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• Rashad Evans to Face Sam Alvey at UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico City

  01-06-2017 23:52
  
  Rashad Evans will attempt to halt a three-bout skid when he faces Sam Alvey at UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico City on Aug. 5.
  
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• Dana White talks Cris Cyborg-Angela Magana mess: ‘Can a fighter be cyberbullied?’

  01-06-2017 23:30
  
  Few events in the mixed martial arts world have been more polarizing than the incident at last month’s UFC Fighter Retreat in Las Vegas between Cris Cyborg and Angela Magana.
  Cyborg confronted Magana regarding social media posts Magana made which Cyborg found offensive, a scene which ended with Cyborg punching Magana.
  Half the MMA world seems to think Magana deserved what she got for cyberbullying Cyborg, while the other half believes it wasn’t the appropriate venue for such an actio
  
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• Dana White to UFC Flyweight Champ Demetrious Johnson: ‘You Don’t Make the Fights, I Do’

  01-06-2017 23:23
  
  Demetrious Johnson recently caused a stir when he balked at a showdownwith ex-bantamweight king T.J. Dillashaw in favor of a flyweight title defense against Ray Borg.
  
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• Dana White Says Cyborg Will Still Fight At UFC 214

  01-06-2017 23:13
  
  Former Invicta FC featherweight champ Cris “Cyborg” Justino has had her fair share of issues as of late. The Brazilian knockout artist became fed up with UFC strawweight Angela Magana’s taunting on social media, and delivered a punch to her face when they came head-to-head at the UFC fighter retreat. Justino is now facing battery […]
  
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• Rashad Evans vs. Sam Alvey set for UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico City

  01-06-2017 23:00
  
  Rashad Evans will be attempting to get his first win in the middleweight division once again.The former UFC light heavyweight champion will be taking on Sam Alvey at UFC Fight Night 114. The news was announced on Thursday by UFC Español.Evans was last seen in the Octagon earlier this year at UFC 209, where he lost a split decision to Daniel Kelly in his middleweight debut. Evans is currently on a three-fight losing streak, and is 2-5 in his past seven bouts. Meanwhile, Alvey, who is No. 1
  
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• UFC 214 Gets Sara McMann-Ketlen Vieira Bantamweight Showdown on July 29

  01-06-2017 22:28
  
  Former women’s bantamweight title challenger Sara McMann will face Ketlen Vieira at UFC 214.
  
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• Jon Fitch vs. Brian Foster headlines inaugural Professional Fighters League event

  01-06-2017 21:18
  
  The Professional Fighters League, formerly known as World Series of Fighting, will be hosting their first event later this month, the promotion announced Thursday.MMA veteran and last WSOF welterweight champion Jon Fitch will be facing Brian Foster in the headlining slot of the card. This event, labeled as PFL: Daytona, will take place on June 30 at the UNOH Fanzone in the Daytona International Speedway. The event will take place following the Firecracker 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race, and it w
  
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• MMA FANS….. START YOUR ENGINES!!!

  01-06-2017 21:07
  
  Fans of Mixed Martial Arts and NASCAR rejoice! The day of being able to watch a race followed directly by fights is upon us. Today the Professional Fighters League, formerly World Series of Fighting, have announced that they will be pairing up with the Daytona International Speedway and NBC Sports Group to bring the two […]
  
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• Yancy Medeiros campaigned to fight at UFC 212 because of Max Holloway

  01-06-2017 21:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — A year after his first trip to Brazil, which included an action-packed fight with Francisco Trinaldo, Yancy Medeiros returns as a welterweight and falls in love with acai. In an exclusive interview, Medeiros explains why he wanted to fight at UFC 212, fighting Erick Silva in Brazil, his thoughts on his friend’s Max Holloway’s fight with Jose Aldo, and more.
  
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• Rebranded Professional Fighters League to Hold First Event at Daytona International Speedway

  01-06-2017 21:00
  
  The rebranded Professional Fighters League will get a jumpstart on its 2018 league format with an inaugural event in conjunction with NASCAR’s Coke Zero 400 weekend on June 30.
  
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• UFC 212 Embedded (Ep. 4): Max Holloway Goes For a Ride

  01-06-2017 20:47
  
  With UFC 212 being just two days away, episode four of the Embedded series has arrived. The episode gets started with interim featherweight title holder Max Holloway. “Blessed” is seen inside Top Kart Indoor for some go-karting. Yancy Medeiros joins in on the fun. Jose Aldo is then seen inside the Windsor Barra Hotel with […]
  
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• Raphael Assuncao changing approach to earn first UFC title shot, but won't become a trash talker

  01-06-2017 20:47
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Raphael Assuncao talks about welcoming Marlon Moraes into the Octagon at Saturday’s UFC 212 event, how he’s going to change in his personality outside the cage in order to finally get a shot at the belt, and much more.
  
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• ‘Nigerian Goku’ Oluwale Bamgbose explains support for Reebok after UFC Retreat

  01-06-2017 20:26
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Oluwale Bamgbose discussed his tweets in support of Reebok after the UFC Athlete Retreat despite his fellow UFC fighters complaining about the apparel company, Nigeria’s historic win over Brazil at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, his UFC 212 fight with Paulo Borrachinha, and much more.
  
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• Dana White: Cris Cyborg ‘Definitely’ Fighting at UFC 214; Opponent Currently Unknown

  01-06-2017 20:18
  
  Cristiane Justino will likely have a spot on the upcoming UFC 214 card, but now it’s a matter of finding an opponent for the Brazilian knockout artist.
  
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• Sage Northcutt expects to be ‘stronger than ever’ after tonsils removed

  01-06-2017 20:00
  
  Sage Northcutt might be MMA’s sunniest optimist.But after a year-plus plagued by strep throat and illnesses which would come, go, and return worse than before, even he started to have his doubts -- particularly when he dropped two of his three fights in 2016.“I was a little worried because I would train very hard, I’d been feeling great, and then out of nowhere, I’d get kind of sick, all of a sudden,” Northcutt said on Tuesday’s edition of The MMA Hour. &ldquo
  
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• Dana White Says Demetrious Johnson Not Wanting to Fight T.J. Dillashaw is ‘Insanity’

  01-06-2017 17:28
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White doesn’t understand why Demetrious Johnson is opposed to fighting T.J. Dillashaw. White recently revealed that the UFC was looking into booking a flyweight title bout between “Mighty Mouse” and Dillashaw in August. Johnson isn’t gung-ho about the idea and would rather defend his title against Ray Borg. During […]
  
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• LFA 13 Weigh-in Results: Curtis Millender, Kevin Holland Make Weight

  01-06-2017 16:46
  
  Legacy Fighting Alliance 13 is set to take control of the Los Angeles-Burbank Marriott Convention Center on Friday night as the Houston-based mixed martial arts promotion returns for another dose of mayhem.
  
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• Fight Nights Global 68 Weigh-ins: Pavlovich, Mokhnatkin Cleared for Heavyweight Title Tilt

  01-06-2017 16:46
  
  The vacant heavyweight title is up for grabs in the main event of Fight Nights Global 68, which takes place on Friday at the Yubileyniy Sports Center in St. Petersburg, Russia.
  
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• Cage Warriors 84 Weigh-ins: Nathaniel Wood, Marko Kovacevic Set for Bantamweight Title

  01-06-2017 16:42
  
  Cage Warriors 84 takes place Friday night at Indigo at the O2 in London, England, and anchoring the entire event is an intriguing matchup for the vacant Cage Warriors Fighting Championship bantamweight title.
  
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• Five fights to watch in June

  01-06-2017 16:00
  
  We don’t waste much time kicking off the June fight schedule, as Jose Aldo Jr. vs. Max Holloway on the 3rd, on paper, is as awesome a fight as any we’ve had all year. But that’s far from the only fight of note this month, so likewise, let’s not waste any more time getting into it ...Curtis Millender vs. Kevin Holland, LFA 13, Burbank, Calif., June 2, AXS-TVAXS kicks off its June fight slate with an interesting welterweight matchup. Millender (10-3), of San Bernardino, Cal
  
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• The MMA Hour - 384 - Georges St-Pierre

  01-06-2017 15:35
  
  Georges St-Pierre discusses why his UFC return has been delayed.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 384 - Roy Nelson

  01-06-2017 15:33
  
  Roy Nelson explains how he ended up with Bellator.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 384 - Cody Garbrandt

  01-06-2017 15:25
  
  UFC champion Cody Garbrandt discusses his back injury and what's next.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 384 - Yoel Romero

  01-06-2017 15:21
  
  Yoel Romero discusses his upcoming interim UFC title fight.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 384 - Gokhan Saki

  01-06-2017 15:19
  
  Kickboxing legend Gokhan Saki discusses why he signed with the UFC.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 384 - Sage Northcutt

  01-06-2017 15:17
  
  Sage Northcutt discusses his recent battles with his tonsils and his upcoming fight.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 384 - Mike Perry

  01-06-2017 15:15
  
  Mike Perry discusses what's going on in his career.
  
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• Max Holloway on Jose Aldo: ‘At The End of The Day, I Respect Him’

  01-06-2017 13:51
  
  Max Holloway and Jose Aldo may have been trading verbal barbs, but that hasn’t caused “Blessed” to lose respect for his UFC 212 opponent. This Saturday night (June 3), interim featherweight champion Holloway will battle 145-pound title holder Aldo in a unification bout. The action takes place inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. […]
  
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• Al Iaquinta Speaks on ‘Weird Atmosphere’ at UFC Athlete Retreat

  01-06-2017 13:38
  
  Al Iaquinta didn’t walk out of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Athlete Retreat feeling any better about the promotion. It’s no secret that Iaquinta has been outspoken on his opinion of how the UFC handles their fighters. The 11th ranked lightweight hasn’t been happy with his pay and has been dabbling in real estate. Iaquinta […]
  
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• Dana White on Oscar De La Hoya’s Criticisms: ‘What’s His Deal?’

  01-06-2017 13:25
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White is confused about Oscar De La Hoya’s latest comments. De La Hoya has expressed strong opposition against the potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match. Recently, De La Hoya said boxing won’t recover from such a bout and blasted the fight for being a joke. In a […]
  
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• Dana White Feels a 50-50 Split Between Conor McGregor & Floyd Mayweather is Fair

  01-06-2017 13:11
  
  In most situations, Floyd Mayweather and a 50-50 split sounds laughable but to Dana White it’s fair against Conor McGregor. Much has been made over a potential boxing match between McGregor and Mayweather. Many are intrigued, while others scoff at the idea of the bout. One thing is for certain, no one can deny the […]
  
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• Jon Jones Has a Message For Alexander Gustafsson: ‘F*ck You’

  01-06-2017 12:55
  
  Jon Jones has heard enough of Alexander Gustafsson. Gustafsson was the talk of the weekend for his stellar performance against Glover Teixeira. “The Mauler” earned a fifth-round knockout at UFC Fight Night 109 inside the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. After the fight, Gustafsson had the mixed martial arts (MMA) world buzzing when talked about Jones. […]
  
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• Cris Cyborg Wishes Megan Anderson Good Luck in Her Invicta FC 24 Title Defense

  01-06-2017 12:34
  
  Cris Cyborg is aware of Megan Anderson’s next move and she supports the decision. While Cyborg and Anderson have expressed interest in competing against each other, the match-up will have to wait. Anderson will be defending her Invicta FC featherweight title against Helena Kolesnyk on July 24. MMAFighting.com broke the news this week. While Cyborg hasn’t […]
  
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• Marlon Moraes Admits he Was a Bit Nervous During UFC Contract Negotiations

  01-06-2017 12:17
  
  Former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes is glad to be on the roster of the world leader in mixed martial arts (MMA). Moraes will make his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut this Saturday night (June 3) inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for UFC 212. Moraes will do battle […]
  
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• Jon Jones Rips Alexander Gustafsson for Post-UFC Fight Night 109 Comments

  01-06-2017 08:07
  
  Alexander Gustafsson may have re-inserted himself into the light heavyweight title discussion with his knockout win over Glover Teixeira this past Sunday, but he drew the ire of former foe Jon Jones for his post-fight comments.
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Dana White, Max Holloway and Ray Longo

  01-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC President Dana White joins Matt and guest co-host Ray Longo in-studio to discuss the Gustafsson vs. Teixeira fight, Al Iaquinta, the Cris Cyborg/Angela Magana situation and Cyborg's next fight, Germaine de Randamie, Mighty Mouse vs. TJ Dillashaw, GSP, Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2, and much more. Before that, Interim UFC Featherweight champion Max Holloway calls in to talk about his UFC 212 title fight against Jose Aldo, being yourself inside the Octagon, and video games. Plus, Matt and Ray reminis
  
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• UFC 212: Fight-by-Fight Preview

  01-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  JOSE ALDO VS MAX HOLLOWAYNo one has gotten a worse rap for one bad night than Jose Aldo did for his loss to Conor McGregor in 2015. Forget the fact that the Brazilian virtually cleaned out the division before that defeat and is arguably the greatest featherweight of all-time. To some folks, all that matters is that 13 seconds in Las Vegas. Well, Max Holloway hasn’t forgotten who Aldo is, and after winning ten straight, he gets a chance to begin his reign as undisputed champion if he can ge
  
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• The 10: Jam-packed June set to hit Octagon

  01-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  As the weather heats up, so too does the action inside the Octagon.June’s arrival doesn’t just mean more hot days, evenings on the patio and weekends at the lake; it also means four fight cards from four continents are set to hit the UFC Octagon in a four-week stretch, setting the table for what should be an even more electric July.Here’s a look at the key fights you don’t want to miss this month.This is The 10.UFC 212: ALDO VS. HOLLOWAY – Saturday, June 3 (Rio de J
  
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• Hawaii's championship hopeful Max Holloway ready to shock the world

  01-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Among the Over 60 set in Waianae, Hawaii, Max Holloway is a superstar.“It’s funny, but a bunch of my fans in Hawaii are older people,” said the interim UFC featherweight champion, who will attempt to unify the 145-pound title against Jose Aldo in the main event of UFC 212 this Saturday in Rio de Janeiro. “A lot of grandmas and grandpas watch the news. I’ve got 70-year-olds coming up to me, and they cry. They thank me for what I’m doing and this is huge. In Haw
  
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• Evans battles Alvey in second MW bout this August

  01-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will take his second shot at winning his first fight at middleweight on August 5, when he travels to Arena Ciudad Del Mexico in Mexico City to face hard-hitting contender Sam Alvey.In the UFC Fight Night main event, which airs live on FS1, flyweight contenders Brandon Moreno and Sergio Pettis meet in a five-round showdown.Ranked 14th in the middleweight division, former Ultimate Fighter competitor Sam Alvey has won four of his last five bouts, f
  
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• Bamgbose believes his time is 'now or never'

  01-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  For one of the most positive and upbeat fighters on the UFC roster, the last 12 months had to be tough to deal with. But Oluwale Bamgbose still found a way to turn his fistic lemons into lemonade.“It was more of a positive thing because I was able to get better,” he said of a stretch that saw him lose a short-notice fight to Cezar Ferreira, see two December bouts get scrapped, and then as the capper, see a London fight with Tom Breese fall apart…on the day of the event. &ldquo
  
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• Max Holloway Not Revealing Secrets Before UFC 212 Championship Match

  01-06-2017 06:19
  
  Interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has watched past Jose Aldo fights. That means seeing the devastation that Aldo can do to his opponents in terms of vicious leg kicks. The two meet Saturday night at UFC 212 from Brazil. “It’s called pay-per-view. A magician never reveals his secrets,” he said during an interview on […]
  
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• Vitor Belfort Having Second Thoughts on Retirement Already

  01-06-2017 06:15
  
  Vitor Belfort doesn’t sound like a fighter ready to retire. Belfort, who meets Nate Marquardt this Saturday night at UFC 212, has said before that this bout marks the final one on his current contract with the promotion. But the former champion sounds like he wants to fight on, regardless of the outcome. And he […]
  
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• Jon Jones responds to Alexander Gustafsson, says ‘lack of heart’ is why he’s never been UFC champ

  01-06-2017 05:59
  
  Jon Jones might be the best pound-for-pound MMA fighter ever. He has the Twitter game to match.
  The former UFC light heavyweight champion fired a nasty salvo at Alexander Gustafsson on the social-media outlet Wednesday night. Jones blasted Gustafsson for comments Gustafsson made over the weekend about Jones not being a true champion in his eyes.
  In response, Jones said that Gustafsson was not a champion because he “didn’t win championship fights.” Jones said the reason Gustafss
  
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• Vitor Belfort UFC 212 open workout

  01-06-2017 05:23
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- Former UFC champion Vitor Belfort works out in front of the fans and the media Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Karolina Kowalkiewicz UFC 212 open workout

  01-06-2017 04:49
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- At UFC 212 workouts, Karolina Kowalkiewicz put on a show in front of the fans and the media Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Claudia Gadelha UFC 212 open workout

  01-06-2017 04:15
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- Claudia Gadelha put on a show for the fans and the media at UFC 212 open workouts.
  
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• Ortiz-Sandoval, Bravo-Gruetzemacher Added to UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico City

  01-06-2017 04:01
  
  A pair of bouts have been added to the UFC Fight Night 114 lineup, as Dustin Ortiz will square off against Hector Sandoval at flyweight, while Martin Bravo will meet Chris Gruetzemacherat featherweight.
  
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• Max Holloway UFC 212 open workout

  01-06-2017 04:01
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- UFC interim featherweight champion Max Holloway was fired up for his UFC 212 workout session in front of a hostile crowd Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 109 Attracts 496,000 Viewers to FS1 for Sunday Card

  01-06-2017 02:37
  
  The main card of UFC Fight Night 109 averaged 496,000 viewers on Fox Sports 1, according to ShowBuzz Daily.
  
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