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• Top prospect Tom Duquesnoy submits Alan Philpott, defends bantamweight title at BAMMA 27

  16-12-2016 23:17
  
  Tom Duquesnoy is still a two-division BAMMA champion, though he could soon be plying his trade on a grander stage.
  Duquesnoy, a highly regarded 23-year-old prospect who trains out of Jackson-Winkeljohn, defended his BAMMA bantamweight title on Friday, finishing Alan Philpott via second-round rear-naked choke at BAMMA's co-promoted show with Bellator in Dublin, Ireland.
  The fight marked the final bout on the BAMMA contract of Duquesnoy (14-1), who currently reigns as the promotion's 135-pound and
  
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• Video: Joe Rogan Breaks Down UFC On FOX 22’s Faber vs. Pickett Featured Bout

  16-12-2016 22:38
  
  https://youtu.be/wnzoVj3AW-gAhead of Saturday's UFC On FOX 22: VanZant vs. Waterson event in Sacramento, California, Joe Rogan is back with his "Breakdown" videos for many of the top fights scheduled for the main card.Featured above is the complete Joe Rogan Breakdown video for one of the featured bouts on the card, which features the retirement fight of MMA legend and Sac-Town's own "The California Kid" Urijah Faber, as he battles knockout artist Brad "One-Punch" Pickett on the main card this S
  
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• Video: Joe Rogan Breaks Down UFC On FOX 22’s Northcutt vs. Gall Co-Main Event

  16-12-2016 22:36
  
  https://youtu.be/gRoYRAXJ8V4Ahead of Saturday's UFC On FOX 22: VanZant vs. Waterson event in Sacramento, California, Joe Rogan is back with his "Breakdown" videos for many of the top fights scheduled for the main card.Featured above is the complete Joe Rogan Breakdown video for the co-main event of Saturday's show, which features a battle of "Dana White: Lookin' For A Fight" spinoff stars Sage Nothcutt and Mickey Gall.UFC On FOX 22 takes place live from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Califor
  
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• Video: Joe Rogan Breaks Down UFC On FOX 22’s VanZant vs. Waterson Main Event

  16-12-2016 22:26
  
  https://youtu.be/ufjyu_QVW9IAhead of Saturday's UFC On FOX 22: VanZant vs. Waterson event in Sacramento, California, Joe Rogan is back with his "Breakdown" videos for many of the top fights scheduled for the main card.Featured above is the complete Joe Rogan Breakdown video for the main event of Saturday's show, which features UFC Women's Strawweight contenders Paige VanZant and "The Karate Hottie" Michelle Waterson.UFC On FOX 22 takes place live from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Californi
  
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• Video: Urijah Faber’s UFC On FOX 22 Media Scrum

  16-12-2016 22:16
  
  https://youtu.be/ddoj2YJMBzcAhead of his retirement fight against Brad "One-Punch" Pickett on the main card of this Saturday's UFC event on FOX, Urijah Faber took part in a scrum with members of the MMA media.Featured above from the USA TODAY Sports YouTube channel are highlights of "The California Kid's" media scrum from Sacramento, California.UFC On FOX 22 takes place live from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California on Saturday, December 17, 2016.
  
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• Video: Mickey Gall’s UFC On FOX 22 Media Scrum

  16-12-2016 22:14
  
  https://youtu.be/zdwZuH5M9vwAhead of his showdown against fellow "Dana White: Lookin' For A Fight" star Sage Northcutt in the co-main event of this Saturday's UFC event on FOX, Mickey Gall took part in a scrum with members of the MMA media.Featured above from the USA TODAY Sports YouTube channel are highlights of Gall's media scrum from Sacramento, California.UFC On FOX 22 takes place live from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California on Saturday, December 17, 2016.
  
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• Video: Sage Northcutt’s UFC On FOX 22 Media Scrum

  16-12-2016 22:11
  
  https://youtu.be/1JsAvGF7FB0Ahead of his showdown against CM Punk conquerer and fellow "Dana White: Lookin' For A Fight" star Mickey Gall in the co-main event of this Saturday's UFC event on FOX, Sage Northcutt took part in a scrum with members of the MMA media.Featured above from the USA TODAY Sports YouTube channel are highlights of Northcutt's media scrum from Sacramento, California.UFC On FOX 22 takes place live from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California on Saturday, December 17, 201
  
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• CFFC 62 Weigh-in Results: Santella-Lozano, Wilkins-Pope Title Fights Get the Green Light

  16-12-2016 21:39
  
  Cage Fury Fighting Championships is set to invade 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pa., on Saturday night as the promotion will offer a twin bill of title fights with CFFC 62.
  
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• Joseph Duffy vs. Reza Madadi slated for UFC Fight Night: London

  16-12-2016 21:29
  
  The final fight on Joseph Duffy's current UFC contract will take place next year in London.
  "Irish Joe" is expected to meet Reza Madadi at UFC Fight Night: London on March 18, MMA Fighting confirmed. MMA Nytt first reported the news.
  Duffy (16-2) hasn't fought since his 25-second submission of Mitch Clarke in July because he couldn't come to terms with the UFC on a new deal. Recently, though, both sides agreed that Duffy would fight out his contract and then test the free-agent market, which he
  
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• Jim Miller vs. Dustin Poirier added to UFC 208 in Brooklyn

  16-12-2016 21:18
  
  An intriguing lightweight fight has been added to UFC 208.
  Jim Miller vs. Dustin Poirier will take place on the Feb. 11 card in Brooklyn, MMA Fighting confirmed. Newsday first reported the fight.
  Miller (28-8, 1 NC) has won his last three fights in a row. He most recently defeated Thiago Alves via unanimous decision last month at UFC 205.
  Poirier (20-5) had a four-fight winning streak snapped when he was knocked out by Michael Johnson in September.
  UFC 208 will mark the promotion's debut in Broo
  
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• Mark Hunt on Brock Lesnar's suspension from NAC: 'It's not harsh enough'

  16-12-2016 21:01
  
  Mark Hunt isn't too impressed with the punishment the Nevada Athletic Commission gave Brock Lesnar.
  On Thursday, the NAC officially suspended Lesnar for one year and fined him $250,000 for failing a drug test before his UFC 200 fight against Hunt and one afterwards, as well.
  "It's not harsh enough considering he gets the same [punishment] as Jon Jones and Jones didn't fight," Hunt said. "Would that penalty have sufficed if I had died or been maimed?"
  Lesnar first tested positive for the anti-est
  
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• Urijah Faber ready to go ‘kamikaze’ at UFC on FOX 22, says it makes sense he’s not main event

  16-12-2016 21:00
  
  Urijah Faber is ending his illustrious MMA career in his hometown Sacramento, Calif.yet he’s not fighting in the main or even the co-main event of the card. But all that makes sense for ‘The California Kid’.
  Faber announced last month during an episode of The MMA Hour that he was retiring after his bout with Brad Pickett at UFC on FOX 22. Being the face of MMA in Sacramento for many years, and being the captain and owner Team Alpha Male, one of the most well-known MMA teams in
  
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• UFC On FOX 22: VanZant vs. Waterson Weigh-In Results – Everyone Makes Weight

  16-12-2016 20:02
  
  The official/early weigh-ins for tomorrow night's UFC on Fox card are over with, and thankfully, unlike last week's UFC 206 card, everyone made weight. The traditional weigh-in event will be tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET. As noted below, remember that with this being a UFC on Fox card, everything starts much earlier than usual tomorrow. It looks like a very fun card with a lot of quality action fights, and from a business perspective, it's an interesting experiment to see how television viewers take t
  
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• Video: Paige VanZant’s UFC On FOX 22 Media Scrum

  16-12-2016 19:35
  
  https://youtu.be/dCL6EgwcnbsAhead of her showdown against emerging superstar "The Karate Hottie" Michelle Waterson in the main event of this Saturday's UFC event on FOX, Paige VanZant took part in a scrum with members of the MMA media.Featured above from the USA TODAY Sports YouTube channel are highlights of VanZant's media scrum from Sacramento, California.UFC On FOX 22 takes place live from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California on Saturday, December 17, 2016.
  
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• UFC on Fox 22 Weigh-in Results: Paige VanZant, Michelle Waterson On Point

  16-12-2016 19:27
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship will invade Northern California on Saturday with its 22nd edition of UFC on Fox. Headlining the card inside the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, will be a battle between “Dancing with the Stars” runner-up Paige VanZant and Michelle Waterson at strawweight.
  
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• Video: “The Karate Hottie” Michelle Waterson’s UFC On FOX 22 Media Scrum

  16-12-2016 19:26
  
  https://youtu.be/XPCBTw3X43kAhead of her showdown against emerging superstar Paige VanZant in the main event of this Saturday's UFC event on FOX, "The Karate Hottie" took part in a scrum with members of the MMA media.Featured above from the USA TODAY Sports YouTube channel are highlights of Waterson's media scrum from Sacramento, California.UFC On FOX 22 takes place live from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California on Saturday, December 17, 2016.
  
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• Video: UFC 206 “The Thrill & Agony” Preview

  16-12-2016 19:22
  
  https://youtu.be/Wz0BtKTJLf8The latest episode of the UFC Fight Pass original series "The Thrill & Agony" takes a look back at the spectacular UFC 206 pay-per-view from last weekend.Featured above are video highlights of UFC 206: The Thrill & Agony Preview, which features a candid look back at the event that took place this past Saturday night from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.UFC 206 saw Max Holloway defeat Anthony Pettis to become the new interim UFC Featherweight
  
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• Video: Highlights From UFC On FOX 22 Open Workouts In Sacramento

  16-12-2016 19:19
  
  https://youtu.be/zDgT30skICIOn Thursday, UFC held the official Open Workouts as part of their regular "Fight Week" activities leading up to Saturday's UFC On FOX 22 event.Featuring Paige VanZant, "The Karate Hottie" Michelle Waterson, Mickey Gall, Sage Northcutt, Urijah Faber and Brad "One-Punch" Pickett, above are highlights of the official UFC On FOX 22 Open Workouts held in Sacramento, California this week.UFC On FOX 22: VanZant vs. Waterson takes place live from the Golden 1 Center in Sacram
  
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• Michelle Waterson doubles down on Paige VanZant ‘very green’ comment

  16-12-2016 19:00
  
  SACRAMENTO -- It’s the closest thing to trash talk we’ve heard leading up to the main event of Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 22: Michele Waterson thinks her opponent, Paige VanZant, is ‘very green’ as a fighter.
  PVZ disagreed on Monday’s MMA Hour, saying “everyone thinks I’m super green, but I’m not.”
  But Waterson defended her remarks at Thursday’s open workouts at Golden 1 Center, saying, essentially, that she was simply keeping it
  
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• Watch Live: UFC on Fox 22 Ceremonial Weigh-ins (7 p.m. ET)

  16-12-2016 17:01
  
  Watch the ceremonial UFC on Fox 22 weigh-ins live at 7 p.m. ET from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.
  
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• Mickey Gall says Sage Northcutt would be stuffed ‘in a locker’ in his hometown

  16-12-2016 17:00
  
  SACRAMENTO -- Even as the hours wind down to their UFC on FOX 22 welterweight main-card bout, Mickey Gall can’t help but make fun of Sage Northcutt.
  Gall thinks Northcutt’s constant smiling and positive attitude are a front. And he doesn’t think Northcutt wouldn’t have fit in very well Gall’s hometown of New Brunswick, New Jersey.“Not very long,” Gall said when asked at Thursday’s open workouts on how long Northcutt would last where Gall grew up. &
  
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• The UFC’s battle between sport, entertainment and business

  16-12-2016 16:00
  
  The last minute creation of a 145-pound women’s title, and who is in the first title match, may be able to be justified short term, but seeing where the road is headed is something UFC needs to look at. Remember when Dana White used to say that they studied boxing, saw what boxing did wrong, and made sure not to repeat those mistakes?
  Well, here we are a few years later. The boxing of my youth was all about the championships. There were eight of them then, and most sports fans could name a
  
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• UFC on FOX 22 weigh-in video

  16-12-2016 15:00
  
  At the UFC on FOX 22 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters taking part in Saturday night's UFC on FOX 22 fights will step on the scale Friday, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Michelle Waterson and Paige VanZant will have to make the strawweight limit of 125 pounds.The UFC on FOX 22 official weigh-in is at 12 p.m. ET, and we'll have the video/results when that is live.The UFC on FOX 22 ceremonial weigh-in is at 7 p.m. ET.Check out the UFC on FOX 22 weigh-in results b
  
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• ‘King Mo’ explains why he went off on Bjorn Rebney in social media post

  16-12-2016 14:00
  
  Muhammed Lawal says he wants what's best for the fighters in the MMA Athletes Association (MMAAA), which is why he wanted to call attention to something two weeks ago.
  When the MMAAA announced its launch, with the likes of Georges St-Pierre and Tim Kennedy on a conference call, Bjorn Rebney was front and center. The former Bellator owner has drawn criticism for his treatment of fighters in the past and Lawal thought it odd that he was now talking about helping fighters.
  During the call, the MMAA
  
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• VanZant doesn't care about doubters, she belongs here

  16-12-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Because a lot of people feel like Paige VanZant was foisted upon them – declared the one to watch and the “next big thing” in the strawweight division – almost instantaneously following her first UFC victory, the narratives that have surrounded the 22-year-old fighter as she’s prepared to hit the cage have frequently carried a great doubtful tone.While young talents are frequently put in a position to prove themselves against more established veterans, the questions
  
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• Fight Night Sacramento: Weigh in results

  16-12-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC Fight Night Sacramento, which is headlined by the five round strawweight fight between Paige VanZant and Michelle Waterson, and the welterweight clash between Sage Northcutt and Mickey Gall, airs live on FOX from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT.Six prelim bouts will air live on FS1 starting at 5pm ET / 2pm PT. Three fights will kick off the night of action on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at 3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PTMain Event – Five roundsP
  
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• Predictions: UFC On FOX 22 “VanZant Vs. Waterson”

  16-12-2016 05:53
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgV0Bu-Z1XU[/embed]Before we get to UFC 207 and the return of Ronda Rousey, we've got to get through UFC on FOX 22 this Saturday night.But honestly, the card is really a pretty pleasant surprise for this late in the year.In the main event, strawweight contenders Paige VanZant and Michelle Waterson will square off, while the co-main pits Sage Northcutt against Mickey Gall.Add in the likes of Urijah Faber, Cole Miller, Bryan Barberena and Eddie Wineland scatt
  
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• Jimmy Smith, Matt Bourne Preview Friday’s Bellator/BAMMA Event

  16-12-2016 05:02
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oojkEb0A5Cw[/embed]An interesting doubleheader of sorts is set for Friday night, as Bellator MMA and BAMMA join forces in Ireland.Bellator 169 will air live on Spike from the 3Arena in Dublin, while BAMMA 27 will comprise the prelims.
  In the main event for Bellator, Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal takes on Satoshi Ishii.
  In the video above, Bellator's Jimmy Smith and BAMMA's Matt Bourne discuss the top fights and those to watch from both shows.
  
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• Urijah Faber defends his legacy: ‘I was the world champion’

  16-12-2016 05:00
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- It’s been the quickest, cheapest knock on the career of Urijah Faber: People, usually new on the MMA bandwagon, dismiss Faber’s record in championship matches in an attempt to run down his legacy.
  But while he came up short in several UFC title challenges, Faber was, in fact, a world champion during his heyday. Faber held the WEC featherweight championship for more than 2-1⁄2 years from early 2006 until November 2008 as the company exploded onto the nation
  
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• Tito Ortiz Training With BJ Penn Ahead Of Bellator 170

  16-12-2016 04:58
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkhHcCNe97M[/embed]Tito Ortiz has enlisted the help of a fellow former UFC champion as he prepares to make his final appearance inside the cage at Bellator 170.Ortiz posted a photo following a recent training session that includes BJ Penn. Penn is returning in 2017 to meet Yair Rodriguez.For Ortiz, January will mark what he is calling his retirement fight, as he takes on Chael Sonnen from Los Angeles in the main event. The bout airs live on Spike.@BJPenn, @
  
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• Video: UFC On FOX 22 Open Workouts Featuring A Dancing Paige VanZant

  16-12-2016 04:51
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDgT30skICI[/embed]As the main attraction for UFC on FOX 22 Saturday, Paige VanZant shined in the spotlight of open workouts Thursday.VanZant, who takes on Michelle Waterson from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, brought fans on stage after working out to take part in a dance-off.
  Waterson, Urijah Faber, Sage Northcutt and Mickey Gall also got in some training before their fights.
  
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• Sage Northcutt UFC on FOX 22 open workout

  16-12-2016 04:26
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- At UFC on FOX 22 open workouts, Sage Northcutt took flight during his session Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Michelle Waterson UFC on FOX 22 open workout

  16-12-2016 04:13
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- At the UFC on FOX 22 workouts, Michelle Waterson put on a show in front of the fans Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Chuck Liddell Concerned With Ronda Rousey’s “Mental Stuff”

  16-12-2016 03:05
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKYABbiribs[/embed]While he may no longer be employed by the UFC, Chuck Liddell still carries weight when it comes to the world of MMA.Liddell, a former UFC light heavyweight champion, was spotted by TMZ Sports Thursday and asked his thoughts on Ronda Rousey's return later this month."The Iceman" believes that Rousey's mental make-up leave her in a questionable position entering the fight.
  Rousey has not fought since a 2015 loss to Holly Holm for the female
  
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• UFC 1 referee Helio Vigio passes away at age 82

  16-12-2016 03:00
  
  One of the first men to referee a fight inside the Octagon passed away Thursday morning in Rio de Janeiro.
  Helio Vigio, who refereed four bouts at UFC 1 in 1993, including the tournament final between Royce Gracie and Gerard Gordeau, was battling cancer and spent the last 15 days in the hospital, but suffered kidney failure this morning. Vigio’s family confirmed the news to MMA Fighting following a report by PVT.
  Vigio’s funeral will take place Friday at the Memorial do Carmo cemeter
  
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• Paige VanZant UFC on FOX 22 open workouts video

  16-12-2016 02:57
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- At the UFC on FOX 22 open workouts, Paige VanZant put on a show in front of the fans Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Weekend Fight Odds: Pickett Tabbed as Underdog in Faber Retirement Fight

  16-12-2016 02:36
  
  Virtually every weekend is a good one to make some extra money on the side by betting on the fights. With UFC on Fox 22 taking place in Sacramento, Calif., and boxing legend Bernard Hopkins fighting for the final time near Los Angeles, Saturday is shaping up to be a beneficial day for the bettor.
  
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• Paige VanZant clarifies Ronda Rousey comments: ‘I’ll fight anybody’

  16-12-2016 02:27
  
  SACRAMENTO -- It was a comment which certainly caught people’s attention: Paige VanZant, the young strawweight star who rarely says an ill word about anyone, telling TMZ that she’d fight Ronda Rousey.Ignoring for a moment that the bantamweight Rousey is a much larger fighter than strawweight VanZant, the quote went viral in recent days, catching VanZant a bit off guard.“It’s TMZ, they came up to me and asked me about that matchup and it’s like, how many times am I g
  
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• ‘King Mo’ explains why he’ll never fight Chael Sonnen

  16-12-2016 01:08
  
  Muhammed Lawal is always looking for big fights. He might have been the first person in MMA to use the term “moneyweight.” One would think that the presence of Chael Sonnen in Bellator now would have Lawal salivating over that potential headline bout.
  Not so, though.“King Mo” told MMA Fighting that he has no plans to ever face Sonnen, someone he looked up to as an amateur wrestler and, more so, someone who offered him a hand when he was down. Lawal said he was struck by S
  
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• Video: Urijah Faber Reveals His Top 3 Favorite All-Time Fights

  16-12-2016 01:02
  
  https://youtu.be/tBHC0-25sNEAhead of his retirement fight against Brad Pickett at this weekend's UFC On FOX 22 event in his hometown of Sacramento, California, MMA legend "The California Kid" is released in the latest promotional video put out by the UFC this week.Featured above from the official UFC YouTube channel is, "Fight Night Sacramento: Urijah Faber's Top 3 Favorite Fights," a video featuring the former WEC Champion, UFC title contender and future UFC Hall Of Famer discussing his three a
  
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• Video: “A Legend Returns” Trailer For UFC Fight Night 103: Rodriguez vs. Penn

  16-12-2016 00:52
  
  The Prodigy @BJPennDotCom returns at #UFCPhoenix!!! https://t.co/hVaO5Chdx0— #UFCSacramento (@ufc) December 14, 2016
  On Thursday, UFC released the above video trailer for their upcoming return event in Phoeniz, Arizona.Headlined by the return of MMA legend and UFC Hall Of Famer BJ Penn against tough contender Yair Rodriguez and featuring Joe Lauzon vs. Marcin Held and Court McGee vs. Ben Saunders, UFC Fight Night 103 takes place live from the Talking Stick Resort arena in Phoenix, Arizona
  
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• Glover Teixeira, Ian McCall, Nik Lentz & More Official For UFC 208

  16-12-2016 00:41
  
  Not only did UFC 208 get beefed up with the additions of Travis Browne vs. Derrick Lewis and Dustin Poirier vs. Jim Miller, as the UFC announced on Thursday, but the promotion has since announced a slew of confirmed fights for the February pay-per-view event.Headlined by Holly Holm vs. Germaine de Randamie in the first-ever UFC Women's Featherweight Title fight, UFC 208 will also feature the returns of Glover Teixeira, Ian McCall and Nik Lentz, among others.UFC.com reported the following on Thur
  
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• Travis Browne vs. Derrick Lewis, Dustin Poirier vs. Jim Miller Official For UFC 208

  16-12-2016 00:32
  
  On Thursday, UFC confirmed a pair of intriguing and exciting match-ups for their upcoming pay-per-view event in February.Headlined by Holly Holm vs. Germaine de Randamie in a five-round bout that will determine the first-ever UFC Women's Featherweight (145-pound) Champion, UFC 208 in February will also feature an exciting heavyweight battle between Travis Browne and Derrick Lewis, as well as an intriguing lightweight battle between veterans Dustin Poirier and Jim Miller.UFC.com wrote the followi
  
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