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• Dana White Says McGregor vs. Ferguson Likely For Las Vegas

  17-10-2017 23:22
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White believes that a unification bout between Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson will take place in Las Vegas. McGregor holds the UFC lightweight title, while Ferguson recently captured interim gold. White insists that McGregor vs. Nate Diaz III is not in the cards. He said that McGregor vs. Ferguson […]
  
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• “Mutant Staph” Forces Durkin Off 217

  17-10-2017 23:08
  Staph has been an issue for wrestlers and grapplers alike since it was first discovered by Sir Alexander Ogston in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1880. The sport of MMA has seen some terrible examples throughout the years, Kevin Randleman circa 2007 anyone? Kevin Lee had a rough go fighting this infection off before his title fight […]
  
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• Conor McGregor documentary to get one-day U.S. theatrical release

  17-10-2017 23:00
  “Conor McGregor: Notorious,” a documentary about the life of UFC’s biggest box office attraction, covering his entire career, will get a one-day U.S. theatrical release. Conor McGregor will be coming to a movie theater near you for one day early next month.
  The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday released the information that the documentary, "Conor McGregor: Notorious," will have a one-day theatrical release throughout the United States on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
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• Brad Tavares Explains Why he’s Impressed With UFC Performance Institute

  17-10-2017 22:55
  Brad Tavares is a fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Performance Institute. Tavares is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Thales Leites. The two fought earlier this month inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The middleweight scrap was part of the UFC 216 card. During a recent appearance on MMA Junkie […]
  
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• UFC 218 Latest Rumors And Official Poster

  17-10-2017 22:24
  There are seven cards before the UFC heads to Detroit, but UFC 218 is looking to be one of the most impressive cards of the year. You can see the official poster and the updated line up below. Including the newest addition to the card, which pits Tecia Torres against Michelle Waterson in a Strawweight […]
  
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• Michelle Waterson vs. Tecia Torres booked for UFC 218

  17-10-2017 22:12
  Tecia Torres has been asking for a karate vs. karate matchup and that’s what she’s going to get.
  Torres will take on Michelle Waterson at UFC 218 on Dec. 2 in Detroit, the UFC confirmed with MMA Fighting on Tuesday. ESPN first reported the big strawweight fight.
  Torres (9-1) called out Waterson after a second-round submission win over Juliana Lima at the TUF 25 Finale in July. That was the most impressive finish of Torres’ career and Waterson and she share a martial arts base:
  
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• Strawweights Michelle Waterson, Tecia Torres to Clash at UFC 218 in Detroit

  17-10-2017 22:10 via sherdog.com
  A strawweight showdown pitting Michelle Waterson against Tecia Torres has been added to the UFC 218 lineup.
  
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• DWTNCS Free Fight: Geoff Neal vs. Chase Waldon (Video)

  17-10-2017 21:58
  Another free fight from Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series has been released. On week three of the series, Geoff Neal took on Chase Waldon in Las Vegas. Neal earned a TKO victory in the first round thanks to a barrage of punches. The win earned him an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contract. There has […]
  
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• DWTNCS Free Fight: Karl Roberson vs. Ryan Spann (Video)

  17-10-2017 21:46
  Another free fight from Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series has been released. On week three of the series, Karl Roberson took on Ryan Spann in Las Vegas. Roberson knocked out Spann in just 15 seconds. The win earned him an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contract. Roberson’s UFC debut is set. He will take on Darren […]
  
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• DWTNCS Free Fight: Benito Lopez vs. Steven Peterson (Video)

  17-10-2017 21:33
  Another free fight from Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series has been released. On week seven of the series, Benito Lopez took on Steven Peterson in Las Vegas. Lopez nabbed a split decision victory. The win earned him an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contract. Lopez’s UFC debut is set. He will take on Albert Morales […]
  
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• Body And Patience Being Tested In Holm/Cyborg Standoff

  17-10-2017 21:01
  The MMA world is waiting to hear that Chris Cyborg and Holly Holm have signed on to do the damn thing already. The long anticipated title fight between the two has been in the works for a while now, but numerous hiccups seem to keep getting in the way. The biggest issue, outside of Cyborg […]
  
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• Pregnant Julianna Pena explains decision to put UFC career on hold, timetable for return

  17-10-2017 21:00
  Julianna Pena hasn’t been seen in a UFC cage since January — and now we know why.Pena revealed this past weekend that she is pregnant with her first child and has decided to put her MMA career on hold while she prepares for the big day. In an appearance Monday on The MMA Hour, the UFC bantamweight contender elaborated on her situation, explaining that she is expecting a baby girl with her fiancée, Louis. “The Venezuelan Vixen” also alleviated any concern that her f
  
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• Dana White Talks Conor McGregor vs. GSP: ‘Everything is Intriguing’

  17-10-2017 20:50
  Conor McGregor vs. Georges St-Pierre? Not so fast. On Nov. 4, St-Pierre will take on Michael Bisping for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title. St-Pierre’s contract states that he must defend his title if he defeats Bisping before having a “super fight” or changing weight classes. Many have speculated that McGregor and St-Pierre will […]
  
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• Eddie Bravo: Can Tony Ferguson Beat Conor McGregor? Hell Yeah he Can

  17-10-2017 20:28
  Tony Ferguson’s jiu-jitsu coach Eddie Bravo is backing his fighter all the way for a potential unification bout with Conor McGregor. Ferguson captured the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title at UFC 216. “El Cucuy” submitted Kevin Lee in the third round to capture the gold. UFC President Dana White claimed Ferguson vs. McGregor […]
  
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• Video: Bellator 185 Foundations Showcases Neiman Gracie

  17-10-2017 19:56
  Neiman Gracie is set to do battle on Oct. 20. Gracie will go one-on-one with Zak Bucia inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on the main card of Bellator 185. It’ll be the seventh bout for Gracie as a professional mixed martial artist. The official YouTube channel of Bellator has been rolling out […]
  
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• Kenny Florian: Max Holloway Broke Jose Aldo Mentally

  17-10-2017 19:37
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) analyst Kenny Florian believes Max Holloway did more than just physical damage to Jose Aldo. Back in June, Holloway captured the undisputed UFC featherweight title against Aldo in the main event of UFC 212. Holloway earned a third-round TKO victory in Aldo’s hometown of Brazil. It was just the second loss […]
  
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• UFC 218 poster revealed

  17-10-2017 19:30
  The UFC featherweight championship will be on the line at UFC 218, and the company has revealed the official poster.
  Max Holloway will defend his 145-pound title against former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar on Dec. 2 in Detroit, while Alistair Overeem takes on rising heavyweight Francis Ngannou in the co-main event.
  ⚡️ Your OFFICIAL #UFC218 poster has landed ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/LfMf51yKdK— UFC (@ufc) October 17, 2017
  The fight card also includes Eddie Alvarez
  
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• Kevin Lee Says he Was Too Emotional Going Into UFC 216

  17-10-2017 19:28
  Kevin Lee admits his preparation for Tony Ferguson was not ideal. Lee took on Ferguson for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title in the main event of UFC 216. “The Motown Phenom” had his moments, but was submitted in the third round. Lee had a noticeable staph infection on his pectoral. This followed […]
  
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• Patrick Cummins Says He’s Off UFC 217 Card Due to ‘Mutant Staph Infection’

  17-10-2017 18:33 via sherdog.com
  It appears that Patrick Cummins won’t be competing at Madison Square Garden next month.
  
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• Holly Holm Responds to Cris Cyborg’s Comments Regarding Equal Drug Testing

  17-10-2017 18:23 via sherdog.com
  Cristiane Justino vs. Holly Holm has not been officially booked, but that hasn’t prevented the fighters from going back and forth on social media regarding drug testing.
  
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• Salim Touahri Steps in on Short Notice, Meets Warlley Alves at UFC Fight Night 118

  17-10-2017 18:05 via sherdog.com
  Salim Touahri has replaced Jim Wallhead and will square off against Warlley Alves at UFC Fight Night 118 on Saturday.
  
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• Patrick Cummins declares he’s out of UFC 217 with ‘mutant staph infection'

  17-10-2017 18:00
  Corey Anderson needs a new opponent for UFC 217.
  Patrick Cummins announced on his social media Tuesday that he was forced out of a light heavyweight clash with Anderson on the Nov. 4 card at Madison Square Garden due to a staph infection on his right foot.
  IV antibiotics aren’t killing my mutant staph infection #UFC217 isn’t happening for me. Sorry everyone #FuckMRSA #SucksButItCanAlwaysBeWorse pic.twitter.com/IvatcUfmcA— Patrick Cummins (@OfficialDurkin) October 17, 2017
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• Video: Holly Holm responds to Cris Cyborg demanding equal drug testing

  17-10-2017 17:00
  Holly Holm and Cris Cyborg aren’t even officially scheduled to fight yet and they’re already going at it on social media.
  The Brazilian featherweight star has been openly campaigning for a bout with Holm, and she has recently accused her fellow UFC fighter’s JacksonWink team of using nefarious means to get ahead.
  Here are a few of the comments Cyborg posted on Twitter:
  3th visit from USADA in less than a month.Let's go see if my next opponent is doing exams in the same proporti
  
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• Staph infection, weight cut made Kevin Lee ‘too emotional’ ahead of Tony Ferguson bout at UFC 216

  17-10-2017 16:00
  Before Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee made it to the Octagon for the main event of UFC 216, it appeared as though the interim title fight was in jeopardy.Speaking on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, “The Motown Phenom” claimed that his struggle with making weight and suffering from a staph infection made him “too emotional” ahead of the lightweight meeting.Lee emerged at the official weigh-ins for the event with a pound still to lose, but eventually hit the mark on ch
  
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• Salim Touahri steps in on short notice against Warlley Alves at UFC Gdansk

  17-10-2017 15:00
  Warlley Alves flew from Rio de Janeiro to Gdansk without an opponent, but the UFC found a replacement for Saturday’s event.
  The TUF Brazil 3 winner, who was originally scheduled to take on Jim Wallhead in a welterweight bout, will welcome Salim Touahri to the Octagon at the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland, on Oct. 21. MMA Fighting confirmed the news following a report by Combate.
  Touahri (10-1) makes his UFC debut riding a five-fight winning streak with four knockouts. ”Grizzly” c
  
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• Morning Report: Kenny Florian wonders if Jose Aldo is still motivated after Max Holloway ‘broke him mentally’

  17-10-2017 14:00
  After an unprecedented run of dominance that saw him remain undefeated for a decade, defending his featherweight title nine times, Jose Aldo has now lost two of his last three bouts and the questions are starting to mount. Is Aldo done? Did Conor McGregor break his chin? Is his heart not in it anymore? Where does he go from here? Boxing, really?Well, now there’s an answer to one of those questions as Aldo will rematch Ricardo Lamas at UFC Winnipeg on Dec. 16. Aldo won their first fight by
  
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• UFC’s Rose Namajunas Instills Competitive Desire In Other Colorado Women

  17-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
   Namajunas’s fiancé, Patrick Barry says she is no ordinary fighter.“There’s a select few out there that have something special and she’s got that extra,” Berry said.Barry would know — he’s a former UFC fighter himself. Now he’s Namajunas’s coach, trainer and fiance.Read full article here. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• UFC Unfiltered Episode 138: Charlamagne Tha God

  17-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Media personality Charlamagne Tha God joins Jim and Matt in-studio to talk about his book, "Black Privilege", The Breakfast Club, being of the people or of the industry, social media, the differences between boxing and MMA, and more. Plus, the guys discuss a ton of recently announced fights including Robbie Lawler vs. Rafael Dos Anjos and Mike Perry vs. Santiago Ponzinnibio, Henry Cejudo's harrowing wildfire escape, and Michael Bisping and GSP on their UFC 217 press tour.Full EpisodeCharlamagne
  
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• Henry Cejudo to donate UFC 218 bonus money on behalf of California fire victims

  17-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Cejudo's next bout is against flyweight Sergio Pettis on Dec. 2 in Detroit. The UFC awards four $50,000 "performance bonuses" at each event. Cejudo is confident he will win one and had pledged to donate it to fire victims."I'm going to dedicate this fight to all the people from Santa Rosa. I want to fight for them," Cejudo told ESPN. "I know I'm going to put on a show, and when I get a fight-night bonus, I want to dedicate that money to the relief fund."Read full article here. Read the Full Arti
  
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• Get To Know TUF Cast: Rachael Ostovich-Berdon

  17-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  The Ultimate Fighter: at the UFC TUF Gym on July 15, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" />As the daughter of Bob Ostovich, a pro fighter who fought the likes of Bobby Southworth, Andy Wang, Thomas Denny and Jason Von Flue over the course of an eight-year career, Rachael Ostovich-Berdon might have been a natural to follow her dad into the world of MMA. But the Waianae had a different first love when it came to athletics.“I thought I wanted to b
  
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• Georges St-Pierre defining moments

  17-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Get your Georges St-Pierre Fight Kit and fan gear ahead of his Octagon return!Following nearly four years away from the sport, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre will make his return to the Octagon in the main event of UFC 217 on Nov. 4 against UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. This clash of champions is already one of the most highly anticipated bouts of 2017, and if you need a little reminder why, just take a look at GSP’s defining moments.Karo Parisyan – J
  
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• Fili determined not only to thrive in chaos, but enjoy it

  17-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Andre Fili waits backstage during the UFC 214 weigh-in inside the Honda Center on July 28, 2017 in Anaheim, CA (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" />If the pattern of Andre Fili’s UFC career holds true, the California featherweight is going to have a good night on Saturday against Artem Lobov.Fili laughs, well aware that after going win-loss-win-loss over his first eight fights in the Octagon, he’s due for a win, but he also doesn’t this pattern to become the sto
  
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• Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till Fantasy Cheat Sheet

  17-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  The UFC's return to Poland this weekend will be highlighted by a welterweight showdown as Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone returns against undefeated prospect Darren Till. Till has been anxious about getting a step up in competition and now he'll get his wish as he faces one of the most experienced fighters on the entire UFC roster in Cerrone. Also on the card, former title challenger and local favorite Karolina Kowalkiewicz will look to get back on track after two recent losses as she faces veteran Jodi
  
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• Dana White: Ronda Rousey Doesn't Get Enough Credit

  17-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  “You had such a dominant female fighter. She was so bad ass and she spoke well and she was pretty,” White continued. “That whole combination of what she was built that whole female mixed martial arts phenomenon. She was the right person at the right time to do it.”Read full article here. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Brad Tavares is all praise for the UFC's 'game-changing' Performance Institute

  17-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Currently riding a three-fight winning streak, Brad Tavares seems to have found his groove back after a rough patch that saw him lose three out of four octagon outings.The positive results, Tavares (16-4 MMA, 11-4 UFC) believes, serve to show that, at 29, he’s still evolving and growing into his own as a fighter. But one thing that certainly isn’t hurting the middleweight’s momentum is the addition of a “game-changing” tool: the UFC’s recently-installed Perfor
  
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• Combate Americas partners with Telemundo for Copa Combate’s eight-man bantamweight tournament

  17-10-2017 05:00
  Combate Americas will be getting some airtime on national television.The promotion has partnered with Telemundo, the second largest Spanish television network in America, to televise a portion of their eight-man bantamweight tournament, Copa Combate. The tournament is set to take place on Nov. 11 at 11:30 p.m. ET in Cancun, Mexico.Copa Combate marks the first time Telemundo will broadcast a live MMA event. The entire event will stream online on TelemundoDeportes.com and the Telemundo Now app. On
  
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• Derrick Lewis on UFC 216 Pullout: ‘I Was Really Crying’

  17-10-2017 04:36
  Derrick Lewis admits he was emotional after being forced off the UFC 216 card. Lewis was set to take on Fabricio Werdum inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. When “The Black Beast” woke up on fight night, he couldn’t withstand the back pain. Lewis was replaced by Walt Harris. During a recent appearance […]
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov Eyeing Interim Title Bout With Tony Ferguson

  17-10-2017 03:30
  Khabib Nurmagomedov is in favor of Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 3 as long as it opens the door for an interim title fight with Tony Ferguson. Many fans and critics have speculated what McGregor’s next move will be. “Notorious” is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holder, but Ferguson recently captured interim […]
  
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• Monday Morning Analyst: Measuring Mackenzie Dern’s progress

  17-10-2017 03:05
  In this episode of the podcast, we look at the top five performers around the world from regional MMA promotions and examine the growth of prospect Mackenzie Dern.
  
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• Ian McCall to fight in Rizin bantamweight grand prix on Dec. 29

  17-10-2017 01:00
  A week after being released by the UFC, Ian McCall’s next fight will be in “The Land of the Rising Sun.”
  On Monday, Japanese promotion Rizin announced that the perennial flyweight contender will be moving up to 135 pounds to compete in their bantamweight grand prix that continues on Dec. 29 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. MMAjunkie first reported the news.
  McCall, 33, joins the quarter-finals of the tournament as a wildcard entrant. The grand prix has already kick
  
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