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• Khabib Nurmagomedov Demands Title Shot, Threatens to Leave UFC

  16-11-2016 23:54 via sherdog.com
  
  It looks like things might become a little more interesting in the UFC’s lightweight division.
  
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• Cortney Casey was injured in car accident before accepting fight with Claudia Gadelha

  16-11-2016 23:00
  
  SAO PAULO -- Scheduled to face Claudia Gadelha on Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 100, Cortney Casey told MMA Fighting she suffered a car accident the night before the UFC offered her the bout, detailed her recovery, her thoughts on the match-up and much more.
  
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• Bellator 165 Foes Chandler, Henderson Not Likely to Pursue Multi-Division Reign

  16-11-2016 22:31 via sherdog.com
  
  While Conor McGregor made history last weekend by defeating Eddie Alvarez to become the first simultaneous two-division champion in UFC history, not everyone is looking to follow his lead.
  
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• Ryan Bader explains decision to become free agent, test market after UFN 100

  16-11-2016 22:00
  
  SAO PAULO -- Ryan Bader discussed why he turned down an offer to sign a new contract with the UFC, being a free agent and test the market after the first rematch of his MMA career, and more. He will headline the UFC Fight Night 100 against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on Saturday night.
  
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• Oddsmakers set Nate Diaz, Tyron Woodley as most likely next opponents for Conor McGregor

  16-11-2016 21:00
  
  Who will Conor McGregor fight next?
  That is the ultimate question in the wake of McGregor's historic second-round knockout victory over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205. And according to betting lines that opened Wednesday, oddsmakers believe McGregor is more likely to revisit his trilogy with Nate Diaz or seek a third UFC belt at welterweight than take on top contender Khabib Nurmagomedov.
  Oddsmakers at Bovada gave Diaz (+175) and UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (+300) the inside track to
  
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• Former UFC Champ Lyoto Machida Accepts 18-Month Ban For PED Use

  16-11-2016 20:12
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v9xuMX8c7Q[/embed]Former UFC light heavyweight champion and one-time middleweight title contender Lyoto Machida has been suspended 18 months by the USADA for use of a banned substance.Earlier this year, Machida admitted taking the substance prior to a fight in April with Dan Henderson. He was subsequently removed from that contest and eventually failed an out-of-competition drug test.
  The suspension, first reported by FOXSports.com, is retroactive to April
  
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• Ex-UFC Champ Lyoto Machida Suspended 18 Months for Anti-Doping Violation

  16-11-2016 20:08 via sherdog.com
  
  Lyoto Machida has accepted an 18-month suspension for an anti-doping policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on April 8, USADA announced on Wednesday.
  
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• Lyoto Machida suspended 18 months by USADA for UFC anti-doping violation

  16-11-2016 19:59
  
  Lyoto Machida's sanction has finally come down.
  USADA suspended the former UFC light heavyweight champion for 18 months due to a UFC anti-doping violation, it was announced Wednesday. The suspension is retroactive to April 8, 2016, so Machida will be eligible to compete again in October 2017.
  The popular Brazilian fighter declared his usage of a product containing the banned substance 7-keto-dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) during that sample collection back in April. Machida confirmed use of the p
  
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• UFC 205 Medical Suspensions: Chris Weidman Gets 60 Days After Brutal KO Defeat

  16-11-2016 19:54 via sherdog.com
  
  Former middleweight king Chris Weidman will be sidelined for 60 days following his knockout loss to Yoel Romero at UFC 205 this past weekend.
  
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• Conor McGregor Wants $100 Million for Boxing Match with Floyd Mayweather

  16-11-2016 19:37 via sherdog.com
  
  After a brief respite, the Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather rivalry appears to be back in business.
  
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• Chad Laprise Injured; UFC 206 Bout vs. Jiangling Li Canceled

  16-11-2016 18:55 via sherdog.com
  
  An undisclosed injury to Chad Laprise has resulted in the cancellation of his UFC 206 showdown with Jiangling Li, promotion officials announced Wednesday.
  
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• Nate Diaz: UFC wanted to keep me out of MSG for Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez

  16-11-2016 18:00
  
  Nate Diaz thinks the UFC didn't want him or his brother Nick at UFC 205 on Saturday.
  Diaz, Conor McGregor's greatest rival, told ESPN in a video published Tuesday night that he believes the promotion intentionally tried to keep the two of them out of Madison Square Garden for the UFC's first card in New York City.
  In Diaz's estimation, the UFC didn't want him stealing any shine from McGregor, who beat lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event to become the first UFC fighter to ever wi
  
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• Chad Laprise injured, bout against Li Jingliang at UFC 206 scrapped

  16-11-2016 17:50
  
  A late injury to TUF Nations winner Chad Laprise has forced the UFC to scratch a welterweight contest between Laprise and Li Jingliang from the card of UFC 206. The UFC announced the news Wednesday.
  Jingliang (11-4) is expected to be re-booked for a fight at a later date. The Chinese fighter holds a 3-2 record under the UFC umbrella, highlighted by a pair of first-round knockouts over Dhiego Lima and Anton Zafir.
  The news is most unfortunate for Laprise (11-2), a 30-year-old Ontario native
  
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• Conor McGregor Tells Floyd Mayweather He Wants $100 Million To Do Boxing Match

  16-11-2016 17:26
  
  With Conor McGregor's star rising even higher than usual, it's time for the latest chapter in the saga that is the potential crossover match between the new two-division UFC World Champion and arguably the best boxer on planet earth, Floyd Mayweather.After taking shots at each other in recent interviews, with "Money" Mayweather being "offended" at comparisons to the Irish mega-star and UFC President Dana White for the first time reportedly being willing to talk about the long-shot possibility of
  
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• UFC 205 medical suspensions: Chris Weidman out 60 days after brutal KO loss

  16-11-2016 16:50
  
  Former UFC middleweight champion and New York native Chris Weidman highlighted a list of four fighters to receive extended medical suspensions in the aftermath of UFC 205. The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) released the event's medical suspension list to MMA Fighting on Wednesday.
  Fighting in front of his hometown crowd at Madison Square Garden, Weidman suffered a devastating third-round knockout loss courtesy of a spectacular flying knee from Yoel Romero on the night'
  
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• Tarec Saffiedine Now Faces Dong Hyun Kim At UFC 207 In December

  16-11-2016 15:59
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAybXMFcXK0[/embed]Former Strikeforce champion Tarec Saffiedine will now meet Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 207, the promotion announced recently.Saffiedine was scheduled to face Matt Brown, but officials moved Brown to a matchup with Donald Cerrone at UFC 206 instead. The card takes place December 30 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.Following a series of injuries, Saffiedine (16-5) looks to stay relevant in the ever-crowded welterweight division with a win over
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 205 results, Conor McGregor's future, UFC Fight Nights preview

  16-11-2016 15:30
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  UFC 205 is over and it's hard to know where to even begin with the discussion. In wide view, one has to marvel at the way in which McGregor expands the universe of the possible, both in and out of the cage. In narrower scope, there's the issue of Yoel Romero maybe fighting Michael Bisping, Frankie Edgar's future at featherweight, Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson fighting to a draw, Joanna Jedrzejczyk's next move and more. UFC 205 wasn't merely a s
  
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• UFC 205 Rewind

  16-11-2016 15:00
  
  With UFC 205 in the books, MMA Fighting's E. Casey Leydon looks back at a wild fight week.
  
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• Morning Report: Eddie Alvarez's striking coach believes Conor McGregor could beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in boxing.

  16-11-2016 14:00
  
  After watching him up close at UFC 205, Mark Henry, the striking coach for Eddie Alvarez, believes Conor McGregor is a "once in a lifetime" fighter. Last weekend, Conor McGregor made history by winning the UFC lightweight championship and becoming the first fighter to hold two UFC belts simultaneously. It was quite possibly the most impressive performance of his career and solidified his place as one of the greatest fighters alive.
  In the aftermath of McGregor's win the question then turned to w
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 24: Episode 10 Recap

  16-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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   The semifinals are set after two more bouts unfolded on the latest episode of The Ultimate Fighter, as Ronaldo Candido took on Eric Shelton while Tim Elliott faced off with Matt "Danger" Schnell. Candido and Shelton kicked things off this week in a battle of Team Benavidez training partners trying to make it one step closer to earning that coveted title shot against flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. With two of his fighters squaring off against each other this week, coach Jos
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 24: Ep. 10 Preview

  16-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
   // The Ultimate Fighter 24: Ep. 10 Tonight!', width: '100%', aspectratio: '16:9', ga: '{}', sharing: '{}', advertising: { client: 'googima',tag: 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?sz=1x1000&iu=/5458/UFC&ciu_szs&impl=s&gdfp_req=1&env=vp&output=xml_vast2&unviewed_position_start=1&url=[referrer_url]&description_url=[description_url]&correlator=[timestamp]' } });// ]]> The second round of The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions wil
  
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• Mousasi vs. Hall 2 - Fantasy Cheat Sheet

  16-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Ever since Gegard Mousasi suffered a TKO loss to Uriah Hall, he's been gunning for a rematch, and now he'll get his chance, as the two middleweight contenders face off for a second time in the UFC's return to Belfast, Northern Ireland this weekend. Mousasi got the fight with Hall after a dominant performance over former champion Vitor Belfort at UFC 204. The fight will serve as a chance for Hall to get another win over a top ranked opponent following a disappointing outing in his last bout again
  
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• Meerschaert Makes UFC Debut on Dec. 9

  16-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  Due to injury, New York middleweight Oluwale Bamgbose has been forced to withdraw from his bout against Joe Gigliotti, opening the door for veteran Gerald Meerschaert to enter the Octagon for the first time to face Gigliotti on December 9 in Albany.The UFC Fight Night event, which airs live on UFC FIGHT PASS from Times Union Center, is headlined by the heavyweight battle between Derrick Lewis and Shamil Abdurakhimov.One of the most seasoned MMA fighters who hasn’t yet competed in the Octag
  
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• Laprise Injured, Li Bout Off

  16-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  Former TUF Nations winner Chad Laprise won't be appearing in his home province on December 10, as an injury has forced "The Disciple" from his UFC 206 bout against Li Jingliang.China's Li will be moved to another card, so UFC 206 will proceed with 13 bouts, headlined by the UFC light heavyweight championship rematch between Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Bader vs. Nogueira 2 - Fantasy Cheat Sheet

  16-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The second half of the UFC doubleheader on Saturday features a huge card in Sao Paolo, Brazil capped off with a light heavyweight showdown between Ryan Bader and Rogerio Nogueira. Nogueira will be looking for a measure of revenge as he battles Bader for the second time after first facing off in 2010. On that night, Bader outwrestled Nogueira for 15 minutes en route to a unanimous decision victory. Now the Brazilian wants to earn back a victory over Bader while competing in front of his home coun
  
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• Thomas Almeida Feels Like New Fighter Months After First Loss

  16-11-2016 04:47
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUJ0pySArcs[/embed]Back in May, Thomas Almeida was dealt his first career defeat, falling to bantamweight title contender Cody Garbrandt.Now, Almeida has his sights set on getting back into contention himself starting Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 100 vs. Albert Morales."Spending the last three months out of the Octagon has been very good for me," Almeida said. "I could renew my training and techniques, and review the points that I missed in the last fi
  
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• UFC Fight Night 99 “Fight Focus” On Gegard Mousasi-Uriah Hall

  16-11-2016 04:37
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpy_-fbiZ2M[/embed]Dan Hardy, John Gooden, Brad Pickett and Nick Peet offer up their insight into the main event at UFC Fight Night 99 between Gegard Mousasi and Uriah Hall.The contest is a rematch of an encounter won by Hall via knockout.
  Saturday's card airs entirely on UFC Fight Pass from Northern Ireland.
  
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• Women’s MMA veteran Colleen Schneider signs with Bellator

  16-11-2016 04:24
  
  Bellator continues to add to its 125-pound women's division.
  The MMA promotion signed women's MMA veteran Colleen Schneider to a contract this week, officials confirmed with MMA Fighting. MMAjunkie was the first to report the news. Schneider is expected to make her Bellator debut at Bellator 170 on Jan. 21 in Los Angeles.
  Schneider (10-7) won four straight fights before falling to Tonya Evinger by unanimous decision in a Invicta bantamweight title fight back in May. The Los Angeles resident
  
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• Michael Chandler Feels The Pressure With Every Single Fight

  16-11-2016 04:24
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7jhX_czZms[/embed]Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler loves competing in the spotlight.More importantly, though, Chandler loves being afforded the chance to compete in that spotlight.
  He'll do it again this Saturday night at Bellator 165 when he defends his belt vs. Benson Henderson on Spike.
  While some fight for only money or titles, Chandler sees the MMA game as a whole."Every opponent is important. Every single time we fight, we’re putt
  
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• Benson Henderson Calls Himself A “Pretty Highly-Self Motivated Individual”

  16-11-2016 04:19
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2nVKZOg3_s[/embed]Benson Henderson will get a second chance this Saturday night to join Eddie Alvarez as the only fighters to wear gold in both the UFC and Bellator MMA.Henderson challenges Michael Chandler for the lightweight title at Bellator 165 on Spike. "Smooth" previously held that belt while competing in the UFC."I would say that there’s not a whole lot of extra motivation this fight," said Henderson during a conference call. "I’m a pret
  
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• Gegard Mousasi vs. Thiago Santos full fight video

  16-11-2016 04:00
  
  At UFC 200, Gegard Mousasi earned a Performance of the Night bonus by finishing the No. 15-ranked middleweight Thiago Santos. Relive one of the most dominant performance of UFC 200 in anticipation for Mousasi's return to the Octagon this weekend in a rematch with Uriah Hall at UFC Fight Night: Belfast.
  
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• UFC 205 fails to break FOX Sports 1 prelims record, finishes third best

  16-11-2016 02:23
  
  While UFC 205 smashed some UFC records, notably the live gate, it didn't break every big show record as UFC president Dana White talked about after the event.The one that White said he didn't know about, the ratings record for the FOX Sport 1 prelims, didn't fall, as the show headlined by Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens and also featuring Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Michael Johnson did 1,801,000 viewers. The number was the third largest for a pay-per-view prelims in FS1 history, onl
  
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• Eddie Alvarez Opens Up On Knockout Loss to Conor McGregor

  16-11-2016 02:02 via sherdog.com
  
  Three nights ago in the Big Apple on the biggest stage the sport of mixed martial arts has ever had, Eddie Alvarez was poised to play the role of the ultimate spoiler.
  
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• Road To Titan FC 42: Exclusive Fight Camp Blog With Hayder Hassan

  16-11-2016 01:39
  
  The journey from fighting on the local circuit to the UFC can be a difficult one. The same can be said for the fighters who have come and gone from the UFC. Working to get back to the place every fighter dreams of. Wondering if they will ever get the shot on the big show again. Former UFC Welterweight Hayder Hassan is getting ready to begin that journey. After his stint on The Ultimate Fighter 21: American Top Team vs The Blackzillian, Hassan went 0-2 in the UFC. His last fight being a submissio
  
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• Video: Diaz Crashes McGregor’s UFC 205 After Party, Latest On Potential Trilogy Fight

  16-11-2016 00:43
  
  https://youtu.be/HhhUhHXq8jkNate Diaz appears to be in campaign mode. The UFC Bad Boy was tweeting in reference to Conor McGregor while "The Notorious" one was celebrating his history-making knockout of Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 this past Saturday evening. While McGregor was at his UFC 205 after-party in New York City, Diaz was .... at McGregor's UFC 205 after-party in New York City.Featured above via TMZ Sports is video footage of Diaz outside of Marquee New York, the club where McGregor held hi
  
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• Floyd Mayweather sick of Conor McGregor comparisons: ‘An elephant don't beef with ants' (updated)

  16-11-2016 00:40
  
  Floyd Mayweather fired the latest salvo in the ongoing and increasingly wearisome rivalry between he and Conor McGregor on Tuesday, as the controversial boxing legend took umbrage with comparisons being made between the two fighters in the wake of McGregor's historic second-round victory over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205.
  "I didn't know Conor McGregor was undefeated," Mayweather told TMZ. "I didn't know that he had a reign in MMA for 20 years undefeated and was world champion in five different
  
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• Floyd Mayweather sick of Conor McGregor comparisons: ‘An elephant don't beef with ants'

  16-11-2016 00:40
  
  Floyd Mayweather fired the latest salvo in the ongoing and increasingly wearisome rivalry between he and Conor McGregor on Tuesday, as the controversial boxing legend took umbrage with comparisons being made between the two fighters in the wake of McGregor's historic second-round victory over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205.
  "I didn't know Conor McGregor was undefeated," Mayweather told TMZ. "I didn't know that he had a reign in MMA for 20 years undefeated and was world champion in five different
  
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• Eddie Alvarez Issues Statement On Conor McGregor Loss: “I F*cking Blew It”

  16-11-2016 00:06
  
  Following his crushing one-sided knockout loss to Conor McGregor in the "Champion vs. Champion" main event of this past Saturday's historic UFC 205 pay-per-view in New York City, Eddie Alvarez has been quite honest in his assessment of what happened.Immediately after the fight, Alvarez spoke with members of the media in attendance about the way he fought McGregor not being the game plan his team helped him prepare for leading up to the big showdown at Madison Square Garden, admitting that it was
  
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