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• Dana White, Conor McGregor Rip Showtime Sports Over Pay-Per-View Figures

  05-01-2018 22:42 via sherdog.com
  Dana White, Conor McGregor and Stephen Espinoza may have worked together this past summer on one of the biggest fights in boxing history, but that doesn’t mean they all see eye-to-eye.
  
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• Conor McGregor & Dana White Slam ‘Weasel’ Stephen Espinoza

  05-01-2018 22:42
  It appears that last year’s blockbuster bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor may be the last time the Irishman and Dana White work with Showtime Sports That is because the UFC President and the promotion’s biggest star were not happy with the broadcasting giant’s official press release. “When we did the Mayweather fight, I […]
  
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• Conor McGregor, Dana White quarrel with Stephen Espinoza over PPV numbers

  05-01-2018 22:00
  Conor McGregor and Dana White made a lot of money this past year working with Stephen Espinoza, but that doesn’t mean they have to like the Showtime executive.
  The UFC president recently sat down with Yahoo! Sports to discuss a number of topics, including White’s plans to go into boxing and his issues with how Showtime handled their end of last August’s blockbuster fight between McGregor and Floyd Mayweather.
  Most pointedly, White was displeased with Showtime’s release o
  
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• UFC Strawweight Jessica Penne Suspended 18 Months for Positive Steroid Test

  05-01-2018 21:10 via sherdog.com
  Jessica Penne has been suspended 18 months after testing positive for an “anabolic androgenic steroid of exogenous origin,” USADA and the Tennessee Athletic Commission announced Friday.
  
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• Bellator 192 Countdown, Episode 1: ‘I’ll give you $10,000 for every takedown’

  05-01-2018 21:00
  In the first of a three-part series leading up to Bellator 192 on Jan. 20, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Chael Sonnen do the media rounds while eating as much as they can in preparation for the opening round of the Heavyweight World Grand Prix. Also, Rampage makes an intriguing wager.
  
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• USADA suspends Jessica Penne 18 months for failed drug test

  05-01-2018 19:31
  Jessica Penne will miss most of 2018 due to a UFC anti-doping policy violation.
  The women’s mixed martial arts veteran tested positive for the presence of an anabolic steroid of exogenous origin following an out-of-competition test in relation to a sample taken March 20, 2017, USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner, announced Friday.An anabolic steroid positive usually leads to a two-year suspension, but Penne was able to explain that she was taking a substance that contained the ster
  
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• Aspen Ladd vs. Leslie Smith slated for April

  05-01-2018 18:35
  Bantamweight prospect Aspen Ladd will be looking to extend her undefeated streak later this year.
  Ladd vs. veteran Leslie Smith is slated for a yet-to-be announced UFC event on April 21, MMA Fighting has learned. The event’s location has not been finalized at this time.
  Ladd (6-0) won her UFC debut in October when she defeated Lina Lansberg via second-round TKO, while Smith (10-7) has won her last two fights in a row against Irene Aldana and Amanda Lemos.
  Ladd was originally scheduled to
  
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• Two New Bouts Announced for UFC Fight Night 125 in Belem

  05-01-2018 18:16 via sherdog.com
  The UFC Fight Night 125 lineup appears to be nearly complete with the addition of two new contests.
  
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• Dana White calls decision to fund Thai girl’s life-saving surgery ‘one of greatest things I’ve ever done in my life’

  05-01-2018 18:00
  UFC president Dana White is often criticized for the percentage of money the company takes as opposed to the percentage which goes into the pockets of the fighters.
  But White unquestionably did a good thing with his money back in 2010, when he spent $50,000 of his own money to provide life-saving liver surgery for a little girl in Thailand.More than seven years later, White got to meet with the girl who was the beneficiary of his good deed, Tuptim Jadnooleum.White, who is currently vacationing
  
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• Tim Means vs. Sergio Moraes, Marlon Vera vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade official for UFC Belem

  05-01-2018 17:30
  The UFC Belem card now includes 12 bouts with the addition of Tim Means vs. Sergio Moraes and Marlon Vera vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade. The company announced both match-ups following reports by Combate.
  The Fight Night show will take place at the Mangueirinho Gymnasium in Belem, Brazil, on Feb. 3.
  Means (27-9-1, 1 no-contest) returns to Brazil almost a year after his loss to Alex Oliveira in Fortaleza last March. Since that bout, the welterweight talent defeated Alex Garcia and lost to Belal Mu
  
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• MMA Fighting’s 2017 Submission of the Year: Demetrious Johnson’s legendary armbar of Ray Borg

  05-01-2018 17:00
  What makes for a memorable submission?
  Certainly, a high level of technical skill is important. If you’re able to pull off a move in a mixed martial arts fight that gets world champion jiu-jitsu players buzzing with excitement on Twitter, then you’ve probably done something that will be discussed for a long time.The stakes matter, as well, as they do in any sport. Adam Vinatieri’s game-ending field goal to win Super Bowl XXXIV, which toppled the mighty Rams and launched the Pa
  
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• Bantamweights John Dodson, Pedro Munhoz Added to UFC Belem

  05-01-2018 17:00
  Former UFC flyweight title contender John Dodson will head into hostile territory for his first fight of 2018, taking on Pedro Munhoz at UFC Fight Night 125. Dodson (19-9) moved back up to bantamweight after he was unsuccessful in defeating flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson in 2016, scoring a TKO vs. Manny Gamburyan. Since that win, […]
  
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• ‘UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou’ Receives Two Additional Promos

  05-01-2018 15:00
  The UFC team in Las Vegas has been busy putting out promotional videos for the next pay-per-view, UFC 220. Set for January 20 from the TD Garden in Boston, the event features both the heavyweight and light heavyweight titles on the line. In the featured bout, Stipe Miocic seeks a record-setting third title defense when […]
  
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• MMA Trends to Watch in 2018: The Business of Fighting

  05-01-2018 15:00
  The business of fighting had a curious year in 2017. On one hand, Conor McGregor earned the biggest payout a mixed martial artist has ever received. On the other, he had to go to boxing to do it. Television ratings and pay-per-views were down, but if UFC president Dana White is to be believed, company profits were up. Fighters saw an increasing mobility to switch organizations, but holdouts at the top seemed to become more common.
  Here are the things to watch for in 2018:
  The McGregor effect
  Th
  
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• Morning Report: TJ Dillashaw still clamoring for Demetrious Johnson superfight, wants to ‘dethrone him from his legacy’

  05-01-2018 14:00
  Last year when his bantamweight title shot/grudge match against Cody Garbrandt was first canceled due to a Garbrandt injury, T.J. Dillashaw quickly pivoted into potentially fighting flyweight champion and pound-for-pound kingpin Demetrious Johnson. Johnson, however, wasn’t interested in the fight, preferring to set the record for consecutive UFC title defenses against a “true” 125-pounder instead of against Dillashaw who had never competed at flyweight before. Ultimately, the
  
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• Robbie Lawler Suffered Torn ACL in Loss to Rafael dos Anjos

  05-01-2018 13:00
  Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler not only lost to Rafael dos Anjos, he suffered some pretty serious injuries. UFC president Dana White, in an extended interview with Yahoo! Sports and Kevin Iole, stated that Lawler “blew his ACL and his meniscus” during the bout. “The guy’s leg was destroyed,” White said. “Every other thing […]
  
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• White gives update on McGregor, Cyborg & much more in interview with Yahoo

  05-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  After Khabib Nurmagomedov's dominant performance at UFC 219 last weekend, there are many questions to be answered in the lightweight division. What's next for Nurmagomedov, interim champ Tony Ferguson and, of course, champion Conor McGregor.There are several different scenarios that could play out. And in an extensive video interview with Yahoo's Kevin Iole, White details some of those potential plans."We can't let this thing go on forever and not give other guys the opportunity," White said of
  
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• Unfiltered Episode 159: Cowboy Cerrone and UFC 219 Recap

  05-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone calls in as Unfiltered’s first guest of 2018 and discusses headlining UFC Fight Night Austin against Yancy Medeiros, taking exception to JacksonWink MMA's controversial social media remark to Cris Cyborg, acting in a Denzel Washington movie, and much more. Before that, the guys break down all the action from UFC 219, go over picks results, and talk about recently announced fights and MMA news.Full Episode
  Cowboy on the Cyborg-JacksonWink MMA social media controversy
  
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• The Top Ten Knockouts of 2017

  05-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  You want the best knockouts of 2017? Take a look at our list of the best this year.1 – Francis Ngannou-Alistair Overeemhttps://www.ufc.tv/video/francis-ngannou-vs-alistair-overeem-ufc-218In an 18-year pro MMA career, Alistair Overeem has been stopped via strikes before. But the finality in which Francis Ngannou lowered the boom on “The Demolition Man” was one of those reminders that when heavyweights start throwing hands, there’s no more dangerous place to be in the world
  
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• The Top Ten Fights of 2017

  05-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  A great fight is a perfect storm. Put two fighters together and you never know what you’ll get, but when both have the intention of making a statement against each other and the styles mesh, it becomes something more than just an athletic competition. When that happens, there’s nothing better in all of sports.Here are 10 of the best fights from 2017, as the Highly Unofficial awards season continues…1 – Justin Gaethje-Michael Johnsonhttps://www.ufc.tv/video/justin-gaethje
  
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• Charles Rosa out of UFC 220 due to injury, Dan Ige gets new opponent

  05-01-2018 04:00
  Charles Rosa won’t be competing in his native state later this month.The American Top Team fighter suffered an undisclosed injury and was forced to withdraw from his featherweight bout with Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series alumni Dan Ige at Boston’s UFC 220. The news was announced by the UFC on Wednesday.Ige will still be making his promotional at UFC 220, as he will now face short-notice replacement and fellow DWTNCS alumni Julio Arce. The 26-year-old Ige enters UF
  
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• UFC Fight Night 126 Update: James Vick vs. Francisco Trinaldo Official for Austin

  05-01-2018 03:24 via sherdog.com
  James Vick will get to compete in his home state when he faces Francisco Trinaldo at UFC Fight Night 126.
  
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• John Dodson, Pedro Munhoz to Lock Horns at UFC Fight Night 125 in Brazil

  05-01-2018 03:07 via sherdog.com
  John Dodson and Pedro Munhoz will square off at UFC Fight Night 125.
  
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• Jimi Manuwa-Jan Blachowicz Set for Second Meeting at UFC Fight Night 127: London

  05-01-2018 03:00
  Jimi Manuwa and Jan Blachowicz will square off for a second time, as the light heavyweights meet at UFC Fight Night 127. Back in 2015, Manuwa scored a decision victory over Blachowicz at UFC Fight Night 64. Manuwa (17-3) has posted a 2-2 mark since and is 6-3 overall inside the Octagon. He was finished […]
  
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• Alexander Volkanovski vs. Jeremy Kennedy confirmed for UFC 221

  05-01-2018 03:00
  Two featherweights will put their lengthy winning streaks on the line at UFC 221.
  On Thursday, it was officially announced that Alexander Volkanovski will fight Jeremy Kennedy at the UFC’s first international pay-per-view of the year, which is set to take place on Feb. 11 at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia. Talks of the bout were first reported by Tom Taylor of BJPenn.com.
  A native of New South Wales, Volkanovski has won 16 of 17 professional bouts. He is on a 13-fight win streak with
  
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• Robbie Lawler Suffered Torn ACL vs. Rafael dos Anjos, Expected to Undergo Surgery

  05-01-2018 02:37 via sherdog.com
  Robbie Lawler could be looking at an extended layoff after suffering a torn ACL against Rafael dos Anjos in the UFC on Fox 26 headliner last month.
  
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• James Vick vs. Francisco Trinaldo, Jared Gordon vs. Diego Ferreira set for UFC Austin

  05-01-2018 02:20
  James Vick will fight at UFC Austin after all.
  Vick is slated to meet fellow lightweight contender Francisco Trinaldo in a hometown affair for the Texas native on Feb. 18 at UFC Austin. The UFC announced the news Thursday following an initial report by MMA DNA. The booking comes a few weeks after Vick, nicknamed “The Texecutioner,” publicly voiced his displeasure at getting passed over by Donald Cerrone vs. Yancy Medeiros for the event’s headlining slot.
  A winner of eight of h
  
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• Video: Jean-Claude Van Damme kicks Cody Garbrandt in the face

  05-01-2018 02:00
  Finally, a video has emerged of Cody Garbrandt eating one of movie star Jean Claude Van Damme’s infamous kicks.Van Damme and Garbrandt appeared to be moving around in a cage when the Belgian actor caught the UFC fighter with an errand kick.Last month, the former UFC bantamweight champion revealed that Van Damme had nearly kicked his teeth out when he appeared on former UFC fighter Mick Swick’s podcast, Real Quick With Mike Swick.“No Love” explained that he was infuriated
  
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• John Dodson to fight Pedro Munhoz at UFC Belem

  05-01-2018 01:30
  “The Magician” is taking his act to Brazil for the first time.
  John Dodson is set to fight Pedro Munhoz in a bantamweight bout at UFC Belem on Feb. 3. Officials announced the bout on Thursday following an initial report by Combate’s .
  This will be just the third time Dodson (19-9) has fought outside of North America, with his last international appearance taking place at a show in the Dominican Republic back in December 2010. The two-time UFC flyweight title challenger is 2-2
  
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• Dana White: Cris Cyborg-Amanda Nunes ‘Fight To Make’

  05-01-2018 01:06
  UFC president Dana White wants to pit a champion vs. champion. White, in an interview with Yahoo! Sports, stated that he is ready to begin the process of placing UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg in the same Octagon as bantamweight titleholder Amanda Nunes. “Nunes wants to fight Cyborg,” White said. “That is the fight to […]
  
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• Robbie Lawler suffered torn ACL, meniscus in decision loss to Rafael dos Anjos

  05-01-2018 01:00
  Robbie Lawler’s fight against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on FOX 26 was more harrowing than previously realized.
  Lawler, the former UFC welterweight champion, suffered a torn ACL and meniscus in his knee midway through his headlining bout against dos Anjos, which he ultimately lost via unanimous decision. MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani confirmed the news Thursday following a Yahoo! Sports interview with UFC president Dana White which saw White speak about Lawler’s injuries.
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• Cris Cyborg says she prefers top featherweight contender, rather than Amanda Nunes superfight, next

  05-01-2018 00:07
  Dana White said Thursday that he believes Cris Cyborg vs. Amanda Nunes is “the fight to make.” Not so fast, Cyborg is saying a few hours later.
  In a post to her official website, Cyborg wrote that she would prefer a top contender in her featherweight division rather than a superfight with Nunes, the UFC women’s bantamweight champion, in her next bout. Cyborg wrote that if Nunes wants to compete for the featherweight title, she should fight and win a fight in that division firs
  
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