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• Karolina Kowalkiewicz: ‘The Octagon is The Safest Place in The World’

  20-10-2017 23:47
  Karolina Kowalkiewicz feels secure when she’s in mixed martial arts competition. Tomorrow (Oct. 21), Kowalkiewicz will take on Jodie Esquibel inside the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland. The bout will serve as the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 118. During a recent appearance on MMAFighting.com‘s “The MMA Hour,” Kowalkiewicz said she feels safe when […]
  
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• Video: Bellator’s Michael Page Victorious in Pro Boxing Debut Via Third-Round TKO

  20-10-2017 23:19 via sherdog.com
  Flashy Bellator MMA star Michael Page made his first foray into the Sweet Science on Friday, and it was a successful venture.
  
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• UFC 219 Update: Kamaru Usman, Emil Meek to Clash in Las Vegas on Dec. 30

  20-10-2017 23:04 via sherdog.com
  Kamaru Usman will attempt to claim his seventh consecutive Octagon triumph when he faces Emil Weber Meek at UFC 219.
  
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• Report: Kamaru Usman vs. Emil Meek Added to UFC 219 Card

  20-10-2017 23:02
  Kamaru Usman’s next test comes against Emil Meek. Farah Hannoun took to her Twitter account to report the match-up between Usman and Meek has been added to the UFC 219 card. UFC 219 is set to take place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Dec. 30. There is no word on where […]
  
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• Video: Michael Page wins pro boxing debut via third-round TKO

  20-10-2017 22:59
  Known for his highlight-reel knockouts, Bellator MMA’s Michael Page delivered another finish in his first boxing match.
  “Venom” made his pro boxing debut at a show hosted at the Indigo at the O2 club in Greenwhich, England on Friday, and he put away opponent Jonathan Castano by TKO in the third of four scheduled rounds. The Bellator welterweight appeared loose throughout the contest, before putting Castano down with a hard right hand:
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• Kamaru Usman vs. Emil Meek slated for UFC 219

  20-10-2017 22:39
  A welterweight fight featuring two rising stars is close to being added to UFC 219.
  Kamaru Usman vs. Emil Meek is slated for the Dec. 30 card, MMA Fighting has confirmed. The fight was first reported by Farah Hannoun.
  Usman (11-1) is a perfect 6-0 in the UFC. He knocked out Sergio Moraes last month and then called out Rafael dos Anjos, however, RDA was recently booked against Robbie Lawler.
  Meek (9-2, 1 NC) will be looking to improve to 2-0 in the UFC. After winning his debut last December again
  
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• Boston Salmon out of UFC Sao Paulo bout vs. Raoni Barcelos with injury

  20-10-2017 22:30
  The UFC’s next trip to Sao Paulo is down one fight.
  Boston Salmon has been forced to withdraw from his bantamweight bout opposite Brazil’s Raoni Barcelos at UFC Fight Night 119 on Oct. 28 in Sao Paulo, Brazil due to a left knee injury. The news was confirmed to MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz following a report by Combate.
  According to Barcelos’s team, the UFC will not be seeking a new opponent for him. The card will proceed with 13 scheduled bouts.
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• Andre Fili: There is no Bad Blood With Artem Lobov

  20-10-2017 22:07
  Andre Fili says he’s got no problems with Artem Lobov. Tomorrow (Oct. 21), Fili and Lobov will do battle inside the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland. The featherweight scrap will be featured on the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night 118. This will be Fili’s ninth bout under the UFC banner. Speaking to MMAFighting.com, Fili said […]
  
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• Karolina Kowalkiewicz calls the UFC Octagon ‘the safest place in the world’

  20-10-2017 22:00
  It’s become one of the most unique visuals in the UFC.
  Karolina Kowalkiewicz leaning against the cage, hands behind her back, a slight smirk on her face, looking all the world like she’s waiting for a bus to arrive and not about to engage another human being in hand-to-hand combat.
  It’s a pose that the strawweight contender brings to every fight, whether it’s her Octagon debut against Randa Markos back in 2015, or a world title bout with the fearsome Joanna Jedrzejczyk at
  
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• Bellator 185 live stream online

  20-10-2017 21:00
  Watch the Bellator 185 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 7 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows and can be watched below:
  Undercard (MMA Fighting at 7 p.m. ET)
  John Beneduce vs. Dean Hancock
  Pete Rogers vs. Timothy Wheeler
  Vinicius DeJesus vs. Joaquin Buckley
  Steve Skrzat vs. Costello Van Steenis
  Jordan Young vs. Alec Hooben
  Don Shainis vs. Matthew Denning
  Vovka Clay vs. Frank Storza
  Kevin Carrier vs. Jose Antonio Perez
  John Lopez vs. B
  
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• Carlos Felipe Accepts Two-Year Sanction Given by USADA

  20-10-2017 20:57
  Carlos Felipe won’t be competing inside the Octagon for a while. Felipe was scheduled to take on Christian Colombo at UFC Fight Night 119. Those plans crumbled when Felipe was flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. The out-of-competition urine sample was collected on July 29. Felipe was popped for Stanozolol, which is under the category of Anabolic […]
  
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• Alexander Shlemenko, Gegard Mousasi pass drug tests ahead of Bellator 185

  20-10-2017 20:30
  The Bellator 185 main event is now officially set for Friday night.
  Alexander Shlemenko and Gegard Mousasi both passed out-of-competition drug tests ahead of their headliner at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., per Mike Mazzulli, the director of the Mohegan Tribe’s Department of Athletic Regulation.
  Shlemenko, the former Bellator middleweight champion, was tested once in late June and then again last week, Mazzulli said. The latter results came back Friday morning. Mousasi’s test was
  
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• UFC Newcomer Carlos Felipe Accepts 2-Year Suspension for Positive Steroid Test

  20-10-2017 20:12 via sherdog.com
  Carlos Felipe’s Ultimate Fighting Championship debut has been put on hold, as the Brazilian heavyweight accepted a two-year suspension for a positive steroid test.
  
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• Andre Fili: Fans have ‘no right’ to say foe Artem Lobov doesn’t belong in the UFC

  20-10-2017 20:00
  It’s hard to believe that Artem Lobov and Andre Fili’s clash at UFC Fight Night 118 in Gdansk hasn’t been deemed worthy of a main-card slot.Lobov, once a top-ranked featherweight and lightweight in Poland as he made his ascent on the European scene, spent a lot of time around Fili during his time on The Ultimate Fighter.Fili, who was a coach for Team Faber on TUF 22, acknowledged that he knows Lobov better than some of his previous opponents, but didn’t note any specific
  
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• Neiman Gracie Focused on Winning Title Not Promoting BJJ

  20-10-2017 19:47
  Neiman Gracie has his sights set on championship gold. Tonight (Oct. 20), Gracie will compete against Zak Bucia inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The bout is set to be featured on the main card of Bellator 185. The main card airs live on Spike. Gracie is aware of the legacy his family has […]
  
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• USADA suspends UFC newcomer Carlos Felipe two years for testing positive for steroid

  20-10-2017 19:16
  Carlos Felipe will have to wait to make his UFC debut. A significant amount of time.
  The Brazilian heavyweight was suspended two years by USADA, the UFC's anti-doping partner, for testing positive for the steroid stanozolol, the agency announced Friday. Felipe, 22, failed a drug test, stemming from a July 29 out-of-competition sample collection, for the metabolites 16β‐hydroxy‐stanozolol and 3’‐hydroxy‐stanozolol.
  Stanozolol is under the anabolic agents categor
  
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• Bellator 185’s Heather Hardy talks first fight outside of New York, Alicia Keys, pitching at Yankee Stadium

  20-10-2017 19:00
  Heather Hardy is a New Yorker through and through, so it’s easy to understand why even a short trip up north could mess up her fight routine.
  The undefeated boxer-turned-cagefighter competes for the second time under MMA rules when she meets Kristina Williams in a flyweight bout at Bellator 185 on Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. It will be the first time Hardy is not competing in the state of New York, and a considerable departure from her Madison Square Garden debut t
  
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• Unlike some family members, Neiman Gracie is in Bellator to win belts, not promote Brazilian jiu-jitsu

  20-10-2017 18:00
  A short-notice opponent switch won’t change Neiman Gracie’s plans.
  Unbeaten in six MMA fights, the 28-year-old grappler meets Zak Bucia at Friday’s Bellator 185 in Uncasville, Conn., and he’s happy to be back in action months after his second-round submission win at Madison Square Garden in June.
  “I want to be more active, fight at least three or four times a year,” Gracie told MMA Fighting. “I’m really happy that they give me this fight now, and I
  
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• Live Stream: UFC Fight Night 118 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins Today (Oct. 20) at 12 p.m. ET

  20-10-2017 17:56
  The UFC Fight Night 118 weigh-ins wrapped up earlier today, but we still have the ceremonial event to go. Tomorrow (Oct. 21), the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will hold an event inside the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland. In the main event, Donald Cerrone will take on Darren Till. In the co-main event, strawweights Karolina […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 118 Weigh-in Results: Donald Cerrone, Darren Till on Point for Main Event

  20-10-2017 17:38 via sherdog.com
  A young lion challenges the old guard, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship attempts to once again tap into one of Europe’s hottest MMA markets.
  
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• Karolina Kowalkiewicz on Her Recent Skid: ‘Sh*t Happens’

  20-10-2017 17:27
  Karolina Kowalkiewicz is looking to put her recent skid behind her. Tomorrow (Oct. 21), Kowalkiewicz will do battle with Jodie Esquibel inside the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland. The bout will serve as UFC Fight Night 118’s co-main event. Speaking to MMAJunkie.com, Kowalkiewicz said she isn’t dwelling on her last two losses: “What can I say? […]
  
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• The cult of Gegard Mousasi, MMA’s great unchanged

  20-10-2017 17:00
  Nearly nine years ago, just a day before he was to fight Sokoudjou in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Gegard Mousasi sat down to a rib eye steak, a baked potato and a bowl of spaghetti and talked about what he wanted to accomplish in mixed martial arts. I know because, along with his older brother Gewik, I happened to be his dinner guest that night at the Claim Jumper, and watched him eat not one but two such meals while putting together a feature for Fight Magazine.The “Moose&rdquo
  
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• UFC Fight Night 118 Weigh-in Results: Sam Alvey Misses Weight

  20-10-2017 16:41
  The UFC Fight Night 118 weigh-ins have wrapped on. Tomorrow (Oct. 21), the UFC will hold an event inside the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland. In the main event, Donald Cerrone will take on Darren Till. Both men tipped the scales at 170 pounds, making their welterweight clash official. Co-headliners Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Jodie Esquibel […]
  
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• Owen Roddy on Conor McGregor vs. Tony Ferguson: ‘I’d Like to See it’

  20-10-2017 16:20
  Conor McGregor’s striking coach is starting to see the appeal of a unification bout between his fighter and Tony Ferguson. Earlier this month, Ferguson took on Kevin Lee inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The headlining bout of UFC 216 was contested for the interim UFC lightweight title. Ferguson won the bout via […]
  
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• Paul Kelly: The first Scouser that fought Donald Cerrone

  20-10-2017 15:00
  Paul Kelly may be the only fighter who has ever scheduled an interview for 9 a.m. on a Sunday morning.
  When his voice comes through the other end of the line from Liverpool, he chirps merrily and quickly reveals the source of his mood.“I’m just out on day release, just now mate,” he tells me, speaking on his girlfriend’s phone. “I’m just looking forward to getting some normal food and some coffees.”Before “Tellys” was handed down a 13-year pr
  
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• UFC Gdansk weigh-in video, results

  20-10-2017 14:30
  At the UFC Gdansk weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday's fights will hit the scale.
  Headliners Donald Cerrone and Darren Till will look to make the welterweight limit of 170 pounds, with a one-pound allowance provided for the non-title contest.
  The UFC Fight Night 118 ceremonial weigh-ins begin at 12 p.m. ET for Saturday’s event, which takes place at the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland.
  See the full UFC Gdansk weigh-in results below.
  Main Card (UFC Fight Pass, 3 p.m. ET)
  Donald
  
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• Morning Report: Owen Roddy: Tony Ferguson ‘starting to look like the more logical fight’ for Conor McGregor

  20-10-2017 14:00
  Since Conor McGregor won the lightweight title last year at UFC 205, the division has been in a state of tumult. McGregor took an extended hiatus to celebrate the birth of his first child and then took a detour to professional boxing for a money fight with Floyd Mayweather while, the deepest division in the sport became jammed up with a backlog of contenders waiting for their shot at the title. But while McGregor was off making history, Tony Ferguson continued to do the same thing he’d bee
  
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• Jodie Esquibel's long, strange trip to the UFC

  20-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Jodie Esquibel interacts with media during the UFC Fight Night Media Day inside Ergo Arena on October 19, 2017 in Gdansk, Poland. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" />When Jodie Esquibel was announced as one of the strawweights competing for a spot in The Ultimate Fighter 23 competition in 2016, many pegged her as an early favorite to win the tournament.Then she lost a controversial split decision to Ashley Yoder, and everything came crashing down. “I win the show nine ti
  
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• Fight Night Gdansk: Weigh-in Results

  20-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Fight Night: Cerrone vs Till, which is headlined by the welterweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Darren Till, airs live on FIGHT PASS on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 3pm ET from Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland.Eight prelim bouts will air live on FIGHT PASS starting at 11:45am ET / 8:45am PT.Five round main event boutDonald Cerrone (170) vs Darren Till (170)FIGHT PASS Main Card – 3 pm ET/12 pm PTKarolina Kowalkiewicz (115) vs. Jodie Esquibel (114)Jan Blachowicz (204) vs. Devin Clark (205)Oskar Pie
  
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• Fight Night Gdansk: Cerrone vs Till - Final Results

  20-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Who were the winners at Fight Night: Cerrone vs Till? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland on Saturday, Oct. 21 2017.Cerrone vs Till | Kowalkiewicz vs Esquibel | Blachowicz vs Clark | Piechota vs Wilson | Held vs Hqparast | Stasiak vs Kelleher | Alvey vs Emeev | Lobov vs Fili | Touahri vs Alves | Lansberg vs Ladd | Arantes vs EmmettFIGHT PASS customers: Watch the main card right here! | Don’t have FIGHT PASS? Sign up here Fight Night: Cerro
  
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• Fight Night Gdansk Card Update

  20-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  The heavyweight bout between Anthony Hamilton vs. Adam Wieczorek previously scheduled for UFC FIGHT NIGHT: COWBOY vs. TILL on Saturday, Oct. 21, has been moved to a fight card in Sydney, Australia on Nov. 19.  Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Cerrone: 'I'm Cowboy and this is what I love to do'

  20-10-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  When it’s time for Donald Cerrone to saddle up and ride into the Octagon again, his chief concern isn’t his opponent, it’s when and where. The time and the place are of paramount importance to “Cowboy,” the most active fighter on the UFC roster and one of the few competitors whose resume backs up his willingness to fight anyone, anywhere, at any time.Rick Story in their welterweight bout during the UFC 202 event at T-Mobile Arena on August 20, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV.
  
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• Bellator 185 Results: Mousasi vs. Shlemenko

  20-10-2017 06:00
  MMA Fighting has Bellator 185 results for the Mousasi vs. Shlemenko fight card Friday night from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
  In the main event, Gegard Mousasi makes his anticipated Bellator debut when he squares off against Alexander Shlemenko.
  Check out the full Bellator 185 results below.
  Main card (Spike at 9 p.m. ET)
  Gegard Mousasi vs. Alexander Shlemenko
  Neiman Gracie vs. Zak Bucia
  Heather Hardy vs. Kristina Williams
  Ana Julaton vs. Lisa Blaine
  Ryan Quinn vs. Marcus Surin
  Und
  
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• Warlley Alves Dedicating UFC Gdansk Fight to His Fallen Friends

  20-10-2017 04:51
  Last year, Warlley Alves suffered two losses in his career and two losses in his life. After having an undefeated record of 10-0, Alves had a rough 2016. He suffered the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career to Bryan Barberena via unanimous decision. The same result occurred when he fought Kamaru Usman. […]
  
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• Darren Till Knows Importance of Fighting Donald Cerrone

  20-10-2017 04:11
  Darren Till is just 24 years old, but the UFC welterweight will headline a card against one of the more well-known fighters on the roster this Saturday. Till takes on Donald Cerrone at UFC Fight Night 118 from Poland. The card airs live on UFC Fight Pass. With a record of 15-0-1, including nine knockouts […]
  
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• Donald Cerrone Being Treated like Royalty While in Poland

  20-10-2017 04:07
  Donald Cerrone hasn’t fought outside of North America since heading to Japan in 2007 for a bout at Greatest Common Multiple: Cage Force 3. That was his seventh pro fight. Saturday, “Cowboy” will step inside the Octagon and make his 42nd overall fight when he faces Darren Till at UFC Fight Night 118 from Poland. […]
  
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• Warlley Alves coming into UFC Gdansk after a pair of losses outside the cage, too

  20-10-2017 04:00
  Warlley Alves had a year to be forgotten in 2016, but he refuses to see it that way.
  Once seen as one of the greatest prospects in the welterweight division after a perfect run as middleweight on The Ultimate Fighter Brazil, Alves suffered his first defeats in MMA by the hands of Bryan Barberena and Kamaru Usman last year, and those were only two of his biggest losses.
  Alves lost a close friend in between those fights, when he suffered a violent car crash in Rio de Janeiro, leaving behind a wife
  
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• UFC Fight Night 118’s Jodie Esquibel ‘Going to Have Fun’ in Octagon Debut

  20-10-2017 03:59
  Jodie Esquibel will make her Octagon debut this Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 118 vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Esquibel earned her spot with the promotion following a March victory over DeAnna Bennett at Invicta FC 22. She is 6-2 in her career and 3-1 over her last four. “What a great opportunity […]
  
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• Karolina Kowalkiewicz at Ease Competing in Home Country of Poland

  20-10-2017 03:53
  For Karolina Kowalkiewicz, the opportunity to fight in her home country doesn’t come with added pressure. Kowalkiewicz meets Jodie Esquibel Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 118. The 32-year-old has dropped her last two fights, falling to strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha. “I never feel pressure before a fight, I […]
  
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• Adriano Moraes to Defend Flyweight Title vs. Danny Kingad at One Event in Manila

  20-10-2017 03:37 via sherdog.com
  One Championship flyweight king Adriano Moraes will defend his belt against Danny Kingad when the promotion travels to Manila on Nov. 10.
  
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• Heather Hardy Says She’s Made Improvements Ahead of Bellator 185

  20-10-2017 02:25
  Heather Hardy believes the changes she’s made since her professional mixed martial arts (MMA) debut will shine tomorrow night (Oct. 20). Hardy will do battle with Kristina Williams inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The bout is set to be featured on the main card of Bellator 185. Speaking to MMAJunkie.com, Hardy talked about her […]
  
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• Heather Hardy confronted at Bellator 185 weigh-ins by former opponent

  20-10-2017 02:21
  Heather Hardy all but faced off with two opponents Thursday at Bellator 185 weigh-ins.
  As Hardy stepped off the scale for the traditional staredown with Kristina Williams, her Bellator opponent Friday at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun, another woman approached the stage and confronted Hardy. That woman was Shelly Vincent, who Hardy beat in boxing last year in a bout for the WBC International female featherweight title, Bellator officials told MMA Fighting.
  Hardy just smiled and laughed at Willi
  
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• ONE flyweight champ Adriano Moraes meets undefeated Danny Kingad in November

  20-10-2017 02:00
  ONE Championship added a second title fight to its return to Manila.
  A flyweight championship bout between 125-pound kingpin Adriano Moraes and unbeaten contender Danny Kingad was officially announced by the promotion for Nov. 10 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.
  Moraes vs. Kingad joins a previously announced bout between lightweight champion Eduard Folayang and featherweight champion Martin Nguyen for the 155-pound belt.
  Moraes (16-2) avenged his only loss under the ONE banner i
  
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• Alex Caceres returns at UFC Shanghai, meets promotional newcomer Guan Wang

  20-10-2017 01:00
  Alex Caceres will be returning to Asia for his next UFC bout.The featherweight fighter has been booked to fight Guan Wang at UFC Shanghai (UFC Fight Night 122), which is set to go down on Nov. 25 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. The news was initially reported by mmadna.nl and was later confirmed by MMA Fighting.
  Caceres last fought at UFC Fight Night 111 in June where he snapped a two fight skid, defeating Rolando Dy via second-round technical knockout. The 29-year-old fighter is
  
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• Ovince St. Preux Steps in for Cummins, Faces Corey Anderson at UFC 217 in New York

  20-10-2017 00:46 via sherdog.com
  Ovince St. Preux has replaced Patrick Cummins and will meet Corey Anderson at UFC 217.
  
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• Bellator 185 Weigh-in Results: Mousasi vs. Shlemenko Made Official

  20-10-2017 00:46
  The Bellator 185 weigh-ins have wrapped up. Tomorrow night (Oct. 20), Bellator 185 takes place inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. In the main event, Gegard Mousasi will take on Alexander Shlemenko. Mousasi weighed in at 185.75 pounds, while Shlemenko tipped the scales at 186 pounds. You can peep the rest of the weigh-in […]
  
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• Ovince Saint Preux steps in vs. Corey Anderson at UFC 217

  20-10-2017 00:00
  Ovince Saint Preux is a busy man these days.The light heavyweight contender from Tennessee is just coming off his UFC Japan victory over Yushin Okami on Sept. 23, but he’s getting right back into the Octagon.
  Saint Preux (21-10) will step in for Patrick Cummins and meet Corey Anderson at UFC 217 on Nov. 4 at Madison Square Garden. MMA Fighting confirmed an initial report Thursday by Newsday.
  OSP takes a two-fight winning streak into bout, having also defeated Marcos Rogerio de Lima on Apri
  
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