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• Kelvin Gastelum vs. Johny Hendricks full fight video

  11-03-2017 23:00
  
  At UFC 200 back in July 2016, Kelvin Gastelum faced former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks at a 172-pound catchweight due to Hendricks missing weight. In the biggest fight of his career, Gastelum was able to outpoint Hendricks to win a unanimous decision.Now, eight months later, Gastelum is set to face MMA veteran Vitor Belfort in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 106 in Fortaleza, Brazil. The fight with Belfort marks the second middleweight bout for Gastelum since ret
  
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• UFC Fight Night 106 Results: Belfort vs. Gastelum

  11-03-2017 22:54
  
  MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Night 106 results for the Belfort vs. Gastelum event Friday at the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil.In the main event, former UFC champion Vitor Belfort will square off against Kelvin Gastelum in a middleweight contest. Former UFC champion Shogun Rua battles Gian Villante in a light heavyweight contest in the co-main event.Check out the UFC Fight Night 106 results below.Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
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• Wilson Reis on Demetrious Johnson Title Fight: ‘I’m Going to Take His Belt’

  11-03-2017 22:50
  
  Wilson Reis isn’t lacking confidence going into his flyweight title bout next month. Reis is set to share the Octagon with reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight title holder Demetrious Johnson on April 15 as the headliner of UFC on FOX 24. If “Mighty Mouse” defeats Reis, he’ll tie Anderson Silva’s record for most successful […]
  
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• Demetrious Johnson Says Dana White is Opposed to Third Bout With Joseph Benavidez

  11-03-2017 22:17
  
  Joseph Benavidez may have a tough time getting a third match-up against Demetrious Johnson. “Mighty Mouse” is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight title holder and he has been since Sept. 2012. Two of Johnson’s nine straight successful title defenses came against Benavidez. In their first encounter, Johnson took a split decision over Benavidez […]
  
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• Davi Ramos: Fight with Sergio Moraes is the greatest grappling match-up in UFC history

  11-03-2017 22:00
  
  FORTALEZA, Brazil — Davi Ramos will make his UFC debut Saturday night against Sergio Moraes, and he believes that his fight will make history.
  Ramos, who originally fights in the lightweight division, is a multiple time champion in jiu-jitsu and the 2015 ADCC gold medalist. Ramos is moving up to 170 pounds to replace injured Max Griffin on short notice at UFC Fight Night 106, and welcomes a grappling contest with his fellow BJJ world champion.
  “This time it’s two guys with exce
  
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• Javier Mendez: ‘Cain Velasquez is Slowly Coming Back Into it’

  11-03-2017 21:43
  
  It appears Cain Velasquez is in no rush to return to the Octagon. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder was going to compete against Fabricio Werdum in a rematch at UFC 207 back in Dec. 2016. Velasquez was pulled from the card due to back issues. With news of Ben Rothwell’s removal […]
  
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• Chas Skelly vs. Jason Knight set for UFC 211

  11-03-2017 21:23
  
  A featherweight bout pitting Chas Skelly and Jason Knight is the latest addition to UFC 211.
  Skelly tweeted about the fight Friday, and MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani confirmed the news.Skelly will be returning to his home state of Texas once again, looking to continue to build off his current two-fight win streak. Skelly has fought in Texas for his last two UFC bouts where he’s managed pick up submission wins over Maximo Blanco and Chris Gruetzemacher. Skelly is currently 17-2 as a pr
  
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• Misha Cirkunov Admits he Was ‘Nervous’ After UFC Negotiations Soured

  11-03-2017 20:56
  
  Misha Cirkunov wasn’t out of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for long, but the process wasn’t easy. Last month, UFC President Dana White said that Cirkunov had “flaked” on a deal and therefore would not be brought back to the promotion. Less than a month later, White announced the UFC re-signed Cirkunov. For the Latvian […]
  
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• Alex Oliveira: ‘I’m Focused on Beating Tim Means up’

  11-03-2017 20:28
  
  Alex Oliveira and Tim Means will settle the score tonight (March 11). In their first encounter, Means threw two knees to Oliveira’s head. Time was called because Oliveira had one knee down on the mat. Under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), kneeing a downed opponent to the head is illegal. The bout […]
  
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• Henry Briones injured, Brad Pickett gets new opponent for UFC Fight Night 107 in London

  11-03-2017 20:08
  
  Brad Pickett has a new opponent for his retirement bout at UFC Fight Night 107.The Englishman will be fighting short-notice replacement Marlon Vera in a bantamweight bout for next week’s UFC event in London, the UFC announced on Saturday.Pickett was originally scheduled to fight Henry Briones, but the Mexican fighter was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an eye injury sustained during sparring on Tuesday, which he revealed through his Facebook. The cancellation of the bout marked the
  
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• Still hoping for rematch, Bethe Correia doubts Ronda Rousey returns to the UFC

  11-03-2017 20:00
  
  Will Ronda Rousey ever return to the Octagon? Bethe Correia, one of her biggest rivals in the UFC, isn’t counting on that.
  Rousey was a megastar when she faced Correia at UFC 190 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August of 2015. With most of the crowd backing the American against their countrywoman, Rousey finished “Pitbull" in 34 seconds to score her last victory in MMA.
  The UFC star stepped inside the Octagon twice after that night, losing her UFC title to Holly Holm in Australia, and
  
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• Marlon Vera Replaces Enrique Briones, Meets Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night 107 in London

  11-03-2017 19:50 via sherdog.com
  
  Brad Pickett has a new opponent for his retirement bout at UFC Fight Night 107.
  
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• Floyd Mayweather: I’m Ending Retirement to fight Conor McGregor

  11-03-2017 19:11 via sherdog.com
  
  As captured by , Floyd Mayweather Jr. talks about his rivalry with Conor McGregor.
  
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• UFC Fight Night London: Marlon Vera Steps in On Short Notice Against Brad Pickett

  11-03-2017 19:08
  
  Brad Pickett will have his retirement fight next week at UFC Fight Night 107 in London following confirmation of a last-minute opponent from the Englishman. Pickett’s initial opponent [Henry Briones] pulled out of the fight for reasons which were not disclosed, marking the third time in which the Mexican has withdrawn from a fight with […]
  
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• Rani Yahya believes he’s a bad match-up for Cody Garbrandt, T.J. Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz

  11-03-2017 19:00
  
  FORTALEZA, Brazil — Rani Yahya doesn’t think he’s too far from a shot at the UFC bantamweight title.
  Entering his 19th fight under the UFC and WEC banner on Saturday night, facing Joe Soto at the UFC Fight Night 106 card in Fortaleza, Brazil, Yahya, unbeaten since cutting back down to bantamweight in 2014, believes that he could be two fights away from facing the best in the world.
  "It won’t take too long,” Yahya told MMA Fighting of a shot at the UFC gold. "I think
  
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• Amanda Nunes Wanted to Laugh While Battering Ronda Rousey

  11-03-2017 18:45
  
  Amanda Nunes has confessed that not only did she enjoy beating up former champion Ronda Rousey at UFC 207, but that it was funny. Nunes recently spoke with Combate about the details of the Ronda Rousey fight, and how she was happy that the bout ended as early as it did: “It was a 10-year old […]
  
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• Mayweather Fight Happens in September, says Conor McGregor’s Close Friend

  11-03-2017 18:33
  
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor will square off in the ring in September according to reports involving Irish boxer Michael Conlon. LA Times reporter Lance Pugmire has claimed that he has engaged in dialogue with Conlan recently, who confirms that both men will face off in what will surely be the highest grossing fight in combat […]
  
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• Unbeaten Angela Lee Slaughters Jenny Huang to Retain One Championship Atomweight Crown

  11-03-2017 18:21 via sherdog.com
  
  Angela Lee chewed up and spit out her would-be successor.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 106 odds, gambling guide

  11-03-2017 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 sneaky good card headlined by some legends potentially getting put out to pasture in violent and depressing ways.
  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.
  
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• ONE Championship results: Angela Lee demolishes Jenny Huang to defend atomweight title

  11-03-2017 17:52
  
  Angela Lee stayed perfect on Saturday night, outclassing previously unbeaten Jenny Huang to preserve her undefeated record and defend the ONE Championship atomweight title with a third-round stoppage in the main event of ONE Championship: Warrior Kingdom at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
  The result was never in doubt for Lee (7-0), a 20-year-old titleholder who has been tapped as one of the faces of ONE Championship. Showcasing a new aspect to her game, the normally submission-oriented L
  
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• Floyd Mayweather: “Today, I’m Officially out of Retirement for Conor McGregor.”

  11-03-2017 17:21
  
  Conor McGregor is only a signature away from meeting Floyd Mayweather Jr. in his 50th career fight in the summer, according to the boxing legend. UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and boxing’s living-legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. have dominated the headlines in their respective sports for what seems like an eternity. Accusations of a mutually benefitting […]
  
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• Floyd Mayweather Jr: “Today, I’m officially out of retirement for Conor McGregor.”

  11-03-2017 17:21
  
  Conor McGregor is only a signature away from meeting Floyd Mayweather Jr. in his 50th career fight in the summer, according to the boxing legend. UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and boxing’s living-legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. have dominated the headlines in their respective sports for what seems like an eternity. Accusations of a mutually benefitting […]
  
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• Alex Oliveira wants to teach Tim Means a lesson after illegal knee: ‘I’ll beat his face up'

  11-03-2017 17:00
  
  FORTALEZA, Brazil — Alex Oliveira wants revenge.
  “Cowboy" returns to the Octagon on Saturday night in Fortaleza, Brazil, in a rematch with Tim Means. The welterweights met for the first time in December, but the contest lasted less than four minutes, when Means landed a brutal illegal knee and the referee declared it a no contest.
  Oliveira and Means will battle once again at UFC Fight Night 106 on March 11, and everything that happened during and after the first contest motivates the
  
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• Fightweets: Yair Rodriguez and what the UFC’s doing right

  11-03-2017 16:00
  
  No big fancy intro this week. Let’s get right into it ...Yair Rodriguez and the featherweight division@thefightersblog: Does winner of Edgar/Rodriguez get the no. 1 contender spot, and fight winner of Aldo/Holloway?
  It’s become fashionable to bash the UFC for their decision making in the WME era (and I’ve certainly done my fair share of the bashing). We’re almost too eager to look for evidence the new ownership regime is eschewing sporting traditions in favor of a fast bu
  
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• Floyd Mayweather: ‘I’m officially out of retirement for Conor McGregor’

  11-03-2017 15:35
  
  For the last year, combat sports headlines have been dominated by talk of a potential super-fight between all-time boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. And while nothing substantive has happened towards making the fight a reality, things may have just gotten a little more interesting.
  At a stop during his recent United Kingdom tour, Mayweather announced that he is officially out of retirement from the sport of boxing in order to pursue a fight with McGre
  
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• UFC Fight Night 106 predictions

  11-03-2017 15:00
  
  Well, UFC Fight Night 106 is here, and on paper, it should be a great night of fights, probably better than the last two UFC pay-per-views. This card is headlined by an interesting middleweight match-up with between former UFC champion Vitor Belfort and former top welterweight Kelvin Gastelum. UFC Fight Night 106 also features important bouts for the lightweight and flyweight divisions in Edson Barboza vs. Beneil Dariush, and Jussier Formiga vs. Ray Borg. Additionally, MMA legend Mauricio Rua an
  
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• One Championship Results: Lee vs. Huang

  11-03-2017 14:37
  
  MMA Fighting has the One Championship results for the Lee vs. Huang event at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday.In the main event, Angela Lee will defend her One Championship atomweight title against Jenny Huang.Check out the One Championship results below.Main Card
  Angela Lee vs. Jenny Huang
  Shannon Wiratchai vs. Richard Corminal
  Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke vs. Joshua Pacio
  Yodsanan Sityodtong vs. Ramon Gonzales
  Riki Ishige vs. Audreylaura Boniface Raphael
  Sagetdao Petpayathai d
  
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• Amanda Nunes felt ‘alone' before fighting Ronda Rousey: 'They hurt me a lot'

  11-03-2017 14:00
  
  FORTALEZA, Brazil — Amanda Nunes put her UFC bantamweight championship on the line for the first time Dec. 30 against MMA superstar Ronda Rousey, but she didn’t feel she was treated like a champion before the fight.
  The UFC promoted the UFC 207 main event mostly based on Rousey’s comeback, a more than a year after she lost her belt to Holly Holm in Australia. Nunes made quick work of the former champion to defend the belt in Las Vegas.
  "I talk about anger, but I was sad,”
  
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• Shogun, Barboza get epic finishes in Brazil

  11-03-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  RUA vs. VILLANTEBrazilian icon Mauricio “Shogun” Rua took plenty of hard shots in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night co-main event at the Olympic Training Center in Fortaleza, Brazil, but the former light heavyweight champion gave opponent Gian Villante even more in return, allowing him to score a third-round TKO of the Long Island native and extend his current winning streak to three.The exchanges started as soon as the two engaged, with Rua sharp early. But in the second minute, a 1-
  
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• Lee earns signature victory, continues streak

  11-03-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  LEE vs. TRINALDOKevin Lee likely stamped his ticket to the lightweight top 15 on Saturday night, as he snapped the seven-fight winning streak of No. 11-ranked Francisco Trinaldo while extending his own streak to four at the Olympic Training Center in Fortaleza, Brazil.Trinaldo easily threw off Lee’s first two takedown attempts, but the third one hit the mark, as the Michigan native dumped “Massaranduba” to the deck in the second minute. Midway through the round, Trinaldo rose t
  
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• Gastelum silences Belfort and crowd in Brazil

  11-03-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  GASTELUM vs. BELFORTTwenty years after his UFC debut, Vitor Belfort made the walk to the Octagon Saturday night at the Olympic Training Center in Fortaleza, Brazil, but it was rising middleweight star Kelvin Gastelum who made a statement with his speed and power, as he stopped the former UFC champion in the first round.“I’m confident in my skills to finish any fight and I’m ready for what’s next,” said Gastelum, who talked of a possible fight with Anderson Silva in
  
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• Fight Night Fortaleza final results and news

  11-03-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at UFC Fight Night Fortaleza: Belfort vs Gastelum? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Centro de Formação Olímpica de Fortaleza in Fortaleza, Brazil on Saturday, March 11, 2017.Belfort vs Gastelum | Rua vs Villante | Barboza vs Dariush | Formiga vs Borg | Correia vs Reneau | Oliveira vs Means | Trinaldo vs Lee | Moraes vs Ramos | Yahya vs Soto | Prazeres vs Burkman | Jason vs Kennedy | McLellan vs BorrachinhaUFC Fight Night Fortaleza: Be
  
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• Ray Rodriguez Victorious, Mackenzie Dern Moves to 3-0 at Legacy Fighting Alliance 6

  11-03-2017 06:04 via sherdog.com
  
  Ray Rodriguez has turned around his career.
  
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• Mackenzie Dern moves to 3-0 as a pro with decision win over Katherine Roy at LFA 6

  11-03-2017 04:54
  
  Mackenzie Dern remained perfect.
  The top prospect defeated Katherine Roy by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) at Legacy Fighting Alliance 6 on Friday night in San Antonio. Dern is now 3-0 as a pro MMA fighter.
  Dern, 23, is one of the best blue-chippers in all of MMA. She’s arguably the top female jiu-jitsu player in the world and made her transition to the cage last year for Legacy FC, when she went 2-0. In her last bout, Dern had one of the best submissions of 2016 with an omoplata
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Manager: ‘I Should Have Called The UFC Doctor’

  11-03-2017 04:47
  
  Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager is taking responsibility for how things were handled with “The Eagle’s” weight cutting mishap. Nurmagomedov was set to compete against Tony Ferguson for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title at UFC 209. The bout never happened as Nurmagomedov fell ill due to weight cutting issues. UFC President Dana White expressed […]
  
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• Rani Yahya: ‘My Goal is to Compete For The UFC Belt & be The Champion’

  11-03-2017 03:04
  
  Rani Yahya has championship aspirations. Yahya competes tomorrow night (March 11) against Joe Soto at an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Night event in Fortaleza, Brazil. Yahya vs. Soto is set to be featured on the preliminary portion of the card. Speaking with MMAJunkie.com, Yahya said he is prepared to reach an elite level in […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 106 preview show with Demian Maia

  11-03-2017 02:54
  
  FORTALEZA, Brazil -- The UFC returns to Fortaleza for the first time since 2013 with Vitor Belfort vs. Kelvin Gastelum in the main event, and UFC welterweight Demian Maia joins MMA Fighting's Guilherme Cruz to break down the top fights.
  
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• Nate Diaz Gives Conor McGregor a ‘Puncher’s Chance’ in Boxing Match vs. Floyd Mayweather

  11-03-2017 01:53 via sherdog.com
  
  Former opponent Nate Diaz isn’t completely discounting Conor McGregor’s chances in a hypothetical boxing match against retired champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.
  
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• Chris Dunn on Title Bout With Will Shutt: ‘I Wouldn’t Blink’ (Exclusive)

  11-03-2017 01:24
  
  Chris Dunn is anticipating a barn burner on March 31. On that date, Dunn will battle Will Shutt for the Ascendancy FC (AFC) featherweight championship. The two are going to meet inside Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines, Iowa. It’ll be “Kid Dynamite’s” second fight under the AFC banner. Dunn recently took the time […]
  
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• Rafael dos Anjos suggests fights with Nick Diaz, Robbie Lawler for welterweight debut

  11-03-2017 01:20
  
  FORTALEZA, Brazil -- Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is moving up to 170 pounds, and talks about the idea of facing Nick Diaz or Robbie Lawler, whether or not he would go back to lightweight, when he wants to fight next, and more.
  
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• Jussier Formiga hopes to make case for a title shot at UFC Fight Night 106

  11-03-2017 01:00
  
  FORTALEZA, Brazil — Fighting in Fortaleza will be special for Jussier Formiga.
  The experienced flyweight will compete for the first in the capital of Ceara since 2011, when he finished Michael Costa to win the Shooto Brazil flyweight championship and kicked off the four-fight stoppage streak that earned him an UFC contract.
  "Fortaleza is right next to my hometown Natal, so I was super excited when they offered me this fight,” Formiga, who meets Ray Borg at Saturday’s UFC Fight
  
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• HBO Boxing Weigh-in Results: David Lemieux, Curtis Stevens on Target

  11-03-2017 00:21 via sherdog.com
  
  HBO Boxing is set to invade the Events Center at Turning Stone Resort and Casino on Saturday night once again as two premier middleweights will take center stage.
  
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