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• Stipe Miocic calls UFC 203 contract ‘a slap in the face,’ says UFC ‘took my kindness for weakness’

  16-01-2017 23:39
  
  Stipe Miocic is a man of few words. So when he says he is irritated with something, people tend to take notice.The UFC heavyweight champion on Monday revealed that he was deeply frustrated with the UFC after discovering that he earned a smaller payday than his challenger at UFC 203, Alistair Overeem, despite the entire event being built around Miocic defending his title in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.“[It’s] terrible,” Miocic said on The MMA Hour. “Things definitely n
  
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• Hot French Prospect Tom Duquesnoy Announces That He's Signed With the UFC

  16-01-2017 22:35
  
  Has the Ultimate Fighting Championship nabbed the next big thing?
  
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• Rashad Evans says ‘there really is no Blackzilians’ anymore, cites drama being ‘worse than 10 high schools put together’

  16-01-2017 22:30
  
  One of the more successful fight teams in recent times is breaking up. Or, in the words a key founding member, the Blackzilians — which has been operating since 2010 — has “splintered.”According to original member Rashad Evans, the Boca Raton-based fight team — ran by Glenn Robinson, who owns Authentic Sports Management and represents the individual fighters —is now in the process of dismantling, and breaking into smaller factions.During an appearance on Monda
  
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• UFC Announce Signing of Huge Talent Tom “FireKid” Duquesnoy

  16-01-2017 20:54
  
  Duquesnoy has signed with the UFC, and is expected to feature at bantamweight in his first fight for the franchise.The Frenchman is a huge prospect in MMA having become the first ever BAMMA two-weight champion; news of the Lens native signing to the world's premier MMA franchise has been a long time coming, but it is no doubt exciting for a thriving 135 lb division.Following weeks of protracted negotiations, Duquesnoy (14-1 MMA) it is announced, is now an employee the UFC. Co
  
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• Floyd Mayweather Destroys Dana White, Disputes “Tough Guy” Personality

  16-01-2017 20:19
  
  Floyd Mayweather further stokes the fires with the UFC and Dana White, by reminding the franchise's president of his early days.Dana White's offer last week of $25 million plus a cut of pay-per-view buys for a superfight with Conor McGregor led to Floyd Mayweather labelling  Dana White “a f**king comedian". White responded to Mayweather's assertion that last week's offer was too low, stating:“Conor’s been around for three or four years. For him to think that
  
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• UFC Fight Night 103 Draws 11,589 Attendance, $913,000 Gate in Phoenix

  16-01-2017 20:11
  
  Sunday's UFC Fight Night 103 card, headlined by Mexican featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez's second-round demolition of MMA legend B.J. Penn, drew an announced attendance of 11,589 and a disclosed live gate of $913,372.75.
  
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• Julianna Pena: ‘I’ve Been Deserving of Title Shot For A Long Time’

  16-01-2017 19:43
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VpUxqS3FpUJulianna Pena hasn't been shy about wanting a title shot. "The Venezuelan Vixen" has gone 4-0 in her professional bouts inside the Octagon. She also defeated all of her opponents on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season 18.Pena will be going toe-to-toe with Valentina Shevchenko at a UFC on FOX event inside the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The event will held on Jan. 28. The winner of that bout will likely move on to face current Ultimate Fighting Champ
  
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• Holly Holm Favored to Take New Female 145lb Strap at UFC 208

  16-01-2017 19:36
  
  Holly Holm opens as betting favorite prior to UFC 208 title fight in Brooklyn.Ex-UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm  has been confirmed as the (slim) favorite over challenger Germaine de Randamie in the franchise's first female-featherweight title fight at UFC 208 on Feb 11. Holm (10-2) opens as minus-130 favorite over de Randamie's plus-100 price, in the.headlining title fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.Betting lines are provided courtesy of Nick Kalikas
  
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• UFC 210: Buffalo Plays Host For First Time Since 1995

  16-01-2017 18:10
  
  After over 21 years of absence in the state of New York, the UFC have scheduled their third pay-per-view event in six months ('210), and their second of this year, since the overturning of the lengthy ban in the state.During the broadcast of UFC Fight Night 103 on Sunday, it was announced that UFC 210 is set to go ahead on Apr. 8 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. No bouts have been confirmed, however.UFC 210 is the second New York card announced for 2017. The first
  
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• Anderson Silva Wants Fight With “Dwarf” Conor McGregor

  16-01-2017 17:51
  
  Anderson Silva is arguably the greatest fighter in the history of MMA. Could a bout with UFC superstar Conor McGregor be a possibility in the future?All things considered, a resounding "no" would probably be the answer.First of all, Anderson Silva’s last fight was at 205 lbs against reigning Light-Heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, while Conor McGregor fought at a meagre 155lbs [in comparison]. Regardless, Silva sees the challenge as within the realms of possibil
  
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• Garbrandt v Dillashaw: The Basic History of TUF’s Next Coaches

  16-01-2017 17:12
  
  Cody Garbrandt's star continues to rise following the announcement that he will face off against former Team Alpha Male stablemate TJ Dillashaw on the upcoming “The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption”.While no stranger to TUF, (Garbrandt famously went head to head with Conor McGregor  as part of Urijah Faber during season 22) landing the role as coach is now testament to just how far the new bantamweight champion of the world has come; the Ohio native was relatively unknown,
  
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• Yair Rodriguez on B.J. Penn Fight: ‘I Don’t Think it Was Late Stoppage’

  16-01-2017 16:41
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHdqqLwvFI0Yair Rodriguez's first fight of 2017 was a successful one. "El Pantera" shared the Octagon with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Famer B.J. Penn last night (Jan. 15). It was a one-sided destruction in favor of Rodriguez.The first round saw the Mexican bruiser throw out multiple kicks that kept "The Prodigy" backing up. Early on, Penn tried to keep his opponent against the fence, but Rodriguez got out with ease. From there on, he kept his fre
  
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• Ass kicking is timeless, but Yair Rodriguez made B.J. Penn look old

  16-01-2017 16:31
  
  Safe to say the old B.J. Penn isn’t coming back, that he’s been replaced permanently by old B.J. Penn. Happens to us all, aging, yet for fighters the realization that time has moved on from the glorious was occurs in front of millions of people, standing in your underwear, twitching through delayed instincts at incoming shots that have already long since landed.Penn had nothing for the 24-year-old Yair Rodriguez on Sunday night. Nothing at all.
  In the same city that Julio Césa
  
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• Yair Rodriguez won’t say whether B.J. Penn should retire after lopsided UFC Fight Night 103 loss

  16-01-2017 15:30
  
  PHOENIX — With the spotlight squarely on him, Yair Rodriguez delivered.Rodriguez badly outclassed B.J. Penn in the main event of UFC Fight Night 103, battering the Hall of Famer with an array of punches and kicking combinations before downing the 38-year-old for good with a finishing salvo just 24 seconds in the second round. The result will likely put an end to Penn’s comeback hopes, and despite a lead-up that featured plenty of trash talk from Penn’s side, Rodriguez was all s
  
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• Mike Perry is ‘Looking For That Albert Tumenov Fight’

  16-01-2017 15:17
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yoTuGVkOPQUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight Mike Perry made people take notice in his UFC debut. He earned a TKO win over Hyun Gyu Lim at UFC 202 back in August 2016. "Platinum" followed that performance up by knocking out Danny Roberts in the third round at UFC 204.Perry was then booked to face Alan Jouban at the UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson card last month. While "Platinum" felt on top of the world after two knockout wins in the UFC, re
  
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• Yair Rodriguez Rakes in $50,000 Bonus For Thrashing of B.J. Penn

  16-01-2017 14:05
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7EKXk1t0YUThe first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event of 2017 is in the books. Last night's (Jan. 15) UFC Fight Night card took place inside the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. Headlining the event was a featherweight clash between Yair Rodriguez and B.J. Penn."El Pantera" earned a TKO victory in the lopsided affair that lasted five minutes and 24 seconds total. Rodriguez's flashy kicks had "The Prodigy" off balance and backing up in the
  
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• The MMA Hour with Chael Sonnen, Stipe Miocic, Mark Hunt, Rashad Evans, Jon Fitch, Derek Brunson, Alan Jouban, Megan Anderson

  16-01-2017 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show.
  1 p.m. -- We'll recap UFC Fight Night: Phoenix and other news.
  1:25 p.m. -- WSOF welterweight champion Jon Fitch will update us on the state of his career.
  1:45 p.m. -- Rashad Evans will stop by to talk about what's next for him.
  2:05 p.m. -- Chael Sonnen will preview his Bellator 170 main event against Tito Ortiz.
  2:25 p.m. -- Alan Jouban will look back on his win over Mike Perry and discuss what's next.
  2:45 p.m. -- Derek
  
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• The MMA Hour with Chael Sonnen, Mark Hunt, Rashad Evans, Jon Fitch, Derek Brunson, Alan Jouban, Megan Anderson

  16-01-2017 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show.
  1 p.m. -- We'll recap UFC Fight Night: Phoenix and other news.
  1:25 p.m. -- WSOF welterweight champion Jon Fitch will update us on the state of his career.
  1:45 p.m. -- Rashad Evans will stop by to talk about what's next for him.
  2:05 p.m. -- Chael Sonnen will preview his Bellator 170 main event against Tito Ortiz.
  2:25 p.m. -- Alan Jouban will look back on his win over Mike Perry and discuss what's next.
  2:45 p.m. -- Derek
  
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• Morning Report: Floyd Mayweather: ‘Dana White, I remember when you used to carry my bags’

  16-01-2017 14:00
  
  In the never-ending saga of will they or won’t they that is the potential boxing match between UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and undefeated boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr., the first real move towards making that a reality occurred when UFC President Dana White put an actual offer on the table last week: $25 million dollars for each Mayweather and McGregor with a split of the pay-per-view White’s offer was not well-received. Mayweather called White “a f**king comedi
  
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• Yair Rodriguez earns a $50,000 bonus for demolition of BJ Penn

  16-01-2017 07:29
  
  Yair Rodriguez put a highlight-reel beatdown on a legend and has gotten a solid reward for it.
  The UFC featherweight prospect earned a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus for beating BJ Penn by second-round TKO in the main event of UFC Fight Night 103 on Sunday night in Phoenix. Rodriguez landed multiple flashy kicks in a rout of a first round and finished with a front-kick-to-the-face/right cross combination.Rodriguez, just 24 years old, is quickly developing a reputation as one of the most
  
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• UFC Fight Night 103 Bonuses: Rodriguez, Oleynik, Mendes, Saenz Pocket $50K

  16-01-2017 07:03
  
  Yair Rodriguez, Alexey Oleynik, Augusto Mendes and Frankie Saenz all received $50,000 bonuses for their work at UFC Fight Night 103 at Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix on Sunday night.
  
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• Video Highlights: Yair Rodriguez TKOs B.J. Penn At UFC Fight Night 103

  16-01-2017 07:02
  
  https://youtu.be/L6GxAKELF-IAt the UFC Fight Night 103 event in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday night, former TUF Champion and undefeated rising contender Yair Rodriguez proved he is the real deal.Rodriguez dominated UFC Hall Of Famer and former two-division World Champion B.J. Penn in "The Prodigy's" out-of-retirement Octagon return, stopping the Hawiian MMA legend with strikes just 24 seconds into the second round.Featured above and below courtesy of UFC's official Twitter, Instagram and YouTube pa
  
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• Waterson featured in Uninterrupted documentary

  16-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Michelle Waterson’s explosion onto the UFC scene seemed like just a moment away when she debuted back in July 2015.The former Invicta FC atomweight champion took out Angela Magana in dominant fashion and announced her arrival in grand fashion. She had the look, the fighting style and that unexplainable star quality wrapped up into one sensational package.Unfortunately for "The Karate Hottie," the injury bug hit hard, beginning with a broken hand in her debut. When she seemed ready to
  
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• UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn Fantasy Rewind

  16-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Think you know how the next fight card will play out? Play UFC Pick 'EmYair Rodriguez picked up where Conor McGregor left off as the most promising prospect in the featherweight division after he dismantled UFC legend BJ Penn in the main event from Phoenix on Sunday night. After an impressive run through The Ultimate Fighter Latin America, Rodriguez has put on a series of blistering performances capped off with his lopsided rout of Penn to win his sixth consecutive bout inside the Octagon. From
  
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• Rodriguez: 'I was ready to die or win' vs. Penn

  16-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Yair Rodriguez put the featherweight division on notice Sunday night when he dismantled legend BJ Penn, earning a second-round TKO stoppage victory in the main event of Fight Night Phoenix.Rodriguez discussed his historic win with UFC correspondent Megan Olivi backstage after the event.“I was pretty confident in myself that I would win in this fight, I visualized it that way. I didn’t see five rounds coming, so I was ready to die or to win,” Rodriguez said.Rodriguez leaves
  
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• Joe Lauzon vs. Marcin Held full fight video highlights

  16-01-2017 06:59
  
  Watch Joe Lauzon vs. Marcin Held full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 103's co-main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn took place Jan. 15 at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. Lightweight veterans Joe Lauzon (27-12) and Marcin Held (22-6) squared off in the night's co-main event, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above.
  For more on Lauzon vs. Held, check out the play-by-play courtesy of M
  
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• B.J. Penn No Match for Yair Rodriguez in One-Sided UFC Fight Night 103 Main Event

  16-01-2017 06:54
  
  The past crossed paths with the future inside the unforgiving Octagon, and it was not a pretty sight.
  
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• Videos: Holm-De Randamie, Silva-Brunson Featured In New UFC 208 Trailers

  16-01-2017 06:46
  
  https://youtu.be/MrBVrwUYJb4On Sunday night, UFC released two new official video trailers for their first pay-per-view event of 2017.First up, featured above, is Best In Brooklyn, which looks at UFC's first-ever event held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.Second, as seen below, is Making History Again, which also focuses on the top two fights on the card.Headlined by former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm against Germaine de Randamie in the first-ever UFC Women's Feather
  
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• Cody Garbrandt, T.J. Dillashaw Announced As Coaches Of The Ultimate Fighter 25

  16-01-2017 06:37
  
  https://youtu.be/Nh96ZlgK63EAt the UFC Fight Night 103 event on FOX Sports 1 on Sunday night, UFC announced the coaches for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter.Officially set to coach opposing teams before fighting for the UFC Bantamweight Championship after the conclusion of the season are current title holder Cody "No Love" Garbrandt and former champion / former Team Alpha Male teammate T.J. Dillashaw.Featured above is the big announcement regarding Garbrandt and Dillashaw coaching TUF 25
  
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• Yair Rodriguez vs. B.J. Penn full fight video highlights

  16-01-2017 06:35
  
  Watch Yair Rodriguez vs. B.J. Penn full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 103's main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn took place Jan. 15 at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. Highly-touted featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez (10-1) took on UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn (16-11-2) in the night's main event, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above.
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• UFC Fight Night 103 results: Yair Rodriguez brutalizes B.J. Penn

  16-01-2017 06:35
  
  As B.J. Penn walked out to the Octagon at Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix for his return bout after a retirement of more than two years, it seemed time stood still. The former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion’s traditional Hawaiian music blared over the arena loudspeakers and he looked healthy and ready to go.
  Then his UFC Fight Night 103 main event against Yair Rodriguez started, and Sunday night turned into a visceral reminder that the fight game can turn ugly for even the best-l
  
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• UFC Fight Night 103 in Tweets: Pros react to Yair Rodriguez vs. B.J. Penn, more

  16-01-2017 06:30
  
  B.J. Penn's coaching situation may have changed, but in the end, the song remained the same. The UFC Hall of Famer lost a lopsided contest in his comeback bid at UFC Fight Night 103, suffering a brutal second-round TKO at the hands of blue-chip featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez. The result will likely mark the end of Penn's legendary fighting career, and reaction to the performance can be seen below.
  I didn't enjoy that
  — Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) January 16, 2017Father time won t
  
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• UFC Fight Night 103: Rodriguez vs. Penn Results From Phoenix, Arizona

  16-01-2017 06:25
  
  On Sunday evening, the MMA world likely saw the final Octagon appearance of a true legend.UFC Hall Of Famer and former two-division World Champion B.J. Penn made his return, losing via stoppage to dangerous undefeated contender Yair Rodriguez, a former winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.Rodriguez stopped Penn via TKO at just 24 seconds of the second round after dominating the majority of the fight, blasting the Hawaiian MMA legend with a wide variety of kicks.Below are UFC Fight Night 103: R
  
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• UFC Fight Night 103 live blog: BJ Penn vs. Yair Rodriguez

  16-01-2017 05:49
  
  This is the UFC Fight Night 103 live blog for BJ Penn vs. Yair Rodriguez, a featherweight bout at Sunday night's UFC event at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Ariz.
  Penn, who is 1-3-1 in his last five UFC fights, will face Rodriguez, who has won five straight fights, on the main card.
  Check out the UFC Fight Night 103 live blog below.
  Round 1: The main event. Been nearly 1,000 days since B.J. Penn last fought. He got a huge pop in Phoenix during the introductions. John McCarthy is the thir
  
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• UFC 210 will be held in Buffalo

  16-01-2017 05:41
  
  The UFC has scheduled a second pay-per-view for the state of New York this year.On Sunday, during the broadcast of UFC Fight Night 103, the promotion announced that UFC 210 will take place on Apr. 8 at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. No fights were announced for the UFC pay-per-view.This event marks the UFC’s second scheduled trip to New York in 2017, the first being UFC 208, which is scheduled to take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Feb. 11. This card also marks the UFC's
  
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• UFC to Return to Buffalo for First Time in More Than 20 Years with PPV Card on April 8

  16-01-2017 05:32
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced Sunday night that it will return to Buffalo, N.Y., for the first time in more than 20 years.
  
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• Cody Garbrandt, T.J. Dillashaw to coach The Ultimate Fighter 25

  16-01-2017 05:22
  
  The UFC has picked the rival coaches for new season of The Ultimate Fighter.
  The promotion announced on Sunday, that newly crowned bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will coach season 25 of The Ultimate Fighter, along with his former teammate and now next challenger for the title T.J. Dillashaw.The two bantamweights will coach a cast of welterweights who are former TUF winners or past contestants. The cast also includes one current fighter that’s on the UFC roster. This season of TUF is
  
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• UFC Fight Night 103 live blog: Joe Lauzon vs. Marcin Held

  16-01-2017 05:12
  
  This is the UFC Fight Night 103 live blog for Joe Lauzon vs. Marcin Held, a lightweight bout at Sunday night's UFC event at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Ariz.
  Joe Lauzon, who has won two of his last five UFC fights, will face Held, who is 0-1 in the UFC, on the main card.
  Check out the UFC Fight Night 103 live blog below.
  Round 1: The referee for this one is Herb Dean. They touch gloves. Held with leg kick, and waves a punch. Lauzon comes in and slams a couple of quick inside punches o
  
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• Cody Garbrandt, T.J. Dillashaw to Serve as Coaches for ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption’

  16-01-2017 04:54
  
  Bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and former 135-pound titlist T.J. Dillashaw will serve as coaches on the 25th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.”
  
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• UFC Fight Night 103 Prelims: Drakkar Klose, Augusto Mendes, Alexey Oleynik Triumphant in Phoenix

  16-01-2017 04:17
  
  A replacement for the injured Jordan Rinaldi, the MMA Lab prospect remained unbeaten with a unanimous decision over New Hampshire-based Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Devin Powell at UFC Fight Night “Rodriguez vs. Penn” on Sunday at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. Klose (7-0-1, 1-0 UFC) swept the scorecards with 30-27 nods from all three judges.
  
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• UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn Preliminary Results

  16-01-2017 04:03
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJTQNY2Fzc4The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) started its first event of 2017 with the Fight Night prelims in Phoenix, Arizona. The card began on UFC Fight Pass and continued on FOX Sports 1 (FS1).The FS1 portion of the prelims was headlined by a lightweight tilt between Drakkar Klose and Devin Powell. Both men made their UFC debuts. Klose's offense and grappling were too much for Powell. Klose earned a unanimous decision win.A barn burner in the bantamweigh
  
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• Video: Aleksei Oleinik Pulls Off First Ezekiel Choke in UFC History

  16-01-2017 03:38
  
  https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/820810375977308160The live crowd inside the Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix, Arizona and those watching on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) witnessed history. Heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik executed the first Ezekiel choke in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) history. The victim was Viktor Pesta.The Ezekiel choke isn't too common in mixed martial arts (MMA). It is seen more often in jiu-jitsu tournaments because practitioners can use the gi to their advantage. The official F
  
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• Oleksiy Oliynyk scores the first ezekiel choke in UFC history, submitting Viktor Pesta at UFN 103

  16-01-2017 03:12
  
  Oleksiy Oliynyk is now the first man to pull off an ezekiel choke in the UFC.
  The 39-year-old heavyweight submitted Viktor Pesta with a first-round ezekiel choke in the preliminary card of Sunday's UFC Fight Night 103 in Phoenix, Ariz. What's most impressive, is that Oliynyk pulled off the choke while being mounted by Pesta.
  With this victory, Oliynyk is now 51-10-1 as a professional fighter, and now impressively holds 41 submission win under his record.He's not Alexey "The Boa Constrictor" Oley
  
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• Video: Nina Ansaroff Submits Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger at UFC Phoenix

  16-01-2017 02:47
  
  https://twitter.com/ufc/status/820796070468800512The featured bout on the UFC Fight Pass portion of tonight's (Jan. 15) Fight Night card was a women's strawweight battle between Nina Ansaroff and Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger. "The Strina" came into the bout with two straight losses inside the Octagon. Jones-Lybarger was also looking to snap her two-fight skid.In the end, it was Ansaroff who walked out of the Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix, Arizona with a win. It's her first victory since Dec. 2013. Th
  
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• Amanda Nunes Wants Winner of Inaugural UFC Women’s Featherweight Title Bout

  16-01-2017 01:58
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik2ooOdvEHMA little over a week ago, reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's bantamweight title holder Amanda Nunes teased moving up to featherweight to face the inaugural champion. Now, "The Lioness" has issued a challenge.Former UFC women's 135-pound champion Holly Holm will be fighting for gold again when she battles Germaine de Randamie in the main event of UFC 208. The winner will become the first UFC women's 145-pound title holder.Nunes took to
  
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• Jim Miller on Fighting Dustin Poirier: ‘I’m Always Looking to Test Myself’

  16-01-2017 01:15
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UBeAlJCWuUFor the 26th time in his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career, Jim Miller will step inside the Octagon. He will do battle with Dustin Poirier next month (Feb. 11) at UFC 208. That event will be held inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.After going on a slump where he was 1-4 in his last five bouts, Miller had his back against the wall. He rose to the occasion and has put together a three-fight winning streak. Miller told Flo Combat that he
  
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