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• Kamaru Usman: Colby Covington ‘running’ from me because he’s ‘afraid’

  23-12-2017 22:00
  If it was up to Kamaru Usman, his Jan. 14 fight would be a main event against Colby Covington.
  Instead, Usman will fight Emil Meek in a rescheduled bout at UFC St. Louis. And according the up-and-coming welterweight contender, that’s because the controversial Covington ran from a bout both Usman and the UFC wanted to make.“We were offered Colby Covington, he said no,” Usman said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “Right away he said, ‘No, I don’t want
  
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• Brian Ortega felt like he was ‘riding a bull’ during submission of Cub Swanson

  23-12-2017 21:00
  Brian Ortega is one of the featherweight division’s brightest prospects, and his most impressive performance undoubtedly came earlier this month when Ortega submitted longtime contender Cub Swanson with a highlight-reel guillotine choke in the main event of UFC Fresno.The victory pushed Ortega’s UFC record to 5-0 with five stoppages — a sixth stoppage win was overturned in 2014 due to Ortega failing a drug test — but despite an already solid résumé, Ortega&r
  
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• Holly Holm open to rematch with UFC 219 win, because Cris Cyborg won’t ‘want to sit aside for a year’

  23-12-2017 20:00
  When Holly Holm shocked the world at UFC 193 with her stunning upset of Ronda Rousey, many within the fight game assumed an immediate rematch would be next. After all, Rousey was one of the sport’s biggest stars and had laid waste to the rest of the bantamweight division in historic fashion, so if anyone deserved an opportunity to run things back, it was her.But alas, the rematch never happened.After her loss to Holm, Rousey effectively became a ghost in MMA. Thirteen months passed before
  
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• Conor McGregor on Fighting Future: ‘There is Still a Lot Left in Me’

  23-12-2017 18:36
  Conor McGregor is young and healthy in the fight game, but will he return? McGregor recently said he’s looking to return to mixed martial arts following a “money fight” with Floyd Mayweather. Fans remain skeptical, as interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson awaits word on a title unification bout. McGregor hasn’t competed inside the Octagon since […]
  
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• Yoel Romero not surprised Michael Bisping lost to GSP: 'I knew this guy had nothing for St-Pierre'

  23-12-2017 18:00
  There were plenty of questions surrounding the middleweight title bout between Georges St-Pierre and Michael Bisping last month at UFC 217.For starters, the odds between the two veterans were pretty close, and many were wondering who would walk away with UFC gold that Nov. 4 night in New York City. But for top middleweight contender Yoel Romero, who watched the action closely (being present at UFC 217), things were pretty clear, at least according to him.“The Soldier of God” knew Bis
  
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• Ross Pearson vs. Mizuto Hirota official for UFC 221

  23-12-2017 17:00
  UK lightweight Ross Pearson will look to turnaround a four-fight skid when he faces Mizuto Hirota at UFC 221. Hirota will return to lightweight after being pulled from his featherweight bout at UFC Fight Night 117 due to weight cutting issues.MMAJunkie.com broke the news first on Thursday, with UFC later announcing the fight as official on Saturday.We go Down Under!@RossTheRealDeal vs. Mizuto Hirota official for #UFC221 pic.twitter.com/n5HPNkyByU— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) December 23, 2017
  
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• Fightweets: What to make of this week’s Floyd Mayweather nonsense?

  23-12-2017 16:00
  It wouldn’t be a truly fitting end to 2017 unless Floyd Mayweather Jr. popped back up in the MMA headlines, would it? With that in mind, time to jump into a holiday edition of Fightweets:
  Mayweather and the UFC
  @gav__d: Will Floyd fight Ronda, Brock or CM Punk in the Octagon? (and which are you most excited about?)
  Okay, so this question is pretty ridiculous, but really, does this week’s Floyd Mayweather nonsense merit a pseudo-intellectual, chin-stroking response?
  My initial reactio
  
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• Mackenzie Dern believes she’s ready to fight in the UFC

  23-12-2017 15:00
  NITEROI, Brazil — Undefeated prospect Mackenzie Dern discusses her recent win over Kaline Medeiros at Invicta FC 26 and successfully making weight for a strawweight bout, the improvements as an athlete a little over a year since her first fight, balancing her careers in MMA and jiu-jitsu, when she hopes to fight in the UFC, and much more.
  
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• UFC Vet Seo Hee Ham Smashes Jinh Yu Frey Fast to Defend Atomweight Title at Road FC 45

  23-12-2017 14:54 via sherdog.com
  Who is the best atomweight woman on the planet? Well now, we’ve got some discussion now.
  
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• UFC Makes Tweaks to Reebok Sponsorship Structure

  23-12-2017 13:00
  The UFC is altering payments to fighters through the Reebok deal, ESPN reported. Changes include to those entering the UFC for the first time, as fighters with three or fewer bouts will earn $3,500. Fighters making their fourth or fifth appearance for the UFC will now earn $5,000. Under the previous guidelines, anything under five […]
  
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• Holly Holm vs. Bethe Correia full fight video

  23-12-2017 03:00
  At UFC Singapore (UFC Fight Night 111) back in June, Holly Holm faced former title challenger Bethe Correia in the main event of the card. That night, Holm snapped a three-fight losing streak, scoring a highlight-reel knockout over Correia in the third round of their 135-pound contest. Holm’s knockout earned her a $50,000 Performance of the Night award.Now, six months later, Holm will challenge UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg in the main event of UFC 219. The card is s
  
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• Stevie Ray considering retirement if UFC London offer doesn’t come, wants Marc Diakiese fight

  23-12-2017 02:00
  Steven Ray has yet to be offered a contract renewal following his loss to Paul Felder at UFC Glasgow back in July.According to the former Cage Warriors champion, Sean Shelby has yet to confirm whether he will be getting a new contract after he decided to fight out his last UFC contract in front of his home crowd. As far as Ray is concerned, Shelby has been too busy to get around to offering him a new deal.“I didn’t think I’d be on the sidelines for so long,” Ray told Arie
  
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• UFC alters Reebok sponsorship earning tiers

  23-12-2017 00:13
  Incoming fighters to the UFC will soon see a bump in Reebok sponsorship earnings.
  Tweaks to the UFC’s tiered Reebok sponsorship structure are part of the promotion’s newest policy changes, ESPN reported Friday. Under the new structure, athletes with three or less fights in the UFC will receive a Reebok sponsorship stipend of $3,500 per fight, while athletes with four or five Octagon fights will earn $5,000. Previously, both of those categories were encompassed under one sponsorship t
  
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