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• UFC 222 Embedded, Episode 4: ‘Don’t make me choke your ass’

  01-03-2018 23:23
  In the fourth episode of UFC 222 Embedded, Cris Cyborg shares a training room with Sean O’Malley, Brian Ortega and Mackenzie Dern take photos, Yana Kunitskaya does video interviews, Frankie Edgar breaks down the perfect fighter and more.
  
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• Pedro Munhoz recounts weight cutting issues for UFC Belem, talks UFC 222 bout with John Dodson

  01-03-2018 23:00
  Pedro Munhoz and John Dodson will collide in the preliminary portion of UFC 222 on Saturday night in Las Vegas, but that wasn’t the original date for them.
  “The Young Punisher” and “The Magician” were slated to meet at UFC Belem on Feb. 3 in Brazil, but the fight was cancelled hours after the official weigh-ins, as Munhoz missed the bantamweight mark and Dodson didn’t agree to take the fight at a catchweight.
  Speaking with MMA Fighting ahead of UFC 222, Munho
  
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• UFC 222 workouts video

  01-03-2018 22:11
  LAS VEGAS — UFC 222 workouts are under way now at the MGM Grand on Thursday afternoon.
  The schedule is below (ET)
  4 pm:Yana Kunitskaya workout
  4:15pm: Frankie Edgar workout
  4:30pm: Brian Ortega workout
  4:45pm: Cris Cyborg workout
  Late addition Sean O’Malley.
  
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• UFC 222 media day staredowns with Ariel Helwani commentary

  01-03-2018 21:58
  LAS VEGAS — Ahead of UFC 222 on Saturday, the stars from the card in Las Vegas, including Cris Cyborg, Yana Kunitskaya, Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega, faced off Thursday at media day.
  
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• Cris Cyborg Says She’d Make Floyd Mayweather Tap

  01-03-2018 20:08
  Cris Cyborg believes she knows exactly how a fight between her and Floyd Mayweather would go. Of all the possible match-ups awaiting Floyd should he actually enter the cage, this one is particularly interesting, albeit most likely impossible. Not that the women’s featherweight champion is looking past UFC 222, however. Cyborg takes on Yana Kunitskaya […]
  
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• USADA to introduce pilot program for new, ‘friendlier’ blood testing of UFC athletes

  01-03-2018 19:25
  UFC fighters will be part of a pilot program USADA is introducing that the agency hopes will streamline the blood-testing process and make things better for the athletes.On Thursday, USADA announced what it calls a “friendlier” blood-collection process for athletes that also enables more blood collections and increases the sample’s longevity, per a press release. The pilot program is being first used on UFC fighters.
  The name of the device used for the new collection is called
  
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• Bellator 195 Weigh-in Video & Results: Bantamweight Title Fight Greenlit

  01-03-2018 19:21 via sherdog.com
  The Bellator 195 headliner was made official at Thursday’s weigh-ins, as Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell (134.7) and challenger Leandro Higo (134.2) hit their marks in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
  
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• Cat Zingano ‘Broke’ Amanda Nunes, Felt Raquel Pennington ‘Quit’

  01-03-2018 18:41
  Cat Zingano may have been gone for a while but she’s never forgotten. The former UFC title contender returns this weekend where she will face Ketlen Vieira in what could ultimately be a No. 1 contender’s bout in the women’s bantamweight division. While Zingano is coming off two straight losses, she faced nothing but top […]
  
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• Bellator 195 Weigh-In Results: Main Event is Official

  01-03-2018 18:40
  Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 195 on Thursday, March 1, 2018. Bellator 195 is set to take place on Friday, March 2, 2018 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The preliminary card will air online at 7:00 pm ET while the main card will air on Paramount Network at 9:00 PM […]
  
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• Jon Fitch Signs With Bellator, Announcement Expected Soon

  01-03-2018 17:51
  Jon Fitch is a member of the Bellator roster. Sources told MMAFighting.com that the Professional Fighters League (PFL) welterweight champion has signed an exclusive multi-fight deal with Bellator. The promotion will likely make an announcement soon. Fitch recently turned 40. In his last outing, Fitch successfully defended his PFL welterweight gold against Brian Foster. He […]
  
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• Bellator 195 weigh-in video

  01-03-2018 17:30
  At the Bellator 195 weigh-ins, all 22 fighters taking part in Friday night’s fights will step on the scales Thursday afternoon.
  Darrion Caldwell and Leandro Higo will have to make the bantamweight limit of 135 pounds.
  The Bellator 195 weigh-in video can be seen above, starting at 12 p.m. ET.
  Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET)
  Darrion Caldwell (134.7) vs. Leandro Higo (134.2)
  Joe Warren (135.8) vs. Joe Taimanglo (135.8)
  Kristina Williams (125.2) vs. Emily Ducote (124.5)
  Juan Archuleta (144
  
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• Jon Fitch signs with Bellator

  01-03-2018 17:14
  Jon Fitch is headed to Bellator.
  The promotion has signed the MMA veteran to an exclusive multi-fight, multi-year deal, MMA Fighting has learned. Fitch’s signing and debut is expected to be announced in the very near future.
  Fitch (30-7-1) has won his last four fights in a row under the WSOF/PFL banner. He is the now former WSOF welterweight champion and leaves the promotion without losing the belt. Once WSOF was rebranded to the PFL, the promotion decided to vacate all its titles, prompt
  
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• Kevin Lee Would Favor Conor McGregor in Fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov

  01-03-2018 17:02 via sherdog.com
  Outspoken lightweight Kevin Lee believes that if Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov were to ever fight inside the Octagon, it would be the Irishman, not the Russian raising his hand.
  
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• X-Gym closes its doors after 13 years

  01-03-2018 17:00
  Once considered one of the best MMA teams in the world, X-Gym is no more.
  Back in the day, when Anderson Silva reigned supreme in the UFC middleweight division and fighters like Rafael Cavalcante and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza held belts in Strikeforce, X-Gym was respected both inside and outside of Brazil. But those are only memories now.
  Rogerio Camoes, strength and conditioning trainer and one of the leaders of X-Gym alongside boxing and MMA coach Josuel Distak, revealed to MMA Fight
  
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• Derrick Lewis Latest Fighter to Blast Colby Covington

  01-03-2018 16:51 via sherdog.com
  Derrick Lewis has joined a long list of fighters that have spoken out against welterweight Colby Covington.
  
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• Justin Buchholz Officially Departs From Team Alpha Male

  01-03-2018 16:36 via sherdog.com
  The signs have been there for a while but now it is official, Justin Buchholz, one of the long-standing head coaches from Team Alpha Male has officially left the Sacramento Gym.
  
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• Yana Kunitskaya: I’m Strong Enough to Compare With Cris Cyborg

  01-03-2018 16:30
  Yana Kunitskaya feels her power is comparable to that of Cris Cyborg. This Saturday night (March 3), Kunitskaya will challenge Cyborg for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s featherweight title. The championship bout will headline UFC 222. The action takes place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unfazed Speaking to MMAJunkie.com, Kunitskaya said […]
  
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• Video: Bellator’s Caldwell talks influence of Cruz, backflip-off-the-cage lawsuit, more

  01-03-2018 16:00
  SAN DIEGO — Ahead of his Bellator title defense against Leandro Higo on Friday at Bellator 195, Darrion Caldwell discusses the influence Dominick Cruz has had on him, sleeping on Daniel Cormier’s couch, the backflip off-the-cage lawsuit and more.
  
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• Colby Covington Responds to Derrick Lewis: He’s a Fat Piece of Trash

  01-03-2018 15:29
  Colby Covington never remains silent for long. During a recent interview, Derrick Lewis blasted Covington because he heard the American Top Team welterweight was talking trash about him. It didn’t take long for Covington to offer a response. “Chaos” takes issue with being called “preppy.” During a recent appearance on BJ Penn Radio, Convington blasted […]
  
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• Welcome to the ‘Sugar’ show: High time for Sean O’Malley’s UFC rise

  01-03-2018 15:00
  PHOENIX — Stay in the fight game long enough and the days start to bleed together. The monotony of the grind, the routine of repetition; it’s enough to dull even the sharpest of memories. But John Moraga can still remember the day he met Sean O’Malley.It was the summer of 2014, and the previous year Moraga had taken the greatest flyweight who ever lived into the fifth round of a UFC title fight watched by more than 2 million people. Though Moraga lost, he proved he belonged. T
  
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• Miesha Tate Says She’s Over Jon Jones, ‘Bones’ Responds

  01-03-2018 14:42
  Jon Jones and Miesha Tate appear to be having a verbal spar. Earlier this week, Jones had his license revoked by the California State Athletic Commission and was hit with a $205,000 fine. This stems from his failed UFC 214 drug test. Speaking on SiriusXM Radio, Tate said she was done hearing about Jones (via […]
  
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• Morning Report: Alexey Oleynik felt ‘utterly helpless’ with daughter at Parkland school during shooting

  01-03-2018 14:00
  On Feb. 14, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. was the site of the most recent major American school shooting. Seventeen people were murdered and another 14 were taken to the hospital as a result of the attack. It was one of the deadliest shootings in American history, and for the students and parents involved in the attack, it was a nightmare, including UFC heavyweight contender Alexey Oleynik.
  Oleynik’s daughter, Polina Oleynik, is a student at Marjory Stoneman Dougl
  
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• Unfiltered: Sean O'Malley, Mackenzie Dern and Bobby Kelly

  01-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  "Sugar" Sean O'Malley calls in for the first time and talks to Jim, Matt, and guest co-host, comic, Bobby Kelly, about why he started training martial arts to begin with, working with John Crouch and Benson Henderson at the MMA Lab, feeling no jitters on a bigger stage, meeting Snoop Dogg after winning a contract on Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series, and more. Later, Mackenzie Dern joins the show ahead of her highly anticipated UFC debut against Ashley Yoder and discusses Ashley as an
  
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• UFC, NASCAR stars kick off Las Vegas' Ultimate Sports Weekend

  01-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
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  NASCAR drivers Spencer Gallagher and Noah Gragson grew up in Las Vegas without a professional team of their own to cheer for.“You (would) play the NHL hockey (video) games and you’re like, ‘man, what team am I gonna pick?’” Gragson said. “So now finally we can pick the Vegas Golden Knights. It’s a dream come true.” Fast-forward to 2018 and Gallagher and Gragson have all the pro sports they can handle.
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• UFC 222: Fight by Fight Preview

  01-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  CRIS CYBORG VS YANA KUNITSKAYAOn paper, Cris Cyborg is a heavy favorite over Octagon newcomer Yana Kunitskaya, and rightfully so because the UFC women’s featherweight champion hasn’t lost in an MMA bout since her first pro fight in 2005. So that means one of a few things: A) Cyborg is going to run through Kunitskaya. B) Cyborg is overconfident and will get a surprise from her challenger. C) Kunitskaya is going to deliver the performance of her career and shock the world. So what&rsqu
  
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• UFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya - Official Weigh-in Results

  01-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  UFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya, featuring the womens flyweight championship bout between Cris Cyborg and Yana Kunitskaya is live on Pay Per View Saturday, Feb. 10 at 10pm/7pm ETPT from Las Vegas, NV. Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega battle in the co-main event. A total of five fights will be featured on the main card.Four prelim bouts will air live and free on FS1 starting 8pm/5pm ETPT. Three prelim bouts will air live on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at at 630pm/330pm ETPT.Here are the official weigh-in
  
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• Tired of waiting for title shot, Edgar game for Ortega challenge at UFC 222

  01-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Frankie Edgar admits there were some dark days when his featherweight title fight against Max Holloway was postponed for a second time due to injury, but those feelings of disappointment didn’t interfere with his response to manager Ali Abdelaziz when told that the champion from Hawaii was forced out of this Saturday’s UFC 222 main event. “As soon as he said it, I said, ‘Find someone else so I can stay on the card.’ I didn’t give a second to think about it bec
  
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• Soukhamthath thankful for every opportunity

  01-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Ask Andre Soukhamthath if he was rolling the dice by taking a short notice fight against Luke Sanders in December, he doesn’t hesitate to say that was exactly the case after an 0-2 start to his UFC career.“I wasn’t sure if I was gonna get another shot with the UFC,” he admits. “Even though my two losses were split decisions and very close, whether I say I won or not doesn’t change the fact that I still lost. I went on from that, but I felt like if the UFC want
  
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• Old fight-game emotions returning to Zingano in days before UFC 222

  01-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Cat Zingano snickers on the other end of the line and it’s the perfect answer to a basic, but complex question.“I mean… um… yeah….” she says, chuckling again before trying once more.Her laughter is the perfect answer because trying to sum up what it’s going to feel like to march into the Octagon on Saturday night against Ketlen Vieira at UFC 222, crossing the threshold into the cage for the first time in 18 months in a few words is like saying the 35-
  
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• With Depleting PPV Draws, The UFC Needs Brock Lesnar Back

  01-03-2018 04:37
  The UFC has a superstar problem these days. Or, more precisely, a lack of superstars. Conor McGregor has not fought in the Octagon in over a year now. Georges St-Pierre came back and beat Michael Bisping for the middleweight belt and then took off again. Ronda Rousey jumped over to WWE. Jon Jones and Anderson […]
  
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• Gilbert Burns opens up about ‘devastating’ days ahead of UFC on FOX 28

  01-03-2018 04:00
  Gilbert Burns was removed from his UFC on FOX 28 fight with Olivier Aubin-Mercier just days before the event, and is still frustrated that he wasn’t allowed to compete.
  Burns, who lives in Florida, drove to Orlando on Feb. 20 with his teammate Vicente Luque and one of his coaches. He started water loading that morning, a process that helps him sweat and cut weight easier.
  The long drive to Orlando didn’t allow him to train that day before checking in at the UFC hotel. When the local
  
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• Jon Jones responds to Miesha Tate after her comments about doping case

  01-03-2018 02:36
  Miesha Tate said Tuesday she was “over” Jon Jones and didn’t care about his saga anymore following his doping hearing in front of the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC). On Wednesday, Jones responded with some shade of his own.
  The former UFC light heavyweight champion tweeted, likely in reference to Tate’s 2016 retirement, that he doesn’t “quit when things get tough for me.”
  @MieshaTate I don’t quit when things get tough for me, I get st
  
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• Mother's death was the biggest motivation for Rani Yahya before UFC on FOX 28 win

  01-03-2018 01:00
  Rani Yahya is happy with his performance at UFC on FOX 28, scoring his ninth submission victory in the UFC/WEC with a third-round finish over Russell Doane, but fighting last Saturday in Orlando will be unforgettable for a different reason.
  Yahya’s mother Maria Abadia de Camargos died 11 days before his fight, after battling lupus for 30 years, and the Brazilian fighter spent the last few weeks flying between Brazil and Florida to visit her in the ICU and then be at her funeral.
  ”It
  
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