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• Michael Bisping’s Coach Predicts Single-Shot Finish Of Dan Henderson

  04-10-2016 23:38
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dS8Q0rTN24[/embed]Jason Parillo, the striking coach for UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping, believes "The Count" will return the favor this Saturday vs. Dan Henderson.Bisping and Henderson headline UFC 204 from England, as the champion looks for revenge from a knockout loss at UFC 100 to the legendary Henderson.
  “So we’re just going to go one shot," Parillo said during an interview with Submission Radio. "Every time I get asked these que
  
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• Russell Doane Tabbed To Face Mirsad Bektic At UFC 204 Saturday

  04-10-2016 23:35
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQL4S_SilE[/embed]Russell Doane will step in and take on unbeaten featherweight Mirsad Bektic this Saturday at UFC 204.Bektic was expected to kickoff the pay-per-view main card vs. Arnold Allen, but an injury sidelined Allen. Officials announced Jimmy Kennedy as a replacement, but he was removed that very same day.Doane (14-6) enters with an Octagon mark of 2-3 and will be trying to hand Bektic his first loss in 10 professional fights. Bektic has won each
  
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• Jason High believes Roy Nelson shouldn't lose job over John McCarthy incident

  04-10-2016 23:00
  
  When Roy Nelson kicked referee John McCarthy, and made an obscene gesture following the former's stoppage win over Antonio Silva on Sept. 24, the eyes of the mixed martial arts world turned to Jason High.
  High, after all, was summarily booted from the UFC after he shoved referee Kevin Mulhall following a TKO loss to Rafael dos Anjos in New Mexico in June, 2014, then had to sit out a a year-long, commission mandated suspension.
  But if you're expecting High to call for Nelson to lose his job as we
  
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• Zak Ottow Replaces Graves, Meets Sergio Moraes at UFC Fight Night Sao Paulo

  04-10-2016 22:48
  
  Fresh off an impressive Octagon debut, Zak Ottow will make a relatively quick turnaround to face Sergio Moraes at UFC Fight Night 100 in Sao Paulo.
  
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• Video: Dan Henderson’s Punching Power Examined In “UFC 204: H-Bomb Chronicles”

  04-10-2016 22:46
  
  https://youtu.be/qxfg8iGwskAAhead of his rematch against Michael Bisping for the UFC Middleweight Championship in what is being advertised as his last hurrah, MMA legend Dan Henderson's famous "H-Bomb" is examined by the UFC.Featured above is a new video released by the promotion on Tuesday called, "UFC 204: Dan Henderson - H-Bomb Chronicles," which looks at the epic right hand of one of the biggest fan-favorite knockout artists in the history of the sport.Henderson looks to repeat his violent k
  
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• Fiancée told police UFC’s Michael Graves punched, elbowed her in the head

  04-10-2016 22:00
  
  The fiancée of UFC fighter Michael Graves told police that Graves punched and elbowed her in the head during an argument over the weekend.
  Graves was arrested by Atlanta police Saturday after the alleged incident with his fiancée, according to the police report obtained by MMA Fighting. On Monday, the UFC pulled Graves from his Nov. 19 fight. The welterweight fighter is facing a charge of misdemeanor battery (family violence). He was released Tuesday from Fulton County (Ga.) J
  
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• UFC Brazil VP and GM Giovani Decker Resigns from Company

  04-10-2016 20:39
  
  Giovani Decker, the UFC’s vice president and general manager in Brazil, has resigned from his position after a little more than a year with the company.
  
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC Fight Night 96

  04-10-2016 20:30
  
  When the John Lineker vs. John Dodson fight was first announced forSaturday night's Fight Night in Portland, Ore., it got a lot of hardcore fansbuzzing right away.The two former flyweight contenders, who moved up a division for differentreasons, seemed evenly matched, and were both coming off quick knockouts,showing that they were able to bring their power up the division. It was thequickness of Dodson vs. the power of Lineker.The fight delivered, maybe not quite at the level people where i
  
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• Michael Graves Pulled from UFC Fight Night 100 Due to Domestic Violence Arrest

  04-10-2016 20:20
  
  Michael Graves has been removed from his UFC Fight Night 100 bout against Sergio Moraes after the fighter was arrested for battery in Atlanta on Oct. 1.
  
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• Russell Doane Faces Mirsad Bektic on Short Notice at UFC 204 in Manchester

  04-10-2016 19:50
  
  Russell Doane has agreed to fight Mirsad Bektic on less than one week’s notice at UFC 204.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 96 Medical Suspensions: Will Brooks Gets Indefinite Layoff

  04-10-2016 19:36
  
  Former Bellator MMA champion Will Brooks has been suspended indefinitely following his loss to Alex Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 96 in Portland, Ore., this past weekend.
  
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• Paul Daley, Sergei Kharitonov Get Bouts at Bellator 163 on Nov. 4

  04-10-2016 19:16
  
  Two heavy hitters will be in action when Bellator MMA heads to Uncasville, Conn., on Nov. 4.
  
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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk says Karolina Kowalkiewicz is a ‘fake person’

  04-10-2016 18:00
  
  With the UFC’s first ever event at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 12 already a historical marker for the sport of MMA, Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s strawweight title defense against fellow Polish fighter Karolina Kowalkiewicz is the miniature history within. Yet just because they share a country of origin doesn’t mean they are simpatico with each other.Or at least, not entirely.Jedrzejczyk sees Kowalkiewicz as a nice enough person on the surface, but ultimately something else when it co
  
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• Ken Shamrock: Thieves Wouldn’t Have Robbed Kim Kardashian If I Was Her Bodyguard

  04-10-2016 17:39
  
  https://youtu.be/AZroMZdqD4wUFC Hall Of Famer and recent Bellator MMA fighter Ken Shamrock claimed that if he had been on the scene, Kim Kardashian wouldn't have been robbed while in France this past weekend."The World's Most Dangerous Man" spoke with celebrity-gossip website TMZ.com (see above) this week and explained why he had been involved, the two thieves disguised as police officers wouldn't of had the chance to get close to the celebrity and wife of Kanye West, let alone been able to hold
  
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• Russell Doane vs. Mirsad Bektic set for UFC 204

  04-10-2016 17:32
  
  As it turns out, Mirsad Bektic will be able to fight at UFC 204.
  The UFC announced Tuesday featherweight Bektic will face Russell Doane. Doane takes the fight on five days' notice and is the third-announced opponent for Bektic.
  Bektic was originally set to face Arnold Allen, but the British fighter had to withdraw due to injury. A replacement in Jeremy Kennedy was eventually announced as Allen's replacement, but he, too, was injured and forced to withdraw from the bout.
  Bektic, 25, is 3-0 in the
  
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• Video: Inside The Octagon – Belfort vs. Mousasi (Full Episode)

  04-10-2016 16:43
  
  https://youtu.be/jCB8LZlX8sMThis 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" 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.With the show hosts having already run down the Bisping-Henderson 2 main event in their first in
  
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• Video: UFC Matchmakers Break Down UFC 204 Fights In Latest “Watch List”

  04-10-2016 16:37
  
  https://youtu.be/X5jMAiGB8LMOn Tuesday, UFC added the "Watch List" video as "Fight Week" for Saturday's UFC 204 pay-per-view continues.Featured above is the complete UFC 204: Watch List - Bisping vs. Henderson 2 video for this weekend's pay-per-view in England.In the UFC 204 main event, UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping defends his title for the first time against former rival Dan Henderson in a rematch of their epic first encounter at UFC 100, which Hendo won via vicious knockout.Watch
  
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• Michael Bisping's coach says at 37 years old, Bisping is only now ‘peaking‘ as a fighter

  04-10-2016 15:00
  
  Michael Bisping's storybook year will have a chance to get its happy ending on Saturday when Bisping meets Dan Henderson in an improbable but long-awaited rematch in Manchester, England at UFC 204. The bout serves as the inaugural defense of the UFC middleweight title that Bisping captured with a stunning upset over Luke Rockhold in June, a win which infamously came on just a few weeks' notice for Bisping.
  This time around, Bisping and his team have known about the Henderson fight for months. No
  
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• Morning Report: Stephen Thompson believes the fans booing Tyron Woodley is 'in his head a little bit'

  04-10-2016 14:00
  
  Almost immediately after he won the belt from Robbie Lawler at UFC 201, Tyron Woodley began fielding questions about his first title defense, including one that night from presumptive No. 1 contender Stephen Thompson, who on the post-fight show asked Woodley about a title fight in late 2016. Woodley's answer became a major talking point when he told "Wonderboy" that he should go fight Lawler because Thompson predicted Lawler would beat Woodley. In the aftermath, Woodley began to attract a lot of
  
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• UFC Vice President & General Manager Of Brazil Resigns

  04-10-2016 12:17
  
  Not only has Lorenzo Fertitta and soon if the rumors are true, Joe Silva, parted ways with the UFC this year, the company is starting to look some of their top international executives as well.MMAFighting.com confirmed the news on Monday that Giovani Decker, the UFC Vice President and General Manager of Brazil, has parted ways with the company.UFC officials told the MMA Fighting website that Decker "has resigned to pursue opportunities outside of the organization."UFC is scheduled to return to B
  
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• Aldo Says McGregor Rematch Wouldn’t Lure Him Back To UFC: “I Think He’s Scared”

  04-10-2016 12:08
  
  When the UFC pulled the trigger on Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor for the UFC Lightweight Championship as the official main event for UFC 205, they apparently signed the Octagon retirement of arguably the greatest 145-pound fighter it has ever seen.Jose Aldo noted after the Alvarez-McGregor news became public that he wanted out of his contract with the UFC, as he intends to retire after being given the run-around by UFC brass.On Monday, the Brazilian MMA legend appeared on SporTV and finally e
  
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• Alvarez On McGregor Face-Off At UFC 205 Presser: “I’ve Never Felt So Unthreatened”

  04-10-2016 11:43
  
  https://youtu.be/hHq3iw3r1pMWhen Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez stared each other down at the first UFC 205 pre-fight press conference recently at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, fans got goosebumps watching the two UFC champions go face-to-face for the first time.
  If you ask Alvarez, however, it wasn't that big of a deal at all compared to past face-offs. In fact, quite the contrary.The Philadelphia native, who will be putting his UFC Lightweight Championship on the line aga
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Bisping and O'Connell

  04-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC Middleweight champion Michael Bisping calls in to talk about his first title defense at UFC 204 against Dan Henderson, adjusting to the early morning fight time, what's truly at stake for this fight, the state of the Middleweight division, and more. Also, radio presenter Christian O'Connell joins the show to discuss the parallels between comedy and fighting, Bisping/Henderson, and the signs of an advanced democracy. Plus, Matt Serra calls Jim and guest co-host Luis J. Gomez from his family v
  
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• UFC FIGHT PASS preview - UFC 204

  04-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The UFC World Tour continues this Saturday, as UFC 204 takes place in Manchester, England with a main event pitting hometown hero – and UFC middleweight champion – Michael Bisping against Dan Henderson in a rematch of their 2009 showdown. This is a bout both men wanted, but before they square off, the UFC FIGHT PASS portion of the card will kick off at 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT with a trio of hard-hitting bouts that will see the combatants attempt to steal the show from the headliners.Th
  
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• UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 Fantasy Cheat Sheet

  04-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  New middleweight champion Michael Bisping will make his first title defense on home soil when he looks to avenge his UFC 100 loss to Dan Henderson in the main event of UFC 204 in Manchester, England this Saturday. Henderson landed one of the most vicious knockouts in history when he finished Bisping back in 2009. Now Bisping looks to avenge that loss while Henderson hopes to add a UFC title to his resume before retiring from the sport. Also on the card, former champion Vitor Belfort will look to
  
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• Polish stars happy to grow the sport together

  04-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  NEW YORKUFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz didn’t need to be separated as they prepared to head to Tuesday’s UFC 205 press conference at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. They’ll have their 25 minutes or less to fight on November 12. So, for now, it’s all calm between the two Polish stars.“I know her, I like her and I respect her very much,” Kowalkiewicz said. “She's a great fighter, and we are both from
  
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• Bisping finally reaping rewards after years of sacrifice

  04-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  MANCHESTER, England It’s good to be Michael Bisping. So far in 2016, Bisping not only became the first Brit to win a UFC championship by shocking heavily favored Luke Rockhold at UFC 199, but he also defeated one of MMA’s greats in Anderson Silva and furthered his career outside the Octagon by acting in the upcoming blockbuster xXx sequel alongside Vin Diesel. Add in his supportive family and you get what some would consider the perfect life. But as the 37-year-old prepares to defend
  
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• Paul Daley vs. Derek Anderson added to Bellator 163

  04-10-2016 04:00
  
  Welterweight Paul Daley will be returning to action against Derek Anderson at Bellator 163. The news was announced by the promotion on Monday.
  Daley last fought in July at Bellator 158 where he lost a decision to Douglas Lima. That loss snapped a five-fight winning streak for the British fighter. The 33-year-old welterweight is 38-14-2 as a professional fighter and 4-1 in Bellator.
  Meanwhile, Anderson will be moving up to the welterweight division to take on Daley. The long-time lightweight is o
  
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• Video: UFC “On The Brink: Eddie Alvarez” Looks At UFC Lightweight Title Change

  04-10-2016 03:27
  
  https://youtu.be/-4oK5Ng9PNMAhead of his big champion vs. champion bout against Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 205 in November, Eddie Alvarez's UFC Lightweight Championship victory over former title-holder Rafael dos Anjos from July is reviewed in "On The Brink."Featured above, courtesy of the official YouTube channel for UFC On FOX via FS1's "Ultimate Insider" program, is "On The Brink: Eddie Alvarez," which looks back at the Philadelphia native's victory over the former champion.Alvar
  
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• Video: Preview Of TUF 24 Episode 6: Most Intense Fight Of The Season

  04-10-2016 03:23
  
  https://youtu.be/liGLyuLwJ7EThe UFC is advertising this week's episode of The Ultimate Fighter 24: Tournament of Champions as the one that will feature "the most intense fight of the season."On Wednesday night, episode six of TUF 24 airs, with Matt Rizzo vs. Matt Schnell being the fight this week, which has been hyped as the best fight of the season.Featured above is the preview for the show, which airs on FOX Sports 1 this Wednesday night, October 5th at 10pm EST.The UFC included the following
  
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• Rose Namajunas Is Getting In On The Video Blog Craze

  04-10-2016 03:23
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJmup42Q6QM[/embed]Add UFC strawweight contender Rose Namajunas to the list of UFC fighters putting out video blogs.Namajunas has created a "Thug Diaries" series and it is already up to the third episode.In the latest release, Namajunas heads to a water park and has some fun with her friends.
  
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• UFC Officials Remove Michael Graves After Recent Arrest

  04-10-2016 03:21
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6o2esg2eas[/embed]UFC officials have removed Michael Graves from the upcoming UFC Fight Night 100 card after he was arrested.Graves, a veteran of The Ultimate Fighter, is facing a misdemeanor battery charge. He was scheduled to meet Sergio Moraes on November 19 in Brazil.The UFC released a statement on the situation Monday:“The UFC organization is aware that Michael Graves was arrested over the weekend on a misdemeanor battery charge. The organizatio
  
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• Video: UFC 204 Embedded (Ep. 1): Bisping To Dana: “Am I Supposed To Bring My Belt?”

  04-10-2016 03:15
  
  https://youtu.be/6eFcLkc15_MAhead of this Saturday's UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 pay-per-view in England, UFC has officially kicked off fight week with the first episode of their week-long "UFC 204 Embedded' web series, which follows the top fighters as they finish up their preparations for the big event on Saturday night.Featured above is the complete first episode of UFC 204 Embedded. UFC attached the following description with episode one:"On Episode 1 of UFC 204 Embedded, UFC middleweig
  
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• Video: Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping From UFC 199 (Full Fight)

  04-10-2016 03:08
  
  https://youtu.be/7_dKY3_vleUUFC is giving fans the chance to relive the fight that finally made Michael Bisping a world champion before he makes the first defense of said-title this Saturday at UFC 204 in his home country of England.Featured above is the complete Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping 2 UFC Middleweight Championship bout from UFC 199, which saw Bisping knock out Rockhold to capture the UFC 185-pound belt.Bisping defends the title for the first time against former rival Dan Henderson
  
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• Monday Morning Analyst: John Lineker vs. John Dodson - Who really won?

  04-10-2016 03:00
  
  At UFC Fight Night 96, John Lineker and John Dodson battled in a bantamweight main event. Yet, there's controversy about who really should have won. In this episode of the Monday Morning Analyst podcast with Luke Thomas, we look at that fight plus the entire card from Portland. We also examine Alex Oliveira vs. Will Brooks, Brandon Moreno's upset of Louis Smolka and more.
  
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• UFC pulls Michael Graves from scheduled fight after domestic violence arrest

  04-10-2016 01:22
  
  A UFC fighter has been removed from his scheduled fight after a domestic violence arrest.
  Michael Graves was arrested by Atlanta police Saturday for misdemeanor battery (family violence) Saturday, according to Fulton County jail records. The welterweight fighter was given $5,000 bail, but has yet to be released, per the county website.
  UFC senior vice president of public relations Dave Sholler told MMA Fighting on Monday in a statement that Graves has been taken out of his fight against Sergio M
  
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• Jose Aldo says he wouldn’t stay in the UFC even for Conor McGregor rematch

  04-10-2016 01:00
  
  Jose Aldo wants to leave the UFC and the sport for good, and says that not even an offer to rematch Conor McGregor would change his mind.
  Six months after losing his featherweight belt to "The Notorious" in December, Aldo got back inside the Octagon to rematch Frankie Edgar for the interim title at UFC 200. Almost three months have passed since his unanimous decision victory, and the Brazilian is now asking to be released from his contract.
  In an interview with Brazilian sports channel Spor
  
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