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• Anthony Johnson talks Jon Jones, says he'll wait 'forever' for Daniel Cormier if he has to

  26-12-2016 23:00
  
  TORONTO -- UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Johnson talks about refusing to fight Gegard Mousasi, the criticism he receives from fans, the state of the division without Jon Jones, his desire to set up another fight against Daniel Cormier, the future of Francis Ngannou, and much more.
  
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• McGregor’s BJJ Training Partner Believes Sage Northcutt Would Be An ‘Easy Fight’

  26-12-2016 21:00
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lp6q-VoARUBrazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) stalwart Dillon Danis is no stranger to headlines. Danis has had his share of media attention despite not stepping foot inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Octagon. If you didn't know him for his championship wins in Abu Dhabi, World No Gi, and Pan American, then you knew him when current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor enlisted his services for UFC 202.Danis raised some eyebrows when he told Ariel Helwani h
  
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• John Lineker: Fighting T.J. Dillashaw is the best way to prepare for Dominick Cruz

  26-12-2016 21:00
  
  John Lineker is one step away from fighting for the UFC bantamweight championship. He feels that facing a former titleholder in T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 207 in Las Vegas, on Dec. 30, is the best way to prepare for what’s coming in the future.
  Unbeaten in four fights as a 135-pounder, including two post-fight bonuses for his first-round finishes over Francisco Rivera and Michael McDonald, Lineker expected to get a shot at the UFC belt with his win over John Dodson, but the promotion went with
  
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• Dominick Cruz says Cody Garbrandt’s girlfriend clearly ‘wears the pants in the relationship’

  26-12-2016 19:00
  
  UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has never been afraid to fire off a little trash talk, but the rivalry between he and upcoming title challenger Cody Garbrandt has reached unusual heights in the lead-up to UFC 207.
  In late November, Garbrandt’s girlfriend uploaded an old, mocking screenshot to Instagram of Cruz’s only career loss at the hands of Urijah Faber at WEC 26. The post was seemingly done in retaliation for a similar social media post by Cruz that showcased Garbrandt s
  
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• Top MMA storylines of 2016: 6. Free agency

  26-12-2016 17:00
  
  Scott Coker’s vision for Bellator MMA began to take shape in 2016.
  Since the former Strikeforce promoter took over Bellator midway through 2014, he’s been repeating his planned strategy: build future stars from the bottom up and sign key free agents who will come in, draw right away and be among the best fighters in the world in their respective weight classes.
  In 2015 and early this year, Coker and matchmaker Rich Chou had to bridge the gap by signing aging stars from MMA days gone
  
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• BeardGate: Why are fighters required to trim their beards?

  26-12-2016 16:00
  
  “There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard,” wrote French poet and novelist Jean Cocteau.
  For UFC welterweight newcomer Emil Meek, that period came unexpectedly and without warning, almost traumatically. He sojourned through the ordeal, but not without the scars and a story to tell.
  When Meek showed up on that December Friday morning in Toronto to weigh-in for his eventual UFC 206 bout opposite Jordan M
  
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• Best of The MMA Hour: UFC champions edition

  26-12-2016 14:22
  
  Over the past year, we've been lucky enough to have all 11 UFC champions on "The MMA Hour." So, for this special "best of" edition of the show, we'll feature our favorite interviews with the champs.
  Order of appearance:
  * Dominick Cruz (bantamweight)
  * Michael Bisping (middleweight)
  * Tyron Woodley (welterweight)
  * Daniel Cormier (light heavyweight)
  * Joanna Jędrzejczyk (strawweight)
  * Conor McGregor (lightweight)
  * Amanda Nunes (women's bantamweight)
  * Demetrious Johnson (flyweight)
  * Jose
  
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• Morning Report: Khabib Nurmagomedov: Tony Ferguson ‘talks too much, that’s why I want to break his face’

  26-12-2016 14:00
  
  UFC lightweight contender says Tony Ferguson talks too much and that’s why he wants “to break his face.” Yesterday there were reports originating from a Russian media outlet saying that the long awaited fight between the two top lightweight contenders Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson was officially headlining UFC 209 and would be confirmed by the UFC in a few days. Shortly afterwards, MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani confirmed that those reports were false, taking awa
  
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• UFC 207: Nunes vs Rousey - Reasons to Watch

  26-12-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  Ronda Rousey’s status as unbeatable champion transformed to poignant challenger after just one loss. The defeat was brutal. At UFC 193 on Nov. 15, 2015, Rousey was pummeled by Holly Holm for six minutes – a total fight time lengthier than “Rowdy’s” five previous fights (all wins) combined. That loss has seemingly eradicated four years of dominance in the minds of the masses. For the most part, Rousey has been treated like a shell of her former shelf. She ha
  
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• Elite eight: Ronda Rousey's greatest moments

  26-12-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  On Dec. 30 in Las Vegas, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey returns to the Octagon in an attempt to regain her crown against Brazil’s Amanda Nunes in the main event of UFC 207. The bout comes more than 13 months after Rousey’s upset loss to Holly Holm, but the following moments should remind fight fans that Rousey has the skillset and determination to not just take back her title, but her unofficial crown as the baddest woman on the planet.RELATED: Reasons to
  
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• Amanda Nunes vs. Miesha Tate full fight video

  26-12-2016 04:00
  
  At UFC 200, Amanda Nunes challenged women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate. The fight went well for the Brazilian, as she was able to hurt Tate on the feet and eventually sink a rear-naked choke to get the win in the first round of the fight.Now champion, Amanda Nunes is getting ready for her first title defense, as she’s scheduled to take on Ronda Rousey in the main event of UFC 207. This card is set to take place on Dec. 30, in Las Vegas, Nev. Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz
  
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• Mike Winkeljohn says ‘genius’ Michelle Waterson worked on switching stances in camp

  26-12-2016 01:00
  
  It was supposed to be a nationally televised showcase fight for Paige VanZant in her stomping grounds of Sacramento, but UFC on FOX 22 ended up being a coming out party for Michelle Waterson. The “Karate Hottie” put VanZant away with a rear-naked choke a little over midway through the first round to win her first fight in a year-and-a-half, and just her second UFC fight ever.If the fight reminded us about anything, it’s that you should never sleep on a Jackson-Winkeljohn fighte
  
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