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• Kevin Lee: ‘I’m a Championship Level Fighter With or Without That Belt’

  24-06-2017 23:44
  
  Kevin Lee doesn’t need a “hunk of metal” to see himself as a champion. Lee is set to do battle with Michael Cheisa tomorrow night (June 25) inside the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The lightweight clash will headline UFC Fight Night 112. Speaking to MMAJunkie.com, “The Motown Phenom” said he’s at the highest […]
  
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• Matt Mitrione vs. Carl Seumanutafa full fight video

  24-06-2017 23:00
  
  At Bellator 157 back on June 2016, Matt Mitrione made his promotional debut by taking on Carl Seumanutafa in the opening act of the main card. After a rocky start, Mitrione scored a solid knockout stopping Seumanutafa in the first round.Now, a year later, Mitrione is getting ready to face MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko in the co-main event of Bellator NYC. This pay-per-view is set to go down this Saturday at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. A grudge match between Chael Sonnen and Wander
  
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• Bellator 180 Preliminary Results & Live Stream Tonight (June 24) at 6 p.m. ET

  24-06-2017 22:28
  
    We’re just hours away from the main card of Bellator 180 and Bellator NYC. Before the Spike and pay-per-view (PPV) broadcasts air, you can watch the Bellator 180 preliminaries right here on MMANews.com. The prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET. Ryan Couture vs. Haim Gozali will be the featured preliminary bout. Jerome Mickle and Anthony […]
  
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• Bellator stalwart Douglas Lima liking the infusion of free agents, happy to have more eyes on him

  24-06-2017 22:00
  
  NEW YORK – If anybody’s happy with the way free agency has deepened Bellator’s pool of contenders, it’s current welterweight champion Douglas Lima. The 29-year-old “Phenom” has 10 victories inside the Bellator cage — eight via TKO/KO — and a belt wrapped around his waist, yet he’s rarely discussed among the top welters in the world.
  All of that could begin to change Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, when Bellator puts on its second-eve
  
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• Matt Mitrione Says Staying Motivated For Bellator NYC Was Difficult

  24-06-2017 21:57
  
  Matt Mitrione admits that gearing up for a second camp against Fedor Emelianenko was a task in terms of motivation. The two were set to meet back in February for Bellator 172. Kidney stones put Mitrione out of action. He will fight “The Last Emperor” tonight (June 24) inside Madison Square Garden in New York […]
  
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• Neiman Gracie inspired by Demian Maia’s success ahead of Bellator 180

  24-06-2017 21:30
  
  Neiman Gracie is the new generation of the family that helped create mixed martial arts, and he won’t try convincing you he’s not a pure grappler.
  Unbeaten in MMA with five professional wins under the WSOF and Bellator banners, Gracie returns to action on June 24 against Dave Marfone at Bellator 180. He was initially scheduled to compete in April, but when multiple opponents pulled out, his fight was pushed back to June.
  "It was even better because I’ll get the chance to compet
  
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• For Brent Primus, arriving at the Garden feels a bit like destiny

  24-06-2017 21:00
  
  If the fight game loves redemption stories of those who found themselves through punches, then Brent Primus’s tale is just the thing. Primus’s road to the Garden started in a weed patch, and made its way across dung heaps and manicured lawns — there wasn’t any glory in it, but there were white picket fences. There was money and blood and smoke. There was a teenager who was destined for the four walls and three squares a day, before the martial arts forked his road.
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• Matt Mitrione says it was ‘difficult at times to stay motivated’ for second Fedor camp

  24-06-2017 20:00
  
  After fighting twice just a few weeks apart last summer to kick off his new life under the Bellator banner, Matt Mitrione has now been sidelined for 11 months. He was supposed to fight Fedor Emelianenko in February but was forced to withdraw on the night of the bout due to kidney stones.Four months later, now with a clean bill of health, the two are set to finally have their encounter, this time in the elevated theater of Madison Square Garden on a big pay-per-view card. And the Indiana-based he
  
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• Chinzo Machida fights to promote Machida Karate, but don’t sleep on him as a title contender

  24-06-2017 19:30
  
  Rorion Gracie created the UFC to show the world how efficient jiu-jitsu was against other martial arts. Twenty four years later, a fighter brings the same mentality to his fights.
  Lyoto Machida shocked the world with his unorthodox striking en route to winning the UFC light heavyweight championship in 2009. His older brother Chinzo Machida still brings his family’s art as the most important as he puts the Bellator gloves on to compete one more time.
  "My biggest goal is to promote Machida K
  
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• Johny Hendricks misses weight (again) at UFC Fight Night 112 weigh-ins

  24-06-2017 19:08
  
  Johny Hendricks’ issues with the scale have followed him up a weight class.The former UFC welterweight champion missed weight Saturday morning for his UFC Fight Night 112 middleweight bout with Tim Boetsch. Hendricks came in at 188 pounds, making this the third time he has missed weight in his UFC career. The 33-year-old fighter, who made most of his career at 170 pounds, moved to up the 185-pound division earlier this year in hopes of leaving weight-cutting issues behind him.
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• UFC Fight Night 112 Weigh-in Results: Johny Hendricks Misses Weight Again

  24-06-2017 19:00 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship heads down to Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on Sunday with a night of intriguing matchups.
  
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• Bellator 180 live stream online

  24-06-2017 19:00
  
  Watch the Bellator 180 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 6 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows:
  Ryan Couture vs. Haim Gozali
  Jerome Mickle vs. Anthony Giacchina
  John Salgado vs. Hugh McKenna
  Matt Rizzo vs. Sergio da Silva
  Bradley Desir vs. Nate GrebbChael Sonnen will square off against Wanderlei Silva in a light heavyweight contest in the main event.
  
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• UFC 214 poster revealed

  24-06-2017 18:38
  
  The official UFC 214 poster is out.
  With the anticipated main event only a little over a month away, check out the poster featuring UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones.
  BA-BOOM!!Your OFFICIAL #UFC214 poster: @DC_MMA vs @JonnyBones 2 | 7.29 | pic.twitter.com/5ZunLCQKu8— #UFCOKC (@ufc) June 24, 2017
  UFC 214 will be held at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
  
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• Johny Hendricks Once Again Misses Weight – This Time at Middleweight

  24-06-2017 18:03
  
  Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks shocked many when he came in two pounds over for his middleweight fight Sunday night vs. Tim Boetsch. Hendricks, who had trouble cutting down to the 170-pound limit at welterweight, has another chance to weigh-in, but “Bigg Rigg” didn’t seem likely to make the 186 maximum for middleweight. His […]
  
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• Now settled into his new digs, Lorenz Larkin finds dealing with Bellator ‘refreshing’

  24-06-2017 18:00
  
  NEW YORK – Of all the fights going on at Bellator 180 and Bellator NYC on Saturday night, perhaps none are more intriguing that Lorenz Larkin’s promotional debut against current welterweight champion Douglas Lima. Larkin, one of the prized free agents coming over after back-to-back victories over Jorge Masvidal and Neil Magny in the UFC, likes to knock people out. Lima, who is coming off of back-to-back wins over Paul Daley and Andrey Koreshkov, likes to knocked people out, too.
  The
  
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• Legacy Fighting Alliance 14 Results: Two New Champions Crowned

  24-06-2017 17:40
  
  Eryk Anders and Roberto Sanchez kept their unbeaten records intact Friday night, and claimed Legacy Fighting Alliance gold along the way. Anders scored a decision victory over Brendan Allen in the main event of Legacy Fighting Alliance 14, which aired live on AXS TV, to become the inaugural middleweight champion. Anders is now a perfect […]
  
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• Wise beyond his years, Aaron Pico has spent half his life playing (and replaying) his big moment

  24-06-2017 17:00
  
  NEW YORK – One of the more sharply dressed fighters at Thursday’s press conference was 20-year old Aaron Pico, who looked the part of a well-versed veteran on a business trip. The thing is, he’s not a veteran at all. Pico makes his Bellator debut on Saturday at Madison Square Garden against Zach Freeman on the pay-per-view portion of the card.
  Yet being on a stage with a congregation of reporters asking him about a fight is something he has been thinking about for the better pa
  
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• Heather Hardy won’t back down

  24-06-2017 16:30
  
  One of boxing’s top female stars is making a move into MMA — and continuing to vocally advocate for sexual assault victims Heather Hardy was a single mother living with her sister, another single mother, about seven years ago in their native Brooklyn. Hardy was the breadwinner, out all day working, while her sister took care of the children. Neither were receiving child support. They were trying to make it together, as a team.
  One day, Hardy’s sister got her a gift certificate
  
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• Bellator gets ready for its most expensive undertaking

  24-06-2017 16:00
  
  What is hoped to be the biggest event in Bellator history takes place June 24 from the World's Most Famous Arena.
  It's probably the most expensive undertaking the company has ever done. MSG is not just the most famous, but also the most expensive arena to run television and pay-per-view from in the country. Consider that the WWE, with its $729 million per year in revenue, has long since abandoned running the arena that was long considered its home base for television or pay-per-view shows due to
  
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• Bellator NYC start time, TV schedule for Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva

  24-06-2017 15:00
  
  The Bellator NYC start time, TV schedule for the Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva event at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York 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:
  Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva
  Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione
  Michael Chandler vs.
  
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• Bellator NYC predictions

  24-06-2017 14:00
  
  Bizarre is the best word I can use to describe this Bellator pay-per-view event. Bellator NYC is finally here and to the surprise of many the fight card remained intact. The headlining bouts for the card likely fit in the unofficial ‘legend’s division,’ as MMA veteran stars Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva will meet in the main event of the card, and Fedor Emelianenko will take on Matt Mitrione in the co-main. Bellator NYC also features two phenomenal championship bouts, as lig
  
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• Bellator’s Aaron Pico workout photos

  24-06-2017 13:00
  
  LOS ANGELES — Aaron Pico, one of the biggest prospects in the history of mixed martial arts, makes his pro debut against Zach Freeman at Bellator NYC on Saturday night in New York. The main-card fight will air live on pay-per-view.
  Above are photos captured by MMA Fighting from a recent workout Pico did at the famed Wild Card gym in Hollywood.
  
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• Phil Davis vs. Francis Carmont full fight video

  24-06-2017 10:00
  
  At Bellator 142 back in September, former UFC light heavyweight contender Phil Davis made his Bellator debut by participating in the their light heavyweight grand prix. That night Davis defeated Emanuel Newton and went on to fight Francis Carmont in the final of the tournament. Davis scored a highlight-reel knockout over Carmont to become the tournament winner.
  Now, two fights later and having defeated the champion, Davis is getting ready for his first title defense against recent signee Ryan Ba
  
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• Fight Night Oklahoma City official weigh-in results

  24-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Check out the weigh in results for UFC Fight Night Oklahoma City, which is headlined by Michael Chiesa and Kevin Lee airs live on FS1 from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Sunday, June 25 at 9 pm ET / 6 pm PT.Four prelim bouts will air live on FS2 starting at 7pm ET / 4pm PT. Three fights will kick off the night of action on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT.Main Event – Five round boutMichael Chiesa (155) vs Kevin Lee (156)FS1 Main Card – 9 pm E
  
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• Fight Night Oklahoma City final results

  24-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Who were the winners at Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on Sunday, June 25, 2017.Chiesa vs Lee | Boetsch vs Hendricks | Herrig vs Kish | Christensen vs Reyes | Means vs Garcia | Penn vs Siver | Guida vs Koch | Miranda vs Vettori | Esparza vs Moroz | Powell vs Horcher | Gordon vs Quinones | Martin vs Case | Stansbury vs KimballFight Night Oklahoma City main card Main event: Kevin Lee def. Michael Chiesa Kev
  
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• Bellator NYC preview show

  24-06-2017 06:54
  
  With Bellator NYC on Saturday night, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani and Chuck Mindenhall break down the top storylines.
  
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• Eryk Anders, Roberto Sanchez Capture Championship Hardware at Legacy Fighting Alliance 14

  24-06-2017 06:15 via sherdog.com
  
  Eryk Anders is the first-ever Legacy Fighting Alliance middleweight champion after taking a hard-earned unanimous decision over Brendan Allen in the LFA 14 headliner on Friday night.
  
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• Bellator NYC Results: Sonnen vs. Silva

  24-06-2017 06:00
  
  MMA Fighting has Bellator NYC results for the Sonnen vs. Silva fight card June 24, plus live coverage from Madison Square Garden, live blogs for the biggest fights, and live Bellator NYC Twitter updates.
  In the main event, Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei SIlva will settle their score in a light heavyweight contest. In the co-main event, Fedor Emelianenko battles Matt Mitrione in a heavyweight fight. There were also be three title belts up for grabs during the event.
  Check out the Bellator NYC results
  
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• James Vick-Evan Dunham in Works for August UFC Event

  24-06-2017 05:17
  
  James Vick sent out a message on Twitter late Friday night claiming to be fighting Evan Dunham later this summer. Thanx 4 finally accepting the fight @evandunham155 n ACTING like a man.u will see my straight right on your chin Aug 19th. #nofilter pic.twitter.com/bpOgYqjwSi — James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) June 24, 2017 Vick, who recently moved […]
  
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• Boxing Trainer Details Positives For McGregor Against Mayweather

  24-06-2017 05:01
  
  Conor McGregor has another supporter in the boxing world going into his bout with Floyd Mayweather. Boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) trainer Luiz Dorea recently told A.G. Fight that McGregor shouldn’t be counted out entirely in his bout with “Money” on Aug. 26 (via Flo Combat): “Mayweather’s ability and experience makes us believe that […]
  
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• Bellator NYC weigh-in photos

  24-06-2017 04:45
  
  Bellator NYC weigh-in photos are for Friday’s event in New York City.
  
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• LFA 14 Results: Colbey Northcutt Stopped in MMA Debut

  24-06-2017 04:12
  
  Colbey Northcutt, the younger sister of UFC fighter Sage Northcutt, was stopped in the second round of her MMA debut Friday night. After coming out strong in the first five minutes, Northcutt was unable to keep it going in the second, as Courtney King earned a TKO victory as part of the main card on […]
  
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• Colbey Northcutt, sister of Sage Northcutt, loses in pro debut at LFA 14

  24-06-2017 04:10
  
  The Northcutt family will have to wait a little longer to get back in the win column.Colbey Northcutt, the older sister of UFC lightweight Sage Northcutt, lost her professional MMA debut on Friday, faltering at the hands of fellow featherweight debutant Courtney King at LFA 14 via second-round TKO.
  Northcutt (0-1), a 24-year-old karate stylist, entered the contest sporting a 4-1 amateur MMA record, however her last MMA fight dated back three years to Aug. 2014. She has competed professionally si
  
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• Bellator NYC: Is Aaron Pico Really That Great? (Editorial)

  24-06-2017 04:08
  
  Honestly, can Aaron Pico even come close to living up to the hype? In short, yes, yes he can. Pico, who doesn’t turn 21 years old until September, will make his MMA debut Saturday night as the opening bout of Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva against Zach Freeman. The list of accomplishments for Pico already […]
  
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• Douglas Lima vs. Andrey Koreshkov full fight video

  24-06-2017 04:00
  
  At Bellator 164 back in November, Douglas Lima battled the man who took his welterweight title away: Andrey Koreshkov. In the rematch, Lima was able to avenge his loss and regain the 170-pound title by knocking out Koreshkov in the third round of their championship fight.Now having regained the belt, Lima will defend his title against recent Bellator signee and former UFC fighter Lorenz Larkin on the pay-per-view card of Bellator NYC. The event is set to go down this Saturday at the Madison Squa
  
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• Report: TJ Dillashaw ‘No Longer’ Planning Move to Flyweight

  24-06-2017 03:37
  
  It appears that the planned “super-fight” between UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and former bantamweight titleholder TJ Dillashaw is no longer in discussion. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported Friday that Dillashaw is not planning a move down to 125 pounds. Instead he’ll remain focused on fighting bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt when Garbrandt returns to action. Per […]
  
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• Bellator 180 ‘Sonnen vs. Silva’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring

  24-06-2017 02:51 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog.com's live coverage of Bellator 180 “Sonnen vs. Silva” kicks off Saturday at 6 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden in New York City.
  
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• Heather Hardy Isn’t ‘Super Intimated’ Before MMA Debut

  24-06-2017 02:33
  
  Heather Hardy has something to prove, but that doesn’t mean she’s overwhelmed. Hardy is an undefeated boxing champion, who is making the transition to mixed martial arts (MMA) tomorrow night (June 24). She’ll do so inside Madison Square Garden in New York City for Bellator 180. Hardy will share the cage with Alice Yauger. “The Heat” […]
  
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• Royce Gracie wishes old rival Matt Hughes a full recovery after crash

  24-06-2017 01:00
  
  NEW YORK – As Bellator held a big press conference at the Viacom headquarters in Manhattan on Thursday, certain familiar figures could be seen hovering around the periphery. One of those was Royce Gracie, the Brazilian star of UFC 1, who helped elevate jiu-jitsu in the fight world consciousness.
  Gracie’s seen a lot in those 24 years, including the ban of MMA in plenty of states to the partition finally coming down to allow Bellator — and all MMA promotions — to once again
  
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• Jacare Souza on Robert Whittaker: ‘He Beat me up Good’

  24-06-2017 00:52
  
  Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza has broken his silence on losing to Robert Whittaker. Back in April, Souza took on Whittaker and suffered a TKO defeat in the second round. It was “Jacare’s” second loss under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner and the first time he was finished during his time with the promotion. Souza told […]
  
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