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• UFC 218 Live Preliminary Card Results

  02-12-2017 23:45
  UFC 218 is back in Paradise, Nevada for UFC 218 tonight (Sat. December 2, 2017) with a stacked card for mixed martial arts (MMA) fans to enjoy. The main event of the evening features a UFC featherweight title bout between champion Max Holloway and 145-pound legend Jose Aldo. In the co-main event longtime veteran Alistair […]
  
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• UFC 218 live stream online

  02-12-2017 23:00
  Watch UFC 218 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the pay-per-view card at 10 p.m. ET.
  The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows:
  Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
  Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo
  Alistair Overeem vs. Francis Ngannou
  Henry Cejudo vs. Sergio Pettis
  Eddie Alvarez vs. Justin Gaethje
  Tecia Torres vs. Michelle Waterson
  UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will defend his title against Jose Aldo in a rematch in the main event. In the co-main event, Francis Ngannou will sq
  
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• UFC President Dana White: Georges St. Pierre ‘Out for a Minute’ with Colitis

  02-12-2017 22:22 via sherdog.com
  There hasn’t been any recent progress regarding newly crowned middleweight champion Georges St. Pierre’s next move, and there might not be for a while.
  
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• Colby Covington: Tyron Woodley Wanted to Fight a Lightweight

  02-12-2017 22:11
  Colby Covington won’t stop his verbal assault on Tyron Woodley. Covington is currently the third ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight. He’s coming off a unanimous decision victory over two-time title challenger Demian Maia. “Chaos” has won five straight bouts. Covington and welterweight champion Woodley used to be training partners, but that relationship soured once […]
  
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• Alex Oliveira explains how he will put Yancy Medeiros to sleep at UFC 218

  02-12-2017 22:00
  Unbeaten over his last five UFC fights, Alex Oliveira wants to prove he’s ready for the next level in the company.
  Coming off impressive finishes over Ryan LaFlare, Tim Means and Will Brooks, “Cowboy” is set to meet Yancy Medeiros in the preliminary portion of UFC 218 in Detroit on Dec. 2, and can’t wait to step inside the Octagon to brawl.
  "The moment I enjoy the most, getting into a brawl with another man, is finally here,” Oliveira told MMA Fighting. "What we&rsq
  
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• New Champ Nicco Montano Nearly Didn’t Compete at ‘TUF 26’ Finale Due to Broken Foot

  02-12-2017 21:45 via sherdog.com
  Nicco Montano’s unlikely journey from reality show underdog to UFC flyweight champion was even more unlikely than most realized.
  
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• Georges St-Pierre Diagnosed With Colitis, Out Indefinitely

  02-12-2017 21:27
  An illness has forced Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder Georges St-Pierre to sit on the sidelines. St-Pierre returned to action for the first time in four years last month. He captured the UFC middleweight title, submitting Michael Bisping inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. UFC President Dana White insisted that a […]
  
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• UFC 218 Embedded, Episode 6: ‘We just bury him with food’

  02-12-2017 21:06
  In the sixth episode of UFC 218 Embedded, Jose Aldo watches his favorite team, the fighters weigh-in, Aldo eats several meals, Max Holloway gets cupcakes, and more.
  
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• Michelle Waterson remains focused on fighting after branching out into Hollywood

  02-12-2017 21:00
  DETROIT, Mich. — UFC strawweight contender Michelle Waterson’s dalliances with the entertainment industry have only reminded her how much she appreciates her day job.
  From appearances on MTV reality shows to rubbing shoulders with comedian Steve Harvey to baring it all for ESPN’s annual Body Issue, “The Karate Hottie” is the rare mixed martial artist whose profile only seems to grow between fights.
  On Saturday, Waterson (14-5) looks to bounce back from an April loss
  
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• Eddie Alvarez plans to disregard advice to avoid brawl with Justin Gaethje

  02-12-2017 20:00
  DETROIT, Mich. — Eddie Alvarez is lucky to have people around him who care about his health and safety.
  But that doesn’t mean he has to listen to any of them.
  The former UFC lightweight champion has vowed to throw caution to the wind when he battles knockout artist Justin Gaethje at UFC 218 on Saturday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich. Though that decision may seem unwise to anyone familiar with Gaethje’s history of violence, Alvarez is determined to just let loose this
  
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• TUF 26 Finale Bonuses: Four Fighters Nab $50,000

  02-12-2017 19:56
  Bonuses for “The Ultimate Fighter” (TUF) 26 Finale have been revealed. Last night (Dec. 1), TUF 26 Finale took place inside the Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card aired live on FOX Sports 1. Preliminary action was also seen on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. The main event saw Nicco Montano capture […]
  
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• Dana White: Georges St-Pierre ‘out for a minute,’ dealing with colitis

  02-12-2017 19:00
  Following The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale on Friday in Las Vegas, Nev., UFC president Dana White took part in a scrum and provided an update on a couple of the promotion’s champions.
  According to White, he was supposed to talk to middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre earlier in the week to discuss his future, but it turns out the fighter is dealing with an illness and his status remains uncertain for now.
  “They didn’t talk Monday, they actually called me yesterday and I think
  
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• Fightweets: Conor McGregor’s dangerous path

  02-12-2017 18:00
  We’re smack dab in the middle of one of the year’s busiest fight weekends, so let’s waste no further time getting into another edition of Fightweets:
  Conor’s hijinx: Cause for concern?
  @greekkid31:How real do you take the reports of Conor’s run-in with the mob?
  Not very. Want to know what happens when the Irish mobsters have you in their crosshairs? Consider this: Sometime back in the 1990s, a young hothead named Dana White was running a small-time boxing gym in Sou
  
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• Jose Aldo as an underdog is unusual...but then again, Max Holloway is the man

  02-12-2017 16:00
  Las Vegas oddsmakers are the cold purveyors of public perception, and that’s why Jose Aldo — the UFC featherweight division’s finest ever specimen — is a sizable underdog heading into Saturday night’s UFC 218 fight with Max Holloway. People A) just can’t shake the image of that 13-second loss against Conor McGregor (and if we’re being real, don’t want to), and B) saw him lose the first fight against Holloway. Because of those things, Vegas has hand
  
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• New champ Nicco Montano nearly didn’t fight due to broken foot

  02-12-2017 15:30
  The UFC's tournament to crown a flyweight champion lost one of its finalists on Friday when Sijara Eubanks became the latest weight-cutting casualty, with her kidney shutting down trying to get down to 125 pounds.
  But few knew that the tournament nearly lost both of its finalists.
  Previously unknown Nicco Montano, who started the tournament as the No. 14 seed, and then beat two of the best-known fighters, established UFC fighter Lauren Murphy and former Invicta flyweight champion Barb Honchak, a
  
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• UFC 218 start time, TV schedule for Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo 2

  02-12-2017 15:00
  The UFC 218 start time, TV schedule for the Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo 2 event at Little Caesers Arena in Detroit, Michiganon Saturday night. The fight card is broken into three different parts, each airing on three different mediums. This post will help explain which fights are airing where and at which times.
The main card airs on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET.
  Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo
  Alistair Overeem vs. Francis Ngannou
  Henry Cejudo vs. Sergio Pettis
  Eddie Alvarez vs. Justin Gaethje
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• UFC 218 predictions

  02-12-2017 14:00
  It’s unfortunate that this UFC event is not getting a lot of buzz. UFC 218 is one of the best pay-per-view cards of the year because is filled with fun match-ups that are also meaningful for their respective divisions. At the top of the card, UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway defends his belt in an immediate rematch with former king Jose Aldo. Apart from the great main event, UFC 218 also features three fun and likely title-eliminator bouts in Alistair Overeem vs. Francis Ngannou, Henry
  
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• UFC 218 main event breakdown: Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo 2

  02-12-2017 13:00
  It was only about six months ago when Max Holloway stopped Jose Aldo to capture the UFC featherweight championship, though you’d be forgiven if you felt it was sometime last decade. Time in MMA seems to pass through filters of distortion. For proof, remember how recently it was that Aldo felt unbeatable? It was only two years ago when Conor McGregor ended his ridiculous decade-long streak of wins, and now here we are, with Aldo a sizable underdog in his bid to become a three-time champ.
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• UFC 218 preview show

  02-12-2017 08:32
  Before UFC 218, MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani and Alexander K. Lee break down the top storylines in Detroit.
  
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• TUF 26 Finale bonuses: Nicco Montaño vs. Roxanne Modafferi wins ‘Fight of the Night’

  02-12-2017 07:58
  Nicco Montano will get some extra cash to go along with her golden UFC belt.
  Montaño, the first-ever UFC women’s flyweight champion, took ‘Fight of the Night’ honors alongside her opponent, Roxanne Modafferi, for the pair’s main event battle at Friday’s The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale.Montaño defeated Modafferi via unanimous decision to capture the inaugural women’s 125-pound title. Both fighters earned $50,000 in bonus money for their efforts.
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• ‘TUF 26’ Finale Bonuses: Johns, Montano, Modafferi, Meerschaert Earn $50K Paychecks

  02-12-2017 07:57 via sherdog.com
  Brett Johns grabbed a “slice” of UFC history on Friday night, and he was compensated accordingly for his efforts.
  
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• TUF 26 Finale in Tweets: Pros react to Nicco Montano winning the women’s UFC flyweight belt, Sean O'Malley’s UFC debut

  02-12-2017 07:46
  Nicco Montano is the new UFC women’s flyweight champion.
  The 28-year-old fighter was crowned queen of the UFC’s 125-pound women’s division after a wild, back-and-fouth battle with skilled veteran Roxanne Modafferi in the main event of Friday’s The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale. The fight was very competitive and it had its ups and downs for both fighters, but Montano was able to pull off a unanimous decision.Check out below how the pros in the MMA community reacted to Montan
  
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• TUF 26 Finale results: Nicco Montano decisions Roxanne Modafferi to win UFC women’s flyweight title

  02-12-2017 07:32
  It would have made for one of the greatest Cinderella stories in mixed martial arts history: Veteran Roxanne Modafferi, one of the pioneers of the women’s side of the sport, earning a UFC championship as a last-minute replacement.But it just wasn’t meant to be, as another underdog story played out instead on Friday night in Las Vegas: Nicco Montano, the 14th seed on The Ultimate Fighter 26 tournament, became the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion.Montano got the better of
  
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• Nicco Montano Crowned UFC’s First Women’s Flyweight Champion at ‘TUF 26’ Finale

  02-12-2017 07:32 via sherdog.com
  Nicco Montano nails down inaugural UFC flyweight championship at “The Ultimate Fighter” 26 Finale on Friday in Las Vegas.
  
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• UFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2 - Live Results

  02-12-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Who were the winners at UFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2? Click below to get the results for all the fights from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017.Holloway vs Aldo | Overeem vs Ngannou | Cejudo vs Pettis | Alvarez vs Gaethje | Torres vs Waterson | Oliveira vs Felder | Oliveira vs Medeiros| Teymur vs Klose | Herrig vs Casey | Cooper vs Magana| Homasi vs Razak Alhassan | Kimball vs Reyes | Willis vs CrowderUFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2 main cardAction starts at 10 pm ETO
  
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• UFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2 - Final Results

  02-12-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Who were the winners at UFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2? Click below to get the results for all the fights from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017.Holloway vs Aldo | Overeem vs Ngannou | Cejudo vs Pettis | Alvarez vs Gaethje | Torres vs Waterson | Oliveira vs Felder | Oliveira vs Medeiros| Teymur vs Klose | Herrig vs Casey | Cooper vs Magana| Homasi vs Razak Alhassan | Kimball vs Reyes | Willis vs CrowderUFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2 main cardORDER UFC 218 replayMain e
  
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• TUF Finale Fantasy Rewind

  02-12-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Nicco Montano capped off one of the most incredible runs in UFC history as she went from being the No. 14 seed on The Ultimate Fighter to becoming the first ever UFC women's flyweight champion with a unanimous decision win over Roxanne Modafferi on Friday night in Las Vegas.Montano didn't get handed the title by any stretch of the imagination, however, as Modafferi gave her everything she could handle over five competitive rounds.The difference came down to Montano's constant forward pressure, a
  
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• Tickets on sale for UFC Belem go on sale on Dec. 15

  02-12-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  The UFC announced Saturday that tickets for the promotion's first visit to Belem, Brazil on Feb. 3 will go on sale on Dec. 15. The UFC Fight Night card airs live on FS1 from Mangueirinho Gymnasium.Made official for the card are the following bouts:Deiveson Alcantara vs Joseph Morales - flyweightsTim Johnson vs Luis Henrique - heavyweightsThiago Santos vs Anthony Smith - middleweightsStay tuned to UFC.com for more fight card announcements. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Ngannou, Alvarez shine in main card action at UFC 218

  02-12-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  NGANNOU vs OVEREEM Francis Ngannou likely secured his shot at heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in the UFC 218 co-main event Saturday at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena, as the Cameroon native scored a spectacular first-round knockout over No. 1-ranked contender Alistair Overeem.  “I think I’ve got it,” the 31-year-old wrecking machine said with a smile. “I’m ready for that.”He sure looked like it.A confident Overeem fired a wild left hook at Ngannou
  
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• Holloway handles Aldo again in first title defense at UFC 218

  02-12-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  Max Holloway</a> lands a knee against <a href='../fighter/Jose-Aldo'>Jose Aldo</a> of Brazil in their UFC featherweight championship bout during the UFC 218 event inside Little Caesars Arena on December 02, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" /> HOLLOWAY vs ALDO 2For a long time, it looked like Jose Aldo would never lose his UFC featherweight crown. On Saturday night at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena, Max Holloway looked like he&
  
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• Felder, Medeiros punctuate lively UFC 218 prelims

  02-12-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  FELDER vs C. OLIVEIRAPaul Felder punches Charles Oliveira of Brazil in their lightweight bout during the UFC 218 event inside Little Caesars Arena on December 02, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" /> It didn’t look good for Paul Felder early in his lightweight bout against Charles Oliveira at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday, but “The Irish Dragon” survived his opponent’s submission attempts and roared back to score
  
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• Brazil vs Hawaii - A new rivalry in MMA?

  02-12-2017 07:00 via ufc.com
  UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway faces Jose Aldo for the second time Saturday at UFC 218, only six months after he beat the Brazilian at UFC 212. Yancy Medeiros, who also fought in Rio de Janeiro on the same card when he beat Erick Silva, is scheduled to fight Alex Oliveira this weekend.Do you see a pattern? For the second time, two Brazilians are meeting two Hawaiians in a short span. Are we seeing the emergence of a new rivalry in the sport?“I don’t know. But if this rivalry
  
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• Bellator 189 highlights

  02-12-2017 06:50
  At Bellator 189, check out all the main card action from Friday's Bellator event at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla.
  
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• Former NFL star Greg Hardy wins second MMA fight via TKO

  02-12-2017 06:32
  Greg Hardy is off to a fast start to his MMA career.The former NFL star recorded his second TKO victory in as many months with a 96-second stoppage of Kenneth Woods at Rite of Passage 2 in Bossier City, Louisiana on Friday night.
  Hardy, 29, made his name as a standout defensive player for the Dallas Cowboys before he was involved in a domestic violence incident that led to his removal from the league. Hardy received 18 months probation and the charges were later dropped when the alleged victim f
  
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• Former NFL Pro Bowler Greg Hardy wins second MMA fight via TKO

  02-12-2017 06:32
  Greg Hardy is off to a fast start to his MMA career.The former NFL star recorded his second TKO victory in as many months with a 96-second stoppage of Kenneth Woods at Rite of Passage 2 in Bossier City, Louisiana on Friday night.
  Hardy, 29, made his name as a standout defensive player for the Dallas Cowboys before he was involved in a domestic violence incident that led to his removal from the league. Hardy received 18 months probation and the charges were later dropped when the alleged victim f
  
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• TUF 26 Finale live blog: Nicco Montano vs. Roxanne Modafferi

  02-12-2017 06:27
  This is the TUF 26 Finale live blog for Nicco Montano vs. Roxanne Modafferi, a flyweight championship bout at Friday night's UFC event at Park Theater in Las Vegas.
  Nicco Montano and Roxanne Modafferi will square off for the TUF title and the UFC flyweight championship in the main event.
  Check out the TUF 26 Finale live blog below.
  Round 1: A lot on the line here. The winner of this bout will be the first women UFC flyweight champion. The man in charge of overseeing this fight is John McCarthy.
  
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• Bellator 189 Results: Julia Budd retains featherweight title with controversial decision over Arlene Blencowe

  02-12-2017 06:18
  In a fight commentator Mauro Ranallo called a “somnambulant affair,” Julia Budd retained her Bellator featherweight title, winning a controversial split decision in her rematch with Arlene Blencowe Bellator 189 in Thackerville, Okla.In their first fight, 14 months ago, Budd used her wrestling acumen to control the fight and eke out a majority decision, but almost none of that was on display Friday night. Instead, Budd spent most of the fight being backed up by the forward pressure of
  
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• UFC 218 Results: Holloway vs. Aldo 2

  02-12-2017 06:00
  MMA Fighting has UFC 218 results for the Holloway vs. Aldo 2 fight card Dec. 2, plus live coverage from Detroit, and live UFC 218 Twitter updates.
  In the main event, UFC featherweight Max Holloway will square off again against Jose Aldo. Holloway defeated Aldo via third-round TKO at UFC 212 this past June.
  Rising star Francis Ngannou aims for his 10th straight win when he squares off against top heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem in the co-main event.
  Check out UFC 218 results below.
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• ‘TUF 26’ Finale Prelims: Ryan Janes Stuns Favored Andrew Sanchez in Remarkable Comeback

  02-12-2017 03:54 via sherdog.com
  Andrew Sanchez threw everything in his arsenal at Ryan Janes. It was not enough.
  
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• UFC 218 ceremonial weigh-in photos

  02-12-2017 02:22
  The UFC 218 ceremonial weigh-in photos are from Friday’s event in Detroit.
  
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• Video: Gaston Bolanos lands wicked spinning elbow KO at Bellator 189

  02-12-2017 01:36
  Gaston Bolanos got a big weekend of mixed martial arts started with a bang.
  Competing on the prelims of Bellator 189, Bolanos dropped Rick Gutierrez with a wicked spinning back elbow in the opening round of their lightweight bout Friday night in Thackerville, Okla.You can see footage of the wicked knockout below courtesy of Bellator MMA:
  Once again our Prelims start off with a BANG thanks to @DreamkillerMT! #Bellator189 pic.twitter.com/g3w1HC53xZ— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) December 2, 20
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 26 Live Fight Results

  02-12-2017 01:00
  Tonight (Fri. December 1, 2017) the UFC is back in Paradise, Nevada for The Ultimate Fighter Season 26 Finale (TUF 26 Finale), in which the first-ever UFC women’s flyweight champion in history will be crowned. Nicco Montano will take on longtime MMA veteran Roxanne Modafferi in the main event to determine who will be crowned […]
  
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