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• Video: Watch Full UFC 208 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins Featuring Anderson Silva & Holly Holm

  10-02-2017 23:53
  
  The UFC 208 fighters may have already tipped the scales earlier this morning (see results here), but we’ve still got the ceremonial weigh-ins left. The official YouTube channel of the UFC will be live streaming the ceremonial weigh-ins live tonight (Feb. 10) at 6 p.m. ET. It’ll be the final public appearance for the fighters […]
  
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• Video: UFC 208 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins From Brooklyn, N.Y.

  10-02-2017 23:53
  
  The UFC 208 fighters may have already tipped the scales earlier this morning (see results here), but we’ve still got the ceremonial weigh-ins left. The official YouTube channel of the UFC will be live streaming the ceremonial weigh-ins live tonight (Feb. 10) at 6 p.m. ET. It’ll be the final public appearance for the fighters […]
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov says he can help the UFC make Conor McGregor ‘humble’ whenever they want

  10-02-2017 23:17
  
  NEW YORK – On Friday, the UFC hosted a Q&A with the Dagestani lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov in Brighton Beach, near Coney Island in Brooklyn. The Russian faithful showed up in good number, some of them sporting papakha hats, and all of them chanting his name.
  Among the hot topics the fans and media asked Nurmagomedov during his nearly 40-minute Q&A was centered on current lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Nurmagomedov was stoical in his answers — one might even say subdu
  
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• Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway Unification Bout Confirmed, Reportedly Set For June 3

  10-02-2017 23:17
  
  It looks like the featherweight division is no longer left in limbo. Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight title holder Jose Aldo’s next bout will not be at lightweight. Instead, he will compete in a unification match-up with interim champion Max Holloway. UFC President Dana White confirmed the bout to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. While White […]
  
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• Fighters get custom shirts from Brooklyn artist for UFC 208 weigh-ins

  10-02-2017 23:00
  
  The UFC fighters will be looking a little different Friday.
  Athletes competing at UFC 208 will be wearing custom Reebok shirts with art designed by a local Brooklyn artist at the ceremonial weigh-ins, the UFC announced.The UFC 208 limited-edition posters were also designed by the artist, Gian Galang, a longtime MMA and Muay Thai enthusiast. For more of Galang’s work, click here.
  The red corner will be wearing the black shirts and the blue corner fighters will be sporting the white ones. Th
  
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• Daniel Kelly: ‘I Feel as Good as I Have in The Last Couple of Years’

  10-02-2017 22:48
  
  It’s safe to say Daniel Kelly is a humble mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor. You won’t catch Kelly badmouthing his UFC 209 opponent Rashad Evans. The four-time judo Olympian will meet the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder on March 4 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Kelly may be relatively […]
  
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• Dana White: Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway Featherweight Title Bout a ‘Done Deal’

  10-02-2017 22:33 via sherdog.com
  
  It appears that Jose Aldo and Max Holloway have a date set for their featherweight title unification bout.
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC 209 Q&A in Brooklyn video

  10-02-2017 22:20
  
  NEW YORK -- Ahead of his UFC 209 interim title fight against Tony Ferguson, undefeated lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov held a Q&A in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn where he talked about Conor McGregor, his relationship with the UFC, Nate Diaz, and much more.
  
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• Cris Cyborg attempting to get retroactive exemption in USADA case

  10-02-2017 22:08
  
  Could Cris Cyborg be back in the Octagon sooner than many thought?
  Cyborg’s attorney Howard Jacobs confirmed to MMA Fighting on Friday that she is in the process of applying for a retroactive therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for the banned diuretic she tested positive for in December. ESPN was the first to report on the matter Friday.
  Jacobs told MMA Fighting that Cyborg’s team just submitted “additional information that had been requested” by USADA’s TUE committee.
  
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• Glover Teixeira says Anthony Johnson loss is water under the bridge ahead of UFC 208

  10-02-2017 21:00
  
  Glover Teixeira still aims for the top of the division.
  The light heavyweight looks to return to the winning column after being finished for the first time in 14 years, suffering a quick knockout loss to Anthony Johnson at UFC 202, and hopes to make Jared Cannonier pay for it at Saturday’s UFC 208 in Brooklyn.
  Winner of eight of his 11 UFC fights, the Brazilian talent will face a non-top 10 for the first time in a long time in Cannonier, but doesn’t seem to care. In fact, Teixeira kn
  
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• UFC Embedded (Ep. 4): Holly Holm Makes an Appearance on LIVE With Kelly

  10-02-2017 19:48
  
  The time has almost arrived. Tomorrow night (Feb. 11) the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to pay-per-view (PPV). The promotion will hold its first event in Brooklyn, NY inside the Barclays Center. The main event features the inaugural interim UFC women’s featherweight title bout between Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie. Speaking of Holm, she […]
  
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• UFC 208 Embedded, Episode 4: ‘It’s hot as f*ck in here’

  10-02-2017 19:12
  
  In the fourth episode of UFC 208 Embedded, Holly Holm goes on "Live with Kelly," Anderson Silva gets his makeup done and starts cutting weight, Derek Brunson admits Silva is his favorite fighter, and Germaine de Randamie continues to embrace New York.
  
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• Karolina Kowalkiewicz: ‘I Want to Test Myself Against Claudia Gadelha in May’

  10-02-2017 18:39
  
  Karolina Kowalkiewicz is ready to step back inside the Octagon. The “Polish Princess” is coming off the first loss in her professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. Kowalkiewicz fought Joanna Jedrzejczyk for her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight title. The bout was held inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. Jedrzejczyk defeated Kowalkiewicz by […]
  
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• Anderson Silva still a larger than life figure in MMA

  10-02-2017 18:00
  
  NEW YORK – It seems like eons ago that Joe Rogan uttered those prophetic words to his good buddy Mike Goldberg, as if the future of fighting had just crystallized before him and everything else was now obsolete: “This is a different kind of striker.”They were directed at Anderson Silva, right after Silva took apart Chris Leben in 49 seconds. Silva’s debut was an eye-opener. Heading in people were half-enamored with Leben’s it’s-2am-outside-the-bar fighting sty
  
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• Ev Ting Edges Kamal Shalorus in One Championship ‘Throne of Tigers’ Main Event

  10-02-2017 17:49 via sherdog.com
  
  Ev Ting and Kamal Shalorus gave the buying public exactly what it wanted: a standup war contested entirely on the feet.
  
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• Justin Willis Deemed Medically Unfit to Fight, UFC 208 Bout vs. Marcin Tybura Canceled

  10-02-2017 17:41 via sherdog.com
  
  The UFC 208 lineup is down to 11 bouts after losing a heavyweight fight at Friday morning’s weigh-ins.
  
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• Video: UFC 208 Ceremonial Weigh-ins and Face-Offs (6 p.m. ET)

  10-02-2017 17:30 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the unofficial and ceremonial UFC 208 weigh-ins here:
  
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• Video: UFC 208 Ceremonial Weigh-ins and Face-Offs

  10-02-2017 17:30 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the unofficial and ceremonial UFC 208 weigh-ins here:
  
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• UFC 208 Weigh-In Results: Justin Willis Deemed Medically Unfit to Compete

  10-02-2017 17:05
  
  Only one scale fail hit the UFC 208 weigh-ins today (Feb. 10). The first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-view (PPV) of 2017 airs live tomorrow. The event will be held inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The headliners, who will compete for the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight title, both made weight. This makes the […]
  
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• UFC 208 Early Weigh-In Results: Justin Willis Deemed Medically Unfit to Compete

  10-02-2017 17:05
  
  Only one scale fail hit the UFC 208 weigh-ins today (Feb. 10). The first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-view (PPV) of 2017 airs live tomorrow. The event will be held inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The headliners, who will compete for the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight title, both made weight. This makes the […]
  
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• ONE Championship 52 results: Ev Ting gets the nod over Kamal Sharolus

  10-02-2017 17:00
  
  ONE Championship returned to Kuala Lumpur on Friday with a seven-fight card, and Ev Ting pulled out the win in front of his countrymen in Malaysia.
  Holding a 6-1 record under the ONE Championship banner with five of those wins coming by way of stoppage, Ting took on UFC and WEC veteran Kamal Sharolus, who was coming off a loss to Shinya Aoki, in the main event.
  Sharolus knocked Ting early in the bout, but the 27-year-old talent came back up right away. Ting returned better in the second and thir
  
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• ONE Championship 52 results: Ev Ting gets the nod over Kamal Shalorus

  10-02-2017 17:00
  
  ONE Championship returned to Kuala Lumpur on Friday with a seven-fight card, and Ev Ting pulled out the win in front of his countrymen in Malaysia.
  Holding a 6-1 record under the ONE Championship banner with five of those wins coming by way of stoppage, Ting took on UFC and WEC veteran Kamal Shalorus, who was coming off a loss to Shinya Aoki, in the main event.
  Shalorus knocked Ting early in the bout, but the 27-year-old talent came back up right away. Ting returned better in the second and thir
  
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• UFC 208 Weigh-in Results: Holm, De Randamie Primed for Inaugural Featherweight Title

  10-02-2017 16:40 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the Empire State on Saturday with a loaded card set to take your hard-earned money through pay-per-view.
  
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• Justin Willis deemed ‘unfit to compete’ at UFC 208, fight with Marcin Tybura off

  10-02-2017 16:36
  
  NEW YORK – UFC 208 suffered a loss during Friday’s official weigh-ins.
  Heavyweight Justin Willis was deemed “unfit” to compete by the UFC, and his fight with Marcin Tybura was scrapped from the card. The bout was to take place during the Fight Pass portion of the prelims.
  Tybura weighed in earlier in the morning at 245.4. No additional information was provided as to the reason Willis was removed from the card.
  Per a UFC official, Tybura will receive his show money for the
  
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• Tony Ferguson: ‘Floyd Mayweather is Gonna Knock Conor McGregor’s Ass Out’

  10-02-2017 16:29
  
  Nobody is going to mistake Tony Ferguson for a Conor McGregor fan anytime soon. “El Cucuy” is heading into an interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title match against Khabib Nurmagomedov. The two are set to throw down on March 4 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Talks of the main 155-pound champion Conor […]
  
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• UFC 208 weigh-in video

  10-02-2017 15:00
  
  At the UFC 208 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday night's UFC 208 fights will step on the scale Friday, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie will have to make the featherweight limit of 145 pounds.The UFC 208 official weigh-in is at 9 a.m. ET, and that video is above.The UFC 208 ceremonial weigh-in is at 6 p.m. ET.Check out the UFC 208 weigh-in results below.Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
  Holly Holm (144.4) vs
  
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• Morning Report: Tony Ferguson goes off on Conor McGregor: ‘He’s trying to look for excuses on his way out’

  10-02-2017 14:00
  
  On March 4th, Tony Ferguson will take on Khabib Nurmagomedov for the interim UFC lightweight championship in a bout and a title shot a long time in the making. The fight pits the top two contenders in the division up against one another as current champion Conor McGregor awaits the birth of his first child (/chases down a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr.) and the winner should be set up for a shot at the real title later in the year.But don’t tell Ferguson that.
  Though his fight with
  
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• Video: Highlights From Official UFC 208 Open Workouts

  10-02-2017 12:36
  
  On Thursday, the official open workouts for UFC 208 were held in Brooklyn, New York, one of the final stops during “Fight Week” as fans await UFC’s first pay-per-view show of 2017. Featured above from the official UFC On FOX YouTube channel are highlights from the official UFC 208 Open Workouts that included headliners and […]
  
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• UFC 208 Free Fight: Urijah Hall vs. Derek Brunson From UFC Fight Night 94

  10-02-2017 12:03
  
  With less than 24 hours until the first UFC pay-per-view of 2017, the final “Fight Week” content is being released in rapid fire-style fashion. Featured above is the complete Urijah Hall vs. Derek Brunson fight from the UFC Fight Night 94 event from Hidalgo, Texas back in September of 2016. View the video above to […]
  
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• Willis out of UFC 208 fight with Tybura

  10-02-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Justin Willis was deemed medically unfit to fight on short notice at UFC 208, therefore his scheduled bout with Marcin Tybura has been removed from the card.Tybura weighed in at 245.4 and will receive his show money.The welterweight showdown between Rick Glenn and Brooklyn’s own Phillipe Nover will now be the featured bout on the UFC FIGHT PASS prelims. UFC 208 is headlined by the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight title fight between Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie. Read the Fu
  
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• UFC 208: Weigh-in results

  10-02-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC 208, which is headlined by the five-round women’s featherweight title bout between Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie, and the middleweight clash between Anderson Silva and Derek Brunson, airs live on Pay-Per-View from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, February 11 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 round cha
  
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• Poirier taking emotion out of Miller fight

  10-02-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  BROOKLYN, N.Y.Losing in any sport is tough. But in fighting, a loss can be devastating - there is no one to blame and it can take you to a bad place where you get down on yourself and create doubt where none existed before.After racking up four-straight wins and rapidly climbing the lightweight charts, Dustin Poirier found himself in that dark place after his loss to Michael Johnson via first-round KO on Sept. 17, 2016.But on the eve of his fight against Jim Miller at UFC 208 this Satur
  
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• Nurmagomedov talks Ferguson, McGregor and more with fans

  10-02-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  See Khabib Nurmagomedov in action at UFC 209! Buy your tickets nowBROOKLYN, N.Y.Neither snow nor ice, nor the gloom of a work day could keep the fans of Khabib Nurmagomedov from packing the ballroom at the National restaurant in Brighton Beach on Friday afternoon for a Q&A session, cementing the status of the No. 1-ranked lightweight contender as a rapidly rising star on the UFC landscape.“I think I have a lot of fans,” Nurmagomedov said with a grin to UFC.com’s Matt Parrin
  
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• Midwesterner Glenn ready for hostile Brooklyn crowd

  10-02-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  BROOKLYNAs the snow came down in Brooklyn Thursday morning, it probably felt like home for Rick Glenn, a Midwesterner to his core, and one used to mixing winter weather with his fighting. “I trained in my uncle’s garage for about a year,” he recalls. “We would wrestle out in the snow in his yard and do takedown defense, flip tires, carry rocks.” He chuckles, almost in disbelief at what once constituted his MMA education.More on UFC 208: Holly Holm on brink of histor
  
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• Fighter/nurse Nover excited for hometown fight

  10-02-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  BROOKLYN, N.Y.The buzz phrase cited for success in any endeavor is time management. For Phillipe Nover, it’s a little different, as his double duty as a registered nurse and professional prizefighter require him to be a master of stress management.“My life is a balancing act and it’s always been that way,” he said. “I’m pretty much managing two full-time, fully-committed jobs where everything’s on the line all the time.” More on UFC 208: Holly Holm
  
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• Anderson Silva’s sons talk relationship with their father, rule out retirement

  10-02-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  BROOKLYN, N.Y.Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva steps into the Octagon on Saturday at Barclays Center to face Derek Brunson in UFC 208 co-main event. And while fans worldwide will be rooting for The Spider, two of Silva’s five children, Gabriel and Kalyl, will be Octagon-side for what is just another day at work for their father.Following Silva’s open workouts at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn on Thursday, they discussed their father’s important legacy — as
  
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• Backstage At Bellator 165: Fedor Signs Contract, Meets GSP & Rory MacDonald

  10-02-2017 06:18
  
  On Thursday, Bellator MMA released a special behind-the-scenes video that documents legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko’s introduction to the MMA promotion. Featured above is the footage, which shows the former longtime PRIDE Champion signing his Bellator MMA contract, meeting fellow MMA superstars Georges St-Pierre (who kneeled before Fedor as a sign of respect) and Rory MacDonald […]
  
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• Felice Herrig Says She Was Not ‘Medically Capable of Fighting’ Paige VanZant

  10-02-2017 04:53
  
  Felice Herrig is not over her 2015 loss to Paige VanZant. “Lil’ Bulldog” suffered her first official defeat under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner against “12 Gauge.” The bout was on the main card of a UFC on FOX event in Newark, New Jersey. After defeating strawweight prospect Alexa Grasso last Saturday night, Herrig […]
  
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• Michael Page: ‘Paul Daley Knows I’d be a Bad Night For Him’

  10-02-2017 04:06
  
  Michael Page and Paul Daley appeared to be set to go one-on-one at a Bellator event in London. It wasn’t meant to be, at least not right now. Instead, Daley will do battle with Rory MacDonald, who is making his Bellator debut. They’ll trade leather at Bellator 179 inside The SSE Arena, Wembley in London […]
  
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• Herbert Burns reflects on long layoff, future with ONE Championship

  10-02-2017 03:00
  
  NITEROI, Brazil — ONE Championship finally announced the return of Herbert Burns, and the Brazilian featherweight opened up in an interview with MMA Fighting ahead of his clash with undefeated Movlid Khaibulaev (10-0) in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, on Feb. 10.
  Burns (6-0), who hasn't fought since September of 2015, and has literally begged for a fight for months, discusses why it took so long for him to fight again, how he paid his bills with over a year without fights, his thoughts on Khaibul
  
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• Yoel Romero Appears on Michael Bisping’s Show & Trades Verbal Shots

  10-02-2017 02:53
  
  The feud between Michael Bisping and Yoel Romero has reached a fever pitch. It’s no secret that Romero and Bisping don’t get along. After knocking out Chris Weidman with a brutal knee to the side of the head at UFC 205, “The Soldier of God” grabbed the mic and told the champion Bisping, “see you […]
  
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• Cheick Kongo: ‘It’s Francis Ngannou’s Time to Represent French MMA’

  10-02-2017 02:18
  
  The torch has been passed. For years, Cheick Kongo has represented French mixed martial arts (MMA). Kongo was born in Paris, France. He has had 37 professional MMA bouts and is currently signed to Bellator. Kongo is riding a three-fight winning streak. Now, a new heavyweight fighting out of France has emerged. Francis Ngannou is […]
  
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• Yoel Romero calls into Michael Bisping's show after heated Twitter exchange

  10-02-2017 01:50
  
  The rivalry between Yoel Romero and UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping continues to grow.
  Following a fiery Twitter exchange between the two on Thursday, Romero personally called into Bisping's SiriusXM show The Countdown to confront Bisping live over the phone line.
  The phrase "poopy-pants" may or may not have been repeated several times.
  Audio of the exchange can be heard below.Tune into @MMAonSiriusXM at 3pm for the #countdown. We have @madflavor joining us, plus I'll be setting the mi
  
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• Video: UFC 208 ‘Embedded’ Episode 3

  10-02-2017 01:41 via sherdog.com
  
  On Episode 3 of UFC 208 “Embedded,” Anderson Silva gets fitted for a mouthguard and other fighters arrive in Brooklyn.
  
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• Derek Brunson UFC 208 open workout video

  10-02-2017 01:25
  
  NEW YORK -- UFC middleweight contender Derek Brunson took center stage before his UFC 208 fight against Anderson Silva at UFC 208's open workouts in Brooklyn.
  
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• UFC 208 Embedded (Ep. 3): Anderson Silva Suffers While Getting Mouthpiece Fitted

  10-02-2017 01:18
  
  It turns out not even the best fighters in the world enjoy having machinery in their mouths. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is having its first pay-per-view (PPV) of 2017 this Saturday night (Feb. 11) inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The headliner for that card features the inaugural women’s featherweight title match-up between […]
  
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• Fabricio Werdum vs. Ben Rothwell slated for UFC 211

  10-02-2017 00:50
  
  Another heavyweight fight was added to UFC 211.
  Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum will take on Ben Rothwell in Dallas, Texas on May 13. MMA Fighting confirmed the match-up with multiple sources following a report by Combate.
  Werdum (21-6-1) enters the fight coming off a decision victory over Travis Browne in September. The Brazilian fighter, who bounced back from losing his UFC belt to Stipe Miocic in May, was expected to return on Dec. 30 against Cain Velasquez, but the fight got
  
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• UFC 208 Embedded, Episode 3: ‘It’s the longest, shortest week ever’

  10-02-2017 00:47
  
  In the third episode of UFC 208 Embedded, Anderson Silva gets a dental exam, Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie run into each other in the fighter hotel, and Derek Brunson gets in some last-minute training.
  
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• Holly Holm UFC 208 open workout video

  10-02-2017 00:36
  
  NEW YORK -- Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm put on a show for the fans at UFC 208's open workouts in Brooklyn.
  
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• Video: Joe Rogan Previews UFC 208’s Jacare Souza vs. Tim Boetsch Bout

  10-02-2017 00:09
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has called on its main color commentator to do another preview. This time, Joe Rogan breaks down a UFC 208 middleweight clash between Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Tim Boetsch. Souza is the heavy favorite in this match-up, but Boetsch has been known to score upset victories. Back at UFC 144, […]
  
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