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• The MMA Hour - 365 - Mike Goldberg

  24-01-2017 23:44
  
  Mike Goldberg discusses his exit from the UFC.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 365 - Tim Kennedy

  24-01-2017 23:25
  
  Tim Kennedy talks about retirement and what's next.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 365 - Tyron Woodley

  24-01-2017 23:16
  
  Tyron Woodley discusses his recent controversial comments.
  
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• The MMA Hour -365 - Sage Northcutt

  24-01-2017 23:14
  
  Sage Northcutt discusses his next fight and what happened against Mickey Gall.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 365 - Yair Rodriguez

  24-01-2017 23:12
  
  Yair Rodriguez discusses his latest win over BJ Penn and what's next.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 365 - Chris Weidman

  24-01-2017 23:09
  
  Chris Weidman discusses his latest fight against Gegard Mousasi.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 365 - Weekend recap

  24-01-2017 23:06
  
  Ariel Helwani and Eric Jackman take a look back at a busy MMA weekend.
  
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• Valentina Shevchenko on Julianna Pena’s Trash Talk: ‘The Reality is Different’

  24-01-2017 22:48
  
  This Saturday night (Jan. 28) Valentina Shevchenko will be in a pivotal women’s bantamweight bout against Julianna Pena. The winner will likely go on to face current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s 135-pound title holder Amanda Nunes. It’s no secret that Pena has been brash. “The Venezuelan Vixen” has claimed Ronda Rousey ducked her for […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 106 Update: Rony ‘Jason’ to Face Jeremy Kennedy in Brazil

  24-01-2017 22:35 via sherdog.com
  
  A featherweight tilt pitting Rony Mariano Bezerra against Jeremy Kennedy has been added to the UFC Fight Night 106 lineup.
  
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• Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Featured in Punch-Out!! Spoof

  24-01-2017 22:07
  
  All the talk of a super fight between UFC two division champ Conor McGregor and boxing’s Floyd Mayweather Jr. has not gone unnoticed. Thanks to the talented Adam Arnali, we now have a look at how such a fight would play out – in the land of 8bit NES anyway. Pretty much every kid of […]
  
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• Bethe Correia vows to send ‘granny' Marion Reneau back to the nursing home

  24-01-2017 22:00
  
  The Twitter beef between Bethe Correia and Marion Reneau will be settled inside the Octagon, and “Pitbull" says Reneau made a big mistake when she called her out.
  "I think she got herself in the biggest trouble of her life,” Correia told MMA Fighting. "She's been calling me out for a long time, begging to fight me. I don’t know what’s going on that everybody wants to fight me in this division. Maybe because I say what I think and my fights are always well promoted. But sh
  
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• Niko Price Steps in to Fight Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night Houston

  24-01-2017 21:56
  
  Alex Morono (13-3) has a new opponent for next month’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Night event. UFC officials announced Niko Price (9-0) has filled in for an injured Sheldon Westcott. Price made his debut for the world leader in mixed martial arts (MMA) last month at UFC 207. He submitted Brandon Thatch in the […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 104 in Houston Gets Two New Matchups Due to Injuries

  24-01-2017 21:40 via sherdog.com
  
  Injuries have led to a pair of new bouts at UFC Fight Night 104.
  
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• Dos Santos vs. Miocic 2 Being Discussed For UFC 211 in Dallas

  24-01-2017 21:16
  
  It looks like the UFC has big things in store for its next trip to Texas. As originally reported by Combate, a heavyweight title fight between Stipe Miocic and former champ Junior Dos Dantos is being discussed as the headliner for UFC 211. The event, recently confirmed by the UFC, is set to go down […]
  
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• Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather gets ‘Punch -Out’ treatment: ‘Floyd’s dead’

  24-01-2017 21:00
  
  Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has finally happened. In all its 8-bit glory.
  The fantasy boxing match between the UFC star and boxing mogul was immortalized in a “Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out” spoof recently by the talented Adam Arnali. No spoilers on who wins, but let’s just say one of them does not survive the battle.
  Talk of the two men actually getting together and meeting in the ring has heightened in recent weeks. UFC president Dana White actually made a formal o
  
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• Arnold Allen, Makwan Amirkhani to Clash at UFC Fight Night 107 in London

  24-01-2017 20:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Arnold Allen will face Makwan Amirkhani in a featherweight tilt at UFC Fight Night 107, promotion officials announced Tuesday.
  
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• Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen leads Bellator 170 to third-biggest viewership in Bellator history

  24-01-2017 20:00
  
  Tito Ortiz's retirement fight with Chael Sonnen on Saturday led Bellator to its third most-watched broadcast in its history.
  The three-hour plus show averaged 1,374,000 viewers, putting it behind the 1,964,000 viewers for the Feb. 2016 show that featured bouts between Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock and the late Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000, and the 1,580,000 viewers that tuned in for the June 2015 show headlined by Slice vs. Shamrock. Saturday night’s number was slightly ahead of the 1.2 milli
  
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• Bellator 170 Peaks at 1.85 Million Viewers for Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen Headliner

  24-01-2017 19:27 via sherdog.com
  
  The Bellator 170 headliner between UFC veterans Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen averaged 1.85 million viewers, making the most viewed fight on Spike TV in nearly a year.
  
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• Bellator 170: Tito Ortiz v Chael Sonnen Pulls in 1.85 Million Viewers

  24-01-2017 19:22
  
  1.85 million viewers tuned watched Tito Ortiz choke Chael Sonnen out in the first round at Bellator 170. The main event was Bellator’s highest viewed fight on Spike TV since February 2016, and MMA’s most viewed bout on television in 2017 so far. While the numbers released are preliminary, a complete and accurate viewership total factoring in DVR+3 will be released Thursday. […]
  
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• Arnold Schwarzenegger Fires “Cheater” Chael Sonnen on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’

  24-01-2017 19:00
  
  Chael Sonnen’s tactics get him the cut as he is fired on the ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ TV show for shady tactics. Sonnen tapped out to Tito Ortiz Saturday’s Bellator 170 main event last Saturday, somewhat prematurely it can be argued. Another job the ‘American Gangster’ could not see through to the end involved his recent stint on the […]
  
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• UFC 211 headed for Dallas, will take place May 13

  24-01-2017 18:46
  
  The UFC is headed back to Dallas, Texas.
  UFC 211 will take place at the American Airlines Arena on May 13. Yahoo!’s Kevin Iole tweeted the news on Monday, and MMA Fighting later confirmed it through UFC officials.
  The UFC last visited Dallas in 2015, when it hosted a lightweight title bout between Anthony Pettis and Rafael dos Anjos. The city also played host to the memorable welterweight title clash between Robbie Lawler and Johny Hendricks in 2014.
  No bouts have currently been announced
  
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• Chael Sonnen fired on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ for cheating

  24-01-2017 18:06
  
  They don't call him "The American Gangster" for nothing.
  Just two days after his loss at Bellator 170, Chael Sonnen saw his run on Celebrity Apprentice meet a swift end on Monday night courtesy of some creative thinking. Or as show overlord Arnold Schwarzenegger put it: cheating.
  Watch Sonnen's exploits above, then the moment of truth below as the Bad Guy gets the boot. So much for winning the show.
  
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• Gallagher-Medvedovsky, Kavanagh-Razafiarison Set for Bellator 173 in Belfast

  24-01-2017 17:47 via sherdog.com
  
  A pair of SGB Ireland prospects will be in action at Bellator 173 in Belfast on Feb. 24.
  
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• Julianna Pena not impressed with Valentina Shevchenko’s win over ‘Buster Douglas of MMA’ Holly Holm

  24-01-2017 17:00
  
  Most of the mixed martial arts world was impressed with Valentina Shevchenko’s victory over Holly Holm last July.
  Don’t count Julianna Pena among them.The outspoken Ultimate Fighter 18 winner, who meets Shevchenko the main event of UFC on FOX 23 Saturday night in Denver, compared Holm’s place in the sport to the boxer who scored a legendary upset over a prime Mike Tyson in 1990.
  Just as Douglas lost to Tyson, then promptly lost the belt and faded into obscurity, Pena believes H
  
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• Makwan Amirkhani, Arnold Allen set to clash at UFC Fight Night: London

  24-01-2017 16:00
  
  Two rising prospects will collide in a featherweight bout in London, the UFC announced Tuesday.
  Makwan Amirkhani and Arnold Allen are set to face off at UFC Fight Night 107 at London’s O2 Arena on March 18.
  Amirkhani (13-2) returns to the Octagon 13 months after scoring his third UFC victory, a decision over Mike Wilkinson in London. “Mr. Finland”, who stopped his previous opponents in the first round, will compete for the fourth time in Europe under the UFC banner.
  Allen (11-1
  
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• Dan Hardy clarifies ‘choreographed’ fight tweet, but still baffled by Chael Sonnen’s performance at Bellator 170

  24-01-2017 15:00
  
  Dan Hardy ruffled a few feathers by tweeting out that he thought Saturday night’s Bellator 170 main event looked fixed. In the fight, Tito Ortiz submitted Chael Sonnen to close out a two-decade long career in mixed martial arts. Yet Hardy, along with many others on social media, thought they smelled a rat.
  “The #Bellator170 main event was more choreographed than a Brittany Spears music video. Shame really... It might have been a fun fight,” Hardy tweeted.That comment kicked up
  
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• Morning Report: Khabib Nurmagomedov threatens to break Tony Ferguson’s arm ‘like Frank Mir-Nogueira’

  24-01-2017 14:00
  
  It should come as no surprise that the man who wrestles bears will brook no insult from humans.
  No. 1 lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov is set to fight No. 2 contender Tony Ferguson for the UFC interim lightweight championship on March 4 at UFC 209. The bout is the culmination of an 18-month square off between the two which has been contentious and heated at times. And though with a belt on the line, Nurmagomedov doesn’t need extra motivation as the fight nears closer he’s de
  
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• The Numbers Don’t Lie: Why Conor McGregor is Worth so Much to The UFC

  24-01-2017 11:55
  
  While 2016 was a record year for UFC pay-per-views (PPV) with all previous figures shattered, one man stood out head and shoulders above his peers in “the numbers game”. At the beginning of last year, the UFC’s financial forecasters would have looked towards Conor McGregor’s defense of his featherweight title, the UFC 200 card and the return of […]
  
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• MMAAA: Tim Kennedy Plays Down Bjorn Rebney’s Role in the Organisation

  24-01-2017 09:54
  
  When the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association (MMAAA) was announced in November last year, the influence of its members forced the world of MMA to sit up and pay attention. Former MMA legend Georges St. Pierre joined two other former (but both active) champions in heavyweight Cain Velasquez and bantamweight T.J Dillashaw. Additionally, the fan favorite Donald Cerrone […]
  
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• Dana White Rules Out Conor McGregor v Manny Pacquiao if Bob Arum is Involved

  24-01-2017 08:47
  
  Conor McGregor can chalk one boxer off his wishlist, as UFC President White confirms that he has no interest in the fight. The McGregor v Floyd Mayweather soap opera introduced a new character to the fore last week, when multi-divisional champion and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao stated that he would be willing to fight “The […]
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Shevchenko, Masvidal talk Fight Night Denver

  24-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Welterweight contender Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal calls in to talk about his UFC on FOX 23 fight against Cowboy Cerrone, wanting to hurt Cowboy for stealing his opponents, street fights in Miami, his relationship with the late great Kimbo Slice, MMA judging, and more. Later, #1 UFC Women's Bantamweight Valentina Shevchenko calls in to discuss Julianna Pena as an opponent, getting a title shot with a win, and being a lifelong martial artist. Plus, Jim and Matt talk about the recently announced Chr
  
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• Pena, once directionless, found her way through fighting

  24-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Where do fighters come from? “Everywhere” is the simplest response, but the true answer has little to do with geography. For example, the universe could have placed Julianna Pena anywhere in the world, and she still would have found her way to Denver, the site of her Saturday main event against Valentina Shevchenko. The 27-year-old bantamweight contender would likely agree, but back in 2008, she was a typical teenager, asked to figure out her life at the age of 19. She didn’t h
  
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• Injuries shuffle Houston lineup

  24-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Despite the emergence of the injury bug, UFC matchmakers have jumped into action and delivered a pair of intriguing matchups to thrill fight fans in Houston on the Feb. 4 Super Bowl weekend card at Toyota Center.In the lightweight division, Evan Dunham and Johnny Case were forced out of their bouts against Abel Trujillo and James Vick, respectively, due to injury, setting the stage for rising stars Trujillo and Vick to now face off against each other in Texas.Welterweight prospect Alex Morono wa
  
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• Fight Night Denver Fantasy Cheat Sheet

  24-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The next title contender in the women's bantamweight division could be determined when Valentina Shevchenko meets Julianna Pena in the five-round main event at FOX UFC Fight Night in Denver this Saturday night. Shevchenko has quickly risen up the ranks since arriving in the UFC, and she put her name into title contention with a lopsided win over former champion Holly Holm last year. Meanwhile, Pena has been a force of nature since leaving The Ultimate Fighter, staying undefeated in the UFC with
  
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• Allen set to face Amirkhani in London

  24-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Back in action for the first time since last February, British featherweight prospect Arnold Allen will get a home game in London on Mar. 18 when he faces fellow rising star Makwan Amirkhani in UFC Fight Night action at the O2 Arena.Tickets for UFC FIGHT NIGHT® LONDON will go on general sale on Friday, January 27 via AXS and Ticketmaster. Fight Club members will get the opportunity to purchase their tickets early on Wednesday, January 25 at 10:00 a.m. and UFC newsletter subscribers on Thursd
  
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• Tito Ortiz won’t be punished by CSAC for holding onto choke against Chael Sonnen

  24-01-2017 03:30
  
  It looks like Tito Ortiz is off the hook for holding onto his finishing choke against Chael Sonnen after the tap.
  The former UFC light heavyweight champion retired from MMA competition this past Saturday at Bellator 170, but he didn’t leave the sport without some controversy. Ortiz, who defeated Sonnen in the main event of the card, utilized a rear-naked choke to get ‘The American Gangster’ to tap out and get the final victory of his career.However, when Sonnen tapped, the figh
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov on Tony Ferguson: “I’m Going to Break His Arm”

  24-01-2017 03:28
  
  Khabib Nurmagomedov is a man on a mission, and it appears nothing will get in his way of his goal to become the undisputed, UFC lightweight champion of the world. Nurmagomedov, the #1 ranked 155 pounder in the world comes face to face with #2 Tony Ferguson on March 4. Although the bout presents both with an […]
  
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• Anthony Hamilton vs. Marcel Fortuna Added to UFC Houston Card

  24-01-2017 03:25
  
  A heavyweight bout has been added to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Fight Night event in Houston next month. Anthony Hamilton (15-6) vs. Marcel Fortuna (8-1) was recently announced by the promotion. The last time Hamilton stepped inside the Octagon, he battled rising heavyweight Francis Ngannou. The “Freight Train” was submitted with a kimura in […]
  
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• UFC adds Anthony Hamilton vs. Marcel Fortuna to Houston card

  24-01-2017 03:00
  
  The UFC announced a late addition to the Fight Night card in Houston.
  Anthony Hamilton is set to take on Brazilian heavyweight Marcel Fortuna at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 4. The UFC Fight Night 104 card will be headlined by Dennis Bermudez vs. Chan Sung Jung.
  Hamilton (15-6) has bounced between wins and losses since signing with the promotion in 2014, racking up a 3-4 with a pair of knockout victories over Damian Grabowski and Ruan Potts.
  Fortuna (8-1), born in Santa Catarina,
  
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• Bethe Correia on Ronda Rousey and Next Title Shot

  24-01-2017 02:48
  
  Correia challenged Ronda Rousey for the 135 pound title in 2015, but has a record of 1-1 since that fight. A split decision win over Jessica Eye recently gives hope to Bethe Correia that she can push herself into title contention again, sooner rather than later with a win over American Marion Reneau at UFC Fight […]
  
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• Monday Morning Analyst: Examining Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen controversy

  24-01-2017 02:00
  
  At Bellator 170, Tito Ortiz submitted Chael Sonnen in the first round. We'll discuss that fight plus assess the claims by some fans and even former fighters that the could could've been fixed. We'll also look at Paul Daley's brutal knockout of Brennan Ward and the rest of the card that aired on Spike TV.
  
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• Mike Goldberg on Departure: New Owners ‘Took 15 Minutes to Destroy The UFC’

  24-01-2017 01:56
  
  A loss to MMA, Mike Goldberg’s last hurrah as one of the true voices of the the world’s premier MMA promotion fell at UFC 207 on Dec. 30, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. There was no grand gesture or tribute afforded to highlight the 20 years of service given by the popular commentator, which was underwhelming […]
  
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• Sara McMann vs. Liz Carmouche, two more bouts added to UFN 105 in Halifax

  24-01-2017 01:30
  
  A women’s bantamweight bout pitting top-10 fighters Sara McMann and Liz Carmouche has been added to UFC Fight Night 105. The news was announced by UFC on Monday.
  McMann was last seen in action at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale back in December where she submitted Alexis Davis. The former Olympic wrestler is currently ranked seventh in the division, and is riding a two-fight wining streak. McMann’s most recent loss came to current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes.
  
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• Video: Gina Carano Offers Advice To Ronda Rousey Following Her Second MMA Loss

  24-01-2017 01:08
  
  Before Ronda Rousey, there was Gina Carano — but then Hollywood came calling. Carano, one of few people who can relate to the spot Rousey currently finds herself in, recently spoke with the folks at Fight Hub TV and offered advice to the UFC mega-star. “Ronda [Rousey] should do whatever she wants to do,” said […]
  
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• Gina Carano Offers Advice To Ronda Rousey Following Her Second MMA Loss

  24-01-2017 01:08
  
  Before Ronda Rousey, there was Gina Carano — but then Hollywood came calling. Carano, one of few people who can relate to the spot Rousey currently finds herself in, recently spoke with the folks at Fight Hub TV and offered advice to the UFC mega-star. “Ronda [Rousey] should do whatever she wants to do,” said […]
  
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• Mike Goldberg opens up about ‘disappointing’ UFC departure: ‘I watched everything around me be shattered’

  24-01-2017 00:55
  
  No one is more disappointed than Mike Goldberg about the way things ended between he and the UFC.The longtime play-by-play voice of the Octagon unceremoniously parted ways with the UFC last month after spending 20 years as a mainstay of the company’s broadcast booth — exiting the UFC without even a tribute from the promotion itself. On Monday, speaking publicly for the first time his departure, Goldberg said was stunned to learn of the UFC’s decision to not renew his contract a
  
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• John Kavanagh: McGregor Boxing Mayweather Would “Almost be Like a Break”

  24-01-2017 00:31
  
  Conor McGregor versus Floyd Mayweather has been a consistent source of interest and frustration since reports emerged early last year of a potential fight. Like it or not, talk and rumors are not going to away any time soon. This is further evidenced when someone close to either fighter makes a statement which doesn’t entirely rule a bout out […]
  
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• Carmouche-McMann, Janes-Meerschaert, Sicilia-Tucker Added To Halifax's UFC Fight Night 102 Card

  24-01-2017 00:25 via sherdog.com
  
  The UFC Fight Night 105 card in Halifax doesn't just have a new main event, it has a host of new bouts.
  
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• Carmouche-McMann, Janes-Meerschaert, Sicilia-Tucker Added To Halifax's UFC Fight Night 102

  24-01-2017 00:25 via sherdog.com
  
  The UFC Fight Night 105 card in Halifax doesn't just have a new main event, it has a host of new bouts.
  
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