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• Conor McGregor Claims He’ll Earn More Than $100 Million for Floyd Mayweather Bout

  20-04-2017 23:49 via sherdog.com
  
  Conor McGregor will take Dana White’s $75 million estimate and raise him another $25 million -- at least.
  
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• Bellator 178 Weigh-in Results: Daniel Straus, Patricio Pitbull Fit for Fourth Fight

  20-04-2017 23:32 via sherdog.com
  
  Rematches in the professional fight game are as common as a housefly. Trilogies, while they aren’t exactly the norm, there have been plenty over the years that have captivated the minds of fight fans. Tetralogies, however, are quite rare, especially in mixed martial arts.
  
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• Conor McGregor says he will make more than $100 million in Floyd Mayweather fight

  20-04-2017 23:00
  
  If Conor McGregor is to be believed, the purse estimates thrown out by Dana White for a Floyd Mayweather vs. McGregor mega-fight were a tad conservative.
  White predicted Wednesday on The Herd that McGregor could earn $75 million for the potential blockbuster bout while Mayweather could $100 million, depending on pay-per-view sales. The figures were the first major indication of the financial implications of a Mayweather-McGregor contest from the UFC President since the bout shifted from a pipe d
  
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• Sam Alvey Says Bout With Thales Leites is His ‘Legacy Fight’

  20-04-2017 22:57
  
  Sam Alvey is preparing for his sixth bout in a year and is eyeing a seventh fight. Alvey will step inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee this Saturday night (April 22) for UFC Fight Night 108. “Smile’n’s” opponent will be one-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title contender Thales Leites. If Alvey has his […]
  
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• UFC Fighters Ronda Rousey, Travis Browne Confirm Engagement

  20-04-2017 22:52 via sherdog.com
  
  It looks like UFC fighters Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne will be tying the knot sometime in the not-too-distant future.
  
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• Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne get engaged

  20-04-2017 22:21
  
  Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne are officially engaged.The happy couple announced the news Thursday in an interview with TMZ.
  “We’re getting married,” Rousey said.
  The news comes just 18 months after Browne announced the pair’s relationship on an Oct. 2015 episode of The MMA Hour. Browne, 34, a longtime contender in the UFC heavyweight division, said on Thursday that he proposed to Rousey during a recent vacation the two took to New Zealand.“We were out under a water
  
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• Now 100 Percent Recovered from Broken Hand, Daniel Straus Isn’t Buying Concept of Ring Rust

  20-04-2017 22:17 via sherdog.com
  
  The broken left hand suffered by Daniel Straus in the first round of his fight with Patricio Freire at Bellator 145 didn’t negatively affect his performance that night, but the resulting surgery and rehab kept the featherweight champ out of the cage for all of 2016.
  
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC on FOX 24

  20-04-2017 22:00
  
  Saturday's UFC on FOX 24 show looked like a strong lineup on paper, and it delivered. And there were strong wins in the top matches by contenders who are close to, if not ready for a title shot and by a champion who is as dominant as any.
  The lone negative was the nagging question. Why exactly did so many regular viewers take a pass on the show.
  Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, strawweight contender Rose Namajunasand middleweight contender Robert Whittaker all won in a manner that should l
  
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• Artem Lobov on Cub Swanson: ‘He’s so Wild, I Can See Myself Catching Him Early’

  20-04-2017 21:58
  
  Artem Lobov is just two nights away from the most pivotal fight of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. This Saturday night (April 22), Lobov battles fourth ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight Cub Swanson. Not only will Swanson be the highest ranked opponent Lobov has faced, he’ll also be the only ranked opponent […]
  
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• Bellator 178 weigh-in video

  20-04-2017 21:30
  
  At the Bellator 178 weigh-ins, all 30 fighters taking part in Friday night's Bellator 178 fights will step on the scale Thursday, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Daniel Straus and Patricio Freire will have to make the featherweight limit of 145 pounds.Check out the Bellator 178 weigh-in results below.
  Main card (Spike at 9 p.m. ET)
  Daniel Straus (145) vs. Patricio Freire (144)
  Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (126) vs. Jessica Middleton (126)
  Saad Awad (164.5) vs. Ry
  
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• Cody Garbrandt, T.J. Dillashaw give their side to heated TUF 25 altercation

  20-04-2017 20:30
  
  It didn’t take long for UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and T.J. Dillashaw to get physical during the filming of the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter.Both Garbrandt and Dillashaw, who served as opposing coaches of TUF 25 and are scheduled to fight at UFC 213 on July 8, went at it in just the first episode of the season, which premiered on Wednesday night. After going back and fourth in trash talk prior to the weigh-ins of the first tournament bout, Garbrandt grabbed Dillashaw
  
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• Conor McGregor Named One of World’s 100 Most Influential People by Time

  20-04-2017 20:03 via sherdog.com
  
  Conor McGregor’s impact on the combat sports world is undeniable, and the UFC’s most prominent star continues to receive recognition for his work.
  
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• Conor McGregor makes Time 100 list of most influential people

  20-04-2017 18:00
  
  Even when he isn’t competing, Conor McGregor continues to rack up the accolades. McGregor, the reigning UFC lightweight champion, was awarded a spot on this year’s Time 100, Time’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, which was released Thursday.
  A passage written by actor and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger called McGregor not only “more than a fighter, more than an athlete, more than a champion,” but also “the rare
  
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• Former WEC Champ Miguel Torres Announces Retirement

  20-04-2017 17:17 via sherdog.com
  
  Miguel Torres has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts after a 53-bout professional career.
  
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• Leo Kuntz reacts to fight fixing investigation of his last UFC fight

  20-04-2017 16:45
  
  The Leo Kuntz vs. Tae Hyun Bang fight took place in the preliminary portion of the UFC Fight Night 79 card in Seoul, South Korea, but it’s back in the news 17 months later.
  Bang defeated Kuntz via split decision that night, but the local police have started an investigation targeting the winner of the lightweight bout over fight fixing allegations.
  Multiple South Korea news outlets have reported that Bang is under investigation after a $1.7 million bet was placed on him to lose the night o
  
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• Cub Swanson: UFC Fight Night 108 Isn’t Step Backwards With ‘Better Performance’

  20-04-2017 16:26
  
  Cub Swanson understands why many believe his fight with Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 108 Saturday is a no-win situation. Swanson, a veteran of the sport, is putting his ranking and reputation on the line vs. Lobov on FOX Sports 1 from Nashville. But that’s fine by him, as he explained during an interview […]
  
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• Bellator 178: Straus vs. Pitbull 4 Weigh-Ins Scheduled for Thursday, Fight Card Inside

  20-04-2017 16:21
  
  The weigh-ins for Friday’s Bellator 178 event will take place today and stream live on MMANews.com. In the main event, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire attempts to win back the Bellator featherweight title against Daniel Straus. The two have squared off three times before, with Freire winning two of them. The action begins on Bellator.com at 7 […]
  
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• Robert Whittaker ‘Hunting’ for Shot at UFC Championship

  20-04-2017 16:18
  
  Fresh off his deconstruction of Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Robert Whittaker believes now is the time to strike. Whittaker, a former winner of The Ultimate Fighter, told “Submission Radio” recently that he wants his shot at the UFC middleweight championship. That title is currently held by Michael Bisping, who was once scheduled to meet Whittaker before […]
  
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• Miguel Torres announces his retirement

  20-04-2017 16:10
  
  Former WEC champion Miguel Torres has decided to call it quits after his 16-year MMA career.
  Torres announced his decision on Facebook on Wednesday night. Torres won the WEC bantamweight title at WEC 32, submitting Chase Beebe in the first round. He went on to defend the title three times before losing the belt to Brian Bowles at WEC 42 on Aug. 9, 2009.
  After the WEC was purchased by the UFC, Torres went 2-2 there before an 0-2 stint in the World Series of Fighting. He ends his career with a 44-
  
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• After odd UFC run, Roman Salazar turns the page with Combate Americas

  20-04-2017 15:00
  
  Roman Salazar had an interesting 10-month odyssey into the UFC. Just days after defending his World Fighting Federation bantamweight title he got a call that Mitch Gagnon needed an opponent in Nova Scotia. The fight was in less than a week, and he was only eight days removed from having fought Jose Carbajal in Chandler, Ariz.
  It was one of those badly timed opportunities you just can’t refuse.
  “You know, there I was getting the call from that Las Vegas area code,” Salazar remem
  
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• Morning Report: Luke Rockhold: ‘The best fight the best. That’s what made this company what it is and they need to get back to it’

  20-04-2017 14:00
  
  This past weekend at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis, Robert Whittaker shook up the UFC middleweight division by knocking out third-ranked contender Ronaldo Souza and throwing his name into the hat of the very backlogged 185-pound weight class. And though Whittaker was impressive in his coming out party, the reality is that he isn’t closer to a middleweight title shot than anyone else because current champion Michael Bisping is set for a title defense with unranked Georges St-Pierre at some p
  
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• Miguel Angel Torres Retires From MMA, Releases Statement

  20-04-2017 13:39
  
  After 53 professional mixed martial arts (MMA) bouts, Miguel Angel Torres has retired. Torres was once the most dominant bantamweight in the sport. He ruled World Extreme Cagefighting’s (WEC) 135-pound division for over a year, but had developed a reputation of being an elite fighter long before he stepped foot in a WEC cage. The […]
  
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• Eddie Wineland Feels One Punch Can Spell Trouble For John Dodson

  20-04-2017 11:44
  
  Eddie Wineland has great faith in his punching power. Wineland certainly can be justified in having confidence in his hands. In his 23 professional mixed martial arts (MMA) victories, Wineland has scored 14 knockouts. The last time Wineland went the distance in victory was back in Dec. 2012. He won’t be facing a slouch in […]
  
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• Luke Rockhold Eyeing Anderson Silva Bout, But Would Settle For Robert Whittaker

  20-04-2017 11:16
  
  Luke Rockhold has two opponents in mind for his return to active mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. Rockhold hasn’t competed since his stunning knockout loss to Michael Bisping back in June 2016. The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) bruiser lost his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title in the process. For a moment, it appeared as […]
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: John Dodson, Al Iaquinta

  20-04-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  John "The Magician" Dodson calls in ahead of his UFC Fight Night Nashville fight against Eddie Wineland to talk about treating every day like it's special, being recruited by Jackson-Wink MMA at a Chuck E. Cheese's, loving video games, Jon Jones, Mighty Mouse, Cody vs. TJ, and more. Later, "Raging" Al Iaquinta joins the show to talk about fighting Diego Sanchez in the Co-Main Event of UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov, sightseeing and enjoying traveling solo, and the UFC 211 matchup between Jor
  
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• RANKINGS: Whittaker vaults up middleweight list

  20-04-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Robert Whittaker shook up the top of the middleweight division in the rankings with his upset TKO finish against Jacare Souza at Fight Night Kansas City.“The Reaper” moved up to No. 3 at 185 pounds, passing Gegard Mousasi (No. 4), Souza (who fell two spots to No. 5), and Chris Weidman (No. 6). A whole new world seems to have opened for Whittaker after the monumental win as he catapulted his name into the pool of title contenders. But nothing changes for him – win or lose.&ldquo
  
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• McGregor makes TIME's 100 influential people list

  20-04-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Thursday UFC superstar Conor McGregor was named to TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People list. In the last year McGregor's superstardome continued to grow and was highlighted by his performance in New York City at Madison Square Garden for UFC 205.McGregor knocked out former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez to become the UFC's first ever multi-division simultaneous belt holder.TIME's 100 list is sorted into five different groups of people: pioneers, artists, leaders, titans and icons. Mc
  
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• From 'Nightmare' to 'Lionheart', Sanchez is a new fighter at 35

  20-04-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  When you think about the fighters that have carried the torch for the UFC in the dozen years since The Ultimate Fighter became the Trojan horse that carried mixed martial arts into households around the world, there are obvious names that spring to mind. One of them is clearly Diego Sanchez, who faces Al Iaquinta in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night in Nashville this Saturday.And while fighters like Chuck Liddell, Matt Hughes, Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre, Brock Lesnar, Ronda Rousey and
  
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• Yoel Romero on Michael Bisping Fight: ‘Maybe if I Bought Him a Pack of Beer it Will Happen’

  20-04-2017 04:31
  
  Yoel Romero isn’t fond of Michael Bisping’s run as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder. “The Solider of God” will be waiting until Bisping defends his championship against Georges St-Pierre later this year. Romero is due for a title shot after “The Count” and “Rush” trade leather. Recently, Bisping poked fun at Romero […]
  
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• Dmitry Poberezhets gets new opponent for UFC 211

  20-04-2017 04:00
  
  Dmitry Poberezhets has a new opponent for his Octagon debut at UFC 211.
  With Jarjis Danho forced out of the heavyweight bout due to an injury, the Ukrainian fighter is now set to take on Chase Sherman on May 13 in Dallas. The UFC announced the change.
  Poberezhets (24-5-1, 1 NC) will walk to the Octagon for the first time after a 15-fight unbeaten streak in European events between 2012 and 2016, with only one win by way of decision.
  Sherman (9-3), on the other hand, is still looking for his first
  
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• Reports: South Korean Authorities Investigate Alleged Fight Fixing at UFC Fight Night 79

  20-04-2017 03:36 via sherdog.com
  
  Police are investigating an alleged fight fixing at the UFC Fight Night 79 in Seoul, according to multiple reports from South Korean media outlets.
  
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• Curtis Blaydes vs. Daniel Omielanczuk targeted for UFC 213

  20-04-2017 03:00
  
  A heavyweight tilt between UFC prospect Curtis Blaydes and top-15 ranked Daniel Omielanczuk is slated to take place July 8 at UFC 213. Blaydes announced on the match-up Wednesday on Instagram following a report by Dutch outlet MMADNA.
  Blaydes (6-1, 1 NC), a 26-year-old heavyweight prospect out of Illinois, returns to action after seeing his February win over Adam Milstead wiped away by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) due to a positive test for marijuana at UFC Fight Night
  
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• South Korean Police Investigating Fight Fixing Allegation At UFC Seoul in 2015

  20-04-2017 02:56
  
  The UFC’s trip to Seoul back in 2015, UFC Fight Night 79, has become the center of a fight fixing scandal that may very well be the undoing of one of South Korea’s own UFC fighters. According to reports in South Korean media and picked up on by Bloody Elbow, an unnamed UFC fighter agreed […]
  
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• Joe Stevenson Says Things Have Changed Since he Appeared on ‘The Ultimate Fighter’

  20-04-2017 02:24
  
  Things have changed since Joe Stevenson was seen on season two of “The Ultimate Fighter” (TUF). Stevenson won the TUF welterweight tournament back in Nov. 2005 against Luke Cummo. After that bout, he would go 4-1 before receiving a shot at B.J. Penn’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight gold. While Stevenson was submitted in the […]
  
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• Daniel Omielanczuk vs. Curtis Blaydes To Go Down At UFC 213

  20-04-2017 02:11
  
  UFC 213 in Las Vegas has a heavyweight affair set to go down, as Poland’s Daniel Omielanczuk will battle American Curtis Blaydes on the card. The news was first reported by MMADNA. Though the UFC has not confirmed the bout, Blaydes would later post the news on his official Instagram account. Omielanczuk (19–7–1 (1)), 4-4 […]
  
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• Elias Theodorou meets Brad Tavares at TUF 25 Finale

  20-04-2017 02:00
  
  Elias Theodorou will look to continue his winning ways on July 7.
  Theodorou will aim to extend his win streak to three when he squares off against Brad Tavares in a middleweight contest at the TUF 25 Finale in Las Vegas, according to UFC officials Wednesday.
  Theodorou (13-1) has won five of his six UFC career matches. Meanwhile, Tavares (14-4) has won two of his past five fights.
  This fight card still lacks a main event.
  
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• Michael Bisping on Robert Whittaker: ‘I Think he Should be Number One Contender’

  20-04-2017 01:28
  
  There is no end in sight for the mind games between Michael Bisping and Yoel Romero. Bisping, who is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder, is set to defend his gold against Georges St-Pierre later this year. The clear number one contender after the bout is Romero, but “The Count” has someone […]
  
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• New Professional Fighters League promises monthly paycheck for athletes

  20-04-2017 01:14
  
  On Wednesday morning, the public learned that World Series of Fighting had turned into the Professional Fighters League, with the inaugural season set to kick off in January 2018.
  Just hours before the news was made official, though, Ray Sefo, president of PFL’s fighting operations and formerly of WSOF, e-mailed the 100+ fighters on the roster to inform them of the news.
  Below is a copy of that e-mail:Most notable were two promises made by Sefo:
  1. Every fighter will have regular fights, n
  
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• Tim Caron Plans to Elbow His Way to Victory Against Jordan Young (Exclusive)

  20-04-2017 01:13
  
  Tim Caron has his sights set on victory this Friday night (April 21). As part of the preliminary portion of Bellator 178, Caron takes on Jordan Young inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Both men are undefeated in their professional mixed martial arts (MMA) careers. Caron has fought for Bellator twice, while Young has stepped […]
  
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• Jared Gordon to make UFC debut at UFC 211

  20-04-2017 00:00
  
  Jared Gordon's first UFC fight will be on one of the biggest fight cards of the year.
  Gordon, who was discovered on 'Lookin' for a Fight,' will square off against Michel Quinones on the May 13 card in Dallas, according to the UFC on Tuesday.
  Gordon (12-1) has won three fights in a row.
  Quinones (8-1) will also make his UFC debut at the event. He he has won five fights in a row.
  Stipe Miocic will defend his heavyweight title against Junior dos Santos in the main event.
  
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