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• Wanderlei Silva Explains Shoving Chael Sonnen After Bellator NYC Bout

  30-06-2017 22:45
  
  Wanderlei Silva doesn’t regret shoving Chael Sonnen after their Bellator NYC headliner. Sonnen won the fight by unanimous decision. His wrestling frustrated Silva throughout the night. After the bout, a visibly upset “Axe Murderer” shoved his opponent. Speaking to A.G. Fight, Silva explained his actions (via Flo Combat): “In fact, I saw a fight where […]
  
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• Ronny Markes hopes for better future with PFL after ‘crazy’ experience in Russia

  30-06-2017 22:30
  
  Professional Fighters League makes its debut Friday night in Daytona, Fla., and it's like a fresh restart for Ronny Markes.
  PFL was founded by Washington D.C. businessmen Donn Davis, Russ Ramsey, and Mark Leschly, who purchased World Series of Fighting earlier this year. Markes, a UFC veteran who had issues with the WSOF brass in the past, is happy to be back in their cage now with a new executive team backstage.
  Confident in a more professional future for the sport with PFL, Markes returns to a
  
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• CSAC holds historic weigh-ins 30 days before UFC 214

  30-06-2017 21:31
  
  UFC 214 is a month away, however, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has already held its first weigh-in for the event.
  Earlier this week, the commission had the six fighters competing in title fights on the July 29 card -- Daniel Cormier, Jon Jones, Tyron Woodley, Demian Maia, Cris Cyborg and Tonya Evinger — weigh-in via FaceTime.
  CSAC executive officer Andy Foster told MMA Fighting that he was pleased with the six fighters’ current weights, although he wouldn’t d
  
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• After squashing years-old beef, Travis Browne works with Josh Barnett

  30-06-2017 21:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Travis Browne spent a week working with Josh Barnett leading up to Browne’s UFC 213 fight with Oleksiy Oliynyk.
  That’s a smart move on the Hawaiian heavyweight’s part, given Oliynyk is a submission artist and the veteran Barnett is a master of catch wrestling.
  But Browne never would have gotten to this spot if he didn’t apologize to Barnett first in order to settle a beef.
  Back at UFC 168, Browne defeated Barnett, the former UFC heavyweight champion, via kn
  
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• Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn Results, Round-by-Round Scoring & Play-by-Play

  30-06-2017 20:06 via sherdog.com
  
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• With Lawler-Cerrone off, UFC juggles — and adds to — 213 lineup

  30-06-2017 19:54
  
  UFC 213 took a step back this week, but it will eventually take two more forward.
  Here’s what going on with next weekend’s event: on Wednesday, the card lost the highly-anticipated Donald Cerrone vs. Robbie Lawler fight because Cerrone is suffering from a blood infection.
  As a result, according to the UFC, the Daniel Omielanczuk vs. Curtis Blaydes heavyweight fight is moving from the FS1 prelims to the main card, and the Thiago Santos vs. Gerlad Meerschaert middleweight bout will rep
  
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• Khabilov vs. Green, Three Other Bouts Confirmed for UFC Fight Night in Rotterdam

  30-06-2017 19:01 via sherdog.com
  
  Four bouts have been confirmed for the UFC’s Sept. 2 Fight Night card in Rotterdam, including a lightweight showdown pitting Rustam Khabilov against Desmond Green.
  
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• Thiago Moises, Robert Watley to Vie for Inaugural Lightweight Crown at LFA 17 on July 21

  30-06-2017 18:23 via sherdog.com
  
  The inaugural Legacy Fighting Alliance lightweight belt will be up for grabs when Thiago Moises faces Robert Watley at LFA 17 on July 21.
  
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• Professional Fighters League ‘Daytona: Fitch vs. Foster’ Play-by-Play & Results

  30-06-2017 18:13 via sherdog.com
  
  Sherdog's live coverage of Friday's Professional Fighters League debut kicks off at approximately 10:30 p.m. ET.
  
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• ONE Championship 56 Results: Aung La N Sang Makes History, Tops Vitaly Bigdash

  30-06-2017 18:09
  
  Aung La N Sang made history Friday at ONE Championship: Light of a Nation, winning the middleweight title with a victory over Vitaly Bigdash. History, ladies & gentlemen. Myanmar has its first World Champion! #ONEFightNight #Yangon #MMA pic.twitter.com/UoMyqHz1LQ — ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) June 30, 2017 The main event from the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon […]
  
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• Luke Rockhold on middleweight: ‘The division is f*cked’

  30-06-2017 17:47
  
  Luke Rockhold is still in limbo.
  More than a year after his last fight, the former UFC middleweight champion still doesn’t know when he’ll fight again.
  “I’m not coming back after all this time and fighting some chump on a worthless card,” Rockhold told MMAFighting.com. “I’m coming back in style and making some noise.”
  There was some talk of matching Rockhold with Gegard Mousasi in July, however, Mousasi’s contract talks with the UFC recently
  
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• Georges St-Pierre Returns to Big Screen as Cartel Underboss in ‘Cartels’

  30-06-2017 17:27
  
  Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has yet to secure his official return to the Octagon, but you can see him on the big screen next month. St-Pierre will play cartel underboss Sinclaire in the Steven Seagal-featured film “Cartels,” which hits theaters and On-Demand viewing July 7. Cartels features Seagal as Agent Harrison along with […]
  
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• Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Sets Date for MMA Debut in 2018

  30-06-2017 17:22
  
  Kayla Harrison, who captured gold medals in judo during both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, will make her MMA debut in 2018 for the Professional Fighters League. Harrison, who signed with the then-World Series of Fighting last year, is expected to compete on a card in February according to a report by the Los […]
  
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• Justin Gaethje on Conor McGregor: ‘We’ve Seen Him Quit’

  30-06-2017 16:27
  
  Justin Gaethje didn’t come to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to be a gatekeeper. The former World Series of Fighting lightweight champion makes his UFC debut on July 7 for “The Ultimate Fighter 25” finale. He’ll take on Michael Johnson in the main event inside the T-Mobile Arena. Gaethje is well aware that Conor McGregor […]
  
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• UFC 213 fighters weigh in on Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor

  30-06-2017 16:00
  
  LOS ANGELES -- UFC 213 on July 8 in Las Vegas is a big event in its own right. UFC 214 in Anaheim a few weeks later is even bigger.
  But for the next two months, one event will loom over everything else: the Aug. 26 boxing match in Las Vegas between undefeated superstar Floyd Mayweather and the only fighter to ever simultaneously hold two UFC weight-class titles, Conor McGregor.And nearly all the fighters featured at Thursday’s UFC 213 media day in Downtown Los Angeles had an opinion on the
  
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• Dorian Price relieved to hear he didn’t actually break the Internet with his viral double KO victory

  30-06-2017 15:00
  
  Ever since Rocky II, when Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed plummeted to the canvas simultaneously late in the 15th round, the double knockdown has flourished as a dramatic rarity. In that fight, which hinged on a mad scramble to see who could gather their wits quickest, it was Rocky that managed to get up first. That follow-up clash with Creed remains his second most memorable victory, behind only his improbable handling of Ivan Drago on Christmas Day in Cold War Russia.
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• Morning Report: Justin Gaethje: Conor McGregor has quit in his heart and once a quitter, always a quitter

  30-06-2017 14:01
  
  Justin Gaethje has spent the last three years as the World Series of Fighting lightweight champion, building a name for himself as one of the most exciting fighters in the sport. But though he has long been considered one of the top 155-pounders in the sport, with his UFC debut one week away, now Gaethje is determined to establish himself as the very best. There’s one problem though, that title that currently belongs to Irish superstar Conor McGregor, who is currently taking a hiatus from
  
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• Zach Freeman: ‘To Count Somebody Out is Absolutely Ridiculous’

  30-06-2017 13:28
  
  Zach Freeman knows a thing or two about being an underdog. Going into Bellator NYC, many felt Freeman was matched up against Aaron Pico as fodder. Instead, Freeman finished the much hyped wrestling standout in just 24 seconds. It was a disastrous debut for Pico, but an exhilarating moment for “The Altar Boy.” Freeman told […]
  
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• The MMA Hour - 388 - John Kavanagh

  30-06-2017 07:19
  
  SBG head coach John Kavanagh will discuss James Gallagher's win and talk Mayweather-McGregor.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 388 - Derrick Lewis

  30-06-2017 07:16
  
  Derrick Lewis will talk about his recent loss to Mark Hunt and the state of his career.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 388 - James Gallagher

  30-06-2017 07:13
  
  James Gallagher discusses his win over Chinzo Machida at Bellator 180.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 388 - Michael Chandler

  30-06-2017 07:11
  
  Michael Chandler joins us in studio to discuss the leg injury he suffered in his loss to Brent Primus at Bellator: NYC, what's next and more.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 388 - Cortney Casey

  30-06-2017 07:08
  
  UFC strawweight Cortney Casey discusses her recent issue with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 388 - Holly Holm

  30-06-2017 07:05
  
  Holly Holm looks back at her win over Bethe Correia last week and ahead to what's next.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 388 - Scott Coker

  30-06-2017 07:01
  
  Bellator president Scott Coker joins us in studio to recap Bellator: NYC.
  
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• Top 10 - Ultimate Fighters

  30-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  On Friday, July 7, a new Ultimate Fighter winner will be crowned in Las Vegas, continuing the tradition started in 2005, when Forrest Griffin and Diego Sanchez left the Octagon as winners of the first season of TUF. For that duo, it was the start of storied UFC runs that landed them on this list of the best fighters to emerge from the reality series. Will next week’s winner follow suit? Only time will tell.1 - Rashad EvansAn undersized heavyweight with little reputation to precede him, for
  
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• Diakiese wants more than to make a living in UFC, he wants a belt

  30-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Most people go to Florida for sun, sand, and maybe a little trip to Disney World. British lightweight prospect Marc Diakiese goes there to fight.“I have it pretty tough here every day,” he said of life at the American Top Team gym in Coconut Creek. “I’m sparring with the guy fighting Gunnar Nelson (Santiago Ponzinibbio) and people like Will Brooks, and they’re heavier so they’re putting a lot of pressure on me. But I’m holding my own, so I’m pretty
  
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• Dana White Announces the Addition of Snoop Dogg to DWTNCS

  30-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Las Vegas, Nevada – Dana White announced today that the entertainment icon Snoop Dogg will be joining the broadcast every week for Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series shown live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®.  Featuring on “SnoopCast,” Snoop will bring his irreverent humor and freestyle commentary to the action.  Joining him on SnoopCast will be newly minted UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber, a UFC/WEC veteran of over 40 professional fights, who ro
  
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• Camp Update: Busy schedule awaits Jackson/Wink in July

  30-06-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  With a fight schedule that will keep him and his coaching cohorts at the Jackson Wink MMA Academy on the road every weekend in July, the best gift Mike Winkeljohn could probably get is a good notebook to keep everything in order.“I do have to sit down sometimes, stop, and go, OK, game plan. Well, who are you fighting, what do we need to work on, how does that person move, and then go," Winkeljohn said. "I have to catch myself.”Winkeljohn laughs, noting that while he doesn’t phy
  
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• Michael Bisping Says Mario Yamasaki Messed up at UFC Fight Night 112

  30-06-2017 06:59
  
  Michael Bisping isn’t hating on referee Mario Yamasaki, but calls it how he sees it. At UFC Fight Night 112, Michael Chiesa was submitted by Kevin Lee in Oklahoma City. Controversy ensued as Yamasaki stopped the fight despite the fact that Chiesa didn’t tap or pass out. Bisping offered his opinion during a recent episode […]
  
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• The MMA Hour - 388 - Kevin Lee

  30-06-2017 06:55
  
  Kevin Lee discusses his win over Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Night: Oklahoma City.
  
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• Yoel Romero on Robert Whittaker: ‘All Opponents Are Dangerous’

  30-06-2017 06:19
  
  Yoel Romero is well aware of the dangers Robert Whittaker or any opponent pose. Romero will do battle with Whittaker next Saturday night (July 8) in the co-main event of UFC 213. The bout will be contested for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title. “The Solider of God” told MMAJunkie.com that while Whittaker […]
  
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• Nick Diaz Facing Potential Anti-Doping Violation for Trio of Whereabouts Failures

  30-06-2017 05:06 via sherdog.com
  
  Former UFC welterweight title challenger Nick Diaz has been flagged for a potential anti-doping violation for failing to disclose his location on three separate occasions within 12 months.
  
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• Paulie Malignaggi Says he Was Called to Camp With Conor McGregor

  30-06-2017 05:01
  
  Conor McGregor and his team have reached out to Paulie Malignaggi to prepare for Floyd Mayweather. McGregor is gearing up for an Aug. 26 “super fight” against Floyd Mayweather on Showtime pay-per-view. Malignaggi is a retired boxer who now serves as a color commentator for Showtime. During a recent edition of the Showtime Sports podcast, […]
  
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• PFL: Daytona weigh-in video, results

  30-06-2017 05:00
  
  At the PFL: Daytona weigh-ins, all eight fighters taking part in Friday night's Professional Fighters League fights stepped on the scale Thursday, the video is above.
  In the main event, Jon Fitch and Brian Foster made the welterweight limit of 170 pounds.
  The PFL: Daytona weigh-in results are below.
  Main card (NBC Sports at 10:30 p.m. ET)
  Jon Fitch (170.8) vs. Brian Foster (170)
  Smealinho Rama (204.8) vs. Ronny Markes (206)
  Joao Zeferino (171) vs. Herman Terrado (169.6)
  Jason High (156) vs. Caro
  
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• Professional Fighters League: Weigh-In Results From Daytona

  30-06-2017 04:24
  
  Weigh-ins for the first Professional Fighters League event took place on Thursday, making the four-fight card lineup official. Jon Fitch will take on Brian Foster in a welterweight battle that will determine the top seed in the 2018 tournament once it begins. Along with Fitch-Foster, Smealinho Rama takes on Ronny Markes, Joao Zeferino faces Herman […]
  
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• Michael Chiesa Appeals Controversial Submission Loss to Kevin Lee

  30-06-2017 04:09
  
  Michael Chiesa isn’t accepting his submission loss to Kevin Lee at UFC Fight Night 112. In fact, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight has appealed the defeat with the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission (OSAC). The controversy lies in the fact that Chiesa didn’t tap or pass out while being locked in a rear-naked choke. MMAFighting.com obtained […]
  
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• Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series Preview

  30-06-2017 04:06
  
  UFC president Dana White is mixing it up from his “Lookin’ for a Fighter” reality series with the debut of “Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series” set for next month. The show will air on UFC Fight Pass and feature five fights each week. The first episode is set for July 11. On the first […]
  
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• Video: Los Angeles Media Day Faceoffs for UFC 213

  30-06-2017 04:02
  
  There was plenty of intensity and adrenaline in Los Angeles on Thursday, as fighters gathered for a special UFC 213 media day event in the city. That included Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko, Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker and a happy Fabricio Werdum vs. Alistair Overeem. Justin Gaethje and Michael Johnson were about the most […]
  
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• Paulie Malignaggi claims he’s in negotiations with Conor McGregor to help him spar for Floyd Mayweather

  30-06-2017 04:00
  
  Conor McGregor’s training camp for Floyd Mayweather Jr. might be getting a new addition.On Wednesday, former WBA champion and now boxing commentator Paulie Malignaggi revealed during a Showtime Sports podcast that the UFC lightweight champion had asked him to be one of his sparring partners in preparation for his boxing fight with Mayweather, which is set to go down on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas. Having retired earlier this year, calling an end to a 16-year boxing career, Malignaggi was caught o
  
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• UFC Welterweight Nick Diaz Informed of Potential Anti-Doping Violation

  30-06-2017 03:43
  
  Nick Diaz’s three whereabouts failures have come back to haunt him. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has announced that Diaz has been notified by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) of a potential anti-doping violation. Diaz has had issues in the past with the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his marijuana use, but this situation is […]
  
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• Nick Diaz suspended, facing UFC anti-doping policy violation for whereabouts failures

  30-06-2017 03:32
  
  Nick Diaz is in some hot water with the UFC and USADA.
  Diaz has been provisionally suspended and is facing a UFC anti-doping policy violation for not properly filling out his whereabouts so he can be tested by USADA, the UFC announced Thursday.
  The UFC release stated that Diaz has accumulated three Whereabouts Failures within the last 12 months, which leads to a provisional suspension and potential anti-doping policy violation.“Diaz, like all other UFC athletes, is enrolled in USADA’
  
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• Justin Gaethje, Michael Johnson have heated exchanges at UFC media day

  30-06-2017 03:00
  
  LOS ANGELES — Very quickly — and somewhat unexpectedly — Justin Gaethje and Michael Johnson have developed a pretty heated rivalry. It started last month at the UFC’s Summer Kickoff and it will commence July 7 in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale.
  On Thursday, though, it hit a new peak. The two talented lightweight fighters exchanged words during a staredown at a UFC media day at the JW Marriott in Downtown LA. And then, as they were leaving the hotel, the
  
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• Brian Foster Sees Jon Fitch as Roadblock to The Top

  30-06-2017 02:58
  
  Brian Foster wants to shatter the glass ceiling, but to do so he’ll have to get past Jon Fitch. Fitch is the reigning Professional Fighters League (PFL) welterweight champion. He puts his gold on the line against Foster tomorrow night (June 30) for PFL: Daytona. Foster has won three of his last four bouts. Speaking […]
  
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• UFC Requests That Texas Commission Reverse Ruling in Cortney Casey Drug Test

  30-06-2017 02:46 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship is not happy with the way the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation handled the Cortney Casey situation at UFC 211.
  
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• Conor McGregor releases training footage for Floyd Mayweather bout: ‘You’ve never seen these moves’

  30-06-2017 02:00
  
  The countdown to Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor has truly begun. That much was evident on Thursday.
  Hours after Mayweather released training footage of himself preparing for the blockbuster bout, McGregor answered with a training montage of his own, posting a clip to Instagram that saw the reigning UFC lightweight champion work through various bag drills and stretching exercises.
  “You’ve never seen these moves,” McGregor wrote, adding the hashtag “ghost.”
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• Dana White: ‘I’m Not Thrilled With Demetrious Johnson’

  30-06-2017 01:48
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White has seen better days with Demetrious Johnson. Johnson is considered the pound-for-pound best fighter in mixed martial arts (MMA). He’s just one win away from breaking Anderson Silva’s record for most successful consecutive title defenses in UFC history. White and the UFC wanted to book “Mighty Mouse” against […]
  
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• UFC 213 media day photos

  30-06-2017 01:24
  
  UFC 213 media day was held Thursday in Los Angeles. Check out our gallery.
  
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• UFC admonishes Texas commission in statement on Cortney Casey, requests reversal of decision

  30-06-2017 01:02
  
  Nearly a week has passed since the UFC announced that strawweight Cortney Casey had been exonerated in her controversial UFC 211 doping case, yet the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) still has not reversed its decision. And the UFC isn’t happy about it.
  On Thursday, the promotion released a statement admonishing the TDLR for its handling of the case and officially requesting that the commission “reverse its ruling and exonerate Cortney of any wrongdoing.”
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• Kevin Lee Not Opposed to Fighting Nurmagomedov or Ferguson Next

  30-06-2017 00:49
  
  Kevin Lee is ready to take a significant step up in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career. “The Motown Phenom” recently submitted Michael Chiesa in Oklahoma City in the main event of UFC Fight Night 112. While the win was controversial because Chiesa didn’t tap or pass out, Lee has still received praise for his […]
  
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