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• Lando Vannata: ‘I’m Confident The Knockout Will Come’ Against David Teymur

  20-02-2017 23:42
  
  Lando Vannata is just 12 days away from sharing the Octagon with David Teymur. “Groovy” will be making his third appearance in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 4 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Vannata’s lightweight scrap with Teymur is going to be featured on the UFC 209 card. Vannata last competed […]
  
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• Thiago Santos Doesn’t Feel Fight With Jack Marshman Was Stopped Early

  20-02-2017 23:05
  
  Thiago Santos certainly isn’t one of those complaining of an early stoppage at last night’s (Feb. 19) UFC Fight Night event in Halifax. Santos took on Jack Marshman in the first fight of the FOX Sports 1 (FS1) portion of the preliminary card. “Marreta” nailed his opponent with a wheel kick and finished the fight […]
  
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• Freddie Roach: Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor ‘looks like it’s gonna happen’

  20-02-2017 22:33
  
  A few years ago, when he was training Andrei Arlovski, Freddie Roach said he was thinking about brokering a deal to have Arlovski compete in a boxing match against one of the Klitschko brothers.
  Roach went to see Ari Emanuel, who was at that point the agent for UFC president Dana White and an advisor to the UFC. Emanuel, Roach said, told him “that’ll never happen” when speaking about an MMA fighter crossing over to fight a boxer in a boxing match.
  Times have apparently changed.
  
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• Junior dos Santos on Fabricio Werdum’s Trash Talk: ‘What is This Guy Thinking?’

  20-02-2017 22:02
  
  Junior dos Santos doesn’t know what to make of Fabricio Werdum’s verbal attacks. The two former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holders fought once before back in Oct. 2008. It was the UFC debut of dos Santos. “Cigano” starched “Vai Cavalo” in a first-round knockout. Many have wondered when these two will cross paths […]
  
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• Liam McGeary Meets Vladimir Filipovic at Bellator 173 With Chris Fields Injured

  20-02-2017 21:09
  
  Liam McGeary has a new opponent for Bellator 173. This Friday night (Feb. 24), Bellator 173 will take place inside the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. McGeary was originally scheduled to face Chris Fields in the main event. There has been a change of plans. Severe MMA has reported that Fields is out of […]
  
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• Cris Cyborg on Past Beef With Ronda Rousey: ‘I Never Hated Her’

  20-02-2017 20:36
  
  Cris Cyborg is putting her feud with Ronda Rousey behind her. A dream match-up between Cyborg and Rousey isn’t likely to come to fruition. Even if it was a possibility, the momentum behind such a bout is nowhere near as strong as it once was. By the time Cyborg made her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) […]
  
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• Cris Cyborg: I Never Hated Ronda Rousey

  20-02-2017 20:36
  
  Cris Cyborg is putting her feud with Ronda Rousey behind her. A dream match-up between Cyborg and Rousey isn’t likely to come to fruition. Even if it was a possibility, the momentum behind such a bout is nowhere near as strong as it once was. By the time Cyborg made her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) […]
  
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• Liam McGeary gets new opponent for Bellator 173 main event

  20-02-2017 20:00
  
  For the second week in a row, Bellator is forced to change a main event on short notice.
  Days after pulling Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione from Bellator 172 due to illness, former Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary found himself without an opponent after Chris Fields suffered an undisclosed injury. Severe MMA first reported the news.
  Headlining Friday’s Bellator 173 in Belfast, McGeary will now take on promotional newcomer Vladimir Filipovic, who enters the Bellator cage
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 Bonuses: Derrick Lewis & Travis Browne Snag $50,000

  20-02-2017 19:24
  
  Derrick Lewis and Travis Browne may not be chums anytime soon, but they can thank each other for the UFC Fight Night 105 bonuses. Last night (Feb. 19), the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its fifth event of 2017. This time it was for a Fight Night event in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The action […]
  
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• Chris Fields Injured, Vladimir Filipovic In Versus Liam McGeary for Friday's Bellator 173

  20-02-2017 19:18 via sherdog.com
  
  Bellator MMA has lost half of its slated main event scheduled for this Friday.
  
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• Kyoji Horiguchi Makes Rizin Debut on April 16 Against Yuki Motoya

  20-02-2017 18:50
  
  Kyoji Horiguchi’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) run has come to an end. Despite the fact that “The Supernova” is on a three-fight winning streak, he has decided not to re-sign with the UFC. Flo Combat reported that Horiguchi had received an offer from the world leader in mixed martial arts (MMA) that he felt was “unacceptable.” […]
  
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• Kyoji Horiguchi signs with Rizin, slated to meet Yuki Motoya in debut

  20-02-2017 17:19
  
  Kyoji Horiguchi is headed back home.
  The Japanese flyweight contender has signed with Rizin, MMA Fighting has confirmed. Horiguchi, who has won three fights in a row, recently completed his UFC contract and decided to sign with the upstart Japanese promotion after turning down the UFC’s contract extension.
  According to sources, Horiguchi will make his Rizin debut against Yuki Motoya on April 16 in Yokohama, Japan. The promotion is expected to announce the flyweight fight in the coming days
  
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• Former UFC 125 Title Challenger Kyoji Horiguchi Signs with Rizin, Debuts April 16 in Yokohama

  20-02-2017 16:45 via sherdog.com
  
  In a Monday press release, Japanese promotion Rizin Fighting Federation announced the signing of the 26-year-old Kyoji Horiguchi , who has spent the last three years and change in the Ultimate Fighing Championship's flyweight division. Horiguchi will make his debut for Rizin FF at “Rizin 2017 in Yokohoma” on April 16 at the Yokohama Arena.
  
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• UFC’s Jeff Novitzky discusses USADA, weight cutting in wide-ranging Q&A

  20-02-2017 15:00
  
  LAS VEGAS — It has been nearly two years since the UFC hired Jeff Novitzky, mostly for his expertise and involvement in high-profile anti-doping cases involving famous athletes like Barry Bonds and Lance Armstrong.In the last 22 months, though, Novitzky has taken on numerous roles as the UFC’s vice president of athlete health and performance, most notably becoming a major proponent of earlier weigh-ins and weight-cutting reform. In May, the UFC will open a Performance Institute for f
  
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• The MMA Hour with Freddie Roach, Germaine de Randamie, Cris Cyborg, Max Holloway, Matt Mitrione, Junior dos Santos, Al Iaquinta, Todd Grisham

  20-02-2017 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:
  1:00 p.m. ET -- We'll recap a busy week in MMA, including the return of Georges St-Pierre.
  1:25 p.m. -- Junior dos Santos will preview his UFC 211 heavyweight title fight against Stipe Miocic.
  1:45 p.m. -- Germaine de Randamie will talk about winning the inaugural UFC women's featherweight title at UFC 208 and what's next for her.
  2:05 p.m. -- Cris Cyborg will talk about getting cleared from USADA and where she goes from her
  
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• The MMA Hour with Freddie Roach, Germaine de Randamie, Cris Cyborg, Max Holloway, Matt Mitrione, Junior dos Santos, Al Iaquinta, Firas Zahabi

  20-02-2017 14:00
  
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:
  1 p.m. ET -- We'll recap a busy week in MMA, including the return of Georges St-Pierre.
  1:25 p.m. -- Junior dos Santos will preview his UFC 211 heavyweight title fight against Stipe Miocic.
  1:45 p.m. -- Germaine de Randamie will talk about winning the inaugural UFC women's featherweight title at UFC 208 and what's next for her.
  2:05 p.m. -- Cris Cyborg will talk about getting cleared from USADA and where she goes from here.
  
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• Morning Report: Conor McGregor: ‘As soon as I touched down in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather retired twice’

  20-02-2017 14:00
  
  A long, long time ago, in a world that seems very far away, a man by the name of Floyd Mayweather, made an offhand remark about coming out of retirement to face Conor McGregor, a UFC champion who “is good with the stand up.” That comment picked up speed like a freight train barreling downhill and now, every other week there is some new development of bit of trash talk from one or both parties. Last week, it was rumors perpetuated by many of the more mainstream sports media that the f
  
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• Video: Dominick Cruz, Gilbert Melendez Preview Woodley-Thompson 2 Ahead Of UFC 209

  20-02-2017 09:14
  
  During the official UFC Fight Night 105 Post-Fight Show on FOX Sports 1 following the fights on FS1 on Sunday night, former UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz and former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and UFC title contender Gilbert Melendez looked ahead to next month’s big pay-per-view event. Featured above via the footage released on the official […]
  
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• Video: Derrick Lewis Challenges Mark Hunt, Explains Stomach Pain In Browne Fight

  20-02-2017 09:09
  
  Soon after taking the first solid kick from longtime UFC Heavyweight contender Travis “Hapa” Browne in their main event bout at UFC Fight Night 105 on Sunday night, Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis was holding his stomach off-and-on for the remainder of the fight. During his appearance on the official UFC Fight Night 105 Post-Fight […]
  
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• Video: Randa Markos vs. Carla Esparza Highlights From UFC Fight Night 105

  20-02-2017 09:03
  
  At UFC Fight Night 105 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Sunday evening, Randa Markos made quite a statement. After three rounds of a hard fought battle, Markos picked up the split decision victory over former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Esparza with scores of 28-29, 29-28 and 29-28 in the fight positioned as the co-main […]
  
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• Video: Gavin Tucker vs. Sam Sicilia Full-Fight From UFC Fight Night 105

  20-02-2017 08:57
  
  In the fight positioned third-from-the-top on the main card at Sunday night’s UFC Fight Night 105 event, Gavin Tucker pulled off a big win over veteran Sam Sicilia. Featured above courtesy of the official UFC On FOX YouTube channel are full-fight video highlights of the Tucker vs. Sicilia fight from Sunday’s show, which saw Tucker […]
  
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• Video: Johny Hendricks vs. Hector Lombard Highlights From UFC Fight Night 105

  20-02-2017 08:51
  
  At the UFC Fight Night 105 event on Sunday night in Halifax, Nova Scotia, former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks made a successful return to the Octagon. Following fights where he missed weight and came up short since his reign atop the UFC’s 170-pound division, Hendricks returned to the win column in his Middleweight debut, […]
  
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• Video: Derrick Lewis vs. Travis Browne Highlights From UFC Fight Night 105

  20-02-2017 08:46
  
  On Sunday evening, “The Black Beast” emerged as a real-deal threat to the upper-echelon of the current UFC Heavyweight landscape. Derrick Lewis defeated longtime UFC Heavyweight contender Travis “Hapa” Browne via vicious knockout in the second round of their main event thriller at UFC Fight Night 105 on Sunday night in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. […]
  
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• Derrick Lewis ‘Didn’t Want to S--t on National TV’ During Difficult First Round vs. Browne

  20-02-2017 08:01 via sherdog.com
  
  It looked like it was going to be a short night for Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night 105 — and not in a good way.
  
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• Derrick Lewis ‘appreciated’ referee’s late stoppage of Travis Browne fight

  20-02-2017 07:27
  
  The consensus around the MMA Twitterverse was that referee Mario Yamasaki took too long to step in at the end of Derrick Lewis’ second-round knockout finish of Travis Browne on Sunday night at UFC Fight Night 105.
  Browne ate about a dozen big punches after being dropped to the mat, the last few of which went undefended and bounced Browne’s head off the canvas at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  And Lewis not only agreed that the stoppage could have happened sooner, but he w
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 bonuses: Derrick Lewis, Travis Browne earn Fight of the Night honors

  20-02-2017 07:26
  
  Derrick Lewis and Travis Browne have earned Fight of the Night bonuses for their heavyweight war on Sunday night at UFC Fight Night 105. The UFC announced the news following the event.
  The two top-10 heavyweights had a back-and-forth battle in the main event of the card, which took place at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was an action-packed fight that started well for Browne, but ended in the favor of Lewis, as ‘The Black Beast’ rocked Browne in the second
  
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• Derek Lewis Talks Bodily Functions, Taking Anger Out On Travis Browne At Wildly Entertaining UFC Halifax Post-Fight Press Conference

  20-02-2017 07:19
  
  In what could go down as one of the most explicitly honest post-fight interviews in UFC history, Derek Lewis (18–4 (1)) discussed what made him so uncomfortable during his fight with Travis Browne in the main event at UFC Fight Night 105 Sunday. It certainly wasn’t the fight itself, which Lewis won via knockout in […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 Bonuses: Lewis, Browne, Felder, Santos Pocket $50K

  20-02-2017 07:17 via sherdog.com
  
  It was a tale of two rounds between Derrick Lewis and Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night 105.
  
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• UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne Fantasy Rewind

  20-02-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Derrick Lewis earned his sixth victory in a row on Sunday with a jaw-dropping knockout of Travis Browne in a back and forth main event that capped off UFC Fight Night in Halifax. Lewis had to battle through a lot of adversity to get the win, however, after Browne blasted the Houston native with a series of body kicks in the opening round that had him holding on to his midsection for the better part of five minutes. The shots to the body didn't slow Lewis down in round two because he came out gun
  
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• Johny Hendricks vs. Hector Lombard full fight video highlights

  20-02-2017 06:57
  
  Watch Johny Hendricks vs. Hector Lombard full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 105's co-main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne took place Feb. 19 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks (18-6) faced off against Hector Lombard (34-7-1, 2 NC) in a middleweight bout in the night's co-main event, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above.
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• Derrick Lewis Pounds Out Travis Browne in Second Round of UFC Fight Night 105 Main Event

  20-02-2017 06:51 via sherdog.com
  
  Derrick Lewis pounds Travis Browne unconscious in UFC Fight Night 105 headliner on Sunday in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  
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• By the Numbers: UFC Halifax

  20-02-2017 06:51 via sherdog.com
  
  Derrick Lewis never fails to entertain.
  
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• Johny Hendricks Says Move To Middleweight Made Fight Week Fun Again

  20-02-2017 06:40
  
  Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks has had a rough run of late, losing three straight dating back to just over a year ago, and missing weight in his last two fights. However, Sunday night in Halifax, NS, Hendricks got back on track, scoring a unanimous decision win over former Bellator champion Hector Lombard. For […]
  
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• Monday Morning UFC Coffee: Who Won The Fight Last Night?

  20-02-2017 06:34 via sherdog.com
  
  Are you wondering who won the fight last night? Sherdog.com has you covered.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 in Tweets: Pros react to Derrick Lewis vs. Travis Browne, Johny Hendricks vs. Hector Lombard

  20-02-2017 06:30
  
  Derrick Lewis put on one hell of a show Sunday night in Halifax, stopping Travis Browne with a vicious blitzkrieg of punches to score a dramatic come-from-behind win in the main event of UFC Fight Night 105.
  And whether it was Lewis' grit or his mic drop of a post-fight interview, "The Black Beast" certainly left the MMA world talking. Check out reaction to UFC Fight Night 105 below.DERRICK LEWIS DEF. TRAVIS BROWNEHoly crap! @ufc well that was fun!!
  — Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) Februar
  
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• Derrick Lewis brings up Travis Browne abuse allegations, Ronda Rousey after knocking Browne out

  20-02-2017 06:29
  
  Derrick Lewis did almost as much damage with his words as his fists Saturday night.
  After knocking out Travis Browne in the second round of the UFC Fight Night 105 main event, Lewis made some head-turning comments in his post-fight interview with Brian Stann. When Stann asked Lewis about the victory, Lewis surprised with his answer, bringing up domestic violence allegations made against Browne by his ex-wife and asking about the whereabouts of Browne's girlfriend Ronda Rousey.
  “I just knew
  
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• UFC Halifax Highlight Video: Watch Derrick Lewis Destroy Travis Browne

  20-02-2017 06:19 via sherdog.com
  
  Derrick Lewis was hurt badly by a pair of kicks to the body from fellow heavyweight Travis Browne early in the first. He had a heck of a time figuring out Browne’s attacks as he was routinely pelted with vicious kicks to the legs and body, but “The Black Beast” made sure that didn’t continue in the second.
  
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• Derrick Lewis vs. Travis Browne full fight video highlights

  20-02-2017 06:17
  
  Watch Derrick Lewis vs. Travis Browne full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 105's main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne took place Feb. 19 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hard-hitting heavyweight contenders Travis Browne (18-6-1) and Derrick Lewis (18-4, 1 NC) collided in the night's main event, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above.
  For more on Lewis vs. Browne, check out the UFC Fight N
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 results: Derrick Lewis clobbers Travis Browne

  20-02-2017 06:16
  
  Derrick Lewis keeps on kicking butts and taking names.
  Fighting for the eighth time in just under two years, the hard-hitting Houston heavyweight scored his biggest victory to date on Sunday night, as he shook off a poor first round and rallied for a devastating finish of Travis Browne in the main event of UFC Fight Night 105. The time of the knockout was 3:12 of the second round at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  After the bout, Lewis (18-4, 1 NC) made reference to Browne
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 post-fight press conference video

  20-02-2017 05:57
  
  The UFC Fight Night 105 post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the Octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com.UFC officials will announce the winners of the Fight of the Night and the Performance of the Night bonuses, and winning fighters will meet the media after their fights.The UFC Fight Night 105 post-fight press conference takes place about 30 minutes after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 1 a.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 Prelims: Jab Carries Surging Santiago Ponzinibbio Past Nordine Taleb

  20-02-2017 03:57 via sherdog.com
  
  The simplest weapon provided the difference for Santiago Ponzinibbio.
  
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• Video: Thiago Santos Scores Amazing Wheel Kick TKO Victory At UFC Fight Night 105

  20-02-2017 02:49
  
  At UFC Fight Night 105 on Sunday night, Thiago Santos returned to the “Win” column with a vengeance. The UFC Middleweight contender picked up an impressive wheel kick technical knockout victory over Jack Marshman in the second bout of the evening at the UFC Fight Night event in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Seen above courtesy […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105 Results – Lewis KOs Browne In Excellent Main Event

  20-02-2017 02:43
  
  On Sunday evening, the Octagon made its’ return to Halifax, Nova Scotia, as UFC held their UFC Fight Night 105 event at the Scotiabank Centre. Headlined by a heavyweight main event of Travis “Hapa” Browne vs. Derrick Lewis and featuring Johny Hendricks vs. Hector Lombard, UFC Fight Night 105 aired live via FOX Sports 1 […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 105: Lewis vs. Browne Results From Halifax, Nova Scotia

  20-02-2017 02:43
  
  On Sunday evening, the Octagon made its’ return to Halifax, Nova Scotia, as UFC held their UFC Fight Night 105 event at the Scotiabank Centre. Headlined by a heavyweight main event of Travis “Hapa” Browne vs. Derrick Lewis and featuring Johny Hendricks vs. Hector Lombard, UFC Fight Night 105 aired live via FOX Sports 1 […]
  
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• Thiago Santos stops Jack Marshman with wild spinning wheel kick at UFN 105

  20-02-2017 01:49
  
  Thiago Santos bounced back from a two-fight losing streak in impressive fashion.The Brazilian fighter earned a technical knockout victory over Jack Marshman at Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 105 in Halifax, Canada after landing a spinning wheel kick to Marshman’s head followed by ground-and-pound. With this impressive performance, Santos snapped a two-fight to Eric Spicely and Gegard Mousasi, and is now 6-3 in the UFC.
  
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• UFC Halifax Highlight Video: Watch Thiago Santos Finish Jack Marshman With a Wheel Kick

  20-02-2017 01:26 via sherdog.com
  
  Thiago Santos was in control of his duel with Jack Marshman in the first televised bout on FS1, but he was dropped and badly dazed by a late flurry in the opening round.
  
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• UFC Halifax Highlight Video: Watch Gerald Meerschaert Tap Ryan Janes

  20-02-2017 01:22 via sherdog.com
  
  Gerald Meerschaert entered enemy territory against a local Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and he came out on top in sensational fashion. Ryan Janes was the aggressor throughout as he tagged the Milwaukee fighter with several punches to the head and body before taking him down.
  
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