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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk eyes second UFC belt, show in Poland in 2017

  24-11-2016 23:00
  
  Strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has big ambitions for 2017.
  Jedrzejczyk, who's coming off a unanimous decision win over Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205, defending her strawweight title for a fourth time, is looking to win a second UFC belt just like Conor McGregor did the night of her fight with Kowalkeiwicz. Jedrzejczyk is confident that she's earned the opportunity to be a two-division champion, and sees that opportunity coming to fruition sometime next year.
  "Sure, I think
  
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• Needle in hand, Tito Ortiz compares Thanksgiving turkey to Chael Sonnen

  24-11-2016 22:00
  
  Just when you thought you had nothing to be thankful for this year.
  Tito Ortiz dished out a heaping helping of Thanksgiving trash talk on Instagram on Thursday. As he injected butter into a turkey, the UFC Hall of Famer compared said turkey to Chael Sonnen and the butter to performance-enhancing drugs.This is for @sonnench. #juicebox #Bellator170
  A video posted by titoortiz1999 (@titoortiz1999) on Nov 23, 2016 at 9:51pm PST
  "I couldn't stop thinking about what Chael does to himself," Ortiz said.
  
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• Video: Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson 1 From UFC 187 (Full Fight)

  24-11-2016 21:32
  
  https://youtu.be/EjM1CuTau6kOn The Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, UFC released a new "Free Fight" that fans will be thankful for.Featured above is the complete first fight between Daniel Cormier and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson, the five-round showdown for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship that served as the main event for the UFC 187 pay-per-view.D.C. and Rumble will fight in the rematch, once again a pay-per-view headliner with the 205-pound title on the line, when UFC 206 to
  
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• ‘Jacare’ Souza’s manager believes Michael Bisping will continue avoiding top contenders

  24-11-2016 21:00
  
  Ronaldo Souza was scheduled to fight Saturday night against Luke Rockhold, but everything changed when the former UFC middleweight champion pulled out of the UFC Fight Night 101 main event due to a knee injury.
  "Jacare" cut weight to serve as a plan B at UFC 205 on Nov. 12, in case something happened to Chris Weidman or Yoel Romero, and will now focus on what’s next in his career. The UFC has yet to officially announce who’s next in line for the 185-pound championship, but everything
  
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• Junior dos Santos angling for title fight with Stipe Miocic in Brooklyn

  24-11-2016 20:00
  
  It's the season for spending time with family and giving thanks — and for setting up fights?
  Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos sent current champ Stipe Miocic a warm message on Thanksgiving via his Twitter feed, wishing him a warm holiday. Yet he also set the table with a proposition to fight in the New Year.
  Namely, a showdown at UFC 209, which takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Feb. 11.
  Hey @stipemiocicufc enjoy Thanksgiving in ur new home- hope it's filled
  
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• ‘Bigfoot’ Silva doubts Ivan Shtyrkov will accept rematch after being sent to the hospital

  24-11-2016 19:00
  
  After a four-year run in the UFC, Antonio Silva headlined a MMA card in Russia against undefeated Ivan Shtyrkov on Nov. 18, but the outcome wasn’t exactly what he expected.
  After a close first round, "Bigfoot" was dropped and punished by the Russian heavyweight in Yekaterinburg, Russia. After somehow finding a way to survive, the Brazilian came back and almost finished Shtyrkov in the third. In the end, Shtyrkov won via unanimous decision.
  Still in Russia a few days after the fight, Silva
  
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• Technique Talk: Ryan Hall examines the spotty modernization of grappling in MMA

  24-11-2016 18:00
  
  It's not saying much to note grappling is changing both inside of mixed martial arts (MMA) and out. The key question is, how is grappling evolving? Is it modernizing, regressing or going in unexpected directions?
  As it turns out, the answer is messy. ADCC bronze medalist and UFC featherweight - as well as season 22 winner of The Ultimate Fighter - Ryan Hall has a few theories. On the one hand, the overall level of skill is up, but there's a curious homogenization going on inside of the sport.
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• Rousey Upset To Point She Had To Be Consoled After Intense Face-Off With Nunes In NYC

  24-11-2016 17:50
  
  https://youtu.be/q92ypoEtNDYWell, apparently there was more than meets the eye regarding the way Ronda Rousey reacted immediately after facing off with UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes at the official UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor ceremonial weigh-ins held in New York City earlier this month.For those who missed it, Joe Rogan told the fans inside Madison Square Garden to stick around after the final weigh-in for UFC 205, as they would be doing a special face-off for the UFC 207 mai
  
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• Manager: Khabib Nurmagomedov ‘will not fight again if he doesn't get a title fight'

  24-11-2016 17:00
  
  The battle lines continue to be drawn in the lottery to determine the next opponent of two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor, and undefeated lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov appears to be leading the charge.
  Nurmagomedov's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, said this week on The MMA Hour that Nurmagomedov is dead-set on not fighting again unless it is for some sort of UFC title.
  "He doesn't give a sh*t who the title fight is against. He's serious," Abdelaziz said. "Khabib, financially, is very
  
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• Giving thanks to the many wonderful things going on in MMA

  24-11-2016 15:00
  
  The year 2016 has been an interesting one in the mixed martial arts, and interesting is one of those words that swings both ways. USADA is cracking down on any manner of cheaters (and even some of those who ingest tainted supplements unknowingly), making the road to fight night that much more of a mountain pass. Jon Jones is suspended again, and he’s turned into a whatever metaphor you like. Personally, I see his suspension like a high wire between two buildings connecting the thing he was
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Frankie Edgar & Cub Swanson

  24-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC's No. 5 ranked Featherweight Cub Swanson calls the show to talk about his UFC 206 fight against The Korean Superboy, Dooho Choi, Conor McGregor holding up the 145 lbs division, being apologetic after fights, broken jaws, and more. Later, former Lightweight champion Frankie Edgar talks to Jim and Matt about his big win over Jeremy Stephens at UFC 205, the state of the Featherweight division, Eddie vs. Conor, a potential Bantamweight fight, BJ Penn vs. Yair Rodriguez, and more. Plus, Matt show
  
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• Aljamain Sterling Injured; Out of UFC Fight Night 102 Clash vs. Raphael Assuncao

  24-11-2016 06:16
  
  Aljamain Sterling has suffered an injury and has withdraw from a proposed bantamweight clash against Raphael Assuncao at UFC Fight Night Albany in Albany, N.Y.
  
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• Robert Whittaker vs. Brad Tavares full fight video

  24-11-2016 04:00
  
  In May of last year, Robert Whittaker punched his way into the UFC middleweight rankings, knocking out the 14th-ranked Brad Tavares is less than a minute. Whittaker, now the seventh-ranked middleweight, takes on eighth-ranked Derek Brunson this weekend in a fight that puts the winner one step closer to a title shot. Relive Whittaker's stunning victory in preparation for his main event bout at UFC Fight Night 101.
  
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• Aljamain Sterling out of UFC Fight Night 102 fight with Raphael Assuncao

  24-11-2016 01:35
  
  Aljamain Sterling won't be fighting in his home state of New York.
  'The Funk Master' has been forced to withdraw from his bantamweight bout with Raphael Assuncao at UFC Fight Night 102 in Albany, N.Y. due to undisclosed reasons. The UFC is currently seeking a U.S. based opponent to step up on short notice to fight the Brazilian Assuncao on Dec. 9. The news was first reported by MMA Junkie and was later confirmed by MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani.
  Sterling last fought at UFC Fight Night 88 in May,
  
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