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• Luke Rockhold: Trilogy fight with Michael Bisping ‘in discussion’ with UFC

  05-03-2018 22:30
  Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping each have a win over the other. The two are longtime rivals, inside and outside the Octagon. Bisping likely has just one fight left before retirement.
  It only makes sense for that farewell bout to be the Rockhold trilogy, right? Bisping brought it up on his podcast recently. And Rockhold would like to see it happen, too, he told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. He said it is currently “in discussion.”
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• Kevin Lee Addresses Accepting Fight Against Edson Barboza

  05-03-2018 22:28
  UFC interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee has addressed his decision to accept his next fight. If you recall, Lee has gone on record in the past by stating in interviews that he was in line to fight fan-favorite Nate Diaz, which would mark Diaz’s return fight to the Octagon under the UFC banner.  However, […]
  
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• Frankie Edgar Issues Statement Following Devastating UFC 222 Defeat

  05-03-2018 22:09 via sherdog.com
  Over the weekend, the MMA community was effusive in its praise of Frankie Edgar following his knockout loss to Brian Ortega.
  
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• Sean O’Malley details foot injury: ‘It would be better if it was broken’ 

  05-03-2018 21:00
  Sean O’Malley doesn’t know how long he will be sidelined for after suffering an injury in his “Fight of the Night”-winning performance against Andre Soukhamthath at UFC 222.O’Malley backed up Dana White’s claims that he did not suffer a broken foot despite him having to conduct his post-fight interview on his back on Saturday night.According to “Sugar”, he re-aggravated a previous fracture during the bantamweight clash.“The foot has been pre
  
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• Missed Fists: A seven-second KO and more hidden gems from KSW, FNG, Cage Warriors

  05-03-2018 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.
  Once again, we’re checking out highlights from outside North America, this time hitting up Russia’s Fight Nights Global promotion, England’s Cage Warriors, Poland’s KSW, and something called Samara MMA Federation (Russia).
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• Mackenzie Dern: I Was Happy With my UFC 222 Performance

  05-03-2018 19:54
  Mackenzie Dern has no complaints about her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut. Dern took on Ashley Yoder on the preliminary portion of UFC 222. After three rounds of action, Dern earned the split decision win. Her record improves to a perfect 6-0. The win wasn’t easy for Dern to achieve. She was even dropped at […]
  
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• Frankie Edgar Responds to UFC 222 Loss to Brian Ortega

  05-03-2018 18:57
  Frankie Edgar is all class following his knockout loss to Brian Ortega. This past Saturday night (March 3), Edgar took on Ortega in the co-main event of UFC 222. “The Answer” was set for a title opportunity and didn’t have to face Ortega but he stepped up nonetheless as the event was in jeopardy. Edgar […]
  
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• Michal Andryszak to Face Philip De Fries for Vacant Heavyweight Title at KSW 43 on April 14

  05-03-2018 18:37 via sherdog.com
  The vacant Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki heavyweight title will be up for grabs when Michal Andryszak squares off with Philip De Fries at KSW 43 on April 14.
  
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• Hector Lombard Plans to Appeal UFC 222 Disqualification Loss to C.B. Dollaway

  05-03-2018 18:35 via sherdog.com
  The left-hand counter that Hector Lombard landed just seconds after the horn against C.B. Dollaway at UFC 222 cost him dearly.
  
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• Video: Conor McGregor Stars in New Burger King Commercial

  05-03-2018 18:10 via sherdog.com
  Conor McGregor can sell a fight, but can he sell a chicken sandwich? Burger King seems to believe he can.
  
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• Mackenzie Dern: ‘I don’t want to leave it in the hands of the judges ever again’

  05-03-2018 18:00
  Mackenzie Dern improved to 6-0 in MMA with the closest victory of her fighting career on Saturday night, defeating Ashley Yoder via split decision at UFC 222. It represented a lot of different experiences for the grappling wizard.
  There was a lot of hype and expectation around Dern going into her Octagon debut, and she knew that most of the fans expected her to get a quick finish at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The stoppage didn’t come, and she thinks that was actually good for her ev
  
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• Mirko Cro Cop vs. Roy Nelson Official For Bellator 200

  05-03-2018 17:29
  Mirko Cro Cop has arrived under the Bellator banner. It seems every time retirement crosses Cro Cop’s mind, the fight game keeps pulling him back in. After having a resurgence under the Rizin promotion in Japan, Cro Cop insisted that he was hanging up his gloves. That didn’t last, as he is now a member […]
  
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• Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ vs. Roy Nelson Added to Bellator 200 Card in London

  05-03-2018 17:27 via sherdog.com
  Bellator 200 continues to grow into a star-studded affair, asMirko Filipovic will square off against Roy Nelson in London on May 25.
  
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• Conor McGregor Takes Aim at Max Holloway, Tony Ferguson on Social Media

  05-03-2018 17:14 via sherdog.com
  Conor McGregor was fairly active on social media over the weekend. McGregor recently made waves when he alleged that he offered to fight Frankie Edgar on short notice at UFC 222 after Edgar’s initial opponent, featherweight champion Max Holloway, had to withdraw due to injury.
  
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• Mirko Cro Cop vs. Roy Nelson slated for Bellator 200 

  05-03-2018 17:09
  Mirko Cro Cop is the latest heavyweight veteran to the sign on the dotted line with Bellator.On Sunday, the Pride legend hinted that he had struck a deal with the promotion when he posted a picture of the Bellator logo on his official Facebook profile.On Monday, Bellator announced that Cro Cop would meet fellow former UFC fighter Roy Nelson in London on May 25 at Bellator 200.Cro Cop has already declared his intention to retire at RIZIN’s 2018 New Year’s Eve show, but his booking ag
  
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• Megan Anderson Calls Out Cris Cyborg After UFC 222

  05-03-2018 16:36 via sherdog.com
  Cris Cyborg was at her devastating best again over the weekend at UFC 222 with a first-round stoppage against former Invicta Fighting Championships bantamweight champion Yana Kunitskaya.
  
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• Video: Conor McGregor stars in new Burger King ad

  05-03-2018 16:30
  Conor McGregor keeps pocketing dollars during his time outside the Octagon, as he stars in a new Burger King ad.
  There’s no timetable set yet for “The Notorious’” return to action in the UFC. The Irish superstar only competed once in 2017, losing a boxing match to Floyd Mayweather.
  The UFC lightweight champion is at risk of losing his belt in April, as interim champion Tony Ferguson faces Khabib Nurmagomedov for what UFC president Dana White called “the real belt.&
  
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• Hector Lombard Plans to Appeal UFC 222 Loss

  05-03-2018 16:03
  Hector Lombard intends on appealing his UFC 222 loss to C.B. Dollaway. Controversy marred Lombard vs. Dollaway inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the horn sounded to signal the end of the opening frame, Lombard landed punches on Dollaway. “The Doberman” was unable to continue and Lombard was disqualified. While it is […]
  
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• Hector Lombard Doesn’t Agree With UFC 222 Loss, Plans to Appeal

  05-03-2018 16:03
  Hector Lombard intends on appealing his UFC 222 loss to C.B. Dollaway. Controversy marred Lombard vs. Dollaway inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the horn sounded to signal the end of the opening frame, Lombard landed punches on Dollaway. “The Doberman” was unable to continue and Lombard was disqualified. While it is […]
  
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• For Frankie Edgar, the answer is always the same — there is no glory without risk

  05-03-2018 16:00
  In the UFC’s eternal quest to generate new stars it’s sometimes worthwhile to go back and celebrate its constants. Frankie Edgar has been in the UFC for a little over 11 years. Up until Saturday night’s knockout at the hands of 27-year-old Brian Ortega, he had never been finished in a fight. That is an astounding piece of trivia.
  Especially when you remember Edgar has spent his entire career fighting up a weight class from what might be considered his natural weight…and
  
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• Should Hector Lombard have been DQ’d at UFC 222? John McCarthy weighs in

  05-03-2018 15:00
  Hector Lombard says he should not have been disqualified at UFC 222 on Saturday night, because his after-the-bell blows came as part of an exchange and referee Mark Smith didn’t step in at the round bell to halt the action quickly enough.As it turns out, those things aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive.
  John McCarthy, the godfather of MMA officiating, told MMA Fighting on Sunday that, in his assessment, Smith was indeed late getting in between Lombard and C.B. Dollaway at the bell
  
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• Morning Report: Yves Edwards, Brendan Schaub at odds again after Schaub’s ‘all-black’ UFC Tonight panel comments

  05-03-2018 14:00
  Last month, Brendan Schaub got in a bit of hot water with some when he suggested thatUFC Tonight was more concerned about diversity than the quality of their panelists, saying: “Sometimes you look at UFC Tonight and you’re like, ‘Alright, is that the best panel possible? Or are you just trying to check off the boxes?’ We get it, UFC Tonight FOX, you’re not racist. We get it, you have an all-black panel. We get it.”Yves Edwards, who was on the panel that eveni
  
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• UFC 222: The Scorecard

  05-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Saturday’s UFC 222 event is in the books, and now that the dust has settled in Las Vegas, it’s time to go to the scorecard to see who the big winners were at T-Mobile Arena.1 – Brian OrtegaFrankie Edgar during UFC 222 on March 3, 2018. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC)" />I had a lot of pre-fight thoughts about the UFC 222 co-main event between Brian Ortega and Frankie Edgar, and most of the questions focused on “T-City.” Mainly, I wondered if his willingness t
  
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• UFC 222 Talking Points

  05-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  As we close the book on a wild night in Las Vegas, the event known as UFC 222 left onlookers with plenty to reflect upon. A champion continued to show us what a champion looks like, a contender showed us what happens when you overlook him once too often, an undefeated bantamweight made her case and the floodgates of the youth movement burst wide open.These are the UFC 222 talking points.The Unstoppable Cyborg There was a moment, however brief, when Yana Kunitskaya had Cris Cyborg in the clinch t
  
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• UFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya Fantasy Rewind

  05-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Cris Cyborg proved once again why she is arguably the greatest female mixed martial artist of all-time as she put on another dominant performance to cap off UFC 222 on Saturday night from Las Vegas.The reigning and defending UFC women's featherweight champion survived an early takedown from newcomer Yana Kunitskaya to quickly change the momentum of the fight once she got back on her feet.Cyborg was punishing with her striking combinations as Kunitskaya just had no answer for the aggression and p
  
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• Pyle retires with a legacy to be proud of

  05-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Mike Pyle didn’t win them all during a nearly two-decade career in mixed martial arts that ended last Saturday with his retirement following a UFC 222 loss to Zak Ottow. But whenever his name was on a fight contract, opponents knew they were in for a fight and fans knew they were going to see one.That’s a legacy the 42-year-old can be proud of, and whether it was willingness to take on all comers, his ability to finish fights or his legendary mullet (which unfortunately didn’t
  
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• Bruce Connal 1956-2018

  05-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  We love you Brucey pic.twitter.com/DbH7lAfSXQ— Zach Candito (@ZachCandito) March 4, 2018He may not have been fighting in the Octagon or in front of the camera, but few had the impact Bruce Connal did on the UFC during his two decades as a producer for the promotion. Sadly, Connal suddenly passed away this week. He was 61.A producer of more than 300 live events, Connal was loved and respected by everyone who had the good fortune of crossing his path, and his innovative work set a high bar f
  
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• Conor McGregor takes aim at Max Holloway, ‘sad bastard’ Tony Ferguson

  05-03-2018 05:09
  Is Conor McGregor setting up future title fights from his phone on a Sunday night?
  “The Notorious” took shots at both Max Holloway and Tony Ferguson in replies on Twitter. McGregor is the UFC lightweight and former featherweight champion. Holloway is the current featherweight champ and Ferguson holds the interim lightweight title.
  To Holloway, McGregor replied to his classy tweet about Frankie Edgar from Saturday night. At UFC 222, Brian Ortega knocked out Edgar in the first round t
  
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• Yana Kunitskaya Admits to Being Nervous vs. Cyborg, Plans to Return to 135 Pounds

  05-03-2018 04:40 via sherdog.com
  Not much was expected of Yana Kunitskaya in the UFC 222 headliner, but for one fleeting moment, she had Cristiane Justino on the defensive.
  
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• Video: Alexander Hernandez accepted UFC debut on a week’s notice without knowing who opponent was

  05-03-2018 03:00
  LAS VEGAS — Alexander Hernandez speaks to the media at UFC 222 about his knockout win over Beniel Dariush, the experience making his UFC debut, what’s next for his career, and more.
  
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• Yana Kunitskaya Says Loss to Cris Cyborg Comes Down to Mental Problem

  05-03-2018 02:35
  Yana Kunitskaya believes she collapsed mentally against Cris Cyborg. Last night (March 3), Kunitskaya challenged Cyborg for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s featherweight title. Cyborg won the bout via first-round TKO. Kuntiskaya lasted three minutes and 25 seconds. Speaking to the media, Kunitskaya admitted she wasn’t happy with her performance because she didn’t capitalize […]
  
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• Video: Andrei Arlovski on tying UFC heavyweight victory record: “It don’t mean sh*t to me”

  05-03-2018 00:00
  LAS VEGAS — Andrei Arlovski speaks to the media at UFC 222 about his decision win over Stefan Struve, tying the UFC heavyweight victory record, his career, and much more.
  
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