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• Jessica-Rose Clark details ‘horrific’ robbery that took place days before UFC St. Louis

  24-01-2018 23:00
  Fight week is a massively stressful time for an athlete under the most ideal circumstances, having to deal with the last stages of preparation, a grueling weight cut, and various media obligations. Not to mention the fight itself.
  Now imagine having to deal with your house being ransacked and your pet being killed just three days before you have to compete. That was the reality Jessica-Rose Clark faced prior to her bout vs. Paige VanZant at UFC St. Louis on Jan. 14.
  Originally from Australia, t
  
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• Coach: UFC Offered Gunnar Nelson-Darren Till Bout as Headliner for London Card on March 17

  24-01-2018 22:35 via sherdog.com
  A headliner for UFC Fight Night 127 appears to be in the works, but it doesn’t involve Michael Bisping.
  
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• Danny Henry fights newcomer Hakeem Dawodu at UFC London

  24-01-2018 22:00
  The UFC’s upcoming trip to London is one bout closer to completion.
  Officials announced Wednesday that Scotland’s Danny Henry will take on debuting Canadian Hakeem Dawodu in a featherweight bout at UFC London on March 17 at the O2 Arena.
  The bout was first reported by Danny Austin of the Calgary Sun, who also noted that Dawodu will be training at SBG Ireland in preparation for his first walk to the Octagon.
  Hailing from Edinburgh, Henry will bring an 11-2 record and a four-fight win
  
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• UFC 223 Update: Al Iaquinta vs. Paul Felder Official for Brooklyn on April 7

  24-01-2018 21:58 via sherdog.com
  A rumored lightweight showdown between Al Iaquinta and Paul Felder is official for UFC 223 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
  
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• Demetrious Johnson Only Willing to Face T.J. Dillashaw on ‘Stacked’ Pay-Per-View Card

  24-01-2018 21:14 via sherdog.com
  Reigning flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is ready to sign on the dotted line to defend his crown against T.J. Dillashaw, but the placement of their fight must first meet his requirements.
  
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC 220

  24-01-2018 21:00
  Ever since Francis Ngannou nearly put a 250-plus pound man into orbit with the power of his machine-record-shattering right, the push for MMA’s first Mike Tyson to be anointed its heavyweight champion started with no reservations.
  The story behind the promotion of UFC 220 was about Ngannou. The champion, Stipe Miocic, was very much portrayed as the minor obstacle in the way of the inevitable next superstar of the business, the man who will carry the company while Conor McGregor is countin
  
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• Danny Roberts vs. Oliver Enkamp added to UFC London

  24-01-2018 19:30
  A Sweden vs. England clash was officially announced for UFC London, as welterweights Oliver Enkamp and Danny Roberts meet at the O2 Arena on March 17.
  Roberts (14-3) will attempt to get back on track after suffering a 59-second knockout defeat to Nordine Taleb in December. “Hot Chocolate” holds a 3-2 record since joining the promotion in 2015, including stoppage wins over Bobby Nash and Nathan Coy.
  Enkamp (7-1) also lost to Taleb in his most recent bout, a unanimous decision defeat
  
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• UFC on FOX 27: Jordan Rinaldi-Gregor Gillespie ‘Fight of the Night’ Contender

  24-01-2018 19:00
  Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Derek Brunson will garner much of the press and headlines this week leading up to Saturday’s UFC on FOX 27. And the two main event fighters deserve it. But there is a chance for someone on the FOX-televised main card to really make an impact from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. […]
  
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• Eddie Alvarez, Kevin Lee Respond to Nate Diaz Instagram Post Hinting at UFC Return

  24-01-2018 18:54 via sherdog.com
  It didn’t take long for Nate Diaz to find some potential suitors for his next Ultimate Fighting Championship bout.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 127 Gets Danny Roberts-Oliver Enkamp Welterweight Tilt

  24-01-2018 18:35 via sherdog.com
  Danny Roberts will lock horns with Oliver Enkamp in a welterweight duel at UFC Fight Night 127.
  
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• Mateusz Gamrot to Defend Lightweight Title Against Grzegorz Szulakowski at KSW 42

  24-01-2018 18:23 via sherdog.com
  Mateusz Gamrot will defend his lightweight crown against Grzegorz Szulakowski at KSW 42 on March 3.
  
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• Mateusz Gamrot set for title defense against Grzegorz Szulakowski at KSW 42

  24-01-2018 18:00
  Undefeated KSW lightweight champion Mateusz Gamrot will look to defend his crown for a third time when he takes on Grzegorz Szulakowski at KSW 42 on March 3.KSW announced the fight Wednesday through its social media networks.To może być najbardziej szalone starcie #KSW42!Grzegorz Szulakowski pracował niesłychanie ciężko, żeby stanąć naprzeciw mistrza Mateusza Gamrota. Już 3 marca dostanie swoją szansę walki o pas wagi lekkiej KSW.
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• Rose Namajunas on Joanna Jedrzejczyk Rematch: ‘Can’t Paint Mona Lisa Twice’

  24-01-2018 17:00
  Rose Namajunas has no issues with giving Joanna Jedrzejczyk a rematch. The two will meet for the strawweight title at UFC 223 on April 7 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. For Namajunas (7-3), the hard part is figuring out a way to improve upon her dominating performance from last November vs. Jedrzejczyk (14-1). “That’s […]
  
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• Rewind: UFC 220 edition

  24-01-2018 16:00
  With UFC 220 in the books, MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon takes a look back at a memorable fight week in Boston.
  
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• Live Chat: Nate Diaz's return, UFC 220 and Bellator 192 in review, UFC on FOX 27

  24-01-2018 15:15
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  In an Instagram post, Nate Diaz strongly suggested a return to the Octagon was not merely possible, but perhaps even likely. What about the timing of this from Diaz makes it stand out? Who are likely candidates for him to face? We'll explore the details.
  We're also coming off of a major weekend in MMA with both Bellator 192 and UFC 220 taking place. It wasn't the best night of fights, but there was a lot to enjoy. That said, can we say either event
  
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• Tony Ferguson vows to ‘dance circles’ around Khabib Nurmagomedov and leave him ‘bloody’

  24-01-2018 15:00
  The circumstances that brought Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov together at UFC 223 may not have been ideal, but there’s no denying the quality of the fight itself.
  Judging solely on résumé, it is hard to dispute that Ferguson and Nurmagomedov are the two best lightweight fighters in the world. Ferguson, the current UFC interim lightweight champion, has won 10 consecutive fights, an unprecedented run of success inside the UFC’s deepest division. Nurmagomedov, like
  
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• Replay: ‘Road to the Octagon’ for UFC on FOX 27: Jacare vs. Brunson 2

  24-01-2018 15:00
  Recently, the UFC released a special edition of “Road to the Octagon,” highlighting Saturday’s UFC on FOX 27 event. The card features a rematch between Ronaldo “Jacare Souza and Derek Brunson live on FOX from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Along with going inside the training camps of both Souza and Brunson, the show also […]
  
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• Morning Report: Michael Bisping considering a fight offer for UFC London, says family and friends want him to retire instead

  24-01-2018 14:00
  After Michael Bisping lost his middleweight title to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217, he had a plan for how he would exit the sport: a retirement fight to headline the UFC’s return to London in March. Then, Anderson Silva was removed from the main event of UFC Shanghai due to a failed USADA test, and the UFC needed someone to step in and main event the card against Kelvin Gastelum. Though it was only 21 days after he had lost to St-Pierre, Bisping jumped in to save the card, saying that this
  
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• Nick Diaz Teases Return ‘Around May, June’ to Octagon

  24-01-2018 13:00
  Nate Diaz appears ready to compete once again. The 32-year-old former title contender took to social media late Tuesday night, indicating his desire to fight later this year. “Sick of sitting around waiting for you (expletive) to do shit,” he wrote. “There’s no excitement in this fight shit step your games up. “I’ll see u […]
  
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• Nate Diaz Teases Return ‘Around May, June’ to Octagon

  24-01-2018 13:00
  Nate Diaz appears ready to compete once again. The 32-year-old former title contender took to social media late Tuesday night, indicating his desire to fight later this year. “Sick of sitting around waiting for you (expletive) to do shit,” he wrote. “There’s no excitement in this fight shit step your games up. “I’ll see u […]
  
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• Souza ready to roll in Charlotte after returning from injury

  24-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza hasn’t set foot in the Octagon in nine months, last crossing the threshold into the UFC cage in April when current middleweight champion Robert Whittaker handed the Brazilian standout a second-round stoppage loss.While the long wait to see the talented contender return finally comes to an end this weekend when he squares off with Derek Brunson in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on FOX show in Charlotte, North Carolina, there were moments during his
  
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• Pichel lets his work speak for him

  24-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Vinc Pichel (top) wrestles Anthony Njokuani to the ground during the UFC 173 event on May 24, 2014 in Las Vegas, NV. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" /> As UFC President Dana White told a crowd in Boston about featherweight champion Max Holloway being undefeated since 2013 and interim lightweight champ Tony Ferguson doing his thing without a defeat in nearly six years during a press conference last week, Vinc Pichel could have just smiled, knowing that with over five years sin
  
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• Chookagian returning home to flyweight division in Charlotte

  24-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Katlyn Chookagian circles Lauren Murphy during their bought at Fight Night Sioux Falls" align="center" />It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Dickens may have written it first, but Katlyn Chookagian knew all too well how it felt. Fresh from a win over Irene Aldana in April 2017 that lifted her pro record to 9-1 and earned her a second UFC victory, New Jersey’s “Blonde Fighter” was about to get surgery on the torn labrum she suffered in the bout. The night bef
  
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• Report: Hawaii Officials Met with UFC in Las Vegas to Discuss 2018 Event

  24-01-2018 06:38 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship is getting closer to holding its first-ever event in The Aloha State.
  
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• UFC on FOX 27 Free Fight: Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza Dominates Tim Boetsch

  24-01-2018 05:27
  Back in early 2017, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza took on Tim Boetsch at UFC 208. The result was another quick finish for the former Strikeforce champion, as he locked in a kimura inside of the first round. Souza went on to face Robert Whittaker a few months later and now returns to action for the first […]
  
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• Nate Diaz Teases UFC Return: ‘Sick of Sitting Around Waiting for You F---ers to Do S--t’

  24-01-2018 04:04 via sherdog.com
  Nate Diaz could be making his long-awaited Octagon return in the late spring or early summer.
  
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• ‘Real champ’ Nate Diaz teases that he’s ready for UFC return

  24-01-2018 03:37
  Is Nate Diaz ready for a comeback?
  The wildly popular UFC fighter posted a fairly cryptic Instagram message Tuesday night, which followed a string of videos and photos from his fights. The final one was a picture of Diaz flipping his trademark double bird with a major hint about a return fight.Diaz wrote that he’s “sick of sitting around waiting” and that there’s “no excitement in this fight [sh*t].”
  “Step your games up,” he wrote. “I’
  
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• Former UFC executive vice president Marshall Zelaznik appointed as GLORY CEO

  24-01-2018 03:00
  On Tuesday, Glory Sports International, parent company to kickboxing promotion GLORY, announced the appointment of former UFC executive vice president and chief content officer, Marshall Zelaznik, as CEO.
  Zelaznik, who is set to lead GLORY’s global operations, has vast experience from his days with the UFC. In his ten years with the UFC, Zelaznik’s teams oversaw worldwide content distribution, developing pay-per-view markets outside of the US, as well as the promoting the sport in v
  
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• Unbeaten in his last 5 UFC bouts, Alejandro Perez believes it’s time for ranked opponents, main card slots

  24-01-2018 02:00
  Alejandro Perez is looking to take his fighting career to new heights in 2018.
  The season one winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America wants to get his name in the UFC bantamweight rankings. And being unbeaten in his last five UFC bouts, Perez believes it’s time time for the UFC to match him up against high-level opposition, specifically ones that have a number next to their name.
  “I would like to fight anyone in the top-15, anyone,” Perez told MMA Fighting. “Since
  
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• Bellator 192 Medical Suspensions Include Rory MacDonald, Douglas Lima

  24-01-2018 01:33
  Both the new Bellator welterweight champion and former titleholder are looking at extended stays on the sidelines following their five round battle at Bellator 192 this past weekend. Rory MacDonald, who bested Lima to win the title from The Forum in Los Angeles, could be shelved for 180 days after suffering a serious leg injury […]
  
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• UFC, Bellator and Showtime can all claim victory on Saturday night

  24-01-2018 01:00
  There are a lot of ways to interpret the numbers on Saturday night as UFC, Bellator and Showtime can all make a claim for victory.
  The UFC prelims prior to UFC 220 averaged 905,000 viewers on FS 1 from 8-10 p.m. for a show that had no major names, although did feature a fight between two ranked bantamweights, Dustin Ortiz vs. Alexandre Pantoja.
  Bellator, which aired from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., averaged 770,000 viewers on the new Paramount Network (formerly Spike) and another 161,000 viewers for
  
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• UFC releases official poster for UFC Austin: Cerrone vs. Medeiros

  24-01-2018 00:00
  Everything is bigger in Texas, especially Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone apparently.
  The UFC’s official poster for its UFC Austin show on Feb. 18 features the longtime fan favorite at the forefront, looking like he’s a weight class bigger than his upcoming opponent Yancy Medeiros:
  Everything is BIGGER in Texas.Your OFFICIAL #UFCAustin poster: @CowboyCerrone vs @YMedeiros pic.twitter.com/uUvtoKdPHM— UFC (@ufc) January 23, 2018Cerrone and Medeiros are on a collision course,
  
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