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• John Lineker says he gets ‘sour taste’ every time Demetrious Johnson fights

  31-10-2017 23:00
  SAO PAULO, Brazil — It seems that John Lineker hasn’t forgotten Demetrious Johnson yet.
  The heavy-hitter Brazilian scored another win as a bantamweight at UFC Sao Paulo, defeating Marlon Vera via unanimous decision Saturday night, and said that he would love to take a superfight with the flyweight kingpin at 135 pounds.
  “A superfight with him would be cool,” Lineker said after the win. “I believe that it would be better at this weight. I feel stronger and can prepar
  
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• Conor McGregor Believes Tony Ferguson Should be Next

  31-10-2017 22:41
  UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor has revealed that contract negotiations are currently underway to establish an opponent for his return to the cage As a man who is certainly not stuck for options, Conor McGregor knows he has as close to the upper hand as one can get in the fight business (via Entertainment.ie): “I’ve […]
  
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• Charles Oliveira Replaces Al Iaquinta, Meets Paul Felder at UFC 218 in Detroit

  31-10-2017 21:54 via sherdog.com
  Al Iaquinta has withdrawn from a proposed lightweight bout against Paul Felder at UFC 218 and will be replaced by Charles Oliveira.
  
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• Conor McGregor on title unification bout against Tony Ferguson: ‘I feel that will be next’

  31-10-2017 21:28
  Who is Conor McGregor’s next opponent? The MMA world may get some answers soon.
  Speaking Tuesday with Ireland’s entertainment.ie to promote his upcoming documentary Conor McGregor: Notorious, McGregor spoke about his options for his next fight and revealed that a title unification bout against UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson appears to be the frontrunner for his next move.
  “I’ve got everyone clawing at me, trying to get at me, and that’s from multiple
  
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• Conor McGregor Apologizes for Use of Homophobic Slur Backstage at UFC Fight Night 118

  31-10-2017 21:13 via sherdog.com
  Conor McGregor has apologized for his use of a homophobic slur following SBG Ireland teammate Artem Lobov’s loss to Andre Fili at UFC Fight Night 118 on Oct. 21.
  
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• Thiago Santos Wants Bout With Derek Brunson: All he Needs to do is Take it

  31-10-2017 20:50
  Thiago Santos has Derek Brunson in his sights. Santos and Brunson had separate bouts on the UFC Fight Night 119 card this past Saturday night (Oct. 28). Santos defeated Jack Hermansson via first-round TKO, while Brunson knocked out Lyoto Machida in the opening frame. Just before Brunson competed against Machida, Santos spoke to the media. He […]
  
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• UFC 217 Odds: Georges St. Pierre Favored to Win Decision vs. Michael Bisping in Headliner

  31-10-2017 20:41 via sherdog.com
  If oddsmakers are correct, then Georges St. Pierre will do against Michael Bisping at UFC 217 what he did so often during his welterweight championship reign – win a five-round decision.
  
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• Conor McGregor issues apology for homophobic slur

  31-10-2017 20:30
  Ten days after causing controversy by using a homophobic slur, Conor McGregor has apologized.
  In a clip captured by cameras and later deleted, the UFC lightweight champion used the slur on multiple occasions backstage at UFC Gdansk in a conversation with his teammate, Artem Lobov, after Lobov’s unanimous decision loss to Andre Fili.
  Appearing on the Irish television show “The Late Late Show,” McGregor said he meant no harm with his words.
  "I was whispering in his ear and I was
  
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• Darrent Till Dismisses Comparisons to Conor McGregor, Eyes 3 UFC Titles

  31-10-2017 20:17
  Following a first-round mauling of UFC fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone earlier this month, Britain’s Darren Till catapulted himself into the welterweight rankings The Liverpool-native’s performance was so impressive that immediate comparisons were made to Ireland’s Conor McGregor. Till is having none of it, though, insisting that he is his ‘own man’ as is McGregor: […]
  
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• UFC 218 loses Paul Felder vs. Al Iaquinta

  31-10-2017 20:08
  UFC 218 has lost one of its best fights.
  The Paul Felder vs. Al Iaquinta lightweight fight has been canceled due to a recent Iaquinta injury, MMA Fighting has learned. Charles Oliveira is currently the front-runner to replace Iaquinta, though that fight isn’t finalized just yet.UFC 218, headlined by Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar for the featherweight title, takes place Dec. 2 from the new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
  The card also features Alistair Overeem vs. Francis Ngannou, Eddie A
  
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• UFC 217 Embedded, Episode 2: ‘He looks a little fat’

  31-10-2017 20:03
  On the second episode of UFC 217 Embedded, UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and Team Alpha Male arrive in New York, T.J. Dillashaw meets up with coach Duane Ludwig, Rose Namajunas gets a haircut, UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk squeezes in one last training session at American Top Team, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping tapes a podcast, Georges St-Pierre readies for fight week, and more.
  
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• UFC 217 Embedded (Ep. 2): The Fighters Arrive in New York City

  31-10-2017 19:42
  Episode two of UFC 217 Embedded has been released. The episode opens with Cody Garbrandt arriving at JFK International Airport along with his team. His opponent, T.J. Dillashaw is then seen driving in Laguna Hills, California. We are then taken to Colorado, where Rose Namjunas is sparring. Later on, more fighters start arriving in New […]
  
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• Erik Pérez signs with Combate Americas

  31-10-2017 19:40
  “Goyito” is headed to Combate Americas.
  Popular former UFC bantamweight Erik Pérez has signed a multi-fight exclusive contract with the promotion, MMA Fighting has learned.“We are thrilled to welcome ‘Goyito’ Pérez, the top Mexican fighter in the sport of MMA, and look forward to having him compete in La Jaula,” Combate CEO Campbell McLaren said.
  Pérez’s promotional debut isn’t set yet, though the current plan is for him to fig
  
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• Video: Bellator 186 Foundations Showcases Ed Ruth

  31-10-2017 19:29
  Ed Ruth is set to do battle on Nov. 3. Ruth will go one-on-one with Chris Dempsey inside the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania in the main event of Bellator 186. It’ll be the second bout for Ruth in 2017. The official YouTube channel of Bellator has been rolling out more of their […]
  
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• Urijah Faber Claims Justin Buchholz’s “Demotion” Doesn’t Change Much

  31-10-2017 19:29
  Justin Buchholz claimed that he was handed a “demotion” from Team Alpha Male Patriarch Urijah Faber last week According to Faber, that could not be further from the truth and nothing has really changed: “Honestly it hasn’t been much of a change and I think that’s more of a personal viewpoint of Buchholz,” Faber said on […]
  
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• Video: Bellator 186 Foundations Showcases Linton Vassell

  31-10-2017 19:08
  Linton Vassell is set to do battle on Nov. 3. Vassell will go one-on-one with Bellator light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader inside the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania in the main event of Bellator 186. Bader’s title will be on the line. The official YouTube channel of Bellator has been rolling out more […]
  
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• Tyron Woodley Claims Winner of Bisping vs. GSP is Next Opponent

  31-10-2017 19:06
  Tyron Woodley has stated that he believes he will meet the winner of this weekend’s UFC middleweight title bout between Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre Should Woodley land a shot against the middleweight champion, he will become just the second fighter in UFC history to hold two belts at the same time. UFC lightweight champion Conor […]
  
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• ‘Bummed’ Rogerio Nogueira expects 'B' sample results this week

  31-10-2017 19:00
  SAO PAULO, Brazil — Antonio Rogerio Nogueira was flagged for a potential anti-doping violation, but insists on his innocence.
  The 41-year-old veteran, who tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide in an out-of-competition test by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), told the media in Sao Paulo, a day before the UFC Fight Night 119, that he asked for his ‘B' sample to be tested.
  "We’re waiting for the results of the ‘B' sample on Wednesday, and waiting to see what h
  
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• Manager for McGregor, Ferguson Calls Lightweight Title Unification Bout ‘Inevitable’

  31-10-2017 18:21 via sherdog.com
  Audie Attar, who represents both Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson under the Paradigm Sports umbrella, believes that the lightweights are destined to meet in the Octagon.
  
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• Combate Americas’ ‘Copa Combate’ Event Adds English Broadcast on NBCSN

  31-10-2017 17:51 via sherdog.com
  In addition to airing in Spanish on Telemundo, Combate Americas’ “Copa Combate” event will also be broadcast in English on NBC Sports Network.
  
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• Colby Covington Describes ‘Scary’ Escape Mission in Brazil

  31-10-2017 17:26
  It is fair to say that Colby Covington made his mark among Brazilian fans on Saturday night, but for all the wrong reasons Referring to your hos country as “a dump” and its inhabitants as “filthy animals” will generally go down like a lead balloon. “I had my suit ready,” Covington told Ariel Helwani on […]
  
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• Mark Hunt Still Confused at Being Pulled From UFC Sydney Bout

  31-10-2017 17:03
  Despite claiming to have been cleared to fight by professionals, Mark Hunt still finds himself without ample explanations from the UFC Earlier this week, UFC President Dana White penned an open letter to Hunt via The Daily Telegraph, seemingly in an attempt to elucidate his perspective: “My team contacted his management within the first week […]
  
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• Darren Till aims to outdo Conor McGregor’s UFC title haul: ‘I need three’

  31-10-2017 17:00
  Surging welterweight Darren Till believes he can become the greatest fighter in the history of mixed martial arts and is adamant that he will outdo Conor McGregor’s title haul of two UFC belts.Till has been talking about securing his place among the greats of the sport since his emergence on the UFC roster.Although his early claims may have fallen on deaf ears, his first-round knockout of Donald Cerrone in the main event of UFC Gdansk has shot his stock into the stratosphere.On the back of
  
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• Bellator 186: Phil Davis, Ed Ruth Wrestling Highlights From Penn State

  31-10-2017 16:47
  This Friday night, Phil Davis and Ed Ruth return to Penn State University as MMA fighters. Davis and Ruth both shined with the Nittany Lions on the wrestling mats. Now, they are members of the Bellator MMA roster and will be fighting inside the cage. A former light heavyweight champion, Davis faces Leo Leite as […]
  
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• Combate Americas’ Copa Combate event to air live on NBCSN

  31-10-2017 15:12
  Combate Americas’ eight-man bantamweight tournament will be airing on more than one channel.Apart from airing live in Spanish on Telemundo, Copa Combate will also have an English broadcast that will be televised live on NBCSN. The promotion announced the news on Tuesday.
  Copa Combate, which takes place Nov. 11 in Cancun, Mexico, will be simulcasted on both NBCSN and Telemundo at 11:30 p.m. ET. The broadcast will feature the tournament’s semifinal and final, as well as a co-main event
  
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• Despite Dana White’s public letter, Mark Hunt says he still doesn’t know where he stands with UFC

  31-10-2017 15:00
  Mark Hunt’s UFC future seems uncertain, even to him.
  “The Super Samoan” told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that he is unsure of where he stands with the promotion after he was removed from the UFC Sydney main event earlier this month.Hunt was open about potential symptoms of a brain injury in a first-person interview published in September. He has since walked those words back, saying they were taken out of context. But the UFC said he was taken off th
  
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• Jorge Masvidal on Colby Covington: ‘I Got His Back, He’s Got Mine’

  31-10-2017 14:00
  Jorge Masvidal says he doesn’t care how people feel about Colby Covington. Covington caused quite a stir following his unanimous decision win over Demian Maia this past Saturday night (Oct. 28). After the fight, he said Brazil was a dump filled with “filthy animals.” While some compared the comments to a classic wrestling promo, others […]
  
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• In the Colby Covington business, it’s upward rise and bottom-scraping in equal doses

  31-10-2017 14:00
  Little more than a year ago, Colby Covington was mostly hot air, a young man with big aspirations and an abrasive public personality who had not yet accomplished anything of note on the elite MMA scene. Things have changed since then, at least somewhat. Covington still has the big aspirations and an abrasive public personality, but he’s bolstered his resume to the point where he is indisputably a factor in the UFC welterweight title picture.
  After beating Demian Maia this past Saturday, Co
  
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• Morning Report: Manager for Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson says Ferguson has earned next McGregor bout

  31-10-2017 13:00
  Audie Attar is one of the most notable managers in MMA.His company, Paradigm Sports Management, represents a plethora of established MMA veterans, among them former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, and current middleweight champion Michael Bisping. But the crown jewel of Attar’s collection of talent is UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, and Attar seems to think that McGregor may soon face off against another one of his clients, interim lightweight champion tony Ferguson.
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• UFC Targets MW Title Unification With Whittaker, Bisping-GSP Winner for Perth Debut at UFC 221

  31-10-2017 06:26 via sherdog.com
  On Monday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's 2018 pay-per-view debut was revealed with UFC 220 bound for Boston in January. Less than a full day later, the promotion is teasing some high stakes for in a new location for its second PPV of the forthcoming year.
  
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• Unfiltered Episode 142: Cody Garbrandt

  31-10-2017 06:00 via ufc.com
  UFC Bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt calls in ahead of his UFC 217 bout against TJ Dillashaw and discusses TJ as an opponent, what treatments he's undergone to correct his back injury, Michael Bisping, wanting Mighty Mouse next, expecting his first child, and more. Plus, Matt Serra calls in after taking a sick day and talks to Jim about this past weekend's fights from Sao Paulo, Brazil.Full EpisodeCody on rehabbing his back injury and rebuilding himself a better fighterCody on Michael Bispin
  
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• UFC 217: Bisping vs St-Pierre Fantasy Cheat Sheet

  31-10-2017 06:00 via ufc.com
  The champ is here! @JoannaMMA signing posters w/ undefeated @AiemannZahabi#UFC217 pic.twitter.com/KpiU4PTmlw— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) October 31, 2017In arguably the biggest card of 2017, Georges St-Pierre will make his long awaited return to the Octagon to face middleweight champion Michael Bisping as the UFC returns to Madison Square Garden in New York. It's been nearly four years since St-Pierre last fought, but he's coming back to add on to his legacy by attempting to become a two-divisio
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 26 - Episode 8 Preview

  31-10-2017 06:00 via ufc.com
  After seven weeks of battles, the final elimination round matchup will take place on this week's episode of The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion, as No. 8 seed Emily Whitmire from Team Gaethje takes on No. 9 seed Christina Marks from Team Alvarez.In the last episode, Rachael Ostovich-Berdon pulled off an upset as she knocked off Melinda Fabian in dominant fashion, and now it's up to Whitmire and Marks to close out this opening round before the quarterfinals begin next week. Of course, Whit
  
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• Joanna plans to take over MSG on Saturday

  31-10-2017 06:00 via ufc.com
  The spotlight gets brighter with every fight for UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, but as she approaches her sixth title defense against Rose Namajunas this Saturday in Madison Square Garden, she refuses to lose sight of why she’s here in the first place.“I feel like I’m living my dream,” she said. “I know what sport I’m in and, of course, the last two years were pretty crazy for me. There’s a lot of attention on me and so many other different
  
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• Joanna Jędrzejczyk on Facebook Live

  31-10-2017 06:00 via ufc.com
  The champ Joanna Jędrzejczyk jumped on Facebook live ahead of her UFC 217 strawweight title bout against Rose Namajunas. Among the topics she covered were the hardest hitting fighters, Conor's movie, her opponent and much more. Check it out below:RELATED: Order UFC 217 | Joanna By The Numbers| UFC 217: Inside The Octagon Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Hendricks feels 'reborn' after training with Jackson-Wink for UFC 217

  31-10-2017 06:00 via ufc.com
  For members of the Jackson-Wink MMA fight team, the Sandia Mountains are heartbreakers, not because of their beauty, but because running them will test everything – mind, body and soul.Welcome to Albuquerque, Johny Hendricks.“It sucked,” the former UFC welterweight champion said of his first time going up the mountains. “I’m not gonna lie. It sucked. But my cardio, just from running it once, felt like it shot through the roof because you push yourself that hard.&rdq
  
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• Get To Know TUF Cast: Christina Marks

  31-10-2017 06:00 via ufc.com
  If you’ve been around combat sports long enough, there comes a time when you feel like you’ve heard everything. Then Christina Marks hits you with the “I think I fought one of the strippers, too,” line, and all bets are off.So let’s go back nearly a decade to a strip club in Tijuana. See, it just keeps getting better.“At that time, it was kind of hard for us to get fights, and so we had to go down to TJ to get fights,” laughed Marks, knowing how bizarre
  
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• Gall has master plan in place for UFC run

  31-10-2017 06:00 via ufc.com
  “It’s a marathon not a sprint,” -@mickeygall returns to the Octagon for first time in 10 months at #UFC217 pic.twitter.com/wgWkcIKzUM— UFC News (@UFCNews) November 1, 2017The bluesmen and jazz players called it woodshedding, the idea of just getting away from the world to work on their craft. When they returned, they weren’t the same musicians they were before. In the last 11 months, Mickey Gall has been woodshedding. On Saturday night in Madison Square Garden, he p
  
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• Cody vs. TJ – The Coaches Speak

  31-10-2017 06:00 via ufc.com
  The animosity between former teammates turned rivals has been the chief selling point of the UFC 217 title clash between Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw since both emerged victorious in their bouts last December and their paths were charted to cross in the cage.As soon as he was done bestowing his new bantamweight championship belt upon his good friend Maddux Maple, Garbrandt turned his attention to Dillashaw, issuing a challenge to the former champion who had collected a unanimous decision vict
  
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• UFC 221 to take place in Perth, Australia on Feb. 11

  31-10-2017 05:51
  The UFC has been all over Australia and now it is adding Perth to its list of Down Under destinations.
  On Monday evening, the promotion announced that the Octagon will be making a stop at the Perth Arena on Feb. 11 (Feb. 10 in North America) for UFC 221. It will be the 12th time that the UFC has visited Australia having previously scheduled shows in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Gold Coast.
  This marks the UFC’s second trip to Australia in four months, with UFC Sydney taking pl
  
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• Remember the Heat Between Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw?

  31-10-2017 04:24
  The UFC has released a new promo ahead of Saturday’s bantamweight title fight between champion Cody Garbrandt and former titleholder TJ Dillashaw. Garbrandt and Dillashaw will serve as the co-main event at UFC 217 from Madison Square Garden in New York City, but the two former Team Alpha Male teammates might have the most bad […]
  
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• Deiveson Figueiredo Didn’t Expect Split Nod Against Jared Brooks

  31-10-2017 03:17
  Even Deiveson Figueiredo was surprised he emerged victorious after a three-round battle with Jared Brooks. The two met this past Saturday night (Oct. 28). Both men raised their arms after the bout, but it was Figueiredo who was awarded the win. The result didn’t go without controversy as many felt Brooks won the fight. Figueiredo admitted he […]
  
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• Vicente Luque calls out Darren Till after quick UFC Sao Paulo win

  31-10-2017 03:00
  SAO PAULO, Brazil — Vicente Luque discusses his quick win over Niko Price at UFC Sao Paulo, why he wants to face undefeated welterweight Darren Till next, the importance of scoring a finish to get back on track in the UFC, and more.
  
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• Chris Holdsworth Ends His Silence, Claims T.J. Dillashaw Did Injure Him

  31-10-2017 02:34
  Chris Holdsworth has finally told his side of the story to a gym incident with T.J. Dillashaw. Team Alpha Male’s Urijah Faber and Cody Garbrandt made waves when they claimed Dillashaw ended Holdsworth’s professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. They said that Dillashaw kneed Holdsworth in the head after being outworked in a sparring session. […]
  
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• Monday Morning Analyst: Antonio Carlos, Jr.’s amazing jiu-jitsu

  31-10-2017 01:00
  Today on the podcast, we’ll go over the UFC Sao Paulo card with special focus on the wins of Derek Brunson over Lyoto Machida as well as Colby Covington over Demian Maia. We’ll deep dive on ‘Shoeface’, Antonio Carlos, Jr., and his spectacular submission win.
  
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• Report: Dana White Reveals 2018 UFC PPV Schedule to Begin with UFC 220 in Boston

  31-10-2017 00:36 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship's 2018 pay-per-view schedule will begin in Beantown.
  
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