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• Walt Harris Set to Appeal His UFC 217 DQ Loss to Mark Godbeer

  07-11-2017 23:47
  Walt Harris isn’t happy with his disqualification loss at UFC 217 and he’s looking to appeal. This past Saturday night (Nov. 4), Harris took on Mark Godbeer inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. Harris kicked Godbeer low and the referee called for time. Harris threw a high kick anyway that connected. Harris was […]
  
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• Georges St. Pierre Opens as Slight Favorite in Potential Bouts vs. Conor McGregor, Robert Whittaker

  07-11-2017 22:34 via sherdog.com
  Newly-crowned middleweight Georges St. Pierre has a number of intriguing options for his next UFC fight, and “Rush” is already a slight betting favorite against two potential foes.
  
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• UFC 217 Prelims Draw 1.276 Million Viewers to FS1; Bellator 186 Attracts 508K to Spike

  07-11-2017 22:13 via sherdog.com
  The UFC 217 prelims attracted an audience of 1.276 million to Fox Sports 1 on Saturday, the best audience for a preliminary card on the network this year.
  
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• Paul Redmond is open to a permanent move to Bellator

  07-11-2017 22:00
  The Paul Redmond addition to Friday night’s Bellator 187 card in Dublin was greeted warmly by the Irish MMA masses after the UFC veteran scored a decision win over Lukasz Chlewicki at KSW 40 three weeks ago.Although Redmond is best known for competing in the featherweight and lightweight categories, with the call from Bellator coming so late and so close to his last outing, he felt it was better to organize a catchweight for his meeting with Sergio de Jesus Santos.“I didn’t hav
  
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• Conor McGregor Says He’s Still ‘Very Young from a Damage Taking Standpoint’ in Combat Sports

  07-11-2017 21:25 via sherdog.com
  Already the highest-earning athlete in the UFC, Conor McGregor made life-changing money for his boxing match against Floyd Mayweather this past summer.
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw Says Team Alpha Male’s Trash Talk Fired Him up at UFC 217

  07-11-2017 21:09
  T.J. Dillashaw was motivated by some trash talk from his former Team Alpha Male coaches and teammates. This past Saturday night (Nov. 4), Dillashaw took on Cody Garbrandt for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight title at UFC 217. The championship scrap took place inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. Dillashaw captured the […]
  
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• Freddie Roach would prefer Georges St-Pierre move back to welterweight after beating Michael Bisping

  07-11-2017 20:00
  Georges St-Pierre did the improbable Saturday night. He came back from four years away, moved up 15 pounds in weight and defeated Michael Bisping to win the UFC middleweight title. At UFC 217 in New York, “GSP”, a longtime former welterweight champion, became just the fourth UFC fighter to hold titles in two different weight classes. It cemented him on the short list of best fighters of all time, if not made him the consensus greatest ever.
  His future, though, remains uncertain. The
  
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• UFC KO of The Week: Dustin Poirier Cracks Bobby Green (Video)

  07-11-2017 19:40
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has rolled out a new “KO of the Week.” This time it’s Dustin Poirier’s left hand taking out Bobby Green. The two met back in June 2016. Poirier took out his opponent in the first round. The video was released in anticipation for UFC Fight Night 120. That event takes […]
  
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• Robert Whittaker: Georges St. Pierre ‘Looked Slower Than He’s Ever Been’ at UFC 217

  07-11-2017 19:31 via sherdog.com
  Robert Whittaker likes his chances should he face Georges St. Pierre in a middleweight title unification bout somewhere down the road.
  
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• Adam Piccolotti-Derek Anderson Catchweight Bout Set for Bellator 189 in Oklahoma

  07-11-2017 19:05 via sherdog.com
  Adam Piccolotti and Derek Anderson will square off in a 160-pound catch-weight affair at Bellator 189.
  
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• Kenny Florian: I Wouldn’t be Surprised if UFC 217 Was GSP’s Last Fight

  07-11-2017 18:52
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) analyst Kenny Florian says it wouldn’t shock him to see Georges St-Pierre walk away for good. This past Saturday night (Nov. 4), St-Pierre challenged Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight title. After four years of inactivity, St-Pierre didn’t let ring rust catch up to him. He submitted “The Count” to capture […]
  
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• Conor McGregor on retirement: ‘I’m still very young from a damage-taking standpoint’

  07-11-2017 18:00
  Conor McGregor appeared on RTE’s The Late Late Show on Friday night to promote “Conor McGregor: Notorious” and claimed he has no set date for his retirement.According to the UFC lightweight champion, his exit from the sport will be determined by how much damage he has taken.The Irishman said that the only time he was truly wobbled in a fight was in his first meeting with Nate Diaz, and other than that, he has taken no other heavy shots.“I’m 29 years of age and I hav
  
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• UFC Winnipeg adds Jan Blachowicz vs. Jared Cannonier, Sheldon Westcott vs. Danny Roberts

  07-11-2017 17:00
  Less than six weeks out, two additional fights have been finalized for UFC Winnipeg.
  Jan Blachowicz (20-7) is stepping in on short notice to fight Jared Cannonier (10-2) in a light heavyweight bout, replacing Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, who was removed from the booking after being flagged for a USADA violation on Oct. 19.
  This marks Blachowicz’s second fight in two months. He recently defeated Devin Clark by second-round submission at UFC Gdansk.
  Officials also announced a welterweight bout
  
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• Jan Blachowicz Replaces ‘Minotouro’ Nogueira, Meets Jared Cannonier at UFC on Fox 26

  07-11-2017 16:49 via sherdog.com
  Jan Blachowicz will replace Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and face Jared Cannonier at UFC on Fox 26 on Dec. 16.
  
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• Quarterfinal Matchups Set for ‘Copa Combate’ Bantamweight Tourney on Nov. 11

  07-11-2017 16:15 via sherdog.com
  The quarterfinal pairings for Combate Americas’ "Copa Combate” tournament are set for Saturday.
  
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• Dana White: 'I think the Brazilian people are tough enough to handle' Colby Covington’s post-fight comments

  07-11-2017 16:00
  It seem that UFC welterweight Colby Covington won’t face any punishment for his comments about Brazilian fans after all.
  The welterweight contender defeated Demian Maia in the co-main event of UFC Sao Paulo on Oct. 28, and went on to call the city a “dump" and Brazilian fans “filthy animals” in his post-fight interview. The crowd booed the American Top Team fighter, and some fans threw things at him as he was leaving the Octagon.
  UFC senior vice president David Shaw told
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw says Team Alpha Male’s in-cage trash talk helped him recover after UFC 217 knockdown

  07-11-2017 15:00
  T.J. Dillashaw recaptured the UFC bantamweight title this past weekend at UFC 217 with a highlight-reel, second-round knockout of his former teammate Cody Garbrandt. However, the journey wasn’t all smooth sailing.A now two-time bantamweight champion, Dillashaw was forced to overcome early danger when he suffered a knockdown in the closing seconds of round one, having eaten a hard right hand from Garbrandt. Thinking quickly, Dillashaw latched onto a desperation single-leg takedown attempt a
  
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• Morning Report: Kenny Florian wouldn’t be surprised if this was Georges St-Pierre’s last fight

  07-11-2017 14:00
  This past Saturday at UFC 217, Georges St-Pierre etched his already legendary name even farther into the history books when he became only the fourth man to win belts in two different UFC weight classes. St-Pierre won the middleweight title from Michael Bisping with a third-round submission concluding an over year-long process of getting St-Pierre back in the octagon. But now that the former welterweight kingpin has returned to claim another belt, what remains for St-Pierre to do?
  Not a lot, acc
  
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• Unfiltered Episode 144: Everlast and UFC 217 Recap

  07-11-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Everlast from House of Pain joins Jim and Matt in-studio to break down every fight from one of the best cards in history, UFC 217. Plus, the guys talk with Everlast about how he got into UFC, being rushed to a Russian hospital in the middle of nowhere, meeting Chuck Liddell, and much more. Full EpisodeEverlast's titanium heart valve makes him tick like a watchEverlast on how he got into UFC in the first placeEverlast on meeting Chuck Liddell and Dana White back in the dayDana White leaves Everla
  
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• UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis Fantasy Cheat Sheet

  07-11-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Two of the most ferocious finishers in the lightweight division will square off in Virginia this Saturday night, as Dustin Poirier takes on former champion Anthony Pettis in a pivotal matchup at 155 pounds. Poirier has only suffered one defeat since moving to lightweight after spending a big part of his career fighting at 145 pounds, and he's looked better than ever. Now Poirier will look to add a former champion to his resume while Pettis will attempt to get his second win in a row since moving
  
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• UFC 217 Talking Points: GSP the GOAT, Dillashaw & Namajunas become champs

  07-11-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  NEW YORK – The return of Georges St-Pierre to the Octagon was the great unknown of UFC 217 at Madison Square Garden. Cody Garbrandt vs. TJ Dillashaw and Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Rose Namajunas were sure things.With GSP gone for four years, the Canadian icon was coming back to a completely different MMA landscape compared to the time he ruled the welterweight division. Would St-Pierre have ring rust? Was a jump to 185 pounds a smart move? At 36 years old, did the sport simply pass him by?It t
  
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• Two bouts added to stacked Winnipeg card

  07-11-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Light heavyweight contenders and rising welterweight stars will make the trip to Winnipeg on Dec. 16 to compete in UFC Fight Night action at Bell MTS Place.At 205 pounds, Jared Cannonier will face off with Poland's Jan Blachowicz, and in the welterweight division, Alberta's Sheldon Westcott returns to battle Danny "Hot Chocolate" Roberts.Tickets are on sale now for the UFC Fight Night event, which is headlined by the welterweight clash between Robbie Lawler and Rafael Dos Anjos. FOX will televis
  
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• Rose Namajunas hopes to inspire by being an example

  07-11-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Fresh off massive upset to win strawweight title vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Rose Namajunas hopes to inspire by being an example. #UFC217 pic.twitter.com/zo5YjAovzm— UFC News (@UFCNews) November 7, 2017Eschewing the trash talk often employed to hype fights, Rose Namajunas instead took a stoic approach in the build up to her strawweight title bout against Joanna Jedzrejczyk. Refusing to engage in any back-and-forth verbal sparring or insult-slinging, the rare moments Namajunas did speak were ma
  
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• Pettis looks to begin new chapter in Norfolk

  07-11-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Anthony Pettis kicks Jim Miller in their lightweight bout during the UFC 213 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 8, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" /> Anthony Pettis is pretty candid about the 19-month stretch that saw him go from the top of the lightweight division to getting finished for the first time in his career on a frosty December evening in Toronto.“It was kind of a scary moment,” said the former lightweight champion of the t
  
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• Guida thankful for everything the fight-game has given him

  07-11-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  There aren’t too many people in the fight game as positive as Clay Guida. In fact there aren’t too many people on the planet who have the worldview of “The Carpenter.” That’s rare any way you slice it, but when your job involves getting punched in the face, it makes it even more remarkable that he can make this all sound like the greatest thing in the world.“Every day I’m thankful,” he said. “I’m blessed for my health, my family, my fri
  
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• Johny Hendricks on UFC 217 Loss: Back to The Grind

  07-11-2017 06:33
  Johny Hendricks will need to figure something out to get over his rough stretch. This past Saturday night (Nov. 4), Hendricks took on Paulo Costa in the opening main card bout of UFC 217. “Big Rigg” was finished in the second round due to strikes. The former welterweight kingpin is now 1-5 in his last […]
  
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• Robert Whittaker: GSP Looked Slower Than He’s Ever Been

  07-11-2017 04:42
  Robert Whittaker isn’t losing sleep over Georges St-Pierre’s performance at UFC 217. Whittaker is the interim UFC middleweight title holder. He was in attendance inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. “The Reaper” witnessed St-Pierre’s triumphant return, submitting Michael Bisping to capture the middleweight title. Speaking with news.com.au, Whittaker said that while St-Pierre is […]
  
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• Paulo Costa to Derek Brunson after Johny Hendricks win at UFC 217: ‘Don’t be scared’

  07-11-2017 03:00
  NEW YORK CITY — Paulo Costa speaks to the media at UFC 217 about his high-profile stoppage win over former champ Johny Hendricks, wanting to fight Derek Brunson next, and much more.
  
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• Volkan Oezdemir on Potential Title Shot in Boston: ‘It’s a Big City, I Like it’

  07-11-2017 02:55
  Volkan Oezdemir isn’t opposed to the idea of having his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title shot take place in Boston. Oezdemir is next in line for a shot at Daniel Cormier’s 205-pound gold, but a location and date have not been decided. “No Time” has been cordial to the champion, but he certainly […]
  
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• Monday Morning Analyst: How Rose Namajunas beat Joanna Jedrzejczyk

  07-11-2017 02:09
  Today on the podcast, we break down all of the action from UFC 217 and Bellator 186. We also take a special look at how Rose Namajunas bulldozed Joanna Jedrzejczyk and claimed the strawweight title.
  
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• Ed Ruth Says Knockout Win at Bellator 186 is a Game-Changer

  07-11-2017 01:32
  Ed Ruth believes there is great significance to his latest victory. This past Friday night (Nov. 3), Ruth took on Chris Dempsey inside the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania. The bout was featured on the main card of Bellator 186. Ruth scored a second-round knockout victory. Given Ruth’s wrestling background, many have been surprised […]
  
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