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• Ricardo Abreu retires from MMA after failing second USADA drug test

  03-02-2017 23:30
  
  Ricardo Abreu failed a drug test while serving a two-year suspension from USADA, but that doesn’t matter to the UFC middleweight after all.
  "Demente", who is suspended until June 2018 after testing positive for anabolic steroid metabolites norandrosterone and 19-noretiocholanolone in June of last year, told MMA Fighting on Friday that he expected to fail a drug test and announced his decision to retire from the sport to focus on his health and family after battling depression. Combate firs
  
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• WSOF 35 Heading to New York, Three Championship Bouts Set for March 18

  03-02-2017 23:15
  
  World Series of Fighting (WSOF) finally has a location for its event on March 18. Today (Feb. 3) the promotion announced that WSOF 35 will be held inside the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, NY. The heavyweight title bout between champion Blagoy Ivanov (14-1) and Shawn Jordan (19-7) remains as the event’s headliner. […]
  
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• Gina Mazany Replaces Injured Liz Carmouche, Meets Sara McMann at UFC Fight Night 105

  03-02-2017 22:30 via sherdog.com
  
  “The Ultimate Fighter 18” cast member Gina Mazany will make her Octagon debut against Sara McMann at UFC Fight Night 105 on Feb. 18.
  
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• Bec Rawlings Misses Weight For UFC Houston, Opens Up About Hypothyroidism

  03-02-2017 22:22
  
  UFC Fight Night 104’s Bec Rawlings was the lone fighter to miss weight at today’s official weigh-ins. Taking place this morning, Rawlings came it at 117.5lbs for the 115lb strawweight bout. Opponent Tecia Torres agreed to the fight regardless, and will receive 20% of Rawlings’ purse. The good news is, the fight is still on. […]
  
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• Paige VanZant Spends Time Training With Cris Cyborg

  03-02-2017 22:07
  
  UFC strawweight Paige VanZant recently indicated she was looking at getting back in the octagon soon. With that in mind, it appears she’s also training with the most feared female fighter on the planet – none other than Cris “Cyborg” Justino. VanZant, who recently inked a book deal in order to publish her memoir, posted […]
  
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• Liz Carmouche out, newcomer Gina Mazany in against Sara McMann at UFC Fight Night 105

  03-02-2017 22:00
  
  The UFC is shuffling the deck up north.
  Former title challenger Liz Carmouche is out of her fight with Sara McMann at UFC Fight Night 105 due to injury and will be replaced by newcomer Gina Mazany, UFC officials confirmed Friday. The news was first reported by TSN. Also added to the card, which takes place Feb. 19 in Halifax, is a matchup between Alex Volkanovski and Michel Quinones.
  Mazany (4-0) competed on The Ultimate Fighter 18, but was eliminated on the first episode before reaching the hou
  
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• Carmouche Out, Mazany In At UFC Halifax

  03-02-2017 21:59
  
  Original UFC women’s bantanweight contender Liz Carmouche has been forced to withdraw from her upcoming fight with Sara McMann at UFC Halifax. Carmouche, set to meet McMann on the February 19 card, was forced out due to an undisclosed injury. Stepping in to take her place on short notice will be Anchorage, Alaska’s Gina Mazany. […]
  
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• Stephen Thompson on Tyron Woodley: ‘He Can Try to Play Mind Games, But it Doesn’t Work’

  03-02-2017 21:57
  
  Stephen Thompson is preparing for another championship bout with title holder Tyron Woodley. The two top Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweights are set to share the Octagon once again on March 4 at UFC 209. The event will be held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Wonderboy” recently spoke with MMANews.com’s very own […]
  
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• Marlon Moraes’ Recently Vacated BW Belt Among Three Titles on the Line at WSOF 35

  03-02-2017 21:57 via sherdog.com
  
  Marlon Moraes and World Series of Fighting appear to have parted ways, as the vacant bantamweight strap will be one of three titles on the line at the promotion’s next event on March 18.
  
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• Koreshkov vs. Gonzalez, Honeycutt vs. Grove Added to Bellator 174 Main Card

  03-02-2017 21:33 via sherdog.com
  
  Bellator MMA announced on Friday that a pair of bouts have been added to next month’s Bellator 174 card.
  
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• WSOF vacates Marlon Moraes’ belt, books three title fights for WSOF 35

  03-02-2017 21:30
  
  On the heels of 2016’s year-end show, World Series of Fighting is returning to New York with another championship triple-header at WSOF 35 in Verona, NY. And one of the titles up for grabs on March 18 will be the bantamweight belt long held by 135-pound stud Marlon Moraes, which has since been vacated, according to the promotion.Moraes, the only bantamweight champion in WSOF history, has defended his strap five times over the course of his undefeated 11-0 WSOF career. The 28-year-old Brazi
  
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• Luis Henrique pulled from UFC 208 due to NYSAC issue

  03-02-2017 21:00
  
  Luis Henrique won’t be heading to the Big Apple next week.
  The UFC heavyweight prospect is out of his fight with Marcin Tybura at UFC 208 on Feb. 11 in Brooklyn due to an issue with the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC). Henrique told MMA Fighting it has to do with a medical condition, though he has been cleared in every other commission he has applied to get a license in.
  The news was first reported earlier this week by MMAjunkie.
  The NYSAC said in a statement through New York De
  
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• Jessica Andrade on Angela Hill Bout: ‘Beating Her Proves I’ve Earned Title Shot’

  03-02-2017 20:41
  
  Jessica Andrade is one step closer to realizing her dream. “Bate Estaca” will be go one-on-one with Invicta FC strawweight champion Angela Hill. It’ll be Andrade’s third bout in the 115-pound division. The two will share the Octagon tomorrow night (Feb. 4) at an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Night event inside the Toyota Center […]
  
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• Bec Rawlings explains why she missed weight at UFC Fight Night 104

  03-02-2017 20:11
  
  Bec Rawlings was the lone fighter to miss weight Friday at the UFC Fight Night 104 weigh-ins.
  Rawlings went on social media to explain why she was 1.5 pounds over the 115-pound strawweight limit.A photo posted by Bec Rawlings (@rowdybec) on Feb 3, 2017 at 10:36am PST
  Check out the UFC Fight Night 104 weigh-in results below.Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
  Dennis Bermudez (145.5). Chan Sung Jung (145.5)
  Alexa Grasso (116) vs. Felice Herrig (115.5)
  Abel Trujillo (156) vs. James Vick (155.5)
  
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• UFC Fight Night 104 Weigh-in Results: Dennis Bermudez, ‘Korean Zombie’ On Weight

  03-02-2017 20:03 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be spending Super Bowl weekend in the city of the United States’ biggest annual event as UFC Fight Night 104 “Korean Zombie vs. Bermudez” will take place in Houston.
  
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• A closer look at the UFC’s 2017 schedule

  03-02-2017 19:05
  
  When WME-IMG purchased the UFC last year, rumors swirled that they would cut back on the number of events the promotion put on in 2017.
  However, according to multiple sources, that isn’t the case. While early schedules are very much subject to change, MMA Fighting has confirmed the promotion’s current plan for this year. Here’s how it looks at the moment:
  13 pay-per-views (11 in United States, 1 in Canada, 1 in Brazil).
  Four “big” Fox shows.
  16 FS1 “Fight Nigh
  
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• Jose Aldo doesn't think Conor McGregor has a chance against Floyd Mayweather

  03-02-2017 19:00
  
  Conor McGregor wants to step inside a boxing ring, and take on one of the best boxers ever, but his longtime rival Jose Aldo doesn’t think the Irish star has what it takes to beat Floyd Mayweather.
  McGregor said during a recent interview in Manchester that Mayweather is "scared sh*tless", but Aldo, the current UFC featherweight champion, would pick the experienced boxer in a clash with “The Notorious” under boxing rules.
  "First of all, we don’t know if it will happen or n
  
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• Amanda Nunes Explains Why She Needed to Apologize to Ronda Rousey

  03-02-2017 18:30
  
  Until recently, Amanda Nunes has not been known for her reverence towards Ronda Rousey. Although Nunes was quiet in the run up to her potentially career-ending destruction of Rousey, ‘The Lioness’ was vocal in her disdain for the ex-champion. Nunes tore asunder everything ‘Rowdy’ was about, from her talent and dedication to the abilities of her […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 107 Update: Brett Johns vs. Ian Entwistle Official for London

  03-02-2017 18:18 via sherdog.com
  
  Brett Johns and Ian Entwistle will lock horns at UFC Fight Night 107in London on March 18.
  
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• UFC 208 Media Call with Holly Holm, Germaine de Randamie (5 p.m. ET)

  03-02-2017 18:06 via sherdog.com
  
  Listen to Friday's UFC 208 media call with Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• Demian Maia Explains Via Social Media Why He Deserves His Title Shot

  03-02-2017 18:04
  
  Maia took to Facebook to clarify his stance on title-shots, his career up to date and the frustration of waiting for his opportunity to stake his claim among the 170 pound’s best. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu master [Maia] tends to get a mixed reception from fans. A former middleweight title challenger, it is at welterweight where Maia appears […]
  
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• UFC 208 conference call video

  03-02-2017 18:00
  
  During the UFC 208 conference call Friday evening, Holly Holm, Germaine de Randamie, Anderson Silva and Derek Brunson will discuss next week's pay-per-view event from Brooklyn, N.Y. The video is expected to begin above at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• Heavyweight Adam Milstead hopes to turn Curtis Blaydes into his latest ballad

  03-02-2017 17:00
  
  Adam Milstead picked up the guitar in ninth grade because he needed to take a class in the arts, and half a lifetime later, he hasn’t put it down. The reason for that is simple. In 2017, just as in 2003, guitar holds a certain kind of allure.
  “I always wanted to play guitar, because it was a good way to pick up chicks,” he says.Milstead, who goes by the nickname “The Prototype” in the world of fighting, is a blue-collar, down-to-earth, corn-fed American everyman fro
  
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• England’s Brad Pickett Wants to Stay with UFC Beyond His Retirement

  03-02-2017 16:43
  
  Pickett will say his farewell to his fighting career in London’s O2 Arena next month but is looking to stay with the UFC in some capacity. British MMA fans need no introduction to fan favorite Brad Pickett and will be certain to give the Englishman a send off in his last fight for the UFC […]
  
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• Max Holloway Signs On With “Den of Thieves” Starring Gerard Butler

  03-02-2017 16:37
  
  Max Holloway still can’t seem to find “Jose Waldo” — but he has found a role in an upcoming action flick. Holloway, the UFC’s interim featherweight champion, is now attached to Den of Thieves starring Gerard Butler and 50 Cent. “Blessed” takes on the role of a bank robber in the movie. The film also […]
  
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• Cain Carrizosa Edges Danny Navarro in Tachi Palace Fights 30 Main Event

  03-02-2017 16:02 via sherdog.com
  
  If only Cain Carrizosa had been able to make weight on Wednesday.
  
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• Coach Mike Winkeljohn says Holly Holm ‘broke’ Ronda Rousey, believes Rousey is done

  03-02-2017 16:00
  
  Holly Holm’s coach Mike Winkeljohn believes Ronda Rousey is done with fighting.Winkeljohn, who coaches Holm at JacksonWink MMA team in Albuquerque, N.M., doubts the 30-year-old Rousey ever returns to MMA following her 48-second loss to current womens bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 207.However, Winkeljohn doesn’t think that it was Rousey’s most recent defeat that will keep the former champion away from the sport. He believes Rousey “wasn’t there” and
  
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• LFA 3’s Trevin Giles Believes Ryan Spann Has ‘False Sense of Security’

  03-02-2017 15:59
  
  Next Friday night (Feb. 10) Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) is hosting a third event since the merger with Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA). The event will be held inside the Golden Nugget Lake Charles in Louisiana. LFA 3 will air live on AXS TV at 9 p.m. ET. The event is going to be headlined by […]
  
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• Angela Hill: UFC strawweight class has separate division for fighters ‘there to look cute’

  03-02-2017 15:00
  
  The UFC debuted a women’s strawweight division in 2014. Angela Hill actually sees two separate weight classes at 115 pounds in the UFC.
  Hill, who is making her return to the promotion at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie on Saturday in Houston, believes there are the women’s strawweight fighters there to be legitimate fighters and others there to attract viewers due to their looks, she told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour.
  Hill said it was “cut
  
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• Morning Report: Amanda Nunes explains why she apologized to Ronda Rousey

  03-02-2017 14:00
  
  In the aftermath of UFC 207, women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes pulled no punches when talking about her fallen foe Ronda Rousey. Nunes, who had been quiet and genial in the week leading up to the bout, unloaded on Rousey and her camp after the fight, shushing head coach Edmund Tarverdyan, telling the fans to “stop with this Ronda Rousey nonsense,” and telling Joe Rogan she knew she would “beat the s**t out of Ronda Rousey.” Then, in other interviews afterwa
  
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• UFC Fighters Invited to ‘Athlete Retreat’ Organised by WME/IMG

  03-02-2017 13:07
  
  UFC have announced that all 500+ active fighters are invited to attend a two-day UFC ‘Athlete Retreat’ organised by WME/IMG, in Las Vegas this May.  Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell are the joint-CEOs of WME/IMG, who now operate the UFC following a $4 billion takeover last year. Emanuel and Whitesell clearly aim to impress their employees […]
  
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• UFC Fighters Invited to ‘Athlete Retreat’ in Organised by WME/IMG

  03-02-2017 13:07
  
  UFC have announced that all 500+ active fighters are invited to attend a two-day UFC ‘Athlete Retreat’ organised by WME/IMG, in Las Vegas this May.  Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell are the joint-CEOs of WME/IMG, who now operate the UFC following a $4 billion takeover last year. Emanuel and Whitesell clearly aim to impress their employees […]
  
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• UFC Release Fight Night Houston: Open Workout Recap

  03-02-2017 12:42
  
  Fight Night Houston is edging closer, and the UFC have released a recap of Thursday’s open workouts in anticipation of of the upcoming action. Dennis Bermudez, Chan Sung Jung (Korean Zombie), Alexa Grasso, and Felice Herrig all feature in the promotion’s recorded open workouts, prior to the card which airs this Saturday night on FS1. […]
  
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• Holloway and Northcutt Team up Against Houston Rockets’ Mascot

  03-02-2017 12:18
  
  Max Holloway and Sage Northcutt formed a formidable tag-team partnership on Thursday night. ‘Blessed’ and ‘Super’ were guests of the Houston Rockets’ during their Thursday night broadcasted NBA game against Atlanta Hawks. The Rockets’ mascot [Clutch] felt the impact of dealing with the two, taking a beating in the process. Both fighters are not exactly experiencing a parity in fortunes in the […]
  
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• Cub Swanson v Artem Lobov’s Twitter Exchange May Lead to Bout

  03-02-2017 09:52
  
  Swanson & Lobov’s latest social media spat looks like it very well may lead to the octagon. Conor McGregor training partner and SBG’s ‘The Russian Hammer’ could not have been clearer in the past regarding his desire to rise up through the ranks in the UFC. An MMA record of 13-12-1 is not exactly a great bargaining […]
  
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• Watch UFC 205 Reloaded tonight free on FS1

  03-02-2017 07:00
  
  The greatest accomplishment in the history of the UFC happened on the biggest stage in the company’s history at UFC 205 in New York City at the famed Madison Square Garden. Conor McGregor won the lightweight world title to become the first-ever two-weight simultaneous world champion. Watch McGregor’s sensational knockout of Eddie Alvarez again tonight live and free on FS1 for UFC 205 Reloaded at 9:30/6:30 ETPT.The card was one of the greatest collection of fights on one night in the
  
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• Tecia Torres' balancing act continues in Houston

  03-02-2017 07:00
  
  A key to success in anything is time management. That’s what the self-help books say, but when Tecia Torres says it, it carries a lot more weight, considering that a typical fight week for the “Tiny Tornado” doesn’t just involve cutting pounds and making last minute adjustments to her game plan, but homework as well.“The time management is the hardest part, just trying to get all my reading in, all my essays and lectures, and then my training,” said Torres, wh
  
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• Muhammad to face Brown at UFC 208

  03-02-2017 07:00
  Queens' Randy "Rudeboy" Brown has a new opponent for his homecoming bout in New York City on Feb. 11, as he will face Belal Muhammad in a UFC 208 bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.Muhammad replaces George Sullivan in the welterweight matchup. In the main event, which airs live on Pay-Per-View, Holly Holm meets Germaine de Randamie in a five-round clash for the UFC women’s featherweight title. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Manuwa vs. Anderson headlines London event

  03-02-2017 07:00
  As the UFC light heavyweight division prepares for a pivotal year, top ten contenders Jimi Manuwa and Corey Anderson prepare to make their move on the elite, beginning with a five-round main event showdown on March 18 that headlines the UFC's return to the O2 Arena in London, England. One of mixed martial arts' hardest punchers, London's own Manuwa showed off his power in October, when he knocked out former world title challenger Ovince Saint Preux in less than two rounds. But with six UFC wins
  
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• How to Watch Fight Night Bermudez vs The Korean Zombie

  03-02-2017 07:00
  
  UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs The Korean Zombie Saturday, February 3, 2017 10:00PM EST / 7:00PM PST / 3:00AM GMT  8:00PM EST / 5:00PM PST / 1:00AM GMT7:00PM EST / 4:00PM PST / MIDNIGHT GMT CountriesA  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  Y  ZAlgeriaMain Card - OSN  Prelims - OSN and UFC Fight PassFight Pass Prelims - Ava
  
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• Grasso embraces main card pressures with aplomb

  03-02-2017 07:00
  
  HOUSTONThe MMA world knows Alexa Grasso as a Mexican fighter, and the rising UFC star feels immense pride representing her home state of Jalisco. While Jalisco is best known for giving us Tequila, mariachi music, boxer Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, soccer star Javier "Chicharito" Hernández and Ferrari’s Formula 1 driver Sergio "Checo" Perez, Grasso is intent on making a name for herself among the legends. Grasso has a long road ahead to join that list, but at age 23, she’s in no hurr
  
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• Fortaleza card continues to pack a punch

  03-02-2017 07:00
  Fight fans in Fortaleza, Brazil will certainly circle Mar. 11 on their calendars, as the card for the UFC Fight Night event at Centro de Formação Olímpica de Fortaleza continues to fill up with intriguing matchups.In the lightweight division, the Motown Phenom returns, as he puts his three-fight winning streak on the line against veteran Francisco Trinaldo, whose current run of excellence has seen him win seven in a row.Also at 155 pounds, veteran Joshua Burkman travels to B
  
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• Fight Night Houston: Weigh-in results

  03-02-2017 07:00
  
  UFC Fight Night Houston, which is headlined by the five-round light featherweight fight between Dennis Bermudez and Chan Sung Jung, and the women’s strawweight clash between Alexa Grasso and Felice Herrig, airs live on FS1 from the Toyota Center in Houston on Saturday, February 4 at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.Four prelim bouts will air live on FS1 starting at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Two fights will kick off the night of action on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at 7pm ET/4pm PTMain Event – Five roundsDennis
  
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• Felice Herrig's journey to the depths of depression and back

  03-02-2017 07:00
  
  MMA fighter Felice Herrig's journey to the depths of depression and backBy Deanna Cioppa, espnW.comWhen strawweight Felice Herrig stepped into the Octagon at Chicago's United Center in July to the poppy chorus of Rachel Platten's "Fight Song," she did so as an MMA veteran with everything to prove. Clad in a simple blue sports bra and shorts -- but sporting her signature rainbow-spiked blond braids -- the then 31-year-old bore none of the theatrics that had become her calling card.Instead, she fo
  
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• Dennis Bermudez Soaking up Pre-UFC Fight Night 104 Atmosphere

  03-02-2017 05:37
  
  Dennis Bermudez has been in the spotlight of the UFC since making it to the finals of The Ultimate Fighter in 2011. Now, six years later, “The Menace” is enjoying his role as the co-headliner this week with Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight Night 104. “I’m just trying to enjoy it (the experience) and […]
  
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• Alexa Grasso on Fight With Felice Herrig: ‘Great Opportunity’

  03-02-2017 05:33
  
  Alexa Grasso is one of the youngest fighters on the UFC’s active roster at just 23 years old. But with nine pro fights to her credit, Grasso understands the fight-game. That’s why she is planning on taking full-advantage of her co-main event bout with Felice Herrig Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 104 from Houston. […]
  
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• Max Holloway, Sage Northcutt beat up mascot at Houston Rockets game

  03-02-2017 04:40
  
  Max Holloway and Sage Northcutt took out some of their aggression on the hardwood.
  With the sporting world converging on Houston for the Super Bowl, Holloway and Northcutt were guests at the Houston Rockets' nationally televised NBA game against the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night. And during a break in the action, the two UFC fighters did what they do best -- at the expense of the Rockets' unfortunate mascot, Clutch.
  Catch video of the costumed beatdown above.
  
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• Luis Henrique Yanked From UFC 208 Card by NYSAC Due to Eye Surgery

  03-02-2017 04:39
  
  Luis Henrique will have to wait a bit longer to step back inside the Octagon. The Brazilian heavyweight was scheduled to meet Marcin Tybura inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 11. That isn’t going to happen thanks to an eye surgery. Combate reports, Henrique was pulled by the New York State Athletic […]
  
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• Korean Zombie vs. Leonard Garcia full fight video

  03-02-2017 04:00
  
  At UFC Fight Night 24, Chan Sung Jung made UFC history when he fought Leonard Garcia for his promotional debut. That night, ‘The Korean Zombie’ became the first person in the UFC to score a win with a twister submission. Jung earned $50,000 for Submission of the Night.Now, almost six years later, Jung is getting ready to return to the UFC after serving his mandatory 2-year military service in his home country of South Korea. Jung will be battling Dennis Bermudez in the main event of
  
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• ‘Rampage’ Jackson to ‘King Mo’ Lawal: ‘Talk All The Sh*t You Want, it Won’t Help You on March 31’

  03-02-2017 03:41
  
  No love lost here. Quinton Jackson and Muhammed Lawal still have some unfinished business. They will settle it, or at least try to, at Bellator 175 on March 31. It was revealed earlier today that the event will be held inside the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The beef between “Rampage” and “King Mo” goes […]
  
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