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• Bellator 196 Gets New Main Event with Benson Henderson vs. Roger Huerta

  12-03-2018 23:11 via sherdog.com
  Roger Huerta will return to the Bellator cage for the first time since 2010 when he meets Benson Henderson in the new Bellator 196 headliner.
  
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• ‘American Hero’ Ben Askren Eyes Quebec Showdown with GSP in 2019

  12-03-2018 23:07
  Former UFC middleweight and welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre may have recently dismissed the prospect of fighting former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight king Ben Askren. ‘Funky,’ on the other hand, is not quite as willing to give up on the fight he wants the most For many mixed martial arts fans, Askren’s absence from competing […]
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• Nine-time jiu-jitsu world champion Bruno Malfacine signs with Brave for April debut

  12-03-2018 23:00
  Bruno Malfacine signed his first international deal in mixed martial arts.
  Malfacine, a nine-time world champion in jiu-jitsu, has agreed to a three-fight contract with Brave Combat Federation and is slated to make his promotional debut against a yet-to-be-announced opponent at Brave 11, scheduled for April 13 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
  Malfacine is one of the greatest competitors in jiu-jitsu history, winning nine IBJJF World Championship gold medals, four IBJJF Pan American titles, among othe
  
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• James Gallagher Injured; Benson Henderson Now Faces Roger Huerta in Bellator 196 Main Event

  12-03-2018 22:58
  A hand injury has forced Irish featherweight James Gallagher out of his upcoming main event slot at Bellator 196 against Adam Borics on April 6 from Budapest, Hungary. Rather than replacing Gallagher in the headline spot, Bellator has opted to make a new fight that will pit former title contender Benson Henderson against Roger Huerta […]
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• Benson Henderson vs. returning Roger Huerta set for Bellator 196

  12-03-2018 22:16
  It’s not the original, announced main event. But MMA fans in Hungary will be getting a special treat next month.
  Benson Henderson will meet the returning Roger Huerta in the headliner of Bellator 196 on April 6 in Budapest, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani reported on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. James Gallagher, who was supposed to headline the card against Adam Borics, had to withdraw due to a hand injury and the bout was scrapped. Borics will remain on the card.Henderson (
  
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• CM Punk Hints That Next Octagon Appearance Will Be at UFC 225 in Chicago on June 9

  12-03-2018 22:00 via sherdog.com
  It’s looking more and more likely that Phil Brooks’ sophomore Octagon appearance will take place at UFC 225.
  
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• CM Punk hints that he will be fighting at UFC 225 in Chicago

  12-03-2018 22:00
  CM Punk is one of Chicago’s favorite sons, and it sounds like he could be fighting there soon.
  In responding to a jab on Twitter, the former WWE superstar-turned-UFC fighter announced the date and location of his second appearance for the promotion: UFC 225 at the United Center in Chicago on June 9.
  June nine, after I win and lock eyes with my beautiful wife, embrace my coaches and shout out my entire team https://t.co/TmzRWR2kbn— Coach (@CMPunk) March 12, 2018Punk (real name: Phil
  
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• Ben Askren predicts he’ll mentally break GSP when they fight in 2019

  12-03-2018 21:30
  Of all the names that were thrown his way last week, no potential opponent drew as much of a reaction out of Georges St-Pierre than undefeated wrestler Ben Askren.
  St-Pierre, a former two-division UFC champion and future Hall of Famer, heaped praise upon the “extremely, extremely talented” Askren, saying that he believed Askren is “one of the best welterweights in the world” and explaining how unfortunate it was that Askren’s bad blood with the UFC prevented the fo
  
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• CM Punk Teases Return to the Octagon at UFC 225 in Chicago

  12-03-2018 21:18
  It looks like CM Punk may have booked his next fight. The former WWE superstar who now trains full time in mixed martial arts seemingly just confirmed his return to action on June 9 as part of the upcoming UFC 225 card in Chicago. Punk revealed the news on Twitter when a fan tried to […]
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• Rory MacDonald Says Georges St-Pierre is Far From Done With MMA

  12-03-2018 20:58
  Rory MacDonald doesn’t believe Georges St-Pierre is done with mixed martial arts. MacDonald and St-Pierre have been longtime friends and training partners. The two have danced around questions on whether or not they’d fight each other for years. That question seems to be irrelevant in 2018 as MacDonald is Bellator’s welterweight champion and St-Pierre is […]
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• 19-Time UFC Veteran Rick Story Signs with Professional Fighters League

  12-03-2018 20:44 via sherdog.com
  Another prominent fighter with UFC ties has signed with the Professional Fighters League.
  
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• UFC veteran Rick Story signs with Professional Fighters League, enters into $1 million tournament

  12-03-2018 20:19
  Rick Story is back. Just not in the UFC.
  The welterweight veteran has signed a deal with the Professional Fighters League and will enter the revamped promotion’s $1 million tournament-like system, he announced to Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour.
  The PFL “season” is scheduled to begin in June and will be a true-sport format with a regular season, playoffs and championship fights in different weight divisions that are slated to culminate at the end of the
  
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• Former Fedor, ‘Minotauro’ Foe Wagner ‘Zuluzinho’ to Fight for First Time Since 2010

  12-03-2018 19:58 via sherdog.com
  Super heavyweight Wagner da Conceicao Martins, better known as Wagner “Zuluzinho,” will return to action for the first time in nearly eight years when he faces “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3” competitor Job Kleber Melo at an Imortal FC event on June 2.
  
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• Clay Guida Calls Out Nate Diaz for Rematch

  12-03-2018 19:03
  Clay Guida is the latest fighter looking for a high-profile bout with Nate Diaz. The Carpenter took to social media recently to issue his challenge. In the post, Guida encourages Diaz to bring his “weed pen” so he won’t feel a thing. Guida opted to film his call-out while peddling on a bike: Clay Guida versus […]
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• Missed Fists: Sumeet Khade lands the head kick of the year, plus battles from ACB, LFA

  12-03-2018 19:00
  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.
  No UFC this past weekend? No Bellator? (No Jed?) No problem. There were still plenty of fights to watch and we’re going tri-continental this week, hitting up a pair of back-and-forth battles from the Legacy Fighting Alliance and Absolute Championsh
  
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• Scott Coker Talks Signing Mirko Cro Cop Despite USADA Status

  12-03-2018 18:46
  Mirko Cro Cop hasn’t served his U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) suspension, but that didn’t stop Bellator from signing him. Cro Cop will take on Roy Nelson in a rematch on May 25 at Bellator 200. The news caused some confusion, as Cro Cop retired following a two-year suspension from USADA during his Ultimate Fighting Championship […]
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• Rashad Evans Returns to Light Heavyweight, Meets Anthony Smith at UFC 225

  12-03-2018 17:21 via sherdog.com
  Rashad Evans is going back to the division where he first made his name.
  
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• Rashad Evans returns to light heavyweight vs. Anthony Smith at UFC 225

  12-03-2018 17:09
  Rashad Evans is returning to the weight class where he was once a champion.
  The former UFC light heavyweight champion will be back at 205 pounds when he takes on Anthony Smith at UFC 225 on June 9 at the United Center in Chicago, sources confirmed with MMA Fighting on Monday.
  The bout was first reported by ESPN.
  At 38, Evans (19-7-1) has been in a slump over the last few years, having lost four straight and six of his past eight. His last win came against Chael Sonnen at UFC 167 on Nov. 16, 201
  
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• Rashad Evans Returns at UFC 225

  12-03-2018 16:41
  Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has his next fight lined up. UFC officials have confirmed that Evans will fight Anthony Smith in a light heavyweight bout at the upcoming UFC 225 pay-per-view event. The news was first reported by Brett Okamoto of ESPN.com. Okamoto also noted that Smith has also signed a new […]
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• Luke Rockhold Calls Yoel Romero’s Post-UFC 221 Gesture ‘Ridiculous’

  12-03-2018 15:54
  Luke Rockhold doesn’t appreciate Yoel Romero’s post-UFC 221 “antics.” Romero and Rockhold did battle last month at UFC 221. The “Soldier of God” knocked out Rockhold in the third round. The win has punched Romero’s ticket to a middleweight title opportunity against Robert Whittaker. Post-Fight Gesture After the bout, Romero went up to Rockhold and […]
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• Henry Cejudo Believes Demetrious Johnson Could Easily Defeat T.J. Dillashaw

  12-03-2018 15:51 via sherdog.com
  Former flyweight title challenger Henry Cejudo has weighed in with his thoughts on the outcome of a potential superfight between the current Ultimate Fighting Championship 125-pound champion Demetrious Johnson and bantamweight ace T.J. Dillashaw.
  
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• Fabricio Werdum Wary of Alexander Volkov’s Dangerous Striking Game

  12-03-2018 15:49 via sherdog.com
  Fabricio Werdum will face off against Alexander Volkov Saturday at UFC Fight Night 127 inside London’s O2 Arena.
  
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• Michael Chiesa Setting Sights on Title Contention with Victory Over Anthony Pettis at UFC 223

  12-03-2018 15:48 via sherdog.com
  Michael Chiesa is looking at getting back into title contention when he meets former champion Anthony Pettis at UFC 223 on April 7 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
  
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• Who Can Beat Cris Cyborg? A Look at the Odds

  12-03-2018 15:10
  Cris Cyborg (20-1-1) is arguably the most dominant female fighter in the history of mixed martial arts. There is not a single female MMA fighter at 145 or below, past or present, who would be a betting favorite over her. With her lone lost in MMA being 13 years ago in her very first fight, […]
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• Lyoto Machida: Training with Vitor Belfort’s ex-coach ‘gives me an advantage’ at UFC 224, but not that much

  12-03-2018 15:00
  Lyoto Machida bounced back to the win column in February when he scored his first UFC victory since Dec. 2014, and now he already has another bout scheduled. “The Dragon” is slated to meet Vitor Belfort, a fellow former UFC light heavyweight champion, at the company’s upcoming pay-per-view event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 24.
  Coming off a close decision win over Eryk Anders in Belem — a fight he believes he won with rounds one, three, and five — Machida like
  
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• TUF: Latin America 2 runner-up Horacio Gutierrez signs with Combate Americas, set to debut in April

  12-03-2018 13:30
  Former UFC fighter Horacio Gutierrez will now fight for Combate Americas.The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 finalist signed an exclusive, multi-fight deal with promotion. Gutierrez made the announcement on Friday, and MMA Fighting later confirmed the news with Combate Americas.
  Additionally, MMA Fighting learned that the 27-year-old fighter will debuting at Combate Estrellas 2, which will take place on April 20 in Monterrey, Mexico. The promotion expects to confirm Gutierrez’s opponent
  
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• Morning Report: Bellator’s Scott Coker reacts to criticism of booking Mirko Cro Cop despite USADA suspension

  12-03-2018 13:00
  Last week, Bellator MMA announced that Mirko Cro Cop would be rematching Roy Nelson at the promotion’s 200th event this May. The announcement raised questions from some regarding the MMA legend’s eligibility to compete, considering Cro Cop was suspended by USADA for two years for taking HGH, but he never served out his suspension, instead choosing to retire.
  The retirement was short-lived however, as a year later, Cro Cop began competing for Rizin FF, winning their 2016 Open Weight
  
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• Ware believes he's on verge of something big

  12-03-2018 06:00 via ufc.com
  Terrion Ware’s UFC record may read 0-2 at the moment, but that’s a deceiving slate turned in by the California bantamweight, who makes his third Octagon start this Saturday against Tom Duquesnoy.France’s Duquesnoy is number three in the series of hot prospects Ware has faced since arriving in the UFC last summer, with Cody Stamann now ranked 12th in the 135-pound weight class and Sean O’Malley coming off his first PPV main card bout. As for Ware, who battled both over 15
  
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• Roberts, now 30, knows his career has only just begun

  12-03-2018 06:00 via ufc.com
  Danny Roberts of England celebrates his victory over Bobby Nash in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at the SSE Hydro Arena Glasgow on July 16, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center" />Danny Roberts is not the same person he was during his early years in London, his teenage years in Bristol or even his early adult years in Liverpool. At 30, he’s a father, he’s matured, and he looks at life diffe
  
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• Michael Chiesa Eyeing Number One Contender Spot by End of 2018

  12-03-2018 02:00
  Michael Chiesa isn’t going to let a bump in the road deter him. Following a controversial submission loss to Kevin Lee, Chiesa will meet former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holder Anthony Pettis. The two are set to collide on April 7 inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. It’ll be part of the […]
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• Paddy Pimblett would consider UFC offer following viral submission at CWFC 90

  12-03-2018 01:00
  Paddy Pimblett might have turned down an offer from UFC in the past, but the Scouse submission ace said he would consider a new contract from the organization following his viral submission of Alexis Savvidis at Cage Warriors 90.
  Appearing on a recent episode of The MMA Hour, “The Baddy” revealed that no offer has been brought forward since Saturday’s win and predicted that his next fight would take place in the Cage Warriors promotion.
  “More than likely not,” Pimb
  
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• Brian Ortega on Lightweight Move: We Need The Perfect Match-up

  12-03-2018 00:00
  Brian Ortega isn’t rushing to move up to 155 pounds. It’s easy to see why as Ortega is coming off a stunning first-round knockout victory over Frankie Edgar at UFC 222. Edgar had never been finished before and “T-City” became the first man to pull it off. He is now penciled in as the number […]
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