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• Georges St-Pierre opens as betting favorite over UFC champ Tyron Woodley

  03-08-2016 23:00
  
  Is Georges St-Pierre returning to the UFC to challenge new welterweight champion Tyron Woodley? No one knows for sure, though if he does, he'll jump right back to where he left off as Bovada oddsmakers opened St-Pierre as a -150 betting favorite over Woodley (+120) in the potential match-up Tuesday, even despite St-Pierre's three-year absence from the sport.
  The odds come days after Woodley threw the UFC welterweight division into disarray with a first-round knockout win over former champio
  
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• Georges St. Pierre Opens as Favorite Over Tyron Woodley in Proposed Super Fight

  03-08-2016 22:06 via sherdog.com
  
  With signs pointing to former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre coming out of retirement to fight current champ Tyron Woodley in November, it didn’t take long before some professionals in sports wagering setting the odds on the battle.
  
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• UFC Brazil Adds Several Fights to Lineup

  03-08-2016 22:05 via sherdog.com
  
  According to a report from Brazilian news outlet Combate, a handful of bouts have been tacked onto the UFC Fight Night 95 card. The event is slated for Sep. 24 at Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, the country’s capital.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 96 Gets Hacran Dias-Brian Ortega Clash

  03-08-2016 22:02 via sherdog.com
  
  The news of who is fighting whom on the UFC Fight Night 96 card is coming in as fast as a shark.
  
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• Randa Markos vs. Cortney Casey Added to UFC 202

  03-08-2016 21:52 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced early Wednesday afternoon that strawweights Cortney Casey and Randa Markos will lock horns at UFC 202, giving the massive event a total of 13 bouts.
  
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• Beneil Dariush to Face Rashid Magomedov on UFC Fight Night Card in November

  03-08-2016 21:47 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to piece together the event for when the Las Vegas-based promotion returns to Mexico City.
  
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• Bellator MMA Continues to Grow with New International Deals

  03-08-2016 21:45 via sherdog.com
  
  California-based mixed martial arts promotion Bellator MMA continues to grow and expand its brand across the globe and on Wednesday, it took another step in becoming more of a major player in one of the world’s fast-growing forms of entertainment in sports.
  
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• Jimi Manuwa vs. Ovince Saint Preux, Stefan Struve vs. Ruslan Magomedov targeted for UFC 204

  03-08-2016 21:20
  
  UFC 204 has yet to be officially announced, but the fight is card is filling up.
  The promotion is targeting Jimi Manuwa vs. Ovince Saint Preux and Stefan Struve vs. Ruslan Magomedov, MMA Fighting has learned.
  Manuwa (15-2) hasn't fought since his knockout loss to Anthony Johnson last September. He was scheduled to fight earlier this year, however, an injury sidelined him.
  Saint Preux (19-8) will look to rebound following his interim light-heavyweight title loss to Jon Jones in April. He broke hi
  
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• New MMA rules to be implemented beginning Jan. 1, 2017

  03-08-2016 21:15
  
  LAS VEGAS — There will be a delay in the implementation of the changes to MMA's Unified Rules.
  After a public discussion with the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) body Wednesday, ABC president Mike Mazzulli announced that the amendments will go into effect beginning Jan. 1, 2017.
  The new rules include a revised definition of what constitutes a grounded fighter and a cleaning up of the scoring criteria language.
  Some commissions like Mohegan Sun and California could have put the rule
  
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• Cortney Casey to face Randa Markos at UFC 202

  03-08-2016 21:00
  
  A strawweight contest between Cortney Casey and Randa Markos has been added to UFC 202 on Aug. 20, according to UFC officials Wednesday.Casey (5-3) is 1-2 in the UFC and defeated Cristina Stanciu via first-round TKO at UFC Fight Night 81 last month.Markos (6-3) has won two of her four fights in the UFC, including a unanimous decision victory over Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger at UFC Fight Night 89 this past June.Conor McGregor will rematch Nate Diaz in the main event.
  
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• Brian Ortega vs. Hacran Dias set for UFC Fight Night 96

  03-08-2016 20:30
  
  A pair of highly-ranked featherweights will clash when the UFC makes its return to Portland, as Brian Ortega will face off with Hacran Dias at UFC Fight Night 96. The Los Angeles Daily News was the first outlet to break the news.
  Ortega, 25, is ranked no. 9 at featherweight and on a three-fight win streak. He most recently bested Clay Guida in June at UFC 199, winning via KO late in the third round.
  Dias, 32, currently holds the no. 10 position in the UFC's featherweight division. He enters
  
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• UFC 202 Picks Up 13th Fight As Randa Markos Meets Cortney Casey

  03-08-2016 19:49
  
  In what is likely the 13th and final fight for UFC 202, Randa Markos will take on Cortney Casey at strawweight.Markos (6-3) has split her four UFC appearances, with her most recent being a decision over Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger. The Canadian is still looking for her first win streak after alternating wins and losses.
  Casey (5-3) is 1-2 with the UFC, but is coming off her first victory just three weeks ago that came via TKO vs. Cristina Stanciu. Her two losses were to Joanne Calderwood and Seo Hee
  
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• UFC 201 “The Thrill And The Agony” Preview Shows Robbie Lawler Is All Class

  03-08-2016 19:42
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JV9dJ4MC-c[/embed]If you ever wondered what type of person - not fighter, person - Robbie Lawler is, check out this special preview for UFC 201 "The Thrill and the Agony."Moments after being knocked out by Tyron Woodley and losing the UFC welterweight title, Lawler still puts on a smile and offers up congratulations to Woodley's family Octagon-side.The complete episode of the series is airing on UFC Fight Pass.
  
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• Video: Second Part To Cub Swanson Tours Japan

  03-08-2016 19:33
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cNHqV9V3sI[/embed]In preparation for his Saturday night UFC Fight Night 92 collision with Tatsuya Kawajiri, Cub Swanson toured Japan.The second part to the series has been released, as Swanson prepares for his meeting on UFC Fight Pass with Kawajiri.Featured are stops by Harley-Davidson and plenty of lighter moments between the cast.
  
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• Dana White’s Next “Lookin’ For A Fight” Stop Set For This Friday

  03-08-2016 19:24
  
  [embed]https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/760887195578302465[/embed]As part of the ongoing push to fight more and more talent, UFC president Dana White will head to New England Fights this Friday night for an event.Joined by Matt Serra and Din Thomas, the event will be the backdrop for "Lookin' for a Fight," a reality series that has already helped several fighters sign UFC contracts.NEF takes place from Bangor, Maine and features eight planned fights including 7-1 Devin Powell vs. Jon Lemke a
  
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• Dan Henderson Explains How He Continues To Fight At 45 Years Old

  03-08-2016 18:18
  
  Dan Henderson is a former Strikeforce and Pride champion who has over 30 career wins to his credit.None, though, would be bigger than a victory this fall when he meets Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight title.As part of his quest to become champion again, Henderson is offering up his thoughts in blog entries for the website Champions.co. His latest details how he continues to push forward as he approaches 50 years old."Some might think that I’ve lost my edge, but that’s not rea
  
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• Bellator MMA Headed All Over The World With New Television Deal

  03-08-2016 18:13
  
  Bellator MMA will be seen in countries around the world starting soon.The promotion announced a new international television deal with Electus International on Wednesday, bringing it to Australia, Japan, Russia, China, Africa, South Korea, Benelux and Bulgaria.In North America, Bellator can be seen on Spike TV on most Friday nights. The next card is set for August 26 with Benson Henderson vs. Patricio "Pitbull" Freire.
  Below is the complete press release:Multimedia entertainment studio Electus,
  
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• UFC 201 Prelim Rating Numbers Are In

  03-08-2016 18:10
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cAmtJW4Oko[/embed]The ratings are in for UFC 201's preliminary card that aired live on FOX Sports 2 this past weekend.And compared to the rest, they are down.With the fights being moved from their usual spot on FOX Sports 1 to FS2, they were watched by an average of 331,000 viewers. That number hit a high of 423,000 during the Nikita Krylov-Ed Herman main event bout.
  Airing on FS1, major league baseball was viewed by 386,000 viewers, according to numbers r
  
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• Video: Nate Diaz Featured On “Jimmy Kimmel Live” In “What’s Up?” Segment

  03-08-2016 18:05
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TACvzE-nHfQ[/embed]There was no Conor McGregor crashing this time around for Nate Diaz.A few weeks out from his rematch with McGregor at UFC 202, Diaz appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Tuesday night as part of a segment entitled "What's Up?"Diaz was on the streets with the camera crew as they interviewed people and asked for their thoughts on the rematch. After hearing who they picked and how, Diaz stormed out and confronted the people being interviewed.
  
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• Amanda Nunes: Ronda Rousey Or Julianna Pena First Title Defense

  03-08-2016 18:01
  
  If things go as planned for new UFC female bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes, her first title defense will come against Ronda Rousey.But if not, Nunes has backup plans already in place."That’s the fight that makes sense because Ronda was one of the best fighters of all times, and I’m the champion," Nunes told MMA Fighting. "I also made history for my country, and this is a fight that makes sense for that huge event, one of the biggest pay-per-views in the UFC. I will take my country
  
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• UFC Makes Rafael Dos Anjos-Tony Ferguson For November

  03-08-2016 17:53
  
  Tony Ferguson's quest to win nine consecutive fights in the UFC will have to go through a former champion, as he is set to meet Rafael dos Anjos this November.UFC officials confirmed the previously reported bout on Wednesday. It will serve as the five-round main event for the November 5 card from the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City. The card will air live on FOX Sports 1 and feature the finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3.Dos Anjos (25-8) had his five-fight win streak snapped b
  
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• Jordan Parsons Trial: Judge Denies Motion To Reduce Ban

  03-08-2016 17:47
  
  [embed]https://twitter.com/ChuckWeber12/status/760839106142334976[/embed]Dennis Wright, who appeared in court today to try and get his bond reduced, was told by a Florida judge that it will remain $450,000.Wright is charged in the hit-and-run incident that killed Bellator MMA fighter Jordan Parsons earlier this year.
  According to reports by CBS' Chuck Weber, the judge denied Wright because of his past driving history. His mother appeared in court claiming to have raised $15,000 to get her son ou
  
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• Brian Ortega-Hacran Dias On For UFC Fight Night 96

  03-08-2016 17:40
  
  According to a report by the Los Angeles Daily News, unbeaten featherweight Brian Ortega will meet Hacran Dias at UFC Fight Night 96.Ortega (11-0) has yet to taste defeat in his MMA career and is a perfect 3-0 since signing with the UFC. Back in June at UFC 199, he knocked out Clay Guida to add to wins over Diego Brandao and Thiago Tavares.Dias (23-4-1) was bested in April by Cub Swanson, snapping his two-fight win streak. The Brazilian is 3-3 over his UFC run, with all six bouts going the dista
  
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• UFC Fight Night 94 Tickets Are Now On Sale For Texas Event

  03-08-2016 17:35
  
  Tickets for the UFC's return to Texas are now on sale, as UFC Fight Night 94 takes place September 17.The event features Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Johnson in a key lightweight showdown, while Uriah Hall battles Derek Brunson in a middleweight collision.Tickets for the card go on sale Friday to the general public, while UFC Fight Club members can purchase them today and UFC newsletter subscribers can buy them up on Thursday. Tickets are priced between $45-$150 and are available through Ticketmas
  
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• Beneil Dariush-Rashid Magomedov Collide In Mexico City

  03-08-2016 17:31
  
  Two lightweights with 11 combined Octagon wins will square off this November, as Beneil Dariush meets Rashid Magomedov.The two will be part of the "Fight Night" card from Mexico City that will feature the finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America. The event takes place November 5.Dariush (13-2) improved to 7-2 over his UFC run including wins over James Vick, Michael Johnson and Jim Miller. Magomedov (19-1) has yet to be defeated since signing with the promotion, winning all four of his fight
  
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• Amanda Nunes: Julianna Pena is next if Ronda Rousey doesn’t return for ‘historic’ fight in New York

  03-08-2016 17:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- Ronda Rousey hasn’t fought since losing her UFC belt to Holly Holm in November, but newly crowned bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes is hoping for her to return to action in November.
  Nunes submitted Miesha Tate in the first round at UFC 200 on July 9, and told the media in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that it makes sense to welcome Rousey back in a title fight on Nov. 12, when the UFC will host its first event at Madison Square Garden.
  "That’s the fight that makes sense
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 201 results, championship turnover, UFC Fight Night 92 preview

  03-08-2016 15:15
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  UFC 201 is in the books and would you know it, we have another UFC champion. This is the seventh change of hands for the organization in the last year. What appeared to be a phenomenon isolated to the women's bantamweight division is actually spread out across the organization like a contagion. What's the cause behind this? Why does there appear to be so much parity? We'll explore.
  UFC Fight Night 92 is this weekend as the never-ending parade of eve
  
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• Randy Couture ‘offended’ by New Jersey’s ‘misinformed’ presentation against two ABC rule changes

  03-08-2016 15:00
  
  LAS VEGAS — Randy Couture took part of New Jersey's dissent to proposed rule changes personally.
  The UFC Hall of Famer spoke out at the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) Conference on Tuesday after New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (NJSACB) deputy commissioner Rhonda Uttley-Herring presented the state's case against two proposed MMA Unified Rules amendments.
  Couture, a member of the ABC's MMA rules and regulations committee that recommended the new rules, took particular umbrag
  
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• Morning Report: Nate Diaz says 'They'd better hope I lose because if I win this one, I'm really taking over'

  03-08-2016 14:00
  
  Nate Diaz believes the UFC wanted to "weed him out again" by doing the rematch with McGregor. The UFC 202 promotional push is about to begin in full.
  With UFC 201 in the books, the next UFC pay-per-view event is UFC 202, in just over two weeks. It's an event that happens to have the most anticipated rematch in UFC history, a 170-pound fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. McGregor is the biggest star in the company so the next two weeks will likely be filled with a serious promotional blit
  
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• Morning Report: Nate Diaz says "They'd better hope I lose because if I win this one, I'm really taking over."

  03-08-2016 14:00
  
  Nate Diaz believes the UFC wanted to "weed him out again" by doing the rematch with McGregor. The UFC 202 promotional push is about to begin in full.
  With UFC 201 in the books, the next UFC pay-per-view event is UFC 202, in just over 2 weeks. It's an event that happens to have the most anticipated rematch in UFC history, a 170 lb. fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. McGregor is the biggest star in the company so the next 2 weeks will likely be filled with a serious promotional blitz. Thi
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Yair Rodriguez & Alex Caceres

  03-08-2016 07:00
  
  Jim and Matt take calls from Alex Caceres and Yair Rodriguez on this week's episode. Alex talks about his backyard fighting experiences in Florida, Yair as an opponent, and geeks out with Matt about Anime. Then, Yair calls in to discuss his time on The Ultimate Fighter, jumping out of planes, and being a complete MMA fighter. Plus, Jim and Matt discuss potential MMA rules changes and Matt's second fight against Georges St-Pierre.  Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Reasons to watch Fight Night Salt Lake City

  03-08-2016 07:00
  
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• Rankings: Woodley debuts on pound-for-pound list

  03-08-2016 07:00
  
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  The UFC proved once again last Saturday why it is one of the most unpredictable sports in the world. Robbie Lawler, the former champ whose last few fights have been some of the most entertaining in recent history, seemed invincible. But then Tyron Woodley knocked him out in the first round on Saturday at UFC 201 to claim the welterweight title.Woodley debuts at No. 10 on the pound-for-pound rankings in Wednesday's official UFC rankings release. Lawler, who held the belt for nearly two y
  
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• No fluke: Caceres going strong 5 years in

  03-08-2016 07:00
  
  At one point, Alex Caceres was seen by some as a flash in the pan, a charismatic young man who was going to make a little noise in the Octagon and not be heard from again. Yet over five years after his UFC debut in March of 2011, he’s not only still here, but he’s about to headline this Saturday’s Fight Night event in Salt Lake City against Yair Rodriguez.Not many people can say that. In fact, out of the Ultimate Fighter 12 cast that he emerged from, only Caceres and Micha
  
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• Laser-focused Rodriguez ready for the bright lights

  03-08-2016 07:00
  
  Yair Rodriguez is not as serious as he seems. The rising featherweight star even admits that those around him occasionally have to tell him to chill out. But when it comes time to train and fight, that’s when his poker face takes over.“When I have to work, I just close down all that kind of stuff and I focus on my goal and my career. I try to be as professional as I can.”It’s a refreshing attitude for a 23-year-old with the world about to be at his feet. Some would say it
  
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• Casey Faces Markos at UFC 202

  03-08-2016 07:00
  
  Fresh off her first UFC win last month, Cortney Casey will look to make it two straight on August 20 in Las Vegas when she faces Canada's Randa Markos in a UFC 202 bout at T-Mobile Arena.In the UFC 202 main event, Nate Diaz looks to repeat his March win over Conor McGregor in a welterweight rematch, and in the co-main event, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson faces Glover Teixeira. After a pair of close decision losses to Joanne Calderwood and Seohee Ham that still earned her Fight of the Night honors, "C
  
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• By the Numbers – Fight Night Salt Lake City

  03-08-2016 07:00
  
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  13Current ranking of Yair Rodriguez as a UFC featherweight4Consecutive wins by “Pantera” inside the Octagon, 3rd longest active UFC win streak among active UFC featherweights197UFC event where Rodriguez, most recently, scored a flying head kick knockout of Andre Fili, earning a Performance of the Night bonus188UFC event where Rodriguez won a Fight of the Night split-decision over Charles Rosa180UFC event where Rodriguez won The Ultimate Fighter Latin America as a featherweig
  
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• Nate Diaz appears in 'What's up?' skit on Jimmy Kimmel Live

  03-08-2016 06:53
  
  Nate Diaz appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday as the featured guest in a "What's up?' skit on the show. As the fans made their pick for Conor McGregor at UFC 202, see how Diaz responded in the video above.
  
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• ABC body approves changes to MMA scoring criteria, new rules in landslide vote

  03-08-2016 01:24
  
  LAS VEGAS — It's a new day in mixed martial arts.
  The Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) approved a package of rules changes Tuesday that amount to the greatest alterations to MMA's Unified Rules since their inception. The new rules include clearer language for judging and a redefinition of what makes a fighter grounded.
  The rules, recommended by the ABC's rules and regulations committee and medical committee, were voted in at the group's annual conference by a vote of 42 to 1 with tw
  
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• The MMA Hour - 341 - Tyron Woodley

  03-08-2016 01:08
  New UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will join us to talk about his win over Robbie Lawler.
  
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• UFC 201 prelims do sixth-best number in FOX Sports 2 history

  03-08-2016 00:34
  
  Often one looks at the prelim numbers for a UFC pay-per-view to get a first indication of how the pay-per-view did.But for UFC 201, there isn't much of a comparison point because the show was moved to Fox Sports 2 in favor of major league baseball on FS 1.The prelims averaged 331,000 viewers, peaking at 423,000 for the Nikita Krylov vs. Ed Herman fight. It was the sixth-most watched television show in the history of FS 2.The major league baseball game on FS 1 that moved the show to the weaker st
  
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