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• Coach: Alex Oliveira Will Appeal No-Contest Ruling at UFC 207

  01-01-2017 23:30
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzufl9e-jsIUFC 207 wasn't without controversy. The first fight on the entire card featured a welterweight tilt between Alex Oliveira and Tim Means. With "Cowboy's" knee down on the mat, Means blasted him with two knees to the head. Striking an opponent with knees or kicks while that opponent's knee is down is illegal. Shockingly, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) VP of Regulatory Affairs called the knee legal when in fact it isn't under the Unified Rules of
  
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• MMA stars celebrate the New Year

  01-01-2017 23:00
  
  Well, 2016 was a wild, eventful year and the MMA world was definitely not exempt from that. So let’s take a quick moment to see how the pros said goodbye to the 2016 year, and hello to 2017.Check out their reactions below:
  Happy new year everyone Feliz ano novo meu povo.#andstill #goleoa #ufc207 pic.twitter.com/zTCKq4rSHc— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) December 31, 2016Proudly holding up the deuce at the end of 2016 with my coach!What a year and what a journey it has been! pic.twitter.
  
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• Tim Means admits knees against Alex Oliveira were intentional, but he didn't know they were illegal

  01-01-2017 22:00
  
  LAS VEGAS — After a bizarre finish against Alex Oliveira at UFC 207, Tim Means discusses the illegal knees that ended the fight in a no contest, how the fans need to help MMA fighters more, and what he believes is the role of the media.
  
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• Junior dos Santos Believes He’ll be ‘The Number One Heavyweight Again’

  01-01-2017 21:56
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymUiM1GtIhEFormer Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder Junior dos Santos will return to action on Feb. 19. "Cigano" will go toe-to-toe with Stefan Struve in a rematch. At UFC 95 back in Feb. 2009, dos Santos earned a TKO finish over Struve. The bout lasted just 54 seconds.The rematch was almost put on hold when dos Santos offered to step in for Cain Velasquez at UFC 207 to face Fabricio Werdum. UFC president Dana White said "Vai Cavalo" wa
  
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• Video: Michael Page Pokes Fun at Ronda Rousey With Dance

  01-01-2017 21:25
  
  https://www.instagram.com/p/BOs6og9h57U/It's no secret that Bellator's Michael Page is flashy and flamboyant. The welterweight has turned some heads with his fighting style and highlight reel knockouts. His stunning flying knee knockout of Evangelista Santos caused "Cyborg" to suffer a fractured skull."Venom's" flashiness has transitioned outside the cage. He took to his Instagram account to ring in the new year. He has created a new "Do the Rousey" dance. In the video, Page mocks "Rowdy's" defe
  
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• Report: UFC Potentially Debuting in Edmonton by Early Fall

  01-01-2017 20:43
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8vrde1ZMp0The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is expanding at the highest rate in company history. The world leader in mixed martial arts (MMA) is no stranger to Canada. When Georges St. Pierre was active, there was no hotter ticket when it came to Canadian sports. UFC 129, headlined by St. Pierre, held the UFC record for highest attendance with 55,724. That record remained intact until UFC 193.Despite making its presence felt in Canada, the UFC has yet to h
  
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• Neil Magny talks what he learned from pre-fight sauna encounter with Johny Hendricks

  01-01-2017 20:00
  
  LAS VEGAS — After his unanimous decision win over Johny Hendricks, Neil Magny discussed the judges call in the close bout, his sauna encounter with Hendricks before weigh-ins, and why he wants a top-five contender next.
  
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• UFC 207 Sets All-Time Attendance Record For UFC Events in Las Vegas

  01-01-2017 18:44
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2UW6XKvxeEThe Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its final event of 2016 this past Friday night (Dec. 30). UFC 207 took place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view (PPV) featured two title fights, one of which included the return of Ronda Rousey.The UFC has been known to put on major events in Las Vegas. When the T-Mobile Arena opened back in April, the organization jumped at the chance to book UFC 200 inside the new venue. That event he
  
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• It wasn’t the losses — in 2016, Ronda Rousey just wasn’t easy to root for

  01-01-2017 18:00
  
  In retrospect, UFC 207 was all about granting them wishes. TJ Dillashaw wanted another crack at the bantamweight belt, and he will likely get it after his performance against John Lineker. Cody Garbrandt wanted to fulfill a promise to his young friend Maddux Maple, who overcame Leukemia as Garbrandt overcame his own personal demons, and he was able to wrap the belt around the little boy’s waist after schooling Dominick Cruz.And Ronda Rousey wanted to be left alone, now she can be left alon
  
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• UFC 207 rewind

  01-01-2017 17:30
  
  After UFC 207, MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon takes a look back at fight week.
  
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• Jon Jones On Rousey’s Loss: “What She Does Next Will Truly Determine Her Legacy”

  01-01-2017 17:28
  
  Many have reacted to the second professional MMA loss UFC mega-star Ronda Rousey suffered at the hands of UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes in their 48-second main event at UFC 207 this past Friday night, the latest of which is a teammate of the first woman that handed Rousey the taste of defeat, Holly Holm, as Jon "Bones" Jones has chimed in with his thoughts on the matter.Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, who is currently serving a one-year suspension for testing po
  
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• Top MMA storylines of 2016: 1. UFC sold for $4 billion

  01-01-2017 17:00
  
  Sports franchises are bought and sold all the time. It’s a regular occurrence. It’s not often, though, that entire sports change hands. But that’s, in effect, what happened in July.
  The UFC isn’t the only MMA promotion in the world. However, it is the most known by a good margin. More people know “UFC” than “MMA,” especially in the United States. So it was gigantic when it was announced in July that UFC majority owners Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta so
  
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• Report: UFC Negotiating a Summer Debut in Edmonton; Title Fight, PPV Card Both Possibilities

  01-01-2017 16:38 via sherdog.com
  
  The city of Calgary will have to keep waiting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship to atone for the ill-fated UFC 149 card back in July 2012. Nonetheless, the UFC looks to be headed back to Alberta for the promotion’s first card in Edmonton.
  
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• Ronda Rousey on UFC 207 Loss: ‘I Need to Reflect & Think About my Future’

  01-01-2017 15:30
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77CEKzxk7zUNot long ago, Ronda Rousey was thought of by many to be untouchable. "Rowdy" had disposed of her opponents so easily and with the same technique that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) commentator Joe Rogan said it was an "honor" to watch her fight. Reality set in back in Nov. 2015 when Holly Holm brutally knocked out the former women's bantamweight champion.The aura was dimmed, the Floyd Mayweather fight hype ceased, and "Rowdy" suddenly looked human
  
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• Junior dos Santos understands why some UFC heavyweights turned down fights against him

  01-01-2017 15:00
  
  Eight years after their first bout, Junior dos Santos and Stefan Struve will collide one more time inside the UFC Octagon, and the Brazilian is glad that “Skyscraper" stepped up and accepted to fight him.
  “Cigano" vs. Struve 2 will headline UFC Fight Night 105 in Halifax, Canada, on Feb. 19, and the former heavyweight champion wasn’t surprised when the promotion came up with Struve as his opponent.
  "We started to consider him as an option because we were told that the UFC was t
  
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• Chael Sonnen: ‘Ronda Rousey Was Slow Fighter With Poor Reactions’ at UFC 207

  01-01-2017 15:00
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x89bHo_gR-MChael Sonnen is a man of many hats. He's dabbled in real estate, politics, amateur wrestling, and of course mixed martial arts (MMA). The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight challenger will make his Bellator debut on Jan. 21, 2017. He will meet former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz.Despite preparing for his Bellator 170 showdown, Sonnen is still able to find time to perform his duties as an MMA analyst on ESPN. He joined
  
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• Neil Magny vs. Johny Hendricks full fight video highlights

  01-01-2017 04:00
  
  Watch Neil Magny vs. Johny Hendricks full fight video highlights from UFC 207's preliminary card above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey took place Dec. 30 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC welterweight contender Neil Magny (19-5) squared off against former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks (17-6) on the night's preliminary card, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above.
  For more on Magny vs. Hendricks, check out th
  
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• Jon Jones gives Ronda Rousey advice, thinks she should fight again in UFC

  01-01-2017 01:17
  
  Jon Jones knows a thing or two about facing adversity, and he’s decided to give his two cents after Ronda Rousey’s loss to champion Amanda Nunes.After a year-long absence from competition, following a devastating knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193, Rousey returned to competition this Friday at UFC 207 to challenge current women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes for her title. The fight didn’t go well for Rousey, as she took a beating on her feet and was stopped by
  
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• Justin Gaethje Remains WSOF Lightweight Champion After New Year’s Eve Scare

  01-01-2017 00:38 via sherdog.com
  
  Something had to give. Either a chunk of Luiz Firmino’s face would fall off or Justin Gaethje’s right arm would, from hitting the Brazilian constantly with right uppercuts.
  
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• WSOF 34 results: Justin Gaethje defends title, Jon Fitch may call it quits

  01-01-2017 00:34
  
  It was a champion’s showcase at World Series of Fighting’s big first show in New York, and some of the promotion’s most familiar names punctuated the year.
  Longtime veterans Jon Fitch and Jake Shields finally met in the cage at WSOF 34, in what was ultimately an anticlimactic bout. The fight was contested in large part on the ground, with Fitch neutralizing Shields on top and fending off submission attempts. In the end Fitch defended his welterweight title via a unanimous decis
  
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• Ronda Rousey breaks silence following loss to Amanda Nunes with statement

  01-01-2017 00:17
  
  Ronda Rousey did not speak to the credentialed media during UFC 207 fight week and did not attend the post-fight press conference following her loss to Amanda Nunes.
  On Saturday afternoon, speaking for the first time, she released a statement to ESPN.
  Rousey thanked her fans, said her sole focus in 2016 was returning to the Octagon and being successful, and added a bit about her future. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion said she needed to “take some time to reflect.”
  
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