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• Bellator 166 live stream online

  02-12-2016 23:30
  
  Watch the Bellator 166 stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 7:15 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows:Chris Jones vs. Derrick Adkins
  Chance Recountre vs. Levi Queen
  Gregory Babene vs. Emiliano Sordi
  Kinny Spotwood vs. John KingEduardo Dantas will defend his title against Joe Warren in the Bellator 166 main event Friday night.
  
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• Hector Lombard vs. Brad Tavares among additions to UFC on FOX 23 card

  02-12-2016 23:00
  
  The UFC will return to Denver on Jan. 28, and the promotion has officially added a pair of fights to the UFC on FOX 23 event.
  Winless since March 2014, Hector Lombard is set to take on Brad Tavares in a middleweight bout at the Pepsi Center. The second fight recently announced features lightweights Jason Gonzalez and JC Cottrell.
  Lombard (34-6-1, 2 NC) returned to the middleweight division in June, but lost by knockout to Dan Henderson. The American Top Team fighter moved back to 185 pounds afte
  
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• Bellator 167 Weigh-in Results: Darrion Caldwell, Joe Taimanglo Set for Rematch

  02-12-2016 22:52 via sherdog.com
  
  California-based Bellator MMA returns to the Winstar World Casino on Saturday night with another event of caged combat on Spike. Bellator 167 is set to be headlined by the intriguing bantamweight rematch between Darrion Caldwell and Joe Taimanglo.
  
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• Roy Nelson Apologizes for Kicking Ref ‘Big’ John McCarthy After UFC Fight Night 95 Win

  02-12-2016 22:19 via sherdog.com
  
  Roy Nelson is attempting to make amends for his actions following a second-round knockout victory over Antonio Silva at UFC Fight Night 95 on Sept. 24.
  
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• Joe Lauzon vs. Marcin Held, Bryan Caraway vs. Jimmie Rivera official for UFC event in Phoenix

  02-12-2016 22:06
  
  The UFC has added a pair of bouts to its upcoming card in Phoenix, Ariz. In the lightweight division, Joe Lauzon takes on Marcin Held, while Bryan Caraway meets Jimmie Rivera in a bantamweight bout.
  Headlined by Yair Rodriguez vs. B.J. Penn, the event is scheduled for Jan. 15 at the Talking Stick Arena.
  Lauzon (26-12) enters the bout coming off a ‘Fight of the Night’ split decision loss to Jim Miller in August. In his previous bout, the lightweight veteran finished Diego Sanchez in t
  
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• Video: Patrick Cummins Exits UFC Fight Night 102 Due to Staph Infection

  02-12-2016 21:36 via sherdog.com
  
  Patrick Cummins has pulled out of his light heavyweight clash with Gian Villante at
  UFC Fight Night 102 after suffering a staph infection.
  
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• Eduardo Dantas vows to ‘punish’ Joe Warren, put him to sleep at Bellator 166

  02-12-2016 21:00
  
  Eduardo Dantas will finally get the fight he was hoping for since 2014, and he expects a one-sided contest at Bellator 166.
  “Dudu” will defend his bantamweight title against Joe Warren on Dec. 2, looking to avenge his only loss under the promotion’s banner, and foresees a dominating victory in Friday’s main event in Thackerville.
  “I expect a good fight. I’ll enjoy every round,” Dantas told MMA Fighting. “The moment he blinks, he will go down. He al
  
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• Patrick Cummins out of UFC Fight Night 102 card with staph infection

  02-12-2016 20:25
  
  Gian Villante needs a new opponent for UFC Fight Night 102, as Patrick Cummins was forced out of the light heavyweight bout after suffering a staph infection in his shin, MMA Fighting has learned.
  Villante vs. Cummins was part of the UFC’s second trip to New York since the sport got legalized in the state. UFC Fight Night 102 takes place Dec. 9 at Albany’s Times Union Center.
  “Yeah, I'm officially out of the fight,” Cummins told MMA Fighting. “I got a really bad sta
  
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• Roy Nelson issues statement for kicking referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy

  02-12-2016 19:57
  
  Roy Nelson has issued a statement apologizing for the incident with referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy.Following his knockout win over Antonio Silva at UFC Fight Night 95 back on Sept. 24,Nelson kicked McCarthy on the butt and gave him the bird in protest for not stopping the bout sooner. Last month, ‘Big Country’ was suspended for nine months and fined $24,000 for his behavior by the Brazilian Superior Justice Court of MMA.However, the STJDMMA gave the 40-year-old heavyweight a
  
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• Hector Lombard to Face Brad Tavares in Middleweight Bout at UFC on Fox 23

  02-12-2016 19:19 via sherdog.com
  
  Hector Lombard will attempt to end a three-fight winless streak when he faces Brad Tavares at UFC on Fox 23.
  
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• Caraway-Rivera, Lauzon-Held, ‘Formiga’-Pettis Set for UFC Fight Night 103 in Phoenix

  02-12-2016 19:03 via sherdog.com
  
  A trio of bouts has been added to the UFC Fight Night 103 lineup next month in Phoenix.
  
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• ‘Young GOAT’ A.J. McKee wants to win a title at younger age than Jon Jones did

  02-12-2016 19:00
  
  A.J. McKee is one of those blue-chip fighters with a broad and fuzzy outlook on the cage. He’s just 21 years old, and he’s undefeated. Though none of those opponents has what you might consider a big resume (or even a Wikipedia page), only one has made it past the first round. He lives in Southern California, a playground for the optimistic and the well connected. He is fighting in the co-main event at Bellator 166, right there in the heart of America, in Thackerville, Okla.Life is p
  
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• Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Calls Wanderlei Silva a ‘Scared Bitch’ After Withdrawal from Rizin Grand Prix

  02-12-2016 18:43 via sherdog.com
  
  The Rizin open-weight grand prix quarterfinal showdown between Mirko Filipovic and Wanderlei Silva will not be taking place as expected, and “Cro Cop” is none too happy about it.
  
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• Brandon Vera, Bibiano Fernandes Retain Titles at One Championship ‘Age of Domination’

  02-12-2016 18:42 via sherdog.com
  
  It felt like a walk in the park for Brandon Vera.
  
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• Korean Zombie Return Likely for Super Bowl Weekend Main Event vs Bermudez

  02-12-2016 18:26
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk2J8_M094gHe's back!After taking over three years off from MMA for his mandatory South Korean military service, it looks like"The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung is returning to the UFC in style. Ariel Helwani is reporting at MMAFighting that Zombie vs. #8 featherweight contender Dennis Bermudez is the likely main event of the February 4th UFC Fight Night in Houston as part of Super Bowl weekend. It would be the 29 year old Jung's first fight in a whoppin
  
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• TUF 24 Finale Weigh-in Results: Demetrious Johnson, Tim Elliott Clear Final Hurdle

  02-12-2016 18:14 via sherdog.com
  
  The grand finale of The Ultimate Fighter 24 will commence Saturday night
  
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• Chan Sung Jung vs. Dennis Bermudez targeted for Super Bowl weekend headliner

  02-12-2016 17:47
  
  "The Korean Zombie" is finally close to returning to action.
  According to multiple sources, the UFC is currently working towards booking Chan Sung Jung vs. Dennis Bermudez as the main event for the Feb. 4 Fight Night event in Houston.
  Jung (13-4) hasn't fought since his Aug. 2013 featherweight title loss to Jose Aldo. He was forced to walk away from the sport for two years in order to fulfill his mandatory military service required of South Korean male citizens.
  "I think this may extend my caree
  
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• ONE champions Brandon Vera, Bibiano Fernandes are victorious in Manila

  02-12-2016 17:30
  
  Brandon Vera and Bibiano Fernandes successfully defended their titles in Manila, Philippines at ONE Championship 50.
  ONE heavyweight champion Vera took on unbeaten Hideki Sekine in the main event at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, and only needed one round to score another TKO finish. Vera, who won the vacant title with a 26-second win last December, improved to 3-0 under the promotion banner after landing a vicious body kick.
  Brandon Vera VS Hideki Sekine#ONEFightNight #ONEGIFs pic.twitter.co
  
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• Cris ‘Cyborg’: If UFC doesn’t open women’s featherweight division, I’ll leave

  02-12-2016 17:00
  
  It looks like Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino won’t be sticking around in the UFC unless her weight class of 145 pounds is implemented in the organization.
  Cyborg, who joined the UFC roster in March of this year, has fought twice under the UFC banner, and both times have been outside her weight class and at a catchweight of 140 pounds. It’s been well documented that Cyborg has to use extremely harsh methods to make the weight cut to a 140 pounds, and has been taped crying and even
  
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• Jenny Huang hits rare gogoplata in ONE Championship fight

  02-12-2016 16:15
  
  There's already a Lady Gaga. Now, ONE might have a Lady Gogo.
  Women's MMA prospect Jenny Huang pulled off a rare gogoplata in a ONE Championship fight Friday in the Philippines. After a series of impressive grappling exchanges, Huang ended up on the bottom, brought her right leg up under the chin of opponent April Osenio, pulled Osenio's head down and forced the tap.
  The finish occurred at 4:28 of the first round. Huang was likely winning the fight up until that point with superior jiu-jitsu pro
  
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• Jon Jones says he suffered anxiety attack when removed from UFC 200: 'I couldn't breathe'

  02-12-2016 16:00
  
  When Jon Jones found out he wouldn't be fighting at UFC 200, he felt the walls of his hotel room close in around him.
  Jones, who was supposed to rematch Daniel Cormier in the main event of the July 9 supercard in Las Vegas, was taken aside by agent Malki Kawa in his hotel room and told three days before the fight that he had failed an out-of-competition USADA test and would be pulled from the bout.
  Thursday, Jones told UFC color commentator Joe Rogan that he had a full-blown panic attack wh
  
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• TUF 24 Finale weigh-in video

  02-12-2016 15:00
  
  At the TUF 24 Finale weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday night's TUF 24 Finale fights will step on the scale Friday, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Demetrious Johnson and Tim Elliott will have to make the flyweight limit of 125 pounds.The TUF 24 Finale weigh-in results are below.
  Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
  Demetrious Johnson vs. Tim Elliott
  Joseph Benavidez vs. Henry Cejudo
  Jake Ellenberger vs. Jorge Masvidal
  Ion Cutelaba vs. J
  
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• Morning Report: Tim Kennedy calls Bjorn Rebney's MMAAA inclusion 'a necessary evil'

  02-12-2016 14:00
  
  On Wednesday, Georges St-Pierre, Tim Kennedy, T.J. Dillashaw, Cain Velasquez, and Donald Cerrone, along with former Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, announced the formation of a new organization created to serve fighter interests called the MMA Athletes Association. It was an announcement met with largely positive reviews.
  However, there were some notable detractors to the announcement who objected to the inclusion of Rebney who has a checkered past with many fighters. He infamously sue
  
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• Free Live Stream: Bellator 166 Prelims (7 p.m. ET)

  02-12-2016 09:50 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the Bellator 166 prelims live and free on Sherdog at 7 p.m. ET.
  
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• TUF Finale - Fight by Fight

  02-12-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  TIM ELLIOTT VS DEMETRIOUS JOHNSONThere’s been a lot of Matt Serra-Georges St-Pierre talk being tossed around this week, but if Tim Elliott is to upset Demetrious Johnson, it’s not going to be a one punch blast that does it. Instead, Elliott’s key to victory is being Tim Elliott – unpredictable, awkward, willing to take chances few fighters would. If he can throw a wrench in the works before Johnson gets into a rhythm, anything can happen. But if DJ is DJ, the crown will r
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter Finale: A Tournament of Champions Weigh-in Results

  02-12-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighter Finale: A Tournament of Champions, which is headlined by the five-round flyweight title fight fight between Demetrious Johnson and Tim Elliott, airs live on FS1 from the Pearl Theatre at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.Four prelim bouts will air live on FS1 starting at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Two fights will kick off the night of action on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at 7pm ET/4 pm PTMain Event – Flyweight Title Fight (Five rounds)
  
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• Safarov and Aldrich to Make Debuts in Albany

  02-12-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  Injuries may have altered two bouts on next Friday night's UFC Albany card, but two Octagon newcomers have stepped in to make sure pivotal matchups in the light heavyweight and strawweight division proceed as scheduled on Dec. 9.At 205 pounds, unbeaten Russian prospect Saparbek Safarov makes his first trip to the Octagon, and he will look to keep his perfect record and finishing streak intact as he steps in for the injured Pat Cummins to battle Empire State favorite Gian Villante, who has won th
  
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• How to Watch The Ultimate Fighter Finale

  02-12-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighter: A Tournament of Champions Finale Saturday, December 310:00PM EST / 7:00PM PST / 3:00AM GMT 8:00PM EST / 5:00PM PST / 1:00AM GMT
   7:00PM EST / 4:00PM PST / 12:00AM GMT CountriesA  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  Y  ZAlgeriaMain Card - Abu Dhabi Sports 6Prelims - Abu Dhabi Sports 6 and UFC Fight PassFight Pass Prel
  
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• Fast-rising Brandon Moreno seizes TUF opportunity

  02-12-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Brandon Moreno’s fight against Ryan Benoit in The Ultimate Fighter Finale on Saturday comes with high expectations following the Mexican fighter’s impressive debut in the Octagon in October.That showing, a stunning first-round submission victory over (then) No. 8-ranked Louis Smolka, cemented Moreno as a fighter to watch. He accepted the bout on eight days’ notice as a fill-in, and the outcome helped secure Moreno a place on Saturday’s card. Moreno, 22, joins Ultimate Fig
  
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• Bisping makes appearance in new 'xXx' movie’s promotion in Brazil

  02-12-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
   #Repost @vindiesel with @repostapp ・・・ We had fun making the movie. We are going to have fun on the Global tour and you are going to have so much fun watching xXx The Return of Xander! #xXxThursdaysA photo posted by Mikebisping (@mikebisping) on Dec 1, 2016 at 4:35pm PSTSao PauloThere is no doubt UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is enjoying one of the best years of his professional career while also making history outside of the Octagon.This week, he was in Sa
  
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• Bellator 166 Results: Dantas vs. Warren 2

  02-12-2016 06:44
  
  MMA Fighting has Bellator 166 results for the Dantas vs. Warren 2 fight card Friday night at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla.In the main event, Eduardo Dantas will defend his bantamweight title against Joe Warren. Dantas lost via unanimous decision to Warren in their previous meeting at Bellator 128.Check out the Bellator 166 results below.Main card (Spike at 9 p.m. ET)
  Eduardo Dantas vs. Joe Warren
  A.J. McKee vs. Ray Wood
  Marcos Galvao vs. LC Davis
  Chris Honeycutt vs. Ben ReiterU
  
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• UFC Rankings: Robert Whittaker Climbs, Featherweight Division Loses McGregor

  02-12-2016 05:43
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=827IC-z6eXs[/embed]The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Fight Night 101, and Conor McGregor was removed from the featherweight division completely.McGregor now sits atop the lightweight rankings, as he relinquished his featherweight belt recently. The UFC promoted Jose Aldo to champion and put an interim title on the line between Anthony Pettis and Max Holloway at UFC 206 next weekend.Dooho Choi was the biggest featherweight winner, moving up th
  
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• Tonya Evinger Is Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Once More

  02-12-2016 05:28
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3kiLoBVf9Y[/embed]The Missouri Office of Athletics has overturned the result of the Invicta FC 20 main event, meaning Tonya Evinger is once again the bantamweight champion.Evinger appealed her loss to Yana Kunitskaya, citing the referee for ruling a move she made was illegal. Evinger believes the ruling led to Kunitskaya being able to sink in her armbar tighter, forcing her to tap and drop the belt.In a release on the Invicta FC website, Shannon Knapp stat
  
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• Daniel Cormier Elects For Surgery, Targets March For “Rumble” Fight

  02-12-2016 05:24
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilvoiIq49sU[/embed]After weighing all of his options, Daniel Cormier has elected to undergo surgery to repair his injured groin.Cormier, the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion, will go under the knife on Friday to fix the injury. As reported on "UFC Tonight," he is expected to be cleared to train in two months and hopes to fight in four."DC" was originally scheduled to face Anthony Johnson in a title defense next weekend at UFC 206. Since winning the b
  
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• Dana White: Conor McGregor’s Decision To Surrender Featherweight Title

  02-12-2016 05:21
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU5vJtk-P5w[/embed]Maybe the wording is a bit different, but UFC president Dana White confirmed it was Conor McGregor's decision to relinquish the featherweight title.Some, including McGregor's head coach, have called into question the UFC's move of making Jose Aldo the featherweight champion and taking McGregor's dual-division crown status away.But as White told Yahoo! Sports, "Notorious" was in the loop the entire way through.“He’s (John Kavan
  
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• Jon Jones’ Pre-Fight Ritual: “Get Blacked-Out Wasted” Week Before Fights

  02-12-2016 05:13
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBSwJnZpUI8[/embed]Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones opened up about his personal life during an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience Thursday night.And it was quite compelling.Jones, who is serving a suspension for use of a banned substance, explained that he would get "blacked-out drunk" a week before fights just to give him a built-in excuse if he lost."I had this crazy thing that I would do where I would party one week before every fight
  
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• UFC Moves January PPV Card To February, Brooklyn

  02-12-2016 05:07
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVsgK6BZp4s[/embed]The UFC has moved a planned pay-per-view for 2017 to a few weeks later, announcing that UFC 208 will now take place February 11 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.Originally, the card was scheduled for Anaheim and the Honda Center on January 21. That would have put it head-to-head with Bellator 170 and the promotional debut of Chael Sonnen vs. Tito Ortiz.
  The planned Anaheim card will now take place August 5.
  UFC announced today that it
  
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• Bellator 166 Weigh-In Results:

  02-12-2016 05:04
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHKSJEqK0w4[/embed]Weigh-ins for Friday's Bellator 166 took place earlier today.
  The card features a bantamweight championship match between Eduardo Dantas and Joe Warren. Dantas weighed in at 134.6 pounds, while Warren was well under the 135-pound limit at 133.7.Along with Dantas-Warren, A.J. McKee vs. Ray Wood, Marcos Galvao vs. L.C. Davis and Chris Honeycutt vs. Ben Reiter will all be part of the Spike broadcast beginning at 9 p.m. ET Friday night.Comple
  
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• Goiti Yamauchi vs. Valeriu Mircea completes Bellator 168 card in Florence

  02-12-2016 04:00
  
  The MMA portion of Bellator 168 card in Florence, Italy, is now complete with the addition of a lightweight fight between Goiti Yamauchi and Valeriu Mircea, the promotion announced. Scheduled for Dec. 10, the event will also feature five kickboxing bouts.
  Yamauchi (20-3) made his lightweight debut under the Bellator banner in October, and only needed 61 seconds to tap Ryan Couture with an armbar. The Japanese-Brazilian fighter went 6-2 as a featherweight before moving up to 155 pounds.
  Mircea (1
  
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• Marcos Galvao: Loss to Eduardo Dantas taught me to forget emotions, listen to corner

  02-12-2016 02:30
  
  In his return to the cage after losing the Bellator bantamweight championship, Marcos Galvao uses the lessons learned in his toughest defeat.
  “Loro” earned his first championship in more than a decade in the sport with an impressive second-round submission over Joe Warren in 2015, but saw his title go away in his first defense, versus Eduardo Dantas.
  Dantas was a former teammate at Nova Uniao, and emotions were high the first time they fought, in 2013, when Galvao was the champion. T
  
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• Dana White explains why Conor McGregor is no longer featherweight champion

  02-12-2016 00:30
  
  Conor McGregor’s reign as a two-divison UFC champion didn’t last long, and that was tofix the ‘logjam’ in the featherweight division, according to UFC president Dana White.Last week, during the broadcast of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 101, the UFC announced that McGregor had relinquished his featherweight title, keeping only the lightweight belt which he captured from Eddie Alvarez last month at UFC 205. It was also announced that interim featherweight champion Jose
  
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