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• The MMA Hour - 351 - Derrick Lewis

  11-10-2016 23:56
  Derrick Lewis will talk about the UFC Fight Night: Manila card getting canceled and what's next for him.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 351 - Ricardo Lamas

  11-10-2016 23:50
  Ricardo Lamas will reflect on his fight against B.J. Penn getting canceled and talk about what's next for him.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 351 - Peter Carroll

  11-10-2016 23:43
  SevereMMA.com's Peter Carroll will recap UFC 204.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 351 - Matt Grice

  11-10-2016 23:36
  Matt Grice will update us on his health and talk about being inductedinto the Oklahoma chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 351 - Fan questions

  11-10-2016 23:25
  Ariel Helwani and Eric Jackman answer fan questions.
  
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• Sam Alvey vs. Alex Nicholson Moved to UFC Fight Night in Mexico City on Nov. 5

  11-10-2016 22:55
  
  A middleweight bout between Sam Alvey and Alex Nicholson has been moved to UFC Fight Night 98 in Mexico City.
  
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• Dan Hooker, Jason Knight to Meet at UFC Fight Night 101 in Melbourne

  11-10-2016 22:08
  
  Dan Hooker will face Jason Knight in a featherweight contest at UFC Fight Night in Melbourne on Nov. 27.
  
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• Linton Vassell vs. Francis Carmont added to Bellator 165

  11-10-2016 22:00
  
  A Bellator bout that was supposed to happen over the summer has been rescheduled.
  Linton Vassell will take on Francis Carmont at Bellator 165 on Nov. 19 in San Jose, the promotion announced Tuesday. The two men were initially slated to fight at Bellator 158 in July before Vassell was forced to withdraw due to injury.
  Vassell (16-5, 1 NC) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Emanuel Newton at Bellator 149 in February. The England native has compiled a 5-2 record in the promotion. Vassell,
  
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• Nick Diaz Says Conor McGregor Isn’t Great, Lost To “Little Irish Land Guineas”

  11-10-2016 21:04
  
  https://youtu.be/UXMNHNINdbcIn a new video interview, former UFC title contender Nick Diaz shared his unfiltered thoughts on reigning UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor."He’s not [great], though," said Diaz, brother of UFC star Nate Diaz, who went 1-1 in two fights with "The Notorious" one.. "On paper, he’s not. Who are the 145-pound fighters who he beat up? Nobody good, in my opinion."Diaz elaborated on his opinion, claiming McGregor was the product of a lot of advertising an
  
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• Conor McGregor On Bottle Gate: “I Got Fined More Than These Bums Get Paid”

  11-10-2016 20:54
  
  As noted, UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor was fined $150,000, or roughly five percent of his UFC 202 fight purse by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) as a result of his bottle-throwing incident with Nate Diaz at the pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada last month."The Notorious" one took to social media shortly after the news surfaced online and commented on the hefty $150,000 fine he is paying to the NAC for his involvement in the wild incident."I got fined more than the
  
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• Video: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Nate Diaz From UFC On FOX 13 (Full Fight)

  11-10-2016 20:43
  
  https://youtu.be/-6QgR8XkU7EAhead of the UFC Fight Night 98 event scheduled for November 5th, UFC has released an awesome full fight for free.Featured above is the complete fight between Rafael dos Anjos and Nate Diaz from the UFC On FOX 13 event.Catch Dos Anjos in action at the UFC Fight Night 98 event on 11/5, as he battles durable lightweight contender Tony Ferguson in the main event.UFC Fight Night 98 takes place on Saturday, November 5th from Mexico City, Mexico, and will air live on FOX Sp
  
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• Two New Fights Added To Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson

  11-10-2016 20:34
  
  On Tuesday morning, Bellator MMA announced the addition of a couple of fights for their upcoming Bellator 165 event, which features an intriguing main event between Michael Chandler and former UFC Champion Benson Henderson, with the Bellator MMA Lightweight Championship on the line.Below is the official press release issued by Bellator MMA on Tuesday, which contains all of the information regarding the updates to the Bellator 165 fight card.UNDEFEATED ADAM PICCOLOTTI SET FOR LIGHTWEIGHT CLASH WI
  
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• Dana White Shoots Down Rumors of Anderson Silva-Georges St. Pierre Bout at UFC 206

  11-10-2016 20:24
  
  Recently, rumors began to circulate that a long-awaited super fight between Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre would become a reality at UFC 206.
  
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• Daniel Cormier says even Anthony Johnson's coaches expected 'Rumble' to quit

  11-10-2016 20:00
  
  Daniel Cormier can't help but laugh to himself when people build up Anthony Johnson.
  It's not like "Rumble" is a hype job, of course. Johnson will go into his UFC 206 light heavyweight title challenge against Cormier as the winner of 12 of his past 13 fights over the past four-plus years, nine of them by way of his lethal fists.
  But Cormier, of course, provided Johnson with his only loss during that run, a third-round submission at UFC 187 which filled the vacant title.
  So talk of Rumble as some
  
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• Report: Former NFL Star Greg Hardy to Pursue MMA Career

  11-10-2016 19:21
  
  Troubled former Pro Bowl defensive end Greg Hardy is looking to transition from the National Football League to mixed martial arts.
  
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• Vassell vs. Carmont, Girtz vs. Piccolotti Announced for Bellator 165 Main Card

  11-10-2016 19:09
  
  Two bouts have been added to the Bellator 165 main draw, as Linton Vassell will face Francis Carmont at light heavyweight, while Brandon Girtz will take on Adam Piccolotti at lightweight.
  
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• Miesha Tate: Amanda Nunes could be ‘huge problem' if Ronda Rousey returns with ‘half-ass mentality'

  11-10-2016 18:00
  
  Neither Miesha Tate nor Holly Holm elected to wait for the return of Ronda Rousey during their brief reigns as UFC bantamweight champion. However, Amanda Nunes appears to be bucking the trend. Nunes, who captured the belt with a first-round victory over Tate at UFC 200, told Brazilian outlet Combate last week that Rousey "has to be" her first title defense and indicated that she would wait for Rousey if the UFC guaranteed the fight would happen.
  Appearing Monday on The MMA Hour, Tate said t
  
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• Amanda Nunes Targets Ronda Rousey, Title Defense At UFC 207

  11-10-2016 17:06
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqyXdByj9_8[/embed]As far as Amanda Nunes is concerned, she is putting forth plans to compete at UFC 207 against former champion Ronda Rousey.Nunes, who won the belt at UFC 200 in July over Miesha Tate, has yet to defend the female bantamweight championship."I don’t know anything yet, I’m waiting for the call. It’s highly likely, right?" Nunes said in an interview with Combate. "Those girls are crazy. Juliana Pena says I’m running fr
  
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• Former UFC Champion Not Impressed With Michael Bisping

  11-10-2016 17:03
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp8TEBmQ6-Q[/embed]Chris Weidman went into UFC 204 believing that Michael Bisping would likely leave as champion, but holding out hope to see Dan Henderson pull off the upset.And in the eyes of the former UFC middleweight champion, Henderson did.Weidman told The MMA Hour recently that he scored the bout for Henderson this past Saturday night, and took the opportunity to also call out Bisping for his own performance in front of a pro-British crowd."That guy
  
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• Former NFL Star Greg Hardy Entering Into The MMA World

  11-10-2016 16:58
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkuXr_VHpKk[/embed]Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy has opted to leave professional football and train to be an MMA fighter.According to a report by MMAFighting, Hardy has been working out in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for several months. He was arrested last month on a cocaine possession charge in Dallas.During his NFL career, Hardy also played for the Carolina Panthers. He was suspended in 2014 and '15 due to off-the-field issues, including
  
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• UFC Unveils Special Mega-Sized Fight Poster For UFC 205

  11-10-2016 16:53
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIYJjDN921M[/embed]Leave it to the UFC to try and go big for the upcoming UFC 205 event.The promotion unveiled the official fight poster recently, expanding what is normally two or four fighters to include all six that will compete in UFC championship matches.The November 12 event from Madison Square Garden features Conor McGregor challenging Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight title.
  
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• Former Dallas Cowboy Greg Hardy transitioning to MMA, preparing for debut

  11-10-2016 15:53
  
  Greg Hardy is making the move to mixed martial arts.
  The controversial former Dallas Cowboys defensive end has decided to put his football career on hold to pursue MMA, MMAFighting.com has learned.
  Hardy, 28, who does not have an extensive martial arts background, has been training for several months in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and according to his team, several promotions have already expressed interest in signing him.
  "I'm very focused and excited to start my MMA career," Hardy said in a st
  
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• If Conor McGregor’s hearing told us anything, it’s that NAC is still throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks

  11-10-2016 15:00
  
  First of all, if there was one word to describe Monday’s Nevada Athletic Commission hearing to deal with that rascal Conor McGregor’s part in the UFC 202 bottle-throwing shenanigans, the one that comes immediately to mind is "hahahahaha." It was funny. Not gut laughter funny, exactly, but funny in the sense of being astoundingly inappropriate, like if you stumbled upon a clown playing pool in the desert, or saw some bureaucrats shooting ice in their veins because they’d read so
  
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• Morning Report: Mickey Gall on Sage Northcutt: 'I'm gonna bust him up, break his bones'

  11-10-2016 14:00
  
  Mickey Gall says he loves Sage Northcutt but plans to "put a beating on him." Mickey Gall plans on making it 2-for-2 against high-profile fighters.
  In September at UFC 203, Gall was the welcoming committee for CM Punk in his UFC debut. Punk was a former WWE star who was being afforded the opportunity to try his hand at MMA on the sport's biggest stage. Gall had been selected to fight him after being discovered by Dana White on his web series "Lookin' For A Fight" and then submitting Mike Jackson
  
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• Oklahoma Gets Bellator 166, Bellator 167 on Back-to-Back Days in December

  11-10-2016 07:22
  
  Bellator MMA on Monday unveiled plans to hold events on back-to-back days at the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Champ Bisping and Griffin

  11-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC Middleweight champion Michael Bisping calls in from his trip through the English countryside, fresh off his first title defense at UFC 204 to discuss the fight against Hendo, who he sees as the next challenger for his belt, and his fighting future. UFC legend Forrest Griffin joins Jim and Luis off the top of the show to discuss UFC 204, walk-out rituals, DC vs. Rumble, Jon Jones, and more.Some of the highlights from Episode 33 of UFC Unfiltered include:Forrest on split-decisions an
  
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• UFC GYM partners with Young Survival Coalition to raise breast cancer awareness

  11-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif., UFC GYM® announced its partnership with the Young Survival Coalition to raise awareness and charitable donations at participating locations throughout the United States on Breast Cancer Awareness Day, which is recognized on Saturday, October 15. Each collaborating UFC GYM location will hold events during the day featuring special classes, activities, food and entertainment for the entire family. All proceeds of sales secured will benefit the Young Survival Coalition, the p
  
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• After best win of career, Leon Edwards confident he'll be competing for UFC title by age 27

  11-10-2016 04:00
  
  MANCHESTER, England -- Leon Edwards talks to the media about his submission win over Albert Tumenov at UFC 204, what's next for his career, and much more.
  
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• Mirsad Bektic says he'll fight top-10 opponents when he gets 'top-10 money'

  11-10-2016 03:00
  
  MANCHESTER, England -- Mirsad Bektic talks to the media about his submission win over Russell Doane at UFC 204, his layoff from fighting, what's next for his career, and much more.
  
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• Monday Morning Analyst: Bisping-Henderson 2 re-scored and Iuri Alcantara's armbar

  11-10-2016 01:30
  
  In this episode of the podcast, I try to re-score the main event from UFC 204 with video evidence and show my awe and amazement for Iuri Alcantara's armbar of Brad Pickett.
  
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