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• Tyron Woodley Says UFC is a Circus, But Acts Old School With Him

  12-02-2018 22:59
  Tyron Woodley isn’t thrilled with Dana White and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). “Super fights” seem to be running rampant in the UFC. Stipe Miocic is set to fight Daniel Cormier, Demetrious Johnson and T.J. Dillashaw are in talks to clash, and negotiations were even underway for Cris Cyborg vs. Amanada Nunes before the UFC […]
  
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• Two New Bouts Added to UFC on Fox 29 Lineup in Arizona

  12-02-2018 22:44 via sherdog.com
  A middleweight contest pitting Tim Boetsch against Antonio Carlos Jr. and a women’s flyweight showdown between Shana Dobson and Lauren Mueller have been added to the UFC on Fox 29 bill.
  
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• Tyron Woodley says he was ‘really pissed off’ by Dana White comments, has sitdown meeting planned

  12-02-2018 22:30
  UFC president Dana White said Tyron Woodley was “full of shit” last week. Woodley, the UFC’s welterweight champion, didn’t take that too kindly.
  Woodley told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that he phoned White the day after White made those comments on FS1’s UFC Tonight. He said they spoke on the phone and have a sit-down meeting planned for next week in Las Vegas.White said Woodley was “full of shit” in an interview with ESPN a
  
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• Exclusive Interview With Music Producer Konrad OldMoney

  12-02-2018 22:26
  MMANews recently had the chance to interview Konrad OldMoney, the Canadian music producer who supplied the official theme music for EA Sports’ new video game UFC 3. Konrad specializes in motivational/workout music and is also featured on the game’s official soundtrack (“Undefeated” feat. Korean Rap star Junoflo and Dyme Def), which you can listen to […]
  
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• Zabit Magomedsharipov Claims Five Foes Turned Down Potential Bout at UFC 223

  12-02-2018 21:40 via sherdog.com
  Zabit Magomedsharipov seems to be establishing something of a reputation in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
  
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• Michael Bisping Predicts Luke Rockhold Will ‘Disappear’ Following Loss at UFC 221

  12-02-2018 21:39
  Luke Rockhold didn’t get his desired result on Saturday night after suffering a brutal third round knockout to Yoel Romero in the main event at UFC 221. If Rockhold was victorious, he would have been crowned interim middleweight champion with a title unification bout against fellow champion Robert Whittaker set up for later this year. […]
  
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• Matt Mitrione Feels Deserving of Favorite Label in Bellator Heavyweight Tournament

  12-02-2018 21:22 via sherdog.com
  When Bellator MMA unveiled the brackets for its heavyweight grand prix last year, oddsmakers tabbed Matt Mitrione as one of the early favorites. Mitrione opened with 9/4 odds to win the bracket, while light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader was listed as a close second at 14/5.
  
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• Final Card For Bellator 194 Event

  12-02-2018 21:00
  Bellator 194 is set to take place on Friday, February 16, 2018, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The preliminary card will air online at 7:00 pm EST while the main card will air on Paramount Network at 9:00 PM EST. Bellator MMA is finally going to crown its new heavyweight champion, which […]
  
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• Bellator 194: Final Card For Friday, First ‘Countdown’ Video

  12-02-2018 21:00
  Bellator 194 is set to take place on Friday, February 16, 2018, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The preliminary card will air online at 7:00 pm EST while the main card will air on Paramount Network at 9:00 PM EST. Bellator MMA is finally going to crown its new heavyweight champion, which […]
  
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• Title Contender Thinks TJ Dillashaw Can’t Defeat Demetrious Johnson

  12-02-2018 20:30
  There’s one title contender that says UFC Bantamweight Champion TJ Dillashaw can’t win the certain super fight he wants and that his heart desires for his next fight. That title contender is John Dodson. The conversation about a potential super fight between UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and Dillashaw rages on. Johnson and UFC President […]
  
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• Missed Fists: Grapplers shine at the weekend’s M-1 Challenge, SFL shows

  12-02-2018 20:00
  Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where Jed Meshew and Alexander K. Lee shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day.
  This week, we were treated to some fine grappling from Russia’s M-1 Challenge promotion and the opening week of Super Fight League Season 2 in India.
  AL: This past Friday marked the first major M-1 Challenge event of 2018 and there was no shortage
  
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• Former UFC Champion Believes He Should Be Next For Robert Whittaker

  12-02-2018 19:53
  One former UFC champion believes he should be next in line for Robert Whittaker. That fighter is former UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman, who gave his take on the title picture in the division over the weekend. It’s been well documented by now that Yoel Romero battled former UFC middleweight champ Luke Rockhold this past […]
  
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• Roberto Soldic meets two-weight EFC champ Dricus Du Plessis at KSW 43

  12-02-2018 18:00
  Roberto Soldic is set to make the first defense of his KSW welterweight title when he takes on two-division EFC champion, Dricus Du Plessis, at KSW 43.KSW announced the welterweight title fight on Monday morning via press release.Soldic (13-2) captured the welterweight title when he forced former champion Borys Mankowski to retire following the third round of their clash at KSW 41, which marked his first fight with the promotion. The 23-year-old Croatian put the European scene on notice just be
  
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• Urijah Faber Remains in USADA Testing Pool, Would Consider Return for ‘Big Opportunity’

  12-02-2018 17:47 via sherdog.com
  Don’t rule out a Urijah Faber comeback in the Ultimate Fighting Championship just yet.
  
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• Olympic Bronze Medalist Damian Janikowski Set to Headline KSW 43 on April 14

  12-02-2018 17:22 via sherdog.com
  Damian Janikowski, who captured the bronze medal in wrestling for Poland in the 2012 Summer Olympics, will top the lineup for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 43 on April 14.
  
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• Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather Continue Twitter Feud, Tease MMA Rematch

  12-02-2018 17:06 via sherdog.com
  Just when you thought a match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor inside the Octagon was a pipe dream, “Money” threw out a teaser.
  
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• Jussier Formiga: ‘What else do I have to do’ to fight Demetrious Johnson?

  12-02-2018 17:00
  Jussier Formiga had a perfect night in Perth, and hopes that it leads to a shot at the UFC belt.
  The Brazilian flyweight stopped Ben Nguyen in impressive fashion at UFC 221, knocking him down with a spinning back punch and put him to sleep with a rear-naked choke on Saturday night, and explains that the spinning attack was part of his game plan.
  “It wasn’t a lucky punch or just instinct as some people thought, that was something I trained hard,” Formiga told MMA Fighting. &ldq
  
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• Chris Weidman Believes He Should Be Next in Line for Title Shot Against Robert Whittaker

  12-02-2018 16:41 via sherdog.com
  Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Chris Weidman was in attendance over the weekend to help promote UFC 221 in Perth, Australia.
  
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• Bellator 194: Sink-or-Swim Time for Former Champion Liam McGeary

  12-02-2018 16:36
  After winning his first 11 pro fights, Liam McGeary could be facing a make-or-break bout this Friday night at Bellator 194. The former light heavyweight champion takes on Vadim Nemkov from Uncasville, Connecticut and the Mohegan Sun Arena on Paramount Network. The card features Matt Mitrione vs. Roy Nelson in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix. […]
  
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• Ross Pearson Considered Retirement Following First Knockout Defeat

  12-02-2018 16:24 via sherdog.com
  An emotional Ross Pearson got back in the winning circle Saturday at UFC 221 with victory over Japanese fighter Mizuto Hirota.
  
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• UFC 221 Winner Curtis Blaydes Sees ‘Enticement’ With Potential Bellator Deal

  12-02-2018 16:23
  The UFC’s heavyweight division has always been held under a microscope when it comes to young and fresh top contenders. With Stipe Miocic sitting atop the division as champion, and former titleholders such as Fabricio Werdum, Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem among the Top-5, someone like Curtis Blaydes could be a key fixture moving forward. […]
  
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• Urijah Faber Still in USADA Testing Pool; Not Ruling Out Comeback

  12-02-2018 16:19
  Urijah Faber was in Perth, Australia for UFC 221 this weekend. He was in the corner of Team Alpha Male’s always-entertaining, Teruto Ishihara, for his fight against Jose Alberto Quinonez. Ishihara dropped a unanimous decision in a close fight. Reporters caught up with Faber while he was in Perth and the former WEC featherweight champion […]
  
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• Video: Trash Talk: Tyron Woodley vs. Rafael dos Anjos

  12-02-2018 16:00
  In the debut episode of Trash Talk, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and Rafael dos Anjos have traded several shots over social media recently.
  
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• UFC 221 carried some proof, yet again, that it pays to cheat

  12-02-2018 15:00
  If MMA’s rowdy demographic ever gets around to making a more sophisticated drinking game, the inclusion of a “shot each time somebody cheats and gets by with it” rule would surely turn things loopy. It’s actually fashionable to slam a knee into an unsuspecting groin to let somebody know they’re in a fight, just as a timely finger into an eye socket these days is smart business. That’s because warnings for cheating don’t show up in the box score. Looked
  
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• Floyd Mayweather Confirms He’s in Talks to Fight in the ‘Ring or Octagon’

  12-02-2018 14:40
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. looks set for a potential return to competitive action, although he has stopped short of confirming if it will be in mixed martial arts. The five-weight world champion boxer has teased an unlikely appearance in the UFC over the past few weeks, reigniting his rivalry with lightweight champion Conor McGregor “Money” announced […]
  
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• Floyd Mayweather Confirms Fight Negotiations: Ring or Octagon?

  12-02-2018 14:40
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. looks set for a potential return to competitive action, although he has stopped short of confirming if it will be in mixed martial arts. The five-weight world champion boxer has teased an unlikely appearance in the UFC over the past few weeks, reigniting his rivalry with lightweight champion Conor McGregor “Money” announced […]
  
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• Watch The MMA Hour live now

  12-02-2018 14:00
  The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show:
  1 p.m. ET -- We'll recap the week that was in MMA, including UFC 221.
  1:25 p.m. -- Frankie Edgar will talk about now having to face Brian Ortega at UFC 222.
  1:40 p.m. -- Roy Nelson will join us in studio to preview his Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix fight against Matt Mitrione.
  2:20 p.m. -- Matt Mitrione will then join us in studio to talk about his fight against Nelson.
  3:00 p.m. -- Rashad Evans will discuss what's next fo
  
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• Morning Report: Urijah Faber reveals he’s still in USADA testing pool, open to comeback for ‘a big opportunity’

  12-02-2018 14:00
  In MMA, fighter retirements rarely stick for good, especially the first time. So when UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber announced he was hanging up the gloves at the end of 2016, many suspected the still spry bantamweight might eventually eventually make his way back into the Octagon once again. And it turns out, Faber himself is keeping that option ready, perhaps at a moment’s notice.
  Speaking with Submission Radio over the weekend, Faber revealed that despite retiring from competition in De
  
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• UFC FIGHT PASS Presents Black Belt Week

  12-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  This week, the UFC’s digital streaming service UFC FIGHT PASS® will celebrate the greatest submission experts in MMA and grappling history with a special themed week of content. Black Belt Week will feature 7-days of Original content, curated content, live UFC and MMA action, plus a double-header on Saturday where two of the world’s leading no-gi grappling promotions – Polaris and EBI - stream live events on the same day. Black Belt Week begins Monday, February 12 with the
  
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• UFC 221 Scorecard

  12-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Last weekend’s UFC 221 event is in the books, and now that the dust has settled in Australia, it’s time to go to the scorecard to see who the big winners were at Perth Arena.1 – Yoel RomeroYoel Romero got a little scarier last weekend in Perth. Yes, he always had the explosive power that could change the course of a fight in a split second, the wrestling that earned him an Olympic silver medal, and the offensive unpredictability that made it impossible to get a read on him. But
  
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• On the Rise: Austin Edition

  12-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The last time the UFC showed up in the land of the Longhorns, Franklin Barbecue and Austin City Limits, Frankie Edgar cemented his standing as the top featherweight contender in the division with one of his trademark “there are levels to this” performances against Cub Swanson, and a couple competitors that would blossom into established names stepped into the Octagon for the very first time.That night in Austin back in November 2014 began with Dooho Choi settling Juan Puig in just 18
  
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• Northcutt's focus to be the best solely focused on UFC

  12-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Sage Northcutt prepares to enter the Octagon prior to facing Michel Quinones in their lightweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event inside the Ted Constant Convention Center on November 11, 2017 in Norfolk, Virginia. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center" />It is impossible not to smile when talking to Sage Northcutt.The youthful exuberance, the hyper-positive attitude, the genuine love for life that permeates his being and stand alongside his actio
  
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• Alan Patrick explains why he begged for bonus at UFC Belem, dreams of Joe Lauzon fight

  12-02-2018 03:00
  BELEM, Brazil — Alan Patrick put out a passionate request for a $50,000 bonus to buy a house in his post-fight interview at UFC Belem, moments after his win over Damir Hadzovic, but he left the Mangueirinho Arena without extra cash.
  Patrick is riding a three-fight winning streak in the UFC and holds a 5-1 record inside the Octagon, and admits that he thought he would be able to have his own house at this point of his career.
  “I expected that, but we live in Brazil and it’s sur
  
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• Tyson Pedro on Not Getting UFC 221 Bonus: ‘What More do You Want?’

  12-02-2018 02:43
  Tyson Pedro is feeling Tai Tuivasa’s pain. Last night (Feb. 10), Pedro took on Saparbek Safarov on the main card of UFC 221. The action was held inside Perth Arena in Perth, Australia. Pedro locked in a kimura standing and forced his opponent to the canvas to finish things off. Many were shocked to see that […]
  
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• Alex Volkanovski reveals he had torn MCL going into Jeremy Kennedy fight at UFC 221

  12-02-2018 01:00
  Alex Volkanovski speaks to the media at UFC 221 in Perth, Australia about his technical knockout win over Jeremy Kennedy, tearing his MCL during training camp, what’s next for his UFC career, and much more.
  Video courtesy of Submission Radio.
  
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