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• UFC 212 live stream online

  03-06-2017 23:00
  
  Watch UFC 212 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the pay-per-view card at 10 p.m. ET.
  The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows:
  Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway
  Claudia Gadelha vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
  Vitor Belfort vs. Nate Marquardt
  Paulo Borrachinha vs. Oluwale Bamgbose
  Erick Silva vs. Yancy Medeiros
  As far as the undercard action, the TV schedule for that is the following:
  Undercard (FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET)
  Raphael Assuncao vs. Marlon Moraes
  Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Eric
  
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• Max Holloway vs. Cub Swanson full fight video

  03-06-2017 22:00
  
  At UFC on FOX 15 on April 18, 2015, then-prospect Max Holloway took on MMA veteran Cub Swanson in the main card of the event. That night, Holloway went from prospect to contender when he outclassed Swanson and eventually submitted him with a guillotine choke in the third round of their featherweight contest.Now, two years and four wins later, Holloway, who holds the interim featherweight title, will be looking to unify the belt with champion Jose Aldo in the main event of UFC 212. This event wil
  
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• Luan Chagas confident in first UFC win after realizing he wasn’t training the right way

  03-06-2017 21:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The UFC rarely gives fighters another change if they go winless in their first two UFC appearances, but Luan Chagas hopes to make the most of his opportunity at UFC 212.
  Chagas signed with the UFC to face Sergio Moraes on short notice at UFC 198, and fought to a majority draw. Four months later, the welterweight took on Erick Silva after their opponents pulled out of UFC Fight Night 95 due to injuries. After knocking Silva down in the fight, Chagas lost via submiss
  
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• UFC newcomer Deiveson Figueiredo stopped partying, drinking to become a pro fighter

  03-06-2017 20:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Deiveson Figueiredo will walk to the Octagon for the first time Saturday night, but he’s already a winner outside the cage.
  Born and raised in Soure, a small city located 2,000 miles away from Rio de Janeiro, Figueiredo always enjoyed fighting, but it took a while for him to realize he had a future in it.
  "I wasn’t focused, I wasn’t professional,” Figueiredo told MMA Fighting. "I have a different mindset now. I got older and evolved. You hav
  
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• UFC 212 Embedded (Ep. 6): Weigh-In Day in Rio de Janeiro

  03-06-2017 19:56
  
  The final episode of UFC 212 Embedded has been uploaded. Tonight (June 3), UFC 212 takes place inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The pay-per-view (PPV) portion airs live at 10 p.m. ET. For episode six of UFC 212 Embedded, the fighters cut weight before the official weigh-ins. Below is the description for […]
  
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• UFC 212 Embedded, Episode 6: ‘Where are my cupcakes, man?’

  03-06-2017 19:45
  
  On the sixth episode of UFC 212 Embedded, fighters Jose Aldo, Max Holloway, Claudia Gadelha and Karolina Kowalkiewicz go through their weight cuts, and then later face-off at the ceremonial weigh-ins. Holloway gets an exclusive delivery of cupcakes.
  
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• Matthew Lopez explains why he doesn’t ‘give a sh*t’ about fighting Johnny Eduardo in Brazil

  03-06-2017 19:00
  
  Many fighters hesitate to take a fight in Brazil, and some even run from the idea of competing in the South American country.
  It’s understandable why a U.S.-based fighter would be reluctant to fight a Brazilian in Brazil. After all, flights from the U.S. to Brazil can run 12 hours long, some fighters have experienced issues dealing with the Brazilian athletic commission, CABMMA (ask Kelvin Gastelum), and there has also been some questionable fight scoring in the past favoring local guys.On
  
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• Paulo Borrachinha says he’s the one to bring UFC middleweight title back to Brazil ‘in a short period of time’

  03-06-2017 18:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — All it took for Paulo Borrachinha was a 77-second beatdown to go from the preliminary’s opening bout to main card of a pay-per-view, and the unbeaten middleweight wants more.
  "I’m growing fast in the UFC," Borrachinha told MMA Fighting ahead of his UFC 212 clash with Oluwale Bamgbose on Saturday night. "From now on, people will be more cautious knowing about my knockout power and will respect me even more."
  "He’s another tough opponent,” Bor
  
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• Fightweets: No, Jose Aldo’s legacy is not in question

  03-06-2017 17:00
  
  Jose Aldo and Max Holloway square off in the main event of UFC 212 tonight, which leads us right into our first question, so let’s not waste any time, here ...Aldo’s legacy
  @BRayos_ 38s: Is Jose Aldo's legacy on the line this Saturday?
  Was Steph Curry’s legacy ruined because LeBron James’ Cavs beat the Warriors last year? Are Tom Brady’s five Super Bowl victories ruined because the Patriots’ defense faltered twice against the Giants? Are the turn-of-the-centur
  
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• At UFC 212 we might just find ourselves realizing…The Cult of Max Holloway

  03-06-2017 16:00
  
  If you follow this sport long enough, certain figures begin to emerge as personalities — the kinds of figures who at first fall victim to their own tattoos. In the case of Alan Belcher, he never could quite transcend that tattoo of the bloated Johnny Cash. It was tragic, really, how distracted his audience was by the contortions of that biceptual face.
  In the case of Max Holloway, though, winning helps. There was a point where we wanted to give him the Belcher treatment, but he made it har
  
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• UFC 212 start time, TV schedule for Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway

  03-06-2017 15:00
  
  The UFC 212 start time, TV schedule for the Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway event at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday night. The fight card is broken into three different parts, each airing on three different mediums. This post will help explain which fights are airing where and at which times.
  The main card airs on pay-per-view beginning at 10 p.m. ET. It is listed as follows:
  Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway
  Claudia Gadelha vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
  Vitor Belfort vs. Nate Marquard
  
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• UFC 212 predictions

  03-06-2017 14:00
  
  Here we go with another UFC pay-per-view event, and it’s a good one. UFC 212 is headlined by an intriguing featherweight title unification bout between champion Jose Aldo and interim champ Max Holloway. Additionally, this card also features a pivotal fight for the women’s strawweight division in Claudia Gadelha vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz, a middleweight contest between veterans Vitor Belfort and Nate Marquardt, and the promotional debut of former bantamweight WSOF champion Marlon Mora
  
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• UFC 212: Pros predict Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway

  03-06-2017 13:00
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Jose Aldo and Max Holloway have plenty on the line at UFC 212. Will Aldo unify the titles to reclaim his spot as UFC featherweight king, or will Holloway spoil the party in Aldo’s home country? Watch the other UFC 212 stars take their best guess above.More Coverage: UFC 212 Results | UFC news
  
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• Claudia Gadelha vs. Jessica Aguilar full fight video

  03-06-2017 08:00
  
  At UFC 190 on Aug. 1, 2015, top strawweight contender Claudia Gadelha took on UFC newcomer and women’s MMA veteran Jessica Aguilar in the opening of the pay-per-view main card. That night, Gadelha picked up another win in the UFC women’s strawweight division, outpointing Aguilar in a unanimous decision.Almost two years later and having challenged for the belt, Gadelha will be looking to get back in title contention by taking on Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the co-main event of UFC 212. T
  
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• Sakuraba tabbed to join UFC Hall of Fame in 2017

  03-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Kazushi Sakuraba will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on July 6, it was announced during Saturday’s UFC 212 Pay-Per-View event. The Japanese MMA icon, who won a UFC heavyweight tournament in 1997 before becoming the biggest star of the legendary PRIDE FC organization, enters the UFC Hall of Fame as a Pioneer Era inductee.Sakuraba was a natural lightweight whose talents were so vast that they not only towered above the greatest welterweight and middleweights of his era but – ast
  
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• Holloway becomes undisputed champ, TKO's Aldo

  03-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Max Holloway’s eleventh consecutive victory was the most important of his life, as the pride of Waianae, Hawaii dethroned the king of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the main event of UFC 212 Saturday night at Jeunesse Arena, stopping Jose Aldo in three rounds to become the undisputed UFC featherweight champion of the world.“I’ve been telling you guys already, this is the ‘Blessed’ era,” said Holloway, who unified the interim title he won last December with Aldo&rsq
  
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• Gadelha stuns Kowalkiewicz in Round 1

  03-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  GADELHA vs. KOWALKIEWICZIf top-ranked strawweight contender Claudia Gadelha wanted to make her case for a third fight with 115-pound champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, she did just that in the co-main event of UFC 212 at Jeunesse Arena in her hometown of Rio de Janeiro, as she submitted No. 2-ranked Karolina Kowalkiewicz in just over three minutes.“I am a new fighter,” Gadelha said. “This is the new Claudia right here. It’s going to be hard to beat me “The first clinch of
  
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• Assuncao outpoints Moraes, Carlos Junior earns sub

  03-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  ASSUNCAO vs. MORAESNo. 3-ranked bantamweight contender Raphael Assuncao spoiled the UFC debut of highly-regarded Marlon Moraes Saturday night, snapping his countryman’s 13-fight winning streak via split decision in UFC 212 prelim action at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.Scores were 30-27, 29-28 and 28-29.The first round was largely tactical, with Moraes’ superior speed allowing him to take the lead behind his sharp striking. Assuncao wasn’t far behind though, and he closed th
  
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• ‘Korean Zombie’ Knee Injury Derails Anticipated UFC 214 Clash vs. Ricardo Lamas

  03-06-2017 06:47
  
  One of the most eagerly anticipated showdowns of the summer has been scrapped, as Chan Sung Jung has been removed from his UFC 214 pairing with Ricardo Lamas due to a knee injury.
  
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• Curtis Millender Outbrawls Kevin Holland to Cap Stoppage-Filled Legacy Fighting Alliance 13

  03-06-2017 06:15
  
  Curtis Millender and Kevin Holland on Friday electrified a capacity crowd inside the Marriott Convention Center in Burbank, California, as they went to war for three rounds in the Legacy Fighting Alliance 13 main event.
  
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• UFC 212 Results: Aldo vs. Holloway

  03-06-2017 06:00
  
  MMA Fighting has UFC 212 results for the Aldo vs. Holloway fight card June 3, plus live coverage from Rio de Janeiro, live blogs for the main card, and live UFC 212 twitter updates.
  In the main event, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will square off against UFC interim featherweight champion Max Holloway in a title unification match. Claudia Gadelha and Karolina Kowalkiewicz will clash in a pivotal strawweight match in the co-main event.
  Check out the UFC 212 results below.
  Main card (PPV at
  
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• LFA 13 results: Alonzo Menifield stays unbeaten, Curtis Millender decisions Kevin Holland

  03-06-2017 05:54
  
  Alonzo Menifield passed his latest test with flying colors.
  Menifield (3-0), a former professional football player turned light heavyweight MMA prospect, extended his unbeaten record with a blistering first-round stoppage of fellow up-and-comer Khadzhimurat Bestaev (4-2) on Friday night at Legacy Fighting Alliance 13 in Burbank, California.Menifield set the pace early, storming out with a barrage of looping punches before kicking Bestaev’s back leg out and jumping inside the Russian’
  
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• Fighter shakes head saying a strike didn’t hurt — then gets KO’d by head kick

  03-06-2017 05:15
  
  The MMA gods will get you every time.
  Jordan Powell, a light heavyweight fighter competing at LFA 13, shook his head during the bout to tell his opponent that the last strikes didn’t hurt him. Then, Dominick Reyes, his foe, landed a left head kick that ended the fight Friday night in Burbank, Calif. Powell was unconscious before he hit the ground and faceplanted.
  Taunting usually leads to instant karma #LFA13 @LFAfighting @DomReyes pic.twitter.com/wILsasRDzV— AXS TV Fights (@AXSTVFig
  
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• Knee injury knocks Chan Sung Jung out of matchup with Ricardo Lamas

  03-06-2017 05:00
  
  We now know what caused popular featherweight Chan Sung Jung to step aside from his anticipated UFC 214 fight with Ricardo Lamas.
  Word surfaced Friday, initially reported by MMA analyst Robin Black, that “The Korean Zombie” had to pull out of the Aug. 29 fight due to an undisclosed injury. MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani has confirmed the withdrawal and learned that a knee injury was the cause of the change in plans.
  Admired by fans for his exciting fight style, Jung (14-4) has
  
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• UFC 212 preview show

  03-06-2017 04:32
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- With UFC 212 only hours away, MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz and UFC analyst Brian Stann break down the top storylines for Saturday’s event.
  
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• Official UFC on FOX 25 poster is out, prominently featuring Long Island’s own Chris Weidman

  03-06-2017 04:00
  
  By now everyone knows that the UFC’s initial foray into Long Island will feature its local son, Chris Weidman.And now UFC on FOX 25, which takes place at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale on July 22, has an official promotional poster.Kelvin Gastelum, who meets Weidman in the main event, posted the image on his Instagram page. The poster features him squaring off with Weidman. Also featured are the co-main event fighters, Darren Elkins and Dennis Bermudez.Not pictured on t
  
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• Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Rose Namajunas full fight video

  03-06-2017 03:00
  
  At UFC 201 on July 20, 2016, top-ranked strawweights Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Rose Namajunas battled in the co-main event of the card. It was a close, even contest that ended in a split decision for Kowalkiewicz. With the victory over Namajunas, Kowalkiewicz went on to challenge the champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 205. Kowalkiewicz lost the fight via unanimous decision.Now, looking to get back in the winning column, Kowalkiewicz will taking on former title challenger Claudia Gadelha in the c
  
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• Anthony Johnson’s team looking into ‘litigation options’ after NYSAC denies UFC 210 weigh-in appeal

  03-06-2017 02:31
  
  The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) wants Anthony Johnson to throw in the towel on his appeal. But Johnson’s camp is not ready to do that just yet.
  Johnson’s request for a hearing on the circumstances of the controversial UFC 210 weigh-ins April 7 was denied by the commission, the New York Department of State confirmed Friday. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was the first to report the news.In the appeal request, Johnson’s attorney Craig Zimmerman asked for a disciplinary
  
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• Nathaniel Wood Punching Volley Nets Cage Warriors Bantamweight Championship

  03-06-2017 01:59
  
  Nathaniel Wood completed his climb to the top of the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship bantamweight division.
  
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• Vitaly Minakov Remains Unbeaten, Pounds on ‘Bigfoot’ Silva

  03-06-2017 01:31
  
  Vitaly Minakov once again showed why outside of the UFC, he just might be the best heavyweight in the world. Minakov, a former Bellator champion, improved to 20-0 with a second round finish of Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in one of the featured bouts Friday at EFN-FN 68 from St. Petersburg, Russia. The 32-year-old Minakov, who […]
  
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• NYSAC Denies Anthony Johnson’s Appeal of Loss to Daniel Cormier at UFC 210

  03-06-2017 01:11
  
  Anthony Johnson’s loss to Daniel Cormier at UFC 210 will stand.
  
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• UFC 212: EA Sports Simulates Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway

  03-06-2017 00:56
  
  It might not be the most authentic way to predict a fight, but it sure is one of the most enjoyable to watch. EA Sports UFC 2 has run the UFC 212 main event through the simulator and spit out a winner: Max Holloway via decision over Jose Aldo. The bout was a back-and-forth affair […]
  
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• Claudia Gadelha, Karolina Kowalkiewicz Will Steal the Show at UFC 212

  03-06-2017 00:53
  
  With all due respect to Jose Aldo and Max Holloway, who are likely to burn down the building from Brazil, the fight that might be the most entertaining will come right before them. Claudia Gadelha and Karolina Kowalkiewicz both know what it takes to compete for UFC gold. That means they are as hungry as […]
  
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• Cage Warriors 84 Results: Nathaniel Wood Claims Bantamweight Championship

  03-06-2017 00:45
  
  Nathaniel Wood showcased his striking for the world to see Friday, finishing Marko Kovacevic and becoming the Cage Warriors bantamweight champion. Wood and Kovacevic were the main event for Cage Warriors 84, which took place from Indigo at The O2 in London and streamed live on UFC Fight Pass. The win was the 11th in […]
  
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• Former UFC Champion Rashad Evans Meets Sam Alvey at UFC Fight Night 114

  03-06-2017 00:39
  
  Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will try to get back on track this August when he heads to Mexico to meet Sam Alvey. Evans, who moved down to middleweight after back-to-back losses to Glover Teixeira and Ryan Bader, was dealt a split decision defeat in March by Daniel Kelly. Overall, “Suga” sports just […]
  
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• Combate Americas Partners With El Clasico in Miami

  03-06-2017 00:34
  
  When it comes to the world of professional soccer, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are like Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey. Combate Americas has decided to piggy-back on the upcoming El Clasico in Miami, putting on an MMA card with fighters from Barcelona and Madrid squaring off. Working with Relevent Sports, “Combate Clasico” will go […]
  
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