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• Video: Diaz Brothers Exhibit Wealth by Smoking on ‘$2,000 Gold Joints’

  20-01-2017 23:35
  
  Diaz brothers' wealth appears to have done great things for their recreational activities, if the video below is anything to go by.Nick and Nate Diaz are two of the most popular fighters in the UFC. That is not up for debate. Additionally, Stockton's most famous siblings also enjoy marijuana. As we know, both of these things aren't always good for each other, as the older brother of the two found out prior to landing a ban on competing. Nick has served his ban, yet we are still no closer to
  
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• ‘Shogun’ Rua: ‘The Subject of Retirement Bothers me a Little’

  20-01-2017 23:28
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_K7RXZfPGsMauricio Rua is a battle tested mixed martial arts (MMA) veteran. He has had 34 professional fights and amassed a record that currently stands at 24-10. "Shogun" won the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title along the way.Now at the age of 35, fans are wondering when Rua will decide to hang up his gloves. While "Shogun" has achieved great success in his career, he has also been finished seven times. He hasn't looked stellar in his
  
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• UFC Fight Pass Senior VP Eric Winter Leaves Company to Spend More Time with Family

  20-01-2017 23:22 via sherdog.com
  
  Eric Winter has become the latest UFC staff member to part ways with the Las Vegas-based promotion.
  
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• Bellator 170 weigh-in photos

  20-01-2017 23:09
  
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• MMA Personalities Address New President Donald Trump via Social Media

  20-01-2017 23:00
  
  Various renown names in MMA including Cody Garbrandt, Vitor Belfort and Hector Lombard took to social media in their reaction to the new president of the U.S.A, Donald J. Trump.Trump's inauguration today ensured that there was a buzz on the social media platform. Various names across the world of MMA had their say on the man of the hour, with the majority of tweets and Instagram posts supporting the 45th president of the United States.While politics and sports should usually be ke
  
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• UFC Fight Pass head announces departure from company

  20-01-2017 22:45
  
  Another executive is leaving the UFC, but this time, it's on his own terms.
  Eric Winter, Senior Vice President and General Manager of UFC Fight Pass, the promotion's video on demand service, announced Friday that he was leaving the company, effective immediately. In a Facebook post, Winter, who joined the UFC in July 2015, cited spending more time with his family.
  "Today is an extremely sad (business) day for me as it is my last dayworking for the UFC," Winter wrote. "It is a tough decision to l
  
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• Video: Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen Make Weight, Full Bellator 170 Weigh In Results

  20-01-2017 22:29
  
  Sonnen v Ortiz are the main focus of Bellator's 170 Official Weigh Ins. Not all went according to plan, however, with a number of fighters failing to miss weight.The headline card is between former UFC legends Chael Sonnen (205.8) and Tito Ortiz (204.8), who both managed to adhere to the 205 pound limit in the light heavyweight division. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz says his goodbyes to MMA with a final bout against serial trash-talker Chael Sonnen on Satu
  
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• Josh Samman’s MMA promotion Combat Night to go professional in his honor

  20-01-2017 22:00
  
  Josh Samman did it all in the world of mixed martial arts.Samman, who unfortunately passed away this past October, was a fighter who competed in the highest level of MMA — the UFC. He was an author, with a published memoir and journalistic work for UFC.com and Bloody Elbow to his credits. But Samman was also an MMA promoter, as he ran a successful amateur organization called Combat Night in Tallahassee, Fla. with his friend and business partner Mitchell Chamale.Samman’s vision and ul
  
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• Derek Anderson Feels no Bellator Lightweight Deserves Title Shot More Than Him

  20-01-2017 21:55
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5AKEJGdDn4Tomorrow night (Jan. 21) lightweight Derek Anderson will step inside the Bellator cage for the eighth time. Sharing the cage with him will be Derek Campos. "The Barbaric" last fought against Saad Awad back in August. He won the fight by unanimous decision.Anderson spoke to MMAWeekly.com and he sounded confident in his ability to not only defeat Campos, but also capture the lightweight title:“Whatever I want to do, it’s my fight. I always (li
  
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• Michael Bisping on Chael Sonnen Fight: ‘He Was Juiced Out of His Mind’

  20-01-2017 20:07
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chmTapSF52cReigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder Michael Bisping made his debut for the promotion in 2006. He didn't get a title shot until June 2016. "The Count" had a chance to get a championship opportunity in 2012, but he fell just short against Chael Sonnen.Speaking with John Pollock on the MMA Report (via Flo Combat), Bisping claimed Sonnen wasn't clean for their fight:"Any fighter wants to get a rematch with a fighter that
  
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• Conor McGregor is a ‘Little B*tch who is Gonna Run’ – Tony Ferguson

  20-01-2017 20:06
  
  Conor McGregor steamed through Eddie Alvarez to cooly collect the lightweight title at UFC 205.  The McGregor v Mayweather debacle has, however, put what should be talk of a potential fight between the champion and the #1 lightweight contender in the shade.There is also the small matter of the champ's  [Conor McGregor]  hiatus as he takes time out prior to the birth of his first child.Nurmagomedov and Ferguson is a fight that has been prospected, scheduled, and then cancelled
  
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• Bellator 170 Weigh-ins: Tito Ortiz, Chael Sonnen Pass Final Hurdle Before Grudge Match

  20-01-2017 20:00 via sherdog.com
  
  The Fabulous Forum in Inglewood, California, has seen its fair share of epic battles. Magic Johnson and the Showtime Lakers went to proverbial war with the hated Boston Celtics and many a prizefight in the golden are of Southern California boxing unfolded in the venue. On Saturday night, somewhat local promotion Bellator MMA will put on arguably its biggest event ever inside those very walls.
  
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• Boxing Legend Manny Pacquiao ‘Will Fight Conor McGregor’

  20-01-2017 19:03
  
  Fans finding the Floyd Mayweather versus Conor McGregor debacle tiring now have another boxer vying to take on Conor McGregor in Filipino ring legend and Senator Manny Pacquiao. "Pac Man" made the claim that he would take on "The Notorious" with Fox Sports, recently. Pacquiao has casually agreed to take on the UFC superstar. The man who lost a decision to Floyd Mayweather in 2015's "Fight of the Century" confirmed that he would be willing to meet him in the ring, despite
  
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• Garreth McLellan Announced as Paulo Henrique Costa’s UFC Debut

  20-01-2017 18:26
  
  A new opponent has been announced for the UFC debut of Paulo Henrique Costa UFC Fight Night 106. The UFC announced today that Costa will meet meet Garreth McLellan, rather than  the previously announced Alex Nicholson at UFC Fight Night 106 on March 11 at Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.At time of writing, no official reason has been provided for the change.McLellan signed with the UFC in 2015, following a stint
  
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• Michael Bisping to Undergo Minor Knee Surgery, Planning May UFC Title Defense

  20-01-2017 18:14 via sherdog.com
  
  It appears as though Michael Bisping won’t be defending his middleweight crown until May at the earliest.
  
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• Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger Announces Retirement Following UFC Fight Night 103 Defeat

  20-01-2017 17:35 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC strawweight Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger is calling it a career.
  
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• Stephen Thompson on Tyron Woodley’s Racism Claims: ‘I Don’t See it’

  20-01-2017 17:31
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBVwshq3AmcStephen Thompson will get his title rematch with champion Tyron Woodley at UFC 209. The event will be held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 4."The Chosen One" caused quite a stir when he said he was the "worst-treated" champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He also claimed if his skin was a different complexion, he'd be better received by the fans."Wonderboy" spoke with the media (via MMAWeekly.com) and appeared confused ov
  
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• Chael Sonnen: ‘I would have stopped’ Tito Ortiz from being UFC champ if given chance

  20-01-2017 17:00
  
  LOS ANGELES — All Chael Sonnen wanted was a chance. That, he believes, was the difference between a long run for Tito Ortiz as the UFC light heavyweight champion and Sonnen holding the belt.Ortiz, now a UFC Hall of Famer, held the UFC’s 205-pound title for more than three years, from 2000 to 2003. At the time, it was the longest title stretch for anyone in the UFC’s premiere division, eclipsed only now by Jon Jones.
  During that time, Sonnen was just out of college (where he was
  
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• After latest loss, strawweight Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger retires from MMA

  20-01-2017 16:30
  
  UFC fighter Jocyln-Jones Lybarger is walking away from fighting.The 31-year old strawweight, who is coming off of a third-round submission loss against Nina Ansaroff at UFC Fight Night 103 in Phoenix, posted a message on her Instagram page on Thursday announcing her retirement.“Family, friends and fans, first of all I want to say thank you so much for all the love and support,” the letter read. “It's something I can see and have felt throughoutout my career and I'm very thankfu
  
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• Jimi Manuwa Rips Light Heavyweights: ‘Why Does no One Want to Fight?’

  20-01-2017 16:24
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rs2uKFf-S8&t=12sUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa hasn't had much luck finding opposition it seems. The "Poster Boy" rebounded from a knockout loss to Anthony Johnson by delivering a knockout of his own. Manuwa's victim was former interim title contender Ovince Saint Preux back in October.Since that time, Manuwa said he's tried to step inside the Octagon with three 205-pounders. He told Flo Combat that all of them avoided him.
  
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• Fighters react to new Unified Rules being in effect for Bellator 170

  20-01-2017 16:00
  
  LOS ANGELES — There are a handful of new rules in MMA and, for the most part, fighters are ready to embrace them. None more so than Colleen Schneider.
  The women’s MMA veteran joked Thursday that her entire offensive arsenal at Bellator 170 will be comprised only of the alterations made recently to the Unified Rules of MMA.
  “All I’ve been practicing is standing heel kicks to the kidneys,” Schneider told MMA Fighting. “Instead of spin hook kicking people to the
  
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• Scott Coker Teases ‘Rampage’ Jackson’s Return Date For March

  20-01-2017 15:47
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUyiyFhDFwYThe last time Quinton Jackson stepped foot inside the Bellator cage was in June 2016. He fought Satoshi Ishii inside the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. "Rampage" took the fight by split decision.At the Bellator 170 pre-fight press conference, the promotion's President Scott Coker was asked about a potential return date for Jackson. Coker teased an announcement could be made as soon as tomorrow night (Jan. 21):“We had already talked about
  
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• Titan FC 43 Weigh-in Results: Pedro Nobre, Jose Torres Cleared for Title Tilt

  20-01-2017 15:33 via sherdog.com
  
  Florida-based Titan Fighting Championships is set for its first event of 2017 as the promotion will invade the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida, on Saturday night.
  
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• 'Big' John McCarthy assigned to referee Tito Ortiz's final MMA fight

  20-01-2017 15:18
  
  Legendary mixed martial arts referee "Big" John McCarthy officiated Tito Ortiz's first professional fight almost twenty years ago, and on Saturday night, he'll referee his last.
  According to California State Athletic Commission executive commissioner Andy Foster, McCarthy has been assigned to referee the the Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen main event fight Saturday night at Bellator 170. The event will be held at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
  Ortiz enters his final MMA bout with a record of 18-12-1. McC
  
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• Bellator 170 weigh-in video

  20-01-2017 15:00
  
  At the Bellator 170 weigh-ins, all 36 fighters taking part in Saturday night's Bellator 170 fights will step on the scale Friday, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen will have to make the light heavyweight limit of 205 pounds.The Bellator 170 official weigh-in is at 12 p.m. ET, and we'll have the live video and results.The Bellator 170 ceremonial weigh-in is at 2 p.m. ET.Main card (Spike at 9 p.m. ET)
  Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen
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• Report: Travis Browne Ditches Edmond Tarverdyan’s Gym in Favor of Black House

  20-01-2017 14:54
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1qJMyCPZ4QTravis Browne is undergoing a change of scenery.The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight appears to have left Edmond Tarverdyan's Glendale Fighting Club for Black House. UFC Insiders reported the news."Hapa's" girlfriend and once dominant women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is currently training at Tarverdyan's gym. There's been no word on if she'll follow Browne to Black House should she decide to continue fighting.Tarverdyan has bee
  
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• UFC Strawweight Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger Calls it A Career

  20-01-2017 14:14
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8jJjPQllTYEarlier this week, Tim Kennedy announced his retirement. Joining him will be Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger. She began her professional career in July 2012, but was an amateur two years prior.Jones-Lybarger competed on the second Invicta FC event. She won in her debut over Cheryl Chan by unanimous decision. Jones-Lybarger made her UFC debut at UFC 194 against Tecia Torres. She then went toe-to-toe with Randa
  
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• Morning Report: Tony Ferguson calls Conor McGregor a ‘little b**ch’ who ‘probably’ won’t defend lightweight title

  20-01-2017 14:00
  
  It’s finally happening.
  For over a year now, the UFC has been attempting to make a fight between the two top lightweight contenders, Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov, to no avail. The pair were first scheduled to fight at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale in December 2015, but Nurmagomedov pulled out due to injury. The bout was then rescheduled for April 2016 but this time Ferguson withdrew from the contest. With Nurmagomedov unwilling to wait for Ferguson to recover, he accepted a short
  
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• Injury Forces Sheldon Westcott off UFC Fight Night Event in Houston

  20-01-2017 14:00
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39fceGQePiYThe UFC Fight Night event set for Feb. 4 in Houston, Texas is undergoing another change. Yesterday it was revealed that Abel Trujillo and James Vick would do battle after their initial opponents were both pulled due to injury. Now the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is in search of a new opponent for Alex Morono.MMAJunkie.com confirmed that Sheldon Westcott was removed from the card after suffering an injury. The first two professional bouts for We
  
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• Bellator 170 Weigh-in Video (2 p.m. ET)

  20-01-2017 09:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the Bellator 170 weigh-ins live here:
  
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• Where are they now? Eliot Marshall

  20-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  This was as close to rock bottom as Eliot Marshall had ever been as a professional fighter. The Ultimate Fighter 8 alumnus had weathered the storms of his career well, rebounding after being cut by the UFC to win three in a row and earn a return to the Octagon.That return in March of 2011 wasn’t what he expected, as he was knocked out in the first round by Luiz Cane in a short notice bout in New Jersey. Seven months later, he was in Las Vegas and about to take on Brandon Vera. “I had
  
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• UFC Performance Institute anchors new UFC campus

  20-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  Think of the innovative new UFC Performance Institute and UFC Corporate Campus facilities as a spotlight – literally and figuratively - inside the future of performance athletic training and wellness. Certainly, the layout of the 15-acre, 184,000-square foot campus off Jones Blvd. and the 215 Beltway in southwest Las Vegas will lend itself to a front row view of the world’s finest Mixed Martial Arts athletes, immersed in cutting edge training techniques. Sight lines througho
  
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• UFC 209 title fights about best vs. the best

  20-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  In an era where the superfight is all the rage, UFC 209 features a pair of title fights with a similar theme: the best vs. the best. UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley defends his title against No. 1-ranked Stephen Thompson. Also, with Conor McGregor out of the fray for the foreseeable future, No. 1-ranked lightweight Khabib Nuramgomedov meets No. 2-ranked Tony Ferguson for the interim 155-pound championship. Woodley and Thompson have unfinished business after fighting to a draw du
  
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• Sterling has altered mindset; undeterred by first loss

  20-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  When Aljamain Sterling steps into the Octagon on Jan. 28 to face Raphael Assuncao, it’s officially tip-toe time for the New Yorker. In other words, if the 27-year-old was like many of his peers, the talk would turn to taking the right fight at the right time with the right amount of time to train for that right fight.Instead, the No. 7-ranked bantamweight, who could start planning out a road to the title if he can beat the No. 4-ranked Assuncao, is opting to leave his phone on for UFC matc
  
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• All-star coaching staffs add to allure of upcoming Ultimate Fighter season

  20-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Sunday night, amid the fisticuffs on the first event of the year in Phoenix, Arizona, the UFC announced some of the details for Season 25 of The Ultimate Fighter and the latest installment of the long-running reality TV competition is shaping up to be a doozy.In addition to declaring that the cast will be made up of welterweight competitors that have appeared on previous seasons of the show, including one current active member of the UFC roster, the organization confirmed that the two men headin
  
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• Glory 37 Weigh-in Results: Robin van Roosmalen Loses Title on the Scale

  20-01-2017 04:16 via sherdog.com
  
  On Friday, Glory returns to Southern California for its first event of 2017. Headlining Glory 37: Los Angeles will be middleweight champion Jason Wilnis defending his title against Israel Adesanya.
  
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• All in all, Colleen Schneider happy just to compete at Bellator 170

  20-01-2017 04:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- A lesser person than Colleen Schneider might get mad about being placed on the opening bout of the preliminary card at Bellator 170.
  There are, after all, 19 fighters who don’t even have Wikipedia pages on the prelim card at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. on Saturday night. But Schneider, who has 17 pro matchups under the belt, finds herself working in the curtain-jerker fight.
  Schneider, who brings a 4-1 record in her past five fights into her Bellator debut, is taking the
  
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• Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping Out With Injury, Knee Surgery Required

  20-01-2017 03:36
  
  Michael Bisping will not fight Yoel Romero or Luke Rockhold after news broke on Thursday of an injury to "The Count" which will require surgery.Not many had Bisping to beat Luke Rockhold to take the UFC middleweight title last year. Even fewer would have predicted that the Brit would have managed to capture his first UFC title in such sensational circumstances. In a division that is not short on suitors for the belt, the general consensus appeared to be that Bisping would have his work
  
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• WSOF Champion Marlon Moraes ‘Entertaining Offer’ to Fight Jimmie Rivera at UFC 210

  20-01-2017 02:53
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBPydjtzCREIf all goes as planned, World Series of Fighting bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes could be making his next appearance inside the Octagon.Ali Abdelaziz, the manager for Moraes, told MMAjunkie on Thursday that his client is interested in a bout at UFC 210 with Jimmie Rivera.
  Moraes' contract with the WSOF expired after his most recent title defense, which came at WSOF 34 vs. Josenaldo Silva.“I believe Marlon is capable of beating any bantamweight
  
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• Tyron Woodley: “Fans are Not Racist” but “Have Subconscious Opinions”

  20-01-2017 02:32
  
  Tyron Woodley took part in media relations on Thursday to promote UFC 209, and grasped the opportunity to clarify comments made in previous days.Woodley spoke with the media in relation to his rematch with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson at UFC 209 on March 4. The welterweight champion expanded on comments he made regarding African-Americans in the UFC  ESPN on Wednesday: "I think the fans are great, the fans are human, and they can choose. It has nothing t
  
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• Ex-Strikeforce heavyweight Brett Rogers charged with three counts of sexual misconduct

  20-01-2017 02:03
  
  A former Strikeforce heavyweight star has been charged with three counts of sexual misconduct, MMA Fighting confirmed Thursday.
  Brett Rogers, best known for fighting Fedor Emelianenko in 2009, is currently in custody at Ramsey County (Minn.) jail after allegedly groping two men in downtown St. Paul, per the criminal complaints obtained from Minnesota Second Judicial District Court. A former cellmate of Rogers has also accused him of touching him sexually, which tacked on a third count.
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• Video: Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson Square Off Ahead of UFC 209

  20-01-2017 02:02
  
  Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will go head to head for a shot at Conor McGregor's belt.The UFC 209 fight card features two much anticipated title fights, in what will be the first of the UFC's elite nights of 2017.The main event sees welterweight champion Tyron Woodley go head to head with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson in their second bout to determine the king of the 170 pound division. Both men battled to a draw at UFC 205 in November of 2016, but chances of a
  
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• Video: Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson Face Off Ahead of UFC 209

  20-01-2017 02:02
  
  Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will go head to head in a likely eliminator for a shot at Conor McGregor's lightweight belt.The UFC 209 fight card features two much anticipated title fights, in what will be the first of the UFC's elite nights of 2017.The main event sees welterweight champion Tyron Woodley go head to head with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson in their second bout to determine the king of the 170 pound division. Both men battled to a draw at UFC 205 in
  
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• LFA 2 Weigh-in Results: Mike Richman, Lazar Stojadinovic On Point

  20-01-2017 01:46 via sherdog.com
  
  Newly-former Legacy Fighting Alliance is back with its second event ever as LFA 2 is set to invade the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota, on Friday night
  
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• Video: Bellator 170 Press Conference Staredowns, Full Card Details

  20-01-2017 01:37
  
  Thursday's Bellator 170 Press Conference was one to remember, as UFC legends Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen traded insults before Saturday's main event.Ex-wives, resumes and clothing choices were topics covered by both fighters ahead of  Bellator 170 in Inglewood, California.The staredown between a clearly riled Ortiz and a relaxed Sonnen was as expected, the highlight of the ceremonial face-to-face.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2qT0lYIV4ABelow is the schedule for Bellator 170, which a
  
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• “He Stated The Obvious” – Jenna Jameson Responds to Chael Sonnen’s Insult

  20-01-2017 01:15
  
  Tito Ortiz may have reacted in ire to Chael Sonnen as he took fire at the former UFC champ's ex-partner, Jenna Jameson.The adult movie actress was a little more diplomatic in her response, however ( this may be something to do with the fact that she will not be going head to head with the legendary trash talker any time soon).Jenna Jameson's name was brought up during Thursday’s Bellator 170 press conference between Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen, prior to their Saturday Jan. 21st bout a
  
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• Video: Chael Sonnen Rips on Tito Ortiz’s Pornstar ‘Ex-Wife’ Jenna Jameson

  20-01-2017 00:52
  
  Tito Ortiz reacted angrily to "f**king punk" Chael Sonnen as he took fire at the former UFC champ's ex-partner, Jenna Jameson."He's done it again; he's done it again" - Larry Merchant's famous line as "Irish" Mickey Ward pulled another stinging shot out of the blue to floor his opponent. Chael Sonnen has proven that he can still fire similarly unpredictable (albeit verbal) body shots out of the blue, as he set up Tito Ortiz with a Machiavellian trap before delivering a career high, pre
  
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• Matt “The Mangler” Bessette: “Put me in a Cage to the Death, and I’m Not Losing”

  20-01-2017 00:13
  
  Matt Bessette "New England's Most Popular Fighter" talks to MMA News' Tim Thompson about his history of overcoming adversity, his hunger for finishing fights, and his refusal to fight again for Bellator.Matt Bessette is a born fighter. "The Mangler" contracted leukemia the age of two and a half, before being cleared of leukemic cells at 11 , and despite this has gone on to enjoy a successful MMA career which has seen him become CES featherweight champion, having previously won the
  
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