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• James Vick signs new contract with UFC

  16-06-2017 23:17
  
  Rising lightweight star James Vick is sticking around with the UFC.
  The 11-1 fighter has signed a new four-fight contract with the promotion, Vick informed MMAFighting.com.Vick had one fight left on his deal after defeating Marco Polo Reyes at UFC 211 last month and then signed on for four more recently. He said he his next bout isn’t booked just yet, but he has been campaigning to fight veteran Evan Dunham. No fight with Dunham has been finalized at this time.
  Either way, one of the UFC&r
  
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• UFC Fight Night 111 ‘Holm vs. Correia’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring

  16-06-2017 21:09
  
  Sherdog.com's live coverage of UFC Fight Night 111 “Holm vs. Correia” kicks off Saturday at 4:30 a.m. ET from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.
  
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• Former UFC Champ Matt Hughes Injured in Accident Following Collision with Train

  16-06-2017 21:02
  
  Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes has been airlifted to a medical facility after a truck he was in collided with a moving train, according to a report from ESPN.com.
  
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• UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes Airlifted Following Truck Collision With Train (UPDATED)

  16-06-2017 20:45
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Famer Matt Hughes has been airlifted following a collision. UFC President Dana White broke the news to ESPN. White said a truck Hughes was in collided with a moving train earlier today (June 16). White talked briefly about the damage done to Hughes: “Apparently he has head trauma. His […]
  
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• UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes Airlifted Following Truck Collision With Train

  16-06-2017 20:45
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Famer Matt Hughes has been airlifted following a collision. UFC President Dana White broke the news to ESPN. White said a truck Hughes was in collided with a moving train earlier today (June 16). White talked briefly about the damage done to Hughes: “Apparently he has head trauma. His […]
  
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• UFC legend Matt Hughes seriously injured when truck he was driving was struck by train (updated)

  16-06-2017 20:44
  
  UFC legend Matt Hughes was seriously injured in a train accident Friday, the Illinois State Police confirmed.
  A truck Hughes was driving was struck by a train in Raymond, Ill., at about 10:45 a.m., per a police release. Hughes was transported to a hospital in Springfield, Ill., by airlift.
  UFC president Dana White informed ESPN.com about the accident earlier Friday.Per the release, Hughes approached a “railroad grade crossing marked with crossbucks” in a pickup truck. The truck cross
  
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• Coach: Holly Holm’s Fight Against Bethe Correia is More do Than Die

  16-06-2017 20:32
  
  In a “do or die” situation, there’s one person who believes Holly Holm can pull through. Holm is facing a fourth straight loss when she meets Bethe Correia tomorrow (June 17). The two will do battle inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore for the main event of UFC Fight Night 111. During a recent […]
  
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• Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor odds released for fight, PPV sales

  16-06-2017 20:00
  
  The so-called “fight of the century” between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather is also going to be one of the most bet on sporting events of the year.
  The fight, which takes place on Aug. 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is captivating for gamblers given the odd nature of the set-up. Mayweather is 49-0 as a boxer, while McGregor is making his professional boxing debut — yet because of his dominance in the UFC bettors are jumping on him as an +400 underdog.That’s w
  
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• Showtime Reveals Broadcast Team For McGregor vs. Mayweather

  16-06-2017 19:55
  
  “Mamma Mia!” The broadcast team for Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather is official. There has been a lot of speculation regarding Showtime’s broadcast team for their Aug. 26 pay-per-view (PPV). The network has been praised for their commentary team during boxing broadcasts. Mauro Ranallo serves as the play-by-play announcer, while Al Bernstein and Paulie Malignaggi provide […]
  
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• Dana White Says McGregor-Mayweather Can Reach 5 Million PPV Buys

  16-06-2017 19:19
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White has high hopes for the Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather pay-per-view (PPV). When McGregor vs. Mayweather was announced, it sent the sports world in a frenzy. Hot takes of boxing vs. mixed martial arts (MMA) reared their heads in droves as well as unrealistic expectations of a rematch […]
  
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• Showtime Boxing Reveals Broadcast Team for Mayweather vs. McGregor

  16-06-2017 18:09
  
  The broadcast team for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight will include recently-hired Bellator MMA commentator Mauro Ranallo.
  
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• Holly Holm’s coach says fight with Bethe Correia could be ‘do or die,’ but mostly a ‘do’ situation

  16-06-2017 18:00
  
  Holly Holm’s professional mixed martial arts career has taken a sharp left turn from its auspicious start — she began as a crossover boxing champion who went 10-0 and a shocked the MMA universe by upsetting Ronda Rousey, and is now in the midst of a lingering hangover after three straight losses.As she heads into her fight with Bethe Correia at UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore, Holm finds herself in a rare position. She can either regain an ounce of the original self that went on the
  
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• Time to Get Real About UFC Fight Night 111: Holm vs. Correia

  16-06-2017 17:36
  
  While the rest of the world discusses Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather for another three months, the UFC machine must go on. That means UFC Fight Night 111 from Singapore this Saturday morning and streaming live on UFC Fight Pass. At quick glance, the card might not offer much to the casual viewer, but upon […]
  
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• Showtime announces broadcast team for Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor

  16-06-2017 16:30
  
  The broadcast team for the historical clash between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is set.
  Scheduled to go down on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas, the boxing fight between the pound-for-pound great and the UFC star will be called by Showtime’s regular team, the network told Sporting News.
  The pay-per-view broadcast will feature host Brian Custer, color analysts Al Bernstein and Paul Maglianaggi, ringside reporter Jim Gray and unofficial scorer Steve Farhood. There will also be some “guest
  
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• ACB 62 Weigh-in Results: Townsend-Shabliy Cancelled; Cruz-Stepanyan New Main Event

  16-06-2017 16:05
  
  Absolute Championship Berkut returns once again for what should be yet another event loaded with mayhem.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 111 predictions

  16-06-2017 16:00
  
  This is by far the best UFC Fight Pass card we’ve seen in recent times. UFC Fight Night 111 may be going down at an odd time, but it features an array of interesting match-ups, including the headliner between women bantmaweight stars Holly Holm and Bethe Correia. UFC Fight Night 111 also hosts the welterweight debut of former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, an intriguing 170-pound contest between contenders Dong Hyun Kim and Colby Covington, and a heavyweight showdown between Andrei
  
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• Morning Report: Andre Ward thinks Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor is good for boxing

  16-06-2017 14:00
  
  Earlier this week, it was announced that all-time boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. would be coming out of retirement to box UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. The bout had been in the news for over a year but many believed the fight was purely a promotional stunt, and when it was announced for Aug. 26th in Las Vegas, Nevada, many people in boxing were against it. For instance, trainer and analyst Teddy Atlas said the bout wouldn’t be competitive and boxing promoter Kathy Duva said &
  
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• UFC Fight Night 111 Q&A with Stephen Thompson, more

  16-06-2017 10:00
  
  At the UFC Fight Night 111 Q&A, Stephen Thompson, Julianna Pena, Jorge Masvidal and Dan Hardy are slated to appear Friday morning. The video above is scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. ET.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 111 weigh-in video

  16-06-2017 08:00
  
  At the UFC Fight Night 111 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 111 fights will square off Friday, and we'll have the live video here at MMA Fighting.
  In the main event, Holly Holm and Bethe Correia made the bantamweight limit of 135 pounds.
  The UFC Fight Night 111 ceremonial weigh-in video is at 7 a.m. ET, and the video is above.
  Check out the UFC Fight Night 111 weigh-in results below.
  Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 8 a.m. ET)
  Holly Holm (135) vs. Bethe Correia (1
  
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• Fight Night Singapore official weigh-in results

  16-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
   Check out the weigh in results for UFC Fight Night Singapore, which is headlined by Holly Holm and Bethe Correia and airs live on FIGHT PASS from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore on Saturday, June 17 at 8 am ET / 5 am PT.Eight prelim bouts will air live on FIGHT PASS starting at 4:45am ET / 1:45am PT.Main Event – Five round boutHolly Holm (135) vs Bethe Correia (136)FIGHT PASS Main Card – 8 am ET/5 am PTAndrei Arlovski (243) vs Marcin Tybura (242)Dong Hyun Kim (17
  
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• Fight Night Singapore: Fight-by-Fight preview

  16-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Correia live Saturday on UFC FIGHT PASSHOLLY HOLM VS BETHE CORREIAThis year has already seen Holly Holm get her place in the Class of 2017 of the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame, but all that’s on the mind of “The Preacher’s Daughter” is getting back on track in the UFC after three losses. Saturday night may be the perfect opportunity to do that, as she’s facing an opponent in Bethe Correia who will not be hard to find for fi
  
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• Camacho finally got the call he's been waiting a decade for

  16-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Only time will tell if Octagon newcomer Frank Camacho is the toughest fighter in the UFC. But for now, suffice to say that the Saipan welterweight may be the toughest golfer on the planet.“I would say so, at least until another golfer can go out there and make a case for himself or herself,” he laughs. “At this time, yeah, I'd have to say so.”It could have been a whole other life for the 28-year-old had he achieved his first sporting dream to make it on the PGA Tour. But
  
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• UFC Fight Night 111: Singapore Weigh-In Results, Video

  16-06-2017 05:22
  
  Weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 111 went down earlier from Singapore, as Holly Holm and Bethe Correia made their main event fight official. The entire card airs live on UFC Fight Pass beginning Saturday morning at 4:30 a.m. ET. The main card is set to begin at 8 a.m. ET. Holm, a former bantamweight champion […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 111 Weigh-in Results: Holly Holm, Bethe Correia On Point

  16-06-2017 05:05
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be visiting Singapore on Saturday with an intriguing fight card.
  
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• Robert Whittaker on Romero’s Suspected PED Use: ‘It’s Not Gonna Help Him’

  16-06-2017 04:14
  
  Robert Whittaker isn’t worried about the rumors of Yoel Romero’s past performance enhancing drug (PED) use. Whittaker will do battle with Romero inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC 213. The bout is going to be for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title. Reigning champion Michael Bisping hasn’t been shy […]
  
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• Newcomer Amanda Ribas Removed From ‘TUF 25’ Finale Due to Anti-Doping Violation

  16-06-2017 03:43
  
  Amanda Ribas will not make her Octagon debut at "The Ultimate Fighter 25” finale finale due to a potential anti-doping violation, the UFC announced Thursday.
  
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• Rafael dos Anjos feels less stressed as a welterweight

  16-06-2017 03:00
  
  Rafael dos Anjos will meet bigger competition inside the Octagon from now on, but life is better.
  Former UFC lighweight champion dos Anjos has decided to gain 15 pounds and compete as a welterweight, and his debut against Tarec Saffiedine at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore is the first step in the right direction.
  The Brazilian started his camp in the United States, training with Eduardo Pamplona, Bubba Jenkins, Jason Parillo and Felipe Furao, and flew to Singapore three weeks
  
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• Sergei Kharitonov Flattens Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in 38 Seconds at M-1 Challenge 80

  16-06-2017 02:04
  
  It didn’t take long for Sergei Kharitonov to prove who the better man was Thursday night against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou.
  
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• Amanda Ribas Pulled From TUF 25 Finale Following USADA Flag

  16-06-2017 01:37
  
  Amanda Ribas will no longer be competing on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 25 Finale. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) have informed the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) of Ribas’ potential drug violation. As a result, she has been pulled from the card and a replacement search is underway. The UFC provided a statement, which you can […]
  
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• Amanda Ribas flagged by USADA for potential anti-doping violation, out of TUF 25 Finale

  16-06-2017 00:56
  
  The UFC’s International Fight Week slate is down a fight.
  Amanda Ribas, a new strawweight signee, was flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation and removed from her fight with Juliana Lima at the Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on July 7 in Las Vegas, the UFC announced Thursday. The possible violation stems from a sample collected June 7.
  “Because of her potential anti-doping violation and the proximity to that event, Ribas has been removed from the card and the UFC is curren
  
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• Rafael dos Anjos Feels Like a New Fighter at Welterweight

  16-06-2017 00:34
  
  Rafael dos Anjos is looking for new life at 170 pounds. A former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holder, dos Anjos simply couldn’t deal with the amount of stress put on his body during weight cuts. The Brazilian bruiser decided to move down to welterweight. He’ll make his 170-pound debut against Tarec Saffiedine this Saturday […]
  
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