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• Bellator Featherweight Champ Daniel Straus Cleared to Return From Broken Hand

  30-09-2016 23:33
  
  Bellator MMA featherweight champion Daniel Straus has been cleared to compete again after being sidelined for much of 2016 due to a broken left hand.
  
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• Erick Montaño vs. Max Griffin added to TUF Latin America 3 Finale in Mexico

  30-09-2016 23:00
  
  Mexico's Erick Montaño will get a quick turn around, as he is scheduled to face Max Griffin at The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 Finale. The news was announced by UFC Español on Friday.
  Montaño recently fought Randy Brown at UFC Fight Night 94 in Hidalgo, Texas about two weeks ago. He lost that fight via third-round guillotine choke. Prior to that, the 30-year-old welterweight defeated Enrique Marin at UFC Fight Night 78, winning the welterweight tournament of TUF: Latin
  
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• Heavyweight Boxing Champ Tyson Fury Tests Positive for Cocaine

  30-09-2016 22:32
  
  When the reports last week spread across the world of boxing that the eagerly-anticipated rematch between reigning heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko had been postponed again, the only reason that was given was that the massive Brit was deemed “medically unfit.”
  
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• Francimar Barroso meets undefeated newcomer Darren Stewart at UFN 100

  30-09-2016 22:31
  
  An unbeaten light heavyweight prospect will make his Octagon debut in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as Darren Stewart takes on Francimar Barroso at UFC Fight Night 100 on Nov. 19, multiple sources told MMA Fighting.
  Stewart (7-0) enters the UFC after scoring seven straight victories in England, finishing five of his opponents via knockout or technical knockout.
  Barroso (18-5) returns to action after getting his light heavyweight bout with C.B. Dollaway scratched from UFC 203 following an elevator inci
  
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• Francimar Barroso meets undefeated newcomer Darren Stewart at UFC Fight Night 100

  30-09-2016 22:31
  
  An unbeaten light heavyweight prospect will make his Octagon debut in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as Darren Stewart takes on Francimar Barroso at UFC Fight Night 100 on Nov. 19, multiple sources told MMA Fighting.
  Stewart (7-0) enters the UFC after scoring seven straight victories in England, finishing five of his opponents via knockout or technical knockout.
  Barroso (18-5) returns to action after getting his light heavyweight bout with C.B. Dollaway scratched from UFC 203 following an elevator inci
  
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• Tyron Woodley says CM Punk is already back to training at Roufusport

  30-09-2016 22:00
  
  Though his first fight in the UFC was drained of drama just a few moments after it began, CM Punk is already training again at Roufusport in Milwaukee. This according to his gym-mate, the UFC's welterweight champion Tyron Woodley.
  Woodley, who is set to defend his title on Nov. 12 against Stephen Thompson at Madison Square Garden, was a guest an in-studio guest on The MMA Hour on Monday. He said that Punk was right back in there training after losing via a first-round submission (rear-naked chok
  
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• UFC Fight Night 96 Weigh-in Results: John Lineker Misses Weight Again

  30-09-2016 21:16
  
  The Moda Center in Portland, Ore., is the site of the next Ultimate Fighting Championship event on Saturday and it expects to be a good one.
  
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• Euro FC 1 Weigh-in Results: UFC Vets Tom Niinimaki, Jonathan Brookins Make Weight

  30-09-2016 21:01
  
  The inaugural European Fighting Challenge event will take place on Saturday night at the Espoo Metro Arena in Espoo, Finland, and is cooking up to be a solid night of mixed martial arts action.
  
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• John Lineker, two others miss weight at UFC Fight Night 96 weigh-ins

  30-09-2016 20:47
  
  John Lineker joined Anthony Johnson in the most unfortunate kind of way on Friday, becoming only the second UFC fighter alongside Johnson to miss weight in two separate UFC divisions. A former flyweight, Lineker tipped the scales at 136.5 pounds at UFC Fight Night 96's official weigh-ins in Portland, OR, coming in a half-pound overweight for his headlining bout against John Dodson.
  The situation marks the fifth time that the Brazilian has missed weight under the UFC umbrella. Lineker previously
  
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• Dan Henderson: Michael Bisping ‘Looks A Lot Bigger’ Than He Did At UFC 100

  30-09-2016 20:43
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWCsSTQFIA8Dan Henderson is starting to shoot daggers at UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping in advance of their fight at UFC 204 in Manchester. MMAFighting reports that at a media day, "Hendo" appeared to take issue with the narrative that Bisping and others have painted about both that fight and some of Lisping's other major losses.Their first fight, at UFC 200, was billed as a middleweight title eliminator. While Henderson won by memorable knockout, he le
  
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• Alex Oliveira can’t weigh more than 175 pounds against Will Brooks

  30-09-2016 20:37
  
  Alex Oliveira missed weight by 5.5 pounds for his lightweight bout with Will Brooks at UFC Fight Night 96 in Portland, and he can’t gain more than 20 pounds before the fight.
  Oliveira’s coach Otavio Duarte told MMA Fighting after the weigh-ins that "Cowboy" had a miserable night trying to cut weight for his seventh UFC bout. He believes that the long flight from Brazil was a big issue during his weight cut, especially because two other Brazilians, John Lineker and Hacran Dias, a
  
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• Teruto Ishihara to Face Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night in Belfast on Nov. 19

  30-09-2016 20:10
  
  Teruto Ishihara will lock horns with Artem Lobov in a featherweight duel at UFC Fight Night 99 in Belfast on Nov. 19.
  
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• Cain Velasquez: Brock Lesnar's USADA test results 'didn't surprise me'

  30-09-2016 20:00
  
  When you show up for a fight looking as jacked as Brock Lesnar on the week of UFC 200, you open yourself up for speculation.
  Sure, a ripped physique doesn't automatically mean a fighter is using something against the rules, but nor will fellow competitors be surprised if they subsequently learn that fighter ran afoul of USADA.
  Such was Cain Velasquez's reaction when he heard the Lesnar popped for a banned substance both before and after his fight with Mark Hunt.
  "I would say from looking at his
  
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• Hollywood Celebrities, Professional Athletes Among New Investors in UFC

  30-09-2016 19:26
  
  After the sale of the UFC in July for a reported $4 billion to William Morris Endeavor and International Management Group, many in the industry weren’t exactly sure what was going to happen to the brand of the world’s most dominant MMA promotion.
  
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• Weekend Fight Odds: John Dodson, Will Brooks Favored at UFC Fight Night

  30-09-2016 19:09
  
  Gamblers looking to gain an edge going into this weekend will have to be shrewd and selective, as UFC Fight Night 96 isn’t loaded with live underdogs that could potentially pull in tons of dough. The main event featuring streaking John Lineker and John Dodson is about as close as they come and there is only one somewhat sizable underdog on the card.
  
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• Valentina Shevchenko says Julianna Peña ‘escaping’ from potential bout; Peña’s team fires back

  30-09-2016 18:00
  
  Valentina Shevchenko said she got a bout agreement from the UFC for a fight with Julianna Peña last week and signed it. The bout would have been for UFC 205 on Nov. 12 in New York.
  A few days later, though, Shevchenko said she learned the fight wasn't going to happen. Peña was apparently not interested.
  "I agreed," Shevchenko told MMA Fighting. "I signed my part. But then we got information that Julianna Pena is trying to escape. She doesn't want to fight me."
  Shevchenko (13-2) sai
  
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• UFC Announces That 23 Celebrities, Including Ben Affleck, Are Now Part Owners

  30-09-2016 17:21
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uVFE5f7DogLate Thursday night, it was announced on Conan O'Brien's late night talk show that as part of talent agency/entertainment company WME-IMG's purchase of the UFC, 23 celebrities, almost all of whom are WME-IMG clients and include O'Brien, are now minority owners of the promotion. The full list is, in alphabetical order by first name:Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Musician) Adam Levine (Musician/TV personality) Anthony Kiedis (Musician) Ben Affleck
  
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• UFC Fight Night 96 ‘Lineker vs. Dodson’ Results: Play-by-Play & Updates

  30-09-2016 17:14
  
  Sherdog.com's live UFC Fight Night 96 “Lineker vs. Dodson” coverage kicks off Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET.
  
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• Dan Henderson on ‘cheater’ barbs: Michael Bisping’s body has changed more than mine

  30-09-2016 17:00
  
  TORRANCE, Calif. — Ever the wily veteran, Dan Henderson tried to turn the tables on Michael Bisping at a recent UFC 204 gym day.
  When asked about Bisping's comments about Henderson's past "cheating," the Henderson told reporters that he thinks Bisping has seen a greater transformation physically over the years than he has.
  Bisping has hit Henderson repeatedly over his use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), which was legal with a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) at the time. TRT was
  
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• George Lockhart explains reasoning behind putting Cris Cyborg on birth control for UFC Fight Night 95

  30-09-2016 16:00
  
  Weight-cutting guru George Lockhart faced plenty of criticism in the days leading up to UFC Fight Night 95 over his decision to put Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino on birth control before her 140-pound catchweight fight against Lina Lansberg, some even from Justino herself.
  Justino, the Invicta FC featherweight champion, entered fight week at 165 pounds and expressed concern over her weight cut in a pre-fight interview on The MMA Hour, then butted heads with Lockhart over the birth control in a&
  
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• Artem Lobov vs. Teruto Ishihara booked for UFN: Belfast

  30-09-2016 15:39
  
  Another fight has been added to UFC Fight Night: Belfast.
  Local favorite Artem Lobov will meet Teruto Ishihara in featherweight action on the Nov. 19 card, the Irish Daily Mirror reported Friday.
  Lobov (12-12, 1 NC), who trains out of SBG Ireland, snapped a two-fight losing streak in August when he defeated Chris Avila via unanimous decision at UFC 202. He's now 1-2 inside the Octagon.
  Ishihara (9-2-2) has won his last two fights via knockout. An eccentric character in and out of the cage, the T
  
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• UFC Fight Night 96 weigh-in video

  30-09-2016 15:00
  
  At the UFC Fight Night 96 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 95 fights will step on the scale Friday morning, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, John Lineker and John Dodson will have to make the bantamweight limit of 135 pounds.The UFC Fight Night 96 weigh-in takes place at 7 p.m. ET, and the video is above.The offical weigh-ins are at 12 p.m. ET, and the results are below.Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 11 p.m. ET)
  John Lineker
  
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• Morning Report: Eddie Alvarez on Conor McGregor: 'I'll do whatever the f**k I want in any aspect against him'

  30-09-2016 14:00
  
  Eddie Alvarez has been trying to pick a fight with Conor McGregor and he finally got it. Earlier this week, it was announced that Alvarez-McGregor will headline UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden. It's only the second champion vs. champion bout in UFC history, behind Georges St-Pierre vs. BJ Penn 2.
  At the press conference on Tuesday, McGregor showed his usual level of braggadocio, predicting a first-round KO of the lightweight champion and declaring himself to be worth $4.2 billion. Alv
  
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• With time on his side, Oliveira back to 155

  30-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Alex Oliveira laughs when asked if it’s scarier to engage in a night in the Octagon or a night in his previous job as a rodeo bullrider, but he doesn’t hesitate in his response either.“Bulls,” he exclaims. “I’m not afraid of people after riding bulls.” That explains a lot about Rio de Janeiro’s “Cowboy,” who is back in the Octagon this Saturday to face Will Brooks. Since his UFC debut in March of 2015, Oliveira has fought six times, win
  
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• UFC Fight Night Portland weigh-in results

  30-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC Fight Night Portland, which is headlined by the bantamweight clash between John Lineker and John Dodson, and the lightweight fight between Will Brooks vs Alex Oliveira, airs live on FS1 from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, October 1 at 11pm ET / 8pm PT.Four prelim bouts will air live on FS2 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT, and the event's first four prelims will air exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS beginning at 7:15pm ET / 4:15pm PT.Main Event – Five RoundsJohn Lineker (136.5)* vs Joh
  
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• Tweets of the Week - 9/30

  30-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Lineker vs DodsonJohn Lineker vs John Dodson this Saturday LIVE and FREE on @FS1!!! pic.twitter.com/IyrnQbPWag— Dana White (@danawhite) September 29, 2016 Here's the stats for this fight. Another reason for y'all to watch #UFCPortland this Saturday pic.twitter.com/oUMHLXj57L— John Dodson III (@JohnDodsonMMA) September 29, 2016 More motivation to win. #thankyou— Will Brooks (@TRILLwillbrooks) September 30, 2016Adjusting to New Bosses#Conan is now a partial owner of @UF
  
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• Sports, music, TV icons invest in UFC

  30-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  As icons in their chosen fields, Tom Brady, Venus Williams, Conan O’Brien, Sylvester Stallone and LL Cool J all have unique skill sets and knowledge that have carried them to the top. Now, those five superstars, along with 18 of their fellow luminaries, will lend their knowledge and influence as the latest investors in the ownership group of the UFC. “Expanding our ownership group to include this caliber of talent and entrepreneurs is a strong indicator of UFC’s fast-growing gl
  
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• Smolka not content being just a 'contender'

  30-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The way Louis Smolka sees his UFC career, he’s behind schedule. “I’m way behind,” he said. “Had I beat Chris Cariaso that night and then I beat Demetrious (Johnson), I’d have been the youngest champion in UFC history. So I’m way behind right now.”“That night” was in Cincinnati in May of 2014. The 22-year-old Smolka was unbeaten and coming off a win over Alptekin Ozkilic in his UFC debut. But it was the veteran Cariaso who eked out the s
  
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• Prominent entertainment, sports figures to join UFC ownership group

  30-09-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  LAS VEGASAbel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Adam Levine, Anthony Kiedis, Ben Affleck, Calvin Harris, Cam Newton, Conan O’Brien, Flea, Guy Fieri, Jimmy Kimmel, Li Na, LL COOL J, Maria Sharapova, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay, Rob Dyrdek, Robert Kraft, Serena Williams, Sylvester Stallone, Tom Brady, Trey Parker, Tyler Perry and Venus Williams are the latest to join UFC’s ownership group. In July 2016, global entertainment and sports leader WME | IMG – joined by Silver Lake Partn
  
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• Ben Affleck, Tom Brady, Serena Williams among celebrity investors in UFC

  30-09-2016 05:48
  
  The UFC is going Hollywood. In a big way.
  The mixed martial arts promotion has a host of new celebrity investors, including Ben Affleck and Serena and Venus Williams, according to an article published Thursday night by the Wall Street Journal. UFC officials, including president Dana White, confirmed the news on Twitter.
  Also on Thursday night, late night talk show host Conan O'Brien announced he had also invested in the UFC, listing other celebrity names who have done the same: Tom Brady, M
  
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• UFN 96: Brooks vs. Oliveira workout highlights

  30-09-2016 04:43
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. -- At the UFC Fight Night 96 workouts, Will Brooks and Charles Oliveira put on a show in front of the fans and the media Thursday afternoon.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 96 main event workout highlights

  30-09-2016 03:56
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. -- At the UFC Fight Night 96 workouts, see how John Dodson and John Lineker entertained the fans and the media.
  
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• With win over John Dodson, John Lineker confident he'll be 'more deserving' of title shot than Cody Garbrandt

  30-09-2016 02:12
  
  PORTLAND -- John Lineker talked about his bantamweight bout against John Dodson at UFC Fight Night 96, the stylistic clash between the two contenders, how this fight would've played out differently at flyweight, the evolution he has made at 135, how close he is to a UFC title shot, and much more.
  
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• Will Brooks: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson ‘standing around,’ let Conor McGregor take title fight

  30-09-2016 02:07
  
  PORTLAND — At UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson open workouts Thursday, Will Brooks talks to the media about how he feels like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson didn't do enough verbally to get a title shot, how Conor McGregor is "outworking" everyone right now and his plans after facing Alex Oliveira on Saturday.
  
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• John Dodson compares John Lineker fight to Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz

  30-09-2016 01:55
  
  PORTLAND -- UFC bantamweight contender John Dodson talked about his UFC Fight Night 96 match-up against John Lineker, the differences between he and Lineker's styles, having to wait so long since his successful UFC bantamweight return, why he believes most of the division is ducking him, the rise of Cody Garbrandt, and much more.
  
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• Alex Oliveira open to fights at both lightweight, welterweight in future

  30-09-2016 01:50
  
  PORTLAND — At UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson open workouts Thursday, Alex Oliveira discussed with the media his upcoming bout against Will Brooks, why he moved down to 155 pounds and how he sees the fight playing out.
  
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• Donald Cerrone Expects Conor McGregor to Be ‘Easy Work’ for Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205

  30-09-2016 00:19
  
  Donald Cerrone is not a fan of Conor McGregor.
  
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• Texas’s Commission Is Refusing To Release Kimbo Slice’s Medical Records

  30-09-2016 00:08
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHhFYcQ1sXIFor several months now, various MMA journalists have been attempting to get the medical records of Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), which oversees MMA in the Lone Star State.  There were a lot of questions when Ferguson died of congestive heart failure (an ongoing medical condition sometimes confused with cardiac arrest due to the terminology) less than four months after being deemed fi
  
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