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• UFC Flyweight Champ Demetrious Johnson ‘Searching for That Seven-Figure Payday’

  01-09-2016 23:52 via sherdog.com
  
  Once upon a time, a disclosed million-dollar paycheck was virtually unheard of for a fighter competing under the Ultimate Fighting Championship banner.
  
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• UFC Releases Statement Addressing Alex Nicholson’s ‘Insensitive Remark’ Toward Hyun Gyu Lim

  01-09-2016 23:16 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Thursday addressed what it termed a “derogatory comment” made by Alex Nicholson in reference to Hyun Gyu Lim at UFC 202
  
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• Nik Lentz gets late replacement Michael McBride at UFC 203

  01-09-2016 21:33
  
  Due to undisclosed reasons, Mairbek Taisumov is out of his fight with Nik Lentz at UFC 203. Now, promotional newcomer Michael McBride will step-up on short notice to fight Lentz. The news was confirmed on Thursday by MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani.
  Making his UFC debut, lightweight McBride will be looking to extend his wining streak to five in a row. McBride is 8-1 as a professional fighter, with all wins coming by submission. He last fought in November at MMC 61, defeating Derek Loffer via second
  
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• Video: Tito Ortiz Interested In Fights With Royce Gracie, Fedor & Rampage Jackson

  01-09-2016 21:26
  
  https://youtu.be/_0BqY89myaQIt looks like Tito Ortiz has big plans in mind for his next appearance inside the Bellator MMA cage.During a recent Fight Hub TV interview (see above), Ortiz mentioned three big potential matches for his next fight."I respect Royce [Gracie] so much, that's the only reason I would want to compete against him," said Ortiz. "It's nothing bad against him. I really, really like the guy but I just think his name is such a huge name, it'd make sense for my last fight but he
  
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• Rockhold Entertaining High-Dollar Payday As A Model While Awaiting The “Right” UFC Fight

  01-09-2016 21:12
  
  While former UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold awaits the proper opponent for his first fight back in the Octagon since losing his title to Michael Bisping in his last fight, Luke Rockhold revealed that he has been entertaining high-dollar offers from the modeling world.Rockhold spoke of his potential to make seven-figure dollar paydays that would match or exceed his hefty UFC fight purses through offers stemming from Fashion Week in New York during an interview with Ariel Helwani on The M
  
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• UFC Addresses Alex Nicholson Racism Controversy From UFC 202, Nicholson Comments

  01-09-2016 20:58
  
  Following the controversy stemming from racial remarks he made while in the corner of his teammate Mike Perry, Alex Nicholson was the subject of a statement released by the UFC on Thursday afternoon.UFC addressed the comments Nicholson made about Perry's opponent, Hyun Gyu Lim, which were viewed as racist towards the Asian community. He stated the following while talking to Perry in the Octagon immediately before the fight, a remark that was caught by the microphones in the corners of the cage d
  
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• UFC releases statement on racial remark made by fighter Alex Nicholson

  01-09-2016 20:30
  
  The UFC has addressed the racially charged comment made by fighter Alex Nicholson earlier this month.
  At UFC 202, Nicholson, working the corner of teammate Mike Perry, uttered a racial remark regarding Perry's opponent Hyun Gyu Lim.
  "He can't even open his motherf---ing eyes, boy," Nicholson told Perry before the fight, a quote that was captured by the UFC's corner audio microphones.
  In the statement, the UFC wrote that Nicholson would face discipline if anything like this happened again in the
  
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• Dong Hyun Kim vs. Gunnar Nelson Headlines UFC Fight Night in Belfast on Nov. 19

  01-09-2016 20:24 via sherdog.com
  
  Dong Hyun Kim will face Gunnar Nelson in the UFC Fight Night headliner when the promotion travels to Belfast, Ireland, on Nov. 19.
  
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• RFA 45 to Feature Middleweight, Featherweight Title Bouts on Oct. 28

  01-09-2016 20:15 via sherdog.com
  
  Las Vegas-based MMA promotion Resurrection Fighting Alliance announced late Wednesday that its middleweight and featherweight titles will be up for grabs next month.
  
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• Video: UFC 203 Media Call With CM Punk & Mickey Gall Live Today At 4pm ET

  01-09-2016 19:32
  
  https://youtu.be/pcrE3aSAny4On Thursday afternoon, UFC will hold a special media conference call to promote one of the co-featured bouts for this month's UFC 203 pay-per-view.At 4pm ET. / 1pm PT. today, via the YouTube player embedded above, you can tune in to the official UFC 203 media call featuring former WWE Superstar and aspiring UFC star CM Punk and his opponent, Mickey Gall.UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 10, 2016 from the Quicken Loans Arena
  
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• Video: Full Archive Of UFC 203 Media Call With CM Punk & Mickey Gall

  01-09-2016 19:32
  
  https://youtu.be/pcrE3aSAny4On Thursday afternoon, UFC held a special media conference call to promote one of the co-featured bouts for this month's UFC 203 pay-per-view.Featured above is the full video archive of the media call that included both Punk and Gall talking about their highly anticipated showdown.UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 10, 2016 from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
  
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• UFC 203 conference call: CM Punk vs. Mickey Gall

  01-09-2016 18:00
  
  On the UFC 203 conference call, CM Punk and Mickey Gall will discuss their anticipated fight at next Saturday's event in Cleveland. The video is expected to begin at 4 p.m. ET.
  
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• Top 10: Fighters with the Most Fight Bonuses

  01-09-2016 17:40 via sherdog.com
  
  When you enter the octagon on the highest level with a skilled opponent across from you, no additional motivation is needed than trying not to get severely injured or humiliated, but UFC still managed to do something amazing by adding performance bonuses to events.
  
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• Timur Valiev-Chris Gutierrez Rematch Tops Seven-Bout WSOF 33 Undercard

  01-09-2016 17:27 via sherdog.com
  
  A bantamweight rematch between Timur Valiev and Chris Gutierrez will serve as the featured preliminary contest for World Series of Fighting 33.
  
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• List: The Fighters With the Most UFC Fights

  01-09-2016 17:03 via sherdog.com
  
  Stepping into the octagon demands lots of courage whatever your size, skill level and experience is, and whoever your opponent is, so doing that the most times on the highest level against people that would be considered as trained assassins in any time in history besides ours is possible only for the baddest of the bad, the toughest of the tough, the hardest of the hard.
  
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• Luke Rockhold content modeling while he waits for fight offer that ‘makes sense’

  01-09-2016 17:00
  
  He may have lost his belt to Michael Bisping at UFC 199, but former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold's career is still on the uptick. The California-based fighter has expanded his horizons a bit since that fight in early June, rolling out a business called Grapes that just launched, and also "dabbling in a different market."That market is the world of modeling, which Rockhold was in New York for on Monday for business dealings to do with Fashion Week. The new sideline pursuit was something he
  
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• Listen Live: UFC 203 Media Call with CM Punk & Mickey Gall (4 ET)

  01-09-2016 16:35 via sherdog.com
  
  CM Punk and Mickey Gall host a conference call with the press to promote their bout at UFC 203.
  
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• Audio: UFC 203 Media Call with CM Punk & Mickey Gall

  01-09-2016 16:35 via sherdog.com
  
  CM Punk and Mickey Gall host a conference call with the press to promote their bout at UFC 203.
  
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• UFC Fight Night Mexico City staredowns

  01-09-2016 16:00
  
  UFC held a media day Wednesday for its Nov. 5 card in Mexico City. Afterwards, newcomer Alexa Grasso and Heather Jo Clark, as well as Rafael dos Anjos and Tony Ferguson faced off, respectively.
  
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• Video: Canelo Alvarez Talks About Potential Conor McGregor Bout: “Anytime He Wants”

  01-09-2016 15:27
  
  https://youtu.be/UU8oleGY97AWhen Conor McGregor talks about having the "whole game" focusing on him, he's not exaggerating.In addition to his "beefs" or "rivalries" with many of WWE's top stars and even boxing's retired former biggest star Floyd Mayweather, the guy who is starting to become the new "face of boxing" is talking about the possibility of a fight with "The Notorious" Irishman.Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, one of the top remaining pay-per-view draws in the boxing world, spoke about a potenti
  
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• Rafael dos Anjos cut people out of his life after losing UFC belt

  01-09-2016 15:00
  
  Winning a UFC belt brings a lot of benefits to your career and personal life, but can also attract new "friends" that aren’t really there for you. Rafael dos Anjos lost the UFC lightweight championship to Eddie Alvarez in July, and felt that some of the people around him didn’t really care that much about him.
  Dos Anjos was riding a five-fight winning streak coming into his title defense against Alvarez at UFC Fight Night 90 in Las Vegas, and suffering his first defeat since winning
  
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• Morning Report: Canelo Alvarez open to a boxing match with Conor McGregor

  01-09-2016 14:00
  
  Boxing's lineal middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez says he is willing to show UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor that boxing is "not as easy as he thinks." After Conor McGregor rematch with Nate Diaz by majority decision at UFC 202, the main question from everyone was what would be next for the featherweight champion. Perhaps sensing this, McGregor cryptically said "there's a lot of options," some even outside of MMA, and that "shit's about to hit the fan."
  Well it could be
  
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• Years in the making, veteran Wallhead ready for UFC debut

  01-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  For years, UFC fans heard about Jimmy Wallhead, but never saw him. At least not in the Octagon. That didn’t mean he didn’t exist. It was just that he seemingly operated in a parallel universe, never to cross over into a place where there were video games, network television deals, and worldwide recognition as being one of the best fighters on the planet.It wasn’t expected to be that way. When the UFC began its concerted effort to bring shows through Europe in 2007, Wallhead was
  
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• With no streak on the line, Bader having fun again

  01-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  For some, this would have been as low as it gets. For Ryan Bader, getting knocked out by Anthony “Rumble” Johnson in January may have saved his career.That doesn’t mean the loss – which snapped a five-fight winning streak – didn’t sting, but when it was over and he had time to assess the situation, he realized that to reach his full potential, he had to change his attitude.“January, that last fight sucked, it was horrible, but it’s one of those thi
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Joseph Benavidez, Henry Cejudo

  01-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Henry Cejudo and Joseph Benavidez, the coaches for Season 24 of The Ultimate Fighter, both call in to talk about the new season with Jim and Matt. Henry discusses the Brandon Moreno situation, how TUF and the UFC have changed his life, and why he doesn't like Joe. Later, Joe discusses why Henry annoys him, his respect level for Dominick Cruz, PVZ's win over Bec Rawlings, and a lot more. Plus, Matt explains why he didn't make it to record last episode, his experience in the TUF house, and the guy
  
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• Kim and Nelson to Headline UFC's Return to Belfast

  01-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  London, UK – UFC® announced today that  No.10-ranked “The Stun Gun” Dong Hyun Kim  will take on No.12 Gunnar "Gunni” Nelson in Belfast on Saturday November 19 at the SSE Arena.Tickets for UFC FIGHT NIGHT® BELFAST: KIM vs. NELSON  will go on general sale on Friday, September 23 via Ticketmaster. Tickets can also be secured via The SSE Arena box office. Dong Hyun Kim, (21-3-1; fighting out of Busan, South Korea) is one of Korea’s most successful
  
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• Colombo using military lessons into Octagon

  01-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The most intimidating fighters in any combat sport are the ones who have no fear. Of course there are the usual nerves that come along with every fight, but in the grand scheme of things, these athletes have experienced worse things in life than having an opponent with four-ounce gloves trying to punch them in the mouth.Maybe it was a harrowing upbringing, a rough early adult life, or in the case of heavyweight newcomer Christian Colombo, a stint in the Danish Army. So when the Copenhagen native
  
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• CM Punk, Mickey Gall Talk Final Prep Before Long-Awaited Bout

  01-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  The wait is just about over. Next weekend – nearly two years after his signing was announced and six months from the time they shook hands and shared pleasantries inside the Octagon – former WWE superstar CM Punk will finally step into the Octagon for the first time, squaring off with Mickey Gall, the ambitious upstart who turned Dana White’s attendance at his professional debut into a golden ticket to the UFC. Easily one of the most-high profile bouts between competit
  
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• Arlovski taking fight very serious, wants KO

  01-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Four months later, Andrei Arlovski is back. Back in the cage and back in the old world, where he is once again set to headline a European city’s UFC debut. This time: Hamburg, Germany on Saturday, Sept. 3. Back in May, Arlovski last took over headlining duties for the UFC’s debut in Rotterdam. Things didn’t go too well for him that time with Alistair Overeem earning a TKO win over him early in the second round. It was Arlovski’s second knockout loss in as many fights.&ldq
  
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• Demetrious Johnson Continues To Get Motivated Because Of “The Paycheck”

  01-09-2016 05:03
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEsQ5jkLgTI[/embed]If you ask some fighters why they continue to compete, they will try to create a special answer.Not Demetrious Johnson.The reigning UFC flyweight champion pushes towards becoming the best so that he can cash big checks at the end of the day.“For the paycheck," Johnson said on UFC Tonight Wednesday. "If you don’t take the fighter seriously, you didn’t take the paycheck seriously. You lose someone and then the zeros on the
  
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• Georges St-Pierre Not Impressed With Dana White’s Comments

  01-09-2016 04:35
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz3Fa_Hsp68[/embed]Former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre returned to UFC-related television Wednesday night with an appearance on "UFC Tonight."St-Pierre, who has sparked talk of his return by mentioning it in several interviews, discussed recent comments made by UFC president Dana White and the hold up regarding fighting once again."He doesn't know anything about me," St-Pierre said (thanks to MMA Fighting for the quotes). "I'm a smart guy. I'm no
  
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• Anthony Pettis-Max Holloway At UFC 205? “Showtime” Pops The Question

  01-09-2016 03:56
  
  [embed]https://twitter.com/Showtimepettis/status/771163665437384705[/embed]The great thing about so many fighters being active on social media is that you really can see matchups come together at any and all times.Recent featherweight winner Anthony Pettis views himself as a top contender at 145 pounds.So doesn't Max Holloway.Pettis decided to pop the question regarding a fight with Holloway later this year in New York City at UFC 205.
  Is this a bout that interests you as a fight fan? "Showtime"
  
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• Rory MacDonald Tells Bellator Fighters “I’ll Be Coming For Their Blood And The Money”

  01-09-2016 03:51
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCKOvGflgGE[/embed]Rory MacDonald has always shown an assassin-like attitude towards his opponents.Now that MacDonald is one of the prized fighters in Bellator MMA and not the UFC, some have questioned the level of competition around him.Not MacDonald.The Canadian fired off several messages on Twitter Wednesday, defending his decision to go to Bellator and the fighters that he could potentially share the cage with moving forward. Among those "Red King" ment
  
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• Georges St. Pierre Says Return is Up to UFC: ‘They Know the Terms I Want’

  01-09-2016 03:07 via sherdog.com
  
  If and when Georges St. Pierre makes his return to the UFC, it won’t be a one-time thing.
  
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• Georges St-Pierre responds to Dana White: 'He doesn't know anything about me'

  01-09-2016 03:04
  
  Over two months have passed since Georges St-Pierre announced his desire to return to the UFC, yet still the welterweight legend not only remains without a fight booked, but UFC president Dana White also continues to insist that St-Pierre doesn't actually have the desire to fight at all. And according to St-Pierre, White's claims are far from the truth.
  "I want to come back. They know the terms that I want, and trust me, I'm very reasonable. So it's up to them," St-Pierre said Wednesday on
  
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• Former UFC Title Contender Liz Carmouche Staying Active

  01-09-2016 01:57
  
  [embed]https://twitter.com/iamgirlrilla/status/770860786960826368[/embed]While she continues to pester UFC officials on social media to get her a fight, Liz Carmouche is going to remain active.Carmouche, who fought Ronda Rousey in the first-ever female championship fight in the UFC, is planning on competing next month at Eddie Bravo Invitational 8.
  Carmouche will battle Maria Henderson on September 11 in a special match as part of the submission jiu-jitsu tournament.
  The 32-year-old Carmouche (1
  
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• Michael Chandler-Benson Henderson Official For Bellator 163 Main Event

  01-09-2016 01:53
  
  It is now official, as Michael Chandler will defend his lightweight title against Benson Henderson at Bellator 163.Henderson secured his shot at Chandler with a second round TKO of Patricio "Pitbull" Freire at Bellator 160 this past Friday night. The former UFC lightweight champion lost his Bellator debut to welterweight titleholder Andrey Koreshkov.Chandler has won 15 of his 18 pro fights and enters off a first round knockout of Patricky "Pitbull" Freire.A complete press release for the card ca
  
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• UFC Fight Night 98 Gains Kelvin Gastelum Vs. Jorge Masvidal

  01-09-2016 01:50
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLn5FDQEp7M[/embed]Kelvin Gastelum will return to Mexico for his next fight, as the former Ultimate Fighter winner meets Jorge Masvidal at UFC Fight Night 98.Gastelum (12-2) has fought twice before in Mexico City, defeating Jake Ellenberger and Nate Marquardt. He is also coming off a victory over former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks in July.
  Masvidal (30-11) has gone 7-4 inside the Octagon, besting Ross Pearson that same month of Gastelum's win
  
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• UFC Welterweight Augusto Montano Won’t Face Punishment for Positive Clenbuterol Test

  01-09-2016 01:46 via sherdog.com
  
  Augusto Montano won’t receive any sanctions from USADA after testing positive for a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition drug screening, the organization announced in a statement on Wednesday.
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament Of Champions Debuts On FS1 Tonight

  01-09-2016 01:44
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NERKib3SvYY[/embed]For the first time in Ultimate Fighter history, 16 regional champions will compete, with the winner earning a shot at UFC flyweight titleholder Demetrious Johnson.The series debuts tonight on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET and will be two hours before returning to the usual one-hour episodes next Wednesday.
  Johnson is expected to defend his belt against the winner in December, with coaches Joseph Benavidez and Henry Cejudo also meeting that s
  
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• Diego Sanchez Will Welcome Marcin Held To UFC In Mexico

  01-09-2016 01:41
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueWMfYfBddk[/embed]It will not be a welcome debut to the Octagon for former Bellator title contender Marcin Held, as he meets Diego Sanchez in Mexico at UFC Fight Night 98.Held (22-4) recently posted on social media that he had signed his UFC contract after competing for Bellator. He earned a shot at then-Bellator champion Will Brooks last year, falling via decision before rebounding with a victory over Dave Jansen.Sanchez (26-9) has continually found a way
  
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• USADA won’t sanction UFC’s Augusto Montano for testing positive for clenbuterol

  01-09-2016 01:10
  
  The clenbuterol cases rage on.
  UFC fighter Augusto Montano tested positive for the drug in an out-of-competition drug test May 19, but will not be sanctioned for the failure, USADA announced Wednesday. Montano was found to have no fault or negligence after an investigation by the UFC's anti-doping partner.
  Montano hails from Mexico, one of the countries where meat is routinely contaminated with clenbuterol. China is the other. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued a warning about the d
  
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