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• UFC on Fox 20, UFC 201 Media Call: Holm, Shevchenko, Lawler & Woodley

  18-07-2016 23:58 via sherdog.com
  
  Ahead of Saturday's UFC on Fox 20 card in Chicago and UFC 201 on July 30 in Atlanta, main eventers Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko, as well as UFC welterweight champ Robbie Lawler and challenger Tyron Woodley, got on the horn to discuss their headlining bouts.
  
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• Evan Dunham-Michael Johnson, Derek Brunson-Uriah Hall Top UFC Fight Night 94 in Hidalgo, Texas

  18-07-2016 23:19 via sherdog.com
  
  Last Wednesday, the UFC announced its trip to Hidalgo, Texas and now, that UFC Fight Night 94 card has a serious line-up. Monday, the UFC confirmed five fights for its Sept. 17 event at the State Farm Arena in the Mexican border town of Hidalgo, including a lightweight main event pairing of Dustin Poirier and Michael Johnson. A middleweight contest between Derek Brunson and Uriah Hall will serve as the co-headliner.
  
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• Dustin Poirier-Michael Johnson, Derek Brunson-Uriah Hall Top UFC Fight Night 94 in Hidalgo, Texas

  18-07-2016 23:19 via sherdog.com
  
  Last Wednesday, the UFC announced its trip to Hidalgo, Texas and now, that UFC Fight Night 94 card has a serious line-up. Monday, the UFC confirmed five fights for its Sept. 17 event at the State Farm Arena in the Mexican border town of Hidalgo, including a lightweight main event pairing of Dustin Poirier and Michael Johnson. A middleweight contest between Derek Brunson and Uriah Hall will serve as the co-headliner.
  
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• Derrick Lewis estimates ‘probably 70 percent’ of heavyweight division using PEDs

  18-07-2016 22:50
  
  It wasn’t until his ninth UFC fight that Derrick Lewis was forced to hear the judge’s scorecards, and that alone bummed the "Black Beast" out. He apologized after his fight with Roy Nelson at UFC Fight Night 90, and even called for a rematch despite getting his arm raised in a split decision victory.
  And less than two weeks later, Lewis is still his own toughest critic. He hasn’t changed his mind on fighting Nelson again. Or, really, anybody who is available in late summer."I s
  
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• UFC on FOX 20, UFC 201 conference call audio

  18-07-2016 22:30
  
  Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko will promote their upcoming UFC on FOX 20 clash, and Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley will discuss UFC 201, on a conference call Monday. The video is expected to begin above at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Johnson, Uriah Hall vs. Derek Brunson set for UFC Fight Night 94

  18-07-2016 21:39
  
  The main event and co-feature bouts are set for the UFC's debut show in Hidalgo, Texas.
  Lightweights Dustin Poirier and Michael Johnson will square off in an American Top Team vs. Blackzilians battle in the main event of the Sept. 17 UFC Fight Night 94 card, while middleweights Uriah Hall and Derek Brunson will tangle in the co-feature bout.
  FOXSports.com originally reported the bouts on Monday.
  ATT's Poirier (20-4) has won four straight fights since he returned to 155 pounds, three of them via
  
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• Nevada Athletic Commission Confirms Jon Jones' June 16 Test Positive for Estrogen Blockers

  18-07-2016 21:28 via sherdog.com
  
  In a hearing on Monday, the Nevada Athletic Commission announced that former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones' failed June 16 out-of-competition anti-doping test -- the test that nixed his scheduled rematch at UFC 200 versus Daniel Cormier -- was for two estrogen-blocking substances.
  
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• Jon Jones tested positive for estrogen blockers, is temporarily suspended by NAC

  18-07-2016 19:28
  
  The banned substances which threw UFC 200 into a state of upheaval have been formally revealed.
  Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tested positive for Hydroxy-clomiphene, an anti-estrogenic agent, and Letrozole metabolite, an aromatase inhibitor, during a June 16 out-of-competition drug test administered by USADA, according to multiple reports.
  The Nevada Athletic Commission revealed the findings at Monday's meeting in Las Vegas. Both Rashad Evans (for CBS Sports) and Chael Sonnen (
  
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• Jon Jones Tests Positive For 2 Estrogen Blockers, Issued Temporary Suspension

  18-07-2016 19:24
  
  On Monday the NAC confirmed the two substances that Jon Jones tested positive for during an out-of-competition test that he was given on June 16th.Jones tested positive for hydroxy-clomiphene, “an anti-estrogenic agent” and “letrozole metabolite,” an “aromatase inhibitor,”for the tests he took for his fight scheduled at UFC 200 against Daniel Cormier, a fight he was eventually pulled from due to the positive test result.A temporary suspension was put on the fi
  
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• John McCarthy named referee for Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor rematch

  18-07-2016 18:53
  
  The third man in the Octagon has been named for the rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor.
  At Monday's Nevada Athletic Commission meeting, veteran John McCarthy was named the referee for the UFC 202 main event. The bout will take place on Aug. 20 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. ESPN's Brett Okamoto broke the news.
  Derek Cleary, Jeff Mullen, Glenn Trowbridge were named the fight's judges.
  The match between McGregor, the UFC featherweight champion, and Diaz, who usually competes at lightwei
  
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• UFC 202 Books Bantamweights Marlon Vera, Ning Guangyou

  18-07-2016 18:07
  
  Bantamweights Marlon Vera and Ning Guangyou have been added to UFC 202, the promotion announced recently.Vera (7-3-1), a 23-year-old who has gone 1-2 over his Octagon career, is coming off a decision loss to Davey Grant this past February. His win with the UFC came last August when he submitted Roman Salazar after a loss in 2014 to Marco Beltran.Guangyou (5-3-1) is 11 years the elder of Vera and has posted a 2-1 UFC mark. He was bested by Beltran via split decision last November, snapping a thre
  
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• Marlon Vera vs. Ning Guangyou Announced For UFC 202 In August

  18-07-2016 18:00
  
  UFC Espanol announced a new fight for the upcoming UFC 202 pay-per-view this week.Officially joining the card, headlined by Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2, will be bantamweight fighters Marlon Vera and Ning Guangyou.Vera lost in his last Octagon appearance, dropping a decision to Davey Grant at the UFC Fight Night 84 event in London, England. Guangyou is also coming off of a loss in his last fight, dropping a split decision to Marco Beltran at the UFC Fight Night 75 event.UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGre
  
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• Team Alpha Male’s Hector Sandoval Takes On Wilson Reis At UFC 201

  18-07-2016 17:57
  
  Hector Sandoval, a top prospect out of the Team Alpha Male camp, has been signed by the UFC to meet Wilson Reis at UFC 201.Sandoval (12-2) is on a four-fight win streak and will be taking the place of Sean Santella, who was tabbed as a replacement for UFC champion Demetrious Johnson against Reis. Santella was removed after his medicals could not be updated before the event.UFC 201 takes place July 30 from the Philips Arena in Atlanta and features a welterweight title fight between champion Robbi
  
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• UFC Partner Company “Disappointed” With Donald Cerrone’s Homophobic Comment

  18-07-2016 17:51
  
  Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone continues to feel the backlash of his controversial anti-gay comments.Cerrone, who remarked that Daniel Cormier fought "like a f*g" against Anderson Silva, whom he placed a $1,000 underdog bet on, would go on to post an apology to The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, an organization that UFC recently worked with, including producing a "We Are All Fighters" shirt."Cowboy" would go on to delete his apology post, with the UFC informing MMAFighting.com tha
  
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• UFC on FOX 20: Road to Octagon video

  18-07-2016 15:55
  
  Watch UFC on FOX 20: Road to the Octagon for FOX's preview of the latest UFC event on July 23 in Chicago, Ill. In the main event, former UFC champion Holly Holm squares off against Valentina Shevchenko. Edson Barboza faces Gilbert Melendez in a lightweight battle in the co-main event.
  Check out the Barboza vs. Melendez portion below.Here's Felice Herrig vs. Kailin Curran.
  
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• Video: UFC On FOX 20 “Road To The Octagon” Special (Full Episode)

  18-07-2016 15:51
  
  https://youtu.be/aWQLIJjWsXkThis weekend, UFC released their complete "Road to the Octagon" special for this weekend's event on big FOX headlined by former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko.Featured above is the complete video for the Holm-Shevchenko bout. Featured below are the videos for the co-main event featuring Gilbert Melendez vs. Edson Barboza andhttps://youtu.be/mqx3elXpJo8https://youtu.be/t2YWpAa39t0
  
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• The MMA Hour with Amanda Nunes, Urijah Faber, Derrick Lewis, Valentina Shevchenko, James Gallagher, Lando Vannata, Campbell McLaren, Marc Raimondi

  18-07-2016 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:
  1:00 p.m. ET -- Our own Marc Raimondi will recap another newsworthy week in MMA.
  1:25 p.m. -- Derrick Lewis will talk about his recent win over Roy Nelson and what's next for him.
  1:45 p.m. -- Valentina Shevchenko will preview her UFC on FOX 20 main event against Holly Holm.
  2:05 p.m. -- UFC co-founder Campbell McLaren will talk about the recent sale of the promotion and more.
  2:25 p.m. -- Amanda Nunes will discuss life as U
  
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• Morning Report: Daniel Cormier admits to being awestruck by Anderson Silva, says loss would have been 'catastrophic'

  18-07-2016 14:00
  
  UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, who caught significant flak recently for a tepid performance at UFC 200, admits that his tentativeness was caused in part by being awestruck when in the cage with MMA legend Anderson Silva. Daniel Cormier has had a tumultuous few weeks.
  Leading up to UFC 200, the current light heavyweight champion was noticeably upset at a pre-fight press conference when the fans we booing him and cheering for Jon Jones. Then Jones was pulled from UFC 200 for a fail
  
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• Garry Tonon Leglocks Promoter Ralek Gracie in Metamoris 7 Replacement Main Event

  18-07-2016 07:14 via sherdog.com
  
  Sunday, inside the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, grappling star Garry Tonon gave up 40 pounds to Metamoris founder and promoter Ralek Gracie in their makeshift main event, but still managed to pull off a trademark chain of leglocks in order to force the tap just beyond the 15-minute mark of a scheduled 20.
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Holly Holm & Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels

  18-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Darryl "DMC" McDaniels joins Jim and Matt as the show's first in-studio guest to discuss his love of comic books, dealing with depression and suicidal thoughts, finding out he was adopted, the making of "Walk This Way", and a lot more. Later, Holly Holm calls in to discuss her upcoming fight against Valentina Shevchenko on July 23 in Chicago.  Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Reis vs. Sandoval Added to UFC 201

  18-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  The UFC announced Monday that flyweight contender Wilson Reis will face Octagon newcomer Hector Sandoval on the UFC 201 card on July 30.Sean Santella originally agreed to fight Reis last week, but was unable to gain proper medical clearance on short notice.
   UFC 201, which takes place at Philips Arena in Atlanta, is headlined by the welterweight championship fight between Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley. The card airs live on Pay-Per-View.A member of the Team Alpha Male squad in Sacramento,
  
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• Poirier vs. Johnson Headlines in Hidalgo

  18-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  Top lightweights collide for the first time on September 17, when No. 8-ranked Dustin Poirier faces No. 10-ranked Michael Johnson in the five-round UFC Fight Night main event at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.The Fox Sports 1-televised card marks the promotion’s first event in Texas since UFC 192 in Houston on October 3, 2015.In the co-main event, it will be a meeting of middleweight contenders, when No. 9-ranked Uriah Hall battles No. 10-ranked Derek Brunson.Plus, three other main car
  
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• On The Rise: Three to Watch on Fox in Chicago

  18-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  The Wrigley Building, Chicago isThe Union Stockyard, Chicago isOne town that won’t let you downIt’s my kind of townTurns out that the city that was Sinatra’s “kind of town” is also the UFC and FOX’s kind of town as Chicago plays host to one of the four yearly “Big FOX” events for the fifth consecutive year this weekend.After a trio of January trips to begin this annual visit to the city that gave us Ernie Banks, Michael Jordan and CM Punk, Saturday
  
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• Miller vs. Lauzon II Heads to Canada

  18-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC.com's Fight of the Year for 2012 will get an encore on Saturday, August 27, when Jim Miller and Joe Lauzon lock horns once again, this time at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Tickets for the UFC Fight Night event, which also features a featherweight showdown between Anthony Pettis and Charles Oliveira and the return of Paige VanZant against Bec Rawlings, go on sale on July 22.Tickets go on sale Friday, July 22 for Fight Night Vancouver | Fight cardEnding 2012 on
  
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• Cerrone reflects on fights north of the border

  18-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  When you fight as frequently as Donald Cerrone does, it’s hard to keep track of which opponent you fought where. This can be only be exacerbated when you factor in late opponent changes, as well as 33 years spent riding bulls, fighting and dedicating each spare minute chasing every adrenaline high imaginable. The man simply known as “Cowboy” has probably had a few memories shaken loose from where they would normally sit.Cerrone has made the walk to the Octagon 21 times, the sam
  
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• Barboza not thinking about title against friend, focus is on Melendez

  18-07-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  This Saturday, Edson Barboza will fight in the UFC on FOX co-main event against former Strikeforce champion and perennial UFC lightweight contender Gilbert Melendez, in a fight that could put him in title contention against new champion - and his teammate - Eddie Alvarez with a win.“I don’t want to think about that,” the 30-year-old said. “I can only think about my fight with Gilbert. This guy, man, he’s good. He’s a great fighter and he always brings his best
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw: 'I should've already fought for the title'

  18-07-2016 04:00
  
  LAS VEGAS -- T.J. Dillashaw talks about his decision win over Raphael Assuncao at UFC 200, wanting to fight for the title, Dominick Cruz, what's next for him, and much more.
  
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• Marlon Vera vs. Ning Guangyou set for UFC 202

  18-07-2016 02:00
  
  A bantamweight bout between Marlon Vera and Ning Guangyou has been added to UFC 202. The news was announced by UFC Español on Friday.
  Vera returns to the octagon after dropping a decision to Davey Grant at UFC Fight Night 84 in London, England. The Ecuadorian fighter is currently 1-2 in his UFC career with his only win being over Roman Salazar at UFC Fight Night 73.
  His opponent, Guangyou, is coming off his first UFC loss, dropping a split decision to Marco Beltran back in November at UFC
  
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• Eddie Alvarez attributes impressive win over Rafael dos Anjos to being 'afraid'

  18-07-2016 00:00
  
  That just happened. That's what Eddie Alvarez told his wife after dethroning UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 90 last weekend.
  Alvarez entered the title fight against dos Anjos as an underdog, and left as the new UFC lightweight champion. Facing arguably the toughest test of his career, the 32-year-old fighter put on one of the best performances he's ever had, stopping dos Anjos in the first round. Alvarez attributes that "phenomenal" performance to something few figh
  
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