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• Myles Jury opens up about his displeasure with the evolution of trash talking in MMA

  09-04-2017 23:00
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. – Myles Jury talks to the media at UFC 210 about his technical knockout victory over Mike De La Torre, the current state of self promotion and trash talking in MMA, his fighting career, and much more.
  
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• Daniel Cormier: ‘Jimi Manuwa Would be Lucky to Get Out 10 Minutes’

  09-04-2017 22:19
  
  Daniel Cormier doesn’t sound too worried about Jimi Manuwa’s rise. Last night (April 8), Cormier successfully defended his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title against Anthony Johnson in a rematch. The bout served as UFC 210’s main event. Like the first bout, Cormier locked in a rear-naked choke and walked away with gold. After the […]
  
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• Gegard Mousasi on perceived unfair pay: ‘How am I not marketable?’

  09-04-2017 22:00
  
  Gegard Mousasi enters his free agency period on a five-fight win streak, with seven victories in his past eight.And the way he sees it, following his controversial second-round TKO victory over Chris Weidman at UFC 210, its time to get paid as well as the rest of the world’s top fighters.In a spirited defense of his record at the post-fight press conference at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center, Mousasi rattled off the names of several former world champions among the those he’s defeated
  
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• Anthony Johnson: ‘No, I am Not About to Play Football For The Rams’

  09-04-2017 21:27
  
  Don’t expect to see Anthony Johnson on the gridiron. Last night (April 8), Johnson stunned mixed martial arts (MMA) fans when he announced his retirement from the sport. “Rumble” was submitted by Daniel Cormier inside the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY. It was the second time Cormier choked Johnson in an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) […]
  
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• Magomed Bibulatov on Ties With Chechen Dictator: ‘I’m Not Into Politics’

  09-04-2017 21:04
  
  Magomed Bibulatov dodged questions regarding his ties to the leader of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. Days before UFC 210, it was revealed that Bibulatov said, “I support Ramzan fully.” Reports have surfaced claiming the Chechen government has been rounding up gay men and killing them. It’s said that the government has gone as far as to have […]
  
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• UFC 210 Aftermath: Daniel Cormier lords over barren division

  09-04-2017 21:00
  
  Daniel Cormier has earned his time in the spotlight, and he’s milking it for all it’s worth.
  The UFC light heavyweight champion was coy and playful, dishing out barbs, and just generally being an amped-up version of himself following his UFC 210 main event victory over Anthony Johnson, one in which he overcame an apparent broken nose as if it was no bigger deal than the sniffles.But while DC deserves this moment to bask and gloat, there’s also no doubt that a light heavyweight
  
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• Ep. 16: MMA News Podcast With Hector ‘Kid Alex’ Sandoval

  09-04-2017 20:35
  
  The MMA News Podcast has reached its 16th episode. As you may have guessed, episode 16 is powered by Pony Keg Sports. Our hosts Tim Thompson (@MMANews_Tim) and Josh Stephens (@PonyKegSports) are back in action to discuss this week’s mixed martial arts (MMA) news as well as upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events. Thompson and Stephens […]
  
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• Daniel Cormier on potential Jimi Manuwa fight: ‘I would demoralize him’

  09-04-2017 20:00
  
  Daniel Cormier’s dance card is filling up quickly.After successfully defending his UFC light heavyweight title by submitting Anthony Johnson in the second round at UFC 210 on Saturday, Cormier began jawing at Jimi Manuwa who was sitting cageside for the performance. When Joe Rogan asked Cormier what he was saying to Manuwa, the champ said he was telling Manuwa to quit his quest for a title shot.
  “I told Jimi to stop pretending he wants to fight me,” Cormier said. “He don&
  
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• Dana White Has Harsh Words for Bob Arum, “Can’t Deny” Conor McGregor a Fight with Floyd Mayweather

  09-04-2017 19:56
  
  Dana White admitted Saturday that he’d been talking to Floyd Mayweather’s team for “a while now” at the post-fight press conference following UFC 210. However, the biggest news on that front was perhaps White’s harsh words for boxing promoter Bob Arum — and his comments that he “can’t deny” Conor McGregor a fight against the […]
  
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• UFC 210: Burgos vs. Rosa Awarded Fight of the Night, Gillespie and Oliveira Also Pick Up Bonuses

  09-04-2017 19:40
  
  Four fighters are $50,000 richer following UFC 210 in Buffalo Saturday night. The event, which took place at the Keybank Center, saw a bizarre co-main event end in controversy, and a main event fight between light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson that ended with a Cormier submission win after an odd, wrestling-heavy approach […]
  
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• Urijah Faber To Be Inducted Into UFC Hall of Fame

  09-04-2017 19:18
  
  Urijah Faber called it a career just months ago, and already, the pioneering fighter is being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. The promotion announced the move Saturday night at UFC 210 in Buffalo, New York with a video package narrated by Ron Pearlman presenting an overview of the figher’s legendary career. Faber will […]
  
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• Cody Garbrandt To Defend Bantamweight Title Against T.J. Dillashaw in UFC 213 Co-Main Event

  09-04-2017 19:02
  
  UFC bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt, a member of Urijah Faber’s Team Alpha Male, and T.J. Dillashaw, the former champ and ex-Team Alpha Male member, will have a chance to settle the bad blood between them at UFC 213. The promotion confirmed Saturday that a title bout between the two, who are appearing as coaches on […]
  
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• The Weekly Grind: Brad Tavares kicks Felice Herrig on the chest, Lorenz Larkin calls out Gabi Garcia

  09-04-2017 19:00
  
  The life of a professional fighter isn't all glitz and glamour.As if getting punched, kicked, kneed, choked and twisted into a pretzel on a regular basis isn't enough, fighters attract a general wackiness that makes their lives, well...interesting.
  To commemorate these day-to-day hardships, slip-ups, pranks, and more, we bring you, "The Weekly Grind."She told me to do it @JBLEnews @feliceherrig @MoTownPhenom @ToddDuffee @MMAjunkieGeorge @thegoze @StitchDuran pic.twitter.com/tDlLwgVo1E— Bra
  
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• Patrick Cote Retires Following UFC 210 Loss To Thiago Alves

  09-04-2017 18:47
  
  Anthony “Rumble” Johnson wasn’t the only UFC star to retire Saturday night. One of Canada’s biggest MMA stars called it a career at UFC 210 in Buffalo, as welterweight Patrick Cote announced he was retiring. “The Predator,” who lost a unanimous decision to Thiago Alves, took off his gloves and left them in the octagon […]
  
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• Chris Weidman Calls For An Immediate Rematch with Mousasi, Will Appeal UFC 210 Decision

  09-04-2017 18:21
  
  Chris Weidman suffered perhaps the most bizarre finish in years at UFC 210 in his co-main event fight with Gegard Mousasi. Confusion erupted in the second round over a knee thrown by Mousasi that was initially deemed illegal by the ref, who then stopped the action and allowed Weidman five minutes to recover. However, after […]
  
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• Dana White: NYSAC inexperience makes it like ‘we’re in 2001 again’

  09-04-2017 18:00
  
  Dana White said he felt like they were back in 2001, when regulation of MMA was in its infancy, because of all the confusion that surrounded the ending to the Gegard Mousasi vs. Chris Weidman fight Saturday night. Even when you think you've seen it all, something new comes up that nobody is ready for.
  That's what happened Saturday night with the Gegard Mousasi vs. Chris Weidman fight and an ending that will be talked about for some time to come.
  Mousasi delivered two hard knees to the head, the
  
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• Daniel Cormier ‘very surprised’ by Anthony Johnson’s decision to wrestle with him at UFC 210

  09-04-2017 17:00
  
  In the pre-fight build up to his light heavyweight title defense at UFC 210 against Anthony Johnson, Daniel Cormier said the fight would look exactly like their first encounter, a third-round rear-naked choke for Cormier back in 2015. And when the dust settled Saturday night, Cormier’s prediction proved mostly true with the champion securing another rear-naked choke victory, this time in the second round.But, as Cormier noted in the post-fight press conference, though the destinations were
  
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• Gegard Mousasi says Chris Weidman was hunting for a DQ, ‘trying to find a way out’

  09-04-2017 16:00
  
  Gegard Mousasi kept his UFC win streak alive Saturday night at UFC 210, though not in the way he would have liked.Mousasi scored a second-round TKO victory over former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in a contest riddled with controversy, as a mixture of bad officiating, archaic instant replay rules, and a New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) still very much in its MMA infancy coalesced into an outcome that left neither fighter pleased.
  The trouble arose midway through round two wh
  
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• ‘Rumble’ Johnson vaguely explains stunning UFC retirement: ‘It’s just business’

  09-04-2017 15:00
  
  Anthony Johnson abruptly called it a career on Saturday night at UFC 210. Following his second-round loss to UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, “Rumble” shocked the MMA world by announcing that he had decided to hang up his gloves at the age of 33 in order to pursue another venture in his life.And while Johnson remained cryptic about what exactly that venture was at Saturday’s UFC 210 post-fight press conference, he did elaborate on the reasons that led him to walk
  
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• Daniel Cormier slams ‘Cialis boy’ Jon Jones for barbs about UFC 210 weigh-in

  09-04-2017 14:00
  
  Daniel Cormier has addressed Jon Jones’ comments on his weigh-in controversy.On Friday morning, during the UFC 210 official weigh-ins, the UFC light heavyweight champion came in at 1.2 pounds over the limit required for light heavyweight championship bouts. Cormier was given another chance to weigh-in less than three minutes later, and was able to make the weight, but was holding the towel used to cover his body in the process, which many claimed was a trick used to manipulate the scale.Jo
  
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• Chris Weidman plans to appeal controversial loss to Gegard Mousasi: ‘I got screwed’

  09-04-2017 12:37
  
  There’s been much talk about confusion over the rules in the wake of Gegard Mousasi’s highly controversial victory over Chris Weidman at UFC 210 on Saturday night.But as far as Weidman is concerned, things are pretty clear.The former UFC middleweight champion was told by referee Dan Miragliotta that Mousasi threw an illegal knee in the second round of their match at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center. The ruling changed midstream from illegal to legal after Miragliotta looked at the repl
  
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• UFC 210 post-fight show

  09-04-2017 12:08
  
  BUFFALO -- With UFC 210 in the books, MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani and John Pollock of the Fight Network break down the top storylines.
  
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• Cody Garbrandt vs. T.J. Dillashaw Confirmed for UFC 213 in Las Vegas

  09-04-2017 10:05 via sherdog.com
  
  Cody Garbrandt will defend his bantamweight crown against former Team Alpha Male training partner T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 213.
  
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• Daniel Cormier: When Jon Jones is Eligible, Then He Can Talk to Me About a Fight

  09-04-2017 09:48 via sherdog.com
  
  After vanquishingthe man many regarded as the most dangerous contender in the light heavyweight division, Daniel Cormier seemed to revel in taunting his future opponents.
  
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• After Retirement Announcement, ‘Rumble’ Johnson Shoots Down Rumors of NFL Aspirations

  09-04-2017 09:18 via sherdog.com
  
  Anthony Johnson won’t say exactly what his post-MMA retirement plans are just yet. However, he will say what they aren’t.
  
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• Weidman Considering Appeal of Controversial UFC 210 Defeat, Seeks Rematch with Mousasi

  09-04-2017 08:50 via sherdog.com
  
  In the aftermath of his disappointing defeat to Gegard Mousasi in the UFC 210 co-headliner, Chris Weidman was still at a loss.
  
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• Gegard Mousasi vs. Chris Weidman full fight video highlights

  09-04-2017 08:40
  
  Watch Chris Weidman vs. Gegard Mousasi full fight video highlights from UFC 210's co-main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 took place April 8 at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman (13-3) looked to break out of his slump against streaking contender Gegard Mousasi (42-6-2) in the night's co-main event, which aired live on pay-per-view. Catch the video highlights above.
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• UFC 210 post-fight bonuses: Charles Oliveira, Gregor Gillespie take home $50K for first-round finishes

  09-04-2017 08:31
  
  Charles Oliveira and Gregor Gillespie will both be celebrating big after earning an extra $50,000 each for their impressive first-round finishes at UFC 210 on Saturday night.
  Oliveira came into his fight against Will Brooks as a +200 underdog but the former featherweight made an impressive return to the 155-pound division, taking Brooks down early before transitioning to the back and securing a rear-naked choke at 2:30 of the first round. The Performance of the Night is Oliveira’s seventh
  
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• Is Anthony Johnson Headed to NFL With Los Angeles Rams?

  09-04-2017 07:54
  
  Following his retirement announcement at UFC 210 Saturday night, Anthony Johnson’s Twitter page was given some new artwork and details. Johnson announced that he was leaving MMA after a loss to Daniel Cormier, and almost immediately, his Twitter profile header picture was switched to that of a Los Angeles Rams NFL helmet. Also, under the […]
  
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• Sunday Morning UFC 210 Coffee: Who Won The Fight Last Night?

  09-04-2017 07:48 via sherdog.com
  
  Are you wondering who won the fight last night? Sherdog.com has you covered.
  
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• Highlights: UFC 210 Main Event Between Daniel Cormier, Anthony Johnson

  09-04-2017 07:47
  
  Daniel Cormier successfully defended his light heavyweight title Saturday night at UFC 210, scoring a second round submission victory over Anthony Johnson. While they are limited in what they can show, FOX Sports 1 did put together a highlight package of the main event from Buffalo for the post-fight show.
  
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• Gegard Mousasi, Chris Weidman Offer Opinions on UFC 210 Contest

  09-04-2017 07:44
  
  Gegard Mousasi was declared the winner at UFC 210 Saturday night over Chris Weidman, but only after a controversial finish. Hear what both Mousasi and Weidman thought of the decision from Buffalo as they talked with Joe Rogan inside the Octagon.
  
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• UFC 210: Daniel Cormier Finally Embraces his Inner Heel

  09-04-2017 07:42
  
  UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is a huge fan of professional wrestling. Saturday night after sending Anthony Johnson into retirement with a second round submission win at UFC 210, “DC” stole a book from the world of pro wrestling. Cormier mocked Jimi Manuwa for his “call-out” at Octagon-side and refused to discuss Jon Jones, […]
  
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• UFC 210 Bonuses: Oliveira, Burgos, Rosa, Gillespie Receive $50K Awards

  09-04-2017 07:38 via sherdog.com
  Charles Oliveira made a triumphant return to 155 pounds, a decision that made him $50,000 richer on Saturday night.
  
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• Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson 2 full fight video highlights

  09-04-2017 07:26
  
  Watch Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson 2 full fight video highlights from UFC 210's main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 took place April 8 at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (19-1) looked to defend his title in a rematch against Anthony Johnson (22-6) in the night's main event, which aired live on pay-per-view. Catch the video highlights above.
  For more on Cormier vs. Johnson 2, check out the 
  
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• UFC 210 in Tweets: Pros react to Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson, Johnson's abrupt retirement, more

  09-04-2017 07:07
  
  An already bizarre night grew even more baffling at UFC 210, as Anthony Johnson announced his abrupt retirement in the aftermath of a second-round loss to reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier.
  Johnson's gameplan seemed to revolve entirely around wrestling the two-time Olympian -- a twist few observers could have seen coming -- and the bout played out just minutes after the New York State Athletic Commission badly bungled UFC 210's co-main event between Gegard Mousasi and Chris
  
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• UFC 210 Results: Daniel Cormier Retains Title, Anthony Johnson Retires

  09-04-2017 06:58
  
  UFC 210 isn’t likely to be forgotten anytime soon. The event took place inside the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY. In the main event, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder Daniel Cormier took on Anthony Johnson. This isn’t the first time the two have met. “Rumble” was submitted by Cormier in the third […]
  
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• Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier Chokes Anthony Johnson in UFC 210 Headliner

  09-04-2017 06:57 via sherdog.com
  
  Daniel Cormier submits Anthony Johnson with rear-naked choke to retain light heavyweight crown in UFC 210 main event.
  
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• UFC 210 results: Daniel Cormier submits Anthony Johnson, who retires

  09-04-2017 06:50
  
  Anthony Johnson came up short in his second attempt at the UFC light heavyweight championship Saturday night, getting finished by champion Daniel Cormier in the UFC 210 main event.
  That’s apparently turned out to be the final night in the career of the Georgia native known as “Rumble,” as he lost via rear-naked choke at 3:37 of the second round at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center.
  “I don’t have any excuses, I lost again to the better man,” Johnson (22-6) said as
  
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• UFC 210 post-fight press conference video

  09-04-2017 06:41
  
  The UFC 210 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 210 post-fight press conference takes place about 30 minutes after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 1:00 a.m. ET.
  
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• UFC 210: Gegard Mousasi downs Chris Weidman in chaotic, controversial scene

  09-04-2017 06:14
  
  The UFC 210 co-main event between Gegard Mousasi and Chris Weidman on Saturday night ended in chaos.
  Mousasi was ruled the winner of the middleweight matchup via TKO at 3:13 of the second round following what was first called an illegal knee by referee Dan Miragliotta, then ruled legal.Mousasi landed a pair of knees to Weidman. Weidman had one hand on the ground for the first knee, which would have been illegal under the old ruleset, but is now legal. Weidman, at first glance, appeared to have b
  
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• UFC 210 live blog: Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson 2

  09-04-2017 06:11
  
  This is the UFC 210 live blog for Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson 2, a light heavyweight bout at Saturday night's UFC event at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo.Cormier, the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion, will face Johnson, a power puncher who has won three consecutive fights, in the main event.Check out the UFC 210 live blog below.More Coverage: UFC 210 Results | UFC news
  Round 1: Big John McCarthy is the referee for this 205 pound title fight. Rumble presses forward and feinting with
  
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• UFC 210 results: Cynthia Calvillo submits Pearl Gonzalez in third round

  09-04-2017 05:38
  
  Another pay-per-view card, another submission victory for Cynthia Calvillo.
  The Team Alpha Male strawweight, who had a successful UFC debut at UFC 209 with a first-round submission of Amanda Cooper, swung right back into action at UFC 210 on Saturday night and made it 2-for-2.
  The undefeated Calvillo overwhelmed a game Pearl Gonzalez before finally getting the finish late in the third round. A rear-naked choke ended things at 3:45 of the third round.
  “I’m not surprised, motherf***er,
  
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• UFC 210 live blog: Chris Weidman vs. Gegard Mousasi

  09-04-2017 05:38
  
  This is the UFC 210 live blog for Chris Weidman vs. Gegard Mousasi, a middleweight bout at Saturday night's UFC event at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo.Weidman, the former UFC middleweight champion, will face Mousasi, a streaking contender who has won four straight fights, in the co-main event.Check out the UFC 210 live blog below.More Coverage: UFC 210 Results | UFC news
  Round 1: Dan Miragliotta is the referee. Weidman comes out pressuring. Not a lot happening until Weidman lands a snatch single
  
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• UFC 210 results: Patrick Cote retires after loss to Thiago Alves

  09-04-2017 05:07
  
  It’s not like there were many secrets when Thiago Alves and Patrick Cote took the cage in Buffalo on Saturday night.
  The welterweights brought a combined 40 fights into the Octagon at Key Bank Center. Alves has been around since UFC Fight Night 2; Cote debuted in the company at UFC 50.
  But just because Cote knew that Alves was going to bring his trademark kickboxing game with him, that doesn’t mean he could stop it.Alves simply did a better job imposing his game plan at UFC 210, whic
  
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• UFC 210: Monumental Victory for Gregor Gillespie

  09-04-2017 04:09
  
  Gregor Gillespie might just be two fights deep into his UFC career, but the 21-year-old from New York is on the fast-track. Gillespie scored a 21-second knockout of Andrew Holbrook Saturday night in the featured attraction to UFC 210’s UFC Fight Pass broadcast. Last September, he made his Octagon debut with a decision win over […]
  
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• UFC 210’s Patrick Cummins Shows off Buffalo Battle Scars

  09-04-2017 04:04
  
  Patrick Cummins somehow survived a first round onslaught from Jan Blachowicz Saturday night. And Cummins did so in winning fashion. After nearly being finished in the opening five minutes, Cummins recovered and scored a decision victory as part of the FOX Sports 1 prelims from Buffalo. But he did so at a cost. #AmbulanceSelfie Don't […]
  
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• UFC 210 Preliminary Results: Myles Jury Returns in Style Against Mike De La Torre

  09-04-2017 04:00
  
  The UFC 210 preliminary results are in the books. The featured bout of the FOX Sports 1 (FS1) portion of the prelims saw the returning Myles Jury do battle with Mike De La Torre. Jury took control of the fight early and threatened with a rear-naked choke. He settled for some brutal ground-and-pound, which led […]
  
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• UFC 210 Prelims: Myles Jury Makes Smashing Return, Routs Mike de la Torre in Buffalo

  09-04-2017 03:56 via sherdog.com
  
  Myles Jury made up for lost time.
  
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• Jon Jones: ‘I’m Still Debating Whether or Not I Should Take a Warm-up Fight’

  09-04-2017 03:44
  
  Jon Jones is ready to compete again, but it may not be for a title right away. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder will be paying attention to tonight’s (April 8) rematch between Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson. The two will clash once again for the 205-pound gold inside the KeyBank […]
  
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