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• Emil Meek: Rousimar Palhares win trumps any of Kamaru Usman’s UFC victories

  24-12-2017 23:00
  Emil Meek has secured the United States working visa that potentially could have ruled him out of his upcoming bout with surging welterweight contender Kamaru Usman.
  The fighter nicknamed “Valhalla” has been training in Las Vegas since arriving in the U.S. earlier this month, splitting his work between the UFC Performance Institute and Xtreme Couture.
  As far as the Norwegian welterweight is concerned, the rescheduling of the Usman bout from UFC 219 to UFC St. Louis, which falls two w
  
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• John Lineker Off UFC 219 Bout With Jimmie Rivera

  24-12-2017 22:59
  Jimmie Rivera can’t catch a break. Rivera was initially set to take on former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight title holder Dominick Cruz on Saturday night (Dec. 30). Cruz suffered a shoulder injury and was removed from the card. As a result, John Lineker stepped in as a replacement. MMAFighting.com reports that Lineker is off […]
  
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• John Lineker out of UFC 219 fight with Jimmie Rivera

  24-12-2017 21:57
  UFC 219 has lost one of its biggest fights.
  John Lineker, who recently replaced former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz against Jimmie Rivera at the Dec. 30 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, is out of the card due to undisclosed reasons, multiple sources confirmed with MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani on Sunday.
  The UFC is currently working on finding a replacement opponent for Rivera. There's no word just yet on if he’ll will remain on the card.
  Lineker (30-8), who accepted the fight
  
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• Pietro Menga explains why he took UFC fight on short notice despite being nearly 30 pounds overweight

  24-12-2017 20:00
  Pietro Menga’s plan was to be in Las Vegas on Dec. 12. He sent in his application to be a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 27 and there was a casting call on that date. Menga, a flyweight from England, was already bulking up for the featherweight season.
  Then an email came in from the UFC. Tim Elliott needed an opponent for UFC on FOX 26 on Dec. 16 in Winnipeg, Manitoba — at flyweight.
  Menga told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that he was somewhere in the
  
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• The Weekly Grind: Uriah Hall spars Francis Ngannou, Paige VanZant accidentally head kicks boyfriend

  24-12-2017 19:00
  The life of a professional fighter isn't all glitz and glamour.As if getting punched, kicked, kneed, choked and twisted into a pretzel on a regular basis isn't enough, fighters attract a general wackiness that makes their lives, well...interesting.
  To commemorate these day-to-day hardships, slip-ups, pranks, and more, we bring you, "The Weekly Grind." Think this was one of the scariest moments in my life with @francisngannou #Repost @eric_xcmma#teamXC A post shared byUriah Hall (@uriahhall) on D
  
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• Frank Trigg believes MMA referees have ‘the absolute toughest job’

  24-12-2017 18:00
  A few years ago, Frank Trigg was just like anyone else complaining about the state of officiating in mixed martial arts.
  Okay, maybe not exactly “just like anyone else.” Trigg is, of course, a fighter who had a memorable career, and is in the UFC Hall of Fame for his legendary fight with Matt Hughes at UFC 52 — a bout many longtime observers still consider the most exciting one-round fight in MMA history.
  But besides that, he was no different than your average Twitter commenter
  
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• How everything changed for Michael Chandler in just six minutes

  24-12-2017 17:00
  Michael Chandler lost his title back in June, in a fight everyone expected him to win. Yet he didn’t sit around dwelling over Brent Primus leaving Manhattan with his Bellator lightweight belt, nor of getting an immediate rematch. He got back to the gym. He began contemplating marquee fights at welterweight with names like Paul Daley and Rory MacDonald. He re-swore himself to exemplary violence in the cage, à la his former dance partner Eddie Alvarez over in the UFC. He signed a bout
  
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• Nasrat Haqparast vs. Alex Reyes booked for UFC London

  24-12-2017 16:00
  The UFC’s first European stop of 2018 is coming together.
  On Sunday, officials announced that Germany’s Nasrat Haqparast will fight Alex Reyes in a lightweight bout at UFC London on March 17. It is a welcome booking for both men who are coming off losses in short-notice debuts for the promotion.
  Reyes (13-3) found himself on the wrong end of a first-round knockout courtesy of Mike Perry this past September when he stepped in on just three days’ notice for Thiago Alves. That los
  
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• Breakfast with Carlos Condit

  24-12-2017 15:00
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Carlos Condit sits down with MMA Fighting's Esther Lin in his hometown of Albuquerque ahead of UFC 219 to discuss his new coffee business, his comeback in the UFC, how he became "The Natural Born Killer" and more.
  
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• If Cynthia Calvillo Wins at UFC 219, She’s the 2017 Female Fighter of the Year

  24-12-2017 13:00
  There are many worthy candidates for the best female fighter in 2017. But Cynthia Calvillo is the current front-runner for the honor. Calvillo would move to 5-0 in the past 12 months if she can get past former UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza Saturday night at UFC 219. The 30-year-old from San Jose currently trains […]
  
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• ‘UFC 219 Countdown’ video

  24-12-2017 04:00
  The UFC 219 Countdown video takes a closer look at the upcoming UFC 219 event on Sat., Dec. 30 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
  In the main event, UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will defend her title against former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm. Khabib Nurmagomedov battles Edson Barboza in a lightweight contest in the co-main event.
  Watch the UFC 219 Countdown video above.
  
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• Jimi Manuwa Calls Out Shogun Rua, Glover Teixeira for Declining Fights

  24-12-2017 03:31
  Jimi Manuwa wants to fight. Manuwa, who suffered a July knockout loss to current UFC light heavyweight No. 1 contender Volkan Oezdemir, posted on social media recently that he has been turned down for fights by Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Glover Teixeira. These lhw’s are pussys — JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) December 21, 2017 These pussys […]
  
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• Bellator 192: Chael Sonnen, Rampage Jackson Highlights

  24-12-2017 03:15
  As they prepare for battle against one another, check out highlights from past fights featuring Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Chael Sonnen. The two square off in the first of four quarterfinals in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix at Bellator 192 next month from The Forum in Los Angeles. Jackson, a former UFC light heavyweight champion, […]
  
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• Jennifer Maia Explains Reason for Declining UFC Fight vs. Valentina Shevchenko

  24-12-2017 03:06
  Invicta FC flyweight champion Jennifer Maia was given the opportunity to make her next appearance inside the Octagon. But Maia said no to the UFC. “I was super happy,” Maia said in an interview with MMA Fighting. “That’s another step in the right direction in my career. It was very cool that they made the […]
  
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• ‘Countdown to UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm’ Complete Episode Replay

  24-12-2017 02:59
  A complete episode replay of Countdown to UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm is now available for online viewing. The series provides fans with an inside look at the lives of the fighters set for action, including both in the gym training and at home living out their lives. UFC 219 takes place next Saturday night […]
  
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• Invicta FC champion Jennifer Maia explains decision to turn down UFC fight with Valentina Shevchenko

  24-12-2017 02:00
  Jennifer Maia successfully defended the Invicta FC flyweight championship against Agnieszka Niedzwiedz on Dec. 8, and was close to facing one of the best fighters in the world shortly thereafter.
  Maia was happy with her performance against Niedzwiedz in Kansas City, scoring her sixth straight victory in MMA, but admits that the previously unbeaten Pole was better than she expected.
  "I thought it would be easier,” Maia told MMA Fighting. "We watched her previous fights, her game, but I thin
  
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• KSW 41 Results: Roberto Soldic Takes Welterweight Title from Borys Mankowski

  24-12-2017 01:24 via sherdog.com
  Roberto Soldic (13-2) def. Borys Mankowski (19-7-1) via TKO (retirement) at the end of round 3.
  
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• Tony Ferguson Blasts “Dead Beat” Conor McGregor in Holiday Tweet

  24-12-2017 00:10
  Tony Ferguson has sent Conor McGregor a rather interesting holiday greeting. Ferguson is still without confirmation of a unified Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title bout. “El Cucuy” won the interim 155-pound gold back in October. McGregor hasn’t competed in a UFC title bout since Nov. 2016 despite being the reigning lightweight champion. The interim […]
  
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• Seo Hee Ham scores vicious KO over Jinh Yu Frey at ROAD FC 45

  24-12-2017 00:00
  Seo Hee Ham kicked off the holiday weekend with the best performance of her career.
  Ham, the reigning ROAD FC women’s atomweight champion, scored a devastating first-round knockout of Invicta FC contender Jinh Yu Frey to successfully defend her title at ROAD FC 45 in Seoul, South Korea. A former UFC strawweight, Ham has flourished since dropping back down to 105 pounds, and that run continued Saturday when she downed Frey with a wicked left hand at the Grand Hilton Convention Center. The o
  
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