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• Ricardo Lamas Wants to Avoid ‘Tricky’ Submissions From Jason Knight

  28-07-2017 23:36
  Ricardo Lamas is preparing for a hungry Jason Knight tomorrow (July 29). Lamas and Knight are set to engage in a featherweight contest on the FXX preliminary portion of UFC 214. This will be the most high-profile bout of Knight’s career. Lamas is the third ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight. Speaking to BT Sport, […]
  
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• Kailin Curran: ‘My Approach is to go Out There & Scrap’ at UFC 214

  28-07-2017 23:01
  Kailin Curran is ready to roll tomorrow night (July 29). Curran meets Aleksandra Albu inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The strawweight clash will be featured on the UFC Fight Pass preliminary portion of UFC 214. Curran is looking to avoid her third straight defeat. In a new interview released by the UFC, Curran explained […]
  
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• Video: Showtime Sports releases teaser for Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather All Access series

  28-07-2017 23:00
  Following a tour that hit four cities and three countries in four days, the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor promotional train isn’t slowing down.
  On Friday, Showtime Sports released a teaser for its upcoming “All Access” series featuring the two mega personalities giving the camera a taste of the charisma that has made them the most polarizing and popular figures in combat sports today.The behind-the-scenes show has been an integral part of promoting Mayweather’s most
  
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• ‘All Access: Mayweather vs. McGregor’ to Premiere Tonight on Showtime

  28-07-2017 22:42 via sherdog.com
  Fans who can’t get enough Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor content will have another viewing appointment tonight.
  
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• UFC 214 Embedded, Episode 5: ‘You think this is a game?’

  28-07-2017 22:32
  On the fifth episode of UFC 214 Embedded, light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and challenger Jon Jones trade shots at the UFC 214 pre-fight press conference. Then, the stars of Saturday night put on a show for the fans at the UFC 214 open workouts.
  
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• Tyron Woodley noticed Demian Maia’s face ‘twitching a little bit’ during staredown

  28-07-2017 22:00
  LA MIRADA, Calif. — Tyron Woodley says he can have an understanding about how a fight will go just from his opponent’s demeanor — and his eyes — during the pre-bout staredown.
  For the first time, Woodley got a chance to face off with Demian Maia on Wednesday after the UFC 214 pre-fight press conference. And he believes he noticed a tell.
  “His face was twitching a little bit,” Woodley said at UFC 214 open workouts Thursday at UFC Gym. “Sometimes guys want
  
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• UFC 214 Weigh-in Results: Daniel Cormier, Jon Jones Finally Able to Fight Again

  28-07-2017 21:57 via sherdog.com
  There is no doubt about it: Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones aren’t going to be baking cakes or cookies for each other anytime soon.
  
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• UFC 214 Embedded (Ep. 5): Pre-Fight Presser & Open Workouts

  28-07-2017 21:47
  The fifth episode of UFC 214 Embedded has been released. The video begins with Jon Jones making his way to the UFC 214 pre-fight press conference. We then cut to Daniel Cormier and Tyron Woodley making their arrivals. Jones is seen having a conversation with Tonya Evinger and Demian Maia. After some highlights from the […]
  
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• Mayweather’s Ex Claims Conor McGregor Took Advantage of Domestic Violence Incident

  28-07-2017 20:59
  Mayweather was jailed in 2010 for domestic battery following an assault on Josie Harris, who released a statement accusing Conor McGregor of making light of the incident to target the boxer Mayweather had allegedly found text messages shared between the mother of his children, Harris, and former Golden State Warriors player C.J Watson. The 40-year-old boxer […]
  
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• Tyron Woodley Questions Demian Maia’s Approach to UFC 214 Bout

  28-07-2017 20:42
  UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley believes that Demian Maia may need a rethink ahead of Saturday’s 170-pound title clash Woodley, in typically confident fashion, believes that he is the kryptonite to the welterweight division’s pretenders (via MMAJunkie): “I’m the specialist,” Woodley said. “I’m the best (expletive) fighter in the welterweight division. I’m the best wrestler. I’m […]
  
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• Live Stream: UFC 214 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins Tonight (July 28) at 8 p.m. ET

  28-07-2017 20:33
  The UFC 214 weigh-ins wrapped up earlier today, but we still have the ceremonial event to go. Tomorrow night (July 29), the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will hold an event inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Headlining the card will be a light heavyweight title bout between champion Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones. In the co-main event, […]
  
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• Cris Cyborg & Tonya Evinger Say de Randamie Wasn’t True Champion

  28-07-2017 20:21
  Cris Cyborg and Tonya Evinger share the same stance on Germaine de Randamie’s short run as the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s featherweight title holder. Cyborg and Evinger will do battle tomorrow night (July 29) for the vacant 145-pound gold. The match-up would’ve never happened if de Randamie wasn’t stripped of her title and […]
  
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• Video: UFC, Bellator Vet Melvin Guillard Absorbs Brutal Beating at Australian FC 20

  28-07-2017 20:20 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator MMA veteran Melvin Guillard absorbed a brutal beatdown at the hands of Israel Adesanya at Australian FC 20 on Friday.
  
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• Cris Cyborg, Tonya Evinger agree that Germaine de Randamie knew she wasn’t really champion

  28-07-2017 20:00
  LA MIRADA, Calif. -- Cris Cyborg and Tonya Evinger aren’t likely to agree on much over the next few days. Cyborg, the former Strikeforce and Invicta featherweight champ, and Evinger, the former Invicta bantamweight champ, will square off for the vacant UFC featherweight title on Saturday night at UFC 214.
  But the duo seem to agree on one thing leading up to their matchup at Anaheim’s Honda Center: They don’t think Germaine de Randamie was cut out to be champion.
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• Daniel Cormier Says He’s The Greatest Fighter Ever if he Beats Jon Jones

  28-07-2017 19:02
  Daniel Cormier recognizes the significance of his title defense tomorrow night (July 29). Cormier will put his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight gold on the line against Jon Jones. It’ll serve as UFC 214‘s main event. The action takes place inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. “DC” fought Jones back in Jan. 2015 […]
  
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• Combate Clasico Results: Palacios, Rojo, & Batara Win in Miami

  28-07-2017 18:46
  Combate Clasico is in the books. Last night (July 27), Combate Americas held an event inside the Mana Wynwood Convention Center in Miami, Florida. In the main event, Ricky Palacios took on former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Chris Avila. Palacios nabbed a unanimous decision victory. In the co-headliner, Marcelo Rojo and Billy Molina threw leather. […]
  
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• UFC 214 Live Weigh-In Results Today (July 28) at 12 p.m. ET

  28-07-2017 17:48
  The UFC 214 weigh-in results are rolling in today (July 28) at 12 p.m. ET. All 24 fighters on the card are set to tip the scales shortly. In the main event of tomorrow night’s card, light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones will throw leather for the 205-pound gold. Co-headliners Tyron Woodley and Demian Maia […]
  
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• Video: Israel Adesanya rocks Melvin Guillard at Australian FC 20

  28-07-2017 17:39
  The strange, scary decline of Melvin Guillard continues.
  On Friday, the former UFC lightweight contender found himself in a 185-pound contest against undefeated New Zealand prospect Israel Adesanya at Australian FC 20 in Melbourne.
  Guillard didn’t make it out of the first round. In the closing minute, the 34-year-old fighter was battered all over the cage and the attending official let him absorb almost 30 seconds of unanswered strikes before finally waving off the bout.
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• Eryk Anders: I’m Glad to Put The UFC’s Middleweight Division on Notice

  28-07-2017 17:36
  Eryk Anders’ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut went about as good an anyone could hope. Anders took on Rafael Natal at UFC on FOX 25. Anders finished his opponent in under three minutes. It was an impressive debut for “Frankenstein,” who finished a seasoned veteran in enemy territory. While some may say Natal wasn’t prepared […]
  
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• UFC 214: Jason Knight With Pivotal Fight Against Ricardo Lamas

  28-07-2017 17:25
  You might not know who he is, but if Jason Knight has his way, you definitely will after UFC 214. Knight (20-2) takes on former UFC featherweight title challenger Ricardo Lamas in the FXX prelim main event from the Honda Center in Anaheim. Winner of four straight, including two finishes this year vs. Chas Skelly […]
  
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• UFC 214’s Aljamain Sterling Recounts Helping Hand of Jon Jones

  28-07-2017 17:17
  Aljamain Sterling shares several common traits with former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. And the two just so happen to be fighting on the same UFC 214 card this Saturday, miles and miles away from their homes in New York. Sterling meets Renan Barao in a catchweight bout from the Honda Center in Anaheim, […]
  
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• UFC 214 Open Workouts: Non-Workouts, Fan Ejections, Capoeira

  28-07-2017 17:07
  Thursday’s UFC 214 open workouts had a little bit of everything. Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones declined to workout, instead opting to interact with the fans and sign autographs. Daniel Cormier, the reigning UFC champion and Jones’ opponent Saturday night at UFC 214, tried to one-up “Bones” by working out and signing autographs. He […]
  
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• Volkan Oezdemir Wants to Prove He’s The Best Light Heavyweight Striker

  28-07-2017 17:00
  Volkan Oezdemir is out to make a statement tomorrow night (July 29). Oezdemir will take on Jimi Manuwa in a potential title eliminator on the main card of UFC 214. “Cousin” is hoping to earn his fifth straight victory against one of the best strikers in the 205-pound division. Speaking to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, […]
  
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• Jimi Manuwa: Jones Beats Cormier 10 Out of 10 Times

  28-07-2017 16:48
  UFC 214’s Jimi Manuwa is set to face Volkan Oezdimir this Saturday in Anaheim, Calif. but will have a vested interest in the main event on the night For Manuwa, a victory for either man could be the ticket to a shot at the UFC light heavyweight crown should he overcome the stern test of Oezdimir. […]
  
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• ABC Approves New Rules Including TKO for Pooping During Fight

  28-07-2017 16:36
  The ABC has four new approved recommendations for Mixed Martial Arts, which may be undertaken and adopted soon by various promotions This news comes following confirmation this week that 165-pound, 175-pound, 195-pound and 225-pound divisions had been approved by the commission. ABC rules committee chair Sean Wheelock spoke with MMA Junkie to detail the four new approved […]
  
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• Donald Cerrone Dismisses Idea That Lawler Has Taken Too Much Damage

  28-07-2017 16:24
  Donald Cerrone knows Robbie Lawler has been in wars, but he feels the amount of damage he’s taken hasn’t reached its max. Cerrone and Lawler will mix it up tomorrow night (July 29) on the main card of UFC 214. The “Cowboy” is looking to rebound from a TKO loss to Jorge Masvidal. Meanwhile, this […]
  
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• Cris Cyborg Feels Ronda Rousey Beef Was ‘Business’ & ‘Not Personal’

  28-07-2017 16:13
  UFC 214’s Cris Cyborg was in magnanimous form once again as she spoke about forgiveness and past rivalries with Ronda Rousey Cyborg has opened up recently about the shaky relationship which she has had with UFC President Dana White and how she is willing to forgive the ‘hurtful’ comments White had made against her. The […]
  
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• Jon Jones returns with a sharpened edge, but still hard to know

  28-07-2017 16:05
  Though we haven’t seen much of Jon Jones in the last two-and-half-years, there’s been just enough of him out there to sense a refinement in grudges. Given all that time off for reflection, it appears “Bones” did his fair share. The beleaguered champ that’s in Anaheim to fight Daniel Cormier is fresh-faced at 30 years old, (probably) wiser, (mostly) motivated by his legion of haters. He’s sporting a shaved head and a goatee and tossing casual expletives about,
  
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• [WATCH] Footage of Coach John Kavanagh Fighting a Pro-MMA Bout

  28-07-2017 15:57
  John Kavanagh is famous around the world these days for being the head coach of MMA megastar Conor McGregor Back in the day, however, the SBG Ireland Patriarch was attempting to make a career for himself inside the world of professional Mixed Martial Arts. Kavanagh, the first Irishman to have ever received a black belt Brazilian […]
  
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• Tyron Woodley: GSP Knows Where The F*ck I’m at

  28-07-2017 15:42
  Tyron Woodley has grown tiresome of the Georges St-Pierre talk. “The Chosen One” is set to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title against Demian Maia tomorrow night (July 29). The championship tilt serves as UFC 214’s co-main event. The action takes place inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Woodley is not a […]
  
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• UFC 214 weigh-in video

  28-07-2017 15:00
  At the UFC 214 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday night's UFC 214 fights will step on the scale Friday, and we'll have the live video here at MMA Fighting.
  In the main event, Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones will have to make light heavyweight limit of 205 pounds.
  The UFC 214 official weigh-in video is at 12 p.m. ET, and MMA Fighting will have the video.
  The UFC 214 ceremonial weigh-in video is at 8 p.m. ET, and the video is above.
  Check out the UFC 214 weigh-in results below.
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• Cris Cyborg doesn’t think Ronda Rousey beef was personal, willing to talk to her

  28-07-2017 14:30
  LA MIRADA, Calif. — Dana White and Cris Cyborg seem to have reconciled. Could the Cyborg-Ronda Rousey beef be squashed someday, too?
  There’s a possibility, Cyborg seemed to intimate Thursday at UFC 214 open workouts at UFC Gym.
  “We can talk, I never met her before,” Cyborg said. “But I think she did great things for women’s MMA. She said a lot of things about me, but I think she used that time for growing her. I think she used it like a business. I think it&rs
  
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• Daniel Cormier: With win over Jon Jones, ‘I’m the greatest fighter ever’

  28-07-2017 14:00
  LA MIRADA, Calif. -- Jon Jones said Thursday that Daniel Cormier can never be the greatest fighter of all time because he came into the sport during the wrong era: Jones’ era.
  Needless to say, Cormier disagrees.
  The UFC light heavyweight champion was last out for Thursday’s UFC 214 open workouts. And when he was apprised of Jones’ comments (“he’s f*cking around with the wrong era”) earlier in the event, Cormier said that this was, in fact, his era.
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• Volkan Oezdemir predicts first-round knockout of Jimi Manuwa at UFC 214

  28-07-2017 07:34
  LA MIRADA, Calif. — At UFC 214 media day, Volkan Oezdemir talked about his light heavyweight fight against Jimi Manuwa, his sudden rise in the UFC, whether a title shot could be next, the state of the 205-pound division, and much more.
  
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• UFC 214 open workout photos

  28-07-2017 07:31
  UFC 214 workouts were held in the UFC gym in La Mirada, Calif.
  
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• Renan Barao talks about CSAC changing Aljamain Sterling fight to 140 pounds

  28-07-2017 07:17
  LA MIRADA, Calif. — At UFC 214 media day, former bantamweight champion Renan Barao talked about his fight against Aljamain Sterling, CSAC's decision to change the fight to 140 pounds, his move back to bantamweight, training in Arizona, and much more.
  
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• UFC 214 official weigh-in results

  28-07-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Don't miss out: Click here for UFC 214 PPV ordering informationUFC 214, which is headlined by the light heavyweight title bout between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones, the welterweight title bout between Tyron Woodley and Demian Maia, and the women's featherweight title bout between Cris Cyborg and Tonya Evinger, airs live on Pay-Per-View on Saturday, July 29 at 10pm ET.Four prelim bouts will air live on FXX starting at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Three fights will kick off the night of action on UFC FIG
  
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• UFC 214 Fight-by-Fight Preview

  28-07-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Don't miss out: Click here for UFC 214 PPV ordering informationDANIEL CORMIER VS JON JONESDaniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones was a compelling matchup and a drama-filled fight the first time around. Two and a half years later, it may be even more interesting because there are more questions and more on the line. Is “DC” two years better, or just two years older? Is Jones the same fighter he was in 2015, with only a dominant, yet ho-hum, win over Ovince Saint Preux last year to judge him by?
  
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• Manuwa knows big things are coming if he beats Oezdemir

  28-07-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Don't miss out: Click here for UFC 214 PPV ordering informationJust a few hours away from the biggest fight of his career, now would seem like a fitting time for Jimi Manuwa to take a moment to reflect on the rollercoaster ride his 37 years of life have produced.Saturday night in Anaheim, Manuwa squares off with Volkan Oezdemir in the opening bout of the UFC 214 main card in a bout that could very well determine the No. 1 contender in the light heavyweight division. Four fights later, the title
  
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• Cerrone: 'This is the fight everyone wants to see'

  28-07-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Don't miss out: Click here for UFC 214 PPV ordering informationAfter a pair of false starts, Donald Cerrone and Robbie Lawler will finally step into the Octagon together this weekend at UFC 214 in Anaheim, California.The clash of veteran gunslingers was first floated as a potential addition to last year’s gala event at Madison Square Garden in New York City and immediately had the fight community salivating at the thought of seeing the two all-action fighters slinging leather at UFC 205, b
  
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• Tyron Woodley UFC 214 open workout media scrum

  28-07-2017 06:58
  LA MIRADA, Calif. — After UFC 214 open workouts, Tyron Woodley discussed his title defense against Demian Maia, the new CSAC weigh-in rules, not wanting to talk about Georges St-Pierre, and more.
  
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• Demian Maia UFC 214 open workout media scrum

  28-07-2017 06:49
  LA MIRADA, Calif. — After UFC 214 open workouts, Demian Maia discussed his title fight against Tyron Woodley, his frustrating road to the belt, getting his UFC title shot on short notice, the death of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, and more.
  
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• Cris Cyborg UFC 214 open workout media scrum

  28-07-2017 06:36
  LA MIRADA, Calif. — After UFC 214 open workouts, Cris Cyborg discussed her title fight against Tonya Evinger, her unique routine, her journey to UFC gold, Germaine de Randamie's recent decisions, and more.
  
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• Dana White Says Ronda Rousey’s MMA Career is Anything But Sad

  28-07-2017 06:16
  Dana White isn’t buying into the narrative that Ronda Rousey’s career plight is a sad fall from grace. Ronda Rousey was the most dominant women’s mixed martial arts fighter in the world. She was finishing opponents in a matter of seconds. Her quick finishes in championship matches made her a star that crossed over into […]
  
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• Tonya Evinger UFC 214 open workout media scrum

  28-07-2017 06:06
  After UFC 214 workouts, Tonya Evinger discusses fighting Cris Cyborg, her weight cut, her plans to stay at 145 if she wins, Germaine de Randamie’s choices, and more.
  
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• UFC on FOX 25 Medical Suspensions: Two Fighters Face 90-Day Sit

  28-07-2017 05:57
  Two fighters on the UFC on FOX 25 card are facing three-month medical suspensions. This past Saturday night (July 22), UFC on FOX 25 took place inside Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. In the main event, Chris Weidman earned a third-round submission over Kelvin Gastelum. The “All-American” is facing a 30-day suspension. As for […]
  
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• Daniel Cormier on Jon Jones: ‘I Believe Skill For Skill I’m a Better Fighter’

  28-07-2017 05:40
  Daniel Cormier feels he’s a better fighter overall than Jon Jones. The moment of truth goes down this Saturday night (July 29). Cormier will defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title against “Bones” in the UFC 214 headliner. It’ll be Cormier’s chance to get revenge on his heated rival. “DC” told MMA Weekly […]
  
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• Daniel Cormier UFC 214 open workout media scrum

  28-07-2017 05:33
  At UFC 214 workouts, Daniel Cormier talks about his current weight, his press conference staredown with Jon Jones, and more.
  
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• UFC 214 Fight Week: Day Two Reaction

  28-07-2017 05:19
  LA MIRADA, Calif. — With UFC 214 media day and UFC 214 open workouts in the books, MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani and Marc Raimondi break down the storylines leading into the big fights Saturday night in Anaheim.
  
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• Jon Jones Says Daniel Cormier is ‘F*cking Around With The Wrong Era’

  28-07-2017 05:17
  Jon Jones believes Daniel Cormier’s time has come and gone. Jones is vying to capture the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title once again. To do so, he’ll have to defeat Cormier again this Saturday night (July 29). If “Bones” earns a decisive victory, he’ll likely close the book on this rivalry. During a […]
  
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