesnar has been flagged by USADA for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from a test he took on June 28th, just 11 days prior to his Octagon return against Mark Hunt at UFC 200.For his part, Hunt seemed to have an idea something was up. After the fight, Hunt wouldn't make excuses for his unanimous decision loss to Lesnar, but did openly question how he managed to make the Heavywei
  
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• UFC releases statement on Brock Lesnar

  16-07-2016 00:54
  
  The UFC has released a statement on former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar after he tested positive from an out-of-competition sample recently."The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-DopingAgency (USADA) has informed Brock Lesnar of a potential Anti-DopingPolicy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collectionon June 28, 2016. USADA received the testing results from the June 28,2016 sample collection from the WADA-accredited UCLA Olympic AnalyticalLaborat
  
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• Ronda Rousey: ‘Winning is a b*tch, but revenge is a motherf**ker'

  16-07-2016 00:00
  
  The UFC women's bantamweight continues to be in a state of flux, with its belt changing hands three times over as many fights.
  But whether you like it or not, all roads lead back to Ronda Rousey -- and on Friday, the division's former queen made her most definitive statement yet that she is still in the hunt.
  "I want to win my belt back," Rousey announced after being asked what she had left to accomplish at a conference hosted by Robin Roberts.
  Rousey, 29, remains one of the most bankable s
  
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