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• New weight-cutting requirements could force Max Holloway up to lightweight

  31-01-2018 23:00
  Max Holloway thinks it’s inevitable that he will move up to lightweight in the future.
  The featherweight champion posted a picture of himself sitting at the UFC 223 press conference alongside two championship belts on Instagram over the weekend with a caption that read “It’s coming.”
  On the latest episode of The MMA Hour, Holloway claimed that new weight-cutting restrictions would likely force him to move up a weight division in the coming years.
  “If they change a
  
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• Luke Rockhold: I’m Going to Give Yoel Romero More Than he Can Handle

  31-01-2018 22:50
  Luke Rockhold believes he can take Yoel Romero into deep waters. On Feb. 10, Rockhold and Romero will compete for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title. The bout is set to headline UFC 221. It’ll take place inside Perth Arena in Perth, Australia. Rockhold said that he simply wants to win more than the “Soldier of […]
  
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• Eryk Anders UFC Belem open workout

  31-01-2018 22:08
  BELEM, Brazil — At UFC Belem open workouts, Eryk Anders put on a show for fans and the media Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Jacare Souza: Bout With Chris Weidman Makes Sense

  31-01-2018 21:55
  Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza wouldn’t mind throwing leather with Chris Weidman. Souza is coming off a first-round knockout victory over Derek Brunson in a rematch from their 2012 encounter. In their first bout, Souza earned a knockout victory in 41 seconds. It took a little bit longer for “Jacare,” to win in the rematch, but he […]
  
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• UFC on Fox 27 Medical Suspensions: Kish, Pichel, Arnett Facing Indefinite Layoffs

  31-01-2018 21:41 via sherdog.com
  Justine Kish, Vinc Pichel and Austin Arnett have all been sidelined indefinitely following their bouts at UFC on Fox 27.
  
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• John Dodson UFC Belem open workout highlights

  31-01-2018 21:30
  BELEM, Brazil — At UFC Belem open workouts, John Dodson put on a show in front of the fans and the media Wednesday.
  
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• Valentina Shevchenko showcases dangerous dance at UFC Belem open workouts

  31-01-2018 20:37
  BELEM, Brazil — Ahead of her fight at UFC Belem with Priscila Cachoeira, Valentina Shevchenko showed off a fearsome new dance at open workouts Wednesday.See the full workout highlights below:
  
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• UFC on FOX 27 medical suspensions: Three fighters get indefinite suspensions

  31-01-2018 20:30
  Three fighters have been given indefinite medical suspensions as a result of potential injuries sustained during UFC on FOX 27. The North Carolina Boxing Authority released the event’s finalized medical suspension report Wednesday to MMA Fighting.
  Undercard fighters Justin Kish (nasal fracture, right knee, left shoulder), Vinc Pinchel (right eye), and Austin Arnett (nasal trauma) will be forced to seek medical clearancebefore returning to active competition, per North Carolina commission
  
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• Kevin Lee: “Washed Up” Eddie Alvarez Shouldn’t Get Nate Diaz Fight

  31-01-2018 20:22
  Kevin Lee hopes to beat out Eddie Alvarez in the race to a bout with Nate Diaz. Diaz recently made some waves when he teased a comeback bout in May or June. Lee and Alvarez were the first ones to offer Diaz a match-up. They both ripped Diaz for saying that the lightweight division were […]
  
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• Lyoto Machida shows off dancing, karate skills at UFC Belem workouts

  31-01-2018 19:41
  BELEM, Brazil -- Lyoto Machida gave his hometown fans a special treat at UFC Belem workouts Wednesday afternoon with his carimbo dancing (watch above) and karate (see below).
  Check out complete workout highlights below.
  
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• Daniel Cormier Says Win Over Miocic Makes Him Greatest of All Time

  31-01-2018 19:25
  Daniel Cormier believes a victory over Stipe Miocic would put him at the peak of the mixed martial arts mountain. On July 7, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder Cormier will challenge Miocic for the heavyweight title. The action takes place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The “super fight” will […]
  
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• Two-Division Champ Nguyen Looks for Third Title vs. Fernandes at One ‘Iron Will’ on March 24

  31-01-2018 19:13 via sherdog.com
  One Championship lightweight and featherweight titlist Martin Nguyen will be gunning for his third belt when he faces reigning bantamweight king Bibiano Fernandes at One Championship “Iron Will” on March 24.
  
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• Stipe Miocic Opens As Betting Favorite Against Daniel Cormier In UFC 226 Super Fight

  31-01-2018 18:54
  The opening betting lines for the champion versus champion “Super Fight” at UFC 226 between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier have been released. Although there have been those who feel the style matchup favors the smaller man, the odds makers at Odd Shark have set the opening betting lines in favor of the UFC Heavyweight […]
  
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• Anthony Pettis vs. Michael Chiesa Verbally Agree To Showdown At UFC 223

  31-01-2018 18:28
  An intriguing lightweight bout appears to be close to finalized for UFC 223. ESPN was first to report the news that Anthony Pettis and Michael Chiesa have both verbally agreed to meet at the April 7 pay-per-view event scheduled for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Pettis and Chiesa are both coming off of […]
  
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• Top 10 European prospects to watch

  31-01-2018 18:00
  European MMA boasted three UFC champions at the beginning of 2017, but after both Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Michael Bisping parted ways with their straps, only Conor McGregor remains as the continent’s sole representative among the promotion’s championship elite.Several European prospects had stellar years in 2017 and will look to get their chance on the world stage this year.
  Here are 10 names to keep an eye on in 2018.
  Roberto Soldic (13-2) – Five consecutive wins in 2017 annou
  
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• UFC 220 Fighter Salaries: Stipe Miocic Pockets $600,000 For Record-Breaking Title Defense

  31-01-2018 17:58
  On Tuesday morning, the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation released the fighter salary information for the UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou pay-per-view that took place earlier this month. Leading the pack for the event was Stipe Miocic, who pocketed $600,000 in total disclosed salary for his impressive five-round unanimous decision victory over […]
  
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• Kevin Lee explains why Nate Diaz should fight him next, not ‘washed up’ Eddie Alvarez

  31-01-2018 16:00
  When it comes to the sweepstakes to fight Nate Diaz this summer, two voices in the UFC’s lightweight division have been the loudest: Kevin Lee and Eddie Alvarez.
  Both Lee and Alvarez have aggressively pursued the fight on social media and through the press since Diaz hinted at a potential Octagon return last week. After engaging Diaz over Twitter, Alvarez made a fiery argument on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour as to why he wanted the Diaz matchup, touching on the contentious backs
  
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• Live Chat: Champ vs. champ fights, Ronda Rousey to WWE, UFC Belem preview

  31-01-2018 15:15
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  Today on the podcast, we'll get into the debate about champion vs. champion fights. With the news of Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier and perhaps other champ vs. champ bouts at UFC 226, there's a question about whether these are good for MMA. The answer is complicated and lays bare some larger issues festering beneath the surface.
  Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has officially joined the WWE. What is her legacy in MMA? Will she
  
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• ‘Jacare’ Souza feels he’s earned UFC title shot already, but is open to fighting Chris Weidman next

  31-01-2018 15:00
  Ronaldo Souza considered retiring from mixed martial arts while he dealt with injuries and surgeries over the past year, but only needed one round to prove he’s still got it.
  “Jacare” headlined UFC Charlotte against Derek Brunson last Saturday, a rematch of an old win in Strikeforce, and scored another first-round knockout over Brunson.
  ”When I was inside the Octagon, healthy, injury-free, I knew that no matter who won, I’d put on a good performance. I knew I was b
  
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• Morning Report: Daniel Cormier, ‘pretty boy’ Alexander Gustafsson have heated Twitter exchange

  31-01-2018 14:00
  On Friday, the UFC announced that Daniel Cormier would be returning to the heavyweight division at UFC 226 to challenge Stipe Miocic for the title in only the third ever champion-vs.-champion superfight. It’s a fight that has been well-received by almost everyone, including Cormier’s longtime friend and former two-time heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez. But there’s one person who isn’t happy about the fight: No. 1 light heavyweight contender, Alexander Gustafsson.
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• Pancrase kicks off 2018 with must-see flyweight battle

  31-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Legendary MMA promotion Pancrase kicks off 25th anniversary year with this Sunday, February 4 (late Saturday night in the US) with 13-fight card headlined by a must-see flyweight title fight. Pancrase 293 is headlined by boxer turned King of Pancrase Senzo Ikeda taking on 22-year-old knockout artist Yuya Wakamatsu. The event is live on UFC FIGHT PASS.Ikeda defends his title for the first time after taking the Flyweight King of Pancrase belt from Japanese MMA icon Mamoru Yamaguchi at Pancrase 289
  
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• Dodson is fired up and frustrated

  31-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  John Dodson punches Eddie Wineland during the UFC Fight Night event on April 22, 2017 in Nashville, TN. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" /> John Dodson is fired up and frustrated in advance of his co-main event assignment opposite Pedro Munhoz this weekend in Belem.After returning to the bantamweight ranks with a swift knockout of Manvel Gamburyan just under two years ago, the former Ultimate Fighter winner has come away from two of his last three contests on the wrong side o
  
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• Anders "hit the bullseye" with Machida call-out

  31-01-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The hint was right in front of us, in Eryk Anders’ UFC bio, where he listed the languages he spoke as English and “some Portuguese.”He laughs, admitting that his wife Yasmin not only taught him some Portuguese, but that she comes from Brazil. So maybe there is a method to the middleweight up and comer’s madness in calling for a fight in Belem with hometown hero Lyoto Machida, as Anders may have his own rooting section at Arena Guilherme Paraense when he takes on “Th
  
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• Anthony Pettis vs. Michael Chiesa in the Works for UFC 223 in Brooklyn

  31-01-2018 05:11 via sherdog.com
  A lightweight clash between Anthony Pettis and Michael Chiesa is nearly finalized for UFC 223.
  
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• Anthony Pettis vs. Michael Chiesa agreed on for UFC 223

  31-01-2018 04:10
  A lightweight matchup is just about set for UFC 223.
  Former UFC and WEC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis and Michael Chiesa have verbally agreed to meet at the April 7 event at Barclays Center in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. MMA Fighting confirmed an initial Tuesday night report by ESPN.
  Pettis (20-7) was at one time considered on the short list of the sport’s best pound-for-pound fighters. But the Milwaukee native’s UFC title loss to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 185 started a
  
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• UFC 220 Salaries: Stipe Miocic Earns Event High $600,000 for Record-Breaking Title Defense

  31-01-2018 04:07 via sherdog.com
  Stipe Miocic set a promotional record for most consecutive heavyweight title defenses at UFC 220, and he was well compensated for his work.
  
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• UFC 220 Medical Suspensions: Volkan Oezdemir Gets 45-Day Term After TKO Defeat

  31-01-2018 03:23 via sherdog.com
  There were no especially lengthy medical suspensions handed down following UFC 220, but light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir could be out a little more than a month.
  
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• Nick Newell set for return at LFA 35, Sabina Mazo fights Silvana Juarez for flyweight title

  31-01-2018 03:00
  Nick Newell is officially back.
  The one-time World Series of Fighting lightweight title contender will compete for the first time since retiring in October 2015 when he fights Sonny Luque (8-6) in the co-main event of Legacy Fighting Alliance 35 at the Arena Theatre in Houston on March 9, officials announced Tuesday.
  In the main event, head-kick specialist Sabina Mazo (4-0) and Argentina’s Silvana Juarez (6-1) will battle for a vacant women’s flyweight championship.
  Newell (13-1) ma
  
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• Former UFC/Bellator Fighter Getting WWE Tryout

  31-01-2018 02:28
  Matt Van Buren is hoping to take his talents to the squared circle. Van Buren is a professional mixed martial artist. He has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator. “Gutter” has a professional MMA record of 7-6. In his seven victories, he’s earned two knockouts and two submissions. Van Buren recently took […]
  
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• Former UFC/Bellator Fighter Claims He’s Received WWE Tryout

  31-01-2018 02:28
  Matt Van Buren is hoping to take his talents to the squared circle. Van Buren is a professional mixed martial artist. He has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator. “Gutter” has a professional MMA record of 7-6. In his seven victories, he’s earned two knockouts and two submissions. Van Buren recently took […]
  
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• Staying busy with MSG TV work during injury, Chris Weidman eyes interim title shot in UFC return

  31-01-2018 02:00
  Chris Weidman has been sidelined with a thumb injury since beating Kelvin Gastelum over the summer. The former UFC middleweight champion’s schedule hasn’t exactly slowed down, though.
  Weidman has been doing quite a bit of television work with MSG Network since the fall. It started with segments on specific shows, including a spot on a hockey program. And it has since grown to “Weidman’s World,” his own interview show where he sits down and hangs out with players fr
  
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• UFC 220 medical suspensions: Volkan Oezdemir potentially out 45 days

  31-01-2018 01:00
  UFC light heavyweight contender Volkan Oezdemir highlighted a list of 10 fighters to be given medical suspensions in the aftermath of UFC 220. The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation released the event’s finalized medical suspension report Tuesday to MMA Fighting.
  Oezdemir suffered a second-round TKO loss to 205-pound champion Daniel Cormier in the night’s co-main event. As a result of damage sustained in the contest, the Swiss knockout artist will be fo
  
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• UFC 220 salaries: Stipe Miocic cashes event-high purse for record-breaking title defense

  31-01-2018 00:30
  The baddest man on the planet is finally getting paid like one.UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic led the disclosed payroll for UFC 220, earning an event-high $600,000 purse for his record-breaking title defense over Francis Ngannou. The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation released the event’s finalized salary information Tuesday to MMA Fighting.
  Miocic handily defeated Ngannou via unanimous decision in UFC 220’s headlining bout to notch the third con
  
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• UFC on FOX 27: Jacare vs. Brunson averages lowest ratings in series history

  31-01-2018 00:00
  Saturday night’s star-power weakness led to UFC on FOX 27 being the lowest rated FOX special to date. Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 27 card — which, from a star power standpoint, looked like the weakest show since the inception of the series — delivered numbers that would indicate that very point.
  The show, from Charlotte, N.C., headlined by Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza’s first-round knockout win over Derek Brunson, did 1,770,000 viewers. It was the lowest view
  
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