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• Ilima Macfarlane Hopes for Flyweight Title Shot with Win in ‘Battle of the Virals’ at Bellator 178

  19-04-2017 23:56 via sherdog.com
  
  For the most part, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane has long been ready to move past being an internet sensation for authoring the infamous ”Soccer Mom” KO in her professional mixed martial arts debut.
  
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• Ed Ruth on Being a Middleweight: ‘It’s an Easy Weight Cut For me’ (Exclusive)

  19-04-2017 23:29
  
  Bellator prospect Ed Ruth plans on being a middleweight for the foreseeable future. Ruth is set to go one-on-one with David Mundell inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on the preliminary portion of Bellator 178 this Friday night (April 21). It’ll be Ruth’s third professional mixed martial arts (MMA) bout. Back in Nov. 2016, Ruth […]
  
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• UFC adds Teruto Ishihara vs. Gray Maynard to TUF 25 Finale

  19-04-2017 22:30
  
  Teruto Ishihara will face the most experienced opponent in his MMA career in July, as he meets two-time lightweight title contender Gray Maynard at TUF 25 Finale in Las Vegas.
  The final of the 25th edition of The Ultimate Fighter is scheduled for July 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The UFC officially announced the bout following a report by Review-Journal.
  Ishihara (9-3-2) signed with the UFC after competing at the promotion’s “Road to UFC” reality show in Japan, and imp
  
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• Daniel Straus: ‘I Had Patricio Freire Figured Out a While Ago’ (Exclusive)

  19-04-2017 22:24
  
  Bellator featherweight champion Daniel Straus doesn’t appear to be bothered by much. Straus hasn’t competed in a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) bout since Nov. 2015 due to a bad break in his left hand. The hand was in such bad shape that the champion had to undergo three surgeries. Straus has been cleared and […]
  
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• Dana White Estimates $75 Million Purse for Conor McGregor in Floyd Mayweather Bout

  19-04-2017 22:09 via sherdog.com
  
  If both sides can come to terms, Conor McGregor stands to make significantly more money for boxing Floyd Mayweather than for any fight in his UFC career to date.
  
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• Zac Riley on Jerome Rivera Fight: ‘We’re Gonna Aim For Stardom’ (Exclusive)

  19-04-2017 21:45
  
  Zac Riley has no interest in going the distance this Friday night (April 21). Riley will compete against Jerome Rivera inside the Massari Arena in Pueblo, Colorado. The two will do battle as part of the main card of LFA 10, which is set to air live on AXS TV at 9 p.m. ET. Speaking with MMANews.com‘s […]
  
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• Dana White estimates Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor purse amounts

  19-04-2017 21:07
  
  Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather is far from a done deal, but according to UFC president Dana White, that could change in the coming weeks. White appeared on Wednesday’s edition of The Herd and stated that he was planning to hammer out a deal with McGregor this week, then turn his sights on negotiating with Mayweather.“I think we get the McGregor side in the next couple of days,” White said on The Herd. “And then I go lock myself in a room for a couple days with Team M
  
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• Elias Theodorou vs. Brad Tavares Official for ‘The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale’

  19-04-2017 20:51 via sherdog.com
  
  Elias Theodorou will lock horns with Brad Tavares in a middleweight clash at "The Ultimate Fighter 25" finale, promotion officials confirmed on Wednesday.
  
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• Mizuto Hirota to Meet Alexander Volkanovski at UFC Fight Night 110 in New Zealand

  19-04-2017 18:27 via sherdog.com
  
  A featherweight clash pitting Mizuto Hirota against Alexander Volkanovski has been added to the UFC Fight Night 110 lineup.
  
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• Gray Maynard, Teruto Ishihara to Clash at ‘The Ultimate Fighter 25’ Finale in Las Vegas

  19-04-2017 18:10 via sherdog.com
  
  Gray Maynard and Teruto Ishihara will lock horns in a featherweight clash at "The Ultimate Fighter 25” finale.
  
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• UFC hopeful Sabina Mazo reflects on viral head-kick knockout win at LFA 9

  19-04-2017 18:00
  
  Sabina Mazo made some noise in the world of mixed martial arts last weekend.
  In just her third professional fight, the Colombian fighter picked up a highlight reel head-kick knockout victory over her opponent Jamie Thorton at Friday’s LFA 9 event in Shawnee, Okla. Mazo’s impressive head-kick knockout video quickly spread, compiling over a million views in the span of a few days. MMA Fighting recently caught up with Mazo to talk about her memorable knockout.
  “To tell you the tru
  
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• WSOF to Become Professional Fighters League in 2018 Under New Ownership Group

  19-04-2017 17:42 via sherdog.com
  
  World Series of Fighting has been rebranded as the Professional Fighters League and will begin operating under its new identity in 2018, according to a release.
  
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• No Conor McGregor for Demetrious Johnson, Instead Potential Seattle Fight

  19-04-2017 17:33
  
  UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson made it known that for the right price, he would move up for a bout with Conor McGregor. UFC president Dana White, though, has other plans for “Mighty Mouse.” Coming off a 10th consecutive title defense, White wants Johnson to attempt to set the UFC record in Seattle. He last […]
  
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• UFC on FOX 24 “Fight Motion” Highlights Package

  19-04-2017 16:38
  
  Get up close and personal with the fighters from UFC on FOX 24 in this edition of “Fight Motion.” Thanks to the super-slow motion cameras equipped by FOX, you can see great detail in several of the bone-crunching finishes from this past weekend. Featured are the performances of Robert Whittaker, Rose Namajunas and UFC flyweight […]
  
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• TUF 25 Finale Booking: Gray Maynard to Face Teruto Ishihara

  19-04-2017 16:36
  
  Former UFC lightweight title contender Gray Maynard will try to get back on track when he faces Teruto Ishihara this July at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale. Maynard (12-6-1) has posted a 10-6-1 UFC record overall, but is just 1-6 over his last seven. Ishihara (9-3-2) suffered his first UFC loss in four fights recently, […]
  
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• UFC 211 Fight Card: ‘Flash’ Gordon Added, Chase Sherman Replaces Jarjis Danho

  19-04-2017 16:33
  
  A new prelim bout has been added to UFC 211, while another has received a change of fighters. First, James “Flash” Gordon will get his chance to shine in the Octagon, taking on Michael Quinones. Gordon was spotted by UFC president Dana White on his reality series and enters having lost just one. The bout […]
  
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• WSOF becomes Professional Fighters League; Inaugural season set to kick off next year

  19-04-2017 16:20
  
  World Series of Fighting has become the Professional Fighters League.
  The new promotion was officially announced Wednesday morning and will launch in January 2018, per a press release.
  Much like the International Fight League of yesteryear, the PFL boasts the fact that it’s the “world’s only mixed martial arts league.” However, unlike the IFL, the new PFL will not consist of teams.
  The inaugural season will run for ten months and will feature seven different weight classe
  
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• WSOF Set to Rebrand and Debut as Professional Fighters League in January 2018

  19-04-2017 16:11
  
  World Series of Fighting (WSOF) is set to rebrand following The Professional Fighters League’s acquisition of the company earlier this year. It was announced on Tuesday that the Professional Fighters League will be “the world’s only mixed martial arts (MMA) league”, and will debut under the new brand in January 2018. In what looks to […]
  
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• WSOF Set to Rebrand and Debut as Professional Fighters League in January 2017

  19-04-2017 16:11
  
  World Series of Fighting (WSOF) is set to rebrand following The Professional Fighters League’s acquisition of the company earlier this year. It was announced on Tuesday that the Professional Fighters League will be “the world’s only mixed martial arts (MMA) league”, and will debut under the new brand in January 2018. In what looks to […]
  
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• Live Chat: UFC on FOX 24 review, P4P debate, UFC Fight Night 108 preview

  19-04-2017 15:26
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  Today on the show, we'll put to bed everything that went down in Kansas City for UFC on FOX 24. We'll discuss the various debates about Demetrious Johnson's place in the sport, both present and all time. Michael Bisping is saying he wants Robert Whittaker next after his massive win over Ronaldo Souza plus Rose Namajunas has set herself up for a title shot opposite the winner of Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Jessica Andrade. We'll get into all of that.
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• Two notorious Ultimate Fighter bad boys trying to change perceptions on TUF 25

  19-04-2017 15:00
  
  Jesse Taylor’s toughest fights have always been with himself. About four years ago, the Ultimate Fighter and Strikeforce veteran was evicted from his home and ended up homeless for a few weeks.
  “I had to stay on the beach [in San Diegp],” Taylor told MMA Fighting at a TUF 25 media day earlier this year. “I ended up getting bug bites all over my body.”
  Taylor says he has turned things around since then. In his constant struggle with alcohol issues, he hasn’t ha
  
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• Morning Report: Michael Bisping believes Robert Whittaker ‘more deserving’ of title shot than ‘cheating scumbag’ Yoel Romero

  19-04-2017 14:00
  
  Since becoming the UFC middleweight champion last year, Bisping has led one of the most controversial title reigns in UFC history, first defending his belt against the 46-year-old Dan Henderson and being set to face former UFC middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre, who is coming off an almost four-year retirement. In the meantime, the middleweight division has been collecting viable title contenders like pokemon and all of them have let Bisping know their displeasure with his cavalier attitude
  
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• Rose Namajunas Says Joanna Jedrzejczyk Knows She’s Coming For UFC Title

  19-04-2017 08:51
  
  Rose Namajunas has made it clear that she’s gunning for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) gold. This past Saturday night (April 15), Namajunas pulled off an emphatic second-round submission victory over Michelle Waterson. The victory improved “Thug’s” professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record to 6-3 and put her in prime position to challenge for the strawweight […]
  
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• Two bouts added to TUF Finale card

  19-04-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  As The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption premieres tonight on FS1, the season finale card at T-Mobile Arena on July 7 is beginning to take shape with the addition of two compelling matchups. In the middleweight division, former TUF Nations winner Elias Theodorou will attempt to extend his winning streak to three at the expense of Hawaiian veteran Brad Tavares.Plus, former world title challenger Gray Maynard will continue his featherweight journey against rising star Teruto Ishihara. Read the Full Art
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption - Ep. 1 Recap

  19-04-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  It's only the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption, and one fighter has already been eliminated, another went home after not being able to make weight, and coaches Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw got into a physical altercation that nearly erupted into a full-blown brawl. It's safe to say the new season is off to an explosive start. Before things turned volatile, the 14 fighters arrived on the show, with all of them looking for redemption after competing on a past season, a
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption - Ep. 1 Preview

  19-04-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Fourteen competitors from past seasons of The Ultimate Fighter will return to the toughest tournament in sports for a shot at redemption, as well as $250,000 in prize money, during the latest installment of the show that kicks off on Wednesday night. The cast this season is made up of competitors stretching all the way back to The Ultimate Fighter season 2, with Joe "Daddy" Stevenson making his return to the series, along with current UFC lightweight contender James Krause, who never got a chanc
  
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• Swanson credits reinventing himself after unbeaten 2016

  19-04-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Cub Swanson doesn’t tend to say much, preferring to stay low key and let his efforts inside the Octagon speak on his behalf. But when the Palm Springs native sits back and opens up, paying attention is a must because the featherweight veteran is one of the most genuine competitors on the UFC roster.Over a decade into his career, the 33-year-old’s path to being a fixture in the Top 5 in the 145-pound weight division has been anything but straight. There have been exhilarating highs an
  
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• All in: Iaquinta returns after exploring life outside Octagon

  19-04-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  As he approaches his first fight in over two years against Diego Sanchez this Saturday, Al Iaquinta will first tell you what he’s not before he tells you what he is as he returns to the Octagon.“I don’t do flips like these guys, I don’t have a cool haircut with the spikes, so it is what it is,” he said. “I am who I am, I like to fight and that’s it.” //
  That has always been enough to not only make “Raging Al” one of the top lightwe
  
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• Thales Leites on Sam Alvey: ‘I’ve Been Analyzing Him For Some Time’

  19-04-2017 06:30
  
  Thales Leites feels preparation time for the Sam Alvey fight will pay off. The two middleweights are set to compete this Saturday night (April 22) inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The match-up will be part of the UFC Fight Night 108 card headlined by a grudge match between Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov. […]
  
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• UFC 211 Update: Jared Gordon to Face Michel Quinones in Dallas on May 13

  19-04-2017 05:08 via sherdog.com
  
  After being discovered on “Dana White: Lookin’ For a Fight,” Jared Gordon will make his Octagon debut against Michel Quinones at UFC 211.
  
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• Al Iaquinta: ‘I’m Excited to be Back to Doing What I Love’

  19-04-2017 04:30
  
  Al Iaquinta hasn’t sorted out his issues with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), but he’s happy to be fighting once again. This Saturday night (April 22), Iaquinta returns to action against Diego Sanchez inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. It’ll be “Raging’s” first professional mixed martial arts (MMA) bout since April 2015. When Iaquinta […]
  
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• Cub Swanson vs. Dennis Siver full fight video

  19-04-2017 04:00
  
  At UFC 162 back on July 2013, Cub Swanson took on German striker Dennis Siver in a featherweight bout for the opening of the pay-per-view card. That night, Swanson improved his professional MMA record to 20-5 and extended his winning streak to five in a row by stopping Siver via third-round technical knockout. Both Swanson and Siver earned $50,000 each for winning Fight of the Night.
  Now, almost four years later, Swanson is getting ready to main event UFC Fight Night 108 against Artem Lobov. The
  
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• Alexander Gustafsson Offers to Fight Jon Jones in ‘Welcome Back Party’

  19-04-2017 02:21
  
  Alexander Gustafsson believes he has some unfinished business with Jon Jones. Back in Sept. 2013, Gustafsson challenged Jones for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title. “The Mauler” gave “Bones” the toughest fight of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. In fact, many felt Jones didn’t turn the tide until he landed a […]
  
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• UFC on FOX 24 main event peaks at 2.9 million viewers

  19-04-2017 01:06
  
  After accounting for West Coast viewers and the main event viewers, Saturday's UFC on FOX show headlined by Demetrious Johnson's record-tying tenth flyweight title defense against Wilson Reis did a 1.22 rating and averaged 1,996,000 viewers.
  The final number barely beat out the Aug. 27 show headlined by Demian Maia vs. Carlos Condit for the least-watched FOX prime time show in the five-and-a-half year history of the relationship. UFC on FOX 21 did a 1.2 rating and averaged 1,983,000 viewers. But
  
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• Demetrious Johnson on Cody Garbrandt Bout: ‘It Will Not be my Next Fight’

  19-04-2017 00:30
  
  Demetrious Johnson is interested in a potential bout with Cody Garbrandt, but not for his next fight. This past Saturday night (April 15), Johnson was able to tie Anderson Silva’s record for most consecutive successful Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title defenses at 10. “Mighty Mouse” turned in a one-sided trashing of Wilson Reis and scored […]
  
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• Cris ‘Cyborg’ Says She’s Fighting Featherweight Queen Germaine de Randamie at UFC 214

  19-04-2017 00:03 via sherdog.com
  
  Although nothing is currently official, Cristiane Justino says she’ll be fighting for women’s featherweight gold against Germaine de Randamie at UFC 214.
  
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