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• Megan Anderson to Defend Featherweight Crown Against Helena Kolesnyk at Invicta FC 24

  31-05-2017 23:41
  
  While she actively campaigned for a bout in the UFC against Cristiane Justino, it looks like Megan Anderson will defend her Invicta Fighting Championships featherweight crown in her next appearance.
  
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• Alexis Dufresne vs. Amanda Bell Set for Bellator 181 in Oklahoma

  31-05-2017 22:37
  
  Alexis Dufresne will lock horns with Amanda Bell in a women’s featherweight tilt at Bellator 181.
  
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• Nate Marquardt ‘honored' to face Vitor Belfort at UFC 212

  31-05-2017 22:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- Nate Marquardt discusses his UFC 212 clash with Vitor Belfort and "The Phenom’s" decision to leave the promotion after Saturday’s event, why middleweight is the best division for him, competing in enemy territory in Rio de Janeiro, and more.
  
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• Featherweight champion Megan Anderson set to headline Invicta FC 24

  31-05-2017 21:43
  
  Megan Anderson’s next fight will take place under the Invicta FC banner.
  The promotion’s featherweight champion will defend her title against Helena Kolesnyk in the main event of Invicta FC 24 on July 15, MMA Fighting has learned. The event will take place at the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo. Invicta is expected to announce the fight shortly.
  Anderson (8-2) became Invicta’s interim featherweight champion when she defeated Charmaine Tweet in January. She was named Inv
  
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• UFC 212 Embedded (Ep. 3): More Fighters Are Showcased in Brazil

  31-05-2017 21:40
  
  Episode three of UFC 212 Embedded has rolled out. Interim featherweight champion Max Holloway gets the episode started with Yancy Medeiros. The two take a trip to Christ the Redeemer statue. We cut to Oluwale Bamgbose, who does an outdoor workout, hitting the mitts. His UFC 212 opponent, Paulo Borrachinha is then seen cooking a […]
  
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• Jimi Manuwa Set to Meet Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 214 in Anaheim

  31-05-2017 21:25
  
  Another light heavyweight clash has been added to UFC 214 and it features Jimi Manuwa and Volkan Oezdemir. The two will throw down inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on July 29. Both men fight on the same card headlined by the rematch between Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder Daniel Cormier […]
  
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• UFC 212 Embedded, Episode 3: 'You are like Santa Claus'

  31-05-2017 20:00
  
  On the third episode of UFC 212 Embedded, Max Holloway visits Rio de Janeiro's famous "Christ the Redeemer" statue, Oluwale Bamgbose gets in a beach workout, Paulo Borrachinha makes himself a meal, Raphael Assuncao kicks into gear for fight week, Marlon Moraes readies for his UFC debut, Claudia Gadelha signs posters, Karolina Kowalkiewicz rakes in the Reebok gear, Jose Aldo explains why he fights much better at home, and much more.
  
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• Two Bouts Complete New Zealand’s UFC Fight Night 110 Lineup

  31-05-2017 19:36
  
  The UFC Fight Night 110 lineup is complete with the addition of a light heavyweight showdown between Ion Cutelaba and Luis Henrique da Silva and a lightweight clash between Dong Hyun Kim and Thibault Gouti.
  
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• Roy Nelson’s Decision to Sign With Bellator Came Down to His Family

  31-05-2017 19:35
  
  Roy Nelson has found himself in the headlines recently for a crucial decision regarding his mixed martial arts (MMA) career. Nelson had competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) since 2009, but it was time to make a change. “Big Country” made the most out of his free agent status and signed with Bellator. During […]
  
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• Roy Nelson’s Decision Sign With Bellator Came Down to His Family

  31-05-2017 19:35
  
  Roy Nelson has found himself in the headlines recently for a crucial decision regarding his mixed martial arts (MMA) career. Nelson had competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) since 2009, but it was time to make a change. “Big Country” made the most out of his free agent status and signed with Bellator. During […]
  
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• Deo Phetsangkhat cartwheel kicks cameraman during kickboxing bout

  31-05-2017 19:30
  
  Cameramen often have one of the safer jobs in combat sports — but not always.One unlucky cameraman learned the perils of filming fisticuffs firsthand Wednesday at kickboxing event at Tatneft Cup: World Championship, when the paces of the job put him directly in front of Deo Phetsangkhat’s missed cartwheel kick attempt.
  Fortunately for all involved, the cameraman took the blow like a champ. And just in case the cameraman was feeling a little extra spiteful, Phetsangkhat went on to los
  
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• Light Heavyweights Jimi Manuwa, Volkan Oezdemir to Meet at UFC 214 in Anaheim

  31-05-2017 18:58
  
  Jimi Manuwa will lock horns with Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 214 in Anaheim on July 29.
  
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• M-1 Challenge 79 Weigh-in Results: Alexander Shlemenko, Brandon Halsey Ready to Roll

  31-05-2017 18:57
  
  M-1 Challenge 79 is set to deliver a night of mixed martial arts action on Thursday and an intriguing middleweight encounter will serve as the main event.
  
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• Jimi Manuwa vs. Volkan Oezdemir slated for UFC 214

  31-05-2017 18:35
  
  Ask and you shall receive.Just days after Volkan Oezdemir called out top UFC light heavyweight contender Jimi Manuwa at UFC Fight Night 109’s post-fight press conference, a matchup between the two streaking 205-pounders has been made official for July 29 at UFC 214. The UFC announced the booking Wednesday morning.
  Oezdemir (14-1) publicly asked for the Manuwa fight in the aftermath of his stunning 28-second knockout victory over Misha Cirkunov this past weekend at UFC Fight Night 109. The
  
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• Marlon Moraes wants to be a problem and a solution for UFC matchmakers

  31-05-2017 18:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- Former World Series of Fighting bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes breaks down his UFC debut against Raphael Assuncao, not being called a champion anymore, how far he is from a shot at the UFC 135-pound championship, and more.
  
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• UFC 212, Samsung Partner to Broadcast Event in Virtual Reality

  31-05-2017 16:27
  
  The UFC and Samsung have partnered together to present MMA in a new way beginning this Saturday with UFC 212. The event will be broadcast from Brazil in virtual reality, giving fans another way to see the action as real as ever. “We’ve always felt that the potential of combining UFC events with virtual reality […]
  
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• Bellator 181: Female Featherweights Alexis Dufresne, Amanda Bell Booked

  31-05-2017 16:07
  
  Amanda Bell will make her Bellator debut this coming July, as she takes on nine-fight veteran Alexis Dufresne at Bellator 181. Bell (4-4) had been competing in Invicta FC where she earned a win over Gabrielle Holloway after losses to Faith Van Duin and current champion Megan Anderson. Holloway is coming off a victory over […]
  
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• UFC Signs 19-Year-Old Chan-Mi Jeon for UFC Fight Night 110

  31-05-2017 16:02
  
  Chan-Mi Jeon has been signed to fight J.J. Aldrich at the upcoming UFC Fight Night 110 event, the promotion announced. Jeon, just 19 years old, replaces Nadia Kassem for the strawweight affair from Auckland, New Zealand. Jeon (5-0), a native of South Korea, previously competed at flyweight for All FC 1 and KAMA. Four of […]
  
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• Cody Garbrandt Feels T.J. Dillashaw is Too Slow For Demetrious Johnson

  31-05-2017 15:49
  
  Cody Garbrandt isn’t giving T.J. Dillashaw much of a shot in a potential bout against Demetrious Johnson. A lot has been made over Johnson’s next move. While Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White has expressed interest in booking Johnson vs. Dillashaw for August, “Mighty Mouse” sounds more interested in defending his flyweight title against […]
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 212 preview, women's featherweight mess, UFC Stockholm review and more

  31-05-2017 15:15
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  Today on the podcast, we'll look ahead to this weekend's UFC 212 event from Rio de Janeiro. We'll examine the stakes in the main event between Jose Aldo and Max Holloway, what it means for the featherweight division and more. The fight card isn't filled with stars, but carries some promise, so we'll go over some of the better fights as well.
  There's no talking about mixed martial arts these days without some kind of nod toward the mess that is the w
  
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• Georges St-Pierre vows to retire for good after his next loss

  31-05-2017 15:00
  
  Things are murky these days for Georges St-Pierre. The former UFC welterweight champion is currently battling an eye injury that is expected to sideline him until late 2017. That delay resulted in his previously announced title fight against UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping being thrust into uncertainty by the UFC, despite St-Pierre’s insistence that the organization knew about his issues before it staged a kickoff press conference for Bisping vs. St-Pierre in March.
  Now, other th
  
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• Morning Report: Joe Rogan: Jose Aldo’s legacy will always be tarnished by 13 seconds against Conor McGregor

  31-05-2017 14:00
  
  This weekend, Jose Aldo returns to the Octagon to make the first defense of his UFC featherweight title against interim titleholder Max Holloway. Though by all accounts the bout is one of the most sensational fights possible to make in the sport today, it’s also a bout shrouded in controversy.
  Aldo was the UFC’s first featherweight champion, having been awarded the UFC belt when the WEC was merged into the organization in 2010. He successfully defended his title seven times over the
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption - Ep. 7 Recap

  31-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The season-long woes of Team Garbrandt finally came to an end on the most recent episode of The Ultimate Fighter, as Justin Edwards got a win over Joe Stevenson in the final preliminary round matchup. It was a battle between two of the more experienced Octagon veterans in the house, with Edwards returning from more than two years away while Stevenson was searching for a second chance following a long, arduous battle back from addiction that nearly knocked him out of the sport for good. Following
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter Redemption: Ep. 7 Preview

  31-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Don't miss a brand new Ultimate Fighter episode this Wednesday on FS1When the new season of The Ultimate Fighter was first announced with the theme of “Redemption,” no one exemplified that word more than season two winner Joe "Daddy" Stevenson, who will finally make his return to action this week in the final fight of the preliminary round matchups against Justin Edwards. Of course, Stevenson's fight with Edwards will also be his chance to make it a clean sweep for Team Dillashaw, as
  
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• Six years later, Stevenson returns with plenty of goals in mind

  31-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Don't miss a brand new Ultimate Fighter episode this Wednesday on FS1Eighteen years after his first professional bout, Joe Stevenson knows more about prizefighting than the majority of his peers. And as someone who has been in the game since he was a teenager, it’s sometimes the little things that mean the most to him.“You never want to do this for anything but your own personal goals, but the truth is that the admiration from the fans really gives you that extra push,” he said
  
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• Reasons to watch UFC 212 Saturday on Pay Per View

  31-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The challenge waiting for Max Holloway at UFC 212 is the most ominous test of his impressive career. Jose Aldo, the greatest featherweight to ever walk the planet, takes on the surging Holloway, who carries with him a 10-fight win streak that has left most of the division in his wake en route to this title opportunity. Aldo’s mystique seems to have taken a hit ever since the legend was knocked out in 13 seconds by Conor McGregor at UFC 194. The clip has been played millions of times on soc
  
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• Octagon 'safest place in world' for Kowalkiewicz

  31-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  It’s been an amazing journey for Karolina Kowalkiewicz from Lodz, Poland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, site of her UFC 212 co-main event bout against Claudia Gadelha, and the 31-year-old strawweight contender approves of that word choice.“This is my favorite word, amazing,” she laughs, beginning to conquer the English language in the same way she’s doing so in mixed martial arts, moving from obscurity as a Krav Maga instructor to a championship fight in Madison Square Garden
  
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• Manuwa vs. Oezdemir set for UFC 214

  31-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  After his second consecutive UFC win on Sunday, Volkan Oezdemir made clear his intention to take on fellow light heavyweight contender Jimi Manuwa next. On July 29, Oezdemir gets his wish, as he faces the British banger in a UFC 214 bout at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.In the main event, it’s the long-awaited rematch between UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and former titleholder Jon Jones. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 9.A native of Fribourg, Switzerland, Oezdemir ha
  
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• Jose Aldo revitalized by UFC 212 reunification bout in the city that made him famous

  31-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIROIn this stunning, complicated Brazilian city by the sea that pulsates with the spirit of samba, Jose Aldo finds himself completely energized only days before his latest challenge in the Octagon.His spirits and confidence lifted by the love of his fans and the bosom of familiarity, Aldo sees Saturday’s career-defining UFC 212 main event bout against Max Holloway – a fight that will reunify the featherweight belt and deliver it again to a single champion -- as an ode to h
  
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• Edwards still hungry as ever

  31-05-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Don't miss a brand new Ultimate Fighter episode this Wednesday on FS1Life outside the UFC hasn’t been easy for Justin Edwards. Too good for most fighters on the local circuit, the Ohio native has had trouble getting fights since his last Octagon bout against Joe Proctor two years ago. And even when fights were offered, making three to four hundred dollars wasn’t going to cut it. So as he kept training and let his manager find new opportunities for him, he worked where he could. One d
  
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• Georges St-Pierre Says His Vision Hasn’t Recovered 100 Percent

  31-05-2017 06:51
  
  Georges St-Pierre is still recovering from an eye injury. “Rush” was scheduled to face Michael Bisping for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title later this year. Neither man was able to fight in time for June, so St-Pierre will instead fight for the welterweight championship sometime in the future. During a recent appearance on […]
  
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• No Punishment Handed Down to Michael Chiesa, Kevin Lee

  31-05-2017 05:10
  
  Despite coming to blows during a pre-fight press conference recently, neither Michael Chiesa or Kevin Lee will face punishment from the Oklahoma Athletic Commission. According to a report by MMA Fighting, the commission will not fine or suspend either Chiesa or Lee because they are not licensed by them at the moment. “However if they […]
  
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• Jose Aldo-Max Holloway Featured on ‘Inside the Octagon’ For UFC 212

  31-05-2017 05:06
  
  Dan Hardy and John Gooden are a very strong announce team, covering much of the foreign events on UFC Fight Pass. But their bread-and-butter comes out during the “Inside the Octagon” features the duo puts together before big events. In the latest edition, Hardy and Gooden offer up insight and strategy to Saturday’s unified UFC […]
  
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• UFC 213 Fight Card: Alan Jouban-Brian Camozzi Scheduled

  31-05-2017 05:02
  
  A pair of welterweights looking to get back on track will meet at UFC 213, as Alan Jouban squares off against Brian Camozzi. Jouban (15-5) was riding high after three straight wins, but he suffered a loss to Gunnar Nelson in March. Overall, Jouban is 5-2 over his last seven bouts. Camozzi (7-3) debuted last […]
  
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• Bellator 182 headlined by Koreshkov vs. Njokuani, Ward vs. Gonzalez

  31-05-2017 04:00
  
  A pair of welterweight showdowns will top the bill at Bellator 182.
  Former Bellator welterweight champ Andrey Koreshkov will meet Chidi Njokuani in the main event of the Aug. 25 bout at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Vernon, N.Y., the company announced Tuesday.
  Additionally, the co-feature bout will pit Brennan Ward against Fernando Gonzalez.
  Koreshkov (19-2) defeated Douglas Lima to win the title in 2015 before dropping the belt back to Lima in rematch last November. In between, the Russian
  
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• UFC 213 Update: Alan Jouban vs. Brian Camozzi Booked for Las Vegas on July 8

  31-05-2017 03:45
  
  A welterweight clash between Alan Jouban and Brian Camozzi has been added to the UFC 213 lineup.
  
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• Max Holloway More Interested in ‘Undisputed Career’ Than UFC Championship Belt

  31-05-2017 03:34
  
  Max Holloway is ready to usher in a new era with a victory over Jose Aldo at UFC 212, but he says his legacy is about more than just a piece of championship hardware.
  
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• UFC Heavyweight Stefan Struve Couldn’t Care Less About Rankings

  31-05-2017 03:02
  
  Towering heavyweight Stefan Struve returns to action later this year at UFC Fight Night Rotterdam. Opposite him in the cage that night will be another long, tall heavyweight in Alexander Volkov. Coming off two straight victories, Struve had been expected to face Junior Dos Santos in Halifax this past February, but an injury got in […]
  
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• Alan Jouban vs. Brian Camozzi added to UFC 213

  31-05-2017 03:00
  
  Alan Jouban isn’t wasting much time getting back into the swing of things.The welterweight, who lost to Gunnar Nelson at March’s UFC Fight Night 107, returns to action at UFC 213 on July 8 in Las Vegas, where he’ll meet Brian Camozzi.MMA Fighting confirmed an initial Tuesday report by the Los Angeles Daily News.
  Jouban (15-5) will look to regain the momentum that saw him win three straight fights, and five out of six, before the loss to Nelson.
  Camozzi (7-3), the brother of Chr
  
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• Kevin Lee, Michael Chiesa not facing sanctions in Oklahoma for press-conference scuffle

  31-05-2017 01:00
  
  Kevin Lee and Michael Chiesa seem to be in the clear as far as discipline goes after a press-conference scuffle earlier this month.
  Lee and Chiesa will not receive any sanctions from the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission (OSAC) stemming from the incident, OSAC executive director Joe Miller told MMA Fighting on Tuesday. At the time of the skirmish, neither man was licensed by the OSAC, therefore the commission has no jurisdiction to enact any kind of punishment, Miller said.
  “However if th
  
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• Roy Nelson says decision to sign with Bellator came down to ‘quality of life’

  31-05-2017 00:30
  
  The news that longtime UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson had signed a deal with Bellator was surprising because, well, nobody knew “Big Country” was a free agent. The 40-year-old Nelson kept his situation under wraps because, in his own words, “anything can happen in MMA.”
  That’s what Nelson explained on Monday during an appearance on The MMA Hour. He said his decision to sign with Bellator boiled down to doing the right thing by him and his family.
  “Yeah, I think it
  
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• Andrey Koreshkov Headlines Bellator 182 Opposite Chidi Njokuani

  31-05-2017 00:25
  
  Former Bellator welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov will try to keep pace with the rest of the division when he headlines Bellator 182 this August against Chidi Njokuani. Officials announced the main event fight for the August 25 card from Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona New York on Tuesday. Koreshkov, a 26-year-old from Russia, […]
  
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• Ronda Rousey to Appear on New Battle Of Network Stars Series

  31-05-2017 00:21
  
  Ronda Rousey will be a coach on the revived Battle of the Network Stars, which debuts June 29 on ABC. Rousey, a former UFC female bantamweight champion, will be one permanent coach along with DeMarcus Ware. Mike Greenberg is set to host with Joe Tessitore, while Cassidy Hubbarth and Cari Champion provide sideline analysis. The […]
  
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