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• Rory MacDonald Wants Time to Let Nose Heal, Targets Summer 2017 for Bellator Debut

  27-08-2016 21:35
  
  While Rory MacDonald’s signing with Bellator MMA became official on Friday night, it might be close to another year before “The Red King” makes his promotional debut.
  
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• Burn Soriano sleeps Mario Satya Wirawan with 15-second spinning backfist KO at ONE Championship 46

  27-08-2016 21:25
  
  Burn Soriano kicked off Saturday's ONE Championship 46 card with a bang.
  The 30-year-old Filipino bantamweight knocked out Mario Satya Wirawan with a spectacular spinning backfist in just 15 seconds to open the online pay-per-pew, which took place at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia. Catch a replay of the quick finish above.
  In the night's main event, Brazilian veteran Luis Santos captured a unanimous decision over former ONE middleweight champion Igor Svirid. Complete ONE
  
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• Jim Miller vs. Joe Lauzon full fight video

  27-08-2016 21:00
  
  At UFC 155, lightweights Jim Miller and Joe Lauzon battled for three rounds in one of the bloodiest fight in MMA history. That night, Miller went home with the unanimous decision victory, but both Miller and Lauzon left with Fight of the Night awards.
  Almost four years later, the two are set to fight for a second time on Aug. 27 in Vancouver, Canada at UFC on FOX 21. That card is set to be headlined by top-welterweight contenders Carlos Condit and Demian Maia.
  
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• Luis Santos Outworks Igor Svirid in One Championship ‘Titles and Titans’ Main Event

  27-08-2016 20:29
  
  Put another Luis Santos win in the books.
  
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC 202

  27-08-2016 19:00
  
  Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, with no titles at stake, are almost assuredlygoing into the record books as the biggest money series of fights in UFChistory.Their first fight at UFC 196 did 1.6 million buys, the company's all-timerecord, even topping UFC 100 in 2009. While it's still too early to get any kindof numbers from Saturday's show, the 5 million Google searches did well overdouble anything else, sports or otherwise, in the U.S. this past weekend, andthat's on the final weekend o
  
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• Video: Joe Rogan Breaks Down Condit-Maia Main Event Ahead Of UFC On FOX 21

  27-08-2016 18:16
  
  https://youtu.be/uJhdosdkCpYAhead of tonight's UFC On FOX 21 event, longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan gives his insight into the main event of the show, which features Carlos Condit vs. Demian Maia.Featured above is the Joe Rogan breakdown video released by the UFC this weekend for tonight's big Condit-Maia main event bout, which could determine the next challenger for the UFC Welterweight Championship, depending on how everything plays out with the top of the division.UFC On FOX 21 takes place
  
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• Video: Cormier, Florian Give Predictions For UFC On FOX 21 Main Event

  27-08-2016 18:12
  
  https://youtu.be/EMXqylCFo9QOn the latest edition of UFC Tonight on FS1, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier and former multiple time UFC title contender Kenny Florian both put their analyst hats on ahead of this weekend's big UFC On FOX 21 event.Featured above is a video released on the official UFC On FOX YouTube channel, which features D.C. and KenFlo giving their predictions for the main event of the show, which features Carlos Condit vs. Demian Maia in a welterweight contest with
  
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• Tiffany Van Soest's debut, five other fights added to Invicta FC 19

  27-08-2016 18:00
  
  Invicta FC returns to Kansas City on Sept. 23, and the promotion has announced six new bouts to the fight card on Friday.
  Headlined by interim flyweight champion Jennifer Maia and atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki against Roxanne Modafferi and Jinh Yu Frey, respectively, Invicta FC 19 will feature Irene Aldana against former featherweight title contender Faith Van Duin in a bantamweight fight.
  Aldana (5-2) recently stopped UFC veteran Jessamyn Duke in the first round, while Van Duin (6-2), who
  
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• 'Pitbull' Freire broke right fibula in loss to Ben Henderson

  27-08-2016 17:30
  
  Patricio Freire suffered a severe injury during his lightweight bout with Ben Henderson at Friday night’s Bellator 160.
  The former featherweight champion moved up to 155 pounds to take on former UFC and WEC lightweight champion on Aug. 26 in Anaheim, Calif., but a low kick that landed ended up fracturing his right fibula, MMA Fighting has learned. There isn't a timetable for his return yet, or if he will have a potential surgery to fix the injury.
  On his Instagram page, "Pitbull" spoke abo
  
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• UFC on FOX 21 odds, gambling strategy guide

  27-08-2016 17:00
  
  It's fight night and so we are back again with another gambling preview of the fights, the odds, and my own personal breakdown of where the value lies. Fights with debuting fighters get less in-depth analysis because stats aren't available and same goes for fighters with only a couple of UFC bouts.
  Also, just to clarify because I've gotten some questions about this: the number after the odds on each fighter is the percentage probability of victory that those odds imply. That means Carlos Condit
  
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• UFC on FOX 21 preview show

  27-08-2016 16:00
  
  Luke Thomas and Danny Segura break down the biggest stories and fights from the UFC on FOX 21: Demian Maia vs. Carlos Condit fight card, including the return of Paige VanZant, Anthony Pettis's future and more.
  
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• UFC on FOX 21 start time, TV schedule for Demian Maia vs. Carlos Condit

  27-08-2016 15:00
  
  The UFC on FOX 21 start time, TV schedule is for the Maia vs. Condit event at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia., on Saturday night. The fight card is broken into three different parts. This post will help explain which fights are airing where and at which times.The main card airs on FOX beginning at 8 p.m. ET. It is listed as follows:Demian Maia vs. Carlos ConditAnthony Pettis vs. Charles Oliveira
  Paige VanZant vs. Bec Rawlings
  Joe Lauzon vs. Jim MillerThe second portion of the pr
  
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• UFC on FOX 21 predictions

  27-08-2016 14:00
  
  One week after UFC 202, the Ultimate Fighting Championship rolls on goes back to the UFC on FOX franchise, this time north of the border. The card features an important welterweight bout as well as a series of action fights on the main card.
  What: UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit
  Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada
  When: Saturday, the three-fight Fight Pass preliminary card starts at 4:30 p.m. ET, the four-fight Fox preliminary card starts at 6 p.m. and the four-fight Fox card kicks
  
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• Bellator Makes Rory MacDonald Signing Official, Fighter Out For Rest Of 2016

  27-08-2016 07:32
  
  Rory MacDonald is officially a member of the Bellator MMA welterweight division.We just won't be seeing the "Red King" anytime soon.MacDonald and Bellator made the signing official Friday night during Bellator 160 on Spike TV. The former UFC title contender, though, suffered a broken nose during his loss to Stephen Thompson and will be sidelined until 2017.Below is the complete press release from Bellator:
  Bellator MMA is elated to formally announce the signing of mixed martial arts superstar Ro
  
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• Bellator 160 Results: Benson Henderson Scores Shot At Michael Chandler, Bellator Title

  27-08-2016 07:28
  
  No matter how it came about, Benson Henderson's hand was raised as the winner Friday night in the main event of Bellator 160.Henderson, a former UFC lightweight champion who lost his Bellator debut earlier this year to welterweight titleholder Andrey Koreshkov, was awarded a second round TKO victory vs. Patricio "Pitbull" Freire after Freire suffered a broken shin.Next up for "Smooth" will be Bellator champion Michael Chandler, who sat cage-side for the bout.The co-main event went to the scoreca
  
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• Vancouver rewind: What you got right & wrong

  27-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Think you know how the next fight card will play out? Play UFC Pick 'EmDemian Maia has been making a hard charge towards a shot at the UFC welterweight title, and it's going to be awfully hard to deny him after an incredibly impressive submission win over former interim champion Carlos Condit on Saturday night.Maia had won five straight bouts coming into the fight, but he picked up his most important victory with a dominant performance in the main event from Vancouver.Maia wasted no time getting
  
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• Talking points: Maia, Condit, VanZant and more

  27-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  VANCOUVERWhile waiting for the official announcement from Bruce Buffer, Demian Maia fought back tears after submitting Carlos Condit in under than two minutes Saturday night. That moment was the culmination of four years relentlessly pursuing another title shot. Maia lost to Anderson Silva for the 185-pound title back in 2010, and two years later moved down to 170 pounds to fight for his chance to become a champion. After five consecutive wins in one of the most competitive divisions in the UFC,
  
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• Pettis, VanZant, Miller triumph in Vancouver

  27-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  PETTIS vs OLIVEIRAFormer UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis got the fight of his life in his featherweight debut against No. 6-ranked Charles Oliveira on Saturday, but “Showtime” delivered the goods at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, submitting the Brazilian in the third round, snapping a three-fight losing streak in the process.Oliveira immediately rushed Pettis into the fence, but Pettis’ takedown defense was strong. Yet as soon as the two broke, Oliveira wasn’t going t
  
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• Maia defeats Condit, sets sights on title next

  27-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Demian Maia’s first fight in Vancouver was a disaster, as he lost to Mark Munoz in 2011. Five years later, the second one ended in a much more favorable fashion for the No. 3-ranked welterweight contender, as he submitted former interim UFC champion Carlos Condit in the first round of their main event bout at Rogers Arena on Saturday.“I knew it would be a hard fight,” Maia said. “I’m just so happy. I think I earned a title shot, and now, finally, I will get the chan
  
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• Maia, Condit meet in high-stakes Vancouver main event

  27-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  VANCOUVERDemian Maia wants his first shot at the welterweight title and Carlos Condit wants another one.The No. 3 and 4-ranked fighters in the world at 170 pounds battle tonight in the main event of Fight Night Vancouver for the eventual right to fight for the title that both men have relentlessly pursued for the past year.Maia thought he locked up a title fight with a dominant win over Matt Brown in May. Condit almost beat Robbie Lawler in a Fight of the Year contender in January, but
  
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• Live: Fight Night Vancouver results and news

  27-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday, August 27, 2016.Maia vs Condit | Pettis vs Oliveira | VanZant vs Rawlings | Lauzon vs Miller | Alvey vs Casey | Barzola vs Bochniak | McLellan vs Di Chirico | Campbell vs Silva | Laprise vs Gouti | Kennedy vs RicciUFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit FOX main cardWatch live on FOX at 8 pm ET (How to watch worldwide)Main event: Demian Maia vs Carlos Condi
  
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• Laprise wastes no time, Kennedy takes longer route to victory

  27-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  LAPRISE vs. GOUTIFormer TUF Nations winner Chad Laprise snapped a two-fight losing streak in his Fight Night Vancouver bout against Thibault Gouti on Saturday, halting the TUF 22 competitor in the first round at Rogers Arena.Laprise and Gouti both got down to business early, but as Gouti got a little lax with his defense while moving in, a right hand dropped the Frenchman hard to the canvas. Gouti appeared to weather the follow-up storm as he rose to his feet, but a left hand put him back down,
  
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• Fight Night Vancouver final results and news

  27-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday, August 27, 2016.Maia vs Condit | Pettis vs Oliveira | VanZant vs Rawlings | Lauzon vs Miller | Alvey vs Casey | Barzola vs Bochniak | McLellan vs Di Chirico | Campbell vs Silva | Laprise vs Gouti | Kennedy vs RicciUFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit FOX main cardMain event: Demian Maia defeats Carlos Condit Before Carlos Condit could even get things goi
  
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• Fight Night Vancouver bonus recap

  27-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Fight of the Night: Jim Miller vs Joe LauzonPerformance Bonus: Paige VanZant and Demian Maia• Jim Miller and Joe Lauzon's rematch from 2012's Fight of the Year earned Fight of the Night honors• Paige VanZant's return to the Octagon included a vicous head-kick knockout and a performance bonus• Demian Maia has only absorbed 13 significant strikes in his last four fights. He earned a performance bonus for his quick submission win over Carlos Condit Saturday• All four f
  
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• Celebs weigh in after Paige VanZant wins

  27-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Paige VanZant made plenty of new fans after her appearance on Dancing with the Stars. In her return to her day job inside the Octagon, plenty of those new celebrity fans weighed in after her victory over Bec Rawlings at UFC Fight Night Maia vs Condit in Vancouver.UFC Vancouver Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Alvey wins by TKO, Bochniak, Di Chirico score split decision victories

  27-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  ALVEY vs CASEYMiddleweight prospect Sam Alvey left the Octagon smiling for the second time in 2016 on Saturday, as he knocked out fellow Ultimate Fighter alum Kevin Casey in the second round of their Fight Night Vancouver bout at Rogers Arena.Casey had a solid first round, with the measured pace to his advantage as he fought well at range and also worked effectively against the fence. With seconds to go in the round, though, Alvey got loose with some hard shots that appeared to rattle Casey.Alve
  
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• Bellator 160 results: Benson Henderson earns victory on Patricio Pitbull injury

  27-08-2016 06:38
  
  The outcome in the main event of Bellator 160 on Friday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California was as bizarre as it was expected. That is, betting favorite Benson Henderson earned the win over former Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Freire, but how it happened left as many questions as answers.
  With a noticeable size difference in favor of Henderson, the former UFC lightweight king started round one by backing up Freire early. After that, though, he did virtually nothing. Hende
  
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• Benson Henderson Gets Lightweight Title Shot Against Michael Chandler at Bellator 163

  27-08-2016 06:33
  
  It might not have been the way he wanted to earn it, but Benson Henderson will receive a lightweight title shot against Michael Chandler at Bellator 163 on Nov. 19.
  
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• ‘Pitbull’ Freire Leg Injury Gives Benson Henderson TKO Victory in Bellator 160 Headliner

  27-08-2016 06:03
  
  Benson Henderson was the beneficiary of unfortunate circumstances.
  
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• UFC on FOX 21 Results: Maia vs. Condit

  27-08-2016 06:00
  
  MMA Fighting has UFC 201 results for the Maia vs. Condit fight card Aug. 27, plus live coverage from Vancouver, live blogs of all the main card fights, and live UFC on FOX 21 twitter updates.In the main event, UFC welterweights Demian Maia and Carlos Condit hope to inch closer to a welterweight title shot with a win in the main event.Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis drops down to featherweight to clash with Charles Oliveira in the co-main event.Check out the UFC on FOX 21 results b
  
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• Rory MacDonald officially signs with Bellator MMA

  27-08-2016 05:29
  
  Rory MacDonald to Bellator is official. The signing, which MMA Fighting reported earlier this week as close to done, was announced on the Friday broadcast of Bellator 160 as "an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight deal."
  "There's no denying that Rory MacDonald was the cream of the crop when it comes to free agents in MMA," Bellator president Scott Coker said in a statement.
  "As I say all the time, if there is a free agent out there, we're going to talk to them, if they fit our model we're goi
  
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• UFC Issues Statement On Adam Hunter/USADA, Pulling Him From UFC On FOX 21 Bout

  27-08-2016 03:41
  
  Adam Hunter has been flagged by USADA for a potential Anti-Doping violation and as a result, has been pulled from his scheduled fight this weekend.Hunter, who was scheduled to compete against Ryan Janes at Saturday's event in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, was forced off the show due to the situation.
  It was noted that Janes, who will no longer have a fight this weekend, will still be compensated by the UFC in the form of his "show purse," which is usually designed to be half of the total purse you ca
  
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• Dana White: “I’ve Been Trying To Work With Vince McMahon For Years, It’s Very Difficult”

  27-08-2016 02:56
  
  UFC President Dana White appeared as a guest on the latest episode of WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair's podcast and spoke about his attempts to work with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon over the years."I’ve been working, or trying to work with Vince for years," said White. "It was obviously very difficult, Vince is a maniac."White continued and as he has for years in a number of interviews, spoke highly of the guy who turned his father's regional pro wrestling promotion into a worldwide conglomerat
  
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• Michael Page vs. Fernando Gonzales added to Bellator event on Nov. 19

  27-08-2016 02:09
  
  Michael Page returns to the Bellator cage on November to fight Fernando Gonzalez on Nov. 19 in San Jose. The news was announced by the promotion on Friday.
  This will be Page's first fight since his viral flying-knee victory over Evangelista Santos at Bellator 158 back in July. That victory turned 'MVP' into an internet sensation due to his pokemon-themed celebration after the fight. The 29-year-old Page is currently undefeated as a professional fighter with 11 wins that include 10 stoppages.
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• Adam Hunter Flagged for Anti-Doping Violation, Bout vs. Janes Pulled from UFC on Fox 21

  27-08-2016 01:42
  
  A proposed middleweight clash between Adam Hunter and Ryan Janes has been removed from UFC on Fox 21 after Hunter was notified of a possible Anti-Doping Policy violation.
  
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• UFC’s Adam Hunter flagged by USADA, pulled from UFC on FOX 21 fight

  27-08-2016 01:00
  
  Saturday night's card is down a fight.
  Adam Hunter was flagged by USADA for a potential UFC anti-doping policy violation Friday and was removed from his UFC on FOX 21 bout with Ryan Janes, the UFC announced Friday.
  Hunter failed a drug test in an out-of-competition sample taken Aug. 11. USADA does not release the name of the substance until after the adjudication process or when the athlete does so first.
  Hunter (7-1), a middleweight, was set to make his UFC debut. The New Brunswick, Canada nati
  
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• Michael Page vs. Fernando Gonzalez Rebooked for Bellator 163 on Nov. 19

  27-08-2016 00:14
  
  Michael Page and Fernando Gonzalez are going to try this one more time.
  
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