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• UFC 205 Media Call with Woodley, Jedrzejczyk, Thompson & Kowalkiewicz

  02-11-2016 22:09
  
  Listen to Wednesday's UFC 205 (current odds) media call with Tyron Woodley, Stephen Thompson, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
  
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• Video: Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Claudia Gadelha 2 Full Fight

  02-11-2016 22:05
  
  https://youtu.be/ItX7zfCUeLAAhead of her next title defense against undefeated Polish contender Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Joanna Jedrzejczyk is featured in the latest UFC 205 Fight released for free by the UFC this week.Featured above is the complete second fight between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha, which took place during the TUF Finale event held during the most recent UFC International Fight Week.Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz is scheduled to take place on the upcoming U
  
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• Listen: UFC 205 Conference Call Part 1

  02-11-2016 21:57
  
  https://youtu.be/EKLXDZpAtg8On Wednesday, the first of two conference calls for the UFC's upcoming debut show in New York, UFC 295, will take place featuring a pair of UFC Champions.Featured above is the player needed to listen to the call, which begins at 5pm ET. and features UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley and UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, as well as their opponents for UFC 205.UFC 205 takes place on Saturday, November 12th from the world-famous Madison Square Ga
  
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• Ex-Professional Boxer Archie Ray Marquez Arrested for Strangling Woman in Nevada

  02-11-2016 21:47
  
  Former professional boxer Archie Ray Marquez has been arrested for a myriad of attacks on his girlfriend, according to a report from New Mexico news station KOB-TV.
  
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• Takeya Mizugaki vs. Eddie Wineland added to UFC on FOX 22

  02-11-2016 21:30
  
  A bantamweight bout pitting WEC veterans Takeya Mizugaki and Eddie Wineland has been added to UFC on FOX 22.
  The news was first reported by Jason Floyd on Wednesday and was later confirmed by MMA Fighting.
  Mizugaki is returning to the octagon after suffering a first-knockout loss Cody Garbrandt back in August at UFC 202. Mizugaki is 1-3 in his past four trips to the octagon, but prior to that he was ranked in the top five of the bantamweight division, riding a five-fight wining streak. The
  
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• Urijah Faber Planning to Launch New Team Alpha Male Facility in Conjunction with Retirement Bout

  02-11-2016 21:06
  
  Team Alpha Male will unveil a sparkling new 20,000 square foot facility in conjunction with founder Urijah Faber’s last bout at UFC on Fox 22 on Dec. 17.
  
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• UFC 205 Media Call with Woodley, Jedrzejczyk, Thompson & Kowalkiewicz (5 ET)

  02-11-2016 20:30
  
  Listen to Wednesday's UFC 205 (current odds) media call with Tyron Woodley, Stephen Thompson, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
  
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• UFC 205 conference call: Woodley vs. Thompson, Jedrzejczyk vs. Kowalkiewicz

  02-11-2016 20:23
  
  The UFC 205 media conference call on Wednesday will feature UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson as well as UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz. The video above will begin at 5 p.m. ET.
  The UFC 205 media call featuring UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will be held Thursday at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• Bantamweights T.J. Dillashaw, John Lineker Targeted for UFC 207 in Las Vegas

  02-11-2016 20:02
  
  A matchup between bantamweight contenders T.J. Dillashaw and John Lineker is in the works for UFC 207.
  
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• Former champ T.J. Dillashaw vs. John Lineker targeted for UFC 207

  02-11-2016 19:30
  
  The UFC's year-end show is all about the bantamweights.
  Former 135-pound champion T.J. Dillashaw is targeted to meet John Lineker at UFC 207 on Dec. 30 in Las Vegas, sources confirmed Wednesday. The bout was initially reported by ESPN on Tuesday night. The UFC has yet to make an official announcement.
  Dillashaw (13-3) was hoping to get a title shot against Dominick Cruz, the man who beat him for the title back in January, but he'll at least be on the same card as the title bout. Cruz defend
  
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• Darrion Caldwell vs. Joe Taimanglo rematch rounds out Bellator 167 main card

  02-11-2016 19:00
  
  The second night of Bellator's December doubleheader has been rounded out with the announcement of a bantamweight rematch.
  Darrion Caldwell (9-1) will square off with Joe Taimanglo (23-6-1) on the main card of Bellator 167 on Dec. 3 in Thackerville, Okla. The event comes one night after Bellator 166 in the same location.
  Caldwell is one of Bellator's top prospects. But just as his hype train started to take off, he ran into Taimanglo at Bellator 159. Taimanglo ended Caldwell's nine-fight win str
  
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• Joe Taimanglo-Darrion Caldwell Rematch Announced for Bellator 167 on Dec. 3

  02-11-2016 17:26
  
  Joe Taimanglo and Darrion Caldwell will lock horns for a second time at Bellator 167.
  
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• Coach Says Retirement Unlikely for Jose Aldo: ‘We Have to Fight’

  02-11-2016 17:11
  
  Jose Aldo’s last days in the Ultimate Fighting Championship may have not yet arrived.
  
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• Which Ronda Rousey shows at UFC 207? That’s a good question…

  02-11-2016 17:00
  
  If we’re being real, when somebody says, "this is definitely one of my last fights," it doesn’t need to be fact-checked — it’s universally true. Each fight is a step closer to the last one. That’s just how it is. Yet when Ronda Rousey says it, on a daytime show like Ellen, shortly before telling a story about how her boyfriend Travis Browne squeegee’d a damp bench for her with his butt so that she may sit down, it takes on import. Rousey is returning from the
  
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• Robert Whittaker vs. Derek Brunson Promoted to UFC Fight Night Melbourne Headliner

  02-11-2016 16:29
  
  A pivotal middleweight showdown between Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson has been elevated to top billing at UFC Fight Night 101 in Melbourne.
  
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• Dana White: Ronda Rousey Eyeing ‘Cyborg’ Fight Before Retirement

  02-11-2016 16:02
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White discusses the latest on Ronda Rousey and Georges St. Pierre.
  
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• Robert Whittaker vs. Derek Brunson promoted to main event of UFC Fight Night 101 in Australia

  02-11-2016 16:00
  
  UFC Fight Night 101 will be still be headlined by a pair of middleweights, as the fight between Robert Whittaker vs. Derek Brunson has been promoted to the main event of the card.
  The news was first reported by The Daily Telegraph and was later announced by the UFC.
  This new main event replaces the original headliner between former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and top middleweight Ronaldo Souza. MMA Fighting reported on Monday that Rockhold had suffered a knee injury and was forc
  
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• UFC Moves Robert Whittaker-Derek Brunson To Main Event Role

  02-11-2016 15:53
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_xqCZR2Xd8[/embed]Despite still having over three weeks to work on something new, UFC officials have decided to move Robert Whittaker-Derek Brunson to the main event of UFC Fight Night 101.The card lost a planned headline act between Luke Rockhold and Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza Tuesday when Rockhold bowed out. It is believed the former UFC champion suffered an injury in training.Whittaker and Brunson are both ranked in the Top-10 in the middleweight division.
  
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• Liam McGeary’s Journey To Bellator Champion Has Been An Interesting One

  02-11-2016 15:45
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX4VVeEGurc[/embed]Liam McGeary will compete in another high-profile bout this Friday night at Bellator 163, defending his light heavyweight title against former UFC contender Phil Davis.After taking out Tito Ortiz in his last fight, McGeary has the chance to add another big name to his resume.The journey to this point has been a very unique one for McGeary, which he tells in the video above.
  
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• Jose Aldo Now Looking At Early 2017 To Compete Inside The Octagon

  02-11-2016 15:42
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP7Rf1iDhyc[/embed]Whatever happened during a meeting between UFC bosses and Jose Aldo we might never know, but it appears the interim featherweight champion is willing to compete again.In an interview with Combate out of Brazil, Aldo's head coach, Andre Pederneiras, stated that they are looking at February or March to unify the belts. Conor McGregor is set to face Eddie Alvarez next weekend at UFC 205 and currently holds the featherweight strap.
  “Ald
  
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• Bellator 167 Has A New Look With Patricky Pitbull-Derek Campos

  02-11-2016 15:38
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDOx1gbKJbY[/embed]A new main event has been tabbed for the upcoming Bellator 167 event, as Derek Campos and Patricky "Pitbull" Freire square off for a second time.Originally, the December 3 card from Thackerville, Oklahoma was to feature John Teixeira and former champion Pat Curran. An injury to Curran, though, scrapped those plans. Teixeira will remain on the docket, facing Justin Lawrence.
  Campos (17-6) and Freire (16-8) own a combined 15 wins inside the
  
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• Preview: The Ultimate Fighter 24, Episode 8 Goes Down Tonight

  02-11-2016 15:32
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9frjRL0HHE[/embed]Tensions rise in The Ultimate Fighter house as teammates go to battle in a semifinal tonight on FOX Sports 1.
  At the same time, coaches Joseph Benavidez and Henry Cejudo continue their rivalry.
  Check out a preview for the show above, which airs at 10 p.m. ET.
  
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• UFC 205 Free Fight: The Rematch Between Joanna Jedrzejczyk And Claudia Gadelha

  02-11-2016 15:26
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItX7zfCUeLA[/embed]When the UFC's strawweight division needed a rivalry, it was Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha stepping to the forefront.The ladies first met back when both were vying to become division champion, with Jedrzejczyk scoring a razor-close split decision.After Jedrezejczyk went on to claim the title, Gadelha worked her way into the role of No. 1 contender. The two squared off this past July as part of International Fight Week, with "Joan
  
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• Technique Talk: Joey Villaseñor explores the beauty and brutality of body shots

  02-11-2016 15:00
  
  Body shots are revered among fight fans, but are still seldom seen despite their instant viciousness or value over the long haul in a fight. To be sure, their use is growing in mixed martial arts, but still lags in an era where four-ounce gloves still carry potency even in simplistic head hunting ventures.
  In this episode of our Technique Talk series, we speak to Joey Villaseñor, a veteran of nearly 40 fights who competed in Strikeforce, PRIDE and other top organizations. He's also a
  
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• Live Chat: Ronda Rousey's final fights, UFC Fight Night 98 and Bellator 163 preview

  02-11-2016 14:15
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  The biggest news in the sport has to be the comments made by former UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. In short, Rousey stated that her UFC 207 bout opposite Amanda Nunes was one of her last, albeit not necessarily the last one itself. Still, one wonders what would happen in the event of a bad loss to the reigning champion, however unlikely that sounds this far out. One also wonders to what extent this kills
  
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• Morning Report: Miesha Tate: If Ronda Rousey is at her best, she will beat Amanda Nunes at UFC 207

  02-11-2016 13:00
  
  Former UFC women's bantamweight champion believes her old foe Ronda Rousey will beat the woman who took the title from her when the two fight at UFC 207. Just yesterday Ronda Rousey announced that her fight with Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 is going to be one of her last ones in MMA which isn't surprising considering lucrative career available to her outside of the world of professional head trauma. What may be a bit surprising though is that one of her most bitter rivals is backing her in her r
  
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• Whittaker-Brunson Takes Melbourne Main Event Slot

  02-11-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  When former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold was forced to withdraw from his November 26 (Nov. 27 local time) bout against Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza in Melbourne, Australia on Tuesday, Robert Whittaker didn’t hesitate to step up and add two more rounds to his highly-anticipated bout against Derek Brunson.“It’s not a problem,” Whittaker said. “I always train for the long fights anyway.”It’s almost fitting that the new main event for the UFC Fight Nigh
  
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• UFC Camp Update: Cowboy's BMF Ranch

  02-11-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Thirty miles east of Albuquerque, through the Cibola National Forest, sits the town of Edgewood, New Mexico, whose population nearly doubled between 2000 and 2010, bringing the head count in the Sante Fe County metropolis to just shy of 4,000 people.One of those residents is UFC standout Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone.A handful of years ago, the 33-year-old gunslinger started assembling a live-work-play oasis to call his own out in the sticks; a place where he could roll out of bed and into
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 24: Episode 8 Recap

  02-11-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  The quarterfinals on The Ultimate Fighter are officially underway while Joseph Benavidez and Henry Cejudo take their rivalry to a whole new level this week after a guest coach arrives in town to help out the competitors.Following a hard fought opening round, the competitors were treated to a barbecue and a pool party at the house where everyone got the chance to unwind. It was a celebration of sorts after the first eight fights all ended with finishes and the tournament definitely impressed UFC
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 24: Ep. 8 Preview

  02-11-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
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   When we last left The Ultimate Fighter, the first round of the tournament wrapped up with eight competitors moving into the quarterfinals after some incredible matchups resulted in finishes in every bout.It was clear from the first fight until the last that the competitors on this season of the show weren't just going for the victory, but they were sending a subtle message to champion Demetrious Johnson that the winner of this tournament is gunning for his title. With the first ro
  
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• Sanchez ready to prove he's at his best

  02-11-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Before his debut in Mexico City this Saturday against Marcin Held, Diego Sanchez is excited to return to the Octagon, but as far as this being his “real” debut in Mexico, he’s not buying it.“No, Ricardo Lamas in Monterrey, Mexico was the real fight,” laughs Sanchez, who also saw two UFC 180 fights in Mexico City scrapped in 2014 before the loss to Lamas in November of 2015. “This is just another fight, another opponent, another city. But it comes with its own
  
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• Rashad Evans ready to mix things up at UFC 205

  02-11-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Former world light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has always been one of the most likable fighters on the UFC roster, but he did rub some folks the wrong way when he spoke of being embarrassed about his April loss to Glover Teixeira.How could a fighter – any fighter, but especially Evans – be courageous enough to make the walk to the Octagon, compete, and then hang his head just because he had a bad night? It was baffling at first, but then understandable, if only because it prove
  
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• New and improved Woodley tough test for Wonderboy

  02-11-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Tyron Woodley erupted onto the scene with one massive overhand right, destroying champion Robbie Lawler by knockout at UFC 201 in July.The result was the fastest finish in UFC welterweight history. Woodley was off for 18 months before that fight – improving and plotting. “I felt like I was just a thief in the night. Nobody saw any footage of me fighting or what I was working on,” Woodley said Wednesday during a UFC 205 media call.RELATED: Watch UFC 205 extended preview&nbs
  
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• Dillashaw vs Lineker Set for UFC 207

  02-11-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  The top two contenders in the bantamweight division will square off on Friday, December 30, when former world champion TJ Dillashaw faces Brazilian knockout artist John Lineker in a UFC 207 bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.UFC 207 features a pair of 135-pound championship fights, as Amanda Nunes puts her UFC women's bantamweight title on the line against Ronda Rousey, and Dominick Cruz defends the men's bantamweight crown against Cody Garbrandt. Eager to earn a shot at regaining his title, Di
  
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• Luke Rockhold Injured, Out Of November 26th Jacare Rematch In Melbourne

  02-11-2016 00:39
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaZGX3M4e6UThe year of the rematch has lost one of its best on-paper rematches. According to a report from MMAFighting, former UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold has suffered a knee injury and is out of his November 26th main event against Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza. The fight, which could very well have determined the next title challenger, is now on hold, and it's unclear if Souza will be getting a replacement opponent. The November 26th card in question is the
  
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• PFA expects naming of fighter executive board to ignite next step in UFC unionization process

  02-11-2016 00:00
  
  Less three months after announcing its arrival, the Professional Fighters Association (PFA) is nearing the next step of its ongoing efforts to unionize UFC fighters.
  The organization, led by longtime baseball agent Jeff Borris and attorney Lucas Middlebrook, expects to announce an interim executive board comprised of nine current UFC fighters or veterans to lead the PFA "within the month," with the goal being to introduce the executive board during UFC 205 fight week in New York City.
  "Those nin
  
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