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• Fernando Augusto, Garry Tonon Victorious in Polaris 4 Featured Fights

  29-10-2016 23:23 via sherdog.com
  
  Rising jiu-jitsu promotion Polaris returned on Saturday with another event and it’s safe to say that Polaris 4 might have been the best one yet for the U.K.-based show.
  
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• Video: Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson vs. Jake Ellenberger (Full Fight)

  29-10-2016 22:25
  
  https://youtu.be/6Ra-0yET2GkAhead of the stacked, history-making UFC 205 event, UFC has released an awesome showcase fight featuring Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson.Featured above is the complete fight from The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale event between Wonderboy and longtime top-ranked Welterweight contender Jake Ellenberger. This was one of the first high-profile opponents that Thompson faced and after taking out Ellenberger he scored impressive wins over Johny Hendricks and Rory MacDonald, securin
  
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• As Michael Chiesa heals up, he thinks Conor McGregor getting lightweight title shot is 'bullsh*t'

  29-10-2016 22:00
  
  'Frustrated' Michael Chiesa wants to compete, but can't. At least not yet.
  Just a couple of weeks before the most important fight of his UFC career, Chiesa ruptured his L5 vertebraeon his spine and was forced to pull out of the fight. Chiesa was scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night 91 on July in an important lightweight bout against top contender Tony Ferguson. Since his injury, Chiesa has been quietly on the sidelines, watching the lightweight division change drastically while also getting cal
  
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• Cannetti Flagged By USADA, Pulled From Rematch At TUF: Latin America 3

  29-10-2016 21:22
  
  This weekend it was announced that the rematch between Guido Cannetti and Marco Beltran scheduled for next Saturday's TUF: Latin America 3 event in Mexico is off.Cannetti has been flagged by USADA for a potential Anti-Doping Violation and has been pulled from the card, and the assumption is there will not be a new opponent for Beltran.The following statement was released via UFC.com on Saturday afternoon regarding Cannetti's positive test result and being pulled from the TUF: Latin America 3:The
  
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• Dana White Claims UFC 205 Has Already Broken Madison Square Garden Gate Record

  29-10-2016 20:44 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC 205 is still two weeks away, but the blockbuster event is already shaping up to be a massive success.
  
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• Daniel Cormier trying to be 'at peace' with Jon Jones situation

  29-10-2016 20:00
  
  Daniel Cormier has gotten a little tired of hearing about Jon Jones.
  After all, not only has the UFC light heavyweight champion's fate been intertwined with the former longtime champ for the past couple years, but most the events along the way have been completely out of his hands.
  It's not Cormier's fault that Jones got into trouble last year, which opened the door for Cormier to win the vacant title. Nor is it his fault Jones failed a USADA test in the week leading up to their planned rematch
  
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• Guido Cannetti Pulled from UFC Fight Night 98 Due to Possible Anti-Doping Violation

  29-10-2016 19:52 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC bantamweight Guido Cannetti has been provisionally suspended by USADA after being notified of a potential anti-doping violation.
  
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• Former UFC Brazil Exec Giovani Decker Explains Departure from Promotion

  29-10-2016 19:36 via sherdog.com
  
  At least one former UFC executive believes Brazilian fighters haven’t necessarily been given a fair shake of late in the promotion.
  
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• Guido Cannetti flagged by USADA, out of TUF: Latin America 3 Finale fight with Marco Beltran

  29-10-2016 19:17
  
  The heated rematch between Guido Cannetti and Marco Beltran won't be going down at the The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 Finale on Nov. 5 in Mexico City.
  Cannetti was flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation Saturday, UFC officials confirmed with MMA Fighting. The positive drug test came from a sample taken Oct. 15 and Cannetti has been provisionally suspended. The UFC is trying to see if a replacement opponent to face Beltran is possible at this late stage.
  In a statement on I
  
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• Video: Dana White Announces UFC Has Broken MSG Gate Record During World Series

  29-10-2016 18:40
  
  .@ufc President @danawhite joined the Game 3 pregame show to discuss #UFC205, #CLEvsCHC & of course @PeteRose_14.https://t.co/otCsHJWIqx— FS1 (@FS1) October 29, 2016"I wanted to make sure when we went to New York, we delivered."According to public opinion, they absolutely did.Those were the words of UFC President Dana White, who appeared live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) during game three of the MLB World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians on Friday.White announced duri
  
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• Ex-UFC Brazil head explains gripes with promotion leading to his departure

  29-10-2016 18:00
  
  The former UFC Brazil general manager says he departed partly due to some issues with how the promotion dealt with Brazilian fighters.
  Giovani Decker wrote in an Instagram post Friday that he stepped down from his post as the UFC's Brazil vice president and GM partly due to recent decisions made regarding Brazilian fighters and title shots. He also cited a lack of autonomy as one of his reasons for leaving.Queridos : hoje oficializo os rumores da informação " vazada " na míd
  
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• Mark Hunt retains lawyer, exploring legal options against UFC for Brock Lesnar situation

  29-10-2016 16:00
  
  Mark Hunt wasn't bluffing when he said he wanted to fight for change.
  The popular heavyweight fighter has retained a lawyer and is exploring the possibility of taking legal action against the UFC with regards to Brock Lesnar and UFC 200, MMA Fighting confirmed Friday with San Diego attorney Christina Denning. MMA Mania was the first to report the story Thursday.
  Denning told MMA Fighting that Hunt has two goals in this potential battle. He wants a provision in his contract — and maybe the
  
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• Fightweets: Is Michael Bisping ducking top middleweight contenders?

  29-10-2016 15:00
  
  It's the final weekend without any fight cards of note before the sport hurtles into what promises to be a November to remember. So let's not waste any more time, here, and get right into it.
  Is Bisping ducking top challengers?
  @BreadandWater94: Seems like Bisping is doing his hardest to avoid the top 4 of MW division? Calling out Hendo then GSP? Thoughts?
  I can see why it comes off this way. You've got a Murderer's Row of middleweight contenders lined up to fight each other, three of whom have
  
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• Brennan Ward on baby-rescuing heroics: ‘I didn’t really think it was that big of a deal’

  29-10-2016 14:00
  
  It’s been a strange year for Connecticut-based Bellator fighter Brennan Ward. In April, fighting in front of a partisan crowd at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville very close to his hometown of New London, Ward lasted just 30 seconds before getting submitted via a heel hook against a sizable underdog, Evangelista Santos. That snapped a four-fight win streak.In July, the 28-year-old Ward had a drunken run in with Waterford police during a domestic incident, whom he fought off and threatened to d
  
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• UFC statement on Guido Cannetti

  29-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Guido Cannetti of a potential Anti-Doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on October 5, 2016. USADA has provisionally suspended Cannetti based on the potential anti-doping violation. Cannetti was scheduled to fight Marco Beltran next Saturday in Mexico City. The UFC is currently exploring whether a replacement to fight Beltran can be arranged. USADA, the independent admini
  
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• Carmouche to make history again in NYC

  29-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  As the first woman to ever compete in the UFC Octagon, Liz Carmouche might have just wanted to wait around to make a little more history by becoming the first fighter to ever compete in Madison Square Garden, hence her 19-month layoff from active duty. She laughs at such a suggestion.“If I had known that’s all it would have taken, then I would have let everything fall down and be like, ‘I’ll let it all go and just wait it out,’ because eventually this awesome opport
  
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• Gerald Meerschaert, Raoni Barcelos Leave Resurrection Fighting Alliance 45 Feeling Golden

  29-10-2016 06:20 via sherdog.com
  
  Dangerous submission specialist Gerald Meerschaert declared that he was on another level from Chase Waldon and backed up his words in the Resurrection Fighting Alliance 45 main event.
  
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• Dana White says UFC 205 has already broken MSG gate record

  29-10-2016 03:58
  
  It's not even November yet and it seems like UFC 205 is already setting records.
  UFC president Dana White said Friday night on FS1 that the megacard has set the Madison Square Garden gate record. He did not mention a specific figure.
  "I wanted to make sure when we went to New York, we delivered," White said, while being interviewed on the World Series pre-game show. ... "It's the biggest, baddest card we've ever done in the history of the company.".@ufc President @danawhite joined the Game 3 pre
  
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• Fabricio Werdum Removed from UFC’s Spanish-Speaking TV Broadcasts

  29-10-2016 03:12 via sherdog.com
  
  On Tuesday, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum took to social media to protest the Reebok deal that the apparel company has with the UFC and stated that he prefers Nike, Reebok’s biggest rival.
  
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• Adam Hunter Suspended 2 Years for Anti-Doping Violation Prior to UFC Debut

  29-10-2016 02:53 via sherdog.com
  
  Middleweight prospect Adam Hunter, who was supposed to make his Octagon debut against Ryan Janes at UFC on Fox 21 before being flagged for a potential anti-doping violation,was handed a two-year suspension on Friday.
  
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• Adam Hunter Suspended 2 Years For Testing Positive For 5 Substances, UFC Comments

  29-10-2016 02:47
  
  UFC announced via their official website, UFC.com that newcomer Adam Hunter has been suspended from the company for two years after testing positive for five different banned substances in an out-of-competition test administered by USADA and the British Columbia Athletic Commission (BCAC) on August 11th.Below is the complete statement released by the UFC today:USADA and the British Columbia Athletic Commission (BCAC) announced today that UFC® athlete Adam Hunter, of New Brunswick, Canada, ha
  
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• Video: Fabricio Werdum Reveals He Has Been Fired From UFC TV Job Due To Reebok Protest

  29-10-2016 02:23
  
  Well, the recent social media protest of Reebok has cost Fabricio Werdum a pretty cool gig.The former UFC Heavyweight Champion announced via his official Instagram page on Friday that due to his comments about Reebok on social media, he has been removed from his position in the UFC as a commentator and analyst for their Spanish-speaking television deal.The following is the statement Werdum made in the video he released on Instagram earlier today, which is also available below."I just want to mak
  
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• Jon Jones, Matt Mitrione trade shots on Twitter

  29-10-2016 02:15
  
  To say things got personal between sidelined UFC star Jon Jones and Bellator heavyweight Matt Mitrione on Friday would be a bit of an understatement.
  The random beef started late in the afternoon, when Mitrione took a jab at Jones over Twitter.To support his habit during suspension, apparently Jon Jones (he blocked me) picked up a cash job. Clever disguise Jon. pic.twitter.com/HzYHsknjil
  — Purdue has NO ❤ (@mattmitrione) October 28, 2016From there, things escalated quickly, as Jones
  
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• Fabricio Werdum responds to losing UFC broadcast gigs after Reebok protest

  29-10-2016 00:30
  
  Fabricio Werdum got more than he bargained for with his protest against Reebok.
  Werdum, the former UFC heavyweight champion, revealed Friday in an Instagram post that he has been fired from his television duties as an analyst and commentator on the UFC's Spanish-speaking broadcasts. Werdum said the decision was meant to serve as a punishment for speaking out against the UFC's divisive partnership with Reebok as an exclusive apparel sponsor.
  In speaking with MMA Fighting on Friday, Werdum co
  
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