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• Scott Coker Nixes Possibility of Rory MacDonald as Alternate in Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix

  11-01-2018 22:45 via sherdog.com
  Bellator President Scott Coker admires the mentality of Rory MacDonald, but he prefers that the former UFC star limit his ambitions to more appropriate weight classes for now.
  
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• Chael Sonnen Doesn’t Believe in Going Out on Top: ‘I Don’t Want to Leave Anything on the Table’

  11-01-2018 22:18 via sherdog.com
  Chael Sonnen, a former middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger in the UFC, will have another opportunity to claim championship gold as part of Bellator MMA’s heavyweight grand prix.
  
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• UFC 220 conference call audio

  11-01-2018 22:00
  On the UFC 220 conference call, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, Francis Ngannou, and Volkan Oezdemir will answer questions from the media. The video will begin above at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• UFC Champ Amanda Nunes Takes Position with Invicta to Help with Matchmaking, Talent Scouting

  11-01-2018 21:38 via sherdog.com
  Reigning UFC bantamweight queen Amanda Nunes has taken on a position with Invicta Fighting Championships athlete development team.
  
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• Combate Americas Signs Five-Division Boxing Champion Amanda Serrano to Multi-Fight Deal

  11-01-2018 21:18 via sherdog.com
  Combate Americas has signed five-division boxing world champion Amanda Serrano to an exclusive, multi-fight deal, the promotion announced Thursday.
  
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• UFC champion Amanda Nunes joins Invicta FC in athlete development role

  11-01-2018 21:00
  Amanda Nunes is keeping busy outside the cage.
  The UFC women’s bantamweight champion has joined Invicta FC as part of the all-women’s promotion’s athlete development team, Invicta announced Thursday.Per a press release, Nunes, a former Invicta fighter, will be assisting in matchmaking and scouting talent in Brazil and the U.S. Southeast. Nunes, a Brazil native, lives and trains in Florida.
  “I’ve known and worked with Amanda for a long time, going all the way back t
  
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• Bantamweights Bryan Caraway, Cody Stamann to Clash at UFC 222 in Las Vegas

  11-01-2018 21:00 via sherdog.com
  Bryan Caraway will face Cody Stamann in a bantamweight bout at
  UFC 222.
  
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• Amanda Ribas Claims Innocence Following USADA Suspension for Failed Drug Test

  11-01-2018 20:49 via sherdog.com
  Amanda Ribas on Wednesday received a two-year suspension from USADA due to a positive test for the banned substance ostarine in an out-of-competition urine sample.
  
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• Vitor Belfort will retire after UFC St. Louis unless he’s paid ‘$10 million or more’

  11-01-2018 19:31
  Almost 21 years after his first appearance inside the Octagon, Vitor Belfort will fight the last bout on his UFC contract Sunday, taking on Uriah Hall in the co-main event of UFC St. Louis.
  “The Phenom” expected his UFC 212 clash with Nate Marquardt in June to be his last under the company’s banner, but found out days before the event that he still had one bout left in his deal. Victorious in Rio de Janeiro, Belfort explains why he will retire Sunday night.
  “I will start
  
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• Marion Reneau vs. Sara McMann Booked For UFC on FOX 28

  11-01-2018 17:46
  It didn’t take long for Marion Reneau to find a new opponent. Reneau was scheduled to take on former Invicta FC bantamweight ruler Tonya Evinger next month at UFC Fight Night 126. Those plans fizzled out when Evinger was removed from the card due to an injury. Sources have informed MMAJunkie.com that Reneau will now […]
  
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• Michael Johnson Says Featherweight Cut Gives Him Nightmares

  11-01-2018 17:11
  Michael Johnson isn’t taking his first weight cut down to 145 pounds lightly. Johnson is set to do battle with Darren Elkins this Sunday night (Jan. 14). The action will be held inside the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Johnson vs. Elkins will be the featured bout on the UFC Fight Night 124 prelims. […]
  
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• Multiple-time boxing world champion Amanda Serrano signs with Combate Americas

  11-01-2018 16:57
  Amanda Serrano is headed to Combate Americas.Serrano, the current WBO bantamweight boxing champion, has signed a multi-year agreement with the promotion, MMA Fighting has learned.Serrano’s is expected to make her MMA debut under the Combate Americas banner sometime in March. The exact date is yet to be determined. The Puerto Rican will not be retiring from her accomplished boxing career, as she plans to compete professionally in both sports.
  The 29-year-old fighter boasts an impressive pr
  
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• UFC's Amanda Ribas says it ‘hurt so bad’ to accept two-year USADA suspension

  11-01-2018 16:00
  Amanda Ribas accepted a two-year USADA suspension after failing an out-of-competition drug test ahead of her UFC debut, but that doesn’t mean she admits she did it.
  The Brazilian strawweight, who was matched up against Juliana Lima at the TUF 25 Finale card in July 2017 when she tested positive for ostarine, spoke with MMA Fighting a day after the 24-month suspension was officially announced by USADA.
  Ribas requested her supplements and medicine to be tested by the anti-doping agency afte
  
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• Scott Coker: Bellator GP Tournament May be the Last of Fedor Emelianenko

  11-01-2018 15:00
  Bellator President Scott Coker would not be surprised if MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko went as far as to retire as champion of the upcoming heavyweight Grand Prix tournament. On the other hand, if the Russian were to bow out in the first round, that may also be the final bow for “The Last Emperor”. Coker […]
  
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• After three drug overdoses and 10 rehab stints, Jared Gordon has goals greater than becoming UFC champion

  11-01-2018 15:00
  Jared Gordon has some advice for all the fighters in the UFC who are living selfishly and thinking only about their careers: You’re doing it wrong.
  Gordon, a UFC featherweight, wants much more from his future than just accomplishments in mixed martial arts. He has a story to tell and people he wants to help. Gordon has overdosed on heroin three times and gone to rehab 10 times. He’s lucky to be alive. And he’s hoping to achieve notoriety in the UFC, so he can deliver his messa
  
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• Conor McGregor & Floyd Mayweather Continue their Social Media Spat

  11-01-2018 14:30
  Despite appearing to have swiftly moved on following their 2017 money-spinning boxing bout, Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather are suddenly back at each others’ throats. Mayweather targeted the UFC lightweight champion via social media, mocking reports that he had fallen afoul of Irish cartel associates in late 2017. McGregor has asked Mayweather to stay true […]
  
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• Morning Report: Scott Coker calls Bellator heavyweight GP ‘perfect tournament’ for Fedor Emelianenko

  11-01-2018 14:00
  In 2017, we saw two of the preeminent names in the greatest of all-time conversation, Demetrious Johnson and Georges St-Pierre, reassert their claims to GOAT status with impressive victories. But while those two soared to impressive new heights, one of the other men in the GOAT discussion, former Pride heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, had a substantially less successful year.
  Emelianenko signed with Bellator MMA, jumping into action against former UFC fighter Matt Mitrione in Bellator&rs
  
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• UFC Legend Belfort to retire following St. Louis bout

  11-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Twenty-one years, three months and three days after his first official professional fight, Vitor Belfort is ready to walk away from mixed martial arts and begin the next chapter of his life.“Now I’m finishing my journey,” said Belfort on Thursday morning. “We had a long journey, and I’m very grateful that God gave me the longevity in this sport where people usually don’t even have 10 years; I’m having 22 years. I’m very grateful and thankful. I thi
  
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• Nunes joins Invicta FC in ambassador role

  11-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes has joined the world’s leading all-female MMA promotion Invicta FC in an ambassador role.In this role Nunes will advise Invicta on emerging talent in her native Brazil and will be charged with scouting emerging talent in the southern United States. She will also be a spokesperson for the promotion, with those duties beginning at Friday’s weigh-in for the big Invicta FC 27 weigh-in in Kansas City, Missouri. WATCH INVICTA FC 27
  
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• Miocic, Cormier exude confidence on UFC 220 media call

  11-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Francis Ngannou and Volkan Oezdemir believe they are the future of their respective divisions – the next evolution at heavyweight and light heavyweight, respectively – and that they will prove this to the world on Saturday, Jan. 20 at TD Garden in Boston.Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier have heard it before – boisterous claims of talented challengers eager to step into the Octagon and try to wrestle away the championship belts they worked so hard to earn.Thursday afternoon on th
  
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• Mackenzie Dern set for UFC debut in March vs. Yoder in Las Vegas

  11-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Undefeated strawweight Mackenzie Dern (5-0) is officially set to make UFC debut on March 3 in Las Vegas at UFC 222 against Ashley Yoder (8-3).Dern is fresh off a submission win in her first fight for Invicta FC back in December. The Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt has been a force on the grappling scene for years and has been making noise in mixed martial arts ever since she began fighting professionally in 2016.Dern has finished three of five pro MMA bouts by submission and her first UFC fi
  
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• In his 3rd main event, Stephens prefers to fight in the chaos

  11-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Jeremy Stephens takes on Dooho Choi in the main event at Fight Night St. Louis on Sunday live on FS1" align="center" />Jeremy Stephens has been in Southern California for several years, but his heart will always be in the Midwest. So don’t expect the Iowa native to get rattled by the weather when he faces Dooho Choi in Sunday’s UFC Fight Night main event in St. Louis.“I’m about to go back and get right into the mix,” he said. “In the eye of the storm is whe
  
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• Elkins winning over the hearts of Octagon fans

  11-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Darren Elkins reacts to his victory over Mirsad Bektic during UFC 209 on March 4, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" />As a diehard Star Wars fan, Darren Elkins knows that when the first film in the series was released in 1977, the initial plan was that Luke Skywalker was going to be the hero that everyone rushed to and wanted to be like. But as time passed, almost every kid enamored with the beloved space opera gravitated to the anti-hero of sorts, H
  
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• Barzola faces Bessette in UFC 220 bout

  11-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The UFC 220 card on Jan. 20 is now complete, as Connecticut featherweight Matt Bessette will take the trip up I-95 to Boston's TD Garden to face former TUF Latin America winner Enrique Barzola.UFC 220, which is headlined by a pair of championship bouts pitting Stipe Miocic against Francis Ngannou and Daniel Cormier against Volkan Oezdemir, airs live on Pay-Per-View.Fighting out of Bristol, the 33-year-old Bessette has paid his dues on the regional circuit en route to 22 wins in 30 pro fights, an
  
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• Bryan Caraway to face prospect Cody Stamann at UFC 222

  11-01-2018 05:36
  Bryan Caraway is staying close to home for his return to the Octagon.
  The Las Vegas resident will meet prospect Cody Stamann at UFC 222 on March 3 at T-Mobile Arena, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Wednesday night.Caraway (21-7) has won two straight and four of his last five fights. The seven-year UFC veteran would be closing in on bantamweight title contendership with a victory against Stamann. Caraway, 33, has compiled an impressive 6-2 record in the promotion. He has not fought since a
  
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• UFC releases official poster for UFC 221: Whittaker vs. Rockhold

  11-01-2018 05:05
  The specter of Luke Rockhold looms large over UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker — or at least it does on UFC 221’s event poster.
  The UFC’s official Oceania Twitter account debuted UFC 221’s poster late Wednesday ahead of the Feb. 11 showdown between Whittaker and Rockhold, which takes place in Perth, Australia. Check that out below.
  The countdown is on for #UFC221 pic.twitter.com/VPlPo7iWVk— UFC Aus/New Zealand (@UFC_AUSNZ) January 11, 2018The event marks
  
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• Chael Sonnen Says Winning Bellator Heavyweight Tournament Would be His Greatest Accomplishment

  11-01-2018 05:00
  Chael Sonnen realizes the significance of the Bellator heavyweight tournament. Sonnen is set to compete against Quinton Jackson in the opening round of the tourney. The bout is set to take place on Jan. 20 inside The Forum in Inglewood, California. It’ll be featured on the main card of Bellator 192. During a recent media […]
  
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• Jorge Masvidal: Michael Bisping Has a Bounty on His Head

  11-01-2018 04:53
  Jorge Masvidal is making it known that he’s targeting Michael Bisping. It’s no secret that there’s animosity between Masvidal and Bisping. The two have traded barbs back and forth since the buildup to UFC 217. Masvidal is an American Top Team teammate of Yoel Romero. Both Romero and Masvidal took issue with Bisping ripping the […]
  
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• After Tonya Evinger Injury, Marion Reneau to Face Sara McMann at UFC on Fox 28

  11-01-2018 04:43 via sherdog.com
  Instead of competing at UFC Fight Night 126 in Austin, Marion Reneau will face Sara McMann at UFC on Fox 28 on Feb. 28.
  
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• Sara McMann now set to face Marion Reneau at UFC on FOX 28

  11-01-2018 03:00
  Sara McMann is still fighting on Feb. 24. Just against a different foe than originally planned.
  The 2004 Olympic wrestling silver medalist, who now trains at Team Alpha Male, was originally expected to face Invicta FC bantamweight champ Yana Kunitskaya at UFC on FOX 28 in Orlando. MMA Junkie broke the news earlier Wednesday.
  Instead, McMann posted via Instagram on Wednesday that she would face Marion Reneau on the card. Reneau was originally slated to meet former Invicta bantamweight champ Tany
  
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• Edson Barboza on UFC 219 Loss: ‘I Really Didn’t Expect That to Happen’

  11-01-2018 02:26
  Edson Barboza has had some time to reflect on his lopsided loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov. In the final Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event of 2017, Barboza took on Nurmagomedov. The bout served as the co-main event of UFC 219. The action was held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Barboza was controlled and […]
  
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• Chael Sonnen looking forward to defending Bellator heavyweight title with Grand Prix win

  11-01-2018 01:19
  There’s no going out on top for “The Bad Guy”.
  Chael Sonnen is one of eight men taking part in Bellator’s upcoming Heavyweight Grand Prix that will crown its first champion since the division’s title was vacated in May 2016. He has never competed in a weight class higher than 205 pounds, but he is taking the move up seriously and insisting that a tournament and title win won’t result in a triumphant ride off into the sunset.
  “I get split a little bit ab
  
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• Scott Coker: Bellator to ‘Keep That Door Open’ for Future Tournaments in Other Divisions

  11-01-2018 01:08 via sherdog.com
  Before Scott Coker took over the helm, Bellator MMA was best known for holding “The Toughest Tournament in Sports.”
  
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