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• Alexi Argyriou Preparing For ‘Dangerous’ Hamilton Ash at Hard Knocks 54

  04-03-2017 23:39
  
  Alexi Argyriou is gearing up for his sixth professional mixed martial arts (MMA) bout. Argyriou takes on Hamilton Ash on March 17th inside the Markin MacPhain Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The lightweight clash will be part of the Hard Knocks 54 card. “Sexy” recently spoke with MMANews.com to talk about his match-up with Ash. […]
  
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• UFC 209 live stream online

  04-03-2017 23:00
  
  Watch UFC 209 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the pay-per-view card at 10 p.m. ET.The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows:Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
  Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson
  Lando Vannata vs. David Teymur
  Rashad Evans vs. Dan Kelly
  Amanda Cooper vs. Cynthia Calvillo
  Alistair Overeem vs. Mark HuntUFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will rematch Stephen Thompson in the UFC 209 main event. A clash between rising lightweight prospects, Lando Vannata and Dav
  
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• Darren Elkins Isn’t Concerned About Being an Underdog at UFC 209

  04-03-2017 22:52
  
  Darren Elkins is focused on his performance inside the Octagon, not on the odds. Despite being on a three-fight winning streak, Elkins is a sizable +520 underdog going into his bout tonight (March 4) against Mirsad Bektic at UFC 209. The bout will be featured on the FOX Sports 1 portion of the event’s prelims. […]
  
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• Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson full fight video

  04-03-2017 21:00
  
  The Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson full fight video shows the first fight between the two UFC stars.At UFC 205 last November, champion Tyron Woodley fought Stephen Thompson to defend his welterweight title. It was a dramatic, and competitive fight that lasted all five rounds and ended in a majority draw. Both Woodley and Thompson earned $50,000 each for Fight of the Night awards.Now, almost four months later, Woodley and Thompson will battle again in the main event of UFC 209. The card is se
  
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• Paul Craig Believes He’ll ‘Drag Tyson Pedro Into Deep Water’ at UFC 209

  04-03-2017 20:46
  
  Paul Craig is ready to throw down in the featured bout of the UFC Fight Pass portion of the UFC 209 prelims. Craig will take on fellow undefeated light heavyweight prospect Tyson Pedro tonight (March 4) inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The “Bearjew” made his UFC debut a successful one against Henrique da […]
  
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• For unbeaten 205ers Paul Craig and Tyson Pedro, there are opportunities aplenty at UFC 209

  04-03-2017 20:00
  
  LAS VEGAS — Take one look around the UFC and it’s easy to see that the list of viable prospects at 205 pounds is a bit of a wasteland. Outside of the cemented top four of champion Daniel Cormier, upcoming challenger Anthony Johnson, and former title challengers Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira, the division is wide open with very little in the way of blue chip up-and-comers who will one day fill the ranks when the old guard fades away.
  The situation has led the UFC to take oc
  
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• Albert Tumenov Likely to be Free Agent After ‘Unacceptable’ Terms From UFC

  04-03-2017 19:42
  
  It appears Albert Tumenov is no longer on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) roster. Tumenov was last seen inside the Octagon back in Oct. 2016. He suffered a submission loss at the hands of Leon Edwards. “Einstein” has lost two in a row and his record under the UFC banner stands at 5-3. Before losing […]
  
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• Davi Ramos replaces Max Griffin, meets Sergio Moraes at UFC Fight Night: Fortaleza

  04-03-2017 18:30
  
  Sergio Moraes has a new opponent for next week’s UFC Fight Night 106 event in Fortaleza, Brazil.
  Max Griffin, who was scheduled to face the Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist on March 11, announced Thursday on his Facebook page that he was advised to pull out of the welterweight bout due to an undisclosed injury, and the promotion has signed Davi Ramos to replace him at the event.
  MMA Fighting confirmed the news following a report by Combate.
  Moraes (11-2-1), who had his opponent changed in th
  
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• UFC 209 odds, gambling guide

  04-03-2017 18:00
  
  Welcome MMA bettors, speculators, and gambling lurkers! We’re back at it again for another week of comprehensive gambling analysis from your friends at MMAFighting.com. This weekend is a little less exciting without Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson, but we will valiantly trudge forward regardless.
  For those of you who are new here or those who have forgotten, this aims to be an exhaustive preview of the fights, the odds, and my own personal breakdown of where you can find betting value. The numbe
  
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• Former champion Marcos Galvao moves up to featherweight, meets Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 175

  04-03-2017 17:30
  
  Former Bellator bantamweight champion Marcos Galvao has a date to return to the cage, and it’s in a featherweight bout.
  The promotion announced on Friday night that “Loro" will meet Emmanuel Sanchez at the Bellator 175 card in Chicago on March 31. The fight card is headlined by a rematch between Muhammad Lawal and Quinton Jackson.
  Galvao (18-7-1) will fight a featherweight bout for the first time in almost seven years when he takes on Sanchez. The Brazilian, who lost his bantamweight
  
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• Dana White: ‘I’m Getting Tired of The Term Money Fights’

  04-03-2017 17:03
  
  If you’re tired of hearing about “money fights,” Dana White is with you. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President isn’t afraid to admit Conor McGregor is a special case. “Notorious” is the UFC’s top pay-per-view (PPV) draw. It goes beyond PPVs as well as McGregor brings in a substantial amount of money from the live […]
  
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• Dana White: If you’re not Conor McGregor, ‘shut up’ about money fights

  04-03-2017 17:00
  
  The term ‘money fight’ has pervaded the MMA lexicon over the last few years, rising in turn with the unprecedented rise of UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. And for good reason. The Irishman’s dogged pursuit of the almighty dollar has resulted in financial record after financial record shattering for the UFC, giving McGregor the leeway to pursue untraditional fights outside of his division even while he ruled over the 145-pound weight class as an absentee UFC champion.
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• Kobe Wall Plans to ‘Feed Off Zach Cook’s Mistakes & Holes’ at Valor Fights 41

  04-03-2017 16:35
  
  Kobe Wall is preparing for his Valor Fights debut. After tearing through the amateur ranks, Wall competed in his first professional mixed martial arts (MMA) bout against Roy Smith back in July 2016. Wall won the fight in just 58 seconds. He is now 3-0 as a professional. He’ll look to improve his record to […]
  
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• Fightweets: What’s next for Khabib Nurmagomedov?

  04-03-2017 16:00
  
  It’s the good ol’ MMA Friday Special: Where you get through an ordinary enough week, then bedlam breaks out right before the weekend. In this case, it was the cancelation of the highly anticipated UFC 209 co-feature bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, and in my case, it means hitting the delete button on most of what I had written for Fightweets on Thursday.
  Anyhoot, on to your questions ...Can the UFC trust Nurmy?
  @ELcujorino: Khabib had what seems to be poor weight
  
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• UFC 209 start time, TV schedule for Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson 2

  04-03-2017 15:00
  
  The UFC 209 start time, TV schedule is for the Woodley vs. Thompson 2 event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night. The fight card is broken into three different parts, each airing on three different mediums. This post will help explain which fights are airing where and at which times.The main card airs on pay-per-view beginning at 10 p.m. ET. It is listed as follows:Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson
  Lando Vannata vs. David Teymur
  Rashad Evans vs. Dan Kelly
  Amanda Cooper v
  
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• UFC 209 predictions

  04-03-2017 14:00
  
  This was probably the best card we’d seen since the historic UFC 205 in New York City. However, UFC 209 lost value, and that big event feel, when Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson was scrapped Friday afternoon. Now, UFC 209 just has one title on the line and feels like nothing more than a reasonable pay-per-view event. Either way, this card still has some appeal, as it features a title fight rematch between Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson, a promising lightweight scrap between excit
  
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• UFC 209 Post-Fight Press Conference Video

  04-03-2017 07:39 via sherdog.com
  
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• UFC 209 Results: Woodley vs. Thompson 2

  04-03-2017 07:29
  
  MMA Fighting has UFC 209 results for the Woodley vs. Thompson 2 fight card March 4, plus live coverage from Las Vegas, live blogs for the main card, and live UFC 209 Twitter updates.In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will square off against Stephen Thompson in a rematch. Woodley retained his belt at UFC 205 against Thompson with a majority draw decision.Lando Vannata will square off against David Teymur in a lightweight co-main event. The previous co-main event, Khabib Nu
  
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• UFC 209 preview show with Urijah Faber

  04-03-2017 07:04
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Before UFC 209, MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani and Shaun Al-Shatti -- along with special guest Urijah Faber -- break down the top storylines for Saturday's event at T-Mobile Arena.
  
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• Woodley finishes strong, remains champ

  04-03-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The first fight between Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson was an instant classic. The rematch at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night didn’t match that standard, but in the UFC 209 main event, a winner did emerge, as Woodley retained his UFC welterweight title with a five-round majority decision victory.“I was extremely nervous,” Woodley, who made the second defense of his crown, admitted. “Stephen did a way better job of gauging the space. He made it very hard
  
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• UFC heads to New Zealand this June

  04-03-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The Octagon will return to Auckland, New Zealand on June 11 (June 10 U.S. time), as the UFC announced a Fight Night card at Vector Arena. The FS 1-televised card marks the promotion’s first event in Auckland since UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt on June 28, 2014. No fights have been announced for the card yet. Stay tuned to UFC.com for ticket information and fight card announcements. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• UFC 209: Woodley vs Thompson 2 final results

  04-03-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at UFC 209: Woodley vs Thompson 2? Click below to get the results for all the fights at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 4, 2017.Woodley vs Thompson | Vannata vs Teymur | Evans vs Kelly |Cooper vs Calvillo| Overeem vs Hunt | Tybura vs Henrique | Bektic vs Elkins | Alcantara vs Sanders | Godbeer vs Spitz | Pedro vs Craig | Morales vs Soukhamthath
  UFC 209: Woodley vs Thompson 2 main cardMain event: Tyron Woodley defeated Stephen Thompson Tyron Woodley and Stephen
  
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• Teymur outduels Vannata, Overeem KOs Hunt

  04-03-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  TEYMUR vs. VANNATAElevated to Saturday’s UFC 209 co-main event after the Tony Ferguson-Khabib Nurmagomedov bout was scrapped, lightweight up and comers David Teymur and Lando Vannata put on an exciting show for the fans at T-Mobile Arena, with Teymur pulling off the upset victory via unanimous decision.Scores were 30-27 across the board for Teymur, now 6-1; Vannata falls to 9-2.Both Vannata and Teymur fought as if they had to prove themselves worthy of their placement on the card, thrillin
  
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• Johnson seeks record-tying win in April bout against Reis

  04-03-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will get his chance to make history on Apr. 15, as he defends his crown for the 10th time against Wilson Reis. With a win at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, “Mighty Mouse” will tie Anderson Silva’s record for most successful UFC title defenses.RELATED: Tickets go on-sale March 10 | Check out the current fight cardAlso announced for the FOX-televised card is a middleweight showdown between top ten contenders Ronald
  
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• Elkins stuns Bektic, Tybura KOs Henrique

  04-03-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  TYBURA vs. HENRIQUEPolish heavyweight prospect Marcin Tybura picked up his second straight knockout victory in UFC 209 prelim action at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, halting Brazil’s Luis Henrique in the third and final round Saturday.The first round was fought at a fast pace in the grappling realm, both fighters taking turns showing off their mat prowess. That led to a slower second frame, and the grueling clinch work got the Vegas fans restless. But in the third, Tybura broke open a close
  
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• Demian Maia: ‘I Was Told I Needed to Remain Active to Get my Chance’

  04-03-2017 05:58
  
  Demian Maia has to win at least one more fight to earn his welterweight title shot. Many fans and analysts were puzzled when the third ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 170-pounder was booked to take on sixth ranked Jorge Masivdal at UFC 211 on May 13. The bout was announced just days before the welterweight […]
  
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• Bellator 174 results: Julia Budd wins featherweight belt, Marloes Coenen retires

  04-03-2017 05:42
  
  Bellator has crowned its first female featherweight champion Friday night in Thackerville, Okla.
  Julia Budd took on longtime veteran Marloes Coenen in the main event of Bellator 174, and made clear early on that she had no intention staying on her feet with Coenen, taking the Dutch fighter down and working on top for the first three rounds.
  Budd was only able to get the mount in the fourth round, and landed dozens of punches and elbows until referee John McCarthy decided to stop the fight. Budd,
  
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• Bellator 174 Results: Julia Budd Retires Marloes Coenen, Captures Gold

  04-03-2017 05:39
  
  Julia Budd has finally captured a major championship in mixed martial arts (MMA). Tonight (March 3) Bellator 174 took place inside the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The main event featured the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight title bout between Budd and Marloes Coenen. “The Jewel” came into the contest on a seven-fight winning streak. […]
  
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• Marloes Coenen Announces Retirement Following Loss in Bellator 174 Headliner

  04-03-2017 05:29 via sherdog.com
  
  After 31 professional fights and a memorable career as a pioneer of women’s MMA, Marloes Coenen announced her retirement on Friday night.
  
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• Julia Budd Overwhelms Marloes Coenen to Claim Inaugural Bellator Women’s Featherweight Title

  04-03-2017 05:28 via sherdog.com
  
  Julia Budd stops Marloes Coenen in fourth round at Bellator 174, becomes promotion’s first women’s featherweight champion.
  
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• Tony Ferguson on Turning Down UFC 209 Replacement Bout: ‘They Wanted to Cut my Pay’

  04-03-2017 05:21
  
  Tony Ferguson was offered a fight with replacement opponent Michael Johnson at UFC 209, but the risk far outweighed the reward. Ferguson was set to compete against Khabib Nurmagomedov tomorrow night (March 4) inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout was going to be contested for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) […]
  
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• Bryan Barberena will fight Joe Proctor at UFC Fight Night: Nashville

  04-03-2017 05:00
  
  Bryan Barberena is headed to Nashville for his next fight.
  The UFC announced on Friday that “Bam Bam” is set to take on Joe Proctor in a welterweight bout at Nashville’s UFC Fight Night 106. The fight card takes place at the Bridgestone Arena on April 22.
  Barberena (12-4) moved to welterweight after going 1-1 in his first UFC bouts at 155 pounds, and defeated Sage Northcutt and Warlley Alves in 2016. “Bam Bam” looks to bounce back after losing to Colby Covington via
  
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• Dana White Blames Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Team For UFC 209 Interim Title Bout Cancellation

  04-03-2017 04:57
  
  Dana White isn’t thrilled with how Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team handled his illness. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President woke up to the news that “The Eagle” was in the hospital. The problem White has with Nurmagomedov’s team is how they went about sending their fighter to the hospital. White said instead of calling the UFC’s doctor […]
  
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• UFC 209 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins & Results: The Show Continues Without Key Lightweights

  04-03-2017 04:40
  
  The early and ceremonial UFC 209 weigh-ins have wrapped up. Fans looking forward to seeing tomorrow night’s (March 4) UFC 209 event were hit with some unfortunate news. While Tony Ferguson made weight for his interim lightweight title bout, Khabib Nurmagomedov was unable to step on the scale and was removed from the card. “The […]
  
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• UFC 209 ceremonial weigh-in photos

  04-03-2017 04:01
  
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• Bubba Jenkins signs with ACB, debuts next week

  04-03-2017 04:00
  
  Bubba Jenkins has a new home.
  Less than a month after parting ways with Bellator, Jenkins has signed a multi-fight deal with Absolute Championship Berkut, the promotion announced Friday. Jenkins will make his promotional debut versus lightweight Ali Bagov at ACB 54 in Manchester, England, on March 11.
  Jenkins (11-3) left Bellator after going 8-3 under the promotion’s banner competing in lightweight and featherweight fights. Bagov (22-10), who was originally scheduled to face Alexandre Pime
  
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• Dana White: Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team could have ‘saved’ fight with Tony Ferguson

  04-03-2017 03:21
  
  Dana White said it was 4 a.m. Las Vegas time when he first learned about Khabib Nurmagomedov’s illness. There was a major problem, though, according to White, who spoke Friday afternoon to Megan Olivi on the FS1 UFC 209 weigh-in show.Nurmagomedov had already gone to the hospital — without telling anyone at the UFC.Nurmagomedov’s team had not gone through proper channels, the boss said.
  “Basically, his team had decided to take him to just some random hospital here in Las V
  
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• Michael Bisping vs. Georges St-Pierre press conference photos

  04-03-2017 03:06
  
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• Verbal jabs fly between Georges St-Pierre and tardy Michael Bisping: ‘Are you still drunk right now?’

  04-03-2017 02:30
  
  LAS VEGAS — Georges St-Pierre is officially back in the UFC, and it didn’t take long for the bad blood to materialize for his comeback fight against UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping.
  St-Pierre and Bisping held an introductory press conference for their upcoming UFC tilt on Friday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and although Bisping was several minutes late to the proceedings, sparks flew from the moment the bombastic Brit emerged onto the stage. Bisping immediately annou
  
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• Tony Ferguson says he didn’t accept late replacement, because UFC ‘wanted to cut my pay’

  04-03-2017 02:02
  
  Tony Ferguson said he was willing to fight after Khabib Nurmagomedov dropped off UFC 209, but didn’t like what the UFC was offering.
  “El Cucuy” said Friday on FS1’s weigh-in show that the UFC offered him less money to fight a replacement opponent, like Michael Johnson, in the UFC 209 co-main event and he turned it down. The interim lightweight title was also taken off the table, Ferguson said.
  “They wanted to cut my pay,” Ferguson told interviewer Megan Olivi.
  
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• Lando Vannata vs. David Teymur promoted to co-main event of UFC 209

  04-03-2017 01:42
  
  Lando Vannata vs. David Teymur is now the new co-main event of UFC 209.
  The lightweight fight, which was scheduled to go down in the main card, got promoted to the co-main event slot of Saturday’s UFC event in Las Vegas, Nev. This change was made after the original and highly anticipated co-main event between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov was scrapped from the event.On Friday, Numagomedov fell ill during his weight cut and was taken to the hospital. “The Eagle” was not
  
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• Francis Ngannou: ‘I’m Not Impressed by Derrick Lewis’

  04-03-2017 01:22
  
  Derrick Lewis doesn’t catch the interest of Francis Ngannou. “The Predator” is coming off the biggest win of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career over former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder Andrei Arlovski. Ngannou earned a first-round TKO victory. Ngannou earned a “Performance of the Night” bonus for the bruising he dished […]
  
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• UFC 209 Ceremonial Weigh-in Video

  04-03-2017 01:17 via sherdog.com
  
  Watch the UFC 209 ceremonial weigh-ins here:
  
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• GSP Recognizes Challenge of Move to Middleweight: ‘Some 155ers Are Bigger Than Me’

  04-03-2017 01:06 via sherdog.com
  
  At some points during Friday’s press conference to promote their future championship bout, Michael Bisping seemed to take great pleasure in taunting Georges St. Pierre about the difference in size between the two men.
  
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• Dana White Says Cancellation of UFC 209 Interim Lightweight Title Bout is ‘Huge Blow’

  04-03-2017 00:53
  
  In case you’ve been out of the loop, an interim lightweight title bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson is not happening tomorrow night (March 4). “The Eagle” and “El Cucuy” were set to throw down inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in the co-main event of UFC 209. Nurmagomedov struggled to make […]
  
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• Michael Bisping Says He’ll Fight Yoel Romero 6 Weeks After Facing GSP

  04-03-2017 00:43 via sherdog.com
  
  Perhaps the biggest loser in the wake of the announcement that Michael Bisping would defend his title against Georges St. Pierre was the middleweight division’s true No. 1 contender.
  
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• Dana White: UFC 209’s loss of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson a ‘huge blow’

  04-03-2017 00:11
  
  LAS VEGAS — Tony Ferguson will not be fighting at UFC 209, despite some last-minute efforts by the UFC to explore the option of a replacement opponent following the withdrawal of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
  UFC president Dana White confirmed the news on Friday at the press conference for Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre’s upcoming middleweight title fight, stating that the UFC planned to get through Saturday night before exploring what to do with Ferguson next.
  “It’s obviou
  
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• Ray Rodriguez: ‘The Last Two Months of my Life Has Been For Rivaldo Junior’

  04-03-2017 00:06
  
  No one can question Ray Rodriguez’s desire to reach his full potential in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). Next Friday night (March 10) Rodriguez will take on Rivaldo Junior in the main event of LFA 6. “The Judge” is making his Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) debut, but he was a competitor when the […]
  
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• Demian Maia: I was told I needed to remain active to get my chance for the UFC title

  04-03-2017 00:00
  
  Just days away from the UFC welterweight championship bout between Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson at Saturday’s UFC 209, the promotion announced that Demian Maia would be taking on Jorge Masvidal at UFC 211 on May 13.
  The news came as a surprise since Maia told the media after UFC 205 that the promotion gave him two options after Woodley and Thompson fought for a draw in New York: wait for the rematch and fight the winner, or take another fight.
  Maia chose to wait, but the promotion se
  
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