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• Jussier Formiga vs. Ray Borg Set For UFC Fight Night in Fortaleza

  21-01-2017 23:38
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEhEAyF1v4cRay Borg (10-2) will be getting a big step up in competition. He'll do battle with Jussier Formiga (19-4) at a UFC Fight Night event in Fortaleza, Brazil on March 11. Combate brought word of the bout."The Tazmexican Devil" is coming off a one-sided win over Louis Smolka at UFC 207 late last month. It was a rebound win for Borg, who came into the bout off a unanimous loss to Justin Scoggins. Borg's tilt with Smolka was his first with Jackson-Wink MMA.For
  
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• Chael Sonnen on Bellator stint: ‘I came here to chase Wanderlei’ Silva

  21-01-2017 23:00
  
  After all this time, Chael Sonnen sounds like he still wants a piece of Wanderlei Silva ... whether it’s in a cage under commission rules or out on a street corner.“The next time I see Wanderlei Silva, I’m going to be fighting Wanderlei Silva,” Sonnen said at a Bellator 170 teleconference recently. “And he is going to tell you the same thing. And the goal is, it will be inside of a ring on an appropriate time. But the next time I see him, I’m going to be fight
  
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• ‘Big’ John McCarthy Will Referee Tito Ortiz’s Last Fight Tonight at Bellator 170

  21-01-2017 22:52
  
  'Big' John McCarthy will oversee the final fight of the MMA legend, Tito Ortiz tonight.Tito Ortiz makes will say his last goodbye to MMA tonight, when he squares off with another ex-UFC legend in Chael Sonnen at Bellator 170 tonight. The event at The Forum in Inglewood, California is live on Spike TV, and will see Sonnen make his first appearance inside the octagon since his 2013 loss to Rashad Evans.One way to honor Ortiz's legend  is to enlist MMA's premier referee, 'Big John'.
  
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• Anderson Silva Thinks UFC Owners WME-IMG Are ‘Worried About Entertainment’

  21-01-2017 22:51
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1a15tRWzRoMixed martial arts (MMA) icon Anderson Silva has seen a lot of people come and go in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), but he's never seen changes within the organization of this magnitude. When WME-IMG purchased the UFC, a change of scenery was to be expected.One of the big changes was the exit of long-time play-by-play commentator Mike Goldberg. An influx of interim title bouts and even a new women's featherweight division have also been the r
  
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• Junior dos Santos is Now Off The UFC Fight Night Event in Halifax

  21-01-2017 22:00
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VioSxscHAEQIt looks like next month's UFC Fight Night card in Halifax won't be seeing Junior dos Santos in action. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder took to Twitter to reveal he is no longer a part of that event.Check it out:https://twitter.com/junior_cigano/status/822898024317915136"Cigano" was originally supposed to fight Stefan Struve in a rematch. Dos Santos earned a TKO win over "Skyscraper" back in Feb. 2009. The fight
  
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• Anderson Silva says new owners are turning the UFC into less sport, more entertainment

  21-01-2017 22:00
  
  More than a decade after making his UFC debut, former middleweight champion Anderson Silva is witnessing a series of changes in the promotion.
  After WME-IMG paid over four billion dollars to purchase the company from Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, the Brazilian star, who hasn't yet fought under the new owners, believes the UFC is going in a different direction.
  "I think they just took a big risk because the face of the UFC was always Dana (White) and Lorenzo,” Silva said Thursday on Brazilian
  
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• Paul Daley Says he & Brennan Ward Won’t be ‘Dancing Around in Circles’

  21-01-2017 21:29
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo5ZHblXVK4When Paul Daley steps inside the Bellator cage tonight (Jan. 21) it'll be his 55th professional mixed martial arts (MMA) bout. "Semtex" has been a professional MMA competitor since 2003. Despite his experience, Daley is only 33 years old.Daley's five-fight winning streak was snapped by Douglas Lima back in July 2016. Lima has since captured the welterweight title. "Semtex" told MMAJunkie.com that he would like to earn his shot at gold:“(My goal fo
  
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• Guilherme Vasconcelos explains why he waited to fight on undercard of Chael Sonnen’s Bellator debut

  21-01-2017 21:00
  
  Bellator 170 will be a special night for Guilherme Vasconcelos.
  The Brazilian welterweight returns to the Bellator cage seven months after first-round submission victory in his promotional debut, and several reasons led him to decide to wait this long to fight again.
  Vasconcelos, who takes on John Mercurio on Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., wants to impress one more time in his second Bellator appearance, and it had to be on this card.
  “It was my decision to take this tim
  
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• Video: Joe Rogan Breaks Down Valentina Shevchenko vs. Julianna Pena

  21-01-2017 20:51
  
  https://youtu.be/mIEsXn8aAwQAhead of next weekend's UFC On FOX 23 event, the first "Big FOX" card for UFC of the new year, Joe Rogan is back with his latest "Breakdown" video.Featured aboved is the video, which the UFC released on Saturday, that shows the longtime UFC commentator giving his expert breakdown of the main event between Valentina Shevchenko and Julianna Pena.UFC On FOX 23: Shevchenko vs. Pena takes place live from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, January 28th.
  
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• Vitor Belfort: ‘Michael Bisping is a Wimp, Derek Brunson Turned Down Fight’

  21-01-2017 20:41
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmh6RjRRM10For the 24th time in his career, Vitor Belfort will step foot inside the Octagon on March 11. His opponent will be The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season 17 middleweight winner Kelvin Gastelum. The bout will take place inside the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil.If "The Phenom" is to be believed, he wasn't going to fight Gastelum at first. He told MMAJunkie.com that a top ten middleweight didn't want to f
  
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• Bellator 170 live stream online

  21-01-2017 20:00
  
  Watch the Bellator 170 stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 6:30 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows:Chinzo Machida vs. Jamar Ocampo
  Jack May vs. Dave Cryer
  Henry Corrales vs. Cody Bollinger
  Kevin Casey vs. Keith BerryGuilherme "Bomba" Vasconcelos vs. John MercurioGabriel Green vs. Jalin Turner
  Christian Gonzalez vs. Daniel Rodriguez
  Jacob Rosales vs. Ian Butler
  Johnny Cisneros vs. Curtis MillenderMike Segura vs. Tommy Aaron
  Rob Gooch vs. Jame
  
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• Chinzo Machida brings a familiar style to Bellator 170

  21-01-2017 19:00
  
  Chinzo Machida knows the questions about brother Lyoto are coming. After all, Lyoto Machida (who is actually a year younger than Chinzo) hasn’t been talking much in the wake of a highly disputed USADA suspension, and when you carry the legendary Machida name, you’re going to get asked about your more famous sibling.
  So the Bellator featherweight is ready to talk about his brother’s situation from the top.
  “He’s making the best of it,” the elder Machida said. &
  
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• Video: Conor McGregor Rides “Stark B*llock Naked” in Latest Promo for Pegasus

  21-01-2017 18:40
  
  McGregor stars in video number 3 for Pegasus.The bizarre video series sees the Irishman preparing for his "new life" as a jockey.In video #3 of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational promotional series, the UFC's lightweight champion edges closer to his fictional foray into life as a professional jockey. "The Notorious" enlists coach (actor and comedian) Jon Lovitz to assist in choosing his attire for the big race. Lovitz attempts to persuade McGregor into wearing a garment closer to his heart,
  
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• Francis Ngannou: ‘I Have to be Careful & Very Smart Against Andrei Arlovski’

  21-01-2017 18:08
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuidcIiGnngNext Saturday night (Jan. 28) Francis Ngannou will undergo the most stern test of his young mixed martial arts (MMA) career. Ngannou will meet former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder Andrei Arlovski at a UFC on FOX event in Denver.Since losing the second fight of his career, the "Predator" has gone on an eight-fight winning streak. He told Flo Combat that "The Pit Bull" may be fighting for his UFC contract:"I think that he r
  
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• Mark Hunt responds to critics who say he knew Brock Lesnar was doping before UFC 200

  21-01-2017 18:00
  
  The biggest criticism of Mark Hunt since his lawsuit against the UFC was reported last week was that he said before fighting Brock Lesnar that he thought Lesnar was using performance-enhancing drugs.
  On Monday, Hunt responded to that criticism on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, saying he couldn’t possibly have known for sure that Lesnar was using anything.
  “Knowing and assuming are two different things,” Hunt said. “I assume a lot of stuff. I mean, look at the guy. He co
  
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• Karakhanyan on Fight With Sanchez: ‘We’re Going to See Who Goes Down First’

  21-01-2017 17:08
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g64_gBaRMBAGeorgi Karakhanyan is going to make his 10th appearance inside the Bellator cage tonight (Jan. 21). The former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) featherweight champion will go toe-to-toe with Emmanuel Sanchez. "El Matador" is no stranger to the Bellator cage himself as he will be fighting under the promotion for the eighth time.Tonight will mark "Insane's" 34th professional fight. The 31-year-old told MMAWeekly.com that the experience has benefited him gr
  
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• John McCarthy explains changes to Unified Rules of MMA

  21-01-2017 17:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- After Bellator 170 weigh-ins Friday, referee John McCarthy, the godfather of MMA officials, explains the ins and outs of the changes to MMA's Unified Rules and why he believes they were needed.
  
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• Jason Wilnis Retains Middleweight Crown in Controversial Glory 37 Nod Over Israel Adesanya

  21-01-2017 16:50 via sherdog.com
  
  Jason Wilnis retained his middleweight championship in the Glory 37 main event on Friday at The Novo in Los Angeles, but his bout with Israel Adesanya was much closer than the scorecards indicated.
  
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• Video: New Nick Diaz Footage Leaked, Possible Surprise For UFC 209?

  21-01-2017 16:41
  
  Nick Diaz reported to be the man in leaked footage which appeared on Reddit on Friday night.UFC 209 is made for the famous Diaz brothers. Fight fans will know the significance of the numbers 209 to Nick and Nate, as it is the much quoted area code for Stockton, the brothers' hometown. It would only seem natural that at least one of the fan favorites would appear on the card.Yet with little over a month until the event, there has been no indication that this will happen.Next month's Las Vega
  
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• Robin van Roosmalen Stops Matt Embree at Glory 37 after Losing Featherweight Title on Scale

  21-01-2017 16:25 via sherdog.com
  
  Robin Van Roosmalen lost his Glory featherweight title on the scale when he missed weight by a few ounces on the eve of his showdown with Canadian Matt Embree. That turn of events turned van Roosmalen into a man possessed, as he systematically broke down Embree before stopping him in the fourth round of their Glory 37 Superfight Series headliner on Friday at The Novo in Los Angeles.
  
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• Fightweets: Is Tyron Woodley right about MMA and race?

  21-01-2017 16:00
  
  One legend returned to abysmal results last weekend. This weekend, another one fights the last match of his legendary career. But in the middle, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley sparked a whole of lot of discussion with his comments on racial issues in the sport of mixed martial arts.
  So let’s get into another edition of Fightweets without further ado.
  Tyron Woodley’s comments
  @Muffin_of_Stud: Any substance to Woodley's racial mistreatment claims?
  I’m not in Tyron Woodle
  
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• Matt Mitrione Blasts Promoters, Win Bonuses, Talks “Rough Gig” of Being a Fighter

  21-01-2017 15:55
  
  Mitrione, now fighting under the Bellator flag, believes that fighters are being somewhat duped by the often elusive "win bonus".Be it an incentive to go for a knockout, or a reward in recognition of a stand out performance: the win bonus is a staple of fighters' pay in MMA. It is common in other sports to receive a bonus for say, winning 'The Superbowl' in NFL (Mitrione played for New York Giants & The Minnesota Vikings prior to his fight career), or the NBA Finals in ba
  
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• Over the years, Tito Ortiz blurred the line between the couch and the cage

  21-01-2017 15:00
  
  When it’s all said and done, we will look back at Tito Ortiz’s twilight years in professional fighting as therapy sessions for one party or the other. His fight with Chael Sonnen has long been an oversized wrench in his box of grudges, mostly because Sonnen beat him in a collegiate wrestling bout nearly 20 years ago. His fight with Liam McGeary was a chance for McGeary to overcome being star struck, and he accomplished that with an inverted triangle choke of the icon. In Ortiz’
  
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• Bellator 170 predictions

  21-01-2017 14:00
  
  Well, Tito Ortiz is fighting his retirement bout in 2017 against Chael Sonnen, and in the main event of a Bellator card. Who saw that coming?Anyway, Bellator 170 is a pretty good card with some interesting and competitive fights. This event features the final fight for the legendary Ortiz, who was once one of the best fighters on the planet, an explosive bout between power punchers Paul Daley and Brennan Ward, and a classic grappler vs. striker battle in Gracie vs. Kato.
  What: Bellator 170
  Where
  
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• Can Bellator 170 mark the beginning of the promotion’s third wave?

  21-01-2017 13:00
  
  LOS ANGELES — Brennan Ward remembers his Bellator debut well. It was in 2012, on the campus of the University of Rhode Island. Ward estimated that less than 1,000 people were in attendance.At the time, Bellator was being broadcast on MTV2. That event did a whopping 149,000 viewers.
  Fast forward a little more than four years later and Ward was in Hollywood on Thursday at a press conference promoting his co-main event fight with Paul Daley. Bellator 170 is Saturday at The Forum here in LA an
  
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• Video: Bellator 170 Post-Fight Press Conference

  21-01-2017 09:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the Bellator 170 post-fight press conference here:
  
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• Titan FC COO on why promotion let fighter sign with UFC days before bout

  21-01-2017 08:23
  
  Volkan Oezdemir was going to weigh in for a Titan FC bout Friday. Instead, he was making his impending jump to the UFC official.
  In a span of just a few hours this week, Oezdemir went from preparing to be in the Titan 43 on Saturday night in Florida to turning his focus to one of the top light heavyweights in the world. On Friday, the UFC announced it had signed Oezdemir to face Ovince Saint Preux on short notice at UFC Fight Night 104 on Feb. 4 in Houston. Saint Preux’s original opponent,
  
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• Milstead looks to continue hot start in second UFC fight

  21-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Adam Milstead celebrates after defeating Chris De La Rocha in his UFC debut" align="center" />The only thing that gave Adam Milstead away was the PRIDE / UFC shirt. Otherwise, when watching him sing and play the song “Like I Love You,” on YouTube, it would be natural to guess that he was the next big thing on the music scene, a singer / songwriter about to go on world tours, not making a trip to the Octagon to fight Curtis Blaydes on Feb. 4 in Houston.But his second UFC fight is t
  
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• Bellator 170 Results: Ortiz vs. Sonnen

  21-01-2017 06:00
  
  MMA Fighting has Bellator 170 results for the Ortiz vs. Sonnen fight card Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.In the main event, Tito Ortiz will square off against Chael Sonnen in the final fight of his career. Paul Daley battles Brennan Ward in a welterweight contest in the co-main event.Check out the Bellator 170 results below.Main card (Spike at 9 p.m. ET)
  Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen
  Paul Daley vs. Brennan WardRalek Gracie vs. Hisaki Kato
  Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Emmanuel SanchezDerek And
  
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• Lazar Stojadinovic Nets Eighth Straight Victory in Legacy Fighting Alliance 2 Main Event

  21-01-2017 05:58 via sherdog.com
  
  Lazar Stojadinovic made certain Mike Richman would not soon forget their encounter.
  
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• Bellator’s Scott Coker Swoops to Sign Free Agent Ryan Bader

  21-01-2017 05:42
  
  Free agent Bader may have found a new role with Bellator.Scott Coker recounted on the success of Bellator landing "100%" of their free agent targets at the '170 press conference on Tuesday.  Big names in UFC including Rory MacDonald, Benson Henderson, Chael Sonnen and Matt Mitrione crossed over to Bellator MMA, which bulked up the talent of the world's secondary MMA promotion. 2017 looks at though it may start where the previous year ended, with news emerging [via Josh G
  
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• Ovince Saint Preux Gets New Opponent for UFC Fight Night 104

  21-01-2017 04:39
  
  Ovince Saint Preux will no longer fight Jan Blachowicz at UFC Fight Night 104.Saint Preux will instead welcome UFC newbie Volkan Oezdemir to the promotion,  according to a word from UFC officials on Friday.'O.S.P' makes his first return since a knockout loss to Jimi Manuwa at October's UFC 204. Saint Preux’s second straight loss followed his 'L' to banned, former champ Jon Jones. Oezdemir is a promising 12-1 as a professional fighter, with his o
  
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• Bellator 170 preview show

  21-01-2017 04:28
  
  LOS ANGELES -- MMA Fighting's Marc Raimondi and Esther Lin break down the top storylines for Saturday's Bellator 170.
  
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• Jan Blachowicz injured, Ovince Saint Preux gets new opponent for UFC Fight Night 104

  21-01-2017 03:16
  
  UFC Fight Night 104 has undergone a slight change.Light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz has suffered an injury and is out of his bout with Ovince Saint Preux. Saint Preux will now be taking on a late replacement and promotional newcomer Volkan Oezdemir, according to the UFC on Friday.
  Saint Preux is returning to the Octagon after suffering a knockout loss to Jimi Manuwa this past October at UFC 204. That fight marked Saint Preux’s second straight loss as he dropped a unanimous decision to forme
  
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• Bouts at Three Upcoming UFC Events Altered Due to Fighter Withdrawals

  21-01-2017 02:59 via sherdog.com
  
  TheUltimate Fighting Championship recently had to make some tweaks to three bouts on upcoming cards, the promotion announced Friday.
  
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• Ralek Gracie talks pressure of ‘unbeatable’ family legacy

  21-01-2017 02:00
  
  LOS ANGELES — Ahead of his fight with Hisaki Kato at Bellator 170 on Saturday, Ralek Gracie talks the pressures of being a member of the venerable Gracie family, why he's back in MMA, and what he expects from the striker vs. grappler matchup against Kato.
  
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• ‘Conor McGregor Has Never Defended a Title, Ever’ – Khabib Nurmagomedov

  21-01-2017 01:28
  
  Conor McGregor owns a statistic which makes Khabib Nurmagomedov very sceptical regarding his chances of challenging the champion to his lightweight title.Nurmagomedov is unbeaten in MMA, and should he get past Tony Ferguson at UFC 209 in March, he will catapult himself into prime contention or a shot at Conor McGregor's belt. "The Notorious" has been accused of ducking fighters in the past, but if  Russia's MMA superstar is to be believed, there may be a pattern in the Irishm
  
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• Paul Daley has fights with Rory MacDonald, Benson Henderson on 2017 wish list

  21-01-2017 01:00
  
  LOS ANGELES — Ahead of his fight with Brennan Ward at Bellator 170 on Saturday, Paul Daley discusses his desire to fight Rory MacDonald and Benson Henderson, why he likes the stylistic matchup against Ward, and a recent callout from Melvin Guillard.
  
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• Eric Winter: Vice President of Fight Pass Latest to Exit UFC

  21-01-2017 00:32
  
  Eric Winter and UFC reportedly part ways amicably, as the company executive looks to 'spend more time' with his family.Eric Winter is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of UFC Fight Pass. Winter confirmed via a Facebook post via Friday that was parting ways with the company with immediate effect. Winter started his role as VP of the UFC's streaming i July 2015 stated that he would be spending more time with his family, upon his departure:"Today is an extremely
  
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• Bellator 170 ‘Ortiz vs. Sonnen’ Results: Play-by-Play & Round-by-Round Scoring

  21-01-2017 00:25 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog's live Bellator 170 coverage kicks off Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET. Also, a free live stream of the prelims can be watched here.
  
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• Donald Cerrone: ‘Robbie Lawler is a Name That Don’t Scare me’

  21-01-2017 00:20
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_-jWwxEV6kIf there's one fighter you can count on to offer his services, it's Donald Cerrone. After getting TKO'd by Rafael dos Anjos in a lightweight title bout, "Cowboy" moved up to the welterweight division. He went 4-0 at 170 pounds. Cerrone knocked out Matt Brown with a head kick in the third round in his last outing.Cerrone recently chatted with FOX Sports. "Cowboy" talked about wanting to fight former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and Demian Maia
  
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• Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller: Domestic Violence Trial Hears of Bizarre Sex and “D*ck Pics”

  21-01-2017 00:15
  
  'Mayhem' Miller, the ex-UFC and Strikeforce competitor, has never had trouble living up to his nickname.MMA's wildman has a rap sheet as long as his fight record. Arrests for a stand off with a S.W.A.T team, the (nude) thrashing of a church, an assault on his sister and a drunken fight with two women highlight a serious propensity for getting into trouble.Three years ago Miller, 36, was the subject of felony charges which were filed by an ex-girlfriend. The result of these charges are
  
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• Matt Mitrione slams ‘ignorant’ tradition of win bonuses in MMA

  21-01-2017 00:07
  
  LOS ANGELES — Win bonuses are so commonplace in mixed martial arts that they’re an afterthought. The practice of having a show purse and doubling it if a fighter wins is just a regular, everyday aspect of the sport.
  It shouldn't be, though, according to Matt Mitrione. The Bellator heavyweight is not a fan of win bonuses. He believes fighters should have the security of a flat, determined purse.
  “It’s stupid,” Mitrione said Friday during a scrum interview following t
  
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