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• Video: Rousimar Palhares loses via brutal KO in 58 seconds

  30-03-2018 22:35
  Aliaskhab Khizriev stayed undefeated in style.
  The 29-year-old Russian welterweight became an interim titleholder at Fight Nights Global 85 in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, needing just 58 seconds to put away UFC veteran and former World Series of Fighting champion Rousimar Palhares in the evening’s co-main event.
  Before the match even began, there was a cloud over Palhares, who came in overweight for the title bout and was thus ineligible to capture gold himself. When the bell rang, Khizrie
  
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• Volkan Oezdemir Says Daniel Cormier Broke His Orbital Bone at UFC 220

  30-03-2018 22:30
  Volkan Oezdemir left UFC 220 with more than just a loss. Oezdemir challenged Daniel Cormier for the UFC light heavyweight title back in January. The action took place inside the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Cormier won the bout via second-round TKO. “No Time” was aggressive early, but he had no answer for the grappling […]
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• Paul Heyman: ‘Brock Lesnar Wants to Compete Inside of the Octagon’

  30-03-2018 21:49
  Brock Lesnar is serious about returning to the UFC and it’s not just a negotiating tactic on his part. That’s according to Lesnar’s longtime friend, advisor and professional wrestling advocate Paul Heyman, who will accompany the hulking heavyweight to the ring when he appears at WrestleMania 34 next weekend in New Orleans. Heyman had been […]
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• Video: Raimond Magomedaliev scores wild, off-balance 17-second KO at FNG 85

  30-03-2018 21:46
  Valdir Araujo caught a kick and a whole lot more from opponent Raimond Magomedaliev.
  A 10-year MMA veteran and cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 21, Araujo was a touch too slow in defending himself against a high kick at Fight Nights Global 85 in Moscow, Russia, on Friday. Though Araujo caught the limb, the strike appeared to connect, and Magomedaliev — balancing on one leg — followed with two hard punches to crumple the Brazilian welterweight just 17 seconds into round one.
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• Video: Valentina Shevchenko shows off gnarly post-training elbow bruises

  30-03-2018 21:00
  It has been nearly two months, but Valentina Shevchenko’s elbows are still not the same.
  The UFC women’s flyweight star put a hearty beatdown on Priscila Cachoeira en route to a second-round TKO finish at UFC Belem on Feb. 3. For nearly two rounds, Shevchenko peppered Cachoeira with ground-and-pound until referee Mario Yamasaki finally — many would say tardily — called the fight off at 4:25 of the second.In an Instagram video Friday, Shevchenko said she finished her trai
  
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• Video: Shevchenko’s elbows have still not recovered from Cachoeira beatdown

  30-03-2018 21:00
  It has been nearly two months, but Valentina Shevchenko’s elbows are still not the same.
  The UFC women’s flyweight star put a hearty beatdown on Priscila Cachoeira en route to a second-round TKO finish at UFC Belem on Feb. 3. For nearly two rounds, Shevchenko peppered Cachoeira with ground-and-pound until referee Mario Yamasaki finally — many would say tardily — called the fight off at 4:25 of the second.In an Instagram video Friday, Shevchenko said she finished her trai
  
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• Volkan Oezdemir says he suffered broken orbital, staph infection at UFC 220

  30-03-2018 20:32
  Visiting athletes having really bad nights in Boston is nothing new, a fact to which the two dozen combined Celtics and Bruins championship banners hanging from the rafters of TD Garden forever attest.
  But the evening Volkan Oezdemir experienced on Jan. 20 at UFC 220 was on an altogether different level than those experienced by, say, the Lakers or Canadiens.Oezdemir lost to light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the co-feature bout at TD Garden via second-round TKO. But he also came away
  
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• Tony Ferguson: Conor McGregor used a ‘Game Genie’ to get to the top

  30-03-2018 20:02
  LOS ANGELES — If the fight business is like a video game, then Tony Ferguson believes Conor McGregor relied on the cheat codes for a little help in getting to the top.Both McGregor and Ferguson hold currently versions of the UFC lightweight championship. But McGregor is the bigger star by orders of magnitude, and Ferguson, who defends his belt against Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 223 on April 7, was given a much more difficult path to the top than McGregor.
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• Douglas Lima Eyes Rematch with Rory MacDonald

  30-03-2018 19:28
  Former Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima has a certain fight in mind. That fight would be a rematch with current champion Rory MacDonald. However, he understands that this will not be his next fight and he will have to wait for it. If you recall, Lima suffered a unanimous-decision loss to MacDonald at Bellator 192 […]
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• Jake Ellenberger Receives New Opponent at UFC Utica

  30-03-2018 19:22
  Jake Ellenberger has received a new opponent for his next fight inside the Octagon under the UFC banner. He was supposed to fight Bryan Barberena at the show, but that fight got axed due to injury. Now, Ellenberger will now meet Ben Saunders at the UFC Fight Night 131 event (better known as UFC Utica). […]
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• Adam Borics gets second replacement Teodor Nikolov for Bellator 196 co-main event

  30-03-2018 19:00
  Will the third time be the charm for Adam Borics?
  Originally scheduled for the main event of Bellator 196 in his home country of Hungary, Borics was demoted to the co-headliner when opponent James Gallagher was forced to bow out with an injury. Gallagher’s replacement Manuel Gaxhja would later also withdraw due to injury.
  Fortunately for Borics, he will remain in the co-main event spot with opponent No. 3 stepping up to the plate with just over one week’s notice, Russian featherweig
  
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• Combate Americas signs multi-year deal with Univision

  30-03-2018 18:00
  Combate Americas has a home.
  The MMA promotion geared towards Hispanic American and Latin American audiences has signed a multi-year deal with Univision to produce and distribute live programming on Univision and Univision Deportes Network in the U.S.
  The news was announced by officials on Thursday.
  The Univision-Combate Americas partnership kicks off with Combate Estrellas 1, which is set to go down on April 13 at The Shrine in Los Angeles. This event is being headlined by a rematch between ba
  
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• Kongo vs. Ayala announced for Bellator 199

  30-03-2018 17:02
  Cheick Kongo is back in the Bellator cage this spring.
  Officials announced Thursday that Kongo will fight Javy Ayala (10-6) in a heavyweight bout at Bellator 199 on May 12 at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. Kongo and Ayala were both previously named as alternates for the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament.
  The bout was first reported by MMAjunkie.
  Kongo, 42, has won his last five bouts — all by decision —and seven of his last eight. He is 9-2 in the Bellator cage and 27-1
  
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• UFC Fight Night 130 Grows Again with Claudio Henrique da Silva-Nordine Taleb Addition

  30-03-2018 16:51 via sherdog.com
  UFC Fight Night 130 has gained yet another welterweight bout, as Claudio Henrique da Silva and Nordine Taleb. The promotion confirmed the bout on Thursday night.
  
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• Tony Ferguson: ‘Money Fights’ Tarnishing UFC Divisional Titles

  30-03-2018 16:49 via sherdog.com
  Tony Ferguson takes on Khabib Nurmagomedov on April 7 as the main event for UFC 223.
  
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• Vitor Belfort Would Gladly Reconsider Retirement for a Large Payday

  30-03-2018 16:47 via sherdog.com
  Vitor Belfort has been one of the most feared fighters throughout his career, using devastating power coupled with ridiculous hand speed to run roughshod over his opponents. However, in the eyes of many, his career has been overshadowed by his well-publicized use of Testosterone Replacement Therapy.
  
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• Mixed Martial Arfs: Dominick Cruz and Dojo

  30-03-2018 16:00
  MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon catches up with former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and his loyal friend Dojo.Watch past episodes of Mixed Martial Arfs with Andrei Arlovski and Maximus, CM Punk and Larry, Julie Kedzie and Bailey, Sarah Kaufman and Rhino, and Joseph Benavidez and Benny.
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov predicts how he’ll stop Tony Ferguson at UFC 223

  30-03-2018 15:00
  Pleasantries were few and far between on the UFC 223 conference call on Wednesday.In the midst of an epic back-and-forth between headliners Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Russian predicted that he will finish “El Cucuy” in Brooklyn next Saturday.
  According to “The Eagle”, the fight-finishing sequence will begin with a left hook and end with a choke.
  “I’m going to give him a very strong left hook — left hook, he goes down and then I choke him
  
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• Ben Saunders Replaces Bryan Barberena at UFC Fight Night 131 Against Jake Ellenberger

  30-03-2018 14:30 via sherdog.com
  Jake Ellenberger has a new opponent for UFC Fight Night 131.
  
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• Morning Report: Vitor Belfort blasts ‘coward’ Michael Bisping, leaves door open for return after retirement fight

  30-03-2018 14:00
  Michael Bisping and Vitor Belfort don’t agree on much but one thing they can agree on is neither of them want to fight each other again.
  Bisping has been looking for a retirement fight since losing the UFC middleweight title and earlier this week, the former champion revealed on his Believe You Me podcast that he was interested in fighting on the upcoming UFC Liverpool card, though he wasn’t particularly keen on fighting Belfort if that were who the UFC would want him to face.
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• Morning Report: Belfort blasts ‘coward’ Bisping, leaves door open for return after retirement fight

  30-03-2018 14:00
  Michael Bisping and Vitor Belfort don’t agree on much but one thing they can agree on is neither of them want to fight each other again.
  Bisping has been looking for a retirement fight since losing the UFC middleweight title and earlier this week, the former champion revealed on his Believe You Me podcast that he was interested in fighting on the upcoming UFC Liverpool card, though he wasn’t particularly keen on fighting Belfort if that were who the UFC would want him to face.
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• Ben Saunders steps in to fight Jake Ellenberger at UFC Utica

  30-03-2018 07:06
  Jake Ellenberger has himself a fight in New York after all.
  After losing originally announced opponent Bryan Barberena to injury, “The Juggernaut” will now face replacement Ben Saunders (21-9-2) in a welterweight bout at UFC Utica on June 1 at the Adirondack Center.
  The match was made official on the UFC’s website following a report by MMA DNA.
  Across three separate stints with the UFC, Saunders, 34, has compiled an 8-6 record, though he is just 1-2 since rejoining the promoti
  
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• The 10: Absolute Awesomeness Ahead in April

  30-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  This is one of those months where making this list is really difficult because whittling the collection of fights on tap over the next four weeks means cutting out entertaining contests or important opportunities for intriguing talents.For instance, Thiago Santos has collected four straight stoppage victories over tough, dangerous middleweights and he’s slated to square off with David Branch in Atlantic City. It’s a terrific matchup and an important fight for Santos and for the divis
  
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• Part 1: Alvarez recaps last two years atop the lightweight division

  30-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  January 2016. Eddie Alvarez was two fights into his UFC career and about to face former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in bout number three. Before he even stepped foot into the Octagon, the Philadelphia native’s street cred was established, but when I asked him before the Pettis bout what fighting was for him, that stellar reputation grew greater.“Every fight is never a discovery of my opponent,” he said. “I could care less about his self-discovery or who he wants t
  
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• Bochniak embracing the doubters heading into bout with Magomedsharipov

  30-03-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Kyle Bochniak reacts after the third round against Brandon Davis in their Featherweight fight during UFC 220 at TD Garden on January 20, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)" />After a pair of Performance of the Night wins to kick off his UFC career, Zabit Magomedsharipov didn’t have a long list of fighters waiting to be the next in line to face him.But Kyle Bochniak answered the call.“I was honored to do it,” said Bochniak, who faces Magomedsha
  
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• Video: Rose Namajunas vs. Paige VanZant

  30-03-2018 05:00
  At UFC Fight Night 80 back in Dec. 10, 2015, Rose Namajunas took on Paige VanZant in the main event of the card. That night in Las Vegas, Namajunas put on a dominant performance against the then Team Alpha Male fighter, submitting her fifth round of their strawweight contest. “Thug” Rose earned an extra $50,000 for Performance of the Night awards.Now, over two years later and having won the strawweight title, Namajunas is getting ready to defend her belt against the person she took
  
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• Tony Ferguson Says GSP Bout Would be His Ideal “Money Fight”

  30-03-2018 04:59
  Tony Ferguson wouldn’t mind doing battle with Georges St-Pierre. Ferguson is set to compete against Khabib Nurmagomedov on April 7. The winner will be recognized as the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holder. It’ll be the main event of UFC 223. “El Cucuy” recognizes that we’re in the era of “money fights.” Michael […]
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• Leon Edwards switches focus to Masvidal at UFC 226, predicts ‘Wonderboy’ beats Till

  30-03-2018 03:00
  Leon Edwards made a very public bid to secure a main event slot against Darren Till at UFC Liverpool following his last-second victory in London over Peter Sobotta.In his post-fight interview, “Rocky” called for the Liverpudlian, who dismissively shook his head from Octagon-side. On Wednesday, the UFC announced Till would face Stephen Thompson in the Liverpool main event — a fight that Till has been calling for since November.With Till booked, Edwards claims that he will wait
  
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• Tony Ferguson says GSP is the ‘money fight’ that interests him most

  30-03-2018 01:00
  LOS ANGELES — Conor McGregor looms large over the impending UFC 223 main event between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov on April 7.
  That’s understandable, as McGregor has been holding the UFC lightweight championship since November 2016 without defending it. Ferguson is defending a title he won last fall as an interim belt, and UFC president Dana White has been trying to thread the needle by calling UFC 223’s main event a title fight while also not formally stripping McGr
  
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• Jimmie Rivera: Dominick Cruz & Bryan Caraway Are F*cking P*ssies

  30-03-2018 00:44
  Jimmie Rivera doesn’t have many good things to say about Dominick Cruz and Bryan Caraway. Rivera is set to take on Marlon Moraes on June 1 at UFC Utica. It’ll be “El Terror’s” first bout since July 2017. Rivera was scheduled to meet Dominick Cruz in a bout at UFC 219 back in December, but […]
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• Tony Ferguson UFC 223 media lunch video

  30-03-2018 00:42
  LOS ANGELES — Ahead of a grudge match long in the making, UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson met with the media Thursday afternoon to discuss facing Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223, the rivalry the two share, Conor McGregor, and much more
  
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• PFL Partners Up With Reality TV Show King Mark Burnett for Upcoming Season

  30-03-2018 00:07 via sherdog.com
  Professional Fighters League has landed itself a big shark.
  
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