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• Devin Powell tried to ‘sleep off’ ruptured testicle for two days

  24-03-2018 23:00
  UFC lightweight Devin Powell shot to viral fame last month when he revealed he had suffered a ruptured testicle during a training session with Joe Lauzon. Somehow, the Maine native tried to sleep off the gruesome injury for two days before he had assessed by medical professionals
  On the latest episode of The MMA Hour, Powell explained how the injury transpired.“[Lauzon] was trying to pass my guard and he decided his best bet would be to bring his knee up and straight down and rupture my t
  
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• Max Holloway believes Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s MMA claims are a ‘PR stunt’

  24-03-2018 22:00
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. may be retired, but he continues to make headlines as his MMA pursuit continues. Since his “Billion Dollar” boxing bout with Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has made one MMA headline after another. His boxing image and character have seamlessly transitioned over to the world of MMA. He has continued to rub […]
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• Mauro Cerilli retains Cage Warriors heavyweight title with 15-second KO of Karl Moore

  24-03-2018 21:14
  Karl Moore’s bid to become the first fighter since Conor McGregor to hold two Cage Warriors titles was short lived as he suffered a 15-second knockout at the hands of heavyweight champion, Mauro Cerilli, at Cage Warriors 92 in London on Saturday night.Light heavyweight champion Moore landed a couple of crisp two-punch combinations before the Italian bowled forward and blasted him with the two lethal right hands, the second of which put him down.Referee Marc Goddard got in between the figh
  
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• Santiago Ponzinibbio, Kamaru Usman Slated for UFC Fight Night Chile Main Event

  24-03-2018 21:06 via sherdog.com
  Two of the welterweight division’s rising contenders will square off in the main event when the Ultimate Fighting Championship travels to Chile for the first time on May 19.
  
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• Darren Till vs. Stephen Thompson in the Works for UFC Fight Night 130 Headliner

  24-03-2018 20:44 via sherdog.com
  Darren Till appears to have an opponent for UFC Fight Night 130, as he will square off against former welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson.
  
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• UFC 224 Update: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Sean Strickland to Meet in Rio de Janeiro

  24-03-2018 20:25 via sherdog.com
  A welterweight bout pitting Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos against Sean Strickland has been added to the UFC 224 lineup.
  
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• Max Holloway thinks Mayweather’s MMA claims with ‘TMZ reporter’ Woodley are a ‘PR stunt’

  24-03-2018 20:00
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. has never struggled to keep his name in headlines — and that hasn’t changed in retirement.
  Somehow, the former boxing champion has become a pervasive figure in mixed martial arts since his Aug. 2017 boxing match against UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. In recent months, Mayweather’s presence in the sport has centered primarily around the notion that he is eyeing an MMA fight in the future, with rumblings of a potential rematch against McGregor in f
  
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• Invicta FC title challenger Jandiroba will be ‘one step closer’ to the UFC with win over Inoue

  24-03-2018 19:00
  Virna Jandiroba will attempt to win her first MMA title outside of Brazil when she faces Mizuki Inoue for the vacant strawweight belt at Invicta FC 28 in Salt Lake City on March 24, and capturing the gold would have a huge meaning for her.
  Jandiroba has campaigned for a deal with the UFC for years, calling out UFC president Dana White in every single one of her post-fight interviews in Brazil, but a contract with Invicta FC came first.
  If she’s successful in her attempt to defeat Inoue in
  
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• Fernandes retains title with split decision over Nguyen

  24-03-2018 18:21
  Facing one of the toughest tests of his career, Bibiano Fernandes came out of it in the same fashion as he has so many others - with his hand raised in the air.
  In the main event of ONE Championship: Iron Will on Saturday at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, “The Flash” emerged victorious with a split decision nod over two-division champion Martin Nguyen to successfully defend his ONE bantamweight title for a seventh consecutive time.
  The outcome was in doubt for the majority o
  
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• Cage Warriors 92: Super Saturday Results

  24-03-2018 18:16
  Cage Warriors 92: Super Saturday takes place on March 24 from the Indigo at The 02 in London, England. This Cage Warriors event looks set to be an exciting one, with 3 title fights scheduled over two main cards. In the main event of the evening, Nathaniel Woods defends his Cage Warriors bantamweight title against […]
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• Elizeu Zaleski vs. Sean Strickland booked for UFC 224

  24-03-2018 17:54
  The UFC officially announced the 12th match-up for its upcoming event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  Coming off four straight victories in the Octagon, Elizeu Zaleski will take on Sean Strickland in a welterweight clash at the UFC 224 card on May 12, the company announced following a report by Combate.
  Strickland (19-2) is 6-2 under the UFC banner, defeating Court McGree in his most recent appearance in Nov. 2017. “Tarzan” suffered his only MMA losses by the hands of UFC Chile headliner
  
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• Video: Shannon Wiratchai, Jeremy Miado smash opponents at ONE event

  24-03-2018 16:56
  Shannon Wiratchai’s reputation as a fight finisher isn’t going away anytime soon.
  The 29-year-old lightweight bounced back from a unanimous decision loss to Rasul Yakhyaev in spectacular fashion, needing just 20 seconds to shut down Rahul Raju at ONE Championship: Iron Will on Saturday in Bangkok, Thailand.
  Wiratchai stayed calm as Raju stomped towards him until he found an opening for a counter left hand that caused Raju to face plant. Now 9-2 (1 NC) as a professional, Wiratchai&rs
  
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• Nathaniel Wood: Only Welsh fans want me to fight Jack Shore

  24-03-2018 16:00
  Out of all the talent that’s on display at Cage Warriors 92: Super Saturday, Nathaniel Wood has been given pride of place at the top of the second main card where he will look to defend his bantamweight title for the second time against Luca Iovine.The Londoner’s aggressive style has made him a must-watch on the European scene. His last three finishes of Vaughan Lee, Marko Kovacevic and Josh Reed built his reputation as a breakout star in 2017.This year, Wood looks to galvanize his
  
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• Garry Tonon wins MMA debut in impressive fashion at ONE Championship

  24-03-2018 15:47
  Garry Tonon’s MMA debut was an impressive one at ONE Championship: Iron Will on Saturday morning.
  The decorated grappling star showed he can strike as well as he finished Ricardo Corminal via TKO at the 3:40 mark of round two.
  Tonon displayed power in his hands early in the contest:
  Garry Tonon drops Richard Corminal with a right cross in R1! #onechampionship pic.twitter.com/pyPJWe4pBm— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) March 24, 2018Tonon called his MMA debut an “insane experience&rdq
  
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• Video: Kritsada Kongsrichai wins with stunning slam TKO at ONE Championship event

  24-03-2018 14:50
  Standout Thai wrestler Kritsada Kongsrichai took his opponent for a ride on Saturday.
  At a ONE Championship event on Saturday in Bangkok, Thailand, Kongsrichai snagged opponent Robin Catalan in a bodylock before sending him head over heels with a vicious suplex slam:
  What a slam TKO by Kritsada Kongsrichai ! pic.twitter.com/lArCekYA1K— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) March 24, 2018The move appeared to injure Catalan, who tapped out as Kongsrichai followed up with ground-and-pound strikes. &ldquo
  
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• Video: Drew Chatman flips off of KO’d opponent’s back, gets disqualified at LFA 36

  24-03-2018 14:30
  This is a new one.
  Following the main event of Legacy Fighting Alliance 36 on Friday, one of the amateur “postlims” saw heavyweight Irvins Ayala knock himself out by attempting to land a hammerfist on grounded opponent Drew Chatman.
  And yet that isn’t the strangest part of this story.
  For some reason, Chatman decided to celebrate the dubious win by standing on Ayala’s back and doing a front flip that ended with him landing partially on his opponent and partially with his
  
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• Fightweets: Is Frankie Edgar returning too soon?

  24-03-2018 14:00
  You have questions. I have answers. Let’s get right into it, then.
  Frankie Edgar’s next fight
  @spacebawz: Replying to @davedoylemma Frankie is making a mistake taking the Swanson fight so soon, right?
  @ThatKiddSwiz: Thoughts on Frankie Edgar fighting so soon?
  This week’s news that Frankie Edgar is expected to fight Cub Swanson in a rematch on April 21 in Atlantic City sure had a familiar ring to it.
  The popular former UFC lightweight champion will step back into the cage just
  
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• ONE Championship Results: Fernandes vs. Nguyen

  24-03-2018 12:32
  MMA Fighting has ONE Championship: Iron Will results for the Fernandes vs. Nguyen fight card March 24 at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
  In the main event, long-reigning bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes defends his title against two-division champion Martin Nguyen.
  This show will also feature the MMA debut of Brazilian jiu-jitsu star Garry Tonon.
  Check out ONE Championship: Iron Will results below.
  Main Card (6:30 a.m. PT/9:30 a.m. ET)
  Bibiano Fernandes vs. Martin Nguyen
  Dejdamron
  
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• Cage Warriors 92 Results: Super Saturday

  24-03-2018 10:00
  MMA Fighting has the Cage Warriors 92 results for the Super Saturday event March 24 from the Indigo at The 02 in London, England.The Super Saturday event will see three titles contested over two main cards.In the main event of the second main card, Nathaniel Wood is set to defend his bantamweight title for the second time against Luca Iovine. Mauro Cerilli puts his heavyweight title on the line against light heavyweight champion Karl Moore in the headline bout of the first main card. In the co-
  
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• Invicta FC 28 Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring

  24-03-2018 06:03 via sherdog.com
  Sherdog's live Invicta FC 28 coverage kicks off at 8 p.m. ET.
  
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• Michael Johnson breaks down Ferguson vs Khabib

  24-03-2018 06:00 via ufc.com
  As UFC 223 and the lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov approaches on April 7, the breakdowns and analysis of the long-awaited main event are about to kick into high gear. Yet for all the opinions of fans and pundits, who better to look at this fight than a man who has been in the Octagon with both of them? Edson Barboza, Abel Trujillo, Rafael Dos Anjos and Gleison Tibau have all competed against both 155-pound standouts in the UFC, but none had the success Micha
  
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• Ricky Simon Strikes Down Vinicius Zani to Retain Legacy Fighting Alliance Bantamweight Title

  24-03-2018 05:58 via sherdog.com
  It was as if Ricky Simon took offense to Vinicius Zani’s challenge.
  
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• Invicta FC 28 Results: Inoue vs. Jandiroba

  24-03-2018 05:00
  MMA Fighting has Invicta FC 28 results for the Inoue vs. Jandiroba fight card March 24 at the Union Event Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  In the main event, Mizuki Inoue and Vima Jandiroba will compete for the vacant Invicta FC strawweight title.
  Check out Invicta FC 28 results below.
  Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 8 p.m. ET)
  Mizuki Inoue vs. Vima Jandiroba
  DeAnna Bennett vs. Karina Rodriguez
  Milana Dudieva vs. Christina Marks
  Kali Robbins vs. Pearl Gonzalez
  Minna Grusander vs. Fernanda Priscilla
  
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• Video: Christian Aguilera KOs Ricardo Seixas with scintillating uppercut at LFA 36

  24-03-2018 04:42
  Christian Aguilera is becoming one of California’s most feared fight finishers.
  The 26-year-old welterweight has fought three times in 2018 and none of his opponents have made it out of the opening round. Aguilera (11-4) kicked off the year with a 27-second knockout of Maycon Mendoca at Legacy Fighting Alliance 30 in January and followed that up with a first-round finish of Anthony Hernandez at a King of the Cage show just six weeks later.
  On Friday, “The Beast” thrilled the c
  
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• Santiago Ponzinibbio Meets Kamaru Usman, Not Neil Magny at UFC Chile

  24-03-2018 03:13
  It appears Santiago Ponzinibbio won’t be fighting Neil Magny after all. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be holding an event in Chile on May 19. Already penciled in for the card is a light heavyweight clash between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Volkan Oezdemir. Ponzinibbio is expected for the event, but his opponent isn’t 100-percent […]
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• Injury removes Barberena from UFC Utica booking vs. Ellenberger

  24-03-2018 03:00
  Not so fast, UFC.
  For the second time in a week, a bout that appeared on the promotion’s website has been called off just days after apparently being made official. Sources told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani that a lingering injury will prevent Bryan Barberena from making a June 1 welterweight bout vs. Jake Ellenberger at UFC Utica that was announced this past Tuesday.
  News of the withdrawal was first reported by MMA DNA.
  Per Helwani, the Barberena vs. Ellenberger matchup was in disc
  
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• Fernandes: Title defense record is ‘more important’ than being multi-division champ

  24-03-2018 02:00
  ONE Championship has a pair of two-division titleholders, but don’t expect Bibiano Fernandes to try the same.
  Aung La N’Sang holds the middleweight and cruiserweight belts, and Martin Nguyen, the featherweight and lightweight championship, will attempt to collect a third title when he faces Bibiano Fernandes at Saturday’s ONE Championship: Ill Will in Bangkok, Thailand.
  Fernandes is a former bantamweight and featherweight champion at the now-defunct Japanese promotion DREAM, a
  
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• Canelo Alvarez temporarily suspended by Nevada commission for drug-test failures

  24-03-2018 01:18
  The huge planned boxing match between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin could be in serious jeopardy.
  Alvarez was temporarily suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) on Friday for his drug-test failures for the banned substance clenbuterol, NAC executive director Bob Bennett told MMA Fighting on Friday. The LA Times was the first to report the news.Alvarez will have to go before the commission for a disciplinary hearing April 10. He is scheduled to face Golovkin on May 5 at T-Mobile
  
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• Josh Barnett Skirts Suspension in USADA Doping Case, Faces Only Public Reprimand

  24-03-2018 01:10 via sherdog.com
  Despite a convicted past, Josh Barnett won’t be facing a suspension from the U.S. Doping Agency.
  
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• Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Kamaru Usman scheduled for UFC Chile main event

  24-03-2018 00:42
  The UFC finally has its main event for its debut in Chile.
  A welterweight contest featuring Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Kamaru Usman is close to being finalized for the May 19 card in Santiago, Chile, MMA Fighting has learned. The bout isn’t officially signed, according to sources, but is expected to be imminently.
  Ponzinibbio (26-3), who hails from Argentina but now trains out of Florida, has won his last six fights in a row. The American Top Team fighter most recently defeated Mike Perry i
  
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• Invicta FC 28 Weigh-ins: Mizuki-Virna Jandiroba Title Fight is a Go; Bennett Overweight Again

  24-03-2018 00:34 via sherdog.com
  Invicta Fighting Championships’ vacant strawweight title will be on the line tomorrow night for both women at Invicta FC 28, as main eventers Mizuki Inoue and Virna Jandiroba both made the 115-pound limit, green lighting their championship headliner. The card emanates from the Union Event Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  
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• Josh Barnett gets no suspension after arbitration in USADA doping case

  24-03-2018 00:31
  Josh Barnett is free and clear of his issues with USADA.
  The former UFC heavyweight champion received only a public reprimand following arbitration in his USADA doping case, the agency announced Friday. That means Barnett will receive no suspension and can return to the Octagon right away.
  Barnett, 40, tested positive for the banned substance ostarine in an out-of-competition drug test stemming from a sample collected Dec. 9, 2016. Barnett and his legal team were able to show the arbitrator tha
  
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