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• UFC 204 Embedded, Episode 1: 'Decrepit Dan Henderson will be no more'

  03-10-2016 23:31
  
  On the first episode of UFC 204 Embedded, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and challenger Dan Henderson train with their respective teams in California, while Gegard Mousasi and Vitor Belfort wrap-up camp ahead of their co-main event showdown. Later, Bisping's son makes another one of his infamous predictions.
  
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• MMA fighter Julian Wallace pleads guilty to domestic violence charges

  03-10-2016 23:00
  
  Julian Wallace pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of intentionally choking with recklessness last Wednesday in Newtown Local Court, MMAFighting confirmed with New South Wales Department of Justice spokesperson Georgie Loudon. The charges stem from an incident that happened April 28.
  The news was initially reported by The Daily Telegraph on Sunday.
  The victim, Invicta fighter Jessica-Rose Clark, told The Telegraph that Wallace attacked her after sh
  
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• Police Confirm UFC Middleweight Josh Samman Hospitalized; Responded To ‘Possible Drug Overdose’

  03-10-2016 22:54
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGxnuLnnRMsOn Monday, the Hollywood Police Department in Florida issued a statement confirming what had been whispered about for a few days: That UFC middleweight fighter Josh Samman was hospitalized Friday when found unresponsive when police answered "the call of a possible drug overdose." Samman, who was open about his issues with drug abuse in his book, "The Housekeeper," was found alongside Troy Jeffery Kirkingburg, the ring announcer for Combat Nigh
  
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• Police Confirm UFC Middleweight Josh Samman Hospitalized; ‘Possible Drug Overdose’

  03-10-2016 22:54
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGxnuLnnRMsOn Monday, the Hollywood Police Department in Florida issued a statement confirming what had been whispered about for a few days: That UFC middleweight fighter Josh Samman was hospitalized Friday when found unresponsive when police answered "the call of a possible drug overdose." Samman, who was open about his issues with drug abuse in his book, "The Housekeeper," was found alongside Troy Jeffery Kirkingburg, the ring announcer for Combat Nigh
  
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• Giovani Decker, UFC's VP and GM in Brazil, resigns from the promotion

  03-10-2016 22:00
  
  Giovani Decker’s days as UFC’s vice president and general manager in Brazil are over. 559 days after being announced as the new UFC chief in the country, replacing Grace Tourinho, Decker has decided to resign from the company.
  UFC officials confirmed to MMA Fighting that Decker "has resigned to pursue opportunities outside of the organization." MMA Junkie first reported the news.
  When officially announced by UFC president Dana White in March 2015, Decker said his goal was t
  
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• UFC Fight Night 96 Reebok Payouts: $115,000 Split Across 24 Fighters

  03-10-2016 21:44
  
  Following Saturday's UFC Fight Night 96 event in Portland, Oregon, the Reebok sponsorship payout information has been released.$115,000 was spent in Reebok sponsorships issued out to each fighter on the card, with all 24-fighters who competed this past Saturday splitting the aforementioned amount in figures based on a system set up by Reebok and the UFC.Below, courtesy of MMAJunkie.com, are the Reebok payouts for this past Saturday's UFC Fight Night 96 event.John Lineker (12th fight): $10,000 de
  
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• PRIDE Vet Sergei Kharitonov Set For Debut, Paul Daley To Return At Bellator 163

  03-10-2016 21:38
  
  On Monday, Bellator MMA announced that former PRIDE heavyweight star Sergei Kharitonov will be making his promotional debut and fan-favorite Paul Daley will be making his return at the upcoming Bellator 163 event in November.Below is the official press release issued by the promotion this afternoon:PAUL DALEY RETURNS TO STATESIDE ACTION AGAINST DEREK ANDERSON AT 'BELLATOR 163' ON NOVEMBER 4SERGEI KHARITONOV SET FOR BELLATOR MMA HEAVYWEIGHT DEBUT AGAINST JAVY AYALA, LIVE & FREE ON SPIKESANTA
  
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• Eddie Alvarez on Conor McGregor staredown: 'I've never felt so unthreatened'

  03-10-2016 21:00
  
  Eddie Alvarez has stared down some of the toughest fighters at 155 pounds over the course of his career. He's looked everyone from Michael Chandler to Donald Cerrone to Gilbert Melendez to Anthony Pettis to Rafael dos Anjos square in the eyes and never flinched.
  But Alvarez believes the easiest staredown he's ever had in his career came last week. The UFC lightweight champion took the stage with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor during the UFC 205 press conference at The Theater at Madis
  
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• Dana White Indicates Ronda Rousey Is “By Far” A Bigger Star Than Conor McGregor (Video)

  03-10-2016 20:35
  
  https://youtu.be/UquD8q1jrDYWhile Conor McGregor has been breaking records left-and-right with each Octagon appearance in recent months, UFC President Dana White still feels that Ronda Rousey is the biggest star the UFC has ever had.White appeared on Hot 97 to promote the upcoming debut of the promotion in the state of New York, with their heavily stacked UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden in November, and claimed that Rousey is still "by far" the biggest star in
  
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• King Mo: “I Think Robbie Lawler Shouldn’t Fight Until December Or January”

  03-10-2016 20:25
  
  While pretty much everyone in the MMA community was bummed to learn the scheduled fight between Robbie Lawler and Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone was cancelled when the former UFC Welterweight Champion pulled out of the fight based on the advice of his American Top Team coaches, fellow ATT fighter Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal was not.King Mo recently appeared on "The MMA Hour" with Ariel Helwani and pointed out that the "Cowboy" fight will always be there for Lawler, particularly because the fans want to se
  
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• Police release statement on hospitalization of UFC’s Josh Samman

  03-10-2016 20:06
  
  Law enforcement officers found UFC fighter Josh Samman unresponsive and his friend dead in a Florida home Thursday evening, the Hollywood (Fla.) Police Department said Monday in a statement.
  Samman was breathing and had a pulse, but was not responding. The deceased was identified as Troy Kirkingburg, Samman's friend and the announcer for Samman's Florida MMA promotion. Police responded to the "call of a possible drug overdose," per the statement.
  Samman and Kirkingburg were found by a friend, Hu
  
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• Maia On Standby If Wonderboy Falls Out, Otherwise He Wants Woodley-Thompson Winner

  03-10-2016 20:02
  
  If everything goes as planned, UFC 205 among many other blockbuster fights, will feature UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley making the first defense of his newly won title against clear-cut number one contender Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson, however if Wonderboy isn't able to make it to the Octagon on November 12th, Demian Maia will apparently be ready to jump on the opportunity.Maia's manager, Eduardo Alonso, noted that after his fighters quick win over former interim UFC Welterweight Champ
  
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• Videos: Backstage UFC Fight Night 96 Interviews: Lineker, Oliveira, Moreno

  03-10-2016 19:47
  
  UFC broadcast team member Megan Olivi caught up with several of the stars of Saturday's UFC Fight Night 96 event backstage in Portland, Oregon immediately after their performances inside the Octagon on the live FS1 event.Included below are Olivi's backstage interviews with John Lineker, who defeated John Dodson in the main event and then called out UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz, Alex "Cowboy" Oliveira, who upset former Bellator MMA Lightweight Champion Will Brooks in the co-main event,
  
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• Video: Gegard Mousasi vs. Mark Munoz From UFC Fight Night 41 (Full Fight)

  03-10-2016 19:40
  
  https://youtu.be/u-MBlT_4cTwAhead of his battle against MMA legend Vitor Belfort in the co-main event of this Saturday's UFC 204 pay-per-view in England, Gegard Mousasi is featured in the latest "UFC 204 Free Fight."Released by the UFC on Monday, above is the complete Gegard Mousasi vs. Mark Munoz fight from the UFC Fight Night 41 event back in 2014.Check out Mousasi in action against Belfort on the undercard of the show that features Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson in the main event in a rema
  
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• Video: Inside The Octagon – Bisping vs. Henderson 2 (Full Episode)

  03-10-2016 19:34
  
  https://youtu.be/X2iqAO0M02UThis week, UFC added the complete "Inside The Octagon" episode, featuring Dan Hardy and John Gooden, on their official YouTube channel.Featured above is the full, 20+ minute "Inside The Octagon - Bisping vs. Henderson 2" show, which features Hardy and Gooden taking an in-depth look at this Saturday's UFC 204 pay-per-view with Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson 2 for the UFC Middleweight Championship.Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com this Saturday, October 8th fo
  
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• Sergei Kharitonov vs. Javy Ayala set for Bellator 163

  03-10-2016 18:15
  
  Sergei Kharitonov's Bellator debut will finally go down, a few months later than anticipated.
  The popular Russian knockout artist will meet Javy Ayala on the main card of Bellator 163 on Nov. 4 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
  Kharitonov, a veteran of combat sports promotions the world over from PRIDE to K-1 to M-1 to Strikeforce, had been scheduled to fight Josh Appelt at Bellator 154 in May, but had to pull out the week of the fight in May.
  Kharitonov, who is best known on these s
  
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• Brandon Moreno 'surprised' by quick submission win over Louis Smolka, expected a war

  03-10-2016 18:00
  
  PORTLAND -- Brandon Moreno talks to the media about his submission win over Louis Smolka at UFC Fight Night 96, his experience making his UFC debut, what's next for his career, and more.
  
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• Michael Bisping Does Not Feel Yoel Romero Deserves UFC Title Shot

  03-10-2016 17:23
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDX9_yrF-S4[/embed]Michael Bisping is able to see through what others haven't - at least in the eyes of the reigning UFC middleweight champion.As Bisping prepares for his first title defense Saturday at UFC 204 opposite Dan Henderson, he explained why he doesn't view Yoel Romero as a potential challenger down the road during an appearance on "The MMA Hour" Monday.Romero meets former UFC champion Chris Weidman next month at UFC 205."I'll tell you who I don't
  
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• Conor McGregor’s Coach Confirms No Real Injury After Nate Diaz Fight

  03-10-2016 17:20
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZSPHH5fPUg[/embed]One of the big back-and-forth arguments that took place prior to the UFC announcing Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez for UFC 205 centered around any injuries for "Notorious."Owen Roddy, the head striking coach for the UFC featherweight champion, told Submission Radio recently that McGregor escaped the fight without any serious injury.“No. No. Nothing really. Conor’s leg is perfectly fine. So yeah, no. As I said, after the Diaz
  
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• Alex Oliveira On Taunting Will Brooks: “He Deserved Even More”

  03-10-2016 17:14
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCDTeAhJBQg[/embed]Even after he had a little while to cool down and reflect on his post-fight actions, Alex Oliveira had no change of heart.Oliveira finished former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks Saturday at UFC Fight Night 96, improving to 5-2 inside the Octagon. The two exchanged words after "Cowboy" missed weight, but the Brazilian got the last ones in, taunting an injured Brooks."I think he deserved more," Oliveira told MMAjunkie after the f
  
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• UFC 204 Receives New Bout As Reza Madadi Is Out

  03-10-2016 17:08
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnwmqw-E4O4[/embed]Lukasz Sajewski has agreed to replace Reza Madadi and face Marc Diakiese this Saturday night at UFC 204, the promotion confirmed.Sajewski steps in for an injured Reza Madadi, who pulled out a few days ago. The bout streams live on UFC Fight Pass and opens the card.After opening his MMA career with 13 consecutive wins, Sajewski (13-2) has yet to get his hand raised in the UFC. He was bested by Nick Hein and Gilbert Burns in his two fights.
  
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• Video: Countdown To UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 (Full Episode)

  03-10-2016 17:02
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQgS0JZcB4[/embed]Recently, the UFC unveiled "Countdown" for Saturday's UFC 204 card featuring Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson.The two meet in England on pay-per-view for Bisping's middleweight title in a rematch of a bout at UFC 100 won by Henderson when he knocked "The Count" out.The series spotlights the headline title fight, offering insight, interviews and training camp clips of the two, along with the co-main event between Vitor Belfort and Gegard
  
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• “Countdown To UFC 204” Complete Episode Replay (Video)

  03-10-2016 17:02
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQgS0JZcB4[/embed]Recently, the UFC unveiled "Countdown" for Saturday's UFC 204 card featuring Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson.The two meet in England on pay-per-view for Bisping's middleweight title in a rematch of a bout at UFC 100 won by Henderson when he knocked "The Count" out.The series spotlights the headline title fight, offering insight, interviews and training camp clips of the two, along with the co-main event between Vitor Belfort and Gegard
  
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• Alex Oliveira will continue training at ATT despite relationship with Will Brooks

  03-10-2016 17:00
  
  Alex Oliveira scored the biggest win of his MMA career Saturday night in Portland, giving Will Brooks a third-round TKO loss at UFC Fight Night 96. However, what happened before and after the fight got more attention than the victory itself.
  Oliveira missed weight by 5.5 pounds on Friday morning, which got his opponent fired up. The fight went on as a catchweight, and "Cowboy" stopped the former Bellator lightweight champion with 90 seconds left on the clock.
  Moments after the finish, the Brazil
  
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• Stephen Thompson: Alvarez-McGregor At UFC 205 “Brings It To A Whole New Level”

  03-10-2016 16:59
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESflNhzq_0Q[/embed]Stephen Thompson understands the business aspect of mixed martial arts.That's why "Wonderboy" is quite content to play second fiddle at UFC 205 to Eddie Alvarez-Conor McGregor. Thompson will challenge Tyron Woodley for the welterweight title in November.
  “There was a while there where I thought I was the main event, but having Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez just brings it to a whole new level – which I don’t mind," he
  
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• UFC 204 Countdown: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 video

  03-10-2016 15:00
  
  The 'UFC 204 Countdown' video takes a closer look at the upcoming UFC 204 event on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping defends his title against Dan Henderson. Vitor Belfort battles Gegard Mousasi in the co-main event.
  
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• The MMA Hour with Eddie Alvarez, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Gegard Mousasi, Julianna Peña, Charles Bennett, Jason Parillo, Shaun Al-Shatti

  03-10-2016 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:
  1:00 p.m. ET -- Our own Shaun Al-Shatti will recap a busy week in MMA.
  1:25 p.m. -- UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez will preview his showdown against Conor McGregor at UFC 205.
  1:45 p.m. -- UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk will look ahead to her title fight against fellow Polish fighter Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205.
  2:05 p.m. --Gegard Mousasi will preview to his UFC 204 fight against Vitor Belfort.
  
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• Morning Report: Dana White says Ronda Rousey still the biggest star in UFC history

  03-10-2016 09:00
  
  Despite Conor McGregor's mammoth success, UFC President Dana White believes Ronda Rousey is still the biggest star in company history. It's been almost a year since Ronda Rousey last stepped foot in the octagon but despite that absence, UFC President Dana White is still singing her praises.
  Recently, while doing promotion for the UFC's upcoming debut at Madison Square Garden in November, White spoke to Hot 97 where he fielded questions about Ronda Rousey and whether she was the biggest star in t
  
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• Reasons to watch UFC 204

  03-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  Rewind back to the beginning of 2015 and Michael Bisping’s career looked a lot different than it does heading into UFC 204 on Pay-Per-View this Saturday night.Coming off his third loss in his last five fights, Bisping seemed further than ever from the elusive title shot that he’d been chasing for almost 10 years. Then something amazing happened – a series of opportunistic events, actually. Bisping won a fight and then another. Anderson Silva needed an opponent for a fi
  
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• On the Rise: Up-and-comers at UFC 204

  03-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  While a rematch for the middleweight title seven years in the making headlines this weekend’s Pay-Per-View event in Manchester, England, one of the strongest subplots of this card is that UFC 204 features several promising emerging talents looking to take another step forward in their development and introduce themselves to a larger audience.Names like Bisping, Henderson, Belfort and Mousasi are the ones that will draw people in, but don’t be surprised if some of the lesser known fig
  
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• Fight Night Portland: Fantasy Rewind

  03-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The main event from Portland certainly did not disappoint on Saturday night, as John Lineker eked out a razor close split decision over John Dodson after five hard fought rounds.Lineker showed off an aggressive game plan as he stalked Dodson around the Octagon for all 25 minutes while throwing more than 300 significant strikes, and he never slowed down once over the course of the fight. Dodson fired back with some extremely nasty counter shots and even uncorked a pair of head kicks that landed f
  
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• Teammate Muhammed Lawal wants Robbie Lawler to take extra time to ‘recharge' after KO loss

  03-10-2016 03:00
  
  One of the most anticipated non-title fights on the UFC's winter schedule abruptly fell apart this past month when former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler withdrew from his Madison Square Garden clash against Donald Cerrone less than a week after the bout was announced to great fanfare for UFC 205.
  The news disappointed many in the mixed martial arts world, however Lawler's teammate at American Top Team, Bellator contender Muhammed Lawal, believes the decision for Lawler to withdraw
  
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• Brandon Moreno vs. Louis Smolka full fight video highlights

  03-10-2016 02:00
  
  Watch Brandon Moreno vs. Louis Smolka full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 96's main card above, courtesy of FOX Sports 1.
  UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson took place Oct. 1 at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. The Ultimate Fighter 24 cast member Brandon Moreno (12-3) scored a massive upset when he took on No. 9 ranked flyweight Louis Smolka (11-2) on short notice in his UFC debut, which aired live on the FOX Sports 1 main card. Catch the video highlights above.
  For m
  
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• Manager: Demian Maia would step in if Stephen Thompson gets injured before UFC 205

  03-10-2016 01:00
  
  The UFC welterweight title will be on the line in New York on Nov. 12 between champion Tyron Woodley and rising star Stephen Thompson. Now that the fight is official, welterweight contender Demian Maia can make plans for the future.
  Maia was hoping to get the next shot after making quick work of Carlos Condit at UFC on FOX 21 in August, but knew that "Wonderboy" was more than likely to be ahead of him in the title running. And even though Woodley-Thompson is now official for UFC 205, Maia will c
  
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