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• Bellator MMA Announces Signing Of 3x National Champion Wrestler Romero Cotton

  07-11-2016 23:42
  
  In addition to a few other announcements made by the promotion on Monday, Bellator MMA officials announced the signing of a very intriguing prospect.It was confirmed by the promotion on Monday afternoon that three-time National Champion amateur wrestler Romero Cotton has signed on to fight in the promotion.Below is the official press release issued by Bellator MMA officials on Monday afternoon:BELLATOR MMA SIGNS THREE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION ROMERO COTTON TO EXCLUSIVE MMA CONTRACTSANTA MONICA, Ca
  
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• “Baby Slice’s” Debut Set For Bellator 165 Event On 11/19

  07-11-2016 23:17
  
  After his originally scheduled professional MMA debut under the Bellator MMA banner was cancelled, Kevin Ferguson Jr. now has a new date for his first fight inside the cage.It was announced by Bellator MMA this week that "Baby Slice," son of the late MMA legend Kimbo Slice (Kevin Ferguson Sr.), will make his promotional debut at the upcoming Bellator 165 event scheduled for later this month.Below is the official press release issued by Bellator MMA officials on Monday:PROFESSIONAL DEBUT OF KEVIN
  
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• Report: BJ Penn Cleared Of Charges In Sexual Assault Case

  07-11-2016 23:12
  
  MMA legend and UFC Hall Of Famer BJ Penn has been cleared of all charges related to his case for alleged sexual assault, according to a report by TMZ.com.TMZ reports that prosecutors in the case have come to the conclusion that they "don't have sufficient evidence to charge the case."Penn was scheduled to headline the UFC's return to the Philippinnes against Ricardo Lamas until a number of issues forced the promotion to cancel the entire event.There is no word yet regarding if and/or when BJ Pen
  
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• UFC Issues Statement On Jon Jones Receiving One-Year Suspension From USADA

  07-11-2016 23:08
  
  As noted, USADA issued their ruling in the Jon Jones case on Monday, announcing that the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion has been handed down a one-year suspension stemming from his positive test result for his scheduled fight in July at UFC 200.Since the ruling has become public knowledge, the UFC has touched down with their own official statement regarding the matter.Below is the statement UFC sent out today regarding USADA's ruling of a one-year suspension for Jon Jones:"UFC is aware of
  
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• Jon Jones releases statement regarding his one-year suspension

  07-11-2016 21:41
  
  Jon Jones wanted to be back in the cage sooner, but was happy the decision acknowledged he didn't knowingly cheat.
  The UFC interim light heavyweight champion released a statement Monday following the decision came down from arbitrators that Jones would be suspended one year in his USADA doping case. The crux of the arbitrators' decision was that Jones was "reckless" in taking a sexual-performance pill given to him by a teammate and didn't do enough to comply with the UFC anti-doping policy.
  
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• Report: UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn Cleared in Sexual Assault Case

  07-11-2016 21:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder B.J. Penn will not face charges in a sexual assault case stemming from allegations levied against him by a former writer on his BJPenn.com website.
  
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• Video: UFC 205 — Fighting For History Documentary (Full Episode)

  07-11-2016 21:04
  
  https://youtu.be/SxwE4fPLU3cAhead of this Saturday's UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor mega-event in New York, UFC has begun rolling out their usual "Fight Week" content.Featured above is the complete hour-long special, "UFC 205 -- Fighting For History," which premiered on FOX this past Sunday evening to promote this coming Saturday's debut event in New York.The official description for UFC 205 -- Fighting For History reads as follows:"The UFC’s long road to New York culminates with UFC 205 at
  
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• Jon Jones vs. Dan Henderson grappling match headlines Submission Underground 2

  07-11-2016 21:03
  
  Jon Jones may be out for the immediate future due to his USADA suspension, but the former UFC light heavyweight champion is still hoping to stay active in other ways.
  Jones, 29, is expected to headline Submission Underground's second event in a grappling match against Dan Henderson on Dec. 11 at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon. Submission Underground founder Chael Sonnen announced the match-up Monday on The MMA Hour, less than an hour after word came down that Jones had receiv
  
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• USADA Issues One-Year Suspension To Jon Jones

  07-11-2016 20:33
  
  On Monday, USADA issued their ruling in the Jon Jones case, serving the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion with a one-year suspension for his positive drug test result leading up to his scheduled fight with Daniel Cormier at UFC 200 back in July.Below is the official release issued by USADA today with all of the details on their ruling:MGSS Arbitration Panel Imposes One-Year Sanction on UFC Athlete, Jones, for Anti-Doping Policy ViolationNovember 7, 2016 - USADA announced today that an indepe
  
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• UFC releases statement on Jon Jones’ one-year suspension

  07-11-2016 19:55
  
  Jon Jones received a one-year suspension from an independent arbitration panel Monday in his USADA doping case.
  Jones tested positive for two banned substances, clomiphene and Letrozol, in an out-of-competition drug test prior to UFC 200 in July. He was pulled from his title fight against Daniel Cormier just three days before the card in Las Vegas.
  The arbitrators from McLaren Global Sports Solutions ruled that Jones might not have knowingly ingested the two substances, but in taking a sexual-pe
  
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• Interim UFC Champion Jon Jones Hit with One-Year USADA Suspension for Failed Drug Test

  07-11-2016 19:53 via sherdog.com
  
  The United States Anti-Doping Agency on Monday hit interim Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight titleholder Jon Jones with a one-year suspension in response to a failed drug test on June 16. ESPN was first to report the suspension.
  
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• ‘Baby Slice’ to Make Twice-Delayed Pro Debut at Bellator 165 on Nov. 19

  07-11-2016 19:50 via sherdog.com
  
  Kevin Ferguson Jr., the man also known as “Baby Slice,” will make his twice-delayed professional mixed martial arts debut against Aaron Hamilton as part of the Bellator 165prelims on Nov. 19
  
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• Jon Jones suspended one year in USADA doping case

  07-11-2016 19:02
  
  Jon Jones has received the full ban in his doping case.
  An independent arbitration panel handed down a one-year suspension on Jones, the UFC interim light heavyweight champion, on Monday. Jones had his USADA case heard by three arbitrators from McLaren Global Sports Solutions last week and the decision came back to give him the full sanction.
  The ban is retroactive to when the results came back, so Jones will be eligible to return to the Octagon in July 2017. it was the first time a UFC athlete
  
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• Jon Jones suspended one year by USADA for doping

  07-11-2016 19:02
  
  Jon Jones has received the full ban in his doping case.
  An independent arbitration panel handed down a one-year suspension on Jones, the UFC interim light heavyweight champion, on Monday. Jones had his USADA case heard by three arbitrators from McLaren Global Sports Solutions last week and the decision came back to give him the full sanction.
  The ban is retroactive to when the results came back, so Jones will be eligible to return to the Octagon in July 2017. it was the first time a UFC athlete
  
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• Video: UFC 205 “Inside The Octagon” Preview For Alvarez vs. McGregor Fight

  07-11-2016 18:10
  
  https://youtu.be/JPxqu538ejIAhead of this Saturday's UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor mega-event in New York, UFC has begun rolling out their usual "Fight Week" content.Featured above is the "Inside The Octagon" segment focused on this Saturday's "Champion vs. Champion" main event at UFC 205 between UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez and UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor.UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor takes place on Saturday, November 12th from the world-famous Madison Square Garden aren
  
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• Video: UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor Embedded — Episode One

  07-11-2016 17:34
  
  https://youtu.be/d5t-QBmWl3sAhead of this Saturday's UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor mega-event in New York, UFC has begun rolling out their usual "Fight Week" content.Featured above is episode one of the ongoing "UFC 205 Embedded" web-series, which will follow the top fighters up to their battles inside the Octagon this weekend.The official description for UFC 205 Embedded episode one reads as follows:"On Episode 1 of UFC 205 Embedded, it's all business for the stars of New York City's first-ever
  
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• UFC 205 Embedded, Episode 1: ‘It’s a sign of desperation’

  07-11-2016 17:30
  
  In the first episode of UFC 205 Embedded, Eddie Alvarez takes aim at Conor McGregor talking about his family, Conor McGregor gets a meal from nutritionist George Lockhart, Joanna Jedrzejczyk gets acupuncture, Karolina Kowalkiewicz goes shopping, Stephen Thompson teaches karate, and Tyron Woodley hangs out with his kids.
  
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• Dominick Cruz explains what made him interested in fighting Cody Garbrandt next

  07-11-2016 17:00
  
  Dominick Cruz has a sad truth to break to MMA fans. The word "deserve" doesn't mean anything in this sport.
  The UFC bantamweight champion has heard people say other contenders have done more to earn a title shot over Cody Garbrandt at UFC 207 on Dec. 30 in Las Vegas. Cruz doesn't really give a damn.
  "Some people say somebody deserves it, that doesn't matter to me," Cruz told MMA Fighting. "I don't care what anybody else thinks or what anybody else deserves, because there's no validity behind tha
  
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• Conor McGregor: Except for me, ‘everyone in this game does what the f*ck they're told'

  07-11-2016 15:00
  
  The level of autonomy given to Conor McGregor by the UFC is perhaps greater than any other fighter in the promotion's history -- and McGregor knows it.
  With the exception of his removal from UFC 200, the reigning featherweight champion has largely called his own shots since winning the belt late last year, from obtaining his rematch against Nate Diaz to successfully refusing to vacate his title ahead of UFC 205's champion versus champion superfight against Eddie Alvarez. Those are simply privile
  
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• The MMA Hour with John Kavanagh in studio, Kenny Florian in studio, Al Iaquinta/Aljamain Sterling/Gian Villante in studio, Mike Brown, Duke Roufus

  07-11-2016 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:
  1:00 p.m. ET - We'll recap a busy weekend of MMA action and look ahead to UFC 205.
  1:25 p.m. -- Tyron Woodley's coach Duke Roufus will preview Woodley's welterweight title fight against Stephen Thompson at UFC 205.
  1:45 p.m. -- Joanna Jędrzejczyk's coach Mike Brown will preview her strawweight title fight against Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205.
  2:05 p.m. -- Conor McGregor's head coach John Kavanagh will join us in stu
  
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• Morning Report: After his big win over Rafael dos Anjos, Tony Ferguson is eyeing titles in multiple weight classes

  07-11-2016 14:00
  
  Lightweight contender Tony Ferguson has big plans for his future, including contending for belts in three weight divisions. On Saturday night, Tony Ferguson put on one of the best performances of his career taking a unanimous decision victory over former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. It was the ninth straight victory for Ferguson - a record in the UFC for consecutive divisional wins as well as for consecutive wins without a title shot - and possibly (probably? one can never tell where C
  
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• Reasons to watch UFC 205 this Saturday!

  07-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  For years UFC president Dana White promised the biggest and baddest fight card in history when the UFC finally hit Madison Square Garden in New York City for the first time. And the boss delivered in a big way. So it’s only right that this edition of “Reasons to Watch” is as big and as bad. Here are the 10 reasons to watch UFC 205 live on pay-per-view Saturday night. 1 – The historic pursuit of a second world title Only one other man has ever been crazy enough to attempt
  
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• Alvarez: McGregor 'desperate' ahead of UFC 205 title fight

  07-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  On last week’s UFC 205 media conference call, Conor McGregor said he is planning to toy with and retire Eddie Alvarez after he takes the Philadelphia native’s UFC lightweight title on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. “Mystic Mac” is predicting another first-round knockout. Alvarez didn’t seem too bothered by the threats. But on the first episode of UFC 205 Embedded, Alvarez said McGregor’s comments about his family showed that McGregor may be doubting himsel
  
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• Ricardo Lamas vs. Charles Oliveira full fight video highlights

  07-11-2016 05:00
  
  Watch Ricardo Lamas vs. Charles Oliveira 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. Ranked featherweight contenders Ricardo Lamas (17-5) and Charles Oliveira (21-7, 1 NC) locked horns on the night's main card, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above.
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• UFC announces UFC Fight Night card for Super Bowl weekend in Houston

  07-11-2016 03:45
  
  Those in Houston for Super Bowl LI who are looking for something to do on the night before the big game will have a night of UFC fights on tap.
  The UFC announced they'll hold a UFC Fight Night card at Houston's Toyota Center on Sat., Feb. 4, on the evening before the NFL crowns a champion at NRG Stadium.
  No matchups have yet been announced for the card, which will be broadcast on FS1. The show marks the UFC's first card in Houston since UFC 192 last year, in which Daniel Cormier defended the UFC
  
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• Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson agree: GSP deserves automatic UFC title shot as ‘gesture of respect'

  07-11-2016 02:00
  
  The state of the UFC welterweight title chase appears to be relatively clear-cut heading into UFC 205.
  Reigning champion Tyron Woodley will look to defend his strap for the first time against karate stylist Stephen Thompson on Nov. 12 in the co-main event of the blockbuster New York event. After that, the next man in line looks to be Demian Maia, who topped off a six-fight win streak with a resounding first-round submission over Carlos Condit this past August.
  But there is one variable which cou
  
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