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• Paul Daley calls out ‘MVP’, but that’s not who he really wants

  24-09-2017 23:00
  Paul Daley may have called out Michael “Venom” Page inside the cage after his second-round knockout win over Lorenz Larkin on Saturday’s Bellator show in San Jose, but a little while later, he made it clear that Page would not be next on his agenda if he could choose.
  “Not really,” he said about if he wants that fight ‘MVP’ next. “It’s not the main thing on my horizon, but it’s the thing other people have spoken about. It’s someth
  
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• Aaron Pico removes the dark cloud from his career, looks years into the future

  24-09-2017 22:00
  Aaron Pico may be 21 years old and may have just won his first fight, but he’s already thinking about being in his 30s and the competition he’ll be facing Aaron Pico was called one of the greatest MMA prospects ever while he was just finishing his freshman year of high school, years before he even committed himself to the sport.
  He nearly made the Olympic team in wrestling as a teenager, and people were saying his boxing was better than his wrestling.
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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk wants to defend her title two more times before considering flyweight

  24-09-2017 21:00
  As soon as Valentina Shevchenko revealed her plans to move down to flyweight last week, the first matchup many people considered was clash between “Bullet” and UFC strawweight champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk.Shevchenko has beaten the Polish champion three times in Muay Thai competition, but the two have never faced off in MMA.When asked about a potential fight between her and Shevchenko, Jedrzejczyk refused to say she wanted to fight the bantamweight challenger due to the respect she ha
  
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• Edmond Tarverdyan Claims Ronda Rousey Took Nunes’ Power Better Than Most

  24-09-2017 20:19
  Glendale Gym head coach Edmond Tarverdyan has recently discussed some of the details surrounding Ronda Rousey’s painful battering at the hands of Amanda Nunes in Dec. 2016  Rousey was returning to the octagon for the first time since her shocking knockout loss to Holly Holm the year prior at UFC 193. The former dominant women’s […]
  
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• Anthony Smith Wants Bouts With Krzysztof Jotko & David Branch

  24-09-2017 20:19
  Anthony Smith isn’t opposed to fighting his way to the middleweight rankings. Smith is coming off a TKO victory over Hector Lombard. It was his third straight victory and third finish in a row. The “Lionheart” is still in search of a spot on the official Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight rankings. Speaking to Bloody […]
  
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• Edmond Tarverdyan explains why Ronda Rousey blacked out most media before UFC 207

  24-09-2017 20:00
  No press conference. No open workout. No Ultimate Media Day.
  Ronda Rousey willfully spoke to almost no media prior to UFC 207 last December. Aside from a few high-profile television appearances and a print interview with ESPN, Rousey blacked out the press before fight week and during it ahead of her fight with Amanda Nunes.Since losing to Nunes by first-round TKO, Rousey has still not spoken much publicly. And almost nothing at all has been said by her about mixed martial arts.For the first time
  
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• Mike Perry on Colby Covington: “Nobody Likes His Little B*tch Ass”

  24-09-2017 19:34
  “Platinum” Mike Perry and Colby Covington are widely regarded as two of the rising stars of the UFC’s welterweight division It appears that there is no love lost between both men, however. Perry, fresh off a convincing KO win against Alex Reyes, told BJ Penn Radio, that he would be happy to entertain a bout with “Chaos” […]
  
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• Stephen Thompson Eyeing Bonus Money Against Jorge Masvidal

  24-09-2017 19:16
  Stephen Thompson knows he may be in for a barn burner against Jorge Masvidal. On Nov. 4, Thompson and Masvidal will do battle inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. The bout will be featured on the main card of UFC 217. “Wonderboy” is looking for his first win since June 2016. Speaking to […]
  
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• Dominick Cruz Ready to Step in For Garbrandt or Dillashaw at UFC 217

  24-09-2017 19:08
  Having seen a back injury prevent Cody Garbrandt from defending his bantamweight title against TJ Dillashaw at UFC 213, Dominick Cruz is preparing for the unexpected Garbrandt beat Cruz in convincing style last year to take the 135-pound strap back to Team Alpha Male and engaged in a heated war of words prior to their […]
  
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• The Weekly Grind: Gizmo takes over ‘Rampage’ Jackson’s life, Joanna Jedrzejczyk poses for Women’s Health

  24-09-2017 19:00
  The life of a professional fighter isn't all glitz and glamour.As if getting punched, kicked, kneed, choked and twisted into a pretzel on a regular basis isn't enough, fighters attract a general wackiness that makes their lives, well...interesting.To commemorate these day-to-day hardships, slip-ups, pranks, and more, we bring you, "The Weekly Grind." My daughter's dog has taking over my life,and now he wants my bed #Gizmo A post shared by Quinton Jackson (@rampage4real) on Sep 18, 2017 at 10:57a
  
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• Click Debate: Is there a market for Ronda Rousey vs. Cris Cyborg in the UFC?

  24-09-2017 18:00
  Miesha Tate seemed to echo the feelings of many fans this week when she took to her new MMA Tonight radio show to lambast Edmond Tarverdyan.A few days prior, Tarverdyan made a stunning statement on the 400th episode of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. Ronda Rousey’s longtime head coach wanted Rousey to return to the UFC and fight not just any opponent, but knockout artist and women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg.Tate called Tarverdyan’s sentiment “asinine.”
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• Benson Henderson on Freire Loss: “This Burns My Soul”

  24-09-2017 17:59
  Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson lost by way of a close split-decision to Patricky Freire at Bellator 183 on Saturday night Henderson is not afraid to admit that losing hurts. In fact, the 33-year-old can see a positive in his reaction what is his third loss in four fights in the promotion: it indicates […]
  
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• Irish Media Reporting Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 3 in Works for UFC 219

  24-09-2017 17:39
  According to a report from an Irish news outlet, Conor McGregor will defend his UFC lightweight title against Nate Diaz on Dec. 30 The highly anticipated “rubber match” between MMA’s most famous foes will go down at UFC 219 in Las Vegas, the Sunday World reports. McGregor engaged in two bouts at 170 pounds with Stockton’s […]
  
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• Michael Bisping: Georges St-Pierre is a F*cking Fraud

  24-09-2017 17:21
  Michael Bisping feels Georges St-Pierre is of the belief that he’s in for an easy fight in his return to competition. On Nov. 4, Bisping will defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title against St-Pierre inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. The middleweight clash will headline UFC 217. During a recent appearance […]
  
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• Chael Sonnen Scores Victory vs. Leo Vieira at ADCC in Finland

  24-09-2017 17:01
  Former UFC title contender Chael Sonnen earned a decision vs. Leo Vieira in Finland Sunday during the second day of the Abu Dhabi Combat Club. Following 15 scoreless minutes of action, a referee decision was awarded to Sonnen over the two-time ADCC 145-pound champion in a super-fight. He was bested by Craig Jones in the […]
  
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• Tyron Woodley Mocks UFC’s FOX Sports Twitter Account

  24-09-2017 16:54
  Tyron Woodley isn’t afraid to say what’s on his mind. And that includes calling out the UFC FOX Sports Twitter account even though he is a recent contributor to the network. On Sunday, the UFC welterweight champion asked how they came about putting together a new pound-for-pound list after removing Jon Jones: 🤔 Where is […]
  
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• Aaron Pico Shows Skills in Knocking Out Justin Linn

  24-09-2017 16:52
  Aaron Pico got a second chance to make a first impression Saturday night at Bellator 183. The super-prospect knocked out Justin Linn with a perfectly-placed hook, earning his first career win inside the cage. Pico was defeated earlier this year in his debut in a stunning upset. “First of all, hats off to Justin. He’s […]
  
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• Brent Primus Enjoying ‘Being a Dad,’ But ‘Down to Throw Down’ With Patricky Pitbull

  24-09-2017 16:48
  For the time being, Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus is enjoying some time away from competition. But he is feeling that itch to return to the cage after seeing Patricky “Pitbull” Freire likely cement his status as top contender. Freire bested Benson Henderson Saturday night at Bellator 183, adding to his win earlier this year […]
  
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• ADCC 2017, Day 2 results: Chael Sonnen defeats Leo Vieira

  24-09-2017 16:30
  Bellator light heavyweight Chael Sonnen won his superfight in the second day of Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Sunday in Espoo, Finland.
  The former UFC title challenger took on two-time ADCC 145-pound champion Leo Vieira. The jiu-jitsu ace replaced Frank Mir (who replaced Ricardo Liborio in the first place) against a much heavier Sonnen. Neither fighter did much over the course of the match, and Sonnen ended up winning a referee decision after no points were scored in 15 minutes.
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• Michael Bisping recalls training with ‘f*cking fraud’ Georges St-Pierre: ‘I didn’t know a double-leg from a Big Mac’

  24-09-2017 16:00
  The road to Michael Bisping vs. Georges St-Pierre has been a roller coaster for all involved, to say the least.The matchup between two of the UFC’s most winningest all-time fighters was planned then scrapped seemingly countless times over the past year, a winding saga that included lawsuits, injuries, a premature press conference, and more fake-outs than any other UFC fight in recent memory. But now it is finally here, scheduled for a Nov. 4 date at Madison Square Garden, and for Bisping,
  
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• Miesha Tate on Jones’ Failed Drug Test: ‘You’re Either Clean or You’re Not’

  24-09-2017 15:46
  Miesha Tate is tired of fighters using tainted supplements as an excuse for failed drug tests. It’s an excuse that Jon Jones has used in the past. It’s also an excuse he’s likely to use when he attempts to avoid a lengthy suspension. Jones had his win in the Daniel Cormier rematch overturned and his […]
  
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• Bellator 183: Roy Nelson Enjoyed Getting Back Into Action

  24-09-2017 15:40
  Roy Nelson made his Bellator debut Saturday night, scoring a decision victory over Javy Ayala at Bellator 183. The 41-year-old former Ultimate Fighter winner was competing for the first time since leaving the UFC after an April loss to Alexander Volkov. “The goal was just to go out there, get the win and work my […]
  
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• Patricky Pitbull Tells Brent Primus ‘You Can’t Keep Running’

  24-09-2017 15:37
  Patricky “Pitbull” Freire wants to join his brother, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, as Bellator champion. And following his second consecutive win over a former champion, the 31-year-old Freire believes his time is now. Freire scored a split decision vs. Benson Henderson Saturday night at Bellator 183, adding to the February knockout he claimed against Josh Thomson. […]
  
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• Paul Daley Says He’s Buried The Hatchet With Lorenz Larkin

  24-09-2017 15:33
  Paul Daley says there is no longer a beef between himself and Lorenz Larkin. Daley lit a fire under Larkin going into their bout last night (Sept. 23). Things got heated at the weigh-ins when Larkin shoved Daley for trash talking. “Semtex” ended up earning a knockout victory in the second round in the co-main […]
  
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• Gokhan Saki, Aaron Pico turn an ordinary fight weekend into something special

  24-09-2017 15:00
  UFC newcomer, Bellator youngster announce arrivals with matching left hook KOs One month after MayMac, mixed martial arts and its practitioners are ours again, for better or worse. That means one-hitter quitters and rarely seen chokes, but it also means wall-and-stall and clinches that go on to the point of awkwardness. It’s all ours again to either celebrate or bemoan, with little notice from the outside sports world for the foreseeable future.Friday and Saturday were those kinds of night
  
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• Don Frye on USADA: ‘They Catch Who They Want to Catch’

  24-09-2017 12:10
  Don Frye isn’t exactly enthused with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) place in mixed martial arts. USADA recently sent shockwaves throughout the MMA world when Jon Jones was flagged for turinabol use. Jones initially recaptured the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title from Daniel Cormier back in July. His win has since been overturned […]
  
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• Bellator 183 Highlights: Daley & Pico Shine, Henderson Falls Short

  24-09-2017 10:58
  Bellator 183 has wrapped up and the highlights have been released. Last night (Sept. 23), the event took place inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California. In the main event, Benson Henderson took on Patricky Freire. After three rounds of action, Freire was awarded with the split decision victory. Henderson is now 1-3 under […]
  
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• Bellator 183 fight video highlights

  24-09-2017 08:10
  Watch full Bellator 183 fight video highlights from Bellator’s big Saturday night event above, courtesy of Spike.
  Bellator 183: Henderson vs. Freire took place Sept. 23 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. Bellator veteran Patricky Freire took on former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson in the night’s main event, which aired live on Spike TV. Elsewhere on the card, Paul Daley and Lorenz Larkin hooked up in a battle of elite strikers and blue-chip prospect Aaron Pico returned aft
  
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• Benson Henderson vs. Patricky Freire scorecard

  24-09-2017 06:31
  The Benson Henderson vs. Patricky Freire scorecard revealed how the judges scored theBellator 183 main event Saturday night in San Jose, Calif.
  Judges Wade Vierra and Marcos Rosales had Patricky Pitbull winning 29-28, giving Freire the first and third rounds, while judge Derek Cleary had Henderson winning 29-28. Cleary gave Henderson the second and third rounds.
  How did you score the fight?
  Check out the scorecard below.Bellator
  
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• Pros react to Paul Daley and Aaron Pico KOs, Patricky Freire beating Benson Henderson at Bellator 183

  24-09-2017 06:25
  Bellator had one of their most entertaining shows of the year on Saturday night with a main card that featured three memorable finishes and the promotional debut of popular heavyweight Roy “Big Country” Nelson.
  While the lightweight main event between Benson Henderson and Patricky Freire failed to live up to the high-octane action that proceeded it, there was more than enough entertaining moments to provide fodder for the pros who tuned in to Bellator 183. Freire won by a disputed sp
  
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• Patricky Freire Slides Past Benson Henderson in Contentious Bellator 183 Split Decision

  24-09-2017 06:24 via sherdog.com
  Patricky Freire outpoints Benson Henderson to split decision in Bellator 183 main event on Saturday in San Jose, California.
  
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• Bellator 183 results: Patricky Freire wins split decision over Benson Henderson, Paul Daley KOs Lorenz Larkin

  24-09-2017 06:24
  It may not have been pretty, but Patricky Freire found the revenge he was looking for on Saturday night at Bellator 183. In a grinding affair, Freire defeated former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson via split decision, narrowly outpointing the American a little more than a year after Henderson defeated Freire’s younger brother, Patricio, inside the Bellator cage.
  The fight was an altogether uneventful one, as Freire (18-8) and Henderson (24-8) spent large chunks of each round eith
  
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• Bellator 183: Patricky Freire Edges Benson Henderson in San Jose

  24-09-2017 05:59
  Benson Henderson is now 1-3 under the Bellator banner with his loss to Patricky Freire. Henderson moved forward, but Freire got out of danger. Freire threw a right hand. Henderson was off balanced momentarily. He went for a superman punch. A body kick was there for “Smooth.” Freire went for a spinning wheel kick. Time was […]
  
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• Paul Daley wins striking duel, knocks out Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 183

  24-09-2017 05:44
  Lorenz Larkin was happy to stand and trade with Paul Daley, much to the British slugger’s delight.
  It took him a round to get warmed up, but “Semtex” eventually made Larkin pay for testing his striking, blasting Larkin with a left hand before finishing him off with a combination in Round 2 of the Bellator 183 welterweight co-main event at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday.
  Left hand#Bellator183 #PaulDaley pic.twitter.com/l9rLXDIttn— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMM
  
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• Bellator 183 live blog: Benson Henderson vs. Patricky Freire

  24-09-2017 05:31
  This is the Bellator 183 live blog for Benson Henderson vs. Patricky Freire, a lightweight bout at Saturday night’s Bellator event at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
  Henderson, the former UFC lightweight champion who has not fought in nearly a year, will square off against Freire, who is coming off a knockout win over Josh Thomson, in the main event.
  Check out the Bellator 183 live blog below.
  Round 1: A slow start to this one as Freire looks for an opening on the defensive-minded Hende
  
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• Bellator 183: Paul Daley Knocks Out Lorenz Larkin in San Jose

  24-09-2017 05:14
  Paul Daley earned his 40th professional mixed martial arts (MMA) victory in emphatic fashion against Lorenz Larkin. A leg kick from Daley got things underway. He went high with a kick, but it was blocked. Larkin got in a push kick. He connected with a leg kick. Daley stuck his opponent with a jab. A […]
  
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• Bellator 183 live blog: Paul Daley vs. Lorenz Larkin

  24-09-2017 04:43
  This is the Bellator 183 live blog for Lorenz Larkin vs. Paul Daley , a welterweight bout at Saturday night’s Bellator event at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
  Daley, the knockout artist coming off a loss to Rory MacDonald, will square off against Larkin, who fell in his Bellator debut against Douglas Lima, in the co-main event.
  Check out the Bellator 183 live blog below.
  Round 1: Larkin and Daley throwing high kicks to start this one off. They fall back into a more measured kickboxing
  
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• Bellator 183: Roy Nelson Defeats Javy Ayala in Exciting Clash

  24-09-2017 04:37
  Roy Nelson made his Bellator debut a successful one against Javy Ayala. Ayala got things underway, throwing a kick to the body. Nelson blocked a one-two combination. Ayala pushed the pace early. He landed an uppercut. He missed a spinning back kick to the body. A punch to the body connected for Nelson. The two […]
  
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• Bellator 183 live blog: Roy Nelson vs. Javy Ayala

  24-09-2017 04:11
  This is the Bellator 183 live blog for Roy Nelson vs. Javy Ayala, a heavyweight bout at Saturday night’s Bellator event at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
  Nelson, the UFC veteran making his Bellator debut, will square off against Ayala, who has won two straight by knockout, on the main card.
  Check out the Bellator 183 live blog below.
  Round 1: Tentative start for both guys, but it’s Ayala who gets off first with a brief flurry at the end of the first minute. Ayala catches Nelson w
  
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• Bellator 183: Aaron Pico Sleeps Justin Linn With Thunderous Left Hook

  24-09-2017 03:41
  Aaron Pico’s second mixed martial arts (MMA) bout went significantly better than his debut. Pico and Justin Linn did battle inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California for Bellator 183. The two touched gloves and the action was underway. Linn landed a left hand. Pico moved in and scored a takedown. Linn was on the […]
  
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• Bellator 183: Goiti Yamauchi Submits Adam Piccolotti in San Jose

  24-09-2017 03:19
  Goiti Yamauchi has handed Adam Piccolotti the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. The two took the center of the cage to start. Piccolotti went high with a kick, but it missed. Yamauchi went for a knee, but settled on a guillotine choke attempt. Piccolotti defended well and popped his head […]
  
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• Goiti Yamauchi believes dominant performance at Bellator 183 could lead to title shot

  24-09-2017 00:00
  With painful weight cuts in the rearview mirror, Bellator talent Goiti Yamauchi finally feels at his best.
  The Brazilian-Japanese prospect signed with Bellator in 2013 after racking up an impressive 12-1 record as a featherweight in Brazil, and continued to showcase his skills in the North American cage with a pair of quick finishes later that year. But then Yamauchi began to struggle, going 3-2 in his next five bouts, and he decided to make a few changes in his life.
  A little over a year ago, Y
  
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