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• Yair Rodriguez says Jose Aldo 'deserves' to fight Conor McGregor again

  22-10-2016 23:00
  
  PORTLAND -- UFC featherweight Yair Rodriguez talks to the media about what he's been up to following his win over Alex Caceres in August, his contract with the UFC, the state of the featherweight division, and much more.
  
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• Johny Hendricks Says He Will Retire If He Loses To Neil Magny At UFC 207

  22-10-2016 22:30
  
  Depending on how his evening goes on December 30th, former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks could be stepping into the Octagon for the final time of his career.Hendricks appeared as a guest on ESPN's "Five Rounds" podcast recently and claimed that if he loses against Neil Magny at UFC 207, he will retire from MMA competition.“The last two I have lost, fair and square, I know I have,” Hendricks said, referring to his current two fight losing streak in the UFC. “Realisti
  
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• Coach says Cris Cyborg's willingness to cut to 140 ‘shows what kind of champion she is'

  22-10-2016 21:00
  
  The furor over Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino's extreme weight cutting has died down since Justino crushed Lina Lansberg to keep her perfect UFC record intact at UFC Fight Night 95. However, the Brazilian's future with the promotion remains very much in flux.
  Justino, the Invicta FC featherweight champion, has competed twice for the UFC at a 140-pound catchweight. She won both fights via knockout, however both cuts to 140 pounds were grueling endeavors, and following UFC Fight Night 95, "C
  
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• Pat Lundvall’s Nevada Athletic Commission appointment coming to an end

  22-10-2016 19:53
  
  One of the country's most high-profile athletic commissioners is coming to the end of her run.
  Pat Lundvall's appointment on the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) will end this month after nine years, sources told MMA Fighting. Her last day will be Oct. 31 and she will not be re-appointed. Lundvall confirmed the info to MMA Fighting on Saturday afternoon.
  "I have served three terms for a total of nine years with the NAC," Lundvall wrote in an e-mail. "I considered every minute of it as a privileg
  
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• Heading into UFC 205, Joanna Jedrzejczyk looking for a new manager who will ‘bring me some money’

  22-10-2016 19:00
  
  Heading into her fourth title defense against Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205, UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has been undergoing a good many changes. For starters she has settled on a steady training camp with American Top Team in Florida, after a nomadic stint of stopping into different gyms across the country.
  She also recently parted ways with her manager, Tiago Okamura, making her a free agent for business. As for that second thing, Jedrzejczyk said she’s open for discus
  
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• Jose Aldo: “Rethinking Retirement In MMA”

  22-10-2016 18:09
  
  Although he claimed his recent meeting with UFC management didn't change anything, reigning interim UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo is now claiming that he is starting to rethink his decision to walk away from the sport of MMA.The Brazilian MMA star took to social media on Friday, where he posted a tweet announcing that he is starting to rethink his MMA retirement."Rethinking retirement in MMA," wrote Aldo in Portuguese on his official Twitter page. "I talked to my family and seeing the req
  
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• Claudia Gadelha talks leaving Nova Uniao ahead of a fight she didn’t want to take

  22-10-2016 17:30
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- For the first time in almost a decade, Claudia Gadelha will enter a MMA bout as a former Nova Uniao fighter.
  Gadelha lost to UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk via unanimous decision back in July, and faces Cortney Casey at Sao Paulo’s UFC Fight Night 100 on Nov. 19. But right after losing to the champion, "Claudinha" decided to leave the Rio de Janeiro team.
  Combate reported in September that Gadelha left Nova Uniao after an arguing with its leader Andre Pederne
  
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• Bisping On Brock Lesnar: “F*ck You, You Cocky Son Of A B*tch — Kiss My Ass!”

  22-10-2016 17:14
  
  Michael Bisping doesn't like steroids.The reigning UFC Middleweight Champion who had a lengthier road to the title than most due to a number of setbacks, all of which came at the hands of opponents on TRT or PEDs, recently let loose on "The Beast Incarnate" regarding the issue of steroid use."The Count" appeared on WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair's podcast, The Ric Flair Show and took former UFC Heavyweight Champion and current WWE Superstar Brock Lesnar to task for his multiple failed drug tests at
  
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• Nieky Holzken Beats Murthel Groenhart Again to Retain Glory Welterweight Title

  22-10-2016 16:53
  
  Dutch phenom Nieky Holzken continues to dominate kickboxing’s welterweight division and he did so again on Friday night at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Col.
  
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• Jo Nattawut Dominates Malaipet Sasiprapa to Win Vacant Lion Fight Middleweight Title

  22-10-2016 16:21
  
  Not only is “Smokin’ Jo Nattawut one of the best muay Thai fighters in the world, he also made history Friday night as he became the first man to simultaneously hold world titles in two weights classes in Lion Fight.
  
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• Michael Bisping: Brock Lesnar is ‘mentally weak’ and a ‘coward’

  22-10-2016 16:00
  
  Michael Bisping isn't backing down from his stance against Brock Lesnar.
  The reigning UFC middleweight champion recently appeared on The Ric Flair Show and laid into Lesnar for his positive drug test at UFC 200. Bisping has quite a history with PED abusers, as three of his most important losses -- to Dan Henderson, Chael Sonnen, and Vitor Belfort -- came in top contendership fights against men who ultimately either tested positive for PEDs or were admitted users of testosterone replacement
  
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• Fightweets: Georges St-Pierre and the new UFC regime

  22-10-2016 15:00
  
  This was the week the UFC's other shoe dropped. Tensions between the roster and the company escalated when Georges St-Pierre proclaimed his free agency, and layoffs at all levels of the promotion underscored the fact change is on the way.
  While it will take the long term to truly sort things out, there's plenty to process right now, so let's get right into it.
  GSP vs. UFC
  @BreadandWater94: What's wrong with the UFC? They should give GSP whatever he's asking for. He's a megastar who will sell. Th
  
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• Video: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 From UFC 202 (Full Fight)

  22-10-2016 06:47
  
  https://youtu.be/i8qHuunR55EAhead of his "Champion versus Champion" fight with UFC Lightweight title holder Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in November, UFC Featherweight Champion "The Notorious" Conor McGregor is featured in the latest "Free Fight" offered by the UFC for free.Featured above via the official UFC YouTube channel is the complete Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 fight from UFC 202. Check out the complete McGregor-Diaz 2 bout, arguably one of the best main events in UFC history, via the vide
  
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• Video: Bobby Lashley Defeats Josh Appelt Via Submission At Bellator 162

  22-10-2016 06:25
  
  At the Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove event on Friday evening, former TNA World Champion Bobby Lashley extended his pro MMA winning streak to eight by defeating relatively unknown journeyman fighter Josh Appelt.Lashley beat Appelt via submission due to rear-naked-choke at the 1:43 mark of the second round in what was positioned as the co-main event of the main card, which aired live on Spike TV from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.For complete Bellator 162 event results, click here.BOBB
  
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• Bellator 162 Results – Shlemenko TKOs Grove, Lashley Submits Appelt

  22-10-2016 06:04
  
  On Friday evening, Bellator MMA held their Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove event at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.Featured below are quick-match results of the evening, which included the MMA fighting return of popular pro wrestler Bobby Lashley against Josh Appelt, as well as a main event of Alexander Shlemenko vs. Kendall Grove.Bellator 162 Main Card Results- Alexander Shlemenko def. Kendall Grove via second-round TKO (1:43)- Bobby Lashley def. Josh Appelt via submission (RNC) (Round
  
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• Report: 13 Fighters Released From UFC This Week

  22-10-2016 05:46
  
  As noted, UFC heavyweight contender Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva was released from the promotion this week.Bigfoot joins a number of front office employees and management figures, including Tom Wright, Garry Cook and Marshall Zelaznik.In terms of active fighters, Bigfoot wasn't the only one to be released this week. According to a new report at MMAFighting.com, 12 additional fighters have also been cut from the promotion.Below is the list of fighters reportedly released from the UFC this week:* Shane
  
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• Bellator 162 results: Alexander Shlemenko, Bobby Lashley pick up wins

  22-10-2016 05:35
  
  It looks like Alexander Shlemenko will be the next man to challenge for the 185-pound Bellator title.
  Fighting in the main event of the card, Shlemenko defeated Kendall Grove in a wild, back-and-fourth scrap that had the Russian fighter in trouble at one point.
  The 32-year-old Shlemenko caught the Hawaiian early in the fight, but going in for the kill Grove turned things around and caught Shlemenko with a well-timed hook, rocking the former Bellator champion. Grove then followed up with a series
  
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• Alexander Shlemenko Liver Shot Folds Kendall Grove in Bellator 162 Main Event

  22-10-2016 05:11
  
  Alexander Shlemenko body blow chops down Kendall Grove in the Bellator 162 headliner on Friday in Memphis, Tennessee.
  
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• UFC cuts 13 fighters from roster as cutbacks continue

  22-10-2016 04:15
  
  The UFC's week of cutbacks ends with news that several fighters will no longer compete in the promotion.
  MMAFighting.com has learned from sources that 13 fighters were recently released from their contracts. This comes just a few days after many from the front office, including several high-ranking officials, were let go under new ownership group WME-IMG.
  Some fighters on the list have already been made public, including former UFC heavyweight title challanger Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva and li
  
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• Ilima-Lei MacFarlane vs. Emily Ducote Tacked onto Bellator 167 Card

  22-10-2016 03:34
  
  Bellator MMA announced on Friday that a pair of bouts have been added to Bellator 167, which goes down on Dec. 3 in Thackerville, Okla.
  
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• Gegard Mousasi to Rematch Uriah Hall in New UFC Fight Night 99 Main Event

  22-10-2016 01:57
  
  The main event of UFC Fight Night 99 “Kim vs. Nelson” in Belfast, Ireland, was dealt a heavy blow as Gunnar Nelson suffered and injury and has thus been booted from the card.
  
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• Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, UFC Mutually Part Ways

  22-10-2016 01:40
  
  It looks as though veteran heavyweight Antonio Silva will never fight in the Octagon again.
  
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• Jordan Parsons Posthumously Diagnosed with CTE

  22-10-2016 01:30
  
  According to a report from the Boston Globe, former Bellator MMA fighter Jordan Parsons is officially the first mixed martial arts fighter to be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
  
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• Report: Nelson Out, Mousasi-Hall 2 New UFC Fight Night 99 Main Event

  22-10-2016 01:23
  
  It looks like UFC's return to Belfast will feature a different main event than the one currently being advertised.Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com is reporting that the originally scheduled main event for the UFC Fight Night 99 show, Gunnar Nelson vs. Dong Hyun Kim, is off due to Nelson suffering an injury and pulling out of the fight.In its' place, according to Helwani's report, will be a rematch between Gegard Mousasi and Urijah Hall. In their initial meeting, Hall handed Mousasi his most rece
  
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• Report: Nelson Out, Mousasi-Hall 2 Moves In As New UFC Fight Night 99 Main Event

  22-10-2016 01:23
  
  It looks like UFC's return to Belfast will feature a different main event than the one currently being advertised.Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com is reporting that the originally scheduled main event for the UFC Fight Night 99 show, Gunnar Nelson vs. Dong Hyun Kim, is off due to Nelson suffering an injury and pulling out of the fight.In its' place, according to Helwani's report, will be a rematch between Gegard Mousasi and Urijah Hall. In their initial meeting, Hall handed Mousasi his most rece
  
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• Alexander Gustafsson Expected to Be Out Indefinitely

  22-10-2016 01:09
  
  At one point in time, Sweden’s Alexander Gustafsson was one of the most feared light heavyweights in the sport of mixed martial arts.
  
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• Meet Lion Fight’s Cody Moberly

  22-10-2016 00:32
  
  The life of a muay Thai fighter -- especially one who lives and fights in America -- is a difficult one.
  
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• Lion Fight, AXS Agree to New Multi-Year Contract Extension

  22-10-2016 00:26
  
  Lion Fight Promotions and AXS TV Fights announced on Friday that a multi-year contract extension has been reached between the two.
  
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• Gegard Mousasi vs. Uriah Hall 2 to main event UFC Belfast with Gunnar Nelson out

  22-10-2016 00:16
  
  The UFC's return to Northern Ireland is getting a significant reshuffling.
  Gunnar Nelson is injured and out of his main event with Dong Hyun Kim at UFC Fight Night 99 on Nov. 19 in Belfast, sources told MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani. In that fight's place will be a new headliner: a rematch between Gegard Mousasi and Uriah Hall.
  The extent of Nelson's injury is unclear at this time. The change has not yet been officially announced by the UFC.
  Mousasi (40-6-2) is coming off a second-round TKO of Vi
  
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