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• The MMA Hour - 379 - Anderson Silva

  02-05-2017 23:28
  
  Anderson Silva talks about what's next for him and more.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 379 - Dominick Cruz

  02-05-2017 23:25
  
  Dominick Cruz talks about his possible return, new season of TUF and more.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 379 - Megan Anderson

  02-05-2017 23:24
  
  Megan Anderson discusses wanting to fight Cris Cyborg next.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 379 - TJ Dillashaw

  02-05-2017 23:23
  
  TJ Dillashaw talks about TUF and squaring off against Cody Garbrandt next.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 379 - Antonio Tarver

  02-05-2017 23:15
  
  Antonio Tarver talks about his new gig with the Blackzilians and more.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 379 - Artem Lobov

  02-05-2017 23:11
  
  Artem Lobov breaks down his loss to Cub Swanson.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 379 - James Gallagher

  02-05-2017 23:06
  
  James Gallagher previews his Bellator 180 fight against Chinzo Machida.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 379- Valerie Letourneau

  02-05-2017 23:03
  
  Valerie Letourneau discussed signing with Bellator.
  
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• Dan Henderson to make promotional appearance for Bellator during fight series at NASCAR event

  02-05-2017 23:00
  
  When last we saw Dan Henderson, he was fighting for the UFC middleweight title. Now, he’s working for Bellator. Sort of.
  Henderson, the former Pride champion and MMA legend, will be making a promotional appearance signing autographs for fans and taking pictures for Bellator next month in Charlotte. Henderson will be part of the first stop on the Monster Energy Bellator MMA Fight Series, which includes live fights and appearances by prominent names, the promotion announced Tuesday. Tito Ort
  
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• The MMA Hour - 379 - Weekend recap

  02-05-2017 22:59
  
  Ariel Helwani and Eric Jackman look back at weekend news and results.
  
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• Heavyweight newcomer Rashad Coulter gets short-notice call for UFC 211

  02-05-2017 22:15
  
  A local heavyweight will get his chance at the big show on May 13, as Dallas prospect Rashad Coulter has been added to UFC 211 as a short-notice replacement for Dmitry Poberezhets in a preliminary card bout against Chase Sherman. Dallas outlet SportsDay first reported the switch on Tuesday.
  Coulter (8-1) is a 35-year-old heavyweight who now makes his UFC debut on less than two weeks’ notice in his hometown. Nicknamed “Daywalker,” Coulter has won all eight of his victories via K
  
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• UFC signs prospect Zabit Magomedsharipov

  02-05-2017 21:23
  
  The UFC has come to terms with one of MMA’s top prospects.
  Zabit Magomedsharipov (12-1), the former ACB featherweight champion, recently signed a UFC contract, MMA Fighting confirmed.
  The MMA Kings first reported the news.
  Magomedsharipov, who currently trains out of New Jersey with Team Ricardo Almeida BJJ, has won his last eight fights in a row. Recently, in various interviews, his head striking coach Mark Henry, as well as teammates Frankie Edgar and Marlon Moraes, have sung his praises
  
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• Anderson Silva Claims he Was Promised GSP Fight When he Signed His Last Contract

  02-05-2017 21:05
  
  Anderson Silva isn’t thrilled with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at the moment. “The Spider” recently made it clear that he isn’t interested in competing anymore if he doesn’t get an interim middleweight title shot at UFC 212. Silva wants to fight Yoel Romero inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 3. […]
  
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• Rashad Coulter added to UFC 211, Faces Chase Sherman

  02-05-2017 20:56
  
  Dallas TX heavyweight Rashad “Daywalker” Coulter will make his UFC debut as the hometown favorite at UFC 211 later this month. That’s according to a report by the Dallas Morning News‘ Mark Francescutti, who notes that Coulter (8-1) will replace the injured Dmitry Poberezhets on the card. Opposite Coulter, who is on a five fight […]
  
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• Trainer John Hackleman: Potential Chuck Liddell Comeback Would Depend on Opponent

  02-05-2017 20:37 via sherdog.com
  
  If his recent social media presence means anything, Chuck Liddell could be primed to make a return to mixed martial arts.
  
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• Bellator MMA Reveals Four-Bout Lineup for NASCAR All-Star Race Weekend on May 20

  02-05-2017 20:09 via sherdog.com
  
  The first card for the Monster Energy Bellator MMA Fight Series is set, and a contract with the California-based promotion could be at stake for the two men at the top of the bill.
  
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• Artem Lobov on Potential Bout With Doo Ho Choi: ‘I Mean, Why Not?’

  02-05-2017 20:01
  
  Artem Lobov isn’t shying away from stiff featherweight competition. On April 22, Lobov stepped inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Lobov took center stage in the main event of UFC Fight Night 108. He did battle with the fourth ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight Cub Swanson. Despite some early success, Lobov wasn’t able […]
  
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• Injury to Daniel Madrid Shakes Up Friday’s Legacy Fighting Alliance 11 Card

  02-05-2017 19:58 via sherdog.com
  
  Legacy Fighting Alliance was slated to electrify Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz., Friday night with a stellar middleweight encounter as the headliner, but an injury to one fighter on the marquee has tossed the event into turmoil.
  
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• Francis Ngannou Announces Move to Las Vegas ‘to Get Ready for the Next Level’

  02-05-2017 19:54 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou is moving to the United States as he prepares to take the next step in his promising career.
  
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• Flipps Media to Stream Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. Fight Live on PPV

  02-05-2017 19:54 via sherdog.com
  
  New York-based media giant Flipps Media, Inc. announced that it will stream this weekend’s massive battle between Mexican rivals Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
  
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• Steven Ray calls out Paul Felder, fighters ‘agree' to fight at UFC Fight Night: Glasgow

  02-05-2017 19:00
  
  Steven Ray and Paul Felder decided to make the UFC matchmakers’ job easier, agreeing on social media to meet at the upcoming UFC Fight Night event in Glasgow, Scotland.
  The UFC Fight Night card is scheduled for July 16 at the SSE Hydro Arena.
  Coming off back-to-back wins over veterans Ross Pearson and Joe Lauzon, Ray posted that he’s interested in fighting fellow lightweight Felder, who recently stopped Alex Ricci in Canada.
  I notice @Marc_Diakiese ducked u @felderpaul I don't don't
  
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• Artem Lobov feels no moral victory from Cub Swanson loss, wants Doo Ho Choi next

  02-05-2017 17:00
  
  Moral victory? Artem Lobov doesn’t know the meaning of it.
  Sure, Lobov proved himself as a tough-as-nails, UFC-caliber fighter in a unanimous decision loss to Cub Swanson last month at UFC Fight Night 108 in Nashville. Yes, Lobov likely took a round off Swanson and landed more than 100 punches against the highly ranked featherweight.
  But at the end of the fight, it was Swanson — not Lobov — with his hand raised. And that is truly all that matters to Lobov, he told Ariel Helwani
  
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• CM Punk Wants to See Paul Felder vs. Steven Ray at UFC Fight Night 113: Scotland

  02-05-2017 16:02
  
  While Paul Felder and Steven Ray work to put together their fight for UFC Fight Night 113 this summer in Scotland, another UFC fighter has voiced his approval for the bout. CM Punk caught wind of the proposed fight and had this to say about it on Twitter: I vote yes. @felderpaul @StevenRayMMA pic.twitter.com/Vfy83kuHfT — […]
  
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• Anderson Silva furious at UFC, Dana White for perceived broken promises: ‘It’s f*cking crazy’

  02-05-2017 15:00
  Anderson Silva said he spoke with both UFC president Dana White and then-CEO Lorenzo Fertitta when he signed his last contract. During that meeting, White and Fertitta said if Georges St-Pierre returned, the UFC would book a highly anticipated matchup between Silva and St-Pierre, Silva said.
  St-Pierre has announced a comeback now. And his first fight out of the gate will be against Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight title Silva once held for seven years.That makes “The Spider”
  
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• Morning Report: Chuck Liddell’s trainer on possible comeback: ‘It would depend on the opponent’

  02-05-2017 14:00
  
  In MMA, it’s a rarity that legendary fighters stick to their first retirements. Randy Couture came out of retirement to win the UFC heavyweight title once upon a time. Tito Ortiz retired after losing to Forrest Griffin a second time, only to return to the sport two years later for Bellator. Even Georges St-Pierre, one of the savviest and most self-aware fighters ever to grace the octagon couldn’t resist the pull of the cage and will be returning later this year. So it should come as
  
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• Antonio Tarver on Conor McGregor: ‘How The F*ck is he Going to Beat Floyd Mayweather?’

  02-05-2017 09:29
  
  Antonio Tarver doesn’t see how Conor McGregor can emerge victorious in a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather. A multiple time world champion in boxing’s light heavyweight division, Tarver certainly knows a thing or two about the “sweet science.” Tarver has defeated the likes of Roy Jones Jr., Glen Johnson, and Clinton Woods. During a recent […]
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Mike Perry, Tyron Woodley and Din Thomas

  02-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC Welterweight fighter Mike Perry calls in off the heels of his highlight reel KO of Jake Ellenberger at UFC Fight Night Nashville and discusses that fight, his Twitter beef with Al Iaquinta, what he learned from his loss to Alan Jouban, his face tattoos, and more. Later, UFC Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley joins for an impromptu conversation about his potential next opponent in July, not wanting to fight Wonderboy anymore, Maia vs. Masvidal, and long days on set filming a TV show. Pl
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption - Ep. 3 Recap

  02-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Three weeks into the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter and it's been all Team Dillashaw. The latest fight that took place saw season seven competitor Jesse Taylor out work and out muscle Team Garbrandt's Mehdi Baghdad over two rounds to earn a unanimous decision and move into the next round of the competition. It was another sore spot for bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, as he suffered a third consecutive loss to No. 1 contender TJ Dillashaw, culminating in the two coaches getting into
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter Redemption: Ep. 3 Preview

  02-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Don't miss a brand new Ultimate Fighter episode this Wednesday on FS1If there has been a running theme through the first two episodes of The Ultimate Fighter this season, it's to expect the unexpected. Thus far, Team Dillashaw has earned two victories over Team Garbrandt, with each one of the matchups ending with a considerable upset.It all started with Gilbert Smith eliminating bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt's No. 1 overall pick Seth Baczynski in the opening fight of the season, and the m
  
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• Taylor believes he's the story on TUF, is here to stay

  02-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  Don't miss a brand new Ultimate Fighter episode this Wednesday on FS1As season 25 of The Ultimate Fighter continues, it’s evident that each competitor on the show has a compelling story that has led them back to Las Vegas for another shot at glory.But few have done it the hard way like Jesse Taylor. Luckily, he knew this was going to be his path ever since he lost to CB Dollaway in his lone UFC fight almost nine years ago.“I knew I had to work hard for it, so I was prepared
  
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• Skelly plans to give people what they want in Dallas

  02-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The featherweight division stepped into the spotlight in mid-July 2014 when Conor McGregor made his triumphant return to the Octagon at home in Dublin, drubbing Diego Brandao to send the crowd into hysterics and truly kick off his march towards the top of the division.Since then, the 145-pound ranks have remained front and center, bolstered by McGregor’s yearlong pursuit and eventual vanquishing of Jose Aldo and last year’s questions about whether the Irish standout would return to t
  
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• Camp Update: ATT readies for big UFC 211

  02-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Fourteen pairs of fighters will cross the threshold into the Octagon at UFC 211 on Saturday, May 13 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas and American Top Team will be represented in eight of those tandems.Long considered one of the premier teams in the sport of mixed martial arts, the South Florida fight factory enjoyed a banner year in 2016, earning Gym of the Year honors at the Fighter’s Only World MMA Awards, led by the championship triumphs by Amanda Nunes and Tyron Woodley and
  
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• Andrade has become best version as surging strawweight

  02-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Ask Jessica Andrade if she’s thought about how May 13 will look like for her, and she hasn’t just pondered the day she challenges Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the UFC strawweight title. She has the whole day and night planned out.“I will wake up, have a nice light breakfast and work out a little bit in the morning to get my juices going,” she said through manager / translator Tiago Okamura. “Head over to the venue, put on one of the best strawweight performances the UFC h
  
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• Jake Ellenberger on UFC Fight Night 108 Loss: ‘That’s Not How I Want to be Finished’

  02-05-2017 06:13
  
  Jake Ellenberger doesn’t plan on ending his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career quite yet. “The Juggernaut” took on Mike Perry at UFC Fight Night 108 inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Ellenberger was knocked out in the second round courtesy of an elbow from “Platinum.” It was Ellenberger’s seventh loss in his last […]
  
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• Michael Bisping Featured in Movie Trailer “My Name Is Lenny”

  02-05-2017 03:45
  
  Michael Bisping already has several notable movie roles on his resume, including sports in “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” and “Twin Peaks.” Now, the UFC middleweight champion is a key player in the upcoming film “My Name is Lenny.” The movie, which is released this June in cinemas and for digital download, is about the […]
  
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• Vitor Belfort: UFC 212 Will be ‘Last Appearance’ For UFC

  02-05-2017 03:38
  
  Vitor Belfort was very specific when making mention on social media Monday that UFC 212 will mark his final appearance inside the Octagon. Belfort will complete a 20-year journey with the UFC in June, taking on Nate Marquardt from Brazil. While “The Phenom” and former UFC champion is expected to end his fighting career, he […]
  
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• Michael Bisping prominently featured in trailer for new film ‘My Name is Lenny’

  02-05-2017 03:00
  
  There’s a new movie coming out that should pique the interest of fight fans, and UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping plays a big role in it.A new trailer came out for My Name Is Lenny, a film based on the true story of bareknuckle fighter Lenny McLean in the 1970s. Bisping — who has made appearances in xXx: Return of Xander Cage and Twin Peaks) plays the role of Roy “Pretty Boy” Shaw, McClean’s rival.
  Below is a trailer for the film, which is directed by Ron S
  
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• Anderson Silva Threatens to Retire Unless Given Interim Title Bout with Yoel Romero at UFC 212

  02-05-2017 02:47 via sherdog.com
  
  Anderson Silva knows what he wants and now he's playing hardball to get it.
  
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• Stipe Miocic: ‘I’ve Busted my Ass For Years & People Still Don’t Give me Credit’

  02-05-2017 02:10
  
  Stipe Miocic hopes to keep silencing his doubters. The reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder will defend his gold against Junior dos Santos in the main event of UFC 211. The action takes place inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on May 13. Miocic believes a lot has changed since he […]
  
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• Watch the UFC’s Extended Preview for UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2

  02-05-2017 01:10
  
  In just a few week’s time, the UFC returns to Pay Per View with UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2. It’s a rematch of their UFC on Fox 13 battle from back in December 2014. Only this time, the heavyweight championship is on the line. Miocic (16-2) is looking for his second title defense, […]
  
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• Megan Anderson, Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino are both down to fight each other at UFC 214

  02-05-2017 01:09
  
  With the women’s featherweight division newly running, a fight between current champion Germaine de Randamie and Cristiane Justino — the ruler of 145 pounds for the last decade — seems like a slam dunk. But it hasn’t been that easy.De Randamie has been conspicuously silent over the last few weeks, and questions remain as to where she stands with her health. The Dutch fighter said she suffered a hand injury stemming back to a fight with Larissa Pacheco in 2015, nearly two
  
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• Anderson Silva Says He’s Done if he Doesn’t Get Interim Title Bout at UFC 212

  02-05-2017 00:17
  
  If things don’t go Anderson Silva’s way, then he may walk away from mixed martial arts (MMA). “The Spider” will go down as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time. While he is brash inside the Octagon, outside Silva has been known for his calm demeanor. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight […]
  
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• Fertitta Brothers Unveil New Business Venture, $500 Million Private Equity Firm Fertitta Capital

  02-05-2017 00:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Monday, Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta formally announced the launch of Fertitta Capital, a private equity firm with stated plans to invest in “consumer-facing companies in technology, media and entertainment.” The firm's start-up money comes in the form of $500 million fronted by the brothers, who sold their majority ownership of the Ultimate Fighting Championship this past July in a ground-breaking $4 billion sale, the largest ever for a sports franchise.
  
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• Fertitta Brothers Unveil Business New Venture, $500 Million Private Equity Firm Fertitta Capital

  02-05-2017 00:07 via sherdog.com
  
  Monday, Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta formally announced the launch of Fertitta Capital, a private equity firm with stated plans to invest in “consumer-facing companies in technology, media and entertainment.” The firm's start-up money comes in the form of $500 million fronted by the brothers, who sold their majority ownership of the Ultimate Fighting Championship this past July in a ground-breaking $4 billion sale, the largest ever for a sports franchise.
  
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• Antonio Tarver on Floyd-Conor: ‘McGregor can’t beat Nate Diaz in a boxing match’

  02-05-2017 00:00
  
  Antonio Tarver has spent a lifetime around the game of boxing, having captured a litany of major titles across divisions and even a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympic games. On Monday, at the age of 48, Tarver announced on The MMA Hour that he has moved into the MMA side of things as well, as “The Magic Man” will serve as the new striking coach of the Blackzilians squad down in Coconut Creek, Florida.
  So given Tarver’s standing in combat sports, it’s only natural that the c
  
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