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• After Impressive Debut, Magomedsharipov Calls Out Artem Lobov: ‘I Would Beat Him Hard’

  02-09-2017 23:48 via sherdog.com
  Not only did Dagestani prospect Zabit Magomedsharipov live up to the hype in his UFC debut, but he showed some savvy during his post-fight interview time, as well.
  
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• UFC Rotterdam bonuses: Mairbek Taisumov cashes in for massive KO

  02-09-2017 23:46
  The tallest fight in UFC history turned out to be much more than just an oddity.
  Towering heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Stefan Struve were each rewarded a $50,000 bonus for putting on the Fight of the Night in the UFC Rotterdam main event on Saturday at the Ahoy Rotterdam in The Netherlands. Mairbek Taisumov and Zabit Magomedsharipov also received Performance of the Night bonuses.
  The bonuses were announced at the start of the evening’s post-fight press conference.
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• UFC Fight Night 115 Bonuses: Volkov, Struve, Taisumov, Magomedsharipov Earn $50K

  02-09-2017 23:42 via sherdog.com
  The tallest fight of the night was also UFC Fight Night 115’s best.
  
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• UFC Rotterdam in Tweets: Pros react to Alexander Volkov vs. Stefan Struve, more

  02-09-2017 23:30
  An entertaining night of fights at UFC Rotterdam was capped off by a hard-hitting heavyweight battle between giants Alexander Volkov and Stefan Struve.
  After 13 minutes of action, it was the 6-foot-7 Volkov who toppled the 6-foot-11 Struve in the third round with a non-stop barrage of punches. Volkov is now 3-0 in the UFC and he looks poised to someday challenge for a championship belt.
  In other action, Siyar Bahadurzada returned from a 546-day layoff to knock out newcomer Rob Wilkinson, and 40-
  
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• Alexander Volkov Punching Volley Buries Stefan Struve in UFC Fight Night 115 Main Event

  02-09-2017 23:21 via sherdog.com
  Alexander Volkov notches fifth consecutive victory, finishes Stefan Struve in UFC Fight Night 115 headliner on Saturday in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  
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• UFC Rotterdam results: Alexander Volkov wins slugfest over Stefan Struve

  02-09-2017 23:20
  Alexander Volkov ate a huge knee from Stefan Struve late in the first round of their UFC Rotterdam main event on Saturday, opening up a huge cut under his left eye.
  In the second, he took pokes to both eyes from his opponent.
  In the third, Volkov won the fight.
  Volkov, a former Bellator heavyweight champion, scored the highest profile victory of his career and showed off a breathtaking degree of toughness by finishing Struve via TKO. The time of the finish in the bruising main event of UFC Fight
  
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• UFC Rotterdam post-fight press conference video

  02-09-2017 23:14
  The UFC Rotterdam post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the Octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com.
  UFC officials will announce the winners of the Fight of the Night and the Performance of the Night bonuses, and winning fighters will meet the media after their fights.
  The UFC Rotterdam post-fight press conference takes place about 30 minutes after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 5:30 p.m. ET.
  
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• Valentina Shevchenko doesn’t believe ‘everything' Amanda Nunes said after UFC 213 fight cancellation

  02-09-2017 22:00
  Valentina Shevchenko and Amanda Nunes are once again booked against each other for the UFC bantamweight championship, but the 135-pound contender is still unsure what to think of what happened last month in Las Vegas.
  Nunes and Shevchenko made weight for the UFC 213 main event on July 7, but the Brazilian pulled out of the five-round fight on fight day. The next day, “The Lioness” revealed that sinusitis led to her withdrawal, but “Bullet" doesn’t believe it.
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• UFC Fight Night 115 Prelims: Mairbek Taisumov KOs Unbeaten Felipe Silva

  02-09-2017 20:40 via sherdog.com
  Look out for Mairbek Taisumov at 155 pounds.
  
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• Mairbek Taisumov puts Felipe Silva down with incredible one-punch KO at UFC Rotterdam

  02-09-2017 20:35
  A matchup between explosive lightweights Mairbek Taisumov and Felipe Silva was hyped as one that could end with a single blow, and that’s exactly what happened on Saturday.
  Waiting for the perfect moment, Taisumov caught a charging Silva with a ridiculous counter right hand that completely shut the Brazilian down. Taisumov (and everyone watching) knew that the fight was over and he didn’t throw any more strikes, instead simply waiting for the referee to officially wave off the bout.
  
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• Chris Eubank: Conor McGregor should have run at Floyd Mayweather ‘like a madman’

  02-09-2017 20:00
  Chris Eubank was one of the most memorable guests throughout The MMA Hour special editions from Las Vegas last week.After his spirited preview for the event, the esteemed former middleweight and super-middleweight champion joined Ariel Helwani on the latest episode of The MMA Hour to give his thought in the aftermath of Floyd Mayweather’s tenth round win over Conor McGregor.While many boxing analysts discredited McGregor’s early showing in the fight to Mayweather carrying him, Eubank
  
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• Demetrious Johnson responds to Ray Borg’s career-ending threats: ‘He ain’t retiring sh*t’

  02-09-2017 19:00
  Demetrious Johnson will look to make UFC history on Sept. 9 when he seeks to defend his flyweight title against Ray Borg in the main event of UFC 215.A win over Borg would put “Mighty Mouse” at 11 consecutive title defenses, an extraordinary mark that would eclipse the hallowed UFC record currently held by both Johnson and Anderson Silva. After that, many observers believe Johnson will look elsewhere for his next pursuit, perhaps signing on for a superfight against the UFC’s 13
  
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• Paulie Malignaggi: I’ll fight Conor McGregor for free ‘just to punch him in the mouth again’

  02-09-2017 18:00
  Paulie Malignaggi has a proposition for Conor McGregor. He’ll put his purse on the line for the chance to face him in a boxing ring, for real.“I’m willing to risk fighting him for free just to punch him in the mouth again, again and again,” Malignaggi told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour. “That’s how confident I am he can’t beat me. I’d make it winner take all just for the pleasure of putting my fist in his teeth again.&rdqu
  
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• UFC Fight Night 115 Live Preliminary Results

  02-09-2017 17:07
  Tonight (Sat. September 2, 2017) the UFC is live from Rotterdam, Netherlands from the Ahoy Rotterdam arena for UFC Fight Night 115. In our main event of the evening, a pair of heavyweights will go to war as Alexander Volkov takes on native Dutchman Stefan Struve. Before we get to the action on the main card, however, […]
  
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• Fightweets: Please, no more crossover fights

  02-09-2017 17:00
  The fight which just might end up being the biggest-money, most-watched pay-per-view event of all-time is behind us. Needless to say, we’ll talk about the ramifications of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s 10th-round TKO of Conor McGregor and also start the shift back toward MMA business as usual in the latest edition of Fightweets.More MMA-boxing crossover?
  @ThomasTheorema: Lot of talk and call outs, but will more MMA fighters go over to boxing? If so, who are some of the more likely fighters
  
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• Lifelong coach Colin Heron is the reason Darren Till returned to Liverpool

  02-09-2017 16:00
  English welterweight Darren Till struck a big chord with the international MMA fan base when he addressed the Brazilian crowd in Portuguese following his debut win over Wendell Oliveira Marques.After spending four years in Brazil, Till returned to Liverpool and to his old gym Team Kaobon. Despite the 24-year-old’s great links to his birthplace, he insisted that working with Team Kaobon head coach Colin Heron was the main factor in his decision to return home.“Colin is the only reason
  
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• Ben Askren steamrolls Zebaztian Kadestam in ONE Championship Shanghai title defense

  02-09-2017 15:39
  Ben Askren put the ONE Championship welterweight gold on the line Saturday in Shanghai, and it was a one-sided performance.
  Zebaztian Kadestam earned a shot at the belt after knocking out Brazilian veteran Luis Santos in May, but “Funky" proved to be too much for the challenger.
  Askren quickly slammed Kadestam on the ground early in the opening round, getting to the mount position and landing hard shots. Kadestam didn’t do anything but survive, but made it to the second round.
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• Jose Aldo claims he wasn’t the one who tweeted laughing emojis after Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor

  02-09-2017 15:00
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Jose Aldo’s immediate reaction to Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor wasn’t well-received by MMA fans, but did he actually go on Twitter after the boxing match?
  Moments after Mayweather improved to 50-0 in the boxing ring with a 10th round knockout victory over “The Notorious” on Aug. 27, the former UFC featherweight champion posted laughing emojis on his Twitter page. — Jose Aldo Junior (@josealdojunior) August 27, 2017
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• One Championship Shanghai Results

  02-09-2017 13:26
  MMA Fighting has One Championship Shanghai results for the Askren vs. Kadestam fight card Sept. 2 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China.
  In the main event, Ben Askren will defend his welterweight title against Zebaztian Kadestem.
  Check out One Championship Shanghai results below.
  Main card
  Ben Askren vs. Zebaztian Kadestam
  Litao Miao vs. Deligerihu Liu
  Ehpriyanut Phouthong vs. Chunyan Xu
  Xuewen Peng vs. Geng Min Chen
  Amir Khan vs. Jaroslav Jartim
  Eh Ya Nut vs. Xu Chun Yan
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• UFC Rotterdam predictions

  02-09-2017 13:00
  Well, the MMA world is returning back to normal as the UFC will be hosting its first event following the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor phenomenon. Although it feels to good to be back, we’re not getting a very warm welcome by the Las Vegas-based promotion. UFC Rotterdam, or also known as UFC Fight Night 115, is likely to be one of the more lackluster UFC cards of 2017. Despite the lack of star power, this card still features a few noteworthy fights, leading with the headlining slot w
  
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• UFC Fight Night 115: Rotterdam ‘On the Fly’

  02-09-2017 07:14
  The UFC tends to keep the “On the Fly” series for international events. Instead of following one person for this one, though, the promotion put together a “Fight Week” episode. Check out behind-the-scenes footage of the fighters from media day and other events in the Netherlands ahead of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 115 card. Stefan […]
  
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• Legacy Fighting Alliance 21 Results: Kyle Noblitt Wins Battle of Unbeatens

  02-09-2017 07:11
  Kyle Noblitt submitted Antonio Branjao in the main event Friday night of Legacy Fighting Alliance 21. The event aired live on AXS TV. Noblitt locked up a first round guillotine choke with less than a minute left, improving to 9-0 in his career. The loss was the first for Branjao in five pro fights. Kevin […]
  
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• Till, Taisumov Impress On Rotterdam Prelims

  02-09-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  TILL vs VELICKOVICUnbeaten British welterweight Darren Till continued to impress in UFC Fight Night action at Ahoy Rotterdam on Saturday, scoring a shutout three-round unanimous decision over Bojan Velickovic. Till took his time to find his range in the opening round, and with under three minutes left, he found it, nearly finishing the fight with a left elbow that put Velickovic on the deck. Velickovic weathered the follow-up attack, got back to his feet, and he was able to make it out of the ro
  
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• Russia's Volkov Wins 3rd Straight in UFC; Finishes Struve

  02-09-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  IT'S OVER!!@AlexDragoVolkov gets the TKO stoppage in the third round! #UFCRotterdam pic.twitter.com/aZTWO8T0Y0— #UFCRotterdam (@ufc) September 2, 2017VOLKOV vs STRUVEAlexander Volkov’s third UFC victory was his most impressive by far, as he stopped Stefan Struve in the third round of a clash of heavyweight contenders that headlined the UFC Fight Night card at Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Saturday.Beverwijk’s Struve,  looked sharp for much of the first round, mixing
  
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• UFC Rotterdam Results: Volkov vs. Struve

  02-09-2017 06:00
  MMA Fighting has UFC Rotterdam results for the Volkov vs. Struve fight card Sept. 2 at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  In the main event, heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Stefan Struve will square off. Siyar Bahadurzada returns to try to hand Rob Wilkinson his first career loss in the co-main event.
  Check out UFC Rotterdam results below.
  Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 3 p.m. ET)
  Alexander Volkov vs. Stefan Struve
  Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Rob Wilkinson
  Marion Reneau vs. Talita Bernardo
  
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• UFC Fight Night 115 ‘Volkov vs. Struve’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring

  02-09-2017 05:54 via sherdog.com
  Sherdog.com's live coverage of UFC Fight Night 115 “Volkov vs. Struve” kicks off Saturday at 11:30 a.m. ET from Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  
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• Kyle Noblitt Guillotine Submits Antonio Paulo Branjao in Legacy Fighting Alliance 21 Headliner

  02-09-2017 05:41 via sherdog.com
  Kyle Noblitt looks to be going places.
  
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• Weidman on Moving up in Weight: ‘It Would Have to be The Right Thing’

  02-09-2017 05:02
  Chris Weidman isn’t moving up in weight yet, but it is something he’d consider. “The All-American” is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder. After losing three straight bouts, Weidman left no doubt that he’s still a viable adversary with a submission win over Kelvin Gastelum. Weidman recently spoke to Flo Combat and […]
  
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• Alexander Volkov vs. Roy Nelson full fight video

  02-09-2017 05:00
  At UFC on FOX 24 back in April 15, former Bellator heavyweight champion Alexander Volkov made his UFC debut.Volkov took on former UFC veteran and now Bellator fighter Roy Nelson in the preliminary portion on the card. That night, the Russian fighter defeated Nelson via a unanimous decision. The victory improved Volkov’s win streak to four in a row and his MMA record to 28–6.Now, the 28-year-old Volkov will follow up that performance by taking on Stefan Struve in the main event of UFC
  
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• Stefan Struve vs. Lavar Johnson full fight video

  02-09-2017 04:00
  At UFC 146 back on May 26, 2012, Stefan Struve picked up his eighth UFC victory. The then 24-year-old fighter submitted Lavar Johnson with an armbar in the first round of their heavyweight contest. The submission win earned Struve a $50,000 bonus for Submission of the Night awards.Now, over five years later, Struve is getting ready to headline his second UFC event. The 29-year-old will take on Alexander Volkov in the headlining slot of UFC Fight Night 115, which is set to go down on Sept. 2 in R
  
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• Felipe Silva plans to impress those who already forgot his first UFC knockout

  02-09-2017 02:00
  Felipe Silva impressed in his Octagon debut, and promises more fireworks when he steps back in the cage at Saturday’s UFC Rotterdam against Mairbek Taisumov.
  All it took was 73 seconds for Silva to knock Shane Campbell out at the UFC on FOX 21 card on Aug. 2016, but so much has happened inside and outside the cage since that night in Canada.
  Conor McGregor became the UFC lightweight champion and challenged Floyd Mayweather in boxing. Stipe Miocic defended his heavyweight belt twice. Jon Jo
  
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• Mayweather vs. McGregor trending close to PPV buyrate record

  02-09-2017 01:10
  Reports have the superfight coming within the range of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao record. The predictions the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor superfight would be the biggest event in pay-per-view television history just might come true after all.
  MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani has confirmed an initial report by the Los Angeles Times that the boxing fight, promoted by Mayweather Promotions and televised by Showtime Sports, is projecting to do somewhere in the mid-to-high four
  
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• Mayweather-McGregor trending close to PPV buyrate record

  02-09-2017 01:10
  Reports have the superfight coming within the range of the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao record. The predictions the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor superfight would be the biggest event in pay-per-view television history just might come true after all.
  MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani has confirmed an initial report by the Los Angeles Times that the boxing fight, promoted by Mayweather Promotions and televised by Showtime Sports, is projecting to do somewhere in the mid-to-high four mil
  
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• UFC Rotterdam’s Michel Prazeres: Why MMA is tougher than fighting crime as police officer

  02-09-2017 00:00
  Michel Prazeres is looking to win his fifth straight in the UFC lightweight division, but sometimes he misses the old days in Belem, Brazil.
  “Trator" finished Josh Burkman in less than two minutes in his last appearance inside the Octagon in March, and decided to try something different ahead of his UFC Rotterdam clash with Mads Burnell on Saturday. Prazeres trained for two months in the United States, but had no option but come back home after eight weeks.
  "I’m a military police off
  
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