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• Watch: UFC 212 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins Live Tonight (June 2) at 6 p.m. ET

  02-06-2017 23:28
  
  The UFC 212 weigh-ins wrapped up this morning, but we still have the ceremonial event to go. Tomorrow night (June 3), the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will hold its fifth pay-per-view (PPV) event of 2017. UFC 212 takes place inside Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Headlining the card will be a featherweight title unification […]
  
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• Vitaly Minakov Pounds Out Antonio Silva, Nikita Krylov Cruises at Fight Nights Global 68

  02-06-2017 23:24
  
  Vitaly Minakov continues to make a case that he is perhaps the top heavyweight in the world outside of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
  
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• Nate Marquardt on Facing Vitor Belfort: ‘I Think It’ll be a Great Fight’

  02-06-2017 23:19
  
  Nate Marquardt believes his bout against Vitor Belfort will be nothing short of exciting. Tomorrow night (June 3) the two middleweight bruisers will slug it out inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They’ll take part on the main card of UFC 212. Neither man is a stranger to the bright lights. “The Great” […]
  
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• Mark Hunt lawsuit survives UFC motion to dismiss, moves forward with amended complaint

  02-06-2017 23:00
  
  Mark Hunt got good news regarding his lawsuit against the UFC, Dana White and Brock Lesnar recently.
  Last week, the suit survived a motion to dismiss by the defendants and Thursday Hunt’s attorneys filed an amended complaint in U.S. District Court (District of Nevada). Hunt is alleging the UFC, White and Lesnar committed racketeering, fraud, battery and civil conspiracy with regards to Lesnar’s failed drug test at UFC 200.In the amended complaint, obtained by MMA Fighting, Hunt claim
  
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• Official UFC 213 poster released

  02-06-2017 22:30
  
  With the UFC’s International Fight Week set to take place in early July, the promotional material is starting to trickle out.
  Namely, the official UFC 213 poster.The pay-per-view takes place on July 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and features a main event between women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko. The two are prominently featured on the poster, along with a central shot of Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker, who fight for the interim middleweigh
  
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• UFC 212 ‘Aldo vs. Holloway’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring

  02-06-2017 22:24
  
  Sherdog.com's live coverage of UFC 212 “Aldo vs. Holloway” kicks off Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  
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• Valerie Letourneau wishes UFC would have added women’s 125 earlier, but fine with moving on

  02-06-2017 22:00
  
  LAS VEGAS — Valerie Letourneau was present at the Ultimate Fighter 26 tryouts, but was not there to take her spot in a women’s flyweight division she has been pleading with the UFC to add for years.
  Just weeks after Letourneau, the poster girl for hard weight cuts to 115 pounds, signed with Bellator, the UFC announced it would be adding a women’s 125-pound division and crowning its first champion via TUF 26. She has every right to be bitter about it, but she’s not, she to
  
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• Jimi Manuwa Compares Daniel Cormier to a ‘Fat Schoolboy Bully’

  02-06-2017 21:20
  
  Jimi Manuwa isn’t appreciative of Daniel Cormier’s trash talking. Manuwa is set to do battle against Volkan Oezdemir inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California for UFC 214. The winner of the bout could be on his way to a light heavyweight title bout. In the meantime, there is lingering beef with the “Poster Boy” […]
  
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• TUF Brazil winner Antonio Carlos Junior had to learn things ‘the hard way’ in UFC

  02-06-2017 21:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Antonio Carlos Junior is a different fighter compared to the last time he fought in Brazil.
  Back in Dec. 2014, 17 months after making his MMA debut, “Cara de Sapato” was already an Ultimate Fighter: Brazil heavyweight winner heading back down to the light heavyweight to face Patrick Cummins. Things didn't go his way, but his first MMA defeat thought him important lessons.
  Now, with only one defeat over his last five UFC bouts, Junior celebrates his retu
  
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• UFC 212 Embedded (Ep. 5): The Fighters Attend Open Workouts

  02-06-2017 20:23
  
  UFC 212 Embedded is nearing its end with episode five. Tomorrow night (June 3), UFC 212 takes place inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Embedded has been showing the main fighters on the card prepare for the big night. On episode five, we see Jose Aldo, Max Holloway, Claudia Gadelha, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, and […]
  
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• Combate Americas to Hold Event in Conjunction with Real Madrid-FC Barcelona Soccer Match

  02-06-2017 20:11
  
  Combate Americas is partnering with Relevant Sports to produce “Combate Clasico,” a mixed martial arts event that will take place two days before global soccer powers Real Madrid and FC Barcelona meet in Miami on July 29.
  
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• Max Holloway has been watching Jose Aldo since high school. But now? ‘It’s time for a new era’

  02-06-2017 20:00
  
  Max Holloway was 17 years old the night Jose Aldo captured the WEC featherweight title with six-and-a-half minutes of utter fury over Mike Brown. Holloway was still in high school at that point, a neophyte who hadn’t even yet begun his amateur career, and already Aldo was the greatest. And so it went.The same month Holloway scored his second pro victory, Aldo was crowned as the UFC’s first-ever featherweight champion. Three weeks before Holloway ever made his UFC debut, Aldo demolish
  
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• Quote: Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather Bout Has a Date

  02-06-2017 19:55
  
  If one fighter is to be believed, then Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather have their date set for a boxing match. Last month, McGregor signed his end of the deal to fight “Money.” Now, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White has to hammer out a deal with Mayweather’s team. He recently claimed a 50-50 […]
  
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• Weekend Fight Odds: Jose Aldo Slight Favorite in UFC 212 Headliner

  02-06-2017 19:24
  
  With another major UFC event on pay-per-view this weekend, it’s another opportunity for sports bettors to gather their resources and press their luck on winning it big.
  
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• From foster kid to football pro, Alonzo Menifield returns to LA as top 205-pound MMA prospect

  02-06-2017 18:00
  
  Alonzo Menifield is something of an MMA unicorn these days.A young and promising light heavyweight with athletic pedigree and an undefeated record to boot? That’s enough to turn heads in an era where the 205-pound pool is hitting the shallows and prospects can cross into world-title contention in mere months.But even before Menifield caught the gaze of MMA matchmakers, he was already a rarity in his own right. A self-professed child of the courts, the 29-year-old overcame an upbringing tha
  
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• UFC 212 Embedded, Episode 5: 'Better than boyfriend, better than husband'

  02-06-2017 17:57
  
  On the fifth episode of UFC 212 Embedded, Jose Aldo, Max Holloway, Claudia Gadelha, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, and Vitor Belfort put on a show for the Brazilian fans at the chaotic UFC 212 open workouts. Then the stars of UFC 212 go through their fight week paces as Saturday night approaches.
  
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• Combate Americas to partner with El Clasico Miami for event in July

  02-06-2017 17:05
  
  If you’re traveling this summer to attend El Clasico Miami — Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona -- there will be some MMA action for you to watch, as well.
  Combate Americas will hold an event two days before the exhibition soccer match on July 27 at Mana Wynwood Convention Center in Miami, and the headliner will play on the Barcelona-Madrid rivalry, one of the most intense in all of sports, MMA Fighting has learned.
  Abner Lloveras (20-9-1), of Barcelona, will meet Javier Fuentes (9-4), of
  
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• UFC 212 Weigh-In Results: Featherweight Unification Title Bout Made Official

  02-06-2017 16:23
  
  The time has almost arrived for UFC 212 and the weigh-ins have been made official. UFC 212 takes place tomorrow night (June 3) inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main event features a featherweight title unification bout between Jose Aldo and Max Holloway. Both men tipped the scales at 145 pounds, making […]
  
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• UFC 212 Weigh-in Results: Jose Aldo, Max Holloway Cleared for Unification Bout

  02-06-2017 16:05
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to HSBC Arena in Rio De Janeiro on Saturday with an event that should be one for the ages.
  
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• Video: Former UFC Star Melvin Guillard Misses Weight, Suffers Highlight Reel Spinning Hook Kick KO

  02-06-2017 16:02
  
  Melvin Guillard (32–18–2 (3)) hasn’t exactly had much luck since parting ways with the UFC. Since his release from the promotion in 2014, Guillard has gone just 1-5 (1NC) outside the MMA giant, and has run into weight cutting troubles as well. Yesterday at Kunlun Fight MMA 12 in China, Guillard returned to action after […]
  
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• Jose Aldo will start 'choosing fights' after UFC 212, aims for superfights

  02-06-2017 16:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Jose Aldo asked to be released from his UFC contract, and said he was going to retire from the sport in September, but he’s happy now even though he didn’t get what he was aiming for.
  Aldo was coming off a win over Frankie Edgar back then, regaining the UFC featherweight championship. He is now set to take on interim titleholder Max Holloway at UFC 212 on Saturday night.
  The Nova Uniao star told reporters at the UFC media day on Thursday that his tactics helped
  
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• Cat Zingano Explains Why She Won’t be Cris Cyborg’s Opponent at UFC 214

  02-06-2017 14:41
  
  Cat Zingano wants a bout with Cris Cyborg, but July 29 isn’t the date for such a match-up. All eyes have been on Cyborg as of late. Following Germaine de Randamie’s unwillingness to defend her title, many have wondered who will step up to face Cyborg. Zingano has expressed interest in the bout, but UFC […]
  
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• Morning Report: Dana White on Demetrious Johnson not wanting to fight T.J. Dillashaw: You don’t make the fights around here

  02-06-2017 14:00
  
  After Demetrious Johnson submitted Wilson Reis at UFC on Fox 24 to tie Anderson Silva’s record for most UFC title defenses, the talk turned to whether Johnson is the greatest fighter of all time and who he would face next to break the record. Ostensibly, the next man in line for a title shot was third-ranked flyweight Ray Borg. But when bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt pulled out of his scheduled fight with former champ T.J. Dillashaw, Dillashaw campaigned for the next flyweight title
  
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• Report: Chan Sung Jung Off UFC 214 Card With an Injury

  02-06-2017 13:59
  
  It looks like Chan Sung Jung is no longer on the UFC 214 card. Jung was scheduled to fight Ricardo Lamas inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on July 29. The bout will have to wait if it ever materializes. Robin Black revealed on Twitter that the “Korean Zombie’s” team has confirmed that the […]
  
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• UFC 212 weigh-in video

  02-06-2017 12:00
  
  At the UFC 212 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday night's UFC 212 fights will step on the scale Friday, and we'll have the live video here at MMA Fighting.
  In the main event, Jose Aldo and Max Holloway will have to make featherweight limit of 145 pounds.
  The UFC 212 official weigh-in video is at 8 a.m. ET, and we’ll have live video of it.
  The UFC 212 ceremonial weigh-in video is at 6 p.m. ET, and the video is below.Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
  Jose Aldo (145) vs. Max Hollo
  
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• UFC 212: Preview, Picks & more

  02-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  ORDER UFC 212 DIGITALLY RIGHT NOWAhead of UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway on Pay Per View Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, UFC.com’s Matt Parrino joined NESN’s Andre Khatchaturian to preview the two big fights on the card.They discuss who holds the advantage in the main event between champion Jose Aldo and interim champ Max Holloway. Will Aldo’s legacy continue to grow or will the 25-year-old Holloway begin a new era in the 145-pound division.In the co-main event, Claudia G
  
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• UFC 212 official weigh-in results

  02-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Don't miss out: Click here for UFC 212 PPV ordering informationUFC 212, which is headlined by the five-round featherweight title bout between Jose Aldo and Max Holloway, and the strawweight co-main event between Claudia Gadelha and Karolina Kowalkiewicz, airs live on Pay-Per-View on Saturday, June 3 at 10pm ET from Jeuneuse Arena in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.Four prelim bouts will air live on FS1 starting at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Three fights will kick off the night of action on UFC FIGHT PASS starting
  
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• UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway - Results

  02-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at UFC 212: Aldo vs Hollway? Click below to get the results for all the fights at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday, June 3, 2017.Aldo vs Holloway | Gadelha vs Kowalkiewicz | Belfort vs Marquardt | Borrachinha vs Bamgbose | Silva vs Medeiros | Assuncao vs Moraes | Carlos Junior vs Spicely | Eduardo vs Lopez | Alcantara vs Kelleher | Pereira vs Moyle | Chagas vs Wallhead | Beltran vs FigueiredoUFC 212: Aldo vs Hollway main card Main event: Max Holloway
  
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• Change in confidence a factor for Spicely

  02-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  If Eric Spicely was a superstitious man, he might put a lot of weight on his return to the country where he resurrected his UFC career a little over eight months ago. But when he steps back into the Octagon in Brazil on Saturday to face Antonio Carlos Junior, it’s to fight, not to make sure he’s wearing the right t-shirt.“I used to be superstitious a lot earlier in my career where I’d have to come out to the same song and wear a lucky t-shirt,” he laughs. &
  
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• Top prospect Muslim Salikhov starches overweight Melvin Guillard with spinning kick KO

  02-06-2017 05:00
  
  One of the sport’s most intriguing welterweight prospects just made a big-time statement on Thursday at Kunlun Fight MMA 12.
  Muslim Salikhov, a 12-1 Russian who has a penchant for spinning strikes and holds more than 180 kickboxing victories to his name, steamrolled UFC and Bellator veteran Melvin Guillard at the event in Yantai, China, knocking Guillard out cold with a devastating spinning head kick despite the fact that Guillard missed the welterweight limit by more than 10 pounds.
  Salik
  
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• Cat Zingano explains why she wants Cris Cyborg next, just not at UFC 214

  02-06-2017 03:18
  
  If Cris Cyborg fights at UFC 214 in July, it won’t be against Cat Zingano.
  The UFC recently tried to book the featherweight fight after 145-pound champion Germaine de Randamie was unavailable to defend her title against Justino, but in the end, Zingano won’t be ready to fight on July 29 in Anaheim.Though, make no mistake about it, Zingano wants Justino next.
  “Both the UFC and (her manager) Ed (Soares) want me to handle some health and personal things before I go into a fight li
  
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• Alexander Shlemenko gets revenge on Brandon Halsey with 25-second knockout

  02-06-2017 02:00
  
  Here’s a pretty good way to avenge a title loss.
  Alexander Shlemenko finished Brandon Halsey by TKO in just 25 seconds Thursday in the main event of M-1 Challenge 79 in St. Petersburg, Russia. A left kick by Shlemenko to Halsey’s body seemed to hurt the American fighter right off the bat and Shlemenko stopped the bout with a flurry of ground and pound.
  Alexander Shlemenko taps (GNP) Brandon Halsey in 25 s.(M-1 Challenge 79) pic.twitter.com/JVPjaVZBs9— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) J
  
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• Sara McMann vs. Ketlen Vieira set for UFC 214

  02-06-2017 01:00
  
  Former UFC bantamweight title challenger Sara McMann is building her case for another shot at the gold.
  McMann, the 2004 Olympic wrestling silver medalist, will meet Brazil’s Ketlen Vieira at UFC 214 on July 29 in Anaheim. The bout was originally announced Thursday on the UFC’s Unfiltered podcast.
  McMann (11-3), who unsuccessfully challenged Ronda Rousey for the title at UFC 170, has won three consecutive fights, the past two via submission.Vieira (8-0), of Manaus, Brazil, takes on h
  
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• Jose Aldo: ‘Scared' Max Holloway 'never fought under this pressure'

  02-06-2017 00:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Max Holloway embraced the “bad guy” role leading up to his title unification bout with Jose Aldo at Saturday’s UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro, but the undisputed champion isn’t sold on his confidence.
  Speaking with the media in Brazil, on Thursday, Aldo said that Holloway behavior at the open workouts Wednesday, when he welcomed the boos and “you're going to die” chants from the crowd, shows how nervous he is.
  "He’s f*cking scared. He n
  
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