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• Jeremy Kennedy vs. Kyle Bochniak Slated for UFC on Fox 25 in Long Island

  24-05-2017 23:21 via sherdog.com
  
  A featherweight duel pitting Jeremy Kennedy against Kyle Bochniak has been added to the UFC on Fox 25 lineup.
  
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• Tape-Delayed Bellator 179 Averages 877,000 Viewers for MacDonald-Daley Main Event

  24-05-2017 23:03 via sherdog.com
  
  The Bellator 179 headliner between recent UFC signee Rory MacDonald and British knockout artist Paul Daley attracted 877,000 viewers to Spike on Friday night.
  
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• Andre Fialho to Face A.J. Matthews in Welterweight Bout at Bellator 181

  24-05-2017 22:43 via sherdog.com
  
  Andre Fialho will square off against A.J. Matthews at Bellator 181, the promotion announced Wednesday.
  
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• Tony Ferguson responds to ‘little b*tch’ Nate Diaz: ‘Act interested’ or ‘get the f*ck out’

  24-05-2017 22:00
  
  Several weeks have passed since Nate Diaz revealed that he was likely going to turn down a July 8 fight against Tony Ferguson for UFC 213. The match-up would have served as the centerpiece for this year’s International Fight Week, but Diaz dismissed it for numerous reasons, citing failed negotiations with the UFC, a disinterest in helping manager Audie Attar — who manages both Ferguson and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor — and a belief that Ferguson was forcing a beef t
  
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• Bellator does 607,000 viewers for Rory MacDonald’s tape-delayed debut

  24-05-2017 20:30
  
  The debut of Rory MacDonald on Friday's Bellator show from London, England, drew an average of 607,000 viewers for a show that aired on a several hour tape delay.
  The number is in the ballpark of what a usual Bellator show would do when airing live, but not the boost one would have hoped for under normal circumstances for MacDonald's debut, particularly against Paul Daley, a big-talking fighter of some name value.
  Not being live didn't help. The last time Bellator was on tape delay, the April 14
  
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• Demetrious Johnson Says He Hasn’t Agreed to Title Defense vs. T.J. Dillashaw

  24-05-2017 20:09 via sherdog.com
  
  Pump the brakes on the proposed showdown between reigning flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and ex-bantamweight king T.J. Dillashaw.
  
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• Linton Vassell on Phil Davis vs. Ryan Bader: ‘I Can’t Pick a Winner’

  24-05-2017 19:53
  
  Linton Vassell simply can’t make a prediction for Bellator 180’s light heavyweight title bout. On June 24, Phil Davis will defend his 205-pound championship against Ryan Bader. The two are set to clash inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. It’ll be “Mr. Wonderful’s” first title defense and Bader’s Bellator debut. During a recent […]
  
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• Horiguchi, Tokoro, Birchak Among Those to Compete in Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix

  24-05-2017 19:45 via sherdog.com
  
  The first three bouts for Rizin Fighting Federation’s bantamweight grand prix have been revealed, and there are already some intriguing matchups.
  
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• Paul Daley to Michael Page: ‘Don’t Mention my Mom on an International Media Podcast’

  24-05-2017 19:35
  
  Paul Daley doesn’t mind getting personal with Michael Page if it boils down to it. “Semtex” is coming off a second-round submission loss to Rory MacDonald at Bellator 179. After the bout, Daley charged at Page in the crowd. The two used to be friends, but have had some bad blood brewing the past few […]
  
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• Tony Ferguson Blasts Nate Diaz: ‘You’re a B*tch, Money Made You Soft’

  24-05-2017 19:07
  
  Tony Ferguson is going off on Nate Diaz and he isn’t mincing words. “El Cucuy” is in an interesting situation. He was supposed to do battle with Khabib Nurmagomedov inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada back in March. The bout never happened as “The Eagle” fell ill thanks to a botched weight cut. […]
  
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• Valentina Shevchenko on Amanda Nunes’ Antics: ‘I Don’t Need These Silly Things to be Motivated’

  24-05-2017 18:35
  
  Valentina Shevchenko says she isn’t bothered by Amanda Nunes’ actions during the “Summer Kickoff” press conference. At the conference, Shevchenko and Nunes were present to promote their UFC 213 bout on July 8. Nunes’ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight title will be on the line. During the presser, “Bullet” and “The Lioness” went face-to-face […]
  
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• Tyrone Spong Bolsters FITE TV Internet PPV on Saturday

  24-05-2017 17:40 via sherdog.com
  
  There will be an intriguing boxing card down in Merida Yucatan, Mexico, this Saturday as FITE TV will stream the action live on Internet pay-per-view. Headlining the “Brave Warriors in Action” marquee will be Manuel Ceballos (12-1, 8 KOs) taking on Cesar Hernan Reynoso (14-8-4, 7 KOs) for a regional super middleweight title over 10 rounds.
  
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• Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Hideo Tokoro among additions to RIZIN’s bantamweight GP

  24-05-2017 17:00
  
  RIZIN has announced the first match-ups for its bantamweight GP in Japan.
  Scheduled for July 30 at the Saitama Super Arena, the first round of the 135-pound tournament will feature Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Hideo Tokoro, Takafumi Otsuka vs. Anthony Birchak and Keita Ishibashi vs. Khalid Tara.
  The bantamweight tournament will continue on Dec. 29 and 31, crowning the champion in the last day of the year.
  Horiguchi (19-2), who left the UFC on a three-fight winning streak as a flyweight, impressed in his
  
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• Oluwale Bamgbose: ‘I Believe More African Fighters Will be in The UFC’

  24-05-2017 16:33
  
  Oluwale Bamgbose is confident that a bevy of African fighters will make their way to the big show. Bamgbose is a middleweight competing under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner. He’s scheduled to fight Paulo Borrachinha inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 3 for UFC 212. “The Holy War Angel” represents West […]
  
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• Live Chat: Middleweight and flyweight title talk, UFC Stockholm preview, fighter retreat and more

  24-05-2017 15:33
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  Today on the program we'll react to all of yesterday's late breaking news, namely, that Yoel Romero will face Robert Whittaker at UFC 213 for the interim UFC middleweight title. In addition, while some attempts are being made to make a fight between Demetrious Johnson and T.J. Dillashaw at flyweight, Johnson is balking at the news. Should that fight be made? If yes, why? We'll discuss the implications for both weight classes as well as what it means
  
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• Where has Barb Honchak been the last two-plus years? The answer isn’t such an easy one

  24-05-2017 15:00
  
  LAS VEGAS — There were youngsters in their early 20s. Women who sported records like 0-1 and 2-1. Neophytes who have only been pro for a few months.And then were was Barb Honchak.
  The last time Honchak stepped into a cage she was the Invicta FC flyweight champion, consensus top 125-pound female fighter and one of the best pound-for-pound women’s MMA competitors in the world, period.
  That was nearly three years ago, though. Honchak has not competed since Nov. 1, 2014. On Tuesday, she
  
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• Morning Report: Demetrious Johnson, Ray Borg, T.J. Dillashaw all respond to 125-pound title situation

  24-05-2017 14:00
  
  Recently, rumors abounded that the title fight between bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and former champion T.J. Dillashaw was in trouble due to a back injury suffered by Garbrandt. In light of possibly losing his title shot, Dillashaw began campaigning for a different belt, that of flyweight champion’s Demetrious Johnson. Now, it seems that Dillashaw may get his wish.
  Yesterday, ESPN reported and MMA Fighting confirmed that Garbrandt had been officially removed from his scheduled titl
  
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• UFC GYM increases footprint in the United Arab Emirates with second Dubai location

  24-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Dubai – UFC GYM® announced the continued expansion of its global footprint into the Middle East with the opening of franchises second location in the Jumeirah Beach Residence community of Dubai. Located at JBR – Dubai Murjan, Plaza Level UAE, the new gym will celebrate its grand opening in September and serve as the fourth of five locations scheduled to open in the region in the next year. “UFC GYM provides the opportunity for anyone, regardless of age or fitness level, the
  
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• UFC Camp Update: Allstars readies for home card

  24-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
   Great sparring this morning #buster @rezamaddog @alexthemauler @pb1_ @haaardzA post shared by "Buster" (@davidbielkheden) on May 15, 2017 at 7:42am PDTOn fight night, Andreas Michael may be the most serious man in mixed martial arts. The head coach of the Allstars Training Center in Stockholm, home to one of the men in Sunday’s UFC Fight Night main event, Alexander Gustafsson, Michael isn’t joking with his fighters before they make the walk to the Octagon or grinning ear to ear
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption - Ep. 6 Recap

  24-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  It’s been six fights on The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption thus far and six wins for Team Dillashaw, and while Ramsey Nijem had to fight through a war with Julian Lane on this week’s episode, he ultimately scored the win while putting Team Garbrandt in a do-or-die situation next week. Before the fight kicked off this week, Lane and Nijem both spent some time explaining how they got back to this season of The Ultimate Fighter. For Lane, he viewed his opportunity on the show not
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter Redemption: Ep. 6 Preview

  24-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Don't miss a brand new Ultimate Fighter episode this Wednesday on FS1It's been a season full of woe for bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt as he enters the last two fights of the opening round down 0-5 to TJ Dillashaw, and he's hoping his fellow Buckeye Julian Lane can turn things around on the latest episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption. Last week, Garbrandt listened to Hayder Hassan when the American Top Team fighter said that he would make easy work of his teammate Dhiego Lima if the
  
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• Six bouts added to UFC 214 card in Anaheim

  24-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Before UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and former titleholder Jon Jones resume their rivalry in the main event of UFC 214 on July 29, a host of contenders, veterans and rising stars will take to the Octagon in six bouts made official on Wednesday.In an explosive showdown that could shake up the upper reaches of the featherweight division, the No. 5-ranked "Korean Zombie," Chan Sung Jung, takes on No. 3-ranked Ricardo "The Bully" Lamas."Explosive" is also a good term to describe the
  
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• Gordon-Quinones rescheduled for OKC card

  24-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  A bout of food poisoning kept Jared Gordon from his first UFC bout against fellow debutant Michel Quinones earlier this month, but the featherweight up and comers are slated to finally meet in the Octagon on June 25 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. Also added to the card is a light heavyweight matchup between unbeaten newcomer Azamat Murzakanov and Joachim Christensen.In the UFC Fight Night main event, which airs live on FS1, lightweight contenders collide as Michael Chiesa face
  
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• Cirkunov knows the belt is in reach with a win at Stockholm

  24-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It seems like a while since fight fans have seen Misha Cirkunov in the Octagon, and for the UFC Fight Night Stockholm co-main event participant, he may be a little bit behind his usual schedule.“Normally I would like to already have one fight under my belt and be concentrating on the second fight of the year around this time,” Cirkunov said. But after his fourth UFC win – and finish – over Nikita Krylov last December and the signing of a new six-fight deal with the promot
  
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• Browne, Oliynyk to clash in Vegas this July

  24-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Hungry to smash his way back into the win column with the world watching during International Fight Week, Travis Browne will face off with submission master Alexey Oliynyk in a battle of heavyweight contenders to take place on the UFC 213 card on July 8.In a championship doubleheader headlining the event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Amanda Nunes defends her UFC women's bantamweight title against Valentina Shevchenko, and Yoel Romero meets Robert Whittaker for the interim UFC middleweight crow
  
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• UFC 213 Update: Garbrandt vs. Dillashaw Scrapped; Romero-Whittaker Interim Title Bout Set

  24-05-2017 04:25 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC 213 has undergone some significant changes at the top of the card.
  
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• Derrick Lewis on Francis Ngannou: ‘That Guy is Real Ignorant’

  24-05-2017 04:24
  
  Derrick Lewis isn’t fond of Francis Ngannou’s assessment of his skills. Back in March, Ngannou said he wasn’t impressed by Lewis. “The Predator” said fighting “The Black Beast” wouldn’t get him closer to a title shot. Lewis recently appeared on “The MMA Hour” and delivered a response to Ngannou’s comments (via MMAMania.com): “Francis, that guy […]
  
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• Countdown to UFC Fight Night 109

  24-05-2017 04:00
  
  Take a closer look at Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 109 main event between Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira.
  
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• Misha Cirkunov Says He’s ‘Very Surprised’ Nikita Krylov is no Longer With UFC

  24-05-2017 03:55
  
  Misha Cirkunov is a bit puzzled that Nikita Krylov isn’t with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) anymore. Cirkunov’s last bout was against Krylov back in Dec. 2016. Cirkunov took a first-round submission victory over “The Miner.” It ended up being Krylov’s last bout in the UFC as he ended up signing with Fight Nights Global. […]
  
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• Mighty Mouse vs. T.J. Dillashaw Being Looked At For August: White

  24-05-2017 03:29
  
  With Cody Garbrandt’s back troubles causing the previously announced Garbrandt vs. Dillashaw bout to be pulled from UFC 213, the UFC is looking at going another direction entirely. That looks to be the much discussed route of Dillashaw dropping down to flyweight to challenge champ Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the […]
  
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• Yoel Romero-Robert Whittaker in; Cody Garbrandt-T.J. Dillashaw out at UFC 213

  24-05-2017 02:19
  
  There will be a men’s title fight at UFC 213. Just not the one originally planned.Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker will meet for the interim middleweight title in Las Vegas on July 8.Additionally, the originally planned bantamweight title fight between champion Cody Garbrandt and T.J. Dillashaw is officially off due to a back injury suffered by Garbrandt. MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani confirmed a Tuesday report on both items by ESPN.
  The Romero-Whittaker interim title fight is due to
  
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• Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker Set For Interim Title Bout at UFC 213

  24-05-2017 02:07
  
  The stage is set for an interim title bout between Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker. UFC 213 was supposed to be headlined by a bantamweight title bout between champion Cody Garbrandt and T.J. Dillashaw. A back injury has forced Garbrandt off the card and we now have a new co-headliner. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President […]
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov Has Sights Set on Interim Title Bout in October

  24-05-2017 02:01
  
  Khabib Nurmagomedov is eyeing an interim lightweight title bout this fall. At UFC 209 back in March, “The Eagle” was set to do battle against Tony Ferguson inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout was to determine the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim lightweight title holder. It wasn’t meant to be as […]
  
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• Dana White on Cris Cyborg-Angela Magana Incident: ‘It’s Very Serious’

  24-05-2017 01:43
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White recognizes the severity of Cris Cyborg’s incident at a recent Athlete Retreat. Cyborg and Angela Magana had a heated verbal exchange during the festivities. Cyborg then punched Magana in the mouth. Magana was sent to the hospital and contacted police after being hit. As a result of the […]
  
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• Lorenz Larkin on UFC Run: ‘That’s a Chapter in my Life That’s Gone’

  24-05-2017 01:11
  
  Lorenz Larkin wants to leave his time with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the past. Larkin will be making his Bellator debut on June 24. He’ll challenge welterweight champion Douglas Lima inside Madison Square Garden in New York City for Bellator NYC. The event airs live on pay-per-view (PPV). During a recent appearance on […]
  
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• Istela Nunes plans to surprise ONE Championship again with upset of Angela Lee

  24-05-2017 01:00
  
  Istela Nunes will challenge ONE Championship star Angela Lee for the strawweight title on May 26 in Singapore. And she feels like everyone is against her.
  Nunes, who earned a shot at the gold after defeating Mei Yamaguchi in her promotional debut last August, believes the promotion had put her in the cage against the experienced Japanese fighter to build her opponent.
  "They didn’t expect me to beat her,” Nunes told MMA Fighting. "They were hoping for a rematch between Mei and Angela,
  
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• Dana White: UFC Looking Into ‘Very Serious’ Altercation Between Cris ‘Cyborg,’ Angela Magana

  24-05-2017 00:29 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship has not yet determined the course of action it will take regarding the incident where Cristiane Justino punched Angela Magana at the promotion’s UFC Athlete Retreat on May 21.
  
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• Rory MacDonald Says UFC ‘Easily Let Things Slip Through Their Fingers’

  24-05-2017 00:04
  
  Rory MacDonald feels the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) doesn’t keep tabs on things as much as they should. After losses to Robbie Lawler and Stephen Thompson, MacDonald became a free agent. Following failed negotiations with the UFC, “Red King” signed with Bellator. In his Bellator debut, MacDonald finished Paul Daley in a one-sided affair. During […]
  
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