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• Scott Coker Explains Why Michael Chandler vs. Patricio Freire Isn’t Happening

  27-03-2018 23:30
  Bellator president Scott Coker put the kibosh on talks of Michael Chandler vs. Patricio Freire. Chandler, who is a lightweight, has gotten into a bit of a beef with “Pitbull,” the reigning Bellator featherweight champion. This dates back to June 2016. Chandler knocked out Patricio’s brother Patricky in the first round. Patricio claimed Chandler talked […]
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• Bibiano Fernandes believes ONE wanted Martin Nguyen to beat him and win third belt

  27-03-2018 23:30
  Bibiano Fernandes continues at the top of the ONE Championship bantamweight division, and he doesn’t think the promotion expected — or wanted — him to beat Martin Nguyen at Saturday’s event in Bangkok.
  Nguyen captured the ONE featherweight and lightweight belts with impressive knockouts in the second half of 2017, and decided to try to claim the bantamweight gold in 2018. He took on Fernandes in the main event of ONE: Ill Will in Thailand, but the experienced Brazilian c
  
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• Ronda Rousey Doesn’t Buy Floyd Mayweather Fighting in the UFC: ‘It’s All Talk’

  27-03-2018 22:40
  Floyd Mayweather may be teasing a move from boxing to mixed martial arts but former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey isn’t buying it. For the past few months, Mayweather has been telling anyone who would listen that he’s considering a jump over to the UFC after retiring from boxing last year. Add to that, […]
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• Floyd Mayweather: I’ve Already Started Training for MMA Debut

  27-03-2018 22:40 via sherdog.com
  Floyd Mayweather tells FightHype.com that he has already started training for his possible mixed martial arts debut, which could come by the end of 2018.
  
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• Benson Henderson Plans to Restart his Career After Recent Anti-Climatic Run

  27-03-2018 20:27
  Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson plans to turn his career around, and it all starts with his next fight. James Gallagher was slated to fight Roger Huerta (24-9-1, 1 NC), who returns to Bellator for the first time since 2010, at Bellator 196. However, Gallagher had to pull out of the fight. Now, Henderson […]
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• Assuncao wants title eliminator bout with ‘inconsistent’ Cruz: ‘He already ran from the fight’

  27-03-2018 20:00
  Raphael Assuncao is looking for a June return to the Octagon against former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz.
  Assuncao was aiming to a trilogy bout with champion T.J. Dillashaw for the 135-pound championship after going 3-0 in 2017 with wins over Aljamain Sterling, Marlon Moraes and Matthew Lopez, but the promotion has taken a different direction.
  Away from the cage since a third-round knockout win over Lopez last November, Assuncao told MMA Fighting that the perfect booking right now wo
  
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• ONE Fighter Kritsada Kongsrichai Disqualified For ‘Illegal’ Suplex Finish

  27-03-2018 19:49
  At ONE Championship: Iron Will, Kritsada Kongsrichai shocked the crowds as he KO’d his opponent using a suplex finish. On the night Kongsrichai was awarded the KO victory, but this decision has now been overturned. The Thai fighter finished off the preliminary portion of the One Championship: Iron Will event on Saturday in an astonishing manner. […]
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• Cub Swanson Thought UFC Career Was Over Before Frankie Edgar Rematch

  27-03-2018 19:22
  Cub Swanson was convinced that his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) run was nearing its end. Swanson declined a contract offer from the promotion ahead of his bout with Brian Ortega. He ended up getting submitted in the second round. The UFC offered Swanson another contract, but the money simply wasn’t there. After being removed from […]
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• Ronda Rousey: ‘I never said’ I’m done fighting; Mayweather won’t do MMA

  27-03-2018 18:34
  Ronda Rousey’s feet are firmly planted in the world of professional wrestling right now, but she’s stopping short of completely ruling out a return to cagefighting.
  The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion made the move to the WWE this past January and has begun to appear regularly on their weekly Monday Night Raw program. In an interview with ESPN on Tuesday, Rousey was asked when she knew she was done with MMA, a question that she shut down without much elaboration.
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• Video: Ronda Rousey Annoyed by Question About MMA Return, Gives Snarky Response

  27-03-2018 18:32 via sherdog.com
  A word of advice to journalists: If you’re going to ask Ronda Rousey about a potential mixed martial arts return, it’s best to do it as clearly as possible.
  
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• UFC Returns to Hamburg for Fight Night Event on July 22

  27-03-2018 17:49 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship will make its second trip to Hamburg, Germany, for a Fight Night event on July 22.
  
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• Frankie Edgar Responds to Criticism After Cub Swanson Fight Booked so Soon After Knockout

  27-03-2018 17:12 via sherdog.com
  Frankie Edgar took on Brian Ortega earlier this month as the co-main event at UFC 222. Edgar was originally meant to face featherweight champion Max Holloway for the title, although Holloway sustained an injury and was replaced by Ortega.
  
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• Cub Swanson Details New UFC Contract Negotiations, How Frankie Edgar Rematch Was Signed

  27-03-2018 17:10 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight veteran Cub Swanson thought his days competing in the Octagon were over.
  
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• Tyron Woodley on Floyd Mayweather Jr. “We’re Coordinating Dates On Training”

  27-03-2018 16:06
  While Tyron Woodley remains on the sidelines as he recovers from an injury, the UFC welterweight champion will be helping a boxing legend in the meantime. Woodley told TMZ Sports that he’s helping Floyd Mayweather Jr. train for a potential fight in the UFC. “T-Wood” Training With “Money”  (h/t MMAFighting for the transcription) “I talked […]
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• ‘Shogun’ Rua Believes He Deserves A UFC Title Shot With Win Over Volkan Oezdemir

  27-03-2018 16:04
  Maurício ‘Shogun’ Rua is a mixed martial arts legend and has competed in the UFC an astonishing 18 times. He is currently riding a three-fight win streak and now believes that he deserves the next title shot if he is able to get a win over Volkan Oezdemir. The former UFC light-heavyweight champion captured the title […]
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• After ‘anti-climactic’ opening to Bellator career, Benson Henderson aims to re-start with big finishes

  27-03-2018 16:00
  Throughout a professional career that has spanned well over a decade and runs a through line straight into the teeth of the most competitive divisions in the WEC, UFC and Bellator, Benson Henderson has gotten fairly used to having his hand raised. It is as much a part of his identity as his signature flowing locks and omnipresent toothpick. But recent days have at least threatened his reputation as an inveterate winner. Since arriving in Bellator as a lauded free-agent signee, Henderson has suf
  
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• UFC 223’s Ashlee Evans-Smith On Bec Rawlings “She’s Raunchy To Put It Lightly”

  27-03-2018 15:14
  Ashlee Evans-Smith didn’t hold back when speaking about her UFC 223 opponent Bec Rawlings in a recent interview with Fightful. Despite coming off back-to-back losses heading into the matchup, “Rebel Girl” feels that her size will play a factor in the fight as she’s dropping down to flyweight. “I’m Shocked She Took The Fight Against […]
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• Floyd Mayweather Says There’s A ‘50-50’ Chance That He Competes In MMA

  27-03-2018 15:07
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. continues to keep his name in the headlines, fuelling the talks that surround his potential MMA career. Last week Mayweather stated that he was going to apply for his MMA license, and then UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley offered his MMA services to help Mayweather in his MMA journey, but although it […]
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• Gilbert Burns faces Octagon newcomer Dan Moret at UFC on FOX 29

  27-03-2018 15:04
  Gilbert Burns has a new opponent for UFC on FOX 29.
  The Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert, who was hoping to meet Lando Vannata at the UFC event in Glendale, Ariz., on April 14, will now face Octagon newcomer Dan Moret, multiple sources told MMA Fighting.
  Moret (13-3) competed for most of his career as a featherweight under the RFA banner, at one point challenging now fellow UFC fighter Raoni Barcelos for the belt, and is 2-0 with a pair of submissions since moving up to the lightweight division last
  
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• UFC returns to Hamburg on July 22 

  27-03-2018 14:31
  The UFC will host its second event at The Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg when the promotion returns to the German city on July 22.
  The event was announced by the promotion on Tuesday morning via press release and through the European team’s social media feeds.
  Although there is no headliner set for the show, the release specifically cites that German fighters Jarjis Danho, Jessin Ayari and Peter Sobotta are all looking to book their places on the card.
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• Morning Report: Floyd Mayweather says it’s ‘50-50’ he competes in MMA before end of 2018

  27-03-2018 14:00
  If you’ve been following this space lately, you may have heard that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is planning on trying his hand at MMA, or at least considering it. Last week, Mayweather said he was going to apply for an MMA license and just this past weekend, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley announced that he and Mayweather had been talking and were planning on beginning his MMA training this week. But for all the hubbub about Mayweather making the jump to MMA, apparently it’s far fr
  
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• Unfiltered Episode 182: Mark Henry

  27-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  One of MMA's best coaches, Mark Henry, calls in and talks to Jim and Matt about Frankie Edgar's loss to Brian Ortega and bouncing back to fight Cub Swanson in Atlantic City, Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, how he comes up with his codes for striking combinations, Ali Abdelaziz, Zabit Magomedsharipov, Renzo Gracie stories, and a lot more. Plus, the guys discuss Dana White saying DJ vs. TJ is now not happening, Josh Barnett getting cleared by USADA, Sean O'Malley's foot surgery, and a bunch o
  
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• UFC Announces Return to Hamburg for July 22

  27-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  London, UK – The world famous UFC Octagon® will touch down in Hamburg, Germany for the second time on Sunday, July 22. UFC confirmed the news today, adding yet another exciting live event to its 2018 European events calendar. The organisation first travelled to the city of Hamburg in September 2016, an event which was headlined by heavyweight powerhouses Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett. Less than two years later The Barclaycard Arena will yet again play host to an unmissable night of
  
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• Rose Namajunas: Exclusive UFC 223 Extended Video Interview

  27-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Ahead of her UFC 223 rematch with Joanna Jedrzejczyk, UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas sat down for an extended, exclusive interview with MMAWeekly.com managing editor Ken Pishna. See the full video here. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• My favorite UFC comeback is...

  27-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  What come-from-behind victory is our favorite? We asked our panel -- ESPN MMA reporter Brett Okamoto, ESPN MMA editor Greg Rosenstein, SportsCenter host Phil Murphy, and digital contributor Eric Tamiso -- for their takes. Read the full piece here. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• Lobov keeps the 'fight' in fighter

  27-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The last time Artem Lobov was in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, he was with longtime training partner Conor McGregor as “The Notorious” one verbally jousted with Floyd Mayweather in front of roaring fans that filled the place for a press conference, not a fight. It’s something Lobov won’t soon forget.“Madness is a good word to describe what was happening there,” he said of last summer’s media tour stop. “It was incredible madness and I enjoyed e
  
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• How long does UFC 223's Evan Dunham intend to fight?

  27-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  When he meets Aubin-Mercier in the FS1-televised preliminary card encounter at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dunham will come into the cage with more than twice the amount of pro fights than his seven-years-younger opponent. That’s still less of an age gap than he had against recent opponents Dariush and Rick Glenn, both 28.OK, so maybe now Dunham is on the more experienced side of the roster. But, looking to squeeze in one or two more fights still this year, Dunham is not about to pu
  
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• Evans-Smith feeling faster, lighter at flyweight

  27-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Ashlee Evans-Smith poses on the scale during the UFC 215 weigh-in inside the Rogers Place on September 8, 2017 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center" />If commentators describe Ashlee Evans-Smith as a “different” fighter when she steps into the Octagon to face Bec Rawlings in Brooklyn on April 7, they will have no idea just how right they are. Sure, there are the obvious things: the tweaks made in a fight camp for
  
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• Frankie Edgar Admits There’s Risk in Taking Cub Swanson Rematch

  27-03-2018 04:19
  Frankie Edgar realizes the danger of fighting just over one month after being knocked out. Earlier this month, Edgar took on Brian Ortega in the co-main event of UFC 222. Edgar was scheduled to challenge Max Holloway for the featherweight title, but Holloway went down with an injury. Ortega ended up being the first man […]
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• Sarah Kaufman, Jessica-Rose Clark Paid by Battlefield FC More Than 1 Year After Fight

  27-03-2018 04:04 via sherdog.com
  It took a little more than a year, but Sarah Kaufman and Jessica-Rose Clark have finally been compensated for their fight in South Korea in March 2017.
  
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• More than a year later, South Korea’s Battlefield FC finally pays fighters

  27-03-2018 03:00
  It took more than a year. But the fighters who competed at Battlefield FC’s inaugural show have finally been paid.
  Sarah Kaufman, Jessica-Rose Clark and others who fought on the card in South Korea on March 18, 2017 were paid Monday, per Kaufman and Clark’s manager Daniel Rubenstein. Joe Ray, who competed in the main event of the card, was paid last week.
  Kaufman was owed $20,000, while Clark and Ray were each owed $7,000. Kaufman defeated Clark in the co-main event of the card in S
  
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• Ed Ruth faces Ion Pascu at Bellator 196 after Laszlo Furko injury

  27-03-2018 02:00
  Ed Ruth’s upcoming trip to Hungary ran into a little turbulence on Monday.
  Originally scheduled to fight Laszlo Furko at Bellator 196 on April 6 in Budapest, the three-time NCAA wrestling champion will now face Romania’s Ion Pascu (17-7) after Furko was forced to withdraw due to injury, officials confirmed with MMA Fighting.
  The change was first reported by MMAjunkie.
  Ruth, 27, is 4-0 in MMA so far, all with Bellator, and his fifth fight was supposed to mark his debut at 170 pounds
  
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• Scott Coker explains ‘misunderstanding’ of offered Michael Chandler vs. Patricio Freire fight

  27-03-2018 01:00
  Michael Chandler and Patricio Freire each seemed to be interested in fighting the other at Bellator 197 next month. That fight, though, is not going to happen.Instead, Chandler will face Brandon Girtz on April 13 in St. Charles, Mo. How the proposed bout went up in smoke differs depending on who you ask.
  Chandler told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that “Pitbull” just doesn’t want to fight him. Freire said that Bellator altered the bout agreement witho
  
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• Duane Ludwig on T.J. Dillashaw’s Next Challenger: ‘I Focus on What I Can Control’ (Exclusive)

  27-03-2018 00:34
  Duane Ludwig isn’t one to worry about things outside of his control. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bruiser is now recognized by many as one of the top mixed martial arts coaches. His BANG Muay Thai Martial Arts System has helped many high-level fighters succeed in competition. He recently took his knowledge to Queens […]
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• The Parting Shot Podcast 3/26 Talking UFC Welterweights

  27-03-2018 00:05
  The Parting Shot Podcast with your hosts James Lynch and Adam Martin is back with another brand new episode for MMA fans to enjoy. In today’s episode, James and Adam talk about the news matchups announced in the UFC welterweight division. Thanks as always to our sponsors MMAOddsbreaker.com and Bad Boy MMA. If you would like to […]
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• Cub Swanson says he thought he was ‘done’ with UFC before Frankie Edgar fight came along

  27-03-2018 00:00
  Cub Swanson likely would have preferred coming back to the UFC after his deal expired late last year. However, that didn’t seem like a likely option.Up until just a week or two ago, Swanson seemed resigned to the fact that he wouldn’t be a UFC fighter any longer.
  “I love fighting for the UFC, it’s been awesome for me,” Swanson told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “But at the end of the day, it got to a point where I really thought tha
  
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