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• Cris Cyborg helps deliver solid ratings for UFC Fight Night 95

  27-09-2016 23:34
  
  The question of whether Cris Cyborg Justino can draw in a main event capacity was answered when Saturday night's UFC Fight Night from Brasilia, Brazil did 1,109,000 viewers, up 34 percent from the previous week's show headlined by Michael Johnson's win over Dustin Poirier.The show was the ninth-most watched Fight Night since the inception of FS 1 more than three years ago, and the most-watched FOX Fight Night or TUF finals show ever headlined by a women's fight. It broke the mark of 1,086,000 se
  
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• Dana White Says Roy Nelson ‘Needs to Be Buried’ for Kicking Referee John McCarthy

  27-09-2016 23:12 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC President Dana White wasn’t pleased that Roy Nelson made physical contact with referee John McCarthy following his knockout victory over Antonio Silva this past Saturday.
  
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• Claudia Gadelha vs. Cortney Casey added to UFC Fight Night 100

  27-09-2016 23:00
  
  A women's strawweight bout pitting top contender Claudia Gadelha and Cortney Casey has been added to UFC Fight Night 100. The news was announced by the UFC on Tuesday.
  This will be Gadelha's first fight since losing to Joanna Jedrzejczyk in a title bout at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale back in July. The 27-year-old Brazilian is 13-2 as a professional fighter with her only two losses coming to the champion Jędrzejczyk. Gadelha is also ranked no. 1 contender in the division.
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• Watch Live: UFC 205 Press Conference From New York with Conor McGregor (6 p.m. ET)

  27-09-2016 22:41 via sherdog.com
  
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• Conor McGregor Opens as Slight Betting Favorite vs. Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205

  27-09-2016 22:18 via sherdog.com
  
  While Conor McGregor is the challenger in the UFC 205 main event, oddsmakers are tabbing the Irishman as a slight favorite against reigning lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez.
  
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• Conor McGregor opens as favorite over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205

  27-09-2016 22:00
  
  Conor McGregor is a favorite in the main event of the UFC's historic debut event in New York City.
  For now, anyway.
  McGregor opened at -150 on the Bovada online sports book for his fight against lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 after it was announced Monday night on ESPN by UFC president Dana White. Alvarez opened at +120.
  Those odds will more than likely fluctuate as Nov. 12 gets closer. The UFC will hold a press conference for the blockbuster card Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET at Madi
  
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• Claudia Gadelha, Cortney Casey to Meet at UFC Fight Night in Sao Paulo on Nov. 19

  27-09-2016 21:55 via sherdog.com
  
  Former strawweight title challenge Claudia Gadelha will return to the Octagon to face Cortney Casey at UFC Fight Night in Sao Paulo on Nov. 19.
  
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• Dana White: Ronda Rousey interested in fighting Cris Cyborg, could do it at 140

  27-09-2016 21:00
  
  The potential for a women's superfight between Ronda Rousey and Cris "Cyborg" Justino is still alive, according to UFC president Dana White.
  Speaking on the UFC Unfiltered podcast, White said the former UFC women's bantamweight champion is interested in fighting the current Invicta and former Strikeforce featherweight champion.
  "Ronda wants to fight her," White said. "We'll have to figure out at what weight to fight. But Ronda wants that fight. ... Ronda could do [1]40."
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• Dana White: Conor McGregor to Give Up One Title Belt with Victory at UFC 205

  27-09-2016 20:02 via sherdog.com
  
  If Conor McGregor claims lightweight gold with a victory over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, his reign as a simultaneous two-division champion will likely be short lived.
  
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• Dana White: Conor McGregor will have to give up a title after UFC 205

  27-09-2016 20:00
  
  Conor McGregor will have to give up a title, after all. Just not until after UFC 205, according to Dana White.
  The UFC president said Tuesday on SportsCenter that McGregor will go into the lightweight title fight with Eddie Alvarez on Nov. 12 as the featherweight champion — with the chance to make history and become the first fighter to hold two UFC belts at the same time. If McGregor wins, though, one of those belts will have to be forfeited.
  "He wants to try to gain both belts and he wil
  
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• Chris Weidman vs. Yoel Romero Official for UFC 205 in New York

  27-09-2016 19:25 via sherdog.com
  
  Another long-rumored bout is official for UFC 205, as Chris Weidman will square off with Yoel Romero in a pivotal middleweight matchup.
  
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• Pros react to UFC 205 getting Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez, more

  27-09-2016 19:16
  
  It is as if the whole mixed martial arts world was waiting on the word of Conor McGregor, then once that came, all of the dominoes started to fall.
  McGregor's shot at two-divisional glory was made official late Monday night, and by Tuesday morning UFC 205 looked like the card UFC 200 was meant to be. Check out reaction to the crazy flurry of news below as the countdown to NYC continues to heat up.
  Let's Goo !!! pic.twitter.com/QBW7txO7Il
  — Eddie Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) September 27, 2016N
  
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• Tyron Woodley to Donald Trump: Stop Mentioning Ferguson to “Keep My Fist Out of His Mouth”

  27-09-2016 18:50
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_JOv17Z_wIUFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley has been more outspoken about racial issues than most UFC fighters, probably thanks in part to his hometown being Ferguson, Missouri. The police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson helped ignite a lot of the current conversations about race in the United States, the Black Lives Matter movement, and so on, so as a black man from Ferguson, this all hits home for Woodley.While it's understandable that he's ups
  
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• Dana White said he’s working on Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Michael Johnson for UFC 205

  27-09-2016 18:49
  
  Khabib Nurmagomedov might not be getting a title shot, but he could be given a nice consolation prize.
  UFC president Dana White said Tuesday on ESPN's SportsCenter that he is working on a fight between Nurmagomedov and fellow lightweight contender Michael Johnson for UFC 205 on Nov. 12 in New York. The headliner for that event, of course, will be Eddie Alvarez defending his lightweight title against Conor McGregor, which White announced Monday night.
  "Khabib was also supposed to get a title figh
  
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• UFC 205: Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez the right call?

  27-09-2016 18:00
  
  At UFC 205, Conor McGregor will face Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title. He'll keep his featherweight title as he does it, putting him on the precipice of history. Is this the right call in light of Jose Aldo's and Khabib Nurmagomedov's situations or the lightweight's and featherweight's divisions' needs? We break down the good, bad and unusual about this call.
  
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• Dana White: Roy Nelson ‘needs to be buried’ for kicking Big John McCarthy

  27-09-2016 17:30
  
  Roy Nelson was upset at referee Big John McCarthy for not stopping his heavyweight bout with Antonio Silva when the Brazilian was knocked down, and kicked the referee moments after the fight was finally stopped Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 95. Despite Roy Nelson's apology after the event, UFC president Dana White is not happy with him.
  Days after the UFC event in Brasilia, Brazil, White went on UFC Unfiltered podcast and criticized the longtime heavyweight veteran for his action.
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• UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor Press Conference In NYC Today At 6pm ET.

  27-09-2016 17:22
  
  UFC issued the following today to announce the official ticket on-sale press conference for their big New York debut event in November.As noted, Conor McGregor will look to become the first man in UFC history to simultaneously hold two titles in the promotion, as he takes on Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez with the 155-pound title on the line in the main event of UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 12th.Below are the details on today's press conference, which goes do
  
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• Video: John Dodson vs. Manny Gamburyan From UFC On FOX 19 (Full Fight)

  27-09-2016 17:13
  
  https://youtu.be/fuKc0dN3snUAhead of this Saturday's UFC Fight Night 96 event, UFC has released another complete "Free Fight" featuring one of the headliners scheduled for this weekend's show.Featured above is the complete John Dodson vs. Manny Gamburyan fight from the UFC On FOX 19 event, which saw Dodson pick up the victory in impressive fashion.Dodson fights fellow heavy-hitter John Lineker in the main event of this Saturday's UFC Fight Night 96 show, which will air live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1)
  
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• Video: Joe Rogan Breaks Down UFC Fight Night 96 Main Event Between Dodson & Lineker

  27-09-2016 17:09
  
  https://youtu.be/kYuHK0ivW_MAhead of this Saturday's UFC Fight Night 96 event, longtime UFC color-commentator Joe Rogan checks in with his latest "UFC Breakdown" video.Featured above is Rogan's take on the main event between John Dodson and John Lineker.UFC Fight Night 96: Dodson vs. Lineker takes place this October 1, 2016 from Portland, Oregon.
  
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• Chris Weidman-Yoel Romero Officially Added To UFC 205

  27-09-2016 16:59
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJMPv9SUBek[/embed]Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman will get his homecoming after all, as he meets Yoel Romero at UFC 205.The promotion finally confirmed the long-rumored fight for the November event on Tuesday, hours after announcing Conor McGregor would challenge Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title.Weidman, a 32-year-old native of Baldwin, New York, last competed in December when he was bested by Luke Rockhold for the belt. That loss sna
  
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• Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez For UFC Lightweight Title Set For UFC 205 In N.Y.

  27-09-2016 16:26
  
  Where there's smoke, there's fire. That theory was proven true yet again this week, as the UFC announced UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor vs. UFC Lightweight Eddie Alvarez for Alvarez's 155-pound title as the main event for the UFC 205 pay-per-view in November.Originally, it was believed that Alvarez would be defending his title against top-ranked contender Khabib Nurmagomedov at the show, however Alvarez reportedly missed the contract deadline, despite the fact Nurmagomedov claimed tha
  
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• Chris Weidman vs. Yoel Romero announced for UFC 205

  27-09-2016 15:18
  
  Well, the UFC's maiden voyage to New York's Madison Square Garden got big in a hurry.
  On Monday night, UFC president Dana White announced that Conor McGregor will again attempt to make history by becoming the first dual champion in UFC history against current lightweight kingpin Eddie Alvarez. That was the main event that many people were holding out hope for, given the scope of the event.
  Then on Tuesday, White also made official that Long Island's own Chris Weidman would face Yoel Romero in a
  
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• UFC 205 press conference video

  27-09-2016 15:00
  
  At the UFC 205 press conference, the top stars at UFC 205, along with UFC president Dana White, will answer the media questions Tuesday evening in New York City. The video is expected to begin above at 6 p.m. ET.
  
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• Morning Report: After the announcement of McGregor-Alvarez, Khabib Nurmagomedov calls UFC 'a freak show'

  27-09-2016 14:00
  
  Just last week it looked like Khabib Nurmagomedov had his lightweight title shot all but sewn up, with Dana White stating publicly that he would get it. Still, rumors persisted that Conor McGregor was actually get the next crack at Eddie Alvarez which caused Nurmagomedov to say call a McGregor-Alvarez title fight "number one bullshit."
  Well, that "bullshit" has come to fruition. Last night, White officially confirmed that Alvarez-McGregor would headline the UFC return to New York at UFC 205
  
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• Conor McGregor to Challenge Eddie Alvarez for Lightweight Crown in UFC 205 Headliner

  27-09-2016 07:14 via sherdog.com
  
  Conor McGregor will indeed get his chance to become a two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder.
  
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• Woodley booed at NY press conference; Wonderboy embraced

  27-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Tyron Woodley, fresh off his highlight reel knockout of former king Robbie Lawler at UFC 201, took the stage at the UFC 205 on sale press conference Tuesday for the first time as the new welterweight champion.And New York let him have it.“I’m getting booed. This is the first time I’ve been getting booed, and it’s actually kind of dope,” Woodley said.RELATED STORIES: McGregor brings the show to New York City | Wonderboy finally gets title shot; Woodley prep
  
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• Weidman Gets UFC 205 Home Game at MSG

  27-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman won't be fighting to regain his 185-pound title on November 12, but competing in his home state on the historic UFC 205 card against Yoel Romero will be just as important for the New York native.Baldwin's Weidman, currently ranked No. 2 in the world at 185 pounds, has spent countless hours aiding in the process of getting mixed martial arts sanctioned in his home state. On Nov. 12, he will step into the Octagon against the No. 4-ranked Romero in a p
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Dana White talks UFC 205

  27-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC President Dana White joins Jim and Matt in studio for the whole show to discuss UFC 205 matchmaking, the results from UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg, Roy Nelson kicking Big John McCarthy, what's next for Dominick Cruz, Dana speaking at the RNC, and so much more. Plus, Jim asks the question everyone wants to know: where he'll be joining Dana and Matt on Dana White: Lookin' For A Fight.Some of the highlights from Episode 29 of UFC Unfiltered include:Dana tells the story of Joan
  
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• UFC FIGHT PASS Preview - Fight Night Portland

  27-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  No one can truly predict what will happen when the Octagon door closes, but on paper, the UFC FIGHT PASS portion of this week’s Fight Night Portland card has the potential to be the best yet. In four intriguing bouts, light heavyweight and heavyweight finishers collide, two bantamweight up and comers meet, and in the UFC FIGHT PASS Featured Bout, middleweight standouts Tamdan McCrory and Nate Marquardt square off at the 185-pound crossroads.It all begins at 7:15pm ET / 4:15pm PT, and witho
  
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• Tensions simmer for Jedrzejczyk, Kowalkiewicz ahead of UFC 205 clash

  27-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The tension that has simmered between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz, two Polish superstars now set to vie for the strawweight title at UFC 205, wasn’t evident at Tuesday’s on sale press conference until the staredown. During the press event at a packed Madison Square Garden, Jedrzejczyk had nothing but nice things to say about her compatriot and next opponent. It was a brief respite for the champ from what’s been an uncomfortable attitude toward Kowalkiewicz, who
  
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• On the Rise: Portland Edition

  27-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The UFC machine just keeps on trucking along, with the Octagon returning to a place with an outstanding food scene, incredible outdoors to explore and one of the best backcourt combinations in the NBA – Portland, Oregon – for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event.Headlined by a blistering bantamweight battle between John Lineker and John Dodson that should produce fireworks – and potentially add the winner to the short list of future title challengers in the 135-pound weight c
  
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• Nurmagomedov set for UFC 205 vs Johnson

  27-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Khabib Nurmagomedov will be part of UFC 205 after all. Although rumors of him battling Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight championship failed to come to fruition, the Russian-born Nurmagomedov will still appear in the first UFC card in New York State on Nov. 12 when he faces Michael Johnson.Get ready for UFC 205: Fight card for Nov. 12 | Champions Alvarez, McGregor to headline historic card | Woodley-Wonderboy welterweight title clash set | Polish stars Jedrzejczyk, Kowalkiewicz perfect for NYC |
  
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• McGregor brings the show to New York City

  27-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  NEW YORK UFC President Dana White was spot on Tuesday at the Theater at Madison Square Garden when he described the UFC 205 card on November 12 at MSG as “the best overall fight card” in company history, and the raucous crowd in attendance for the event’s kickoff press conference agreed. Yet despite the presence of 11 of the card’s participants, including five current or former world champions, the stage - not surprisingly - belonged to the 12th fighter in attendance. &ld
  
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• Fight Night Portland Fantasy Preview

  27-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Think you know how the next fight card will play out? Play UFC Pick 'EmThe UFC returns to Portland this weekend with a pivotal main event in the bantamweight division as John Lineker faces John Dodson, while rising lightweight star Will Brooks looks for his second win in the Octagon when he takes on Brazilian Alex Oliveira. Lineker has been on an absolute tear since moving to 135 pounds, including his most recent knockout over former title contender Michael McDonald, but if there's a fighter in
  
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• Dana, Ronda, Ari make 50 most influential list

  27-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Former women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, UFC President Dana White and UFC CEO Ari Emanuel all made Sporting News' list of the 50 most influential people in sports for 2016.Visit Sporting News for more on Rousey, White and Emanuel as well as the full list. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez to headline UFC 205

  27-09-2016 06:48
  
  Conor McGregor will get his chance at becoming the first fighter in UFC history to hold two titles in two weight classes at once, after all.
  The UFC featherweight champion will challenge Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight title in the main event of UFC 205 at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Nov. 12. UFC president Dana White announced the bout late Monday night on ESPN's SportsCenter.
  Additionally, McGregor will not relinquish the featherweight championship leading up to UFC 205, maki
  
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• UFC Fight Night Brasilia Medicals: Erick Silva, Luan Chagas Face 6-Month Layoffs

  27-09-2016 06:14 via sherdog.com
  
  The “Fight of the Night” winning battle between Erick Silva and Luan Chagas at UFC Fight Night 95 exacted a physical toll on both competitors.
  
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• UFC Heavyweight Ruslan Magomedov Notified of Possible Doping Violation

  27-09-2016 05:27 via sherdog.com
  
  Ruslan Magomedov’s current stay on the sidelines may last longer than anticipated.
  
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• Former WWE star Ryback has interest in fighting for Bellator

  27-09-2016 03:30
  
  Another major pro wrestling star is in talks about going into MMA.Ryback, a 6-foot-2, 290 pound muscular heavyweight, has been in talks with Bellator MMA, although they are not close to a deal."Spoke, but nothing close," said Bellator CEO Scott Coker after Ryback, born Ryan Reeves in Las Vegas. Although he recently changed his legal name to Ryback Reeves, he teased the idea of fighting Monday and those close to him have said that he's very interested in the idea.Ryback, 34, was a WWE regular who
  
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• Monday Morning Analyst: UFC Fight Night 95 and Rizin Grand Prix 2016 results

  27-09-2016 02:00
  
  In this episode of the podcast, we take a look at UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg - including Eric Spiceley's sharp win over Thiago Santos - plus Kron Gracie, Amir Aliakbari and more looking adept at Rizin's event.
  
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• Report: Former WWE Star Ryback In Talks With Bellator MMA

  27-09-2016 01:00
  
  Former WWE Superstar Ryback is reportedly considering making the move to the world of MMA.Ryback, who recently parted ways with WWE, noted during a radio appearance on X1075 out of Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday that he is open to doing MMA and has been in talks with the Bellator MMA promotion.Ryback, who has been using the name "The Big Guy" since parting ways with WWE, has trained in jiu-jitsu in the past.https://twitter.com/IntoTheOctagon/status/780519871478194176https://www.instagram.com/p/BGa2
  
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