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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC Fight Night 103

  17-01-2017 23:30
  
  UFC's first show of the year on Sunday night, headlined by Hall of Famer B.J. Penn facing Yair Rodriguez ended up with a big question, and a biganswer.
  The answer, not the nickname of Penn's major career rival Frankie Edgar, is that Penn's career in the UFC should be over. Like every great champion who stayed too long, there comes a day when it's obvious, painfully in his case, that the athletic gifts that got you to the top are gone. In the case of Penn, that time was in the summer of 2014 when
  
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• The MMA Hour - 364 - Rashad Evans

  17-01-2017 23:09
  
  Rashad Evans discusses what's next and having to change camps.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 364 - Chael Sonnen

  17-01-2017 23:05
  
  Chael Sonnen breaks down his upcoming fight against BJ Penn.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 364 - Mark Hunt

  17-01-2017 22:59
  
  Mark Hunt discusses his lawsuit and his upcoming fight against Alistair Overeem.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 364 - Stipe Miocic

  17-01-2017 22:56
  
  Stipe Miocic talks about his UFC 203 deal, what's next and more.
  
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• Francis Ngannou: ‘My Advantage Over Andrei Arlovski is my Mind’

  17-01-2017 22:50
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyo9Z4R7-Xk&t=17sUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight Francis Ngannou has made some noise since making his debut for the world leader of mixed martial arts (MMA). He knocked out Luis Henrique in the first round. Ngannou finished his next three opponents as well."Super Predator" told Bloody Elbow that after submitting Anthony Hamilton, he knew he needed a step up in competition:“I need to go to the best to get my title shot. I know that to hav
  
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• The MMA Hour - 364 - Jon Fitch

  17-01-2017 22:44
  
  WSOF welterweight champion Jon Fitch talks about if his career is over or not.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 364 - Megan Anderson

  17-01-2017 22:41
  
  Megan Anderson breaks down her win at Invicta FC 21.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 364 - Alan Jouban

  17-01-2017 22:38
  
  Alan Jouban looks back at his win over Mike Perry and what he wants next.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 364 - Derek Brunson

  17-01-2017 22:35
  
  Derek Brunson looks ahead to his fight against Anderson Silva.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 364 - Weekend recap

  17-01-2017 22:33
  
  Ariel Helwani and Eric Jackman look back at a busy weekend.
  
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• Angela Hill Gets USADA Exemption, Path Clear to Face Jessica Andrade at Feb. 4 UFC Fight Night

  17-01-2017 22:13 via sherdog.com
  
  Angela Hill's going to get her Ultimate Fighting Championship return against Jessica Andrade after all.
  
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• Michael Chiesa: I’d Beat Conor McGregor Because He’s Not ‘True Lightweight’

  17-01-2017 22:11
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdNGwHapengUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White raised a lot of eyebrows when he put over how huge Nate Diaz was compared to Conor McGregor. Despite the fact that Diaz had competed at lightweight eight straight times before facing McGregor at 170 pounds, White was convinced Diaz is huge for the division.While many believed this to be promotional hype, No. 8 ranked lightweight Michael Chiesa doesn't believe White is far-fetched. Speaking with E
  
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• Combate Americas inks first MMA deal with ESPN Latin America for Thursday night show

  17-01-2017 20:15
  
  The Combate Americas promotion will have its largest amount of worldwide distribution in its history for a live event on Thursday night in Mexico City.
  The promotion announced on Tuesday that the event would be the first MMA event ever to air on ESPN Latin America. ESPN Latin America is a soccer-rich channel which is available in 47.6 million homes in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Par
  
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• Blackzilians Coach Henri Hooft Announces His Departure Amidst Growing Team Turmoil

  17-01-2017 20:01 via sherdog.com
  
  The future of the Blackzilians team may be uncertain, but they're definitely out a coach. Monday, longtime Blackzilians striking coach and trainer Henri Hooft announced via Instagram that he was leaving the team, formed by Authentic Sports Management's Glenn Robinson in 2010, after six years of tenure.
  
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• Bethe Correia-Marion Reneau, Paulo Costa-Alex Nicholson Join UFC Fight Night 106 in Fortaleza

  17-01-2017 19:39 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship's next trip to Brazil has a new pair of fights.
  
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• Angela Hill to face Jessica Andrade after UFC waives ‘four-month rule’

  17-01-2017 19:36
  
  Angela Hill won’t have to go through the full four months of USADA drug testing to make her UFC return after all.
  Hill, the current Invicta women’s strawweight champion, will take on Jessica Andrade in a big 115-pound fight at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie on Feb. 4 in Houston, the UFC announced Tuesday. Her return at this juncture to the UFC means the promotion will waive a rule in its anti-doping policy stating an athlete coming back to the UFC must be in the USADA dr
  
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• Yair Rodriguez Refuses to Urge “Strong” B.J Penn to Retire From MMA

  17-01-2017 19:32
  
  Yair Rodriguez does not feel it is his place to be drawn into the B.J Penn retirement debate.There is no escaping Rodriguez's talent, and his display on Sunday's Fight Night was simply sublime. The question is, did "The Prodigy" have any business being in the octagon? Should the former two-weight world champion retire, considering he is yet to win a fight since 2010?The UFC hall-of-famer finally returned to the octagon following protracted and fruitless comeback attempts.  Penn wa
  
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• Derek Brunson expected ‘lesser name’ than Anderson Silva following Robert Whittaker loss

  17-01-2017 19:00
  
  Many were surprised when the announcement came down late last week that Derek Brunson would face Anderson Silva in a late addition to UFC 208.
  Brunson, for his part, was surprised as well when the call came in asking if he wanted the fight.
  “I was expecting a little lesser name,” Brunson said on a recent edition of The MMA Hour. ”But a fight is a fight.”
  Of course, it’s not that Brunson doesn’t consider himself worthy of a matchup with Silva. In fact, he&rsquo
  
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• Video: “Father Time” Has Defeated B.J Penn – Frankie Edgar

  17-01-2017 18:35
  
  Frankie Edgar feels the time has come for UFC hall-of-famer B.J Penn to retire.Yair Rodriguez brutalized "The Prodigy" on Sunday's UFC Fight Night. The former two-weight world champion had little to offer against the 23 year old Mexican. Penn, a full 15 years older than his opponent at 38, made his first appearance inside the octagon following his TKO loss to Frankie Edgar in July 2014.Things did not work out well for the MMA legend against his younger foe. Penn was hit by a front
  
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• Middleweight Veteran Tim Kennedy Announces His MMA Retirement After 15 Years via Facebook

  17-01-2017 18:11 via sherdog.com
  
  After a distinguished fighting career that lasted more than 15 years, Tim Kennedy says he's hanging up his gloves.
  
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• Chael Sonnen Unimpressed by Resume of Bellator 170 Opponent Tito Ortiz

  17-01-2017 17:50
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfMXasp3qMoChael Sonnen doesn't view Tito Ortiz as an elite fighter.Sonnen, who meets Ortiz this Saturday night at Bellator 170, told The MMA Hour that the list of wins collected by Ortiz during his UFC was is less-than-impressive.“Those guys sucked back then," Sonnen said. "It just was a different deal. People weren’t watching, people weren’t participating. It was just a different deal in terms of, not only the techniques, the training, the coac
  
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• Alex Nicholson Welcomes Unbeaten Fighter at UFC Fight Night 106: Belfort vs. Gastelum

  17-01-2017 17:45
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHFmjoPuHCQAlex Nicholson will take on unbeaten Paulo Henrique Costa this March at UFC Fight Night 106.Nicholson (7-3) won five consecutive bouts before suffering a submission loss last year to Misha Cirkunov in his UFC debut. However, he rebounded with a win over Devin Clark before falling to Sam Alvey via decision.Between his three fights, Nicholson made waves outside the Octagon. He was forced to clear his name in a domestic violence charge and was accused of m
  
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• UFC Fight Night 103 Winner Tony Martin Felt ‘Awkward’ After Cup Broke

  17-01-2017 17:37
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocipCnn9zl8Tony Martin was left in an unusual situation this past weekend at UFC Fight Night 103.Martin's cup broke during his fight on FOX Sports 1 with Alex White, leaving him with a choice to make. He figured that situation out and went on to claim a decision win, but it made for an interesting fight the rest of the way.“It was kind of an awkward situation and I’m going through my head, ‘I don’t want to take the chance of them calling th
  
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• Video: ‘Conor McGregor Beats Floyd Mayweather With MMA Gloves’ – Joe Rogan

  17-01-2017 17:32
  
  Conor McGregor can beat Floyd Mayweather if an agreement is made to fight with MMA gloves, according to Joe Rogan.Rogan sat down with ex-UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub and comedian/podcaster Bryan Callen on The Joe Rogan Experience, and spoke about the latest installment of publicity surrounding the mooted superfight. One topic covered was the spat between Dana White and Mayweather over purses for the fight:"Dana [White] had a real good point. Conor's last two pay-per-views were 1.3 million
  
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• Bethe Correia vs. Marion Reneau, Alex Nicholson vs. Paulo Henrique Costa added to UFC Fight Night: Fortaleza

  17-01-2017 17:00
  
  The UFC announced a pair of bouts to its upcoming event in Brazil.
  Bethe Correia and Marion Reneau will collide in the UFC’s return to Fortaleza, Brazil, on March 11. Alex Nicholson will face UFC newcomer Paulo Henrique Costa in a middleweight contest. The promotion announced the match-ups on Tuesday.
  Correia (10-2) competes in Brazil for the first time since her first career loss to Ronda Rousey in 2015. “Pitbull”, who enters the Octagon coming off a split-decision win over Je
  
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• UFC Middleweight Tim Kennedy Announces His Retirement

  17-01-2017 16:56
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygvhCLDcESkUFC middleweight and Strikeforce vet Tim Kennedy has announced his retirement in a post to his official Facebook account. The announcement comes roughly a month after Kennedy's last trip to the octagon, a losing effort against Kelvin Gastelum. The fight, at UFC 206 in Toronto, seems to be the moment that cemented Kennedy's decision. It was the second straight loss, and first fight in over two years, for the U.S. Army Vet and National Guard member.Kenned
  
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• Tim Kennedy announces retirement from MMA

  17-01-2017 15:34
  
  Tim Kennedy’s career in mixed martial arts has come to an end.
  The UFC veteran and Strikeforce veteran announced on Tuesday that he has decided to retire following his third-round loss to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 206, which took place on Dec. 10 in Toronto, Canada.Kennedy, who leaves the sport with an 18-6 record, including victories over the likes of future UFC champions Michael Bisping and Robbie Lawler, announced his decision on his Facebook page. He left a message to his team, some of hi
  
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• Tim Kennedy announces his retirement

  17-01-2017 15:34
  
  Tim Kennedy’s career in mixed martial arts has come to an end.
  The UFC veteran and Strikeforce veteran announced on Tuesday that he has decided to retire following his third-round loss to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 206, which took place on Dec. 10 in Toronto, Canada.Kennedy, who leaves the sport with an 18-6 record, including victories over the likes of future UFC champions Michael Bisping and Robbie Lawler, announced his decision on his Facebook page. He left a message to his team, some of hi
  
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• Mark Hunt: UFC ‘forced’ Alistair Overeem fight on me

  17-01-2017 15:00
  
  Mark Hunt said he felt backed into a corner.
  The popular heavyweight fighter said he didn't want to fight Alistair Overeem at UFC 209 on March 4, but felt like he didn't have much of a choice. Hunt is currently suing the UFC for racketeering, fraud and negligence, among other claims, for the situation regarding Brock Lesnar's failed drug tests.Hunt turned down multiple bouts last year, but told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that the UFC threatened that he would be in br
  
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• Morning Report: Gegard Mousasi takes aim at UFC middleweights for refusing to fight him

  17-01-2017 14:00
  
  After exacting his revenge on Uriah Hall in November, Gegard Mousasi has one fight left on his UFC contract and it sounds like he’s tired of waiting around. Currently riding a four-fight win streak, Mousasi is the fifth-ranked middleweight and looks to be on the cusp of a title shot in muddled up 185-pound division if he can just get one more top tier win. There’s one problem though: he can’t seem to find anyone to fight.
  While speaking with Fox Sports recently, Mousasi said he
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Din Thomas and Fight Night recap

  17-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The great Din Thomas joins Jim and Matt in studio to break down the results of UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn, Robbie Lawler leaving American Top Team, Din and Matt's experiences at UFC 33, Woodley vs. Wonderboy 2, Dana White: Lookin' For A Fight, and much more.Some of the highlights from Episode 61 of UFC Unfiltered include:Matt talks about BJ Penn's loss to Yair RodriguezDin texted Matt something nice… maybeDin talks about Robbie Lawler leaving ATT Read the Full Article H
  
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• UFC Statement on Angela Hill

  17-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  On December 13, 2016, UFC strawweight Angela Hill was re-enrolled by USADA into the UFC Anti-Doping Policy Registered Testing Pool (RTP). Hill had previously been part of the RTP as a contracted athlete in 2015, before she was released at the discretion of UFC and subsequently removed from the program. UFC is granting Hill an exemption to the four-month RTP requirement, which will allow her to compete against Jessica Andrade on February 4, 2017, in Houston, Texas. Under the UFC Anti-Doping Polic
  
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• The top UFC fighters under 25

  17-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Cody Garbrandt celebrates after defeating Dominick Cruz at UFC 207 to become bantamweight champ" align="center" />It wouldn’t be fair to say mixed martial arts was an “old man’s sport,” but for a long time, athletes in MMA either started late or hit their prime a lot later than they did in other sports. That has changed, and it would be fair to say that we are seeing the greatest collection of young talent to hit the sport and start hitting their prime years at the sam
  
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• Kennedy thanks troops in farewell to Octagon

  17-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  In a Facebook post announcing his retirement on Tuesday, longtime middleweight contender Tim Kennedy wrote of his reasons for walking away from the sport at the age of 37, and also touched on his greatest moment in a pro career that began in 2001. Not surprisingly, it was a night the decorated member of the United States Armed Forces shared with his fellow soldiers.“I’ve been a professional fighter for two decades, but there was no greater moment for me than winning the main event of
  
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• Garbrandt-Dillashaw promises to be intriguing feud

  17-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Cody Garbrandt made sure to deliver a message to TJ Dillashaw immediately after upsetting pound-for-pound great Dominick Cruz to win the bantamweight title at UFC 207. “Anyone can come get it. TJ Dillashaw, try me mother f***er,” Garbrandt said. Garbrandt mentioned only one name in his post-fight Octagon interview, leading to the announcement that “No Love” will coach opposite Dillashaw on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. Some of the greatest rivalries in the
  
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• Correia vs Reneau set for Fortaleza

  17-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Popular bantamweight contender Bethe Correia will have the fans on her side on Mar. 11 when she returns to the Octagon in Fortaleza, Brazil to face fellow 135-pound standout Marion Reneau.In the UFC Fight Night main event, which airs live on FS1 from Centro de Formação Olímpica de Fortaleza, Kelvin Gastelum faces Vitor Belfort in a five-round middleweight bout.A member of the UFC roster since 2013, the No. 9-ranked Correia is coming off her fourth UFC win in September, as sh
  
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• Angela Hill returns to UFC, faces Andrade in Houston

  17-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  After tearing through the strawweight division in Invicta FC, former Ultimate Fighter standout Angela Hill will return to take care of some unfinished UFC business on Feb. 4 when she takes on No. 5-ranked contender Jessica Andrade at Toyota Center in Houston.In the UFC Fight Night main event, it's the return of "The Korean Zombie," Chan Sung Jung, as he faces featherweight contender Dennis Bermudez in a five-round matchup. Tickets are on sale now.Entering the Octagon with just a single pro fight
  
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• Stipe Miocic is Mad, Feels He Deserves More From UFC

  17-01-2017 06:41
  
  Stipe Miocic does not do "small talk". However, this does not exclude the mercurial heavyweight from piping up when the time demands.UFC's popular heavyweight champion blasted off on Monday on his frustrations regarding what he deemed to be a smaller paycheck when compared to his opponent at UFC 203, Alistair Overeem. Miocic, quite rightly, pointed out the fact that '203 was marketed against defending his title in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.“[It’s] terrible,” Mio
  
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• Gegard Mousasi: ‘Whoever is Next I’m Going to Beat Him’

  17-01-2017 05:35
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuyBzpcvzt8There's no denying that Gegard Mousasi's confidence has grown. The former Strikeforce and Dream light heavyweight champion dropped down to middleweight for his second Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout.At first, "The Dreamcatcher" had mixed success. He went 3-3 in six bouts. After suffering a TKO loss to Uriah Hall, something changed.Mousasi went on a four-fight tear. Three of his wins in this stretch have been finishes. He avenged his loss to Ha
  
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• Derek Brunson Doesn’t Expect Anderson Silva to Showboat at UFC 208

  17-01-2017 04:59
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J-tybQj5Ds&feature=youtu.be&t=6904A middleweight bout between future Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Famer Anderson Silva and Derek Brunson is set for UFC 208. The event will be held inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 11.Brunson took to MMAFighting.com's "The MMA Hour" (via MMAMania.com) to discuss his upcoming fight with "The Spider." The Jackson-Wink MMA fighter isn't counting on catching Silva with his hands down while taun
  
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• Rashad Evans: ‘The Blackzilians Team is Splintered & Fragmented’

  17-01-2017 04:26
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J-tybQj5Ds&feature=youtu.be&t=2936Despite some measure of success, the end appears to be near for the Blackzilians. At the very least, the team founded in Boca Raton, Florida is not what it once was.Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder Rashad Evans was a recent guest on MMAFighting.com's "The MMA Hour." On the show, he gave his take on the state of the Blackzilians:“The truth of the matter is, the team is splint
  
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• Stipe Miocic Felt ‘Crapped on’ With UFC 203 Contract

  17-01-2017 03:26
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iAg2IywPvoReigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder Stipe Miocic last saw action at UFC 203. He successfully defended his gold against Alistair Overeem with a first round knockout. While Miocic was able to celebrate his victory in front of a frenetic hometown crowd, the champ isn't all smiles.Miocic recently appeared on MMAFighting.com's "The MMA Hour."  There, he expressed his frustration over making less money than the challeng
  
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• Monday Morning Analyst: BJ Penn's loss, Ezekiel chokes and more

  17-01-2017 03:00
  
  In this episode of the podcast, we examine all of the results from UFC Fight Night 103 and Invicta 21. We'll examine B.J. Penn's terrible loss to Yair Rodriguez and do a deep dive into the world of Ezekiel chokes thanks to Alexey Oleynik.
  
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• UFC Denver Free Fight: Valentina Shevchenko Thwarts Sarah Kaufman

  17-01-2017 02:30
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SENHPSZcNqc&t=0sNo. 1 ranked women's bantamweight Valentina Shevchenko made her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut in Dec. 2015. She stepped in as a late replacement for Germaine de Randamie. She clashed with former women's Strikeforce bantamweight champion Sarah Kaufman.The official YouTube channel of the UFC uploaded the fight in its entirety."Bullet" entered the contest on a four-fight winning streak. Shevchenko's clinch work and ground control told
  
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• Report: Jessica Andrade vs. Angela Hill Set For Feb. 4 Event in Houston

  17-01-2017 01:29
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7wHRBFRYe8When Maryna Moroz went down with an injury, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) had to find a replacement to fight Jessica Andrade (15-5) at UFC 207. The promotion hired Angela Hill (6-2) back and the bout was set. Unfortunately, the U.S. Anti Doping Agency (USADA) guidelines required Hill re-enter the drug testing pool. There was not enough time to do so and the fight was off.A report from MMARising.com (via Bloody Elbow) claims Andrade vs. Hill h
  
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• Chael Sonnen: ‘Guys sucked back then’ when Tito Ortiz was UFC champion

  17-01-2017 01:00
  
  The month of January is shaping up to be a throwback month of sorts in the fight world, with the returns of B.J. Penn, Chael Sonnen, and Tito Ortiz all falling within the same seven-day stretch on the calendar.
  Penn’s comeback at UFC Fight Night 103 certainly did not inspire. He lost badly to Yair Rodriguez on Sunday. But now Sonnen and Ortiz are slated to pick up the mantle with a Jan. 21 grudge match set to headline Bellator 170, and there is no doubt they will face many of the same ques
  
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