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• Alexa Grasso vs. Heather Jo Clark full fight video highlights

  06-11-2016 23:00
  
  Watch Alexa Grasso vs. Heather Jo Clark full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 98's main card above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson, aka The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale, took place Nov. 5 at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico. Top strawweight prospect Alexa Grasso (9-0) made her UFC debut against Heather Jo Clark (7-6) on the night's main card, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above.
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• Donald Cerrone still thinks Robbie Lawler matchup would be 'a hell of a fight'

  06-11-2016 20:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- For a brief period of time in September, the mixed martial arts community was electrified by the prospect of a bout between former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and Donald Cerrone.
  The matchup of two of the sport's most exciting fighters was expected for UFC 205 on Nov. 12. But then Lawler, who was just a month removed from being knocked out by Tyron Woodley to lose the title at UFC 201 when the Cerrone fight was made public, then pulled out of the fight.
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• Video: Dominick Cruz & Yves Edwards Give Analysis Of Alvarez vs. McGregor Fight

  06-11-2016 19:41
  
  https://youtu.be/HZ_wSYTgzN8During Saturday night's official UFC Fight Night 98 Post-Show on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), the UFC On FOX crew gave their in-depth analysis on next Saturday's UFC 205 mega-event in the promotional debut in the state of New York.Featured above is the FS1 segment from last night, which includes Karyn Bryant, Yves Edwards and UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz giving their insight and analysis for the big pay-per-view main event between UFC Featherweight Champion Conor Mc
  
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• Video: Diego Sanchez Talks Marcin Held Win In Post-UFN 98 Backstage Interview

  06-11-2016 19:29
  
  https://youtu.be/EeTwJUXUTn4At Saturday night's UFC Fight Night 98, Ultimate Fighter season one winner Diego Sanchez picked up an impressive victory over an up-and-coming challenger, as he defeated Marcin Held via unanimous decision in the co-main event.Featured below is post-show interview conducted with Sanchez backstage at the event in Mexico City, which comes courtesy of the official UFC YouTube channel.Additionally, you can watch Bruce Buffer announce Sanchez as the winner and the post-figh
  
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• Videos: Tony Ferguson Talks RDA Win In Two Post-UFN 98 Backstage Interviews

  06-11-2016 19:21
  
  https://youtu.be/gvhdzOSQVvkFollowing arguably the biggest victory of his already impressive career resume, Tony Ferguson spoke about his performance in two post-show interviews conducted backstage immediately after his fight.Featured below are the interviews, which come courtesy of the official UFC YouTube channel and the official UFC On FOX YouTube channel.
  Additionally, you can watch Bruce Buffer announce Ferguson as the winner and the post-fight Octagon interviews from Saturday's main event
  
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• Video: Alexa Grasso vs. Heather Jo Clark Highlights From UFC Fight Night 98

  06-11-2016 19:10
  
  https://youtu.be/_AgaBJHxCi8In the main card opener at Saturday night's UFC Fight Night 98 event, which featured the return of the Octagon to Mexico, Alexa Grasso picked up a win over an Ultimate Fighter veteran.Grasso defeated TUF alum Heather Jo Clark via unanimous decision in the three-round Women's bout that kicked off a night of fights headlined by former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos against longtime top contender Tony Ferguson.Featured above from the UFC Fight Night 98 post-sh
  
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• The Weekly Grind: Conor McGregor plays YouTube star on UFC 2, St-Pierre has an intense workout

  06-11-2016 19:00
  
  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."@reebok #perfectnever #fbf
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• Video: Beneil Dariush vs. Rashid Magomedov Highlights From UFC Fight Night 98

  06-11-2016 18:58
  
  https://youtu.be/JvrmcTltq7wAt UFC Fight Night 98 on Saturday evening, Beneil Dariush picked up another win over another solid opponent.On the main card, which aired live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) from Mexico City, Mexico last night, Dariush defeated Rashid Magomedov via unanimous decision, with two judges giving him all three rounds and a third scoring the fight in his favor 2-1.Featured above from the UFC Fight Night 98 post-show on FS1 (via the official UFC On FOX YouTube channel) are video highl
  
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• Video: Ricardo Lamas vs. Charles Oliveira Highlights From UFC Fight Night 98

  06-11-2016 18:39
  
  https://youtu.be/7Wsb68_nhsoOn Saturday night, Ricardo Lamas picked up another impressive victory in one of the featured bouts on the UFC fight card that aired live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1).In a fight positioned third-from-the-top at Saturday's UFC Fight Night 98 event, which featured the return of the Octagon to Mexico, Lamas defeated Charles Oliveira via second-round submission.Featured above from the UFC Fight Night 98 post-show on FS1 (via the official UFC On FOX YouTube channel) are video high
  
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• Video: Diego Sanchez vs. Marcin Held Highlights From UFC Fight Night 98

  06-11-2016 18:21
  
  https://youtu.be/n7PT5dKzAMIUFC brought the Octagon back to Mexico City on Saturday evening for their live fight card on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) -- UFC Fight Night 98.In the co-main event of the evening, Ultimate Fighter season one winner and longtime UFC contender Diego Sanchez added another name to his win column, as the fan favorite got the nod from the judges for a unanimous decision victory over Marcin Held.The scores saw Sanchez edge out Held with two judges favoring him 29-28, while a third ju
  
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• ‘El Cucuy’ made himself into the phantom of the opera for MSG show

  06-11-2016 18:00
  
  The benefit of fighting in a picture-sharpening main event a week ahead of the Year’s Biggest Card is that people are going to talk. Tony Ferguson went to Mexico City and fought the former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos as if to send a ripple up to New York. Nevermind that he was above 7,000 feet, an elevation that nearly did Marcin Held in just a bout before — Ferguson is the kind of fighter that could put pace on the sherpas at the Hillary Step. What Ferguson did by beating
  
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• Pro wrestler Kid Kash loses in 39 seconds in MMA fight

  06-11-2016 17:00
  
  David Cash, a 47-year-old retired pro wrestler better known as Kid Kash, lasted only 39 seconds on Saturday night in his first MMA encounter in years.Cash faced Lindsey Jones of Macon, Ga., in a welterweight fight at the Nashville Fairgrounds, an arena he performed in as a pro wrestler with regularity more then a decade ago. Jones overwhelmed him with one right uppercut after another that Cash was unable to defend, before Cash went down and the fight was stopped.Kid Kash went from pro wrestling
  
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• Click Debate: What should be done when a fighter misses weight by a wide margin?

  06-11-2016 15:00
  
  The weight-cutting problem in mixed martial arts isn't going away.
  This year has been ground-breaking for the issue with the adoption of earlier weigh-ins almost across the board. The fact that fighters are getting more time to rehydrate and are spending less time dehydrated is a huge win for the sport.
  It's not enough, though. Issues with weight cutting still persist and the culture of trying to cut as much weight as possible to compete as the bigger fighter remains, despite medical experts dee
  
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• Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas full fight video highlights

  06-11-2016 08:31
  
  Watch Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas full fight video highlights from the Pacquiao vs. Vargas main event above, courtesy of ESPN.
  Pacquiao vs. Vargas took place Nov. 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Legendary boxing champion Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2) faced Jessie Vargas (27-1) in the main event. Catch the video highlights above.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 98 bonuses: Tony Ferguson, Rafael dos Anjos take $50K for Fight of the Night

  06-11-2016 07:49
  
  Tony Ferguson and Rafael dos Anjos gave the UFC no option but to hand them Fight of the Night bonuses at Saturday's UFC Fight Night 98.
  Both fighters will each be taking home an extra $50,000 after ramming kicks, knees, elbows, and punches at each other's faces for five entire rounds. It was a wild, back-and-forth fight in which both fighters had their moments, but it was Ferguson who ultimately got the better of the former lightweight champ dos Anjos, defeating him via unanimous decision.
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• NFL Veteran Greg Hardy Training at American Top Team in Preparation for MMA Debut

  06-11-2016 07:49 via sherdog.com
  
  Former Pro Bowl defensive end Greg Hardy has begun training at American Top Team in preparation for a future MMA debut, according to a report from TMZ Sports.
  
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• Ferguson Not Concerned with Alvarez vs. McGregor: ‘I Hope They Knock Each Other Out’

  06-11-2016 07:46 via sherdog.com
  
  It would only be natural if, after his ninth straight Octagon triumph, lightweight contender Tony Ferguson turned his attention to next Saturday’s UFC 205 headliner.
  
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• Diego Sanchez vs. Marcin Held full fight video highlights

  06-11-2016 07:38
  
  Watch Diego Sanchez vs. Marcin Held full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 98's co-main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson, aka The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale, took place Nov. 5 at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico. Longtime UFC veteran Diego Sanchez (27-8) collided against Octagon newcomer Marcin Held (22-5) in the night's co-main event, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above.
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• Videos: Tony Ferguson vs. Rafael dos Anjos Highlights From UFC Fight Night 98

  06-11-2016 07:34
  
  https://youtu.be/uQ3B0okRgUMOn Saturday, UFC brought the Octagon back to Mexico for the first time in several months, and those who attended the show will likely agree that it was well worth the wait.UFC Fight Night 98 emanated from Mexico City on Saturday night with a fight card that aired live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) featuring Rafael dos Anjos vs. Tony Ferguson in the main event.In his first Octagon appearance since losing the UFC Lightweight Championship to Eddie Alvarez at UFC Fight Night 90 b
  
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• Tony Ferguson vs. Rafael dos Anjos UFC Fight Night 98 scorecard

  06-11-2016 07:29
  
  Check out the Tony Ferguson vs. Rafael dos Anjos UFC Fight Night 98 scorecard to see how the judges scored the main event Saturday night at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico.
  Ferguson scored the biggest win of his career with a unanimous decision victory (48-47 x3) over the former UFC lightweight champion.
  All three judges -- Derek Cleary, Chris Lee, and Marcos Rosales -- scored rounds two, four, and five for Ferguson, while dos Anjos was given rounds one and three.
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• UFC Fight Night Bonuses: Ferguson, dos Anjos, Lamas, Silva de Andrade Receive $50K

  06-11-2016 07:26 via sherdog.com
  
  Tony Ferguson and Rafael dos Anjos maintained a ridiculous offensive pace in the high altitude of Mexico City, and each man pocketed a well deserved $50,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus for his work in the Octagon on Saturday night.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 98 in Tweets: Pros react to Tony Ferguson vs. Rafael dos Anjos, Alexa Grasso's debut, more

  06-11-2016 07:10
  
  Tony Ferguson proved once again why he is one of the biggest -- if not the biggest -- threat to the UFC's 155-pound belt.
  "El Cucuy" picked apart former UFC lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos for five rounds in the main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night 98 in Mexico City. Watch below how the pros reacted to Ferguson's impressive victory, as well as Diego Sanchez's win over Marcin Held, strawweight prospect Alexa Grasso's promotional debut, and more.
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• Tony Ferguson vs. Rafael dos Anjos full fight video highlights

  06-11-2016 07:07
  
  Watch Tony Ferguson vs. Rafael dos Anjos full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 98's main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson, aka The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale, took place Nov. 5 at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico. Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (25-9) took on red-hot contender Tony Ferguson (22-3) in in the night's main event, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights ab
  
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• Boxing: Manny Pacquiao Dominates Jessie Vargas to Capture Another Title

  06-11-2016 06:57 via sherdog.com
  
  Manny Pacquiao was a heavy betting favorite going into his bout with Jessie Vargas Saturday night and for good reason: He’s a future Hall of Famer who has won world titles in eight different weight divisions and Vargas has thus far taken on only one elite-level fighter.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 98 results: Tony Ferguson carves up Rafael dos Anjos in statement win

  06-11-2016 06:55
  
  Tony Ferguson may not be fighting for the title yet, but he already accomplished something no other lightweight in UFC history has done.
  "El Cucuy" sliced and diced former 155-pound champion Rafael dos Anjos with a slew of unconventional attacks to capture a thrilling unanimous decision victory and become the first UFC lightweight ever to win nine consecutive fights on Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night 98 in Mexico City, Mexico.
  Ferguson (22-3) may very well have been a stand-i
  
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• Tony Ferguson Strengthens Claim for Title Shot, Subdues Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 98

  06-11-2016 06:53 via sherdog.com
  
  Tony Ferguson decisions Rafael dos Anjos in their UFC Fight Night 98 main event on Saturday in Mexico City.
  
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• Video: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez From UFC Fight Night 90 (Full Fight)

  06-11-2016 06:25
  
  https://youtu.be/kccEJf-qfi8Ahead of next weekend's mega-event in New York City, UFC has released the latest "UFC 205 Free Fight."Featured above is the complete UFC Lightweight Championship bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Eddie Alvarez from the UFC Fight Night 90 event that took place during UFC's International Fight Week back in July.Watch Alvarez win the UFC 155-title from RDA earlier this year, a fight that directly resulted in the Philadelphia native becoming one-half of the main event of
  
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• UFC announces Super Bowl Weekend event

  06-11-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Super Bowl 51 Weekend will get off to an exciting start on Saturday, Feb. 4, as the Octagon returns to Toyota Center in Houston for a UFC Fight Night event that will air live on FS1. Stay tuned to UFC.com for fight card announcements and ticket on-sale dates. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Fight Night Mexico: Fantasy rewind

  06-11-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Think you know how the next fight card will play out? Play UFC Pick 'EmThe main event battle between the No. 2 and No. 3-ranked lightweights paid off in a big way on Saturday night as Tony Ferguson defeated former champion Rafael Dos Anjos in an epic five round war. While Ferguson was the underdog heading into the night according to the oddsmakers as well as fantasy players, with only 42 percent picking him to win, the former Ultimate Fighter winner showed up in a big way with a relentless pace
  
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• Fight Night Mexico City talking points - Ferguson & Grasso

  06-11-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  With eight consecutive wins to his credit in one of the most historically competitive divisions in the UFC, Tony Ferguson still had work to do at 7,382 feet in Mexico City. “El Cucuy” – “the Boogeyman” in English – had to prove he was, in fact, the real deal against former lightweight king Rafael Dos Anjos in one of the toughest places to fight on the planet.RELATED: Ferguson earns massive win and sets record | Grasso shines, Lamas and Sanchez win&nb
  
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• Fight Night Mexico City bonuses: Who got $$$?

  06-11-2016 06:00 via ufc.com
  
  Fight of the Night: Rafael Dos Anjos and Tony FergusonPerformance Bonuses: Douglas Silva de Andrade and Ricardo Lamas• Rafael Dos Anjos and Tony Ferguson earned Fight of the Night honors for their five-round brawl• Ricardo Lamas' submission win over Charles Oliveira was worthy of a performance bonus• Douglas Silva de Andrade got his second consecutive win with a KO to earn a performance bonus• All four fighters earn $50k for their efforts tonightRELATED: Ferguson sets li
  
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• Video: Conor McGregor Undergoes MRI Ahead Of UFC 205

  06-11-2016 05:49
  
  https://youtu.be/PFG2rOp6rAMOn Saturday, the latest installment in the ongoing web-series "The Mac Life" was released."The Mac Life" is a web show that follows UFC Featherweight Champion "The Notorious" Conor McGregor as he prepares for his "Champion vs. Champion" main event against UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez at this month's UFC 205 pay-per-view.In the newest episode, which you can watch above, McGregor undergoes an MRI, plays the new EA UFC 2 video game that features himself on the
  
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• Photos: Conor McGregor, Paige VanZant Grace Covers Of M&F, M&F Hers Magazines

  06-11-2016 04:58
  
  Two of UFC's biggest stars grace the covers of the latest issues of Muscle & Fitness and Muscle & Fitness HERS magazines this month.Featured on the cover of the November 2016 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine, as seen pictured below, is the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor.
  "The Notorious" Irish mega-star makes his Octagon return in the UFC 205 main event against Eddie Alvarez. The fight, which features the UFC Lightweight Title on the line, takes place at Madison
  
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• Former Women's Boxer Christy Martin: Ronda Rousey has ‘The Worst Public Female Image’

  06-11-2016 04:15 via sherdog.com
  
  Women's boxing pioneer Christy Martin has some harsh words for former Ultimate Fighting Championship champ Ronda Rousey.
  
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• Former Female Boxer Christy Martin: Ronda Rousey has ‘The Worst Public Female Image’

  06-11-2016 04:15 via sherdog.com
  
  Women's boxing pioneer Christy Martin has some harsh words for former Ultimate Fighting Championship champ Ronda Rousey.
  
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• UFC Returns To Phoenix With UFC Fight Night 103 On 1/15, Three Fights Announced

  06-11-2016 03:10
  
  UFC.com confirmed this week that the world's leading MMA promotion will soon be returning to Phoenix, Arizona.UFC will be returning to Phoenix for a fight card that will air live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) in January.While no main event has been announced for the card thus far, the following fights have been confirmed:- Cyril Asker (7-2) vs. Dmitri Smoliakov (8-1)- Viktor Pesta (10-3) vs. Damian Grabowski (20-4)- Joachim Christensen (13-4) vs. Bojan Mihalovic (10-4)The promotion reported the followin
  
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• Alex Nicholson Cleared By UFC Law Firm In Investigation Of Domestic Violence Arrest

  06-11-2016 02:42
  
  UFC has concluded their "third-party investigation" of light heavyweight fighter Alex Nicholson following his May arrest for an alleged domestic violence incident.The promotion issued a statement this weekend regarding their investigation of the fighter, which was handled by UFC's law firm, Campbell & Williams.
  UFC noted via their official statement that they were not able to find enough "sufficient evidence" to indicate an act of domestic violence involving Nicholson.
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• Joe Soto locks slick heel-hook submission on Marco Beltran

  06-11-2016 02:28
  
  Joe Soto lands a crazy slick heel hook! Beautiful technique! #UFCMexico https://t.co/99HnB5urgi
  — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) November 6, 2016Taking a very short-notice fight in Mexico City's high altitude wasn't an issue for Joe Soto.
  Soto, who took on Mexico's Marco Beltran at UFC Fight Night 98, took less than two minutes to leave the Octagon with a win. The 29-year-old American fighter submitted Beltran with a slick heel hook at the 1:37 mark of round one.
  Soto has now put together tw
  
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• Douglas Silva de Andrade stops Henry Briones with brutal spinning back fist

  06-11-2016 02:01
  
  SPINNING BACKFIST OUTTA KO NOWHERE! #UFCMexico https://t.co/aTsG4eVx0f
  — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) November 6, 2016A spinning back fist was the culmination of a wild brawl between Douglas Silva de Andrade and Henry Briones at Saturday's UFC Fight Night 98 in Mexico City.
  Both Silva de Andrade and Briones exchanged heavy punches for well over 10 minutes, and both fighters found themselves in shaky moments throughout the fight. But it was close to the three-minute mark in t
  
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• Bellator 163 Results — Phil Davis Wins Light Heavyweight Title

  06-11-2016 01:32
  
  At the Bellator 163 event on Friday evening, a new Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion was crowned.Former UFC contender Phil Davis defeated Liam McGeary in the main event of Friday's fight card, which went down at The Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut and aired live on Spike TV.With the victory, "Mr. Wonderful" improved to a perfect 4-0 under the Bellator MMA banner. Additionally, Davis became the undisputed Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion by handing McGeary his first professional M
  
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• UFC Fight Night 98: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson Results From Mexico City

  06-11-2016 00:44
  
  The world-famous Octagon returns to Mexico this evening, as UFC Fight Night 98 emanates live from Mexico City, airing free on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) with a fight card headlined by Rafael dos Anjos vs. Tony Ferguson.RDA makes his first Octagon appearance since losing the UFC Lightweight Championship to Eddie Alvarez earlier this year. Ferguson, meanwhile, looks to secure a much-deserved opportunity at the same UFC 155-pound title that he has been itching closer and closer to with each fight.In the co
  
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