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• Fight Nights Global: Diego Brandao jumps out of cage following illegal headbutt, loses fight

  04-09-2017 23:03
  Diego Brandao was on a roll since leaving the UFC, scoring a pair of exciting finishes under the Fight Nights Global banner. But Monday, suffered his first post-UFC loss in controversial fashion.
  Brandao fought Akhmet Aliev in the main event of FNG 73 in Kaspiysk, Dagestan. At the 3:34 mark of the second round, the referee stopped the action when Aliev headbutted the Brazilian’s chest, and Brandao responded with an illegal upkick to Aliev’s neck as the referee was separating them.
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• UFC’s Karl Roberson recalls fighting legendary Jerome Le Banner in kickboxing debut

  04-09-2017 22:00
  Karl Roberson’s introduction to professional kickboxing was quite unique to say the least.The 26-year-old fighter, who recently got his ticket to the big leagues of MMA by scoring a 15-second knockout at Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series 3, is no stranger to high-level competition despite having fewer than 10 professional bouts in both MMA and kickboxing combined.Back in August of 2015, Roberson got a call to serve as a late replacement in a kickboxing bout overseas. That b
  
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• Jack Hermansson-Thiago Santos Added to UFC Fight Night 119 After Michal Materla Resigns With KSW

  04-09-2017 21:57 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship strengthened its UFC Fight Night 119 lineup on Monday, adding a 185-pound clash between Thiago “Marreta” Santos and Sweden's Jack Hermansson to the card. UFC Fight Night 119 is scheduled for Oct. 28 at the Geraldo Jose de Almeida Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.
  
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• Hermansson-Santos Added to UFC Fight Night 119 After Michal Materla Resigns With KSW

  04-09-2017 21:57 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship strengthened its UFC Fight Night 119 lineup on Monday, adding a 185-pound clash between Thiago “Marreta” Santos and Sweden's Jack Hermansson to the card. UFC Fight Night 119 is scheduled for Oct. 28 at the Geraldo Jose de Almeida Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.
  
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• Sean Shelby Says RDA Was Back up Opponent For Woodley at UFC 214

  04-09-2017 21:07
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) matchmaker Sean Shelby says Rafael dos Anjos could’ve been the one to challenge Tyron Woodley for the welterweight title. At UFC 214, Woodley successfully defended his gold against Demian Maia. It was a bout panned by fans for its lack of inactivity. Perhaps it would’ve gone different in an alternate universe. […]
  
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• Thiago Santos vs. Jack Hermansson booked for UFC Sao Paulo

  04-09-2017 21:00
  Thiago “Marreta” Santos and Jack “The Joker” Hermansson will put their winning streaks on the line when the Octagon returns to Sao Paulo this fall.
  On Monday, the UFC officially announced that the middleweights will meet at UFC Sao Paulo at the Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Brazil on Oct. 28.
  The 33-year-old Santos (15-5) has finished his last two opponents in the second round via TKO, including Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 213 this past July. A native of Rio de Janeiro, Marreta
  
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• One CEO: Ben Askren to Retire After Nov. 24 Shinya Aoki Fight; Angela Lee-‘V.V. Mei’ 2 Announced

  04-09-2017 20:35 via sherdog.com
  Monday, One Championship founder and CEO Chatri Sityodtong took to Facebook to announce the two co-headlining bouts for One's “Immortal Pursuit” scheduled for Nov. 24 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. One's 185-pound champion Ben Askren will face former One, Dream and Shooto champion Shinya Aoki in what is claimed to be his final MMA bout.
  
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• Five fights to watch in September

  04-09-2017 20:00
  At the moment, it might seem like we’re all suffering from Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor hangover. But there’s actually a solid array of fights this month. Here are five worth marking on your calendar.Ian Heinisch (8-0) vs. Marcus Perez (8-0) LFA 22, Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 8, AXS TV
  Legacy returns with a middleweight fight featuring one of the more intriguing personalities to hit the MMA scene in recent years. Heinisch spent several years in a Spanish prison as part of a
  
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• Chael Sonnen suspects Jon Jones cheated when they fought in 2013: ‘His whole career is in question’

  04-09-2017 18:00
  Whatever excuse Jon Jones may have for his latest USADA violation, Chael Sonnen definitely won’t be buying it.
  Sonnen has long been suspicious of Jones making use of banned substances (including being one of the main proponents of a story about the 30-year-old UFC light heavyweight having allegedly once hid under a cage for eight hours to avoid a drug test) and with Jones being flagged by the USADA for a second time on Aug. 22, he’s ready to go all in on his accusations.
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• ‘UFC 215 Countdown’ video

  04-09-2017 17:00
  The ‘UFC 215 Countdown’ video takes a closer look at the upcoming UFC 215 event on Sat., Sept. 9 at the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
  In the main event, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will put his title on the line once again against Ray Borg.
  Check out the full episode of UFC 215 Countdown above.
  
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• Ben Askren set to take on Shinya Aoki in retirement fight

  04-09-2017 16:30
  Ben Askren will step inside the cage for the last time in November.
  The ONE Championship welterweight kingpin will take on former lightweight champion Shinya Aoki at the promotion’s upcoming event in Singapore on Nov. 24, Evolve MMA founder Chatri Sityodtong announced on his Facebook page.
  According to Sityodtong, this will be Askren’s last MMA fight before he becomes an executive at ONE.I am thrilled to announce two world title fights for ONE Championship: Immortal Pursuit in Singap
  
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• So now that all we’re back to MMA, what’s on tap for the rest of 2017?

  04-09-2017 16:00
  Now that we’ve had our wild weekend with Floyd Mayweather down at the Oasis, it’s back to regular old MMA for MMA. So how does the post-boxalyptic world of the UFC look? Like a street littered with party horns, empty cups and discarded beads after Mardi Gras. It’s a damn sober sight for those hoping to continue living it up big — enough to give you the shakes.
  It turns out Jon Jones’ blood is clean, but his fate is still hinging on the B sample of his hot UFC 214 ur
  
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• Technique Talk: Steven Wright dissects what makes Joanna Jedrzejczyk special

  04-09-2017 15:00
  With her win at UFC 211 over Jessica Andrade, UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk not only tied Ronda Rousey’s record for consecutive title defenses, she also thrust herself into the conversation about whether she’s the best female fighter of all time.
  Jedrzejczyk’s UFC run has been nothing short of exquisitely dominant. Undefeated in her career and through eight UFC bouts, Jedrzejczyk has disfigured the opposition and set an exceedingly high bar for fighting excellence
  
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• Morning Report: Brendan Schaub: Conor McGregor is ‘steering the ship’ for the UFC

  04-09-2017 14:57
  Now that Mayweather vs. McGregor is finally over, the question on everyone’s mind is what will Conor McGregor do next?UFC President Dana White insists McGregor will be back to defend his lightweight championship before the end of the year but there is also the possibility of a boxing match with Paulie Malignaggi or the lucrative trilogy fight with Nate Diaz. Then of course, there’s also the possibility that McGregor never laces up the gloves again. Before the fight, there was specula
  
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• Tyson Pedro Aims To Keep Finishing

  04-09-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  When you’re training with fighters of that caliber, it’s a fact of life that sometimes you’re going to come out second best.“I’ve had a couple of sparring sessions in here that have messed me up, but it’s not about the losses. That’s why I’m not worried about losses; I take losses every day,” said Pedro ahead of his fight at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. “I’m always tapping out, I’m always getting caught with pu
  
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• The Road To Neil Magny's Octagon Return

  04-09-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  This weekend in Edmonton, Neil Magny’s arduous, extended hiatus from competition will come an end as the welterweight contender takes on former lightweight champ Rafael Dos Anjos on the main card of UFC 215.Coming off one of the biggest wins of his career – a unanimous decision triumph over former titleholder Johny Hendricks – the welterweight contender has been forced to endure a protracted stay on the sidelines, resigned to watching the division carry in his stead. Weeks kept
  
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• On the Rise: UFC 215 Edition

  04-09-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  This weekend, the sparkling new home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers plays host to the UFC Octagon, as 12 sets of competitors will make the walk inside Rogers Place as part of UFC 215.Headlined by a pair of highly anticipated championship bouts, Saturday’s foray into the Great White North also features a pair of former lightweight standouts pursuing gold in different divisions with Rafael Dos Anjos making his sophomore appearance at welterweight opposite the returning Neil Magny and Gil
  
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• Andre Pederneiras: Nova Uniao fighters ‘will benefit a lot' from new training center

  04-09-2017 03:00
  RIO DE JANEIRO — There was a time when Nova Uniao had three belts in the two biggest MMA promotions in the world, with Jose Aldo and Renan Barao holding UFC titles and Eduardo Dantas ruling the Bellator bantamweight division. The scenario has changed in 2017, but the team is about to enter a new era.
  Aldo, Barao and Dantas dominated their divisions training at the top of Andre Pederneiras’ Upper gym in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro. It wasn’t a space exclusive for professional fight
  
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• Paulo Borrachinha believes Johny Hendricks is 'more dangerous’ than Vitor Belfort

  04-09-2017 01:00
  Paulo Borrachinha will take on Johny Hendricks at UFC’s return to Madison Square Garden on Nov. 4, but that wasn’t his initial plan.
  The undefeated middleweight prospect was offered a fight with fellow Brazilian Vitor Belfort, and quickly accepted it. “The Phenom” turned it down, though, as Anderson Silva would be the only Brazilian he would accept to fight at this moment. With Hendricks booked as his next foe at UFC 217, Borrachinha compares both match-ups.
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