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• Watch: UFC 220 Ceremonial Weigh-ins Live Stream Tonight (Jan. 19) at 6 p.m. ET

  19-01-2018 23:59
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will provide a live stream of the UFC 220 ceremonial weigh-ins tonight (Jan. 19). All 22 fighters will pose for the cameras and face off with their opponents. Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, Francis Ngannou, light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, and Volkan Oezdemir are some of the key names that will […]
  
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• Dana White Says Ferguson vs. Nurmagomedov is For Undisputed Title, Still Hasn’t Stripped McGregor

  19-01-2018 23:51
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White didn’t really clear up the lightweight title picture today (Jan. 19). The UFC recently held a press conference hyping up UFC 222 and 223. Many people were anticipating White to give some closure on the 155-pound title situation. Instead, he made things more confusing. White insisted that the […]
  
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• Rose Namajunas-Joanna Jedrzejczyk Rematch Set for UFC 223 Co-Main Event on April 7

  19-01-2018 23:46 via sherdog.com
  UFC 223 has its co-main event, as Rose Namajunas will defend her strawweight title in a rematch against Joanna Jedrzejczyk on April 7.
  
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• Paul Daley blasts Bellator, vows to fight out contract and leave: ‘F**k Bellator’

  19-01-2018 22:36
  Paul Daley is known for his explosiveness inside the Bellator cage, but his outburst on social media probably isn’t going to thrill his employers.
  “Semtex” took to Facebook on Friday to write a fiery message directed at Bellator and company president Scott Coker, suggesting that he feels disrespected based on comments made by Coker at a press conference in Inglewood, Calif., on Thursday regarding Daley’s welterweight rival Michael “Venom” Page.“[Page] h
  
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• Live Stream: UFC’s 25th Anniversary Presser Today (Jan. 19) at 5 p.m. ET

  19-01-2018 22:02
  Today (Jan. 19), we will finally know if Conor McGregor is being stripped of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title. The UFC is set to roll out a press conference as part of its 25th Anniversary series. The two events being hyped up are UFC 222 and UFC 223. UFC 222 takes place on […]
  
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• Brian Kelleher notes ‘changes’ in Renan Barao’s body and performance since USADA era began

  19-01-2018 22:00
  Brian Kelleher has noticed some changes in Renan Barao since USADA started to administer UFC’s anti-doping program in July 2015.And the New Yorker thinks that a win over the former bantamweight champion is the perfect way to establish himself in the division following his ‘Fight of the Night’ performance against Damian Stasiak at UFC Fight Night 118 in Gdansk.“This is what I’m here for,” Kelleher told Ariel Helwani on the latest episode of The MMA Hour.&ldquo
  
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• Paul Daley Says He’s ‘Done’ with Bellator After Completion of Last Two Fights on Contract

  19-01-2018 21:41 via sherdog.com
  The mere mention of Michael Page at a Bellator MMA press conference has drawn the ire of Paul Daley, whose days with the organization may now be numbered.
  
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• Michael Chandler believes discipline is the answer to weight-cutting hysteria

  19-01-2018 21:30
  Michael Chandler is a veteran of the weight-cutting process, having wrestled and fought his whole life, and he’s tired of seeing his peers make a mess of it.
  The two-time Bellator lightweight champion battles Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 192 this Saturday at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., where the California State Athletic Commission has been at the forefront of proposing weight-cutting reforms. Last May, the CSAC passed a 10-point plan intended to curb the dangerous measures that fighter
  
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• Francis Ngannou: ‘The scary thing’ is ‘no one knows, really, what I am able to do’

  19-01-2018 21:00
  Last December, mere moments after Francis Ngannou scored a hellacious stoppage of Alistair Overeem — which would, in time, be hailed as the 2017 Knockout of the Year — the terrifying new threat in the UFC’s heavyweight division put the rest of the weight class on notice. Speaking backstage at UFC 218, Ngannou proclaimed Stipe Miocic to be the interim champion of the heavyweights, and thanked Miocic for keeping the belt warm so the real champion could finally arrive.
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• Bellator 192 Weigh-in Results: ‘Rampage’ Jackson-Chael Sonnen Quarterfinal Gets Go-Ahead

  19-01-2018 20:40 via sherdog.com
  Quinton Jackson and Chael Sonnen may be well past their primes, but they still flex enough promotional muscle to warrant top billing in Bellator MMA.
  
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• Thiago Alves meets Octagon newcomer Curtis Millender at UFC Austin

  19-01-2018 20:32
  Thiago Alves has a new fight booked in the UFC.
  Five days after having his UFC St. Louis clash with Zak Cummings scrapped a day before the event, “Pitbull” is now set to fight Curtis Millender at UFC Austin on Feb. 18, the promotion announced.
  Alves (22-11) is coming off a decision victory over Patrick Cote last April. He was scheduled to return against Mike Perry in September and then Cummings earlier this month, but both fights fell through days before the events.
  Millender (14-3)
  
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• Chael Sonnen says his ‘ego is more attached’ to Bellator 192 now that he’s the headliner

  19-01-2018 20:30
  From a fighting point of view, Chael Sonnen said he doesn’t really care if he’s the last fight on the card or somewhere on the prelims. But “The American Gangster” told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that he does have a different feeling now that he’s one of the headliners for Bellator 192 on Saturday.
  Sonnen only found out last Friday that he and Quinton Jackson would go on last at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., after Bellator president S
  
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• UFC 222, UFC 223 press conference video

  19-01-2018 19:30
  Before UFC 222 and UFC 223, the respective main event fighters will appear in front of the media on Friday afternoon. UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway and former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, who will headline UFC 222, as well as UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov, who will headline UFC 223, will answer questions. The video is expected to begin at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• Bellator 192 Weigh-in Results: Main Event & Title Fight Made Official

  19-01-2018 19:10
  Bellator 192 is around the corner, but the weigh-ins are here. Tomorrow night, Bellator 192 will take place inside The Forum in Inglewood, California. In the main event, Quinton Jackson will take on Chael Sonnen in an opening round bout for the Bellator heavyweight tournament. The co-main event will see Douglas Lima put his welterweight […]
  
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• Khonry Gracie, son of Royce, makes pro debut at Bellator 192 with calm in the face of expectations

  19-01-2018 19:00
  Throughout his entire life, Khonry Gracie has known that his father was special, that he was someone instantly recognizable by a wide cross-section of people around the world. Once as a child, he was walking with his dad — the legendary Royce Gracie — to a show in Las Vegas. About 30 feet from a door they were about to reach, they were suddenly faced by a mass of humanity. The way he tells it, Khonry remembers it as something like watching a huge wave crashing toward them, and that
  
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• Thiago Alves to Meet Newcomer Curtis Millender at UFC Fight Night 126 in Austin

  19-01-2018 18:39 via sherdog.com
  Thiago Alves will welcome Curtis Millender to the Octagon in a welterweight contest at UFC Fight Night 126.
  
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• UFC St. Louis medical suspensions: Paige VanZant out indefinitely

  19-01-2018 18:27
  UFC flyweight Paige VanZant highlighted a list of four fighters to receive medical suspensions in the aftermath of UFC St. Louis, according to information released to MMA Fighting on Friday by the Missouri Office of Athletics.
  VanZant suffered a broken arm midway through her co-main event fight against Jessica-Rose Clark — a fight which VanZant ultimately lost via unanimous decision. As a result of damage sustained in the contest, VanZant will be required to seek physician clearance on he
  
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• Janaisa Morandin, Virna Jandiroba to Clash for Vacant Invicta FC Strawweight Belt

  19-01-2018 18:24 via sherdog.com
  Janaisa Morandin and Virna Jandiroba will lock horns for the vacant Invicta FC strawweight title in March.
  
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• Heather Hardy to Face Ana Julaton at Bellator 194 on Feb. 16

  19-01-2018 18:12 via sherdog.com
  Heather Hardy and Ana Julaton will square off at Bellator 194 on Feb. 16.
  
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• Bellator 192 weigh-in video

  19-01-2018 18:00
  At the Bellator 192 weigh-ins, all 38 fighters taking part in Friday night’s fights at The Form in Inglewood, Calif., will hit the scale on Friday.
  In the main event, Rampage Jackson and Chael Sonnen will have to hit the heavyweight weight limit of 265 pounds.
  The official weigh-in is at 12 p.m. ET, and we’ll have the live video above.
  The ceremonial weigh-in is at 8 p.m. ET, and the video is above.
  Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET)
  Rampage Jackson (253) vs. Chael Sonnen (222)
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• UFC 220 weigh-in video

  19-01-2018 17:48
  At the UFC 220 weigh-ins, all 22 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s UFC 220 fights will step on the scale Friday, and we’ll have the live video here at MMA Fighting.
  In the main event, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and challenger Francis Ngannou will have to weigh in below the 265-pound heavyweight limit. In the co-main event, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and challenger Volkan Oezdemir will have to do the same at 205 pounds.
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• Bellator 192 notebook: Soon-to-be free agent Georgi Karakhanyan trained with Nate Diaz leading into Henry Corrales fight

  19-01-2018 17:30
  LOS ANGELES — Georgi Karakhanyan was looking for an edge leading into Bellator 192 and the final fight of his contract. So he hopped into his car and drove about five hours north.With the help of his manager Matt Aptaker and Bellator exec Mike Kogan, Karakhanyan set up a visit to Stockton, Calif., where he trained for about two weeks with Nate Diaz, Chris Avila and that well-known crew. The experience, Karakhanyan, was enlightening. It changed the way he’ll approach fighting and the
  
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• UFC 220 weigh-in results: Some drama, but Daniel Cormier makes weight

  19-01-2018 17:01
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- There was a bit of drama when Daniel Cormier weighed in this time. But there was no controversy.
  The UFC light heavyweight champion was the final competitor to step on the scales at the official UFC 220 weigh-ins on Friday morning at the Royal Sonesta Hotel.
  Cormier, who meets Volkan Oezdemir on Saturday night at TD Garden in Boston, showed up to the scales at 10:40 a.m. local time, 20 minutes before the deadline for the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission-run event. Cor
  
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• Awoken by cold realities of the game, Aaron Pico calls 2017 ‘the best year of my life’

  19-01-2018 17:00
  Aaron Pico’s first year competing in MMA was a roller-coaster, to say the least.Shouldering the expectations of being one of the most highly-touted prospects of the past decade, Pico met disaster head-on in his professional debut, faltering to Zach Freeman in just 24 seconds at the renowned Madison Square Garden Arena on Bellator’s only pay-per-view of the Scott Coker era. As far as first impressions go, it was a worst-case scenario for the sport’s preeminent blue-chipper.But
  
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• UFC 220 Embedded, Episode 5: ‘Got your heels on today?’

  19-01-2018 16:54
  On the fifth episode of UFC 220 Embedded, Stipe Miocic trains at Peter Welch’s boxing gym, Volkan Oezdemir and Daniel Cormier work out at the fighter hotel, and Francis Ngannou meets fellow Cameroonian athlete Joel Embiid. Then, Cormier and Oezdemir get in repeated confrontations and the stars of Saturday hold court at UFC 220 media day.
  
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• UFC 220 Weigh-in Results: Participants in Two Title Fights Given Green Light in Boston

  19-01-2018 16:40 via sherdog.com
  Stipe Miocic has long history of proving doubters wrong, and yet, they still remain.
  
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• John Kavanagh thinks Conor McGregor would finish Khabib Nurmagomedov in two rounds

  19-01-2018 16:00
  John Kavanagh is confident that Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov will lock horns before the end of 2018.During a Facebook live interview to promote Wimp 2 Warrior on Thursday, the Irish coach predicted that Khabib Nurmagomedov would score a decision win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 223 if the fight makes it to the Octagon.Considering a matchup between “The Eagle” and McGregor, Kavanagh insisted that he couldn’t fathom any other outcome than the SBG fighter finishing the sur
  
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• Daniel Cormier on Early Morning Weigh-ins: You Get no Rest

  19-01-2018 15:57
  Daniel Cormier isn’t a fan of early morning weigh-ins. There was a time when the evening “ceremonial” weigh-ins were the real deal. Fighters would weigh in, usually at 6 or 7 p.m. ET and meet face-to-face with their opponent on the spot. That’s changed and now weigh-ins are done in the morning. Some have questioned […]
  
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• Top European prospects Nathaniel Wood and Jack Shore set for action at CWFC 92

  19-01-2018 15:30
  Two of the most highly touted prospects in the UK and Ireland, Nathaniel Wood and Jack Shore, will be in action at Cage Warriors 92: Super Saturday on March 24 at the Indigo at the 02 Arena, London.
  MMANytt.com first broke the news on Friday morning before Cage Warriors confirmed the bouts via press release.Wood (12-3) will look defend his bantamweight title for a second time when he takes on surging Italian Luca Iovine (12-1), who carries and eight-fight win streak into the contest.Londoner Wo
  
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• UFC 220 Weigh-in Results: All 22 Fighters Make Weight, Title Bouts Official

  19-01-2018 15:06
  The UFC 220 weigh-in results are set to begin. All 22 fighters will tip the scales beginning at 9 a.m. ET today (Jan. 19). Tomorrow night, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will defend his UFC heavyweight title against Francis Ngannou. Plus, light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier puts his gold on the line against Volkan Oezdemir. The […]
  
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• UFC 220 Embedded: Enjoying the Sights of Boston

  19-01-2018 14:00
  On the fourth episode of UFC 220: Embedded, light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir sits front and center inside the TD Garden as the Boston Celtics are in action. Meanwhile, Daniel Cormier, who defends his title against Oezdemir this Saturday night, takes advantage of a make-shift kitchen inside his hotel room for the week. UFC […]
  
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• Morning Report: Demetrious Johnson ‘honored’ Anderson Silva called him the GOAT, believes he’s ‘getting there’

  19-01-2018 14:00
  Game recognizes game.
  2017 was a banner year for Greatest of All-Time discussions in MMA as Jon Jones, Demetrious Johnson, and Georges St-Pierre all restaked their claims as the best fighter to have ever done it. But one of those competitors stands out among those men, at least according to the fighter most considered to be the ‘GOAT’ until very recently.
  Earlier this week, Anderson Silva told TMZ Sports that UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson had surpassed him as the Greates
  
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• Virna Jandiroba, Janaisa Morandin to fight for vacant Invicta FC strawweight title

  19-01-2018 13:44
  Two Brazilians will collide for the vacant Invicta FC strawweight championship.
  Invicta FC president Shannon Knapp announced Thursday night that undefeated Virna Jandiroba will meet Janaisa Morandin for the 115-pound belt on March 24. The exact location of Invicta FC 28 has yet to be announced.
  Morandin (10-1) last fought at Invicta FC 26, scoring her first victory inside the Invicta FC cage with a decision over Kinberly Novaes. She bounced back to the winning column following a decision defeat
  
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• Chris Fields vs. Marcin Wojcik booked for KSW 42

  19-01-2018 11:00
  Chris Fields will take on former light heavyweight title contender Marcin Wojcik at KSW 42 on March 3 in Lodz, Poland.A former Cage Warriors middleweight champion and TUF contestant, Fields (12-7-1) made his promotional debut at KSW 40 with hometown backing in Dublin, recording a decision win over Michal Fijalka.Fields threatened with multiple submission attempts over the three rounds, but was unable to force his resilient opponent to tap out.A former KSW light-heavyweight contender, Wojcik (10
  
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• UFC 220: Miocic vs Ngannou - Official Weigh-in Results

  19-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou, which features the heavyweight title bout between champion Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou and the light heavyweight title fight between champion Daniel Cormier and Volkan Oezdemier is live on Pay Per View Saturday, Jan. 20 at 10pm/7pm ETPT from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.Four prelim bouts will air live and free on FS1 starting at 8pm/5pm ETPT. Two prelim bouts will air live on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at 7pm/4pm ETPT.Main Event: UFC heavyweight title boutSti
  
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• Stephens vs. Emmett headlines Orlando event

  19-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Fresh from big knockout wins, featherweight contenders Jeremy Stephens and Josh Emmett travel from California to Orlando's Amway Center to battle it out in a hard-hitting main event on Feb. 24. UFC Fight Night airs live on FOX. Tickets for the event, which will also see Jessica Andrade taking on Tecia Torres and Ovince Saint Preux battling Ilir Latifi, are on sale now.A member of the UFC roster for over a decade, Stephens is showing his best form yet as he's defeated Gilbert Melendez and Dooho C
  
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• Poirier-Gaethje to headline FOX event in April

  19-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Two of the lightweight division's most exciting fighters will face off in a spring Fight of the Year candidate, as Dustin Poirier takes on Justin Gaethje in the five-round main event of a UFC on FOX card slated for April 14.A site for the event has yet to be determined. Both Poirier and Gaethje are coming off Fight of the Night efforts last Fall, Poirier stopping Anthony Pettis in three rounds while Gaethje lost a hard-fought bout to Eddie Alvarez. Fight of the Night is the usual mode for Gaethj
  
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• Namajunas-Joanna 2 heads to Brooklyn

  19-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Joanna Jedrzejczyk won't have to wait long for a chance to regain her 115-pound crown, as UFC President Dana White announced Friday that the Poland native will get the first shot at the woman who took her title last November, UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas, at UFC 223 on Apr. 7 in Brooklyn, New York.Tickets for UFC 223, which takes place at Barclays Center, go on sale on Friday, Feb. 9. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Miocic looks to silence critics once and for all in Boston

  19-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Silence. It’s the only thing world heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic wants to hear when his UFC 220 title defense against Francis Ngannou is over on Saturday night. Oh, he’ll take the cheers from family, friends and the fans who have stuck by him over the years. But when it comes to those critics who predict that he will leave Boston without his belt, he wants them speechless.“Shutting people up, I think that’s what motivates me,” Miocic said. “Everyone thinks
  
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• Kattar more than ready when the UFC gave him the call

  19-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The New Year’s resolution was the same every year for Calvin Kattar until it wasn’t anymore, until he took a break from the sport, bought his own MMA promotion, Combat Zone MMA, and put the idea of getting a call from the UFC on ice.“I had been putting that (getting into the UFC) down for a couple years,” he said. “But I had a slight layoff for three years, I bought an MMA promotion in New Hampshire, so I didn’t put it on those years because I wasn’t sur
  
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• Holloway and Edgar readying for battle at UFC 222 in Vegas

  19-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  BOSTONMax Holloway and Frankie Edgar have unfinished business and the two are finally going to fight in the main event of UFC 222 in Las Vegas on March 3.Holloway’s 11-fight win streak is one of the most impressive in UFC history and he’s taken out some of the best fighters in the history of the featherweight division. But against Edgar, Holloway gets the type of challenge that can catapult him even further as a UFC superstar.“If you want to be the best you have to beat the bes
  
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• Font alludes to having some tricks up his sleeve for Almeida

  19-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
   Rob Font doesn’t take it personally when everyone who hears about his Saturday bout with Thomas Almeida thinks somebody is getting knocked out. That means a 50-50 chance that the New England power hitter could be the one on the wrong end of a highlight reel finish, but Font doesn’t mind those odds.“We’re all fight fans first, so I understand that these type of matchups are the bangers,” he said. “We’re both coming off a loss and we’ve both go
  
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• Ferguson, Khabib fight to be champion at UFC 223

  19-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  BOSTONThere seemed to be one question on everyone’s mind entering the UFC’s 25th Anniversary Series Press Conference at TD Garden on Friday: what exactly are interim champion, Tony Ferguson, and challenger Khabib Nurmagomedov fighting for at UFC 223?“The winner of this fight will be the champ,” said UFC President Dana White. “It’s an undisputed title fight.”There was no mention of what this means for current lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Instead F
  
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• Jeremy Stephens vs. Josh Emmett to headline UFC on FOX 28

  19-01-2018 06:26
  UFC on FOX 28 lost Yoel Romero last week, but it now has a main event.
  Jeremy Stephens will face Josh Emmett in a battle of top featherweights in the UFC on FOX 28 headliner Feb. 24 in Orlando, per a report from the Orlando Sentinel on Thursday night.
  Stephens (27-14) is just five days removed from beating Doo Ho Choi by second-round TKO at UFC St. Louis. It was the Alliance MMA product’s second straight win and third victory in his last five fights. Stephens, 31, is one of the hardest hi
  
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• Jeremy Stephens-Josh Emmett Booked as UFC on FOX 28 Main Event

  19-01-2018 06:18
  Days removed from his victory over Dooho Choi in the main event of UFC Fight Night 124, Jeremy Stephens will move directly into another headline bout. Stephens will face Josh Emmett in the main event at UFC on FOX 28. The bout was first reported by the Orlando Sentinel. The event takes place February 28 […]
  
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• Alexandre Pantoja ready to impress at UFC 220 after camp in ‘paradise’ with Henry Cejudo

  19-01-2018 05:00
  Arraial do Cabo has one of the most beautiful beaches in Brazil. In fact, it is often referred as “The Brazilian Caribbean”. Living in such a wonderful place, 100 miles away from Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Pantoja decided it was time to finally do the majority of training camp at home.
  “Being at home is something new to me,” Pantoja told MMA Fighting. “It’s been a while since I did my camp there, so being close to my wife and kids was great, a fantastic energy
  
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• Jeremy Stephens vs. Josh Emmett to Headline UFC on Fox 28 in Orlando

  19-01-2018 04:40 via sherdog.com
  A featherweight showdown between Jeremy Stephens and Josh Emmett will serve as the headliner for UFC on Fox 28.
  
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• Amanda Nunes on Desire to Fight Cris Cyborg: ‘It’s Not Personal’

  19-01-2018 04:31
  A potential “super fight” between Cris Cyborg and Amanda Nunes isn’t likely to be personal. Cyborg is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s featherweight ruler. Nunes is the women’s bantamweight title holder. Both world-class athletes have shown interest in fighting one another. During a recent open workout session, Nunes said there is no drama […]
  
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• Scott Coker Wants to See Michael Page More Active in Bellator MMA in 2018

  19-01-2018 04:14 via sherdog.com
  Michael Page, one of Bellator MMA’s most intriguing talents, did not step into the cage once for the California-based promotion in 2017.
  
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• Amanda Nunes: Potential superfight with Cris Cyborg ‘not personal’

  19-01-2018 03:00
  BOSTON — Amanda Nunes doesn’t have anything personal against Cris Cyborg.
  Cyborg, the UFC women’s featherweight champion, has been a bit brusque toward her bantamweight counterpart. Cyborg first rejected the idea of the two competing in a superfight, then questioned Nunes’ drawing power. Cyborg also insulted one of Nunes’ coaches.
  But Nunes has taken it all in stride. And as she hosted an open workout with Nina Ansaroff on Thursday at the UFC Gym in downtown Boston
  
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