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• Video: GSP Reveals Never-Before Told Reason Why He Walked Away From UFC

  06-09-2016 23:04
  
  https://youtu.be/HvEI-JGu4w8In the new documentary, "The Hurt Business," former longtime UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre shed some light on one of the rarely-discussed reasons why he decided to walk away from the sport a few years ago.In the past, GSP, who left the sport while sitting atop the 170-pound mountain as the reigning Welterweight Champion, pointed to the growing performance-enhancing drug (PED) epidemic in MMA and the accumulative pressures that come along with being a lon
  
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• Ben Rothwell hopes Mickey Gall ‘absolutely annihilates' CM Punk for the ‘truth' and ‘justice' of the sport

  06-09-2016 23:00
  
  CM Punk faces long odds on Saturday when he makes his UFC and mixed martial arts debut against Mickey Gall at UFC 203. After spending less than two years immersing himself in the fight game, Punk -- real name Phil Brooks -- is the biggest mystery of the card and a near 4-to-1 underdog against Gall. And when heavyweight veteran Ben Rothwell looks at the realities of the situation at UFC 203, he sees only one acceptable outcome.
  "I [think] Mickey Gall goes out and just absolutely annihilates him,"
  
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• Video: CM Punk On His MMA Team, Duke Roufus & Anthony Pettis On His Progress

  06-09-2016 22:53
  
  https://youtu.be/wccMP5xnnAgAhead of this Saturday's UFC 203 pay-per-view in Cleveland, Ohio, CM Punk is featured in a new video released by the UFC to promote his Octagon debut against UFC prospect Mickey Gall.Featured above is the video, "UFC 203: CM Punk - My Team Taught Me Everything," which features the former WWE Superstar talking about the importance of his MMA fight team -- Roufusport -- in helping with his transition from pro wrestler with no MMA experience to a UFC pay-per-view main ca
  
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• Jon Fitch, Jake Shields Booked for Welterweight Title Bout at WSOF 34 on Nov. 12

  06-09-2016 22:53 via sherdog.com
  
  Jon Fitch will defend his welterweight crown against Jake Shields at World Series of Fighting 34 on Nov. 12.
  
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• Jon Fitch-Jake Shields welterweight title fight set for WSOF 34

  06-09-2016 22:35
  
  A pair of veterans with 78 combined pro fights will finally cross paths Nov. 12.
  Jon Fitch (28-7-1, 1 NC) will defend his World Series of Fighting welterweight title against Jake Shields (31-8-1, 1 NC) at WSOF 34 in Loveland, Colo. MMAFighting.com confirmed an initial report Tuesday by ESPN.com.The bout was originally set to go down at WSOF 30 in April, but after a contract impasse between Shields and WSOF, Shields was pulled from the matchup. Fitch instead fought and defeated Joao Zeferino
  
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• Ohio commission explains licensing of CM Punk by comparing him to Brock Lesnar

  06-09-2016 20:00
  
  As Phil Brooks, also known as CM Punk, prepares for his mixed martial arts (MMA) and UFC debut at UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, there are questions regarding how he'll perform on the world's most elite stage of the sport.
  There's also a question of how Brooks has been granted a professional license to fight in the state.
  According to an issue first raised by Combat Sports Law, Ohio Administrative Code 3773-7-20(E) requires a fighter seeking licensure in Ohio to have at least
  
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• St. Pierre Didn’t Have ‘Same Drive to Hurt a Guy and Finish It’ at End of First UFC Tenure

  06-09-2016 19:36 via sherdog.com
  
  After Georges St. Pierre edged Johny Hendricks via split decision to retain his welterweight title at UFC 167, it was clear something needed to change.
  
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• Joe Lauzon Explains How Weigh-Ins Might Effect UFC 203

  06-09-2016 18:37
  
  Joe Lauzon is a student of the game.Lauzon, who is coming off a split decision loss to Jim Miller, recently penned a blog entry detailing how now having early weigh-ins could effect Saturday's UFC 203 card.Recently, the promotion has been allowing fighters to step on the scale early Friday morning to get settled in. After that, they are able to re-hydrate and get their body into fighting shape once more.That will not be the case this weekend in Ohio, according to Lauzon.
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• Miesha Tate Carries 6-Year-Old Girl with Broken Arm Down Hiking Trail

  06-09-2016 18:35 via sherdog.com
  
  Miesha Tate had a pretty memorable Labor Day weekend.
  
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• Aung La N Sang to Face Michal Pasternak in One Championship ‘State of Warriors’ Headliner

  06-09-2016 18:30 via sherdog.com
  
  One Championship willinvade Thurunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, on Oct. 7 with a card headlined by middleweight encounter between Aung La N Sang and Michal Pasternak.
  
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• Miesha Tate Had A Labor Day To Remember (Photos)

  06-09-2016 17:30
  
  [embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ9R-2hABqK/?taken-by=bx_photo[/embed]Former UFC female bantamweight champion Miesha Tate had a holiday weekend she will not soon forget.Tate, who was enjoying a climb in the mountains, came to the rescue of an injured little girl. Tate helped Kai get to medical personnel by carrying her down several miles of Mt. Charleston after she had broken her arm.
  The family of the injured girl posted about the incident on Instagram, thanking Tate:Such a crazy labor day w
  
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• Miesha Tate Had A Labor Day To Remember

  06-09-2016 17:30
  
  [embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ9R-2hABqK/?taken-by=bx_photo[/embed]Former UFC female bantamweight champion Miesha Tate had a holiday weekend she will not soon forget.Tate, who was enjoying a climb in the mountains, came to the rescue of an injured little girl. Tate helped Kai get to medical personnel by carrying her down several miles of Mt. Charleston after she had broken her arm.
  The family of the injured girl posted about the incident on Instagram, thanking Tate:Such a crazy labor day w
  
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• Miesha Tate carries injured girl down hiking trail

  06-09-2016 17:17
  
  Miesha Tate came through in the clutch.
  On Sunday, the former UFC bantamweight champion was hiking Nevada's Mt. Charleston when she ran across a six-year-old girl, Kai, who suffered a broken arm while walking the trail. With Kai's mother struggling, Tate scooped the young girl up and carried her down the over two-mile trail to safety, where Kai was then able to be taken to the hospital.
  Both of Kai's parents took to social media to thank Tate for her act of kindness.Such a crazy labor day w
  
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• UFC 203 Video: “Watchlist” With Joe Silva, Sean Shelby

  06-09-2016 17:16
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsFNk3D78-4[/embed]UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby are back with another special edition of "Watchlist."Silva and Shelby, along with host Jon Anik, preview this coming Saturday's UFC 203 event. The trio discuss who you need to watch and offer up insight into the main event, which features Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem for the heavyweight title.
  
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• Planned UFC 203 Opener Shifted To UFC Fight Night 97

  06-09-2016 17:14
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-JIfpbhblo[/embed]Visa issues have forced the planned UFC 203 opener this Saturday to now be part of the UFC Fight Night 97 lineup later this year.Damir Hadzovic announced the change on social media.
  "I feel bad for the fans who planned to see me in the US, and I feel bad for my opponent, and of course I am very disappointed that I do not get to fight right now when I am so ready and have been working so hard!" he wrote on Facebook. "The change of date is
  
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• Alvarez Blasts McGregor For “Sloppy” UFC 202 Performance After A $300,000 Training Camp

  06-09-2016 17:14
  
  Apparently UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez wasn't the least bit impressed by UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor's performance in his 170-pound rematch against Nate Diaz at last month's UFC 202 pay-per-view.As Alvarez explained during a recent interview with MMAFighting.com, McGregor spent $300,000 on a training camp that he claims he could have spent $5 on to produce the same level of results."In a sparring room, there's always a guy, we call him the 'rest round,'" said Alvarez of
  
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• UFC Fight Night 94 Loses Abel Trujillo To Injury

  06-09-2016 17:08
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWyaGFqorbA[/embed]An injury has forced Abel Trujillo off the upcoming UFC Fight Night 94 lineup, according to a report by MMAjunkie.Trujillo was scheduled to meet Evan Dunham on the September 17 card from Hidalgo, Texas. Officials are searching for a replacement that will allow Dunham to still fight.During his eight-fight UFC career, Trujillo (15-6) has gone 6-2. He suffered a leg injury in training, forcing his removal from the contest.
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• Videos: “Inside The Octagon” Previews For Miocic-Overeem, Werdum-Browne

  06-09-2016 17:06
  
  https://youtu.be/sHs55H9kpaYAhead of this Saturday's UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem PPV in Cleveland, Ohio, UFC has begun rolling out their "Fight Week" content.Featured above is the "Inside The Octagon" in-depth preview and analysis for the UFC Heavyweight Championship main event between Stipe Miocic and Alistair Overeem.Additionally, featured below is the second installment of the "Fight Week" series, which looks at the co-main event between Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne, as well as the under
  
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• Georges St-Pierre says he left MMA because he ‘didn’t have the same drive to hurt’ opponents

  06-09-2016 17:00
  
  Georges St-Pierre has always been a bit vague when he explains why he stepped away from the UFC in 2013. The all-time great has mentioned things like personal things and the pressure of being the longtime welterweight champion. He has spoken out about a performance-enhancing drug problem in the sport.
  There was another reason, though. One that GSP has not spoken about much until now.
  In the documentary "The Hurt Business," St-Pierre admitted that part of the reason for going on sabbatical from M
  
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• California Fighter Marcus Kowal Loses 15-Month-Old Son in Suspected DUI Hit-and-Run

  06-09-2016 16:26 via sherdog.com
  
  The 15-month-old son of mixed martial artist Marcus Kowal was killed in a suspected DUI hit-and-run over the weekend in Hawthorne, California, a CBS affiliate in Los Angeles reported.
  
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• Eddie Alvarez: If I fight Conor McGregor, ‘I’m about to tell the whole world that there’s no Santa Claus’

  06-09-2016 15:00
  
  Eddie Alvarez's new nickname might be "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas."
  The UFC lightweight champion told Ariel Helwani during a walk-and-talk interview in Philadelphia for MMA Fighting that if he were to fight Conor McGregor, he would break a lot of people's hearts.
  "I feel like if this fight is signed and it happens, I feel like I'm about to tell the whole world that there's no Santa Claus," Alvarez said. "And everybody is gonna be disappointed. There's no Santa Claus. He don't exist. It was a
  
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• The MMA Hour with Cain Velasquez, Anthony Pettis, Junior dos Santos, Ben Rothwell, Duke Roufus, Dave Meltzer, Rico Verhoeven in studio

  06-09-2016 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Tuesday's show:
  1:00 p.m. ET -- Our own Dave Meltzer will help us preview UFC 203 and discuss other MMA news.
  1:25 p.m. -- Anthony Pettis will discuss his recent successful move to 145 pounds and training with CM Punk.
  1:45 p.m. -- Duke Roufus will also talk about Punk's MMA debut on Saturday night.
  2:05 p.m. -- Junior dos Santos will talk about his recent shoulder surgery, his return and more.
  2:25 p.m. -- Cain Velasquez will talk about h
  
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• Morning Report: Nate Diaz's coach blames Diaz's loss on injuries, says Diaz and McGregor have 'unfinished business'

  06-09-2016 14:00
  
  At UFC 202, Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor did battle in a rematch of their fight at UFC 196 with McGregor getting his revenge by winning a majority decision. In the aftermath of the fight, Diaz almost immediately began campaigning for a third fight between the two, but UFC President Dana White was adamant that a trilogy fight would not be next. Perhaps in light of this, Diaz stated that he is in "no hurry" for a rematch with McGregor, in part because he feels he won their second encounter as
  
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• Video: UFC 203 Embedded (Ep. 1): CM Punk Works Wrestling, Heavyweight Hobbies

  06-09-2016 09:28
  
  https://youtu.be/y1uVF9KJRWMOn Monday evening, UFC released the first episode of their fight week series, "UFC Embedded," which follows the top fighters as they finish their preparation for this Saturday's big pay-per-view.Featured above is episode one of UFC 203 Embedded. The official description for the episode reads as follows:"On Episode 1 of UFC 203 Embedded, debuting welterweight CM Punk ends his camp with an emphasis on wrestling. California-based heavyweight opponents Fabricio Werdum and
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Stipe Miocic & Bill Engvall

  06-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Ray Longo joins Matt in studio this week to co-host the show as UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic calls in ahead of his first title defense versus Alistair Overeem in Cleveland. Later, Bill Engvall calls in to discuss his upcoming crime-thriller, The Neighbor, stand-up comedy, and the evolution of MMA. Plus, Ray and Matt discuss Matt's win over GSP at UFC 69, the fallout from UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett, and much more.Some of the highlights from Episode 23 of UFC Unfiltered&nb
  
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• Tate helps 6-year-old w/ broken arm down mountain

  06-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  A typical day of hiking took a sudden turn for Miesha Tate over the weekend. Tate was hiking near Mount Charleston - outside Las Vegas - this weekend and spotted a couple struggling to carry their daughter down a trail.Kai, a 6-year-old girl, had a broken arm. Tate stepped in to assist and carried the girl down the 2.6-mile trail to safety.Tate later shared the story on her Facebook and Kai sent her a thankyou video on Instagram. A photo posted by Andrew Abalos (@bx_photo) on Sep 4, 2016 at
  
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• Reasons to watch UFC 203: Stipe, Browne, Punk and more

  06-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  CLEVELAND The UFC 203 main event for the most prized possession in all combat sports – the UFC heavyweight championship – features two fighters looking for a storybook kind of night. Stipe Miocic makes his first title defense in his hometown of Cleveland just four months after knocking out Fabricio Werdum, whom many were starting to proclaim as the greatest heavyweight ever. With a four-fight win streak in tow – three by knockout – Alistair Overeem makes his 57th walk as
  
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• On The Rise: UFC 203 Edition

  06-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Saturday night is a championship homecoming for heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, the first professional athlete in more than 50 years to bring a title back to Cleveland, accomplishing twin dreams he often discussed with one perfectly placed punch back in May at UFC 198.While this weekend’s UFC debut in “The Land” is capped by the city’s native son defending his title for the first time against Alistair Overeem and features a collection of seasoned veterans stepping into
  
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• UFC 203 Embedded, Episode 1: 'She is going to be so pissed'

  06-09-2016 06:35
  
  In the first episode of UFC 203 Embedded, CM Punk trains for his UFC debut, StipeMiocic plays some pranks, Alistair Overeem wins a bet, and more.
  
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• A.J. McKee admits he was partying before Bellator 160, but chalks it up to learning experience

  06-09-2016 04:00
  
  Perhaps it wasn’t the first-round finish he’s used to, but prospect A.J. McKee made the most of his Bellator 160 platform on Aug. 26 by taking out Cody Walker. This time he had to do it in the second round, via a guillotine choke. And part of the reason it took him a bit to get started was McKee had trained specifically for the smaller Henry Corrales, who ended up being replaced by Walker on short notice.It was that and, well, the 21-year old McKA.J.ee was out late the night before h
  
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• Coach: Nate Diaz Shouldn’t Be In Trouble For Using Vape Pen At UFC 202 Presser

  06-09-2016 02:48
  
  https://youtu.be/7BX6Hu2oM60As noted, Nate Diaz is facing possible repercussions as a result of his vape pen usage at the UFC 202 post-fight press conference. This is a subject that Diaz's boxing coach Richard Perez says shouldn't result in his fighter having any issues because he uses it for a legitimate reason.Perez told Submission Radio that he doesn't feel like Diaz should be suspended."I mean, doctors prescribe you with drugs left and right that are not even good for you. And I mean, I don'
  
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• CM Punk Says “A Lot Of Feelings Were Hurt” In Conor McGregor vs. WWE Feud

  06-09-2016 02:39
  
  When the Conor McGregor-WWE battle went down prior to UFC 202, apparently there were somme hurt feelings about some of the comments that were made.McGregor blasted WWE and some of their top talents in a big rant, which prompted several WWE talents to fire back with comments of their own.Ahead of his own Octagon debut, CM Punk, who has experience in both worlds, shed some light regarding the fallout from the verbal warfare."A lot of feelings were hurt, though, I can tell you that much, which I th
  
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• Arm Injury Forces Abel Trujillo Out of UFC Fight Night 94 Bout With Evan Dunham

  06-09-2016 02:15 via sherdog.com
  
  An arm injury has forced Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Abel Trujillo out of his scheduled Octagon appearance later this month.
  
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• Tony Ferguson says ‘slippery' Metro PCS ad caused trouble in Lando Vannata fight

  06-09-2016 00:00
  
  Tony Ferguson's eight-fight win streak is the longest current active win streak in the UFC lightweight division, though it nearly reached an unlikely end when Ferguson faced UFC newcomer Lando Vannata in July.
  Vannata, a late replacement for Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night 91, dropped Ferguson with strikes several times early in the fight, coming inches away from upsetting one of the world's best at 155 pounds in his promotional debut. And while Ferguson managed to rally to submit Vannata
  
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