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• An Early Look At UFC 223, The Best Card Of The Year (So Far)

  29-03-2018 22:30
  It’s been a solid start to the UFC calendar through the first three months of 2018. We’ve already seen some epic fights, stunning knockouts and slick submissions, but the best is yet to come. Next Saturday, April 7 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, the most stacked card of the year so far […]
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• Vitor Belfort Wants to See Green if He’s Expected to Stick Around

  29-03-2018 21:43
  Vitor Belfort is walking away from the sport of mixed martial arts, but he’ll gladly return for a generous payday. On May 12 at UFC 224 in Rio, Belfort is scheduled to compete for the final time in his professional MMA career. His opponent will be Lyoto Machida. The action will be aired live on […]
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• Despite no suspension, Josh Barnett won’t be able to fight in the UFC for at least six months

  29-03-2018 21:31
  While Josh Barnett was cleared by an arbitrator to return to UFC, since he pulled himself out of testing in late 2016, he must have six months of clean testing results before fighting again. Josh Barnett may have won his arbitration battle with USADA, which would clear him to be able to fight in the UFC immediately, but it will be at least six months before he will be allowed in the cage.
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• PFL partners with reality television veteran Mark Burnett

  29-03-2018 21:05
  One of the leaders in the reality television space is making his return to MMA.
  Mark Burnett, the President of MGM Television and Digital Group and the executive producer popular shows such as The Voice, Survivor, and Shark Tank, has partnered with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) in a deal that will see Burnett and MGM help to “develop and produce new content and programming for PFL’s upcoming season,” the promotion announced Thursday.
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• Nevada commission files official complaint against Canelo Alvarez in doping case

  29-03-2018 20:04
  It remains unclear if the huge rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will still happen May 5. But recent events have certainly hurt its chances.
  Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) executive director Bob Bennett wrote in a statement Thursday that he has completed his investigation into Alvarez’s two drug-test failures and will file an official complaint against the superstar boxer. Alvarez’s disciplinary hearing will be April 18 in Las Vegas and a planned hearing Friday t
  
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• Report: UFC & FOX Relationship May End Once Current Deal Expires

  29-03-2018 19:58
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and FOX may soon be done doing business. The UFC broke major ground when they signed a deal with FOX. The promotion had big events planned for the major TV network, with smaller shows being aired on Fuel TV. The first event on the major FOX channel, which saw Cain […]
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• Michael Bisping Considering Retirement Fight at UFC Liverpool

  29-03-2018 19:21
  Michael Bisping is intrigued by the idea of having his retirement fight at UFC Liverpool. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder is 39 years old and doesn’t plan to compete in his 40s. In fact, “The Count” insists he only has one more bout to go before calling it a career. While […]
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• Six UFC Champs, Plus COO Ike Epstein To Ring the NYSE Bell Ahead of UFC 223 in Brooklyn

  29-03-2018 19:15 via sherdog.com
  While MMA traditionally uses an air horn, some of the UFC’s biggest stars about to ring the bell ahead ofUFC 223.
  
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• Jedrzejczyk justifies immediate rematch: UFC knows I am ‘the best strawweight in the world’

  29-03-2018 19:00
  Joanna Jedrzejczyk believes that the UFC still sees her as the best strawweight in the world despite her first-round loss to Rose Namajunas at UFC 217.
  The former champion left her nutrition team, Perfecting Athletes, after she claimed they made “unforgivable mistakes” with her weight cut in the lead up to her first professional loss at the hands of Namajunas.
  Ahead of their rematch in the co-main event of UFC 223 on April 7, Jedrzejczyk stated that she will not have to endure a sig
  
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• Arnold Allen-Mads Burnell Featherweight Clash Added to UFC Fight Night 130 in Liverpool

  29-03-2018 18:50 via sherdog.com
  Its main event may be confirmed, but theUFC’s debut in Liverpool continues to grow its card.
  
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• Stephen Thompson vs. Darren Till Official For UFC Liverpool

  29-03-2018 18:45
  Stephen Thompson and Darren Till will indeed go to war. Late last week, it was reported that a welterweight scrap between Thompson and Till was in the works for UFC Liverpool. It was already confirmed that Till would be on the card, but his opponent wasn’t set in stone. Earlier today, the UFC took to […]
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• Adam Borics Gets New Opponent, Now Faces Teodor Nikolov at Bellator 196 in Hungary

  29-03-2018 17:48 via sherdog.com
  Adam Borics will still get the chance to extend his undefeated record in his home country at Bellator 196.
  
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• Brazilian MMA fighter remains in coma two months after weight-cutting complications

  29-03-2018 17:19
  MMA fighter Alexandre Pereira Silva continues to fight for his life in Brazil.
  Silva was preparing to make his professional MMA debut at Shooto Brazil 80 in Rio de Janeiro on Jan. 28 when he had complications while cutting weight and was rushed to a hospital on weigh-in day.
  Silva’s father, Magno Pereira, spoke with MMA Fighting on Thursday and gave more details on his son’s current condition. Silva suffered multiple seizures while cutting weight and suffered a heart attack in the h
  
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• Brazilian MMA fighter Alexandre Pereira Silva remains in coma two months after weight-cutting complications

  29-03-2018 17:19
  MMA fighter Alexandre Pereira Silva continues to fight for his life in Brazil.
  Silva was preparing to make his professional MMA debut at Shooto Brazil 80 in Rio de Janeiro on Jan. 28 when he had complications while cutting weight and was rushed to a hospital on weigh-in day.
  Silva’s father, Magno Pereira, spoke with MMA Fighting on Thursday and gave more details on his son’s current condition. Silva suffered multiple seizures while cutting weight and suffered a heart attack in the h
  
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• Darren Till-Stephen Thompson Finally Made Official as UFC Fight Night 130 Headliner in Liverpool

  29-03-2018 17:12 via sherdog.com
  After much speculation, the UFC’s debut in Liverpool finally has its main event, as UFC Fight Night 130 will be headlined by unbeaten local Darren Till and former two-time UFC title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.
  
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• ONE CEO Sityodtong issues apology to Bibiano Fernandes: ‘I screwed up’

  29-03-2018 17:00
  ONE bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes was unhappy with the company after another title defense Saturday.
  Now, the company’s CEO Chatri Sityodtong admits that he “screwed up.”
  This past weekend, Fernandes successfully defended his belt against current featherweight and lightweight titleholder Martin Nguyen at a ONE Championship event in Bangkok, Thailand. After the fight, “The Flash” told MMA Fighting he felt that officials wanted Nguyen to win the fight and b
  
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• Jimmie Rivera: Marlon Moraes is Going to Get Punished for Manager’s Trash Talk

  29-03-2018 16:35 via sherdog.com
  An interesting bantamweight fight will take place as part of the main event of UFC Fight Night 131 on June 1 at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York, between Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes.
  
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• Dustin Poirier Not Sure What to Expect from Recently Defeated Justin Gaethje

  29-03-2018 16:32 via sherdog.com
  Dustin Poirier has been on a tear since moving up to the lightweight division. Some professional fighters put themselves through hell during their weight cut, so that come fight night they aren’t at a disadvantage from a size perspective.
  
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• Josh Barnett Hopes His Case Changes Things for USADA

  29-03-2018 16:08
  It has been 18 months since Josh Barnett stepped inside a UFC cage. Barnett was notified of a potential doping violation in December of 2016 and has been butting heads with USADA ever since. Last week, Barnett became the first fighter to successfully appeal a USADA suspension to an independent arbitrator. His punishment was reduced […]
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• Till vs. Thompson announced for UFC Liverpool main event

  29-03-2018 16:00
  Darren Till got the big fight he wanted in his hometown of Liverpool, England.
  The unbeaten welterweight meets two-time title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson in the main event of UFC Liverpool on May 27 at the Echo Arena, officials announced Thursday.
  Talks of the bout were first reported by BJPenn.com and later confirmed by MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani.
  Till, 25, had mentioned Thompson as one of his preferred opponents and he is getting his wish as he headlines the UF
  
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• Arnold Allen vs. Mads Burnell booked for UFC Liverpool

  29-03-2018 15:30
  Arnold Allen returns to the Octagon for the first time in over a year when he takes on Danish fighter, Mads Burnell, at UFC Liverpool on May 27 at the Echo Arena.
  MMANytt.com first reported that the fight was in the works on Friday. The UFC officially announced the featherweight clash on Thursday through its social media channels.
  Allen (12-1) took the biggest win of his young career in London last year when he handed Makwan Amirkhani his first UFC loss, claiming a split decision win after thre
  
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• Getting to Ferguson vs. Nurmagomedov has been madness, same as we want to see on fight night

  29-03-2018 15:00
  If you tuned in at any random time during Wednesday night’s UFC 223 conference call—and I mean, any time—you were delivered headlong into anarchy. Like jumping into a game of Double Dutch for the first time, there was no common sense entry point, even if you kinda, sorta understood the general concept of what was happening. And what was happening was Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov. That’s all you need to know really, because what including them hasn’t unrave
  
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• Watch the MMA Beat live today at 12 p.m. ET

  29-03-2018 14:00
  On this week's show, the panel will discuss expectations for UFC 223, Ronda Rousey's ongoing issues with media coverage of her, Josh Barnett's exoneration from USADA charges, time away from MMA and more.Watch "The MMA Beat" live today at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT / 4 p.m. GMT.
  Subscribe to the show on iTunes: audio | video or Soundcloud here. Stream it on Stitcher here.
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• Morning Report: Michael Bisping interested in ‘retirement fight’ being at UFC Liverpool

  29-03-2018 14:00
  Michael Bisping has an event in mind for his farewell bout.
  The former UFC middleweight champion said Wednesday on his “Believe You Me” podcast that he’d like to finish up his decorated career in his home country — at UFC Liverpool on May 27.
  “UFC, I’m available,” Bisping said. “If you want me on that card, you got my number. … That’s a nice retirement fight. Liverpool. Northwest of England. That’s where I’m from.”
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• UFC COO Lawrence Epstein, six champions to ring opening bell at NYSE

  29-03-2018 07:09
  Six of the UFC’s most prominent bell ringers will be in New York next Friday to take part in a storied tradition at the New York Stock Exchange.
  Alongside UFC senior executive vice president and chief operating officer Lawrence Epstein, champions Daniel Cormier, Demetrious Johnson, Stipe Miocic, Amanda Nunes, Robert Whittaker, and Tyron Woodley will be on hand to ring the world famous opening bell at the “The Big Board”, a day before the promotion takes over the Barclays Cente
  
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• Vote now in Final 4 for Greatest Fight of All Time

  29-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  In honor of March Madness, the UFC has put together a tournament of its own featuring a bracket filled with the 25 Greatest Fights of All Time. Fans have voted and let their voices be heard.After some close battles the Final 4 is set and voting has opened on Twitter to see which two classic fights will battle for the title of Greatest of All Time.In the first matchup, No. 1-seed Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor 2 from UFC 202 takes on No. 4-seed Robbie Lawler vs Rory MacDonald 2 from UFC 189. In the
  
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• Unfiltered: Chris Gethard Taps Matt Serra (Kinda)

  29-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Comedian, actor, and writer, Chris Gethard, joins Jim and Matt in-studio for the whole show and bonds with Matt over X-Men and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and talks about getting started in comedy, The Chris Gethard Show, John Danaher, Renzo Gracie, falling in love with MMA through PRIDE, and much more. Plus, the guys break down Tony Ferguson vs. Kevin Lee after a fan tries to correct Matt on Instagram, Chris puts Matt in a rear-naked choke, and the biggest soda-spill in Unfiltered history goes down at
  
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• Till headlines at home against Thompson in May

  29-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  On May 27, the UFC's first visit to Liverpool, England will feature a hometown hero, as No. 7-ranked welterweight contender Darren Till will put his unbeaten record on the line against two-time world title challenger Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson at Echo Arena.Tickets for UFC Fight Night, which airs live on FS1, go on sale on April 13.Fresh from a spectacular 2017 campaign in which he defeated Jessin Ayari, Bojan Velickovic and Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, the 25-year-old Till has crashed the welterw
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Preview

  29-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Over the past 26 seasons, The Ultimate Fighter has produced numerous UFC champions, top contenders and a laundry list of athletes who are still competing inside the Octagon.Yet for the first time this season, The Ultimate Fighter will gather a unique group of prospects to make up the cast of lightweights and featherweights competing to earn that six-figure UFC contract. Not only are the fighters aiming to earn a roster spot, but every single competitor this season steps into the show with an und
  
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• Saunders steps in to face Ellenberger in Utica

  29-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  After an injury forced Bryan Barberena from his June 1 bout against welterweight veteran Jake Ellenberger, another longtime 170-pound standout has stepped in to face "The Juggernaut," as Ben "Killa B" Saunders will now stand across the Octagon from Ellenberger at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York.Headlining the event, which airs live on FS1, is a clash of bantamweight contenders between Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes. Tickets go on sale on April 6.A member of the UFC roster since 2009,
  
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• Camp Report: Joanna Jedrzejczyk

  29-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland speaks to the media inside the Kerry Hotel Pudong on November 23, 2017 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center" />You can tell a lot about a fighter by how they respond to adversity and the way they react to setbacks.Last November, Joanna Jedrzejczyk suffered the first loss of her professional career and dropped the UFC women’s strawweight title in the process. After successfully defending the title she claimed
  
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• Aubin-Mercier recovered & ready after second camp in two months

  29-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Olivier Aubin-Mercier celebrates after his submission victory over Drew Dober during UFC 206. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" />If anyone is a prime candidate for the “making lemonade out of lemons” foundation, it’s Olivier Aubin-Mercier, who switched gears smoothly after seeing his February bout against Gilbert Burns scrapped on fight week when it was deemed unsafe for Burns to continue cutting weight for the lightweight matchup.“I took maybe a week
  
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• Fabio Maldonado-Nikita Krylov Title Bout Tops Fight Nights Global 87 Lineup in Brazil

  29-03-2018 04:18 via sherdog.com
  There will be a number of familiar faces on the card when Russian promotion Fight Nights Global travels to Brazil for the first time.
  
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• Fabio Maldonado vs. Nikita Krylov headlines Fight Nights Global 87 in Brazil

  29-03-2018 04:00
  Fight Nights Global’s first event in Brazil is finally official.
  The Russian MMA promotion announced that FNG 87 is scheduled for May 5 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and will be headlined by a light heavyweight title bout between Fabio Maldonado and Nikita Krylov. Combate first reported the news.
  Maldonado (24-11) captured the 205-pound championship with a third-round submission victory over Kurban Omarov, while Krylov (24-5) looks to improve to 4-0 since leaving the UFC in 2017.
  Another UFC vete
  
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• Dustin Poirier on Justin Gaethje Bout: ‘We’re Preparing For Anything’

  29-03-2018 03:44
  Dustin Poirier won’t be lured into thinking Justin Gaethje only has one way of winning fights. On April 14, Poirier and Gaethje will do battle in the main event of UFC on FOX 29. The bout takes place inside the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. It’ll be the first fight of 2018 for both lightweights. Poirier has […]
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• Mobster’s grandson John Gotti III books second pro bout in New York

  29-03-2018 03:00
  John Gotti III is fighting in the “Empire State” as a professional for the first time, but his name is already well known there.
  The grandson of the notorious New York mobster with whom he shares a name, Gotti made a successful pro MMA debut last October at Classic Entertainment & Sports MMA 46 in Lincoln, R.I., last October, forcing opponent Johnny Adams to tap to strikes in the first round.
  Gotti is next booked to fight Eddie Haws (0-1) in a welterweight bout in Westbury, N.Y.
  
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• Nurmagomedov, Ferguson exchange heated remarks during chaotic UFC 223 conference call

  29-03-2018 01:44
  The saga of Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov may have had more false starts than any fight in recent MMA history, but if one thing is obvious after Wednesday’s UFC 223 conference call, it’s this: Even after all these years, there is certainly no love lost between the two lightweight rivals.
  What was supposed to be a customary pre-fight media call ahead of the April 7 pay-per-view ultimately turned into an hour-long dispute between Ferguson and Nurmagomedov. Even with UFC 223&rs
  
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• Tony Ferguson & Khabib Nurmagomedov Trade Barbs During UFC 223 Media Call

  29-03-2018 00:35
  The UFC 223 media call is in the books and there is no love lost between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov. Ferguson, Nurmagomedov, Rose Namajunas, and Joanna Jedrzejczyk all participated in today’s (March 28) call. The back-and-forth exchanges between “El Cucuy” and “The Eagle” barely left any room for the strawweights to speak. There’s no […]
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