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• Yancy Medeiros Reveals What it Would Take to Return to Lightweight

  17-02-2018 23:49
  Yancy Medeiros isn’t ruling out a lightweight return, but he has to see some green. Medeiros is set to clash with Donald Cerrone tomorrow night (Feb. 18) in the main event of UFC Austin. The action takes place inside the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. It’ll be aired live on FOX Sports 1. It’s no secret that […]
  
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• Sage Northcutt didn’t get Ivan Drago’s son role, but won’t give up on big-screen dreams

  17-02-2018 22:00
  Sage Northcutt didn’t get the role of Ivan Drago’s son in the upcoming movie Creed 2. But that doesn’t mean the Team Alpha Male lightweight is giving up on thoughts of an acting career.
  Northcutt let slip a few months ago on The MMA Hour that he was trying out for the role of the son of the legendary Rocky 4 character. This past week, Northcutt returned to The MMA Hour and laid out what happened.
  “I did not get the part, unfortunately,” said Northcutt, who meets Th
  
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• Derrick Lewis on Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier: It’s a Smart Move

  17-02-2018 21:29
  Derrick Lewis has no issue with Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier. Miocic is set to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title against light heavyweight champion Cormier. The two will meet on July 7 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The title bout will headline UFC 226. While some have argued that […]
  
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• Derrick Lewis: Miocic vs. Cormier was the right fight to make 

  17-02-2018 21:00
  The heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions will be put on hold due to UFC matching champions Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier for the main event of UFC 226, but Derrick Lewis doesn’t seem to care.
  “The Black Beast” believes the UFC made the right decision to book the champion vs. champion bout due to lack of consistency among the current heavyweight contenders.
  “It’s good that it’s happening because nobody else in the heavyweight division has been consist
  
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• UFC Austin Weigh-in Results: All Fighters Make Weight

  17-02-2018 20:34
  The UFC Austin weigh-ins went without a hiccup. All 24 fighters on tomorrow night’s (Feb. 18) card tipped the scales earlier today. All of them made weight. That includes headliners Donald Cerrone and Yancy Medeiros. Cerrone clocked in at 169.5 pounds, while Medeiros hit 170.5 pounds. Heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Marcin Tybura also hit the […]
  
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• UFC Fight Night 126 Weigh-ins: Headliners Donald Cerrone, Yancy Medeiros on Target

  17-02-2018 20:21 via sherdog.com
  The UFC Fight Night 126 weigh-ins lacked drama, and that’s a good thing.
  
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• Lyoto Machida & Vitor Belfort in Talks For UFC 224 Bout

  17-02-2018 20:14
  We might get to see Lyoto Machida and Vitor Belfort trade leather this spring. MMAFighting.com is reporting that a middleweight clash between Machida and Belfort is in the works for UFC 224. The event takes place inside Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 12. This would be the last bout under Belfort’s UFC contract. “The Phenom” […]
  
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• James Gallagher accepted Bellator 196 main event before injured knee was medically cleared

  17-02-2018 20:00
  When James Gallagher got a call about fighting Hungarian star Adam Borics in Budapest in the main event of Bellator 196, he agreed to the fight before he even knew if he would be able to compete on the night.There was a fear that the SBG featherweight would only be medically cleared to train on the knee after being forced from his first promotional main event, Bellator 187, due to injuries to his LCL and PCL late last year.“I told Bellator, ‘I want to fight, but I don’t know i
  
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• UFC Austin weigh-in results, staredowns

  17-02-2018 19:57
  At the UFC Austin (UFC Fight Night 126) weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Sunday night’s UFC fights successfully made weight on Saturday morning, including headliners Donald Cerrone and Yancy Medeiros who made the 170-pound limit required for their welterweight contest (They get a one-pound allowance.) UFC Austin goes down at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.Below are the full UFC Austin weigh-in results, courtesy of the UFC:Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 9:00 p.m. ET)
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• Fighter Finishes Opponent With Sweet Chin Music (Video)

  17-02-2018 19:38
  Nothing like a little Sweet Chin Music to end a mixed martial arts bout. While Bellator 194 took place, there was MMA action under the Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) banner. There were plenty of finishes, but none will grab the amount attention than Kevin Wirth’s TKO has. That’s because Wirth pulled off retired pro wrestler Shawn […]
  
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• Less than two years after son’s tragic death, Marcus Kowal will bid farewell to fighting

  17-02-2018 18:00
  Marcus Kowal will step into a cage for the final time as a fighter Saturday night.
  It’s not that the former Strikeforce athlete has lost the love for fighting. Hardly. He’s just too busy right now — trying to change the world.
  In 2016, Kowal’s 15-month-old son Liam was tragically killed, struck in his stroller by a drunk driver in Los Angeles. Ever since then, Kowal has dedicated just about every waking moment to making Liam’s life — and his own — count
  
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• Fightweets: Is Floyd Mayweather vs. CM Punk so wrong it’s right?

  17-02-2018 17:00
  No longwinded Fightweets intro this week. Let’s get right into things:
  Floyd Mayweather vs. CM Punk? Come again?@TheHavokgamer: Is there any fire to this Floyd Mayweather vs CM Punk rumor or is it just smoke?
  Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: If you told me we would never see CM Punk fight in a mixed martial arts bout ever again, I would neither shed a tear nor lose a wink of sleep. I saw everything I needed to see about CM Punk, the mixed martial artist, back when Mic
  
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• What you’re seeing on your TV is a sport in the midst of a midlife crisis

  17-02-2018 16:00
  So there I was yawning my way through the middle of Bellator 194, and praying to the MMA gods to deliver a finish to the Heather Hardy vs. Ana Julaton fight, which they laughingly ignored. Both the fight and the prayer, I mean. The MMA gods know when to bow out, and this was a fight without their blessing.
  As I viewed it and watched the savage reviews roll in on social media (hello, Jordan Breen!), I thought of a story published by business website Bloomberg earlier in the week that painted a g
  
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• The story — and the man — behind the ezekiel choke

  17-02-2018 15:00
  There’s a reason why we don’t see many sode guruma jime finishes in mixed martial arts — and why the jiu-jitsu and MMA worlds call it ezekiel choke.
  It’s rare to see MMA fighters go for an ezekiel choke in MMA. UFC heavyweight Alexey Oleinik made history last year by becoming the first man to ever win a fight in the Octagon with the choke, tapping out Viktor Pesta with an ezekiel choke from the bottom at UFC Phoenix in January 2017.
  Other than that, and Oleinik's previou
  
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• Matt Mitrione vs. Roy Nelson 2 full fight video highlights

  17-02-2018 07:06
  Watch Matt Mitrione vs. Roy Nelson full fight video highlights from Bellator 194’s main event above, courtesy of Paramount.
  Belabor 194: Mitrione vs. Nelson 2 took place Feb. 16 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Belabor heavyweight Matt Mitrione (13-5) collided with Roy Nelson (23–15) in the night’s main event, which aired live on Paramount. Catch the video highlights above.
  For more on Mitrione vs. Nelson 2, check out the play-by-play courtesy of MMA Fighti
  
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• VIDEO: Jose Torres crumples Alberto Orellano to retain Titan FC flyweight championship

  17-02-2018 07:00
  Jose “Shorty” Torres made short work of the latest challenger to his flyweight title.
  The main event of Titan FC 48 in Coral Gables, Fla., on Friday saw Torres dispatch of Alberto Orellano in the first round with a crisp combination at the 3:52 mark that left Orellano in a disoriented heap against the cage.
  It was the seventh win in seven pro bouts for the undefeated Torres. The 25-year-old Chicagoan has defended his Titan FC championship four times and looks poised for a step up in
  
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• Fight Night Austin: Weigh-In Results

  17-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Check out the official weigh-in results for Fight Night: Cerrone vs Medeiros, which is headlined by the welterweight bout between Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone and Yancy Medeiros and airs live on FS1, Sunday February 18 at 9pm ET, from Austin, TX. Four prelim bouts will also air on FS1 starting at 7pm ET. Two exclusive FIGHT PASS prelims will kick off the night of action beginning at 6pm ET. Welterweight Main Event Bout 5 Rounds Donald Cerrone (169.5) vs Yancy Medeiros (170.5)Heavyweight Co-
  
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• Majority Decision Sends Matt Mitrione Past Roy Nelson, Into Bellator Heavyweight GP Semis

  17-02-2018 06:23 via sherdog.com
  Matt Mitrione holds off Roy Nelson to win majority decision in Bellator 194 headliner on Friday in Uncasville, Connecticut.
  
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• Matt Mitrione edges Roy Nelson to advance to next round

  17-02-2018 06:22
  Matt Mitrione is through to the semifinals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix, taking home a narrow victory over Roy Nelson at Bellator 194 on Friday night.The two men had previously face each other in the finale of The Ultimate Fighter 16, with Nelson knocking Mitrione out in the first round, but that was five years ago and Mitrione showed that he is not the same fighter. He outstruck Nelson to win a very close majority decision.The first two rounds saw Mitrione control the fight with fast
  
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• Bellator 194 live blog: Nelson vs. Mitrione 2

  17-02-2018 05:29
  This is the Bellator 194 live blog for Roy Nelson vs. Matt Mitrione, a quarterfinal bout in Bellator’s Heavyweight World Grand Prix at Friday night’s Bellator event at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
  Nelson and Mitrione previously fought at The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale on Dec. 15, 2012, where “Big Country” defeated Mitrione by first-round TKO. Now in Bellator, Mitrione is 3-0, while Nelson was victorious in his debut with the promotion last September.
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• VIDEO: Kevin Wirth hits ‘Sweet Chin Music’ KO at LFA 33

  17-02-2018 05:07
  Kevin Wirth cued up the band at Legacy Fighting Alliance 33 on Friday, and the result was a smash hit.
  Also known as “Mr. Nice Guy”, Wirth broke out a head kick finish that would make WWE legend Shawn Michaels proud, blasting Isaiah Gutierrez with a strike that was nearly identical to the “Sweet Chin Music” signature move that Michaels made famous as a professional wrestler.
  The referee officially waved the bout off at 3:33 of Round 3, which is eerily appropriate given t
  
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• VIDEO: Greg Hardy wins LFA debut with 14-second KO

  17-02-2018 04:28
  Fighting in the city where he once suited up for the Cowboys, Greg Hardy showed that he’s serious about his new athletic venture.
  Hardy needed just 14 seconds to knock out Ryan Chester in a heavyweight preliminary bout in his promotional debut at Legacy Fighting Alliance 33 in Dallas on Friday.
  The entire Greg Hardy fight in Deep Ellum tonight. (via @axs) @NBCDFW pic.twitter.com/5Wy1Hju4k6— Pat Doney (@PatDoneyNBC5) February 17, 2018The win improved the former NFL player’s ama
  
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• VIDEO: Mike Kimbel slams his way to victory in pro debut at Bellator 194

  17-02-2018 04:01
  Slamming your way out of a submission can be a risky proposition, but it worked out beautifully for Mike Kimbel on Friday at Bellator 194.
  Making his professional debut, the 20-year-old Kimbel floored opponent Geoffrey Then with a 1-2 combination early in Round 1 and immediately followed his bantamweight adversary to the mat. Then tried to counter with an armbar from the bottom, but Kimbel picked him up and dropped him right on his head before finishing with ground and pound.
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• Bellator 194 Results: Matt Mitrione Edges Roy Nelson in Rematch

  17-02-2018 02:31
  Bellator 194 is finally here. The event takes place inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut tonight (Feb. 16). Main card action begins at 9 p.m. ET live on the Paramount Network. In the main event, Roy Nelson takes on Matt Mitrione in a Bellator Heavyweight Tournament bout. The co-main event will feature lightweight action. Patricky […]
  
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• Ariane Lipski to defend flyweight title against Silvana Gomez Juarez at KSW 42 

  17-02-2018 00:00
  One of the most highly touted female fighters outside of the UFC, Ariane Lipski, will defend her flyweight title for the second time against Silvana Gomez Juarez at KSW 42 in Lodz, Poland, on March 3.
  KSW announced the title fight on Friday morning.Lipski (10-3) is unbeaten in four outings under the KSW banner. After a second-round victory in her promotional debut at KSW 33, the Brazilian scored a first-round TKO win over UFC veteran, Sheila Gaff, at KSW 36.“The Violence Queen” clai
  
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