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• UFC 222 Embedded, Episode 3: ‘Jason doesn’t even know how to take a sh*t in the toilet’

  28-02-2018 23:32
  In the third episode of UFC 222 Embedded, Cris Cyborg arrives in Las Vegas with her cats, Yana Kunitskaya does interviews, Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega arrive, Mackenzie Dern tries on her Reebok fight kit and Sean O’Malley plays some video games.
  
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• Ketlen Vieira will ask for a title shot after beating Cat Zingano at UFC 222

  28-02-2018 23:00
  BELEM, Brazil — Ketlen Vieira discusses her upcoming fight with Cat Zigano at UFC 222 on March 3, why she wouldn’t be surprised if she loses the first round against Zingano, her plans to call for a bantamweight fight with Amanda Nunes next, and a possible fight between UFC champions Nunes and Cris Cyborg.
  (Editor’s note: Click on CC on player above for English translation.)
  
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• Miesha Tate Says She’s ‘Checked Out’ on Jon Jones Saga: ‘I Don’t Really Care if He Comes Back’

  28-02-2018 22:53 via sherdog.com
  Miesha Tate isn’t buying the “changed man” routine from Jon Jones anymore.
  
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• Miesha Tate: ‘The faith that I have in Jon Jones has been lost’

  28-02-2018 22:00
  It sounds like Miesha Tate isn’t even mad, she’s just disappointed.
  Following Jon Jones’s hearing in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday, in which the UFC star received a $205,000 fine and had his license revoked by the California State Athletic Commission, Tate was asked for her thoughts on Jones during an appearance on MMA on Sirius XM.
  The recently retired fighter and former UFC women’s bantamweight champion explained that she’s essentially through with supporting and e
  
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• Derrick Lewis Goes Off on ‘Preppy’ Colby Covington

  28-02-2018 21:43
  Derrick Lewis is not very happy with one UFC welterweight fighter. And just like Lewis is known for, he let his feelings known about Colby Covington, who is known to speak his mind as well. This isn’t the first time that Covington has mixed it up with a heavyweight star under the UFC banner. Covington […]
  
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• Jim Miller Slated to Return at UFC Fight Night 128

  28-02-2018 20:37
  Jim Miller is set for his return to the Octagon. The UFC announced on Wednesday that Jim Miller (28-11 MMA, 17-10 UFC) is slated to take on Dan Hooker (15-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) in a lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night 128. This bout will likely take place on the main card of this show. […]
  
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• Justin Buchholz No Longer Coaching at Team Alpha Male

  28-02-2018 20:32
  Team Alpha Male has lost another head coach as Justin Buchholz has officially split with the Sacramento based gym. Buchholz confirmed the news on Tuesday following an initial report from MMANytt.com. Prior to his time as head coach and then as the lead Muay Thai instructor, Buchholz was a fighter who trained at Team Alpha […]
  
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC on FOX 28

  28-02-2018 20:30
  The ending of Saturday’s Jeremy Stephens vs. Josh Emmett fight just underscored yet another major problem with MMA.
  There are very good reasons for having individual state-run athletic commissions, largely because of the nightmare that a national commission would be when it comes to regulating small local shows and the fact it would be almost impossible logistically to change so many laws in place to eliminate state commissions.But while state commissions are best for local promotions, fo
  
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• Michael Bisping Says he Wouldn’t Mind Knocking Out Luke Rockhold Again

  28-02-2018 20:01
  Michael Bisping isn’t ready to let go of his feud with Luke Rockhold. It’s no secret that Bisping is close to making his exit from active mixed martial arts competition. Today (Feb. 28), Bisping has turned 39 years old. With time against him, “The Count” is looking for at least one more big fight before […]
  
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• Women’s boxing champion Amanda Serrano set for Combate Americas debut

  28-02-2018 20:00
  The migration of world-class women’s boxers over to mixed martial arts continues.
  Five-weight-class champion Amanda Serrano will make her pro MMA debut in Los Angeles on April 13 as part of the Combate Americas event “Combate Estrellas I.”
  Serrano, a native of Puerto Rico who is based in Brooklyn, N.Y., is the current WBO bantamweight champ. She’s also held belts at super bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight and lightweight. Her boxing record is 34-1-1.
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• Amazon gets rights to sell UFC pay-per-view events

  28-02-2018 19:30
  The next UFC pay-per-view will be available on Amazon.
  On Wednesday morning, John Ourand from Sports Business Daily reported that Amazon had picked up non-exclusive U.S. rights to sell UFC pay-per-view events via their video platform – Amazon Prime Video.The UFC-Amazon deal begins with this weekend’s UFC 222, which features a women’s featherweight title bout between pound-for-pound best Cris Cyborg and former Invicta FC champ Yana Kunitskaya. The event will go down on Saturday
  
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• Jimmie Rivera, Marlon Moraes to Headline UFC Fight Night in Utica on June 1

  28-02-2018 19:26 via sherdog.com
  A pivotal bantamweight showdown between Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes will headline the UFC’s Fight Night event in Utica, N.Y., on June 1.
  
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• Amazon Inks Deal to Stream UFC Pay-Per-View Events Beginning with UFC 222

  28-02-2018 19:05 via sherdog.com
  Beginning on Saturday, fight fans will have another platform to view Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view events.
  
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• Jim Miller to Face Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night 128 in Atlantic City

  28-02-2018 18:37 via sherdog.com
  Jim Miller will square off against Dan Hooker in a lightweight clash at UFC Fight Night 128 in Atlantic City, N.J., the promotion announced Wednesday.
  
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• The ‘next step’ of Mackenzie Dern’s fighting evolution comes at UFC 222

  28-02-2018 18:00
  When she first began her transition from Brazilian jiu-jitsu royalty into the great unknown that was MMA, Mackenzie Dern set a goal of debuting in the UFC by the end of 2017.
  Turns out she was only a few months off from being a soothsayer.
  After an unbeaten run on the regional scene, Dern, now 5-0 and only 24 years old, will make her Octagon debut against Ashley Yoder on March 3 at UFC 222. The moment is one long anticipated for the decorated black belt, who was the No. 1-ranked female jiu-jits
  
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• Kevin Lee on Khabib vs. McGregor: ‘I Think Conor Would Get Him’

  28-02-2018 17:43
  Kevin Lee believes if Khabib Nurmagomedov fought Conor McGregor, the “Notorious” one would get his way. On April 7, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson will do battle with Nurmagomedov. The bout will take place inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. It’ll headline UFC 223. McGregor or Khabib? Lee competed against […]
  
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• Five-Division Boxing Champ Amanda Serrano Set for Combate Americas Debut on April 13

  28-02-2018 17:04 via sherdog.com
  Five-division boxing world champion Amanda Serrano will make her mixed martial arts debut in the co-headliner of Combate Americas’ April 13 event against Mexico City native Erendira Ordonez.
  
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• Jim Miller meets Dan Hooker at UFC Atlantic City

  28-02-2018 17:00
  Jim Miller is coming home.
  The 34-year-old lightweight veteran has been officially booked to fight in his native New Jersey opposite Dan Hooker at UFC Atlantic City on April 21 at Boardwalk Hall. It will be Miller’s 29th walk to the Octagon (including one no-contest), which ties him with Michael Bisping for the most appearances in UFC history.
  A previously reported main event between lightweight contenders Edson Barboza and Kevin Lee was also announced on Wednesday.
  Miller (28-11, 1 NC) i
  
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• Robert Whittaker Wants Yoel Romero after Representing Australia in Commonwealth Games

  28-02-2018 16:55 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight ace Robert Whittaker returns to competitive action on April 4, although he won’t be facing Yoel Romero.
  
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• Brian Ortega Hopes to Defy Critics by Finishing Frankie Edgar at UFC 222

  28-02-2018 16:48 via sherdog.com
  In his 28 professional fights (22-5, 1 NC), Frankie Edgar has never been finished. He’s never been knocked out, he’s never been submitted. He’s been rocked a few times, especially in his wars with Gray Maynard, but he’s always managed to survive these close calls one way or the other.
  
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• Referee Rob Hinds Discusses Conclusion of Jeremy Stephens-Josh Emmett

  28-02-2018 16:42 via sherdog.com
  It has been replayed countless times, from different angles and at different speeds, yet it’s still dividing fight fans whether referee Dan Miragliotta should have intervened during the ending sequence between Jeremy Stephens and Josh Emmett at UFC on Fox 28.
  
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• Mairbek Taisumov vs. Evan Dunham set for UFC 223 in Brooklyn

  28-02-2018 16:35
  A rumored lightweight matchup has now been made official by the UFC. Rising 155-pound prospect Maribek Taisumov will face Evan Dunham at UFC 223 on Apr. 7 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The news was first reported by Newsday. Taisumov Pushing For His Sixth Straight Win  Taisumov (27-5) has knocked out his last five […]
  
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• Amazon Prime Video To Begin Selling UFC PPV’s Starting This Weekend

  28-02-2018 16:22
  Amazon has announced a new partnership with the UFC that will see UFC’s monthly pay-per-view offerings available for purchase at Amazon Prime Video. Starting this weekend with UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya, customers can order UFC pay-per-views for $64.99 and stream them on televisions, tablets, mobile devices and desktops/laptops via Amazon Prime Video (app + […]
  
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• CSAC’s Foster explains why he believes Jones, his process to get license reinstated

  28-02-2018 16:00
  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jon Jones issued a statement Tuesday on Twitter following his doping hearing in front of the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC). In that statement, Jones thanked CSAC, specifically executive officer Andy Foster “for saying he believes me.”
  I want to thank csac for taking the time and hearing my case, and executive officer Andy Foster for saying he believes me.— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) February 27, 2018That’s somewhat of an odd thing
  
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• Emmanuel Sanchez Faces UFC Veteran Sam Sicilia In Bellator 198 Co-Main Event

  28-02-2018 15:36
  Emmanuel Sanchez will look for his first four-fight win streak since Mar. 2015 when he locks horns with former UFC featherweight Sam Sicilia on May. 12. This 145-pound showdown will serve as the co-main event of Bellator 198, which takes place at SAP Center in San Jose, California. Sanchez On A Hot Streak Sanchez (16-3) […]
  
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• Chat Wrap: Jones CSAC hearing, UFC 22 talk & more

  28-02-2018 15:15
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  On Tuesday, former UFC light heavyweight champion went before the CSAC to have his hearing for his anti-doping violation from his UFC 214 positive test for Turinabol. Did he help his case for an impending USADA punishment or hurt it? We'll discuss.
  Plus, UFC 222 and Bellator 195 are this weekend. What are the major fights to watch? What's the stuff to ignore? What are the major storylines. We'll get into that as well.
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• Jon Jones got through the first hurdle with very little defense, now comes the hard part

  28-02-2018 15:00
  I believe it was the great Stephen A. Smith who once said, “you don’t have the right to hold somebody accountable for standards you refuse to apply to yourself.” I only mention it because Smith figured into Tuesday’s California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) doping hearing for the UFC’s own Jon Jones. Old John Frierson — one of six CSAC commissioners on the hearing panel — mystified those gathered at the DoubleTree Suites in Anaheim by citing the outs
  
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• Dana White: Very Good Chance Brock Lesnar Returns To UFC

  28-02-2018 15:00
  It sounds like Brock Lesnar may be back in the UFC before much longer. The former heavyweight champion may have retired after testing positive for a banned substance surrounding his last fight at UFC 200 that ended with a one year suspension from the sport, but that has never stopped speculation that he may return […]
  
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• Dana White: Chances are ‘Very Good’ Brock Lesnar Returns to the UFC

  28-02-2018 15:00
  It sounds like Brock Lesnar may be back in the UFC before much longer. The former heavyweight champion may have retired after testing positive for a banned substance surrounding his last fight at UFC 200 that ended with a one year suspension from the sport, but that has never stopped speculation that he may return […]
  
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• Morning Report: Dana White says chances are ‘very, very, very good’ that Brock Lesnar returns to the UFC

  28-02-2018 14:00
  In 2016, when the UFC needed a draw to juice up their marquee summer event, UFC 200, UFC President Dana White pulled a rabbit out of his hat by negotiating the return of former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. Though Lesnar is under contract with the WWE, he was allowed a one-off opportunity to come back to the realm of unscripted combat. But with Lesnar’s WWE contract ending this year, it appears White has a more permanent return in mind for “The Beast.”
  Speaking recently w
  
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• With Holm in her camp, Kunitskaya is prepared for everything

  28-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  While UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg was in Portugal, taking part in seminars and enjoying some down time when Saturday’s UFC 222 championship main event came together, her opponent, Yana Kunitskaya was already in the gym.“I was supposed to fight on this same card, so I was getting ready for another girl,” said Kunitskaya, who was already preparing to make her promotional debut against Leah Letson when word came down that she would be challenging for champ
  
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• Sean O'Malley on Facebook Live

  28-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Ahead of his main card appearance at Saturday's UFC 222, 'Sugar' Sean O'Malley took your questions on Facebook Live.GET TICKETS NOW FOR UFC 222 AT T-MOBILE ARENAPRE-ORDER UFC 222RELATED CONTENT: Watch first episode of UFC 222 Embedded Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Rivera-Moraes grudge match set for June 1

  28-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  After heated back-and-forth exchanges over the last couple months, bantamweight stars Jimmie Rivera and "Magic” Marlon Moraes will finally meet in the Octagon, with the showdown set to headline the UFC's first visit to Utica, NY on June 1. FS1 will televise the event live from Adirondack Bank Center. Tickets go on sale on April 6.Also added to the UFC Fight Night card is a lightweight matchup pitting New Yorker Gregor Gillespie against Vinc Pichel.Winner of 15 of his last 16 bouts, Moraes
  
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• Ortega proud to be part of contender versus legend

  28-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Shortly after Brian Ortega put the finishing touches on his second-round submission victory over Cub Swanson in early December, the questions started coming.Having pushed his winning streak to five and extended his unbeaten run to begin his career, people wanted to know if the talented Californian was going to lobby for the opportunity to face Max Holloway for the featherweight title?A week before Ortega forced Swanson to tap, Holloway collected his first successful title defense, replicating hi
  
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• Las Vegas 'Ultimate Sports Weekend' kicks off tonight with Pep Rally

  28-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  LAS VEGAS – Not content being just the Entertainment Capital of the World, Las Vegas is conquering the world of sports like no other city could dream of doing. The Ultimate Vegas Sports Weekend will show the sports world that Las Vegas is second to none when it comes to hosting events and attracting fans.From March 2 – 4, Las Vegas will feature four major sporting events across a variety of fan disciplines when NASCAR, USA Sevens Rugby, the Vegas Golden Knights and UFC all take the s
  
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• Inside of a Harbor City garage, Brian Ortega found his ticket to potential UFC glory

  28-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  "We've all had that one time — it doesn't matter who you are — when you have this choice, that one chance," Ortega said. "That's your ticket out. That's your escape. A lot of people don't take it, the guys who tell you later in life, 'I could've done this, I should've been here. ...' I heard it all the time. So I just knew what I was supposed to do. The energy that time was, 'Take this opportunity.' "Read the full story here. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Cyborg adds another layer to the legacy

  28-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  With each successive conquest, it becomes harder and harder to deny Cris Cyborg a place in the pantheon of all-time greats in the sport of mixed martial arts. Through 21 appearances, the Brazilian standout is 19-1 with one no contest and she hasn’t been beaten since losing her debut more than a dozen years ago.After turning back pioneering forces like Shayna Baszler, Gina Carano and Marloes Coenen early in her career, she arrived in the UFC just under two years ago on a five-fight winning
  
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• Barboza vs Lee bout headlines AC Event

  28-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  For the first time since 2014, the UFC will be bringing the best mixed martial artists in the world to Atlantic City, and in the main event at Boardwalk Hall on April 21, two of the top lightweights in the world square off, as Muay Thai wrecking machine Edson Barboza attempts to add another clip to his highlight reel when he meets "The Motown Phenom," Kevin Lee.Tickets for UFC Fight Night, which airs on FS1, go on sale on March 9 A ferocious striker with a string of Fight of the Night awards to
  
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• Dana White: Chances of Brock Lesnar Fighting in UFC Again Are ‘Very, Very, Very Good’

  28-02-2018 04:47 via sherdog.com
  Perhaps the picture of UFC President Dana White and former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar taken recently was more than just a publicity stunt.
  
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• Viscardi Andrade regrets asking for UFC release during USADA suspension

  28-02-2018 04:00
  Viscardi Andrade parted ways with the UFC a year after being given a two-year suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), but he would have done things differently if he could go back in time.
  Andrade failed a drug test 13 days before his last UFC bout, a win over Richard Walsh in March 2016 that was overturned to a no-contest, and was given a two-year suspension that ends on March 20, 2018.
  The 33-year-old fighter, who collected an 18-6 (1 NC) MMA record since his debut in 2006
  
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• Phil Davis vs. Linton Vassell Announced For Bellator 200

  28-02-2018 02:03
  Phil Davis and Linton Vassell will do battle in a major Bellator event. Bellator 200 will take place on May 25. The event goes down inside The SSE Arena, Wembley in London. Already booked for the card is a middleweight title bout between champion Rafael Carvalho and Gegard Mousasi. Michael Page is also set to […]
  
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• Ronda Rousey’s pro wrestling debut will be as part of Olympian tag team

  28-02-2018 02:00
  After angles shot on Sunday in Las Vegas and Monday night in Anaheim, Calif., Ronda Rousey’s pro wrestling debut is slated to be a mixed tag team match, teaming with Kurt Angle against the husband and wife team of HHH and Stephanie McMahon..
  The match will take place at this year’s WrestleMania on April 8 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
  The WWE’s storylines earlier this week built this match which has been confirmed by those within the industry. It will likely b
  
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• UFC on FOX 28 does 2,037,000 viewers, but streaming numbers tell bigger story

  28-02-2018 01:30
  Saturday’s UFC on FOX 28, headlined by Jeremy Stephens’ second-round TKO win over Josh Emmett did, 2,037,000 viewers going against strong competition, including the Olympics and the Golden State Warriors.
  While up 15 percent from the record-low of 1,771,000 viewers set by the Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza vs. Derek Brunson fight, it still would be the fourth-lowest number in the history of the series. The other two shows were bested by the 2016 show headlined by Carlos Condit v
  
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• UFC 222 Embedded, Episode 2: ‘This time is the craziest time’

  28-02-2018 00:59
  It’s another big fight week in Las Vegas. Check in with fighters such as Cris Cyborg, Yana Kunitskaya, Frankie Edgar, Brian Ortega, Sean O’Malley and Mackenzie Dern as they make their final preparations to hit the road for UFC 222.
  You can watch the latest episode of “Embedded” below:
  
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• Pros react to Jon Jones’ CSAC hearing over failed UFC 214 drug test

  28-02-2018 00:00
  While there is still a ways to go, the latest anti-doping case of Jon Jones has taken its first step toward resolution.
  The California State Athletic Commission on Tuesday revoked the mixed martial arts license of Jones and issued a $205,000 fine to the former UFC light heavyweight champion for his failed UFC 214 drug screening. Jones tested positive for the anabolic steroid Turinabol in an in-competition drug test prior to his rematch against Daniel Cormier in July 2017. Jones’ case now
  
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