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• Felipe Arantes says he fights better because he’s not fighting focused on money

  30-10-2016 22:00
  
  Felipe Arantes has looked impressive as a bantamweight, and one of the things that helped him perform better has nothing to do with weight cuts.
  "Sertanejo" tapped Yves Jabouin and Jerrod Sanders in his first bouts at 135 pounds, and explains that facing mixed martial arts as fun instead of a cash-grabbing activity helps him inside the Octagon.
  "I’m not the type of guy that wants to fight every three or four months," Arantes told MMA Fighting. "I have other things to take care outside of m
  
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• Video: Jon Jones Deadlifts 500 Lbs., Tells Critics “Bring On The Juice Jokes”

  30-10-2016 21:28
  
  As he starts to both prepare for his expected Octagon return in the gym, while also making sure to follow through with all of the necessary moves on the legal side of things, the word going around is that at the very least, Jon Jones won't be on the sidelines for the multiple-year sentences initially making the rounds when news became public regarding being pulled from the UFC 200 main event against Daniel Cormier for testing positive on a pre-fight test.This weekend, "Bones" Jones showed a glim
  
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• Video: Tony Ferguson Going “Back To Basics” For Main Event Against RDA

  30-10-2016 21:08
  
  https://youtu.be/nX0OIlDSzsEIn addition to the fight week hype video showcasing former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos' journey leading up to the big fight, his opponent, Tony Ferguson is also the focus of a hype video for the UFC's headline bout for their return to Mexico next weekend.Featured above is a video released by the UFC this weekend called "Back To Basics," which tells the other half of the story along with the aforementioned RDA video, "Road Back To The Title."The Rafael do
  
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• Video: Rafael Dos Anjos’ “Road Back To The Title” Video For UFN 98 Main Event

  30-10-2016 21:03
  
  https://youtu.be/_TOZuyYOW04UFC has begun putting out their usual video features for the fighters in the main event of their next event.Featured above is one of two videos released, one telling each main event fighters story as the final days are counted down until Saturday's UFC Fight Night 98 event.The video, which looks at the story behind former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos returning after being knocked out by Eddie Alvarez in his last fight, called "Rafael dos Anjos - The Road
  
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• Jon Jones deadlifts 500 pounds, challenges critics to 'bring on the juice jokes'

  30-10-2016 21:00
  
  Jon Jones continues to find ways to stay busy while he awaits his arbitration hearing with USADA.
  A day after trading shots over Twitter with Matt Mitrione, Jones turned his attention back to an old familiar stomping grounds: the weight room. Check out video below of Jones deadlifting 500 pounds then challenging his critics to "bring on the juice jokes."Felt good to throw up 500 pounds today. It's been over four months, glad to know I still got it. Didn't even try maxing out. I fi
  
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• UFC required to pay nearly $2,000 per fighter in insurance for NYC debut

  30-10-2016 20:00
  
  The UFC spent millions of dollars in lobbying to get MMA legalized in New York. And it looks like the promotion — as well as others — will have to continue opening the check book.
  Under New York's unique $1 million traumatic brain injury insurance provision, the UFC will have to shell out $1,675 per fighter for the policy, promotion officials confirmed with MMA Fighting on Saturday night. That's $43,550 for UFC 205 on Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden, which has 13 fights and 26 athle
  
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• 'The Wire' star Idris Elba fights in kickboxing debut

  30-10-2016 19:00
  
  Stringer Bell has a pretty solid right hand.
  Idris Elba, the 44-year-old actor best known for his memorable role on The Wire, made his professional kickboxing debut this weekend at London's York Hall. Footage of the bout comes by way of Madonna, because if course it does, and Elba doesn't look half bad. Check out the video below.Idris Elba Smashes it at York Hall!
  A video posted by Madonna (@madonna) on Oct 28, 2016 at 5:58pm PDT
  A part-time DJ as well as an actor, Elba has starred&nbs
  
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• The Weekly Grind: Lorenz Larkin teaches porn stars MMA, Anderson Silva gets a scooter

  30-10-2016 18:00
  
  The life of a professional fighter isn't all glitz and glamour. As if getting punched, kicked, kneed, choked and twisted into a pretzel on a regular basis isn't enough, fighters attract a general wackiness that makes their lives, well...interesting.
  To commemorate these day-to-day hardships, slip-ups, pranks, and more, we bring you, "The Weekly Grind."
  L O L to the bank
  A photo posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Oct 26, 2016 at 8:06am PDT
  Got a chance to take a pic with
  
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• Feeling better and with things looking up, Chris Leben finds himself a new market

  30-10-2016 17:00
  
  First of all, if you are in the market for a house in the San Diego area — or anywhere, really — you can e-mail Chris Leben at [email protected]. Second of all, hold up: Did you know that Chris "The Crippler" Leben is a freaking real estate agent?
  He is. Or technically, he’s not yet. He’s a real estate associate with Keller Williams, but he’s done all his tests and he’s got all his paperwork is in. A few hurdles are left (stemming back to his trouble
  
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• Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson timeline

  30-10-2016 16:00
  
  Before UFC 205, see how UFC middleweight champion Tyron Woodley ended up facing Stephen Thompson.
  
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• Randy Couture believes now is best shot for fighters association: ‘Fighters are fed up' with ‘taking it in the shorts'

  30-10-2016 15:00
  
  Nearly 10 years ago, then-UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture found himself entrenched in a battle very similar to the one Georges St-Pierre does now, waging a war against the UFC and its restrictive contracts in both the courtroom and the court of public opinion.
  Couture's efforts ultimately ended poorly -- he invested over $500,000 of his own money on legal costs before withdrawing his suit and returning the UFC on a renegotiated contract -- but even after all of this time, Couture said he
  
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• Click Debate: Which current UFC fighters will one day be in the Hall of Fame?

  30-10-2016 14:00
  
  Two influential names in the history of mixed martial arts announced retirements recently.
  Dan Henderson said he was hanging up the gloves after his UFC 204 fight with Michael Bisping earlier this month. Urijah Faber announced on The MMA Hour last week that his last fight would be against Brad Pickett at UFC on FOX 22 on Dec. 17 in his hometown of Sacramento.
  For different reasons, Henderson and Faber are luminaries and major fan favorites. There's a very good chance both of them will be in the
  
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• 'Pitbull' Alves ready to bite again after long layoff

  30-10-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  It might be a cliché used a thousand times over the course of Thiago Alves’s mixed martial arts career, but he’s used to it and he likes it, especially leading up to his return to the Octagon on November 12 against Jim Miller.This “Pitbull” is ready to bite, and after nearly 18 months on the sidelines, he wants to be let off his leash.“I think it’s a new beginning,” he said. “It’s a new beginning with a new weight class where I know I&
  
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• Muhammad ready to put on a show at MSG

  30-10-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Despite being Chicago born and bred, UFC welterweight prospect Belal Muhammad always wanted to go to Madison Square Garden. Next month, he gets his chance.“To be in the Garden is one of my bucket list things,” he said. “I always wanted to watch a Knicks game or something inside the Garden because it’s a historic place. I wanted to be there to sit in the audience, but to be fighting there is even bigger. When they called me for the fight, I didn’t even care who the o
  
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• Report: Bellator Targeting Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione for Early 2017

  30-10-2016 02:42 via sherdog.com
  
  Fedor Emelianenko could be competing under the Bellator MMA banner sometime next year.
  
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• Tyron Woodley vs. Robbie Lawler full fight video

  30-10-2016 02:00
  
  Watch Tyron Woodley take the title from Robbie Lawler at UFC 201. At UFC 201, Robbie Lawler defended his UFC welterweight championship against his American Top Team teammate Tyron Woodley. After a tepid first few minutes, Woodley exploded with a right hand that sent Lawler to the canvas earning "The Chosen One" a Performance of the Night bonus as well as the welterweight championship.
  Now Woodley makes his first defense of the belt against Stephen Thompson at UFC 205. The card will held on Novem
  
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• Graphic Photo: TJ Dillashaw Suffers Bad Cut Above His Eye During Training

  30-10-2016 01:14
  
  Well, it looks like the UFC might have made the right call regarding the next title challenger for Dominick Cruz.T.J. Dillashaw, who along with Cody Garbrandt, was among the top contenders in contention for the next shot at the current UFC Bantamweight Champion, posted a photo on his official Snapchat page on Saturday showing off an incredibly nasty gash he suffered directly over his right eye.Had the UFC chosen Dillashaw for the next shot at Cruz, they would likely be in a situation right now w
  
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• Phil Davis foresees fellow Penn State alum Ed Ruth becoming ‘massive star’ in MMA

  30-10-2016 00:00
  
  Perhaps it’s fitting that the three-time NCAA collegiate wrestling champion Ed Ruth will make his mixed martial arts debut on the same night that Phil Davis fights for a title.
  The former Penn State wrestlers are linked to University Park, Pennsylvania, where both attended college and excelled as wrestlers. The 26-year old Ruth is from the same town as Davis — Harrisburg, PA — and, it seems, everything Davis does first, Ruth does better in the end.
  Now Ruth is debuting at Bella
  
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