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• Vicente Luque interested in fight with Lorenz Larkin, Jake Ellenberger next in the UFC

  26-11-2016 23:00
  
  SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Rising welterweight Vicente Luque talks about why he’s interested in fights against Lorenz Larkin or Jake Ellenberger, his thoughts on a potential move to welterweight by Conor McGregor, and much more.
  
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• Max Holloway vs. Anthony Pettis for interim title now slated for UFC 206 main event

  26-11-2016 21:21
  
  And just like that, UFC 206 has a new main event.
  Max Holloway vs. Anthony Pettis for the interim featherweight title is the new headlining act for the Dec. 10 card, MMA Fighting has learned. The fight replaces Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson, which was scrapped after Cormier withdrew from the fight due to an injury.
  The UFC tried to book Johnson vs. Gegard Mousasi, however, Johnson has decided to wait for Cormier to return to action, sources say.
  As a result, Jose Aldo, who was the interim f
  
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• Bethe Correia Says Miesha Tate’s Retirement At UFC 205 Showed She Was “Bipolor” & “Weak”

  26-11-2016 20:57
  
  https://youtu.be/wyleUu3B-i4During a recent Q&A held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship contender and hometown fighter Bethe Correia shared her two cents regarding the recent surprise retirement of former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate live in the Octagon after her loss to Raquel Pennington at UFC 205 earlier this month."She showed she's bipolar," said the Brazilian Bantamweight contender who famously fought Ronda Rousey for the UFC World Title
  
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• Video: Conor McGregor’s Coach On Potential Tyron Woodley Fight: “Maybe It Won’t Happen”

  26-11-2016 20:26
  
  https://youtu.be/giraz1DNXOYJohn Kavanagh, trainer of current two-division UFC World Champion Conor McGregor gave his take on a potential showdown of champions against the man "The Notorious" had a brief encounter with, leading to an immediate war of words on social media and later, a second face-to-face near-miss backstage at Madison Square Garden -- Tyron Woodley.Following their pair of encounters in New York and their performances at the debut event in the state earlier this month, a lot of f
  
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• Bethe Correia calls Miesha Tate 'bipolar' and weak for retiring

  26-11-2016 20:00
  
  SAO PAULO -- Miesha Tate announced her retirement after losing a decision to Raquel Pennington at UFC 205, but that won’t stop Bethe Correia from firing shots at her.
  Correia was one of the guest fighters during UFC Fight Night 100 fight week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and criticized the former Strikeforce and UFC champion for leaving the sport following her recent loss. Correia, who also lost a decision to Pennington in 2016, thinks that Tate’s reaction shows a lot about her mental state
  
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• Video: Miesha Tate, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira & Ross Pearson Q&A From Melbourne

  26-11-2016 19:50
  
  https://youtu.be/JjHzdO3pUJgAt Friday's official weigh-in event for tonight's UFC Fight Night 101: Whittaker vs. Brunson show, which airs live on FOX Sports 1 from Melbourne, Australia, a special UFC Fight Night Melbourne Q&A was held featuring a powerhouse trio of UFC stars.Featured above is the complete video archive of the Q&A that included recently retired former UFC & Strikeforce Women's Champion Miesha Tate, MMA legend and former UFC & PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rod
  
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• Can Conor McGregor beat Tyron Woodley? John Kavanagh says it’s ‘doable’

  26-11-2016 18:00
  
  It would not be John Kavanagh's first choice. Conor McGregor's coach is most excited about a third fight with Nate Diaz. But Tyron Woodley? The UFC welterweight champion? Kavanagh doesn't find that to be all that outrageous.
  The SBG Ireland head coach said as much to Ariel Helwani on a recent episode of The MMA Hour. Kavanagh doesn't think Woodley would have an easy time with McGregor, as many critics have theorized. Hardly.
  "I don't see why not," Kavanagh said. "I don't know. Maybe it won't hap
  
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• Months after being homeless, UFC’s Geane Herrera fighting for future in Melbourne

  26-11-2016 17:00
  
  Geane Herrera's MMA career has taken him to different countries, put him on national television and given him opportunities to fight some of the best flyweights in the world.
  Yet, financially - especially this year - things have been a struggle.
  The UFC prospect was mired in a custody battle for his son over the summer and poured all of his funds into lawyer fees. Herrera had nothing left and ended up unable to pay rent. For a few days in August, the Tampa native was actually living in a car.
  "I
  
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• Blackzilians owner vehemently denies talk of team's demise

  26-11-2016 16:00
  
  Rumors of The Blackzilians demise are greatly exaggerated.
  That's according to owner Glenn Robinson, who told MMA Fighting recently that he has no plans of shutting down the South Florida-based team.
  Talk began to circulate earlier this week when word got out that the team's home gym in Boca Raton was closing. However, Robinson said he made the decision to sell that location when the rent became too high "and didn't make financial sense." Robinson is currently in the midst of building a new "sta
  
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• Fightweets: Daniel Cormier, AKA, and injuries

  26-11-2016 15:00
  
  You knew we wouldn't get through the holiday weekend without something going down, right? That was exactly what happened on the morning after Thanksgiving. While the dimmer lights among us were out getting into fistfights over discounted crap at big box retailers across the country, news dropped that Daniel Cormier had to drop out of his UFC 206 main event with Anthony Johnson due to an injury.
  With that news came a fresh round of questions about the injury rate at Cormier's gym and the perils o
  
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• UFC Fight Night 101 predictions

  26-11-2016 14:00
  
  Another weekend, another UFC card. And just like the past few cards, this event doesn't really offer much. Originally, top middleweight contenders Luke Rockhold and Ronaldo Souza were scheduled to battle in the main event of the card. But due to injury, that bout has been scrapped and now we have a bout between rising contenders Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson in the main event slot.
  What: UFC Fight Night 101
  Where:Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.
  When: Saturday, Nov. 26.&nb
  
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• Video: UFC Fight Night 101 ‘Whittaker vs. Brunson’ Post-Fight Press Conference

  26-11-2016 09:02 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the UFC Fight Night 101 “Whittaker vs. Brunson” post-fight press conference here:
  
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• UFC Fight Night 101: Whittaker vs. Brunson Weigh-In Results

  26-11-2016 08:16
  
  On Friday evening in Melbourne, Australia, the official ceremonial weigh-ins took place for tonight's UFC Fight Night 101 event, which goes down live from the Rod Laver Arena, airing live on FOX Sports 1.Every fighter ended up making weight, even if Fight Pass prelim opener Yao Zhikui needed two attempts to successfully hit the 126 pound mark after initially tipping the scales at 127 pounds. By hitting the 126 mark on his second trip to the scales, Zhikui met the UFC Flyweight requiremment, as o
  
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• Whittaker ends epic first round with TKO

  26-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Whittaker tags Brunson on the chase!!!! #UFCMelbourne https://t.co/o8Bt6eJckW— UFC (@ufc) November 27, 2016Someone’s five-fight winning streak had to go in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, and thanks to a barrage of punches and one memorable kick by Robert Whittaker, it was Derek Brunson’s, as Sydney’s Whittaker scored the biggest win of his career via first round TKO and sent a message to his middleweight peers that he has arri
  
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• UFC Fight Night 101 Results: Whittaker vs. Brunson

  26-11-2016 07:00
  
  MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Night 101 results for the Whittaker vs. Brunson fight card on Nov. 26 and more.In the main event, Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson will square off in a middleweight contest. Meanwhile, Jake Matthews faces Andrew Holbrook in a lightweight match in the co-main event.Check out the UFC Fight Night 101 results below.Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
  Robert Whittaker vs. Derek Brunson
  Jake Matthews vs. Andrew Holbrook
  Kyle Noke vs. Omari Akhmedov
  Yusuke Kasuya vs. Ale
  
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• McGregor vacates featherweight title; Aldo new undisputed champion

  26-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC announced on Saturday that world lightweight champion Conor McGregor has vacated his featherweight title and opted to keep the 155-pound title he won by defeating Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 on Nov. 12.  Interim featherweight titleholder Jose Aldo has now been elevated to undisputed champion, and following these developments, the interim UFC featherweight title will be on the line on Saturday, Dec. 10, as Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis battle for championship gold in the new main event of
  
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• Kelly, Knight score key victories in prelims

  26-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  KELLY vs. CAMOZZIIn Saturday’s UFC Fight Night featured prelim, four-time Olympian Dan Kelly continued to upset the odds, as he thrilled his hometown fans at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena and won a unanimous decision over Chris Camozzi.Scores were 30-27, 29-28 and 29-27 in the middleweight bout, which marked the 39-year-old Kelly’s third consecutive victory.It was quite an interesting first round, with Camozzi looking like he was going to run away with the fight thanks to the eff
  
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• Holbrook scores decision, Volkanovski gets KO in debut

  26-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  HOLBROOK vs. MATTHEWSLightweight underdog Andrew Holbrook didn’t succumb to the pressure of facing Australian favorite Jake Matthews in Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Saturday, instead implementing a rock solid game plan en route to a three round split decision win in the UFC Fight Night co-main event.Scores were 29-28 twice, and 28-29 for Indianapolis’ Holbrook, now 12-1; Victoria’s Matthews falls to 11-3.After a strong start from Matthews, the momentum shifted to Holbro
  
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• Font gets new opponent for Dec. 3; will face Schnell

  26-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Ultimate Fighter 24 standout Matt "Danger" Schnell will make his UFC debut in the bantamweight division, as he replaces Alejandro Perez against Rob Font on the Dec. 3 TUF Finale card in Las Vegas.In the main event at The Palms, the winner of the toughest tournament in sports gets a shot at the pound-for-pound king, Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson, in a five-round bout for the UFC flyweight championship. Plus, two top 125-pound contenders settle their score, as Ultimate Fighter 24 coaches Josep
  
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• Final: Fight Night Melbourne results and news

  26-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday, November 26, 2016.Whittaker vs Brunson | Matthews vs Holbrook | Noke vs Akhmedov | Kasuya vs Volkanovski | Rountree vs Pedro | Ham vs Taylor | Kelly vs Camozzi | Brown vs Tuck | Walsh vs Meunier | Nguyen vs Herrera | Hooker vs Knight | Vera vs Guangyou | Zhikui vs LausaUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson main cardMain event: Ro
  
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• Cormier-Johnson off; Holloway vs. Pettis new UFC 206 main event

  26-11-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  .@Jon_Anik explains the #UFC206 news! https://t.co/IPjnWZouQ8— #UFCMelbourne (@ufc) November 27, 2016Already set to battle each other in a highly anticipated UFC 206 showdown, the stakes are now even higher for featherweight contenders Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis on Dec. 10, as the winner of their bout, which is now a five-round main event, will leave Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as the interim UFC featherweight champion. The UFC announced the new main event on Sa
  
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• Gabi Garcia to fight 52-year-old Shinobu Kandori at RIZIN year-end show

  26-11-2016 06:15
  
  Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion Gabi Garcia will meet 52-year-old veteran Shinobu Kandori on Dec. 31 at RIZIN FF's year-end event. The promotion announced the booking late Friday night.
  Kandori, a former Japanese professional wrestler turned politician, will be competing in mixed martial arts for the first time since 2000. Standing just 5-foot-7, and weighing 165 pounds, she will be vastly outsized by the 6'1", 210-pound Garcia.
  A decorated, world-ranked grappler, Garcia (3-0) is undefeat
  
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• UFC Fight Night 101 ‘Whittaker vs. Brunson’ Results: Play-by-Play & Updates

  26-11-2016 02:45 via sherdog.com
  
  Saturday's live UFC Fight Night 101 “Whittaker vs. Brunson” coverage kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET.
  
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• UFC Melbourne Weigh-in Video & Results: Robert Whittaker, Derek Brunson on Target

  26-11-2016 01:33 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the Land Down Under this weekend as UFC Fight Night 101 “Whittaker vs. Brunson” (current odds) will be held at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
  
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• Weigh-in Video: UFC Fight Night 101 ‘Whittaker vs. Brunson’

  26-11-2016 01:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the UFC Fight Night 101 “Whittaker vs. Brunson” official weigh-ins at 7 p.m. ET.
  
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• Video: UFC Fight Night 101: Whittaker vs. Brunson Weigh-Ins From Melbourne, Australia

  26-11-2016 00:38
  
  https://youtu.be/nKzp8VCBAagOn Friday, while likely starving themselves "Down Under" on Thanksgiving just 24-hours earlier, the official weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 101 were held for Saturday's event.Featured above is the video player needed to access the live stream, scheduled to begin at 7pm EST. / 4pm PST. from Melbourne, Australia, as well as the complete video archive once the ceremonial weigh-ins conclude.Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com on Saturday evening for a recap of the UFC
  
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• Complete Video Archive Of UFC Fight Night 101 Weigh-Ins From Melbourne, Australia

  26-11-2016 00:38
  
  https://youtu.be/nKzp8VCBAagOn Friday, while likely starving themselves "Down Under" on Thanksgiving just 24-hours earlier, the official weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 101 were held for Saturday's event.Featured above is the video player needed to access the live stream, scheduled to begin at 7pm EST. / 4pm PST. from Melbourne, Australia, as well as the complete video archive once the ceremonial weigh-ins conclude.Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com on Saturday evening for a recap of the UFC
  
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• Alejandro 'Diablito' Perez injured, out of TUF 24 Finale fight with Rob Font

  26-11-2016 00:30
  
  Alejandro Perez won't be fighting at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale. Perez first announced the news on Thursday, and MMA Fighting later confirmed it with UFC officials on Friday.
  The Mexican fighter suffered a collar bone injury, forcing him to withdraw from his bout against Rob Font. The promotion is currently seeking a replacement opponent for Font. The 27-year-old Perez, who won the first season of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America, is 3-1-1 in his UFC career and 17-6-1 as a professional fi
  
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• Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson 2 Pulled From UFC 206

  26-11-2016 00:13
  
  They just can't catch a break.The UFC lost yet another high-profile match, as it was announced on Friday that the scheduled main event between Daniel Cormier and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson at UFC 206 in just over two weeks has been cancelled.Cormier, the reigning UFC 205-pound champion who defeated Rumble to win the title in their first fight at UFC 187, was forced to pull out of the fight due to injury, leaving Rumble Johnson without an opponent for the December 10th pay-per-view in Toronto.The C
  
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• UFC Fight Night 101 Q&A video

  26-11-2016 00:00
  
  At the UFC Fight Night 101 Q&A, Miesha Tate, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Ross Pearson will answer questions from the fans.
  
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