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• Report: Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy Expected To Be Rescheduled For UFC 206

  09-11-2016 23:38
  
  While the two won't be competing this Saturday at the historic UFC 205 event in New York City as originally scheduled, it looks like Rashad Evans and Tim Kennedy will still get to duke it out inside the Octagon in 2016.According to multiple sources, the bout between Evans and Kennedy, which was scheduled to feature the Middleweight debut of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and former TUF Heavyweight winner Evans against Kennedy, is expected to be re-booked for the next event on the UFC pay-
  
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• Donald Cerrone predicts a 'revolution' is soon coming in form of UFC union

  09-11-2016 23:28
  
  NEW YORK CITY -- Donald Cerrone talked about his upcoming fight against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 205, Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential election, why he is so vehemently supporting a UFC fighters union, and much more.
  
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• Video: Conor McGregor Experiences N.Y. In Style In New Episode Of “The Mac Life”

  09-11-2016 23:26
  
  https://youtu.be/X_3QRem-LMkAs UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor draws closer and closer, with the historic first-ever UFC event in the state of New York scheduled to take place this Saturday evening, the "Fight Week" content continues to get rolled out in anticipation of what is expected to be the biggest event in MMA history.Featured above is the latest episode of "The Mac Life" web-series produced by Conor McGregor and his team, which follows the UFC Featherweight Champion as he prepares for his
  
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• Video: Conor McGregor’s Coach Releases Vlog Showing UFC 205 Preparations

  09-11-2016 23:17
  
  https://youtu.be/kq2rlI-C51UAs if "The Mac Life" and "UFC 205 Embedded" weren't enough, a third ongoing documentary series leading up to Conor McGregor's historic "Champion vs. Champion" fight against Lightweight Title holder Eddie Alvarez at Saturday's UFC 205 mega-event is now available.Featured above is episode two of a documentary series produced by the UFC Featherweight Champion's striking coach Owen Roddy, which like "The Mac Life" and "UFC 205 Embedded," follows "The Notorious" one as he
  
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• Video: Joe Rogan, Chuck Liddell, Don Frye Analyze Donald Cerrone In “On Point”

  09-11-2016 23:06
  
  https://youtu.be/a7fsUqgB0WEAhead of his scheduled fight against number five ranked UFC Welterweight contender and former Ultimate Fighter champion Kelvin Gastelum at Saturday's UFC 205 event, number six ranked UFC Welterweight contender Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone is the focus of a number of former MMA legends and current MMA fighters.Featured above is a new video released by the UFC on Wednesday afternoon called, "UFC 205: On Point - Donald Cerrone," which features the likes of Joe Rogan, Chuck Li
  
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• Video: Highlights Of All UFC 205 Open Workouts, Backstage Interviews At MSG

  09-11-2016 22:54
  
  https://youtu.be/2kVehV6zeOUOn Wednesday afternoon, UFC released footage from today's UFC 205 Open Workouts held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, this site of this Saturday night's historic UFC debut event in the state of New York.Featured above are highlights of the top fighters' open workouts, which were held on the New York Knicks basketball court at MSG in NYC this afternoon.Additionally, featured in the same video embedded above are some post-open workouts interviews conducted bac
  
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• Video: The Ultimate Fighter 24: Episode 9 Preview For Tonight

  09-11-2016 22:49
  
  https://youtu.be/1EWHGTUCAk4Later this evening on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), episode nine of The Ultimate Fighter 24: Tournament of Champions is scheduled to premiere.The official description for tonight's episode reads as follows:"During a night of drinking, Eric Shelton and Tim Elliott argue about their different approaches to the fight game. Hiromasa Ogikubo struggles with a language barrier at the house. Then, two more flyweights square off in the second fight of Round 2. Watch episode 9 tonight!"A
  
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• Video: Joanna Jedrzejczyk – Ready to Impress in the Empire State

  09-11-2016 22:42
  
  https://youtu.be/7ctwkgMK5MQAhead of this Saturday's historic UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor event, which kicks off live UFC action in the state of New York, UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk was joined by UFC broadcast team member Megan Olivi to talk about this Saturday's big show.Featured above is the video, which is called "UFC 205: Joanna Jedrzejczyk - Ready to Impress in the Empire State," and features the UFC Women's 125-pound champion talking about her scheduled title def
  
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• Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy now targeted for UFC 206

  09-11-2016 22:41
  
  The middleweight matchup between Rashad Evans and Tim Kennedy could go on after all, just at a different time and place as was originally set.
  Sources tell MMA Fighting that plans are in the works for Evans and Kennedy, who were scheduled to meet at UFC 205 in New York City this weekend, to instead compete against each other at UFC 206 in Toronto.
  The bout was pulled from UFC 205 on Tuesday after Evans was denied clearance by the New York State Athletic Commission for precautionary reasons due t
  
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• Chris Weidman says he's 'guaranteed' a title shot with win over Yoel Romero

  09-11-2016 22:38
  
  NEW YORK CITY -- At UFC 205 media day, Chris Weidman talked about his upcoming fight with Yoel Romero at UFC 205,Donald Trump becoming the U.S. president, his title chances, Michael Bisping, his acting debut, and much more.
  
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• UFC to Return to London for Fight Night Event on March 18

  09-11-2016 22:08 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to London for a second consecutive year on March 18.
  
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• Video: Eddie Alvarez’s Complete UFC 205 Open Workout From MSG

  09-11-2016 21:41
  
  https://youtu.be/L1EbFDu_VfEOn Wednesday, UFC held the official Open Workouts for this Saturday's UFC 205 pay-per-view at the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena.Featured above courtesy of TheMacLife.com, is UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez's complete UFC 205 Open Workout from this afternoon.Alvarez is scheduled to face UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor with his own 155-pound title on-the-line in the main event of this Saturday's historic UFC 205 event, which kicks off live UF
  
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• Video: UFC 205 Media Day Faceoffs From New York City

  09-11-2016 21:33
  
  https://youtu.be/KtZjTfjwt9AWith UFC 205 Media Day taking place on Wednesday, what will be among the final time the fighters square off before doing battle inside the Octagon this weekend took place as several fighters faced-off for the media in attendance in New York City this afternoon.Featured above is a video released on the official UFC YouTube channel that features the UFC 205 Media Day Faceoffs, which included Chris Weidman vs. Yoel Romero, Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremmy Stephens, Donald "Cowb
  
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• Jon Jones Stripped of UFC Interim Light Heavyweight Belt

  09-11-2016 21:29 via sherdog.com
  
  For the second time in his UFC tenure, Jon Jones has been stripped of some championship hardware.
  
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• Quarterfinal Matchups Set for Rizin Grand Prix, Including Shane Carwin vs. Amir Aliakbari

  09-11-2016 21:19 via sherdog.com
  
  Shane Carwin will face Amir Aliakbari in his first mixed martial arts bout since 2011 as part of Rizin’s open-weight grand prix.
  
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• UFC 205 media day staredowns

  09-11-2016 21:10
  
  NEW YORK CITY -- Ahead of UFC 205, the event's non-title fighters faced off Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in the New York City, New York. Miesha Tate, Chris Weidman, Donald Cerrone, Yoel Romero, Frankie Edgar, Jeremy Stephens, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Michael Johnson, and many more faced one other for the media before their Saturday bouts.
  
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• Video: UFC 205 “Inside The Octagon” Preview For The Preliminary Fights

  09-11-2016 20:24
  
  https://youtu.be/e6aImym6tE8Ahead 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 the preliminary fights scheduled for this Saturday's historic UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor mega-event at Madison Square Garden in New York City.UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor takes place on Saturday, November 12th from the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena in New Y
  
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• Video: Conor McGregor Sinks Basketball Shot In Between His UFC 205 Open Workout

  09-11-2016 20:19
  
  https://youtu.be/sEckXNK-Vy4On Wednesday, UFC held the official Open Workouts for this Saturday's UFC 205 pay-per-view at the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena. For those who missed it, you can watch a complete video archive of McGregor's open workout by clicking here.During his UFC 205 Open Workouts, which were held on Wednesday afternoon where the NBA's New York Knicks play their home games at MSG in New York City, "The Notorious" one took a break from hitting the pads to sink a nice ba
  
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• Video: Conor McGregor’s Complete UFC 205 Open Workout From MSG

  09-11-2016 20:13
  
  https://youtu.be/hq_mew81BG0On Wednesday, UFC held the official Open Workouts for this Saturday's UFC 205 pay-per-view at the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena.Featured above courtesy of TheMacLife.com, is UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor's complete UFC 205 Open Workout from this afternoon.McGregor is scheduled to face UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez with the 155-pound title on-the-line in the main event of this Saturday's historic UFC 205 event, which kicks off live UFC a
  
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• Alvarez Predicts He Will Drop McGregor With Punch, Finish Him With Submission

  09-11-2016 20:07
  
  As the build-up continues leading up to Saturday's historic UFC debut event in the state of New York, the UFC 205 "Fight Week" festivities continued on Wednesday with the official Open Workouts at Madison Square Garden in New York City.After his open workout, UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez, who competes against UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor with his own 155-pound title on the line in the true main event of Saturday's stacked fight card, shared his specific prediction for what
  
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• Conor McGregor sinks shot at UFC 205 open workouts

  09-11-2016 19:35
  
  NEW YORK CITY -- Conor McGregor sunk his first shot from the floors of Madison Square Garden during UFC 205's open workouts in New York City. The Brooklyn Nets should be calling soon.
  
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• Tyron Woodley's attempt to rally New York fan support backfires

  09-11-2016 18:15
  
  NEW YORK – UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley was surprised to get booed at the initial press conference to promote UFC 205 last month. Perhaps that's why Woodley tried to rally the troops after his brief appearance at the open workouts at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
  After a few motions to break a sweat, Woodley grabbed the microphone and made a plea.
  "Hey one thing guys, we're going to do a chant real quick," he told the gathered. "So when I say, 'who got my back?', I want ev
  
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• Betting Odds Favor Two New Champions Being Crowned At UFC 205

  09-11-2016 17:57
  
  https://youtu.be/fIYJjDN921MThe odds for this Saturday's UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor event continue to look interesting the closer we get to the historic fight card, which kicks off live UFC action in the state of New York.According to the odds listed on the official UFC website, the "experts" set the betting lines in a way that suggests two new champions will be crowned at this weekend's bigshow.It's worth pointing out that oddsmakers don't necessarily set their opening betting lines with the
  
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• Eddie Alvarez: 'I'm going to land a big shot, and then I'm going to submit [Conor McGregor]'

  09-11-2016 17:45
  
  NEW YORK – Looking like Rocky with his jump rope and a blue collar 15-miniute workout, Philadelphia's own Eddie Alvarez isn't lacking confidence heading into his UFC 205 main event with Conor McGregor.
  The UFC lightweight champion chanted "And Still!" after he finished up at the open workouts Wednesday, and spoke for a few moments about how he plans on keeping his title.
  "I think I'm going to land that big shot," he said on the New York Knicks basketball court at Madison Square Garden. "I
  
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• Jon Jones stripped of UFC interim light heavyweight title

  09-11-2016 16:52
  
  The inevitable became a reality on Wednesday as Jon Jones was stripped of his interim UFC light heavyweight just days after receiving a one-year suspension in the arbitration case for his failed UFC 200 drug test. ESPN first reported the news, which marked the second time in the past two years that Jones has been stripped of a UFC title.
  "Jon Jones has blown it in every way shape and form a guy with that much talent can blow it," said UFC president Dana White to ESPN. "Greatest talent ever
  
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• Jon Jones Officially Stripped Of UFC Interim Light Heavyweight Championship

  09-11-2016 16:50
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj7Pra2yy3AIt comes as no surprise at this point with him officially suspended on Monday for a year effective July, but the UFC has stripped Jon Jones of his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. ESPN's Brett Okamoto revealed the news in an article posted Wednesday morning, which UFC President Dana White had disclosed during a recording of the news organization's "5ive Rounds" podcast."It doesn't make sense with all the stuff that is going on for him to still b
  
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• UFC Announces Return To O2 Arena In London, England On 3/18

  09-11-2016 16:33
  
  What's up #UFCLondon!! We're back on March 18 🇬🇧Register now to not miss out ➡️ https://t.co/GXZpHhUtby pic.twitter.com/qA1vGJAtTA— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 9, 2016On Wednesday, UFC announced via their official website details regarding their return to London, England this coming March.In the official report issued by the UFC this week, James Elliott, Vice President and General Manager of UFC EMEA spoke about the promotion returning to the U.K. market
  
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• Yoel Romero responds to Michael Bisping's refusal to fight him

  09-11-2016 16:00
  
  UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is not willing to give Yoel Romero a title shot, but that doesn't faze Romero.
  Last week, Bisping said in an interview with SeriousXM Rush that even if Romero, who's ranked No. 4 in the division, defeats Chris Weidman at UFC 205, he wouldn't give the Cuban fighter a crack at the title. Romero couldn't care less what Bisping thinks, as Bisping doesn't call the shots in the UFC.
  "Brother, what do I have to possibly think about what Bisping says?" Rome
  
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• Video: UFC 205 “Inside The Octagon” Preview (Cerrone-Gastelum, Tate-Pennington)

  09-11-2016 15:05
  
  https://youtu.be/DnmUMK4bGY4Ahead 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 Welterweight bout between Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Kelvin Gastelum, as well as the Women's Bantamweight fight between former champion Miesha Tate and Raquel Pennington.UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor takes place on Saturday, November 12th from the world-f
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 205 preview, Jon Jones's future, MMA news and notes

  09-11-2016 15:00
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  The big event is finally here: UFC 205 is just days away at this point. I've been in New York City all week and the energy here is palpable. The open workouts and media day kick off this morning and afternoon, so we'll get our first chance to talk to the fighters in person. While it sucks the Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy fight is off, there's still plenty to enjoy, anticipate, take in and more. It's finally time to start getting excited.
  There's als
  
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• The MMA Hour - 355 - Chael Sonnen

  09-11-2016 14:07
  
  Chael Sonnen breaks some news on The MMA Hour.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 355 - John Kavanagh

  09-11-2016 13:36
  
  Conor McGregor's head coach John Kavanagh will join us in studio to preview McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 355 - Al Iaquinta, Aljamain Sterling, Gian Villante

  09-11-2016 13:32
  
  New Yorkers Al Iaquinta, Aljamain Sterling and Gian Villante will join us in studio talk UFC 205 and more
  
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• The MMA Hour - 355 - Mike Brown

  09-11-2016 13:26
  
  Joanna Jędrzejczyk's coach Mike Brown will preview her strawweight title fight against Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 355 - Duke Roufus

  09-11-2016 13:24
  
  Tyron Woodley's coach Duke Roufus will preview Woodley's welterweight title fight against Stephen Thompson at UFC 205.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 355 - Kenny Florian

  09-11-2016 13:22
  
  UFC color analyst Kenny Florian will join us in studio to discuss UFC 205 and more.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 355 - MMA recap

  09-11-2016 13:09
  
  Ariel Helwani discusses the latest news in MMA.
  
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• UFC Announces Return to London

  09-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  London, UK- After months of speculation, UFC® today announced its much anticipated return to London, England. The event will take place at The O2 in London on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Following a hugely successful event in February 2016 - UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: SILVA vs. BISPING, which sold out in just 27 minutes - the organisation has confirmed that it will return to the English capital for a second consecutive year.No fewer than five UFC events have been hosted in Europe this year, with a
  
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• UFC Announces First Quarter Schedule for 2017

  09-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  After an action-packed 2016 campaign, the UFC is not resting on its laurels in 2017, as the promotion announced the ten events that will fill the first three months of the year with plenty of high-impact bouts.With the Sunday, January 15 event at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix (to be aired on FS1) already announced, fight fans got a new dose of dates on Wednesday, beginning with UFC 208, which lands at Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday, January 21.The first FOX event of 2017 will take p
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 24: Episode 9 Recap

  09-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The quarterfinals rolled on in the latest episode of The Ultimate Fighter, as Hiromasa Ogikubo from Team Benavidez took on Adam Antolin from Team Cejudo. The fight matched up one of the competition's best grapplers in Ogikubo against an upstart contender in Antolin, who made big waves with his first win in the competition as he pulled off a TKO victory over UFC and WEC veteran Damacio Page. While Ogikubo and Antolin were focused on their fight, there was plenty else happening away from that quar
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 24: Ep. 9 Preview

  09-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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   The quarterfinals of The Ultimate Fighter 23 are officially underway, and after Alexandre Pantoja got a win over Kai Kara-France a week ago, the next matchup will pit one of Team Benavidez's top picks - Hiromasa Ogikubo - against the upset specialist from Team Cejudo, Adam Antolin. Ogikubo had a very impressive outing with his victory in the first round over Nkazimulo Zulu while Antolin pulled off a huge win over heavy favorite Damacio Page to punch his ticket into the second roun
  
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• Stipe Miocic talks UFC 205 in New York City

  09-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Met up w/ @stipemiocicufc at @ReebokFitHubUSQ in #UFCNYC to talk about #UFC205 and what's next for the heavyweight champ! @Reebok @ufc pic.twitter.com/zCQVYPu6fh— Matt Parrino (@MattParrinoUFC) November 9, 2016UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is in New York City this week as a guest fighter and to take part in the historic first-ever UFC event at Madison Square Garden.UFC.com caught up with Miocic to talk about the big fight card, New York City and what's next for the Cleveland native
  
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• Romero recalls MSG experience ahead of UFC 205

  09-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  NEW YORK If it appears that middleweight contender Yoel Romero has been the forgotten man in his UFC 205 matchup against native New Yorker Chris Weidman, Cuba’s “Soldier of God” hasn’t noticed. “Forgotten by who?” Romero asked with a smile during Ultimate Media Day for Saturday’s bout at Madison Square Garden.Not by the fight fans who have been eagerly anticipating the clash between the No. 4-ranked Romero and Weidman, the former UFC middleweight champio
  
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• NY native Chris Weidman ready for Romero challenge

  09-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  NEW YORKAs Chris Weidman checked in Tuesday afternoon for his UFC 205 bout against Yoel Romero, he’s already seen and heard it all from the media celebrating the Long Islander’s first bout in New York. All except queries about the man who will be trying to punch him in the face this Saturday at Madison Square Garden. “It’s one of the least asked questions,” he said with laugh. “Yeah, not too many.” It’s understandable, considering the road it took
  
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• Nurmagomedov hopes UFC 205 win leads to title shot

  09-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  NEW YORKBefore undergoing final preparations and media obligations for his UFC 205 bout against Michael Johnson, Khabib Nurmagomedov had an important visit to make first. “All the time when I come to New York, I go to visit him,” Nurmagomedov said of seeing former heavyweight contender Magomed Abdusalamov. “Mago” was on the fast track to the top of the boxing world before a loss to Mike Perez in 2013 left him permanently injured.Many have forgotten Abdusalamov. Not Nurmag
  
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• McGregor sees UFC dream fulfilled at MSG

  09-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  NEW YORKThe presidential election may be over, but featherweight champion Conor McGregor wasn’t done campaigning, even greeting a baby in the crowd at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday before getting down to the open workout that precedes his UFC 205 main event against lightweight king Eddie Alvarez this weekend. But if it comes down to popularity, “The Notorious” may have already taken this one in a landslide, based on the greeting he got from his fans as he worked with strik
  
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• Lone undefeated UFC champ Jedrzejczyk making most of move to ATT

  09-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  NEW YORKJoanna Jedrzejczyk is one of the greatest fighters in the UFC.The only remaining undefeated champion in any of the UFC’s weight divisions, the Polish-born superstar has systematically laid waste to most of the women’s strawweight division in a manner that rivals current pound-for-pound king, Demetrious Johnson.Live from New York blog: Alvarez brings 'it' factor to McGregor fight | Nurmagomedov hopes NYC win leads to title shot | NY Native Weidman ready for Rome
  
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• Kennedy-Evans clash shifted to UFC 206

  09-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Tim Kennedy vs Rashad Evans has been rescheduled.Originally slated to take place at UFC 205 on Nov. 12, the Kennedy-Evans bout has been shifted to UFC 206 on Saturday, Dec. 10 from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.The middleweight bout is the latest addition to a packed fight card in Toronto, one which already features Daniel Cormier vs Anthony Johnson in the main event, Max Holloway vs Anthony Pettis and a battle between Top 15 light heavyweights Nikita Krylov vs Misha Cirkunov, amongst others.
  
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• Conor McGregor awakens jealously, admiration

  09-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Conor McGregor has become a polarizing figure, straddling the line between sports and cultural icon. But his meteoric rise also tips the scales between love and hate. What is it about “The Notorious" that provokes such strong emotion? His intention was clear. McGregor had come to the UFC not to take part, but to take over. From the beginning, it was hard to ignore his presence. Soon, McGregor became the symbol of a patriot for many in his native Ireland, representing the pride of thousands
  
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• Alvarez brings 'it' factor vs McGregor at 205

  09-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  NEW YORK The talking is almost over. Eddie Alvarez knows it and is almost embracing it, which isn’t a surprise, as the UFC lightweight champion has always been all about the fight. On Saturday, the Philadelphia native will defend his title for the first time against Conor McGregor at Madison Square Garden, but first there are the media obligations, which began Wednesday on the floor of “The World’s Most Famous Arena” with open workouts. Alvarez skipped rope, worked with c
  
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