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• Video: British reality TV star Aaron Chalmers scores highlight reel KO at BAMMA 31

  15-09-2017 23:32
  Aaron Chalmers gave opponent Alex Thompson a reality check.
  The English television star put on spectacular performance in his second professional MMA bout, barely needing 30 seconds to connect with a 1-2 combination that left Thompson flat on the mat in their welterweight contest at BAMMA 31 in London, England on Friday.
  Chalmers is best known for his time on the reality show “Geordie Shore,” the British equivalent of MTV’s popular American program “Jersey Shore”. I
  
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• Daniel Cormier Urges Fans to Show Compassion for Rival Jon Jones

  15-09-2017 23:16 via sherdog.com
  Now that he is newly reinstated as light heavyweight champion, it would be easy for Daniel Cormier to gloat.
  
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• Daniel Cormier calls for MMA fans to ‘lay off’ Jon Jones: ‘We must show compassion’

  15-09-2017 22:00
  Daniel Cormier would be well within his rights to heap criticism upon his rival, Jon Jones, in light of everything that has happened over the last few weeks.
  Jones, 30, was stripped of his UFC light heavyweight title on Wednesday, the third such time Jones has been stripped of a UFC title over the past three years. This time around, Jones tested positive the anabolic steroid Turinabol in an in-competition drug screening administered the day before UFC 214. After Jones’ B sample also came b
  
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• Video: Willie Monroe Jr. hit in the groin by son of Billy Joe Saunders at boxing weigh-in

  15-09-2017 20:00
  Kids do the darndest things.
  On Friday, a weigh-in between WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders and Willie Monroe Jr. took a memorable turn when Saunders’s son Stevie joined the fighters on-stage. The young boy stood between the two boxers before striking Monroe between the legs twice.
  UFC fighter Chris Weidman was one of many to share the clip on social media: Wow !! My new secret weapon is I'm gonna bring my son Cj up on the stage for the weigh ins and just unleash him on my oppo
  
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• UFC on FOX 26’s Justin Scoggins Explains Why His Nickname is ‘Tank’

  15-09-2017 19:56
  Justin Scoggins isn’t called the “Tank” for nothing. Scoggins is set to return to action on Dec. 16 inside the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He’ll go one-on-one with Tim Elliott. Scoggins is looking to snap his two-fight skid. During a recent appearance on Flo Combat‘s Top Turtle podcast, Scoggins talked about his nickname: “I used […]
  
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• Charles Rosa Blames Van Damme’s “Bloodsport” on Fighting Wanderlust

  15-09-2017 19:37
  Charles Rosa is a man with an ever growing appetite for fighting around the world and one which he blames on the famous Jean Claude Van Damme movie Rosa will get to satisfy that hunger when he meets Mizuno Hirota inside Japan’s Saitama Super Arena on Sep. 22. The featherweight, who has tested the waters at lightweight […]
  
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• Urijah Faber Leaps to Defense of ‘Drunk’ Snoop Dogg

  15-09-2017 19:20
  Controversial UFC commentator Snoop Dogg came under fire recently for some pretty personal remarks aimed at Conor McGregor UFC fighters such as Al Iaquinta and Matt Brown had previously criticized the rap icon for his impartiality, arguing that his comments regarding Daniel Cormier ‘crying like a b*tch’ following his loss to Jon Jones were unprofessional. […]
  
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• Dakota Cochrane vs. Ciro Rodrigues Tops Legacy Fighting Alliance 25 in Omaha

  15-09-2017 19:17 via sherdog.com
  A welterweight clash between Dakota Cochrane and Ciro Rodrigues will serve as the main event for Legacy Fighting Alliance 25.
  
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• ‘Tough Guys’ documentary sheds welcome light on forgotten MMA tourney that pre-dates UFC 1

  15-09-2017 19:00
  Like anything wildly successful, mixed martial arts has an origin story that will always be in some dispute. While the most commonly told history of the modern sport involves Art Davie, Campbell McLaren and the Gracie Train, there are countless mixed style matches such as Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki that pre-date the inaugural UFC event.Among the most forgotten and the closest in both date and resemblance to UFC 1 is a promotion that was both wildly successful and short-lived.On March 20, 198
  
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• Daniel Cormier: ‘Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz III Has to Happen’

  15-09-2017 18:57
  Freshly reinstated light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier believes that the rubber match between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz is the fight to make McGregor, who is coming off a tenth round loss to boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. in August, is yet to declare his intentions for his return to the UFC. There is a […]
  
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• Paige VanZant a ‘New Athlete’ at 125 Pounds

  15-09-2017 18:42
  With weight cutting problems now a thing of the past, Paige VanZant is feeling happier than ever in the UFC VanZant has been the subject of speculation in the past, owing to her future in the promotion. While problems with cutting weight have been well documented for the former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant, things […]
  
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• Adding MMA Fighting to your iOS Home Screen

  15-09-2017 18:00
  The MMA Fighting iOS app is not compatible with Apple iOS 11, which launches on Tuesday, Sept. 19th. As a result, anyone who upgrades their iPhone to iOS 11 will no longer be able to use the MMA Fighting app on their phone.
  For those who use an older version of iOS, the MMA Fighting app will be officially decommissioned by the end of the year.Still want MMA Fighting on your home screen? No problem! Follow the instructions below to keep MMA Fighting at your fingertips.
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• Ben Askren Says he Knows His Time is up Due to Hating Fight Preparation

  15-09-2017 17:32
  For Ben Askren, retirement couldn’t come at a better time. Askren has held welterweight gold in Bellator and ONE Championship, but a new challenge awaits him outside of the cage. On Nov. 24, “Funky” will compete for the final time in his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. He’ll defend his welterweight title against Shinya […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 116 Weigh-in Results: Luke Rockhold, David Branch Cleared for Combat

  15-09-2017 16:54 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship will venture to Pittsburgh for the third time Saturday, as the promotion will host a 10-bout card at PPG Paints Arena.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 116 Weigh-in Results: Rockhold & Branch Make Weight

  15-09-2017 16:50
  The UFC Fight Night 116 weigh-in results have concluded. The main event of tomorrow night’s (Sept. 16) event features a middleweight clash between Luke Rockhold and David Branch. Rockhold made weight at 185.5 pounds. Branch tipped the scales at 186 pounds. Co-headliners Mike Perry and Alex Reyes also made weight. Perry weighed in at 170.5 […]
  
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• Anthony Smith Says Hector Lombard Looks Like an Idiot on PEDs

  15-09-2017 16:47
  Anthony Smith was blunt when talking about Hector Lombard. Tomorrow night (Sept. 16), Smith will take on Lombard on the main card of UFC Fight Night 116. The two fighters weighed in earlier today and they both tipped the scales at 186 pounds. They’ll do battle inside the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. MMAFighting.com […]
  
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• A series of circumstances leads to UFC 215 prelims doing lowest number in years

  15-09-2017 16:30
  A combination of things led to the lowest prelims audience in years prior to a UFC pay-per-view show.
  Last Saturday's two-hour prelims was split with the first hour on FS 2, unadvertised on the station, and the second hour on FS 1, starting one hour after its scheduled start. The first hour did 153,000 viewers from the more limited FS 2 universe. The second hour, headlined by the Sara McMann vs. Ketlen Vieirra fight, on FS 1, did 418,000 viewers, or less than half of what had been the average fo
  
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• Anthony Smith goes off on rampant PED use in UFC, Ali Act misconceptions, and the middleweight glass ceiling

  15-09-2017 16:00
  It isn’t easy being stuck in the middle of the UFC’s middleweight division.
  That’s the position Anthony Smith finds himself in after scratching and clawing his way through the MMA landscape over the past decade. Heading into his 40th pro bout and what will be his first time competing on a UFC main card, the 29-year-old Smith is only starting to feel like he’s reaching his potential. However, he understands that there are forces beyond his control that could be limiting hi
  
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• Conor McGregor in Awe at Billionaire’s ‘Bond Film’ Yacht

  15-09-2017 15:15
  The “superyacht”, which is estimated to be priced at $360 million, clearly impressed UFC champion, Conor McGregor while he was on vacation in Ibiza Clearly enjoying the fruits of his labor against Floyd Mayweather Jr. last month, UFC superstar Conor McGregor has free time to spend on taking things in: “That was a mad scene. […]
  
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• Floyd Mayweather Jr: ‘Real Man’ Donald Trump is not Racist

  15-09-2017 15:05
  During a recent appearance on Hollywood Unlocked, boxing living legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. hit back at President Trump’s detractors President Trump is undoubtedly one of the most criticized men to have ever entered the White House. There is not a day that goes by without the 45th president of the U.S.A being associated with some […]
  
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• Canelo vs. GGG weigh-in video

  15-09-2017 15:00
  At the Canelo vs. GGG weigh-ins, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will step on the scale Friday evening in Las Vegas, and we'll have the live video here at MMA Fighting.
  In the main event, Canelo and Golovkin will have to make the middleweight limit of 160 pounds.
  The Canelo vs. Golovkin weigh-in takes place at 3:30 p.m. ET at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., and the video is above.
  Main card (PPV at 8 p.m. ET)
  Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin
  Joseph Diaz vs.
  
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• Luke Rockhold Feels David Branch is Not on His Level

  15-09-2017 14:45
  Despite being confident that he is a step above David Branch, former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is not taking him lightly “We couldn’t find the opponent (earlier this year), but we have the opponent now,” Rockhold said (h/t MMAJunkie). “I’m ready – more ready than ever. I’m focused. I know what I need to do […]
  
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• Benson Henderson Aiming to Make Limited Time “Action Packed”

  15-09-2017 14:24
  With time winding down on his career, former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson wants to make the most of what is left Henderson, who will meet Patricky Freire in Bellator 183’s headline bout on Sept. 23, is pragmatic about what he can do with the time he has left in the fight game: “I don’t […]
  
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• Morning Report: Mike Winkeljohn: A four-year suspension could be the end of Jon Jones’ career

  15-09-2017 14:00
  On Wednesday evening, Daniel Cormier spoke on UFC Tonight about being reinstated as the UFC light heavyweight champion after Jon Jones was stripped of his title by the UFC following Jones’ failed USADA test for their bout at UFC 214. Up to that point, Cormier had remained mostly quiet on the subject of Jones’ failure, waiting for the “B”sample to return in case Jones was exonerated. Then, the return of the sample confirmed USADA’s findings and prompted Cormier to re
  
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• Mike Perry Admits Frustration at “Scared” Thiago Alves

  15-09-2017 13:54
  Rising UFC welterweight Mike Perry believes that he is a fighter who’s reputation may precede him in more ways than one In fact, it may be contributing to fighters avoiding him: “Sometimes, I’ve got to watch what I say, because I scare these guys away,” Perry told MMAjunkie. “I don’t know if I scared Thiago. […]
  
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• 50 Cent Claims he Could Beat Conor McGregor in a Streetfight

  15-09-2017 13:44
  Heavyweight rapper 50 Cent claims that he would have too much for UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor in a one on one “50 Cent is a b*tch!,” was the seemingly out of context declaration from the brash Irishman during the Brooklyn leg of the Mayweather vs. McGregor press conference tour. While many were unsure of why McGregor […]
  
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• Daniel Cormier on Jon Jones: ‘You Can’t Fail a Drug Test’

  15-09-2017 13:26
  Recently reinstated UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier sees little hope for Jon Jones’ career following the latest in a string of controversies for the 30-year-old Cormier told UFC Tonight that Jones’ positive test for Turinabol may just be the final nail in the coffin for a fighter widely heralded as the greatest mixed martial artist of […]
  
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• Anthony Pettis vs. Dustin Poirier set for UFC Norfolk

  15-09-2017 13:16
  Former UFC champion Anthony Pettis is set to face Dustin Poirier in what will surely be an explosive matchup on Nov. 11 at UFC Norfolk Poirier, who moved up to the lightweight ranks from 145-pounds in 2015, is hoping to continue his impressive run in the division with a win over the former champion at […]
  
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• UFC Pittsburgh weigh-in video, results

  15-09-2017 13:00
  At the UFC Pittsburgh weigh-ins, all 20 fighters taking part in Saturday's UFC Pittsburgh fights will step on the scale Friday, and the official weigh-in video is above.
  In the main event, Luke Rockhold and David Branch will attempt to make the middleweight limit of 185 pounds (with a one-pound allowance).
  The UFC Pittsburgh weigh-ins are at 7 p.m. ET.
  Check out the UFC Pittsburgh weigh-in results below.
  Main Card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
  Luke Rockhold vs. David Branch
  Mike Perry vs. Alex Re
  
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• UFC Pittsburgh weigh-in results

  15-09-2017 13:00
  At the UFC Pittsburgh weigh-ins, all 20 fighters taking part in Saturday's fights successfully hit the scale.
  Headliners Luke Rockhold and David Branch made the middleweight limit without issue, with Rockhold coming in at 185.5 and Branch at 186.
  The UFC Fight Night 116 weigh-ins began at 9 a.m. ET at the host hotel for this Saturday’s event, which takes place at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa.
  See the full UFC Pittsburgh weigh-in results below.
  Main Card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. E
  
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• David Branch: “I’m a Dangerous Motherf**ker to Get in There With”

  15-09-2017 12:52
  David Branch has assured everyone who will be tuning in on Saturday night that the best is still yet to come Despite Branch being known for a conservative style over a gung-ho, high-energy approach, the former World Series of Fighting two-weight world champion insists that there is a reason behind this (via MMAFighting): “I look […]
  
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• UFC Veteran Gabriel Gonzaga set for Boxing Debut

  15-09-2017 12:30
  38-year-old Gabriel Gonzaga is the latest mixed martial artist making the switch from the cage to the squared circle Former UFC heavyweight title contender Gabriel Gonzaga at New England’s Future 4 event in Worcester, Mass., on Oct. 28 against Alando Pugh. Gonzaga’s opponent has a sketchy 1-10-1 record, with nine of those ten defeats coming by […]
  
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• Mike Perry "I scare these guys away"

  15-09-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  UFC.com's Matt Parrino got in a few words with Mike Perry at the Fight Night Pittsburgh open workouts, where they discussed his status as a co-headliner for this event:It's validation for @PlatinumPerry to be fighting in co-main event of #UFCPittsburgh over names like Lombard and Usman. #respect pic.twitter.com/1Af4Q64LLc— Matt Parrino (@MattParrinoUFC) September 14, 2017Perry was good natured about his last minute change in opponent, understanding that sometimes it's the nature of the fig
  
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• Luke Rockhold still irked by Michael Bisping loss

  15-09-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  “Yeah, I wasn’t necessarily healthy, but I think it comes down to the focus,” he said. “I forced the fight. I could have won that fight with very little, but I ran in, I left openings, I made mistakes and he definitely capitalized. He’s a tough guy. He’s by no means the best in the world, but he’s a tough guy. You have to realize that the best guys don’t always win in this sport.” Read full article. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Luke Rockhold "I’m not one of the best, I am the best"

  15-09-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  As Luke Rockhold packed his bags for an early exit from South Florida last week, it was clear that even for one of the best fighters in the world, Mother Nature is not waiting around for him to finish his camp for this weekend’s bout against David Branch.And it’s in situations like this that it’s not just being able to fight that gets someone to the top of the sport; it’s being able to handle everything else around what happens on Saturday nights in the Octagon.“It&
  
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• Fight Night Pittsburgh: Weigh-in Results

  15-09-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch, which is headlined by the middleweight bout between Luke Rockhold and David Branch, airs live on FS1 on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 10pm ET from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Four prelim bouts will air live on FS1 starting at 8pm ET / 5pm PT.Five round main event boutLuke Rockhold (185.5) vs. David Branch (186)FS1 Main Card – 10 pm ET/7 pm PTMike Perry (170.5) vs. Alex Reyes (167.5)Hector Lombard (186) vs. Anthony Smith (186)Gregor Gillespie (155.
  
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• Don't tell Anthony Smith that he's made it

  15-09-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Hector Lombard of Cuba and Anthony Smith face off during the UFC Fight Night Weigh-in on September 15, 2017 in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" />It was February 5, 2010. Anthony Smith was stopped at 4:35 of the third round by Jake Hecht in a bout at the Mid America Event Center, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hecht was a good fighter who would go on to a three-bout run in the UFC. Smith left the venue that night with a 5-6 record and the assumption that the only
  
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• David Branch plans to remind Luke Rockhold ‘of the situation he wants to put behind him so bad’

  15-09-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  “It’s demoralizing, it’s not motivating. It’s demoralizing getting your butt kicked and getting knocked out in front of anybody, having memes made about you, having people think crazy things about you,” Branch said. “I know what it’s like coming off something like that, you want to prove yourself, you want to erase those demons that you have inside your mind. I want to remind him that those demons are very real and that those demons will visit and take h
  
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• David Branch "I've been on this stage before"

  15-09-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  At Fight Night Pittsburgh open workouts, David Branch took a few moments to discuss his opponents, and what it's like to make his return to the UFC after six years away:In just his second fight back in UFC, @DavidcBranchMMA isn't starstruck and is treating Rockhold fight like any other. #UFCPittsburgh pic.twitter.com/3R2icYoRnv— Matt Parrino (@MattParrinoUFC) September 14, 2017With Michael Jackson's "Thriller" pumping in the background, the crowd got a taste of why Branch is currently on a
  
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• UFC Fight Night 116: Saturday’s Card Loses Felipe Arantes-Luke Sanders

  15-09-2017 04:43
  Illness has struck Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 116 card, as Felipe Arantes and Luke Sanders has been pulled. The UFC confirmed Thursday night that Arantes was sick, and without enough time to find a replacement, removed Sanders as well. Ten fights are now scheduled for Saturday from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, headlined by […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 119 Officially Adds Three Brazilian Fighters

  15-09-2017 04:39
  Hacran Dias, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Luan Chagas are now officially on the fight card for UFC Fight Night 119. Dias (23-5-1) meets Jared Gordon in a featherweight contest looking to snap a two-fight losing skid. Gordon (13-1) won his Octagon debut when he topped Michel Quinones in June. Dos Santos (17-5) has split […]
  
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• Illness forces cancelation of Felipe Arantes vs. Luke Sanders bout at UFC Pittsburgh

  15-09-2017 04:13
  The UFC has pulled the plug on Saturday night’s bout between Felipe Arantes and Luke Sanders.
  The bantamweight matchup, which was scheduled to be the opener on the FS1 preliminary portion of the UFC Pittsburgh broadcast at PPG Paints Arena, was officially called off on Thursday after Arantes fell sick due to an undisclosed illness.
  Without enough time to line up a replacement, Sanders was also pulled from the card.
  UFC Pittsburgh will carry on with 10 fights, headlined by former UFC middle
  
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• Mike Perry Eyeing Bout With Robbie Lawer After UFC Fight Night 116

  15-09-2017 03:37
  Mike Perry wants a bout with a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title holder in the near future. This Saturday night (Sept. 16), Perry will step inside the Octagon to take on Alex Reyes. The action takes place inside the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’ll be on the main card of UFC Fight Night […]
  
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• Felipe Arantes Withdraws from UFC Fight Night 116 Bout vs. Luke Sanders Due to Illness

  15-09-2017 03:37 via sherdog.com
  UFC Fight Night 116 is down one bout after Felipe Arantes was forced to withdraw from a scheduled bantamweight clash against Luke Sanders due to illness.
  
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• Three fights added to UFC Sao Paulo

  15-09-2017 03:00
  The UFC has officially announced three new match-ups to its upcoming event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 28.
  Headlined by Lyoto Machida vs. Derek Brunson at the Ibirapuera gymnasium, UFC Fight Night 119 now includes Hacran Dias vs. Jared Gordon, Elizeu Zaleski vs. Max Griffin, and Luan Chagas vs. Niko Price.
  Dias (23-5-1) enters the lightweight bout coming off back-to-back losses to Cub Swanson and Andre Fili, while Gordon (13-1) makes his second UFC appearance following a second-round victory o
  
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• Charles Rosa Says Mizuto Hirota is Tough as Nails

  15-09-2017 02:25
  Charles Rosa knows he’s in for some stiff competition. On Sept. 22, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will hold an event inside the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Rosa is set to take on Mizuto Hirota on the main card. Speaking to Bloody Elbow, Rosa said he’s aware of the dangers Hirota presents: “Mizuto Hirota […]
  
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• Gennady Golovkin’s Trainer Says Boxing Has to be Entertaining

  15-09-2017 01:40
  Gennady Golovkin’s trainer realizes that fight fans have more options in 2017. This Saturday night (Sept. 16), Golovkin will take on Canelo Alvarez live on pay-per-view. Also on that night will be an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event. The main card of UFC Fight Night 116 airs live on FOX Sports 1. Golovkin’s trainer Abel Sanchez […]
  
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• With Limited Time Left in MMA, Benson Henderson Wants to Make Rest of Career Memorable

  15-09-2017 01:04 via sherdog.com
  Benson Henderson isn’t one of those guys who plans on hanging around mixed martial arts into his 40s – or even his late 30s, for that matter.
  
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• David Branch plans to make an example of Luke Rockhold en route to title shot

  15-09-2017 01:00
  Headlining a UFC card for the first time, David Branch is warning everyone watching to expect the unexpected.
  With the majority of his 21 career victories coming by way of decision, the former World Series of Fighting middleweight and light heavyweight champion hasn’t always been known for bringing a high-octane approach to the cage, but he’ll tell you that his conservative style is a matter of choice and not limitations.
  Branch steps up to the plate against former UFC middleweight c
  
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• After Narrow Title Loss, Valentina Shevchenko Says Next Fight Will Likely Be at 125 Pounds

  15-09-2017 00:52 via sherdog.com
  Valentina Shevchenko may be ready to move on from Amanda Nunes — at least for now.
  
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