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• CFFC 63 Weigh-in Results: All Three Title Fights Given Green Light

  18-02-2017 23:15 via sherdog.com
  
  Cage Fury Fighting Championships returns Saturday night with a championship tripleheader at the Borgata in Atlantic City, N.J. Anchoring the event is the CFFC heavyweight championship between Azunna Anyanwu and Shawn Teed and at Friday’s weigh-ins, all of the fighters on the card made weight.
  
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• Matt Mitrione: ‘I’m Gonna do my Damnedest to Steal Fedor Emelianenko’s Legacy’

  18-02-2017 23:10
  
  Matt Mitrione wants to have a memorable moment tonight (Feb. 18). Mitrione steps inside the Bellator cage for the third time. He’ll battle mixed martial arts (MMA) icon Fedor Emelianenko inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The heavyweight contest serves as the main event of Bellator 172. Before the big match-up, the former […]
  
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• Cat Zingano Feels She ‘Embarrassed’ Amanda Nunes in Their 2014 Bout

  18-02-2017 22:34
  
  Cat Zingano hopes her win over Amanda Nunes is still fresh in “The Lioness'” mind. At UFC 178 back in Sept. 2014, Zingano and Nunes clashed in the pay-per-view (PPV) opener. Nunes had an early advantage over “Alpha,” but she faded as the fight went on. Zingano overcame adversity and finished her opponent with vicious […]
  
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• Matt Mitrione hoping to ‘steal’ Fedor Emelianenko’s ‘legacy’ and ‘all his fans’ at Bellator 172

  18-02-2017 22:00
  
  It wasn’t a deal breaker or anything like that, but Matt Mitrione mentioned the name Fedor Emelianenko during his contract talks with Bellator last year. If Emelianenko was going to be fighting for the promotion, Mitrione wanted a piece of he legendary heavyweight.
  “That was one of my initial requests when I came over,” Mitrione said during a media scrum last month in Los Angeles before Bellator 170. “I said, ‘If Fedor ever gets back to fighting, I want to be his fi
  
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• Michael Bisping Says Anderson Silva is ‘Tarnishing His Legacy’

  18-02-2017 21:01
  
  Michael Bisping is not a fan of Anderson Silva’s performance at UFC 208. Last Saturday night (Feb. 11), Silva stepped back inside the Octagon to battle Derek Brunson. “The Spider” earned a unanimous decision victory. That didn’t sit well with many fans and analysts as they had Brunson winning the fight. Nonetheless, the victory was […]
  
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• Michael Chandler? Ben Henderson? Josh Thomson goes where Bellator wave takes him

  18-02-2017 21:00
  
  As the days went by following the announcement that Bellator 172 would be held in San Jose, Josh Thomson started getting antsy.
  The card was scheduled for HP Pavilion, and if you’re a NorCal guy with American Kickboxing Academy ties like Thomson, the venue is as close to a home game as anyone in this sport is going to experience.
  It’s where he’s had the two most memorable victories of his career: His 2008 win over Gilbert Melendez to claim the Strikeforce lightweight title, and
  
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• Bellator 172 live stream online

  18-02-2017 20:00
  
  Watch the Bellator 172 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:UndercardJames Terry vs. JC Llamas
  Nikko Jackson vs. Cesar Gonzalez
  Juan Cardenas vs. Luis Vargas
  Anthony Do vs. Bobby Escalanate
  Matt Ramirez vs. Jeremy MurphyJ.J. Okanaovich vs. Zach Andrews
  Justin Tenedora vs. Roque Reyes
  Anatoly Tokov vs. Francisco France
  Martin Sano vs. Diego Herzog
  Abner Perez vs. Gaston Bolanos
  Dominic Sumner vs. Abraham
  
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• Video: UFC Fight Night Halifax Q&A With Brian Stann, Sergio Pettis & Michael Chiesa

  18-02-2017 19:47
  
  Ahead of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 105 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is the latest UFC Fight Club Q&A. Featured above is the video player needed to watch the live Q&A, which features FOX Sports analyst Brian Stann as well as UFC contenders Sergio Pettis and Michael Chiesa. The Q&A preceeds the UFC […]
  
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• Video: UFC Fight Night Halifax Q&A With Ben Rothwell & Brian Stann

  18-02-2017 19:47
  
  Ahead of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 105 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is the latest UFC Fight Club Q&A. Featured above is the video player needed to watch the live Q&A, which features UFC Heavyweight contender Ben Rothwell and FOX Sports analyst Brian Stann. The Q&A preceeds the UFC Fight Night 105 Ceremonial […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 Weigh-In Results: Main Card Fighter Misses Weight

  18-02-2017 19:33
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to FOX Sports 1 (FS1) tomorrow night (Feb. 19) at 9 p.m. ET. The action will be held inside the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Headlining the card is a heavyweight tilt with some bad blood. The eighth ranked UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis goes head-to-head with ninth ranked […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 Q&A with Sergio Pettis, Michael Chiesa

  18-02-2017 19:00
  
  Sergio Pettis and Michael Chiesa will be the featured guests at the UFC Fight Night 105 Q&A on Saturday afternoon. The video is expected to begin at 3 p.m. ET.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 Weigh-in Results: Travis Browne, Derrick Lewis Clear Final Hurdle

  18-02-2017 18:29 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Nova Scotia on Sunday with another even loaded with intriguing battles.
  
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• Returning to spot of shocking loss means little to Fedor

  18-02-2017 18:00
  
  When Fedor Emelianenko steps into the cage on Saturday night against Matt Mitrione, it will be the exact location of his most famous loss.But that seems of little concern to him. Fedor Emelianenko, the man who still has to be regarded as the most successful heavyweight fighter in MMA history, returns on Saturday night to the exact spot where he went from myth to human.
  On June 26, 2010, in just his second fight with Strikeforce, Emelianenko was facing Fabricio Werdum in San Jose, Calif., at what
  
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• Nikita Krylov Reportedly Rejected UFC Deal, Voluntarily Exits Promotion

  18-02-2017 17:15
  
  Reports appear to suggest that Ukrainian light-heavyweight Nikita Krylov was not satisfied with terms of deal offered by UFC As previously reported by MMA News, Nikita Krylov is no longer with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). According to emerging reports from MMA journalist Karim Zidan however, it appears Krylov was not happy with the terms offered […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 weigh-in video

  18-02-2017 17:00
  
  At the UFC Fight Night 105 weigh-ins, all 22 fighters taking part in Sunday night's UFC 207 fights will step on the scale Saturday, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Derrick Lewis and Travis Browne will have to make the heavyweight limit of 265 pounds.The UFC Fight Night 105 ceremonial weigh-ins will begin at 4 p.m. ET.Check out the UFC Fight Night 105 weigh-in results below.Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 9 p.m. ET)
  Derrick Lewis vs. Travis Browne
  Johny Hendric
  
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• Rafael Dos Anjos Wants Robbie Lawler or Nick Diaz at Welterweight

  18-02-2017 16:43
  
  Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos is looking towards former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler or currently inactive Nick Diaz for his first bout at 170 pounds. Following two consecutive losses to Eddie Alvarez and Tony Ferguson at lightweight, Dos Anjos is moving up to the welterweight division in an effort to reignite his UFC […]
  
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• Cornerman Enters Cage and Stops Bout For Fighter’s Safety

  18-02-2017 16:18
  
  A Super Fight League bout in India was stopped when a cornerman was forced to enter the cage to stop a fight on Friday night. The officiating referee failed to end the fight following Asha Roka’s 42-second guillotine, which saw her opponent put to sleep. With no intervention from the referee, fans witnessed the cornerman […]
  
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• Video: UFC Fight Night Halifax Media Day Faceoffs

  18-02-2017 16:07
  
  With UFC’s return to Halifax just hours away, UFC is finishing up the rollout of their usual “Fight Week” content, including the above entry from the promotion’s official YouTube channel. Featured above are video highlights of the faceoffs from the official UFC Fight Night Halifax Media Day from earlier this week. Watch as Heavyweight headliners […]
  
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• Fedor Emilianenko Questions if UFC Wants Khabib Nurmagomedov as Champion

  18-02-2017 16:04
  
  Fedor Emelianenko is not sure that the UFC are giving Khabib Nurmagomedov a fair shot. Bellator’s 172 headliner and MMA legend Emelianenko feels that the UFC should be doing more for fellow compatriot Nurmagomedov. The Russian lightweight contender will square off with Tony Ferguson at UFC 209 on March 4 in Las Vegas for the 155-pound interim […]
  
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• Fedor Emilianenko Questions if UFC Want Khabib Nurmagomedov as Champion

  18-02-2017 16:04
  
  Fedor Emelianenko is not sure that the UFC are giving Khabib Nurmagomedov a fair shot. Bellator’s 172 headliner and MMA legend Emelianenko feels that the UFC should be doing more for fellow compatriot Nurmagomedov. The Russian lightweight contender will square off with Tony Ferguson at UFC 209 on March 4 in Las Vegas for the 155-pound interim […]
  
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• Video: UFC Fight Night Halifax: Lewis vs. Browne Media Day Highlights

  18-02-2017 16:00
  
  Ahead of Sunday night’s UFC Fight Night Halifax event, which airs live on FOX Sports 1 from Halifax, Nova Scotia, UFC is finishing up the usual “Fight Week” content. Featured above is some of the final pre-event video content, as UFC released the above highlights from the official UFC Fight Night Halifax Media Day, which […]
  
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• Bellator is above fight-fix claims, but can’t outrun their shadow

  18-02-2017 16:00
  
  Controversy follows Bellator. Or, perhaps, Bellator creates controversy for itself. Whatever the process or arrangement, the two are linked, perhaps inextricably.
  For the second time in 18 months, strongly worded opinions have been publicly issued by noteworthy figures inside mixed martial arts about the veracity of Bellator main events. Among others, UFC commentator Joe Rogan expressed skepticism about Bellator 138’s Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock contest in June of 2015. In January, Dan Ha
  
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• Video: UFC 208 – The Thrill & The Agony Preview

  18-02-2017 15:55
  
  The latest episode of the UFC Fight Pass original series “The Thrill & Agony” takes a look back at the controversial UFC 208 pay-per-view from last weekend. Featured above are video highlights of UFC 208: The Thrill & Agony Preview, which features a candid look back at the event that took place last Saturday night […]
  
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• Video: Joe Rogan Breaks Down UFN 105 Main Event Between Travis Browne & Derrick Lewis

  18-02-2017 15:50
  
  Ahead of this Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 105 event on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan is back with his latest “Breakdown” video. Featured above courtesy of UFC’s official YouTube channel is the Joe Rogan Breakdown video for this weekend’s Octagon main event between heavyweight sluggers Travis “Hapa” Browne and Derrick Lewis. […]
  
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• Fightweets: Is Georges St-Pierre risking his legacy with his return?

  18-02-2017 15:00
  
  It seemed like just another weekend in the mixed martial arts world was on the docket, with Saturday’s Bellator 172 and Sunday’s UFC Fight Night in Canada.
  Then a bonkers news day broke out on Friday, with Georges St-Pierre making his return to the UFC official and Cris Cyborg being cleared by USADA.
  So let’s not waste any more time, then, as we move along to the latest edition of Fightweets.Is GSP risking his legacy?
  @RuckerYeah: GSP is my all-time favorite and I want to remem
  
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• Bellator 172 predictions

  18-02-2017 14:00
  
  After leaving Strikeforce, Fedor Emelianenko will fight again on U.S. soil, but not in the UFC as many had hoped. “The Last Emperor” makes his return Saturday in the main event of Bellator 172 against former UFC fighter Matt Mitrione. This is one of the biggest and most stacked events Bellator has put together in the company’s history, and it also features the long-awaited Bellator debut of Josh Koscheck, along with an important lightweight bout between Josh Thomson and Patrick
  
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• Fedor Emelianenko questions whether the UFC wants Khabib Nurmagomedov to be champ

  18-02-2017 13:00
  
  Fedor Emelianenko seems to think the UFC is giving Khabib Nurmagomedov the shaft.
  The Russian MMA legend told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that he is not sure if the promotion is giving his countryman a fair shake. Emelianenko questioned if the UFC would want Nurmagomedov as lightweight champion.
  “He’s a candidate for a fight for a very long time, but he doesn’t have a chance at that fight,” Emelianenko said through an interpreter. “They w
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 ‘Lewis vs. Browne’ Weigh-in Video (4 p.m. ET)

  18-02-2017 09:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the UFC Fight Night 105 “Lewis vs. Browne” weigh-ins live at 4 p.m. ET.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 ‘Lewis vs. Browne’ Weigh-in Video

  18-02-2017 09:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the UFC Fight Night 105 “Lewis vs. Browne” weigh-ins live at 4 p.m. ET.
  
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• UFC Fight Night Halifax: Q&A with Ben Rothwell & Brian Stann (3 p.m. ET)

  18-02-2017 09:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Ben Rothwell and Brian Stann will host a Q&A session live on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 3 p.m. ET at UFC Fight Night 105 “Lewis vs. Browne.”
  
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• Video: Bellator 172 Post-Fight Press Conference

  18-02-2017 09:04 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the Bellator 172 post-fight press conference here:
  
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• Fight Night Halifax: Weigh-in results

  18-02-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC Fight Night Halifax, which is headlined by the five-round heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Travis Browne, and the middleweight clash between Johny Hendricks and Hector Lombard, airs live on FOX Sports 1 from the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Canada on Sunday, February 19 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT.Four prelim bouts will air live on FS1 starting at 7pm ET / 4pm PT. One fight will kick off the night of action on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at 6:30 pm ET/3:30 pm PTMain Event – Five round bo
  
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• Kevin Aguilar KOs Damon Jackson in Brutal Fashion to Capture LFA Featherweight Title

  18-02-2017 06:34 via sherdog.com
  
  Kevin Aguilar and Damon Jackson ignited a capacity crowd on Friday inside the Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana, as they fought over the Legacy Fighting Alliance featherweight crown in the LFA 4 main event. Aguilar was the last man standing after a back-and-forth war.
  
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• Bellator 172 Results: Fedor vs. Mitrione

  18-02-2017 06:00
  
  MMA Fighting has Bellator 172 results for the Fedor vs. Mitrione fight card at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday night.In the main event, Fedor Emelianenko will make his Bellator debut when he clashes against Matt Mitrione in a heavyweight event. Former Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson aims for his third straight Bellator win when he clashes with Patricky Freire in the co-main event.Check out the Bellator 172 results below.
  Main card (Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET)
  Fedor Emelianenko vs. M
  
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• Andrea Lee finishes Heather Bassett with slick armbar to win LFA title

  18-02-2017 05:36
  
  Andrea Lee poured it on from the very start and ultimately got a highlight-reel finish to put bow on a dominant performance.
  Lee beat Heather Bassett with an armbar submission in the third round to become the first-ever Legacy Fighting Alliance women’s flyweight champion Friday night at LFA 4 in Bossier City, La. Lee rocked Bassett repeatedly in the first round, opened up a hematoma on Bassett’s forehead in the second round and finished the job in the third.
  The structure of the armb
  
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• Hector Lombard on Cutting Down to Welterweight: ‘It Was a Big Mistake’

  18-02-2017 05:30
  
  Hector Lombard looks back on his welterweight run with regret. Despite fighting as a middleweight and even a light heavyweight throughout his career, Lombard felt the need to move down to welterweight to maximize his performance in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). “Lightening” had some early success at 170 pounds. After going 1-2 inside the […]
  
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• Bellator 172 ‘Fedor vs. Mitrione’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring

  18-02-2017 05:22 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog.com's live Bellator 172 coverage kicks off at 7 p.m. ET. Also, a free live stream of the prelims is available.
  
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• Bellator 172 preview show

  18-02-2017 05:14
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Before Bellator 172 on Saturday night, MMA Fighting's Esther Lin and Dave Meltzer break down all the top storylines.
  
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• Josh Koscheck Bellator 172 media scrum

  18-02-2017 04:51
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Josh Koscheck discusses making his return at Bellator 172, his injury, his legacy, his future, and much more during a media scrum Friday.
  
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• Bellator 172 weigh-in photos

  18-02-2017 04:41
  
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• Derek Brunson Decides Not to Appeal UFC 208 Loss to Anderson Silva

  18-02-2017 04:21
  
  Derek Brunson will take his UFC 208 loss and move on after all. Last Saturday night (Feb. 11), Brunson battled future Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Famer Anderson Silva inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. After three rounds, the result of the fight was up to the judges at Octagon side. All three […]
  
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• Video: Watch Full Bellator 172: Fedor vs. Mitrione Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

  18-02-2017 03:06
  
  The Bellator 172 ceremonial weigh-ins are in the books. Tomorrow night (Feb. 18) 32 fighters will step inside the Bellator cage in the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The main event for Bellator 172 features mixed martial arts (MMA) icon Fedor Emelianenko going head-to-head with former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight Matt Mitrione. The […]
  
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• Video: Watch Full Bellator 172 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

  18-02-2017 03:06
  
  The Bellator 172 ceremonial weigh-ins are in the books. Tomorrow night (Feb. 18) 32 fighters will step inside the Bellator cage in the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The main event for Bellator 172 features mixed martial arts (MMA) icon Fedor Emelianenko going head-to-head with former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight Matt Mitrione. The […]
  
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• Nikita Krylov Has Been Released From UFC Contract

  18-02-2017 02:31
  
  Despite winning five of his last six bouts, Nikita Krylov is no longer with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). UFC officials have confirmed that Krylov has been released from the promotion. MMAJunkie.com brought word of the light heavyweight shakeup. Krylov made his UFC debut back in Aug. 2013. He suffered a TKO loss at the […]
  
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• Max Holloway on Conor McGregor Rematch: ‘I Ain’t Chasing Nobody’

  18-02-2017 01:58
  
  Max Holloway doesn’t plan on begging for “big money fights.” The current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim featherweight title holder is set to compete in a unification bout against champion Jose Aldo. The two will throw leather at UFC 212 on June 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While the UFC’s featherweight division looks to […]
  
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• Daniel Straus vs. Patricio Freire 4 Announced as Bellator 178 Headliner

  18-02-2017 01:32
  
  Forget a trilogy, Daniel Straus and Patricio Freire are doing battle for a fourth time. During a press conference, Bellator announced a fourth bout between featherweight champion Straus and “Pitbull.” The title match-up will headline Bellator 178 on April 21 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. Straus last competed back in Nov. 2015. […]
  
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• Daniel Straus-Patricio Freire 4 Set for Bellator 178 Headliner on April 21

  18-02-2017 01:17 via sherdog.com
  
  Daniel Straus and Patricio Freire are becoming quite the familiar foes.
  
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• Mark Godbeer Set to Face Replacement Opponent Daniel Spitz at UFC 209

  18-02-2017 01:00
  
  Mark Godbeer (pictured) has a new opponent for UFC 209. Godbeer was originally set to go one-on-one with Todd Duffee at UFC 209 on March 4 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It wasn’t meant to be as “The Hand of” revealed Duffee had been pulled from the event for unknown reasons. Godbeer claimed […]
  
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• Luke Rockhold still wants ‘Jacare’ Souza fight when he returns from knee surgery

  18-02-2017 01:00
  
  After a knee injury forced former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold out of a planned November fight against Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza,Souza went on the verbal warpath, claiming both the Rockhold was “afraid” and that he “chickened out” of the fight. He even went so far as to say Rockhold faked his ACL injury.
  Rockhold, meanwhile, knows only one way to respond to Souza, who defeated Tim Boetsch last weekend at UFC 208. The American Kickboxing Academy fight c
  
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• Daniel Straus defends Bellator title against Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 178

  18-02-2017 00:59
  
  Daniel Straus is back.
  The Bellator MMA featherweight champion will make his long-awaited return to the cage against longtime rival Patricio Freire in the main event of Bellator 178 on April 21 at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. it was announced at a press conference Friday before Bellator 172 weigh-ins in San Jose.
  This will be the fourth time the two men will meet in Bellator.
  Straus (25-6) has not fought since beating Freire by unanimous decision at Bellator 145 in November 2015. Injuries have ke
  
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