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• Eddie Alvarez Taunts McGregor Fans: ‘I’m Disappointed in the Country of Ireland Right Now’

  10-11-2016 23:10
  
  For about a half hour, Eddie Alvarez had to have felt like the most hated man in New York.
  
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• Conor McGregor Late to UFC 205 Presser, Calls Himself a ‘F---ing Pimp in a Gucci Mink’

  10-11-2016 22:43
  
  Conor McGregor was fashionably late to the UFC 205 pre-fight press conference on Thursday, something that has become customary in recent months.
  
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• Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez UFC 205 staredown video

  10-11-2016 22:38
  
  NEW YORK -- Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez faced off after the UFC 205 pre-fight press conference ahead of their blockbuster title bout in New York.
  
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• Conor McGregor nearly throws chair at Eddie Alvarez, dragged off stage at UFC 205 presser

  10-11-2016 22:27
  
  NEW YORK — Conor McGregor has given up energy drink cans and going bigger: chairs.
  The UFC featherweight champion grabbed the one he was sitting on at Thursday's UFC 205 pre-fight press conference here at Madison Square Garden and looked to toss it in the direction of his opponent Eddie Alvarez. Alvarez picked up his chair and dropped it behind McGregor after a verbal back and forth, igniting "The Notorious."
  UFC president Dana White grabbed McGregor in a bear hug and pushed him away. A se
  
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• Video & Photos: Faceoffs For 3 Title Fights From UFC 205 Pre-Fight Presser

  10-11-2016 22:02
  
  https://youtu.be/vjKdAC-sViYOn Thursday afternoon at The Theater At Madison Square Garden, UFC held the final UFC 205 pre-fight press conference with the six fighters scheduled for the three title fights that will end a historic night of fights planned for this Saturday evening.Featured below from today's wild and eventful UFC 205 pre-fight presser (full video archive available here), are still images of the faceoffs that took place immediately after UFC President Dana White wrapped up the media
  
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• Video: Conor McGregor Comments On Rumors Of Taking Hiatus From MMA After UFC 205 Fight

  10-11-2016 22:00
  
  https://youtu.be/qK9nX91cPhYUFC broadcast member Megan Olivi sat down with UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor for an in-depth interview ahead of his scheduled UFC Lightweight Title fight against reigning champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event of this Saturday's historic UFC 205 pay-per-view event.Featured above is the complete video interview, which runs at over 12 minutes in length and comes courtesy of the official UFC YouTube channel.In addition to a lot of discussion about his fight
  
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• McGregor Late To UFC 205 Presser, Alvarez Walks Off; Dana White Has To Restrain McGregor

  10-11-2016 21:27
  
  While no bottles or Monster Energy cans were thrown, there was more shenanigans during the latest press conference for a UFC event headlined by UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor.On Thursday afternoon, the final UFC 205 pre-fight press conference was held ahead of Saturday's UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor historic New York debut show, however when the presser began, the biggest star on the card was not present.UFC President Dana White kicked off the press conference by announcing that "The
  
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• Video: UFC 205 Embedded (Ep. 4): See What 2 Titles On Conor McGregor Looks Like

  10-11-2016 20:25
  
  https://youtu.be/KJkTqRPnIfAAhead 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 four of the ongoing "UFC 205 Embedded" web-series, which follows the top fighters up to their battles inside the Octagon this weekend.The official description for UFC 205 Embedded episode four reads as follows:"On Episode 4 of UFC 205 Embedded, strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk stays sharp with the he
  
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• Photos: Official Posters For UFC 206: Cormier vs. Johnson & UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey

  10-11-2016 20:02
  
  On Thursday afternoon, UFC released the official promotional posters for the two pay-per-view events remaining in 2016 following Saturday's UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor pay-per-view event in New York.Featured below, courtesy of the official UFC Twitter page, are the official posters for UFC 206 and UFC 207, both of which take place in December.Scheduled for December 10th in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, UFC 206 features Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 2 for the UFC Light Heavyweight Cha
  
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• Conor McGregor: Eddie Alvarez ‘panicking’ ahead of UFC 205

  10-11-2016 19:40
  
  Conor McGregor wasn't going to let barbs thrown at him by Eddie Alvarez go unchecked.
  The UFC featherweight champion gave his view of the pair's first face-off from a week ago Thursday on FS1's "The Herd." Let's just say "The Notorious" wasn't impressed with what he saw from Alvarez's body language.
  "When we came face to face initially, he stood on his tippy toes, he had a weird reaction, started making these funny faces, jerking his head side to side," McGregor said. "You can't hide these react
  
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• UFC 204 Embedded, Episode 4: 'F*ck this bitch up'

  10-11-2016 19:14
  
  In the latest episode of UFC 204 Embedded, Tyron Woodley reads Joanna Jedrzejczyk's bottle then she trains, Eddie Alvarez, Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson visit ESPN, Conor McGregor tries on two belts, and many others try out gear before workouts.
  
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• Referee, Judges Assigned for Flyweight Title Bout at ‘The Ultimate Fighter 24’ Finale

  10-11-2016 19:12
  
  Herb Dean will be the third man in the cage when Demetrious Johnson defends his flyweight title against the winner of “The Ultimate Fighter 24.”
  
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• Nevada Athletic Commission Postpones Nate Diaz’s Disciplinary Hearing Until December

  10-11-2016 18:56
  
  Nate Diaz will have to wait until next month before facing any type of punishment from the Nevada Athletic Commission.
  
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• Bellator Featherweight Contender Georgi Karakhanyan Planning Move to 155 Pounds in 2017

  10-11-2016 18:06
  
  Not long ago, Georgi Karakhanyan was on the verge of fighting for featherweight gold in Bellator MMA before a knee injury derailed those plans.
  
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• Legacy FC 62 Weigh-in Results: Rafael Lovato Jr., Cortez Coleman on Weight

  10-11-2016 18:00
  
  Legacy Fighting Championship will invade Shawnee, Okla., on Friday night as the long-standing promotion will take over the Firelake Arena for Legacy FC 62.
  
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• Video: UFC 205 Press Conference Live From NYC Today At MMANews.com

  10-11-2016 17:17
  
  At 3pm ET. / 12pm PT. on Thursday, UFC will hold the final pre-fight press conference for this Saturday's historic UFC 205 event, which kicks off live UFC action in the state of New York with the big pay-per-view event emanating from Madison Square Garden.The UFC 205 pre-fight press conference will be streamed live right here at MMANews.com on this page. A few minutes before the press conference begins at approximately 3pm ET. / 12pm PT., the necessary video player will be added to the top of th
  
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• Video: Final UFC 205 Pre-Fight Press Conference From NYC (Full Archive)

  10-11-2016 17:17
  
  https://youtu.be/Cmk2AZgcX4oAt 3pm ET. / 12pm PT. on Thursday, UFC will hold the final pre-fight press conference for this Saturday's historic UFC 205 event, which kicks off live UFC action in the state of New York with the big pay-per-view event emanating from Madison Square Garden.The UFC 205 pre-fight press conference will be streamed live right here at MMANews.com on this page. A few minutes before the press conference begins at approximately 3pm ET. / 12pm PT., the necessary video player wi
  
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• LIVE VIDEO: Final UFC 205 Pre-Fight Press Conference Now In Progress!

  10-11-2016 17:17
  
  https://youtu.be/Cmk2AZgcX4oAt 3pm ET. / 12pm PT. on Thursday, UFC will hold the final pre-fight press conference for this Saturday's historic UFC 205 event, which kicks off live UFC action in the state of New York with the big pay-per-view event emanating from Madison Square Garden.The UFC 205 pre-fight press conference will be streamed live right here at MMANews.com on this page. A few minutes before the press conference begins at approximately 3pm ET. / 12pm PT., the necessary video player wi
  
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• John Kavanagh discusses ‘gradual separation’ between him and Conor McGregor before UFC 196

  10-11-2016 17:00
  
  The relationship between Conor McGregor and John Kavanagh went through a rough patch earlier this year
  Kavanagh, the UFC's phenom's longtime coach, told Ariel Helwani on this week's edition of The MMA Hour that he and his prized pupil drifted apart somewhat after UFC 194 when McGregor beat Jose Aldo via 13-second knockout.
  There were even times when Kavanagh would be leaving his SBG Ireland gym, McGregor would be coming in, and the two would only exchange a nod.
  The issue stemmed from McGregor c
  
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• Spurned Bryan Caraway felt he was 'owed' UFC title shot over Cody Garbrandt

  10-11-2016 15:00
  
  NEW YORK – Amid the manic swirl of UFC 205 media day, former women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate had a strong gathering around her for a full hour asking about Saturday night's fight with Raquel Pennington. One of those who was in her orbit filming the action was bantamweight Bryan Caraway, her boyfriend and training partner, who is currently ranked No. 5 on the UFC's rankings.
  After winning back-to-back fights over Eddie Wineland and Aljamain Sterling, Caraway has been vocal about w
  
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• UFC Confirms Tim Kennedy vs. Rashad Evans For UFC 206

  10-11-2016 14:43
  
  Late Wednesday evening, UFC confirmed the rumors regarding how they intend to handle the Tim Kennedy vs. Rashad Evans fight that was scratched from this Saturday's historic UFC 205 pay-per-view due to an undisclosed medical issue that Evans is dealing with.UFC.com made the news official last night regarding the Kennedy-Evans bout being moved to next month's UFC 206 pay-per-view, which features Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 2 for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and Max Hollow
  
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• Morning Report: Eddie Alvarez says 'Conor McGregor is a scrawny, skinny Irishman who's about to get a beatdown!'

  10-11-2016 14:00
  
  UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez has started letting the trash talk fly as his fight with Irish superstar Conor McGregor looms. As UFC 205 draws nearer, more and more microphones are getting put in front of UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez,  and he's ratcheting up his trash talk commensurately.
  Alvarez is defending his lightweight title against the brash talking UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor this Saturday and, as is typically the case, McGregor has been full of brava
  
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• Woodley fine with proving people wrong, again

  10-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  NEW YORK For UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, the path to stardom and the title belt he now holds was a grueling trek. Almost 10 years after he made his mixed martial arts debut, Woodley now defends the crown in arguably the UFC's most competitive division on the biggest stage in the history of the sport - Madison Square Garden. And the champ is going to stop and smell the roses Saturday before he tries to defeat Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. “This is a dream come true.
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: T. Woodley & R. Lamas

  10-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC Welterweight champ Tyron Woodley calls in to talk about his UFC 205 fight with Wonderboy Thompson, telling moments during faceoffs, idolizing Mike Tyson, and more. Later, Featherweight contender Ricardo Lamas joins Jim and Matt in studio to talk about his big win over Charles Oliveira, the cancelled BJ Penn fight, Conor McGregor and the state of the Featherweight division, Jean-Claude Van Damme movies, and more. Plus, Jim and Matt discuss the cancellation of Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy at U
  
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• UFC 205 - Fight by Fight

  10-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  CONOR MCGREGOR VS EDDIE ALVAREZAs the UFC 205 main event, this fight is the most intriguing of 13 intriguing fights, but then again, that could be said for any fight where ½ of the equation is Mr. Conor McGregor. And though the focus is on McGregor making the move to 155 pounds and attempting to make history as the first fighter to hold two UFC titles simultaneously, the real magnifying glass should on champion Eddie Alvarez, and particularly what he does in the first five minutes. Philly
  
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• Thompson wants to win the belt for New York

  10-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  NEW YORK Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson has been making the trip from South Carolina to New York City regularly for about three years. The famed training partner of Georges St-Pierre during his illustrious title reign caught the eye of rising middleweight star Chris Weidman and the rest, as they say, is history. Thompson and Weidman have become as close as brothers – and they are actually family. Weidman’s sister married Thompson’s brother.Over the course of the last
  
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• Polish stars Jedrzejczyk, Kowalkiewicz visit Polish Consulate in NYC

  10-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  NEW YORK Four years ago, women weren’t even fighting in the UFC. But in Poland, two young ladies - Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz – had dreams of the big time in mixed martial arts as they got ready to fight in an amateur bout in 2012.Fast forward, and the pair are two days away from the first all-Polish championship bout in UFC history at Madison Square Garden, and Thursday, champion and challenger were honored at the Polish Consulate in Midtown.“We are proud tha
  
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• McGregor, Alvarez clash at final UFC 205 press conference

  10-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  NEW YORK Miffed by the tardiness of his opponent, Conor McGregor, for Thursday’s UFC 205 press conference, lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez decided he was going to take his belt and go home.But he forgot the belt, leaving an intriguing opening for the late-arriving McGregor to put his hands on the 155-pound strap and place it next to his featherweight title on the dais.Then Alvarez returned. And much to the delight of the pro-McGregor crowd, all hell broke loose Thursday at The
  
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• UFC 205 fight week daily recap, Day 1

  10-11-2016 04:57
  
  NEW YORK — The MMA Fighting team of Ariel Helwani, Chuck Mindenhall, and Marc Raimondi break down all the storylines coming out of the first day of UFC 205 fight week from outside Madison Square Garden.
  
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• Conor McGregor: 'Saturday night I'll be immortal'

  10-11-2016 04:42
  
  NEW YORK – He looked loose, he looked light, and he looked ready.
  Conor McGregor showed up for the UFC 205 open workouts, and he was in great spirits. He greeted fans immediately at both ends of the New York Knicks home court, and then got down to business of sneaking a workout in. When he was through, he said he understood the magnitude of what he was doing Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
  "Saturday night I’ll be immortal," he said. "I get the second belt, raise it up, [it's
  
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• Conor McGregor: If Alvarez Leaves “A Limb Or Neck, I’ll Grab That”

  10-11-2016 04:37
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IabFvsyhBSM[/embed]Conor McGregor hasn't scored a submission win since 2012 when he was still competing for Cage Warriors.But, the reigning UFC featherweight champion has his sights set on ending that streak when he meets Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight belt at UFC 205 on Saturday night.
  “I’m expecting him to come out tough, trying to make it a dirty. I’m too clean. I’m too smooth and devastating," McGregor said. "I can hit you fro
  
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• Tyron Woodley Excited About Fighting In Same Venue As Ali-Frazier

  10-11-2016 04:33
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhDs7Q6WuDo[/embed]Tyron Woodley knows all about the history of Madison Square Garden.That's why he is so excited to get to showcase his skills and defend his welterweight title Saturday night at UFC 205 vs. Stephen Thompson.“They didn’t tell me they were going to walk me in front of the Joe Frazier – Muhammad Ali billboard and for me to fight at the same arena as Muhammad Ali, 'Wonderboy' better be ready to die because he’s going to
  
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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk Explains Why She Switched Camps Ahead Of UFC 205

  10-11-2016 04:30
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JQEZ-8AgSE[/embed]Joanna Jedrzejczyk will defend her strawweight title on Saturday at UFC 205 vs. top contender Karolina Kowalkiewicz.Jedrzejczyk has held the title since a 2015 second round finish of Carla Esparza, scoring three successful title defenses over Jessica Penne, Valerie Letourneau and Claudia Gadelha.Despite being 12-0 and having a perfect run on her resume, Jedrzejczyk changed training camps ahead of UFC 205.“Last year was crazy for the
  
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• Dana White Expecting A “Rowdy, Fired Up” MSG At UFC 205

  10-11-2016 04:23
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZW0XwvyDj8[/embed]UFC president Dana White focused on Madison Square Garden and New York City several years ago.Now, White and the UFC are just days away from holding their first-ever event in the history arena, as UFC 205 takes place Saturday night.And the UFC boss is expecting nothing short of history.“New York is always a rowdy, fired up place with a ton of energy. I expect this to be an iconic event," said White, during an interview on UFC Tonigh
  
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• A day after the election, UFC 205 fighters split on Donald Trump becoming president

  10-11-2016 03:37
  
  NEW YORK – UFC president Dana White was on the Donald Trump bandwagon early on, speaking on behalf of his friend and soon-to-be-president at the Republican National Convention in July. It was to pay back Trump's own generosity and accepting the UFC to Atlantic City back when nobody else would.
  And a day after Trump was elected into office, the UFC hit the ground running at Madison Square Garden in New York to kick off festivities for UFC 205. On Wednesday, the six fighters from the three t
  
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• UFC’s Early 2017 Slate Includes PPV Events in Anaheim, Brooklyn and Las Vegas

  10-11-2016 03:35
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 2017 itinerary is beginning to take shape, as the Las Vegas-based promotion revealed a handful of events for the upcoming year on “UFC Tonight.”
  
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• UFC's early-2017 slate features New York return; SoCal battle with Bellator

  10-11-2016 02:38
  
  A head-to-head showdown between the UFC and Bellator highlights a slew of early 2017 events announced by the UFC.
  UFC 208 will take place on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. That will run head-to-head in the market against Bellator 170, which is headlined by Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen, just 35 miles down the road at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
  Additionally, the UFC won't waste much time in returning to New York state after making its debut this weekend with UFC 205 a
  
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• UFC Announces Plans For Early 2017, Including Three PPVs

  10-11-2016 02:38
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUvqlkIGl8U[/embed]During "UFC Tonight" Wednesday, several new UFC events were announced, including three pay-per-views.UFC 208 will take place January 21 from Anaheim, while UFC 209 goes down February 11 from Brooklyn. The UFC 210 PPV will see the Octagon return to Las Vegas on March 4.UFC on FOX 23 was also tabbed for Denver on January 28, while "Fight Night" cards were confirmed for Phoenix, Houston, Halifax and Brazil.
  
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• UFC 205 Embedded, Episode 3: ‘Who the f*ck is Eddie?’

  10-11-2016 01:47
  
  In the third episode of UFC 205 Embedded, Conor McGregor gets driven around in a $400,000 Rolls Royce, Eddie Alvarez heads to ESPN in Connecticut, Tyron Woodley votes, and Stephen Thompson gets in some training.
  
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• Video: UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor Embedded — Episode Three

  10-11-2016 01:34
  
  https://youtu.be/UmK3O6BapJMAhead 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 three of the ongoing "UFC 205 Embedded" web-series, which follows 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 3 of UFC 205 Embedded, featherweight champion Conor McGregor makes time for his fans,
  
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• Eddie Alvarez UFC 205 open workout video

  10-11-2016 01:32
  
  NEW YORK -- Ahead of his fight against Conor McGregor, UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez put on a striking display and answered a few questions from fans at Wednesday's afternoon UFC 205 open workouts inside Madison Square Garden in New York City.
  
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• Conor McGregor UFC 205 open workout video

  10-11-2016 00:48
  
  NEW YORK -- Conor McGregor put on a show for the fans and the media Wednesday afternoon on the floor of Madison Square Garden at the UFC 205 open workouts. McGregor fights Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight title on Nov. 12 in New York.
  
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• Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy Rebooked for UFC 206 in Toronto on Dec. 10

  10-11-2016 00:44
  
  Rashad Evans and Tim Kennedy will square off about a month later than originally planned.
  
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• Jeremy Stephens believes Frankie Edgar, not Conor McGregor, is his 'money fight'

  10-11-2016 00:41
  
  NEW YORK -- Ahead of UFC 205, Jeremy Stephens talked about his upcoming fight against Frankie Edgar, fighting in Madison Square Garden, the result of the U.S. election, his memorable exchange with Conor McGregor, why Frankie Edgar is his own money fight, and much more.
  
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• En route to 155 pounds, Thiago Alves explains why he's no longer working with Mike Dolce

  10-11-2016 00:35
  
  NEW YORK -- At UFC 205 media day, Thiago Alves talked about his weight cut to the lightweight division, his upcoming fight with Jim Miller, why he is no longer working with Mike Dolce, and much more.
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov believes he was 'used' by UFC in McGregor-Alvarez negotiations

  10-11-2016 00:31
  
  NEW YORK -- Khabib Nurmagomedov discusses his frustrating road to UFC 205, the UFC offering him two bout agreements to fight Eddie Alvarez, if he is fighting the winner of Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez, and much more.
  
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• Bellator 164’s Noad Lahat: Most Fans in Israel Know About MMA Because of Me

  10-11-2016 00:23
  
  Noad Lahat signed with Bellator MMA in part because the California-based promotion promised him an opportunity to compete in his native Israel.
  
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