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• Chaos erupts, energy drink cans thrown at Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz press conference

  17-08-2016 23:56
  
  LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor came late. Nate Diaz left early. And then all hell broke loose.
  Diaz and his entire team walked out of the UFC 202 press conference Wednesday at the MGM Grand here. As he left, Diaz flipped McGregor the bird and said, "F*ck your whole team."
  "F*ck your whole team — crackhead eses," McGregor said, using slang for Hispanic people or Mexicans. "You'll do nothing."
  When Diaz and his team neared the Copperfield Theater door, a skirmish began with Diaz in the bac
  
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• Watch wild scene between Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz camp at UFC 202 press conference

  17-08-2016 23:23
  
  LAS VEGAS -- The UFC 202 press conference was a short one. After Conor McGregor's late entrance, Nate Diaz decided to leave early and it escalated to both parties throwing things at each other. Watch the chaos above.
  
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• Video: UFC 202 Pre-Fight Press Conference

  17-08-2016 23:01 via sherdog.com
  
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• Manny Gamburyan Out; Alejandro Perez Now to face Albert Morales

  17-08-2016 22:28 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that Manny Gamburyan has withdrawn from his upcoming bout at UFC Fight Night “Poirier vs. Johnson” on Sept. 19 against Alejandro Perez due to personal reasons and has been replaced by Octagon newcomer Albert Morales.
  
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• Now a Free Agent, Bellator MMA Veteran Marcin Held Eyes Contract with UFC

  17-08-2016 22:22 via sherdog.com
  
  Marcin Held will likely no longer be seen competing in the Bellator MMA cage, at least not for the foreseeable future. The Polish submission ace posted on his official Facebook page early Wednesday that his contract with the California-based MMA promotion has ended and that he’ll test free agency.
  
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• Germaine De Randamie Out, Veronica Macedo in to Face Ashlee Evans-Smith

  17-08-2016 22:17 via sherdog.com
  
  It looks like Ashlee Evans-Smith won’t be fighting Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Night “Arlovski vs. Barnett” after all.
  
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• Video: Preview Of Ep. 2 Of “The Evolution Of Punk” Four-Part Documentary, Debuts Monday On FS1

  17-08-2016 21:07
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVz8DaORptw[/embed]In part two of "The Evolution Of Punk," we go further inside what pushed CM Punk to leave pro wrestling and take a leap of faith into MMA.
  Punk, who faces Mickey Gall next month at UFC 203 in not only his UFC debut, but his MMA debut, has battled from day one to prepare himself for this journey.The series airs Monday, August 22 at 9:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.For those of you who haven't caught episode one of "The Evolution Of Punk: The G
  
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• Preview: “The Evolution Of Punk” Second Episode Set For August 22

  17-08-2016 21:07
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVz8DaORptw[/embed]In part two of "The Evolution of Punk," we go further inside what pushed CM Punk to leave pro wrestling and take a leap of faith into MMA.
  Punk, who faces Mickey Gall next month at UFC 203 in not only his UFC debut, but his MMA debut, has battled from day one to prepare himself for this journey.The series airs Monday, August 22 at 9:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 94 Change: Manny Gamburyan Out Of Bantamweight Bout

  17-08-2016 21:04
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv-IldxFfxI[/embed]Manny Gamburyan, who has made 13 appearances inside the Octagon, has been forced out of a planned UFC Fight Night 94 encounter with Alejandro Perez.Perez will remain on the September 17 card from Hidalgo, Texas, as he welcomes Albert Morales to the UFC. The card, which takes place inside the State Farm Arena, airs on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass, and marks the first time the promotion has stopped in Hidalgo.Morales (6-0) is a 25-year-o
  
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• Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Ali Bagautinov added to UFC Fight Night 97

  17-08-2016 21:00
  
  A flyweight matchup pitting top-10 flyweight contenders Kyoji Horiguchi and Ali Bagautinov has been added to UFC Fight Night 97. The news was announced on Tuesday by UFC Japan.
  Horiguchi last fought at UFC Fight Night 87 back in May where he defeated Neil Seery via unanimous decision. The 25-year-old Japanese fighter is currently 2-0 since losing to the champion Demetrious Johnson in a title fight at UFC 186. Horiguchi is ranked third in the UFC flyweight rankings.
  His opponent, Bagautinov, rece
  
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• The MMA Hour - 343 - Conor McGregor

  17-08-2016 20:37
  Conor McGregor will discuss his UFC 202 main event rematch against Nate Diaz.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 343 - John Kavanagh

  17-08-2016 20:32
  Conor McGregor's head coach John Kavanagh will preview their UFC 202 rematch against Nate Diaz.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 343 - Jeff Borris

  17-08-2016 20:30
  The Professional Fighters Association's Jeff Borris will stop by our studio to discuss their launch last week.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 343 - Demian Maia

  17-08-2016 20:20
  Demian Maia will preview his UFC on FOX 21 main event against Carlos Condit.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 343 - Artem Lobov

  17-08-2016 20:19
  Artem Lobov will look ahead to his UFC 202 fight against Chris Avila.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 343 - Shaun Al-Shatti

  17-08-2016 20:16
  Shaun Al-Shatti breaks down UFC 202 and looks around at other news.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 343 - Y'all must have forgot

  17-08-2016 20:11
  
  Ariel Helwani looks back at a classic clip.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 343 - Fan questions

  17-08-2016 20:08
  Ariel Helwani and Eric Jackman answer fan questions.
  
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• UFC 202 Tickets: Almost 3,000 Remain For Saturday’s Card

  17-08-2016 17:20
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nc-bWQTXmQ[/embed]According to a report by ESPN, almost 3,000 tickets remain unsold for Saturday's UFC 202 card.The report, using Ticketmaster to view tickets remaining, states that more than 2,700 tickets can still be purchases for the event, which takes place inside the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The card features Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz.Most of the tickets that remain unsold are the high-priced seats that are situated in the lower bowl closes
  
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• Cody Garbrandt Responds To Dominick Cruz: “I’m Going To Retire Your Eddie Munster Looking (Expletive)”

  17-08-2016 17:12
  
  [embed]https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/765915604242927616[/embed]Give Cody Garbrandt a check in the win column in his verbal feud with UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz.While Cruz used CM Punk to compare Garbrandt to, the Team Alpha Male fighter and top contender took it to another level on social media in response.[embed]https://twitter.com/Cody_Nolove/status/765924995486756864[/embed]For now, Garbrandt must focus on his UFC 202 fight with Takeya Mizugaki, which takes place this Saturday n
  
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• UFC Fight Night 93 Change: Veronica Macedo Now Meets Ashlee Evans-Smith

  17-08-2016 17:06
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vinYDmePE3I[/embed]Unbeaten Veronica Macedo will make her Octagon debut next month at UFC Fight Night 93, replacing Germaine de Randamie and taking on Ashlee Evans-Smith.Evans-Smith confirmed the change on social media recently.Macedo (5-0) turned pro earlier this year and the 20-year-old has already scored several highlight wins in her run. Included is a 24-second finish while she was an amateur that you can see in the video above.Evans-Smith (4-1) scored
  
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• Marcin Held Terminates Bellator Contract, Asks “Who Wants To See Me In UFC?”

  17-08-2016 17:02
  
  [embed]https://twitter.com/MarcinHeld/status/765838733191045120[/embed]Former Bellator lightweight title contender Marcin Held has terminated his contract with Bellator MMA, effectively making the 24-year-old from Poland a free agent.Held has fought for Bellator since 2011, going 11-3 including a May decision victory over Dave Jansen. He challenged then-Bellator champion Will Brooks for the title last November, losing via decision.Overall, Held owns 22 career wins in 26 fights, including 12 via
  
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• Anthony Johnson Never Moving Down, But Would Take Heavyweight Fight

  17-08-2016 16:57
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUMFziHQNbE[/embed]For the time being, Anthony Johnson is a top contender in the UFC's light heavyweight division.And "Rumble" plans to keep it that way.Johnson takes on Glover Teixeira this Saturday night in the co-main event of UFC 202, with the winner moving into the role of No. 1 challenger to Daniel Cormier's belt.But Johnson sees himself fighting in another weight class at least one more time - it just won't be anywhere near welterweight.
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• Live: UFC 202 Pre-Fight Press Conference Today At 4 PM ET

  17-08-2016 16:44
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-1fkPEwtU[/embed]Fight week will really get started later today for UFC 202, as the main and co-main event fighters join UFC president Dana White for a pre-fight press conference.Featuring Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Anthony Johnson and Glover Teixeira, you can watch all of the verbal battles ensue beginning at 4 p.m. ET from the David Copperfield Theater at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas right here.
  McGregor takes on Diaz in a welterweight main event
  
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• UFC Champion Stipe Miocic Delivers Message To Alistair Overeem

  17-08-2016 16:31
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsJCu_ZtmyQ[/embed]Stipe Miocic respects Alistair Overeem.But he definitely is not afraid of the former champion.Miocic and Overeem square off next month at UFC 203 in the hometown of the UFC heavyweight champion, Cleveland, Ohio.Following his convincing knockout of Fabricio Werdum, Miocic (15-2) believes his resume speaks for itself - even if Overeem does not.“Yeah, you’ll see a better version of me. I’m gonna go out there and I’m g
  
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• Conor McGregor says he retired ‘for a day' during UFC 200 ‘debacle'

  17-08-2016 16:30
  The mixed martial arts world careened into the Twilight Zone for a few short days this past April, when UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor initiated a public stand-off with the UFC with a simple 13-word tweet announcing his retirement. The tweet has since been re-tweeted and liked over 337,000 times, and within hours after its posting, the sporting world was aflutter with speculation over McGregor's intentions.
  "Off I went to the gym, and then I came out of the gym and all of a sudde
  
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• Video: The Evolution Of Punk (Episode 1): The Ground Up (Full Episode)

  17-08-2016 16:24
  
  https://youtu.be/vy5kbtznfOsAhead of his long-awaited Octagon debut against Mickey Gall at UFC 203 next month, part one of his new multiple-part documentary, "The Evolution Of Punk (Ep. 1) -- The Ground Up," is now available for viewing.Featured above is the complete first episode of the four-part special that will document the transition of CM Punk (aka Phil Brooks) from former longtime pro wrestling star and WWE Superstar to legitimate MMA fighter and UFC Superstar.CM Punk vs. Mickey Gall take
  
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• UFC 202 videos

  17-08-2016 16:12
  
  UFC 202 videos are for this Saturday's UFC 202 event in Las Vegas. In the main event, UFC featherweight champion squares off again against Nate Diaz in a welterweight contest. At the UFC 202 media conference call, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will answer questions from the media. The call is expected to begin at 6 p.m .ET.
  
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• Road to UFC 202 Main Event: Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor 2

  17-08-2016 16:00
  
  Before they clash in the UFC 202 main event, see how Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor ended up on a collision course again.
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 202 preview, Jon Jones situation, fighters association and more

  17-08-2016 15:31
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  After a week off, it's fight week again. This time it's for what could be the biggest fight of the year, the rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at UFC 202. Or will it be? While certainly momentum is building, tickets are still available for the event. In addition, the conventional way by which this fight is being built and produced seems to make it feel somewhat ordinary. In the end, it'll likely be a success, but how much of one?
  Then the
  
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• D.C. Says Jones Still Took Something, Won’t Fight Him Even If He Gets Cleared

  17-08-2016 14:55
  
  When UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier came to the decision that he was officially moving on from Jon Jones, he was quite serious. This week that fact was put to the test and thus far, D.C. isn't budging.As noted, "Bones" Jones had the MMA community buzzing when seemingly out of nowhere, he announced that he is"expecting to be back in the Octagon really soon." Following the statement from the former UFC 205-pound champion, which he made over the weekend, UFC President Dana White had
  
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• Pena Regrets Rousey “Fat Arms” Comment, Reminds Fans How Much Of A “B*tch” She Was

  17-08-2016 14:10
  
  https://youtu.be/OZqdGDFe8K8When former Ultimate Fighter champion Julianna Pena spoke with TMZ.com last week, she claimed that "no one cares about Ronda Rousey and her fat arms anymore." After she was flooded with criticism and hate mail from fans who pointed out that Rousey has had a history with body image issues and the eating disorder bulimia, she would sing a different tune, even if it was technically the same genre' of music -- insult-tunes.Pena, who is coming off the biggest win of her pr
  
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• Morning Report: Khabib Nurmagomedov says Eddie Alvarez turned down multiple offers to fight him

  17-08-2016 14:00
  
  Number one lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov took shots at lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, calling him a "chicken" and threating to "rearrange his fat face." Khabib Nurmagomedov has made one thing abundantly clear: his next fight will be for the UFC lightweight championship.
  The undefeated Dagestani fighter and No. 1 lightweight contender has been chasing down a title for years now, but injuries have intervened prevent him from getting the elusive title shot. Recently, with the booki
  
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• Video: Dana White Says Announcements Coming In 3 Months That Will “Blow People’s Minds”

  17-08-2016 12:26
  
  https://youtu.be/1iQu5MifPsEWhen the UFC was sold for the hefty price tag of $4 billion to the new owners last month, many questioned when we would begin to notice changes and wondered if they would be for the better or for the worse.On Tuesday, UFC President Dana White appeared as a guest on "The Herd" and spoke with Nick Wright about the current state of the UFC following the aforementioned sale, and ahead of what is expected to be their most ordered pay-per-view in company history, when "The
  
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• Video: Dana White: Announcements Coming In 3 Months That Will “Blow People’s Minds”

  17-08-2016 12:26
  
  https://youtu.be/1iQu5MifPsEWhen the UFC was sold for the hefty price tag of $4 billion to the new owners last month, many questioned when we would begin to notice changes and wondered if they would be for the better or for the worse.On Tuesday, UFC President Dana White appeared as a guest on "The Herd" and spoke with Nick Wright about the current state of the UFC following the aforementioned sale, and ahead of what is expected to be their most ordered pay-per-view in company history, when "The
  
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• CES MMA 38 Headlined by UFC Veterans Next Month

  17-08-2016 12:14 via sherdog.com
  
  New England-based CES MMA will return to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., on Sep. 23 and the card will be headlined by a pair of Ultimate Fighting Championship veterans looking to get back to the big time.
  
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• Video: UFC 202 Pre-Fight Press Conference (4 p.m. ET)

  17-08-2016 09:00 via sherdog.com
  
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• UFC 202 Embedded, Episode 3: 'Odds are definitely in Nathan's favor'

  17-08-2016 07:26
  
  In the third episode of UFC 202 Embedded, Conor McGregor gets dressed up for a magazine cover shoot, McGregor and Nate Diaz train, Glover Teixeira packs for the trip to Vegas, Donald Cerrone cruises the strip, and more.
  
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• UFC Statement on Francisco Rivera

  17-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  "The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Francisco Rivera of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on July 23, 2016. "USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full fair legal review process that is afforded to
  
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• UFC 202 press conference recap

  17-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The anticipation for Saturday night’s UFC 202 reached fever pitch as the principals for the main and co-main events, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Anthony Johnson and Glover Teixeira, sat down for their final press conference before fight night. What happened during the often-times intense meeting? Here’s a full recap of the event, starting with Conor being late:Nate Diaz on Conor McGregor not being here yet. pic.twitter.com/NfCiXXr2dw— Matt Parrino (@MattParrinoUFC) August 17, 20
  
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• Teixeira got his wish, now is time to deliver

  17-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  When it comes to nicknames, it’s not easy being a Brazilian fighter. For every “Phenom” or “Spider”, there’s a “Napao,” aka big nose, or “Cara de Sapato,” aka shoe face. Yet one fighter who has dodged that bullet is Glover Teixeira.Just Glover Teixeira. “A nickname just never got stuck with me,” the light heavyweight contender said. “But I’m cool with that. It’s good. For you to have a nickname, you have to
  
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• Larkin proving he's always ready to fight

  17-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Lorenz Larkin’s trip from California to Las Vegas for UFC 202 turned into a fitting corollary for how the fighter was feeling before getting the call to step in for Dong Hyun Kim against Neil Magny this weekend in the UFC FIGHT PASS featured bout.The 29-year-old welterweight was one of the myriad drivers delayed as the Blue Cut fire grew to set over 15,000 acres ablaze in Cajon Pass. What is normally an easy two-and-a-half, maybe three-hour drive had more than doubled, leaving the Riversid
  
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• How to Watch UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2

  17-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Skip ahead to Main CardUFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor Saturday, July 30thFIGHT PASS Prelims 6:30PM EST / 3:30PM PST / 10:30PM GMTOnline Airings FIGHT PASS on UFC.tv: Available Worldwide Excluded Countries: Brazil, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and SomaliaCable/Satellite AiringsCentral/South AmericaBrazil - CombateMexico - UFC NetworkArgentina - UFC NetworkBolivia - UFC NetworkChile - UFC NetworkColombia - UFC NetworkCosta Rica - UFC NetworkEcuador - UFC NetworkE
  
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• Diaz camp: Here's why he'll beat McGregor again

  17-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  Conor McGregor’s camp had its say. Now it’s Nate Diaz’ crew’s turn. Ahead of the highly anticipated main event at UFC 202 on Saturday, Diaz’ camp has moved to Las Vegas for final preparations. It was during these sessions that Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu coach Randy Spence opened up about why he thinks his pupil Diaz will once again defeat McGregor in their rematch. “This is fighting, anything can happen. We’re not stupid here, we know. But the odds
  
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• Video: UFC 202 Embedded (Ep. 3): McGregor Shoots Mag Cover, Diaz Hits The Gym

  17-08-2016 05:38
  
  https://youtu.be/v-q4jgsNrecAhead of Saturday's highly-anticipated UFC 202 pay-per-view, which features the rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz in the main event, UFC has kicked off their "UFC 202 Embedded" fight week web series.On Monday, the promotion released the first two episodes of the week-long special, which gives an all-access, behind-the-scenes look at the top fighters as they prepare for Saturday's big event in Las Vegas, Nevada.For those who missed UFC 202 Embedded episode o
  
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• Chael Sonnen's daughter born premature, battling listeria

  17-08-2016 04:40
  
  Chael Sonnen's daughter was born 10 weeks premature last week, Sonnen informed MMA Fighting.
  According to doctors, Sonnen's wife, Brittany, contracted listeria, which caused the early birth. The illness has been passed along to their daughter, as well.
  The Center for Disease Control describes listeria as "a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes."
  In May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of certain frozen foo
  
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• Conor McGregor Says UFC 200 ‘Bombed’ Without Him As the Headliner

  17-08-2016 04:31 via sherdog.com
  
  The saga began with a tweet. And it didn’t end until Conor McGregor, the UFC’s biggest star, was yanked from the marquee of the promotion’s bicentennial extravaganza.
  
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• Dana White an advocate of mixed martial arts being an event in the Olympic Games

  17-08-2016 02:49
  
  UFC President Dana White is doing the media rounds to promote UFC 202, but can't escape the pull the Olympic Games are having on sports and television.
  That has been the case in the UFC and mixed martial arts for some time. Many former Olympians have crossed over and had success. Most notably, Ronda Rousey did so after earning a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Games, but so have other fighters like Dan Henderson, Daniel Cormier, Matt Lindland, Yoel Romero, Sara McMann, Henry Cejudo, Mark Colema
  
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• Conor McGregor Says UFC 200 Bombed, Gives Insight Into His Infamous Retirement Tweet

  17-08-2016 02:26
  
  On Tuesday, GQ Magazine published a new interview with UFC 202 co-headliner Conor McGregor ahead of his highly-anticipated 170-pound rematch against Nate Diaz at this Saturday's pay-per-view in Las Vegas, Nevada.Among other topics discussed, "The Notorious" one shed some light on his infamous retirement tweet, which was the biggest tweet by an athlete this year, even beating out NBA legend Kobe Bryant's retirement tweet."I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya's later," w
  
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• Conor McGregor: UFC 200 card 'bombed' without me on it

  17-08-2016 01:00
  
  In a new interview with GQ Magazine, UFC featherweight champion and UFC 202 headliner Conor McGregor was asked about a number of topics related to his career. The Irish fighter spoke about his UFC 196 loss to Nate Diaz, his expensive fight camp for Saturday's rematch and more.
  Another topics McGregor addressed was UFC 200.
  McGregor and Diaz were originally set to face off as the main event in July, but McGregor was removed from the UFC 200 card in April when he refused to meet the UFC's pre
  
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